Chapter 16. Think about Lucy

The doorknob, turned completely only to reveal, the room attendant “Excuse me" he said, as he entered and Mark exhaled as if he had just been granted release from prison and he asked, “What do you want?".

“I came to clean the room, I thought you had checked out because the receptionist informed me that the room should be empty by now. Sorry Excuss me” the room attendant said, as he walked out of the room.

“Will, you get out of here?" I screamed at Mark. His face was so annoying. “Ok” he replied with a smile and walked out of the room. I sat on the bed, feeling perplexed. I didn't know what to do. With frustration, I buried my face in between my palms and wetted my palm, with my tears.

I was dejected, I felt used and insulted. I couldn't believe what was happening to me. To think that I thought I was free just a few hours ago. Unfortunately, I had to walk back into the monster’s den. What was that happening to me? I had always been a good girl.

I walked out of the bed and walked towards the bathroom, to have a bath. When I was through, I came out and found Mark in the room again. At the sight of him, I was enraged, “What the hell are you still doing here?" I yelled. “I'm here to take you back to the mansion as the Boss ordered me to" he replied, as he sat on the bed.

“Get out, and wait for me outside" I scolded. He quickly stood up and walked outside to wait for me and closed the door behind him. I removed the towel and walked toward the bed. I took the new red gown, I found on the bed and I put it on without any second thought and it looked good on me.

I saw some make-up tools but I only applied lipstick and fixed my hair. I didn't have the strength for any thick make-up. I stood there staring at the mirror. My eyes were teary already, I just couldn't imagine being entangled with the monster, again.

I forced a smile on my lips as I looked at the mirror and said to myself, “Aria, you will be fine" then I walked to the door.

I placed my hand on the doorknob with reluctance still, I end up opening the door and I walked out. When I was halfway through the door, I looked back and tears, flooded down my eyes. I couldn't help it.

I wished that would be the last time, such things will ever happen. I just couldn't bear, going back to the mansion to face him again. But I had no choice, it was part of the agreement I signed. I walked down the hallway and came out at the reception.

I saw Mark waving at me from outside. I thought of running away immediately but that was the n vain. I simply walked outside towards the car, Max was leaning on. He went to the other side and opened the door for me to enter.

I entered and settle and the driver's seat. He sat down, turned on the ignition of the car and drove straight to the mansion.

As he drove, Mark couldn't get his eyes off Arai. He knew being obsessed with his Boss, a sex slave wasn't a nice idea. But, he just couldn't bring his desires down. He knew loving her meant putting his life on the line if his boss got to know about it.

Mark didn't know when he brought the car to a stop on the road. I was shocked, I looked at him and discovered that he was so deep in thought. I pressed the horn of the car, and Max jolted back immediately. “I am sorry madam," Max said and continued driving.

I was surprised. What could be his problem?. What was eating him so badly? I asked myself.

As the journey continued, he pressed a button and in less than three minutes, I started coughing as a little fume spread into the car.

When I looked at him I discovered he had his nose covered already and in less than three minutes, I was already unconsciously laying on my seat.

I guessed he did that because he was instructed by his master.

After an hour of drive, we finally arrived at the mansion. He came down and carried me on his shoulder like a bag of yam and he took me to his boss's room and placed me on the bed. Immediately, he raced out as if something was after him.

That was the beginning of a beautiful-ugly life experience.

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~ ~ ~ ~ Present ~ ~ ~ ~

She stood there, facing him, with the gun still pointed towards his head. “Shoot me, if you can," he said to her.

Aria’s mind was already made up to blow his fucking head off. At this point, there was no like going back.

Remember all that she went through in his hands, she only had the urge to revenge and killing him with the gun was the best solution. Though she preferred giving him a slow and painful death like all the pain summering her.

She wanted to get rid of her past in vain.

Immediately, she cocked the gun, he became spooked.

Truly, this wasn't the Aria he knew before because the Aria he knew won't have even gone this far with the gun. He knew, that if he didn't beg or play with her emotions, he might end up dead by mistake.

Aria laughed and said, “Who will believe, that you would have shown up after 6 years to threaten me?. I have changed”. He looked at her face and all he could see was anger, and wrath “Forget about the past and think about the present… Think about our daughter" he said.

“What makes you think she's your daughter?. A daughter, you abandoned for the past six years, which father does that?... You don't even know her name. What kind of Father are you?" Aria replied, still pointing the gun at him.

"Hmmm... What would be her reaction, when she finds out, that her mother killed her dad?" he said, with a very confident tone.

“And what do you think will be her reaction when she finds out that the reason why she’s alive today is that her so-called father molested a young girl, at his wish, just because he had money and power" Aria replied.

“I thought we had passed that stage long ago,” he said. “Ohhh, you wanna play the victim card and avoid facing your mistakes. I mean your atrocities, right?" Aria asked.

“You just never listen to me" He frowned. “Okay, Boss, let me hear you before I blow off your fucking head," Aria said while moving nearer gesturing for the gun as she pressed it on his chest. He was comfortably seated with no atom of fear.

“Hey, your hands-on the air" Aria yelled.

With a silly grin of victory on his face, he placed his hands in the air and took his seat. “I love this confident smile you have on your face. But what I will love more is when I will take it off your irritating face very soon” she grinned maliciously “Go ahead” she ended up.

"This was how it all started,” he said.....