It was more than enough to fill a hungry grown man, the food that sat on my plate.
“Eat, come on. You’re so thin”
“I can’t finish this”
“Try”
“I can’t” I said irritably. He stared at me for what seemed like ages but he nodded his head.
“Then we’ll take away the rest and you’ll eat on the road”
“How long do we need to drive to get there?”
“Not long, we’re almost there”
I looked around the restaurant, it was fancy and there were well paid looking people sitting in their tables minding their own business, I wouldn’t be surprised if any of them knew me.
“I know what you’re thinking, don’t do it”
“I don’t need to walk up to any of them, I can just tell kidnapper and they’ll call the cops”
He shook his head.
“You don’t know who I am, sweetheart. It won’t work, you’ll only make yourself look silly”
“You kidnapped me and I’m calling for help, what do you mean by make myself look silly you mother fucker”
“I bought you, I have a receipt you know? Don’t see anyway out of it, there is none”
***
I didn’t want his words to get to me, I didn’t even know his full name. He was a terrible man and a liar. There is always multiple ways out of a situation even when it feels like all is lost.
I stared through the window at the road, it took one more night and I hardly slept, the man beside me didn’t even dose off. By afternoon, we reached the border.
The border patrols came to our car, stared at Ruiz, then the driver then me and they let us pass. It didn’t hit me how deep into trouble I was until I realised that I was really in another country.
“I can pay your thirty million back if you let me go. I’ll give you more if you want”
The man let out a quiet laughter.
“Why would I do that?” He asked as if I was crazy.
“Please let me go, I don’t __”
“Shhh, you’re so sexy with your big eyes shedding those tears…” His fingers ran over my eyebrows and then my cheekbones.
“Please…”
“If it weren’t that my boss wanted you, I would have bought you myself. But we can fix something between us behind his back… Hmmm”
I inched my face away and his fingers recoiled at my silent rejection.
He didn’t speak to me after that. We drove for hours… It was night time when we reached a mansion. The security let us pass without checking to see who was inside, I guess they knew the car.
“Wellcome to your new home, Jenna ” the man said as the car stopped moving. He opened the door for me and I stepped down.
He said something in Spanish to the driver and he led me inside. I was met with maids that wore black uniforms. Girls my age, younger and older leisurely sat in the living room, as I entered with Ruiz, all heads turned in my direction.
“This is Jenna, she is Solo’s private property, everyone address her with respect, comprendez?”
They agreed and I quickly followed after the men, bit wanting to spend time anywhere in the living room.
“Is this a harem?”
“No Jenna, it’s not”
“Why are there so many girl then?”
“They’ve been bought, to keep the boss company”
“I’m nobody’s property” I stated and the man suddenly turned to me, he held my chin with his right hand and he pressed rightly.
“Solis is not the type of man that likes playing games. If you keep playing hard to get with him he would not care about the amount he paid for you to get here, he will send you to the butcher and his knifes would be the last thing you see ”
He released my chin and straighten, his voice softened and his expression morphed from angry to untouched, such an actor. I felt a pinch of jealousy at the way he could control his expression easily, without any detection.
“Solis has been through a lot, make him happy and you’ll be happy. Don’t mention your fiance, he already knows about the baby and he’ll take the child as his”
My breath hitched in my throat. He observed my expression and shook his head.
“You’ll be fine, you can’t get raped or anything here… What are you so afraid off?!”
“I need to get home, I have a life”
He shook his head as if he could not take anymore words from me and he pulled me into a large mahogany door.
“Smile” he said to me but I didn’t listen.
“You’re back ” a deep smooth voice called from deep inside the bedroom.
“Yes sir. I have her with me”
The man pushed me into the room and I walked in the dim darkness, searching for the owner of the voice, searching for Solis who might be my first kill.
When my eyes landed on the figure sitting on a wheelchair, the first thing I felt was pity but then I schooled my heart to feel nothing but hate for him.
“She’s even more beautiful in person ” Solis said softly.
“Yes sir, she is”
“I’m Solis…”
“I don’t need to hear it” I said sharply cutting him off.
I heard Ruiz gasp and Solis smiled.
“Ruiz, thank you” he said dismissively.
Ruiz left the room reluctantly, he wanted to hit me badly.
Solis’s smile spread wider as he wheeled his chair towards where I stood. His eyes were dark, it looked completely black. His lips were pink and full, his eyebrows were full and dark, his jawline was sharp…
“It’s easy for you to find a girl, you’re good-looking why me?”
He smiled again as if I had said something interesting.
“Jenna, isn’t it?”
“Yes”
“You’re mine now” he said in a way that made a shiver run down my spine.
“Yours, the same way the dozen girls are?” I asked harshly.
“No, you’re different, special…”
Without explaining further, he turned to the bed and started towards it. “Jenna, forget whatever life you had before today, I’m your future now”