Love By My Command.

Lost in a bet

 *Sage's P.O.V *

I was in my room listening to all the loud noises from my dad's Casino. Or Ex-Casino. We lived above it so I could hear pretty much everything that happens down there. My dad was totally broke. He lost everything we had in gambling games. My dad became an gambling addict and an alcoholic right after my mom died. Today makes exactly ten years since the accident. 

    It was my seeventh birthday and my mom got out of work early that day to spend some time with me since she worked day and night. It was a stormy day so my mom was in high speed, since it was raining she couldnt really see the road. She lost control and crashed into a truck and died on her way to the hospital. I kept waiting for her to come home and cross that door with the big smile she always had and with her arms wide open to hug me and say " happy birthday " but she never did. Later that day my dad got a call from the hospital saying what happened, at first i didnt really know what she was doing in "the moon" but as i grew the words got clear and i knew what my dad meant -- she died. Its all my fault. Its my fault my mom died that day,Its my fault my dad lost control of his life. Its all my fault.

  The shouting from the Casino took me out of my thoughts. I got out of my room and went where my dad was to see what was happening. 

  "You lost ,Nate. How are you going to pay me? Your Casino is mine , your house is also mine!" What? our house? I cant believe my dad did that! I fought back the tears that were threatening to fall so I could listen the rest of the argument.

"I dont have anything left, Rick. Im sorry. Please spare me this time, please!" My dad begged.

"No can do , Nate. Thats not how the game works. You either pay or you know how it ends." He said ironically.

  My heart was beating so fast that it could jump out. How is my dad going to pay if he lost everything?

  My dad lowered his head and said  " I dont know how to pay , Rick. I lost everything I had." 

  "you better think about something fast, Nate I dont have all night." He insisted. "Actually you do have something. The only hope to keep you alive. You know what they say 'everything has a price'."

  "What? Tell me what? " My dad said desperate.

  "Your daughter."

  "What ? what do you mean my daughter? are you crazy? shes just a child ,Rick. Shes turning seventeen today. Please dont do this. She lost her mother and im the only one she has le--" My dad was cut off by Rick

 "Its the only way to keep you alive, Nate. Think about it Shell be better off without you." 

   My eyes widened and my heart was in my mouth when he said that . Ehat the hell he meant he wanted me? couldnt it be anything else?  I started to pray for my dad to think about something else. There has to be other way out of this but Rick kept insisting, Its like he wanted me in any way. UGH i couldnt even thing about this old,fat,bearded man wanting me,touching me...

   "NO! please anything but her, please!"

  "Well,well you see Nate ,you have no home,no job, you lost you casino- your only source of money, no food how will you sustain her? I'm just making you a favor." I wanted to slap that smirk out of his old face right away. "Enough! im being to patient with you , Nate" He said pulling out a revolver. "How will you pay me? think fast or you'll die right here,right now." 

  My dad started to cry and whispered " Third floor,forth room . Please take care of her"

    My heart stopped for a minute when i heard that . How could my dad give up on me so fast? Im his daughter for fuck's sake! He's supposed to protect me not give me away to this people. I told him to stop with the stupid games but did he listen to me? of course not. The man was going to my room to get his "prize" I wanted to run,scream but I in trance . I couldnt even breath that moment. He started to approach me when finally i managed to run to my room and save the only thing my mom left me before she died - a doll . I walked out of the room and ran as much as i could but Rick saw me.

  "Hey girl, where do you think your going? You're mine now!" 

    I ran towards the elevator but i tripped and fell, Really ? was this really the right time to turn in a horror movie scene where the little girl try tunning away and trip and die? I started to drag myself to the elevator but Rick was holding me by my legs. He dragged me to his car and i did everything under my power to get away from him and run away but him being way stronger than me didnt let that happen. I just gave up and got inside the car , there was no point in fighting back . If my own father didnt do anything to save me why would I?