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I rubbed my eyes violently and went for a glass of water. I never explained what this place looks like, really.
It's a basement and it's dark and dirty with one small bathroom and a tap in the corner. One dim light to brighten it up and Richard and his lot living upstairs. Some days you can hear them screaming and the faint smell of alcohol and vomit can come down to greet us.
I chugged the cold drink, refilled the glass and took it back with me. Gently placing it down so I don't wake anyone.
Life like this was hell, some days were better than others though. The good ones you would sit here and talk all day, the bad ones you would work all day.
If only we could—
I fell asleep.
"Wake up, Richard is coming down soon!" I felt Maya shaking me. She still feared him whereas the rest of us didn't care. He couldn't ruin our lives anymore than he already has.
So I got to my feet, so Maya wouldn't worry. Ran a hand through my hair and spilt the glass of water I had from last night.
"Girls!" We heard Richards loud voice echo down to us. We sat up, attentively.
"Great, what the fuck does he even want" Juliet spat
"How can you be so bold?" Maya cried "he's a scary old man"
"Yeah and a perv, but we couldn't care less anymore"
"Aubrey! Get up here!" I trudged up the stairs.
"What do you want?"
"Don't use that tone with me" he looked me dead in the eye.
"I'll use whatever tone I want with you" he slapped me hard across my face and pushed me into the wall, he leaned in close to me and I could feel his hot breath on my neck. "You've become defiant" he whispered dangerously "I'll have to break you out of your mould now, won't I?' I was terrified. I looked at him harshly and I felt my eyes sting with tears. "what did you want?"
He laughed in my face and took a step back. Relieved, I took a deep breath.
He repulsed me.
"I have a job for you today, so go get ready and come back here in ten"
I hated this life. I hated these jobs. I hated him. But I shut my mouth and got on with it, fearing another beating.
Maya ran up to me and hugged me. She squeezed me so tightly, bringing back the pain from being shoved into a wall. I winced.
"Oh gosh, your face is purple." Shit, it's bruised.
"Juliet come here! Help me cover this" I pointed to my cheek "and help me dress, I have a job" I said with regret.
"Oh, sorry love"
"Who cares! I have ten minutes!"
I dressed appropriately and Maya brushed my hair, Juliet did an amazing job on covering my bruise because Richard hated when we had them, even though he did it.
"Here, you look beautiful." Maya said. She hugged me tightly and kissed my cheek.
"AUBREY!" Crap.
"I better go" I went upstairs and got into the van. I don't know how long we were driving for but I noticed the door was locked. I sighed.
He pulled over at a small corner pub and told me to cover up with a hoodie he gave me.
"Don't want people to think things do we?" He winked at me and I felt myself gag.
The pub was brown and run down. The inside looked worse though. The red wallpaper was peeling and the light was hanging from a string of wire.
The fat man at the bar smiled at me and gestured up the stairs. Before I could react Richard pushed me up them.
"Here. Off you go, do a good job" he was only inches from my face and I took a step back but hit my back on the door. He laughed at me and took a drag of this cigarette, blowing it in my face. I wiped my face with my hands, looking at them they were covered in makeup.
Shit.
I heard the door creak open and a flabby, stinky old man stood there. I was close to throwing up.
He looked at me in disgust and grabbed my chin, turning my face from side to side.
Then he turned to Richard and shoved me back.
"What is this animal you brought to me?!" He spat
"She's one of our best" It made me sick they way they spoke about me, like I was a toy.
"She's ugly, she's too fat and she's got a nasty bruise on her face! I won't pay for this!" He gestured to me up and down, and with that he slammed the door closed.
"You!" Richard turned to me. He grabbed my hair into a fist and yanked me down the stairs. He punched me hard in my stomach and I fell to the floor, tears sprang from my eyes but I bit my lip to keep them in. I bit my lip so hard it started to bleed.
"Get up!" He screamed. I got in the van.
When I got back they looked at me, shocked.
Juliet ran to my side with Maya.
"What's happened? Why are you bleeding and why are you back so early?"
I started bawling.
Slowly I told them what happened, about how I wasn't good enough and how he beat me. I felt so ashamed of myself and I fell asleep in Juliet's arms.
I hate this life.
I hate how I'm forced to sell my body to a bunch of perverts.
I wish it could end but it's not that easy and I have to live with the fact that I'm a human trafficker.
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Stolen (COMPLETED)
Short Story"Aubrey, your mine now, I'll never let you go" Aubrey was stolen when she was six. Taken from her front garden and hasn't been seen since. That was nine years ago. But she's not alone. Aubrey and six other girls were stolen. Used for human traffick...
