Debt

seven

selyse harrison

Our argument happened on Thursday and I didn't have classes the next day on Friday. But I knew even if I did have classes, Jack wouldn't have let me leave the penthouse. When I came down for breakfast this morning, he was gone.

When I first arrived here Belinda had given me seeds. She figured I needed something to do in my spare time and she was right because I spent time caring for my plants. They stayed outside on Jack's large terrace.

I held the water can, pouring water onto soil. The seed was just beginning to sprout and it made my hard work feel like it was paying off. I had been watering it for twenty one days straight now and was worried it was all for nothing. My other plants in my room were doing good. At least something good was happening in my life, even if it was as small as a plant growing.

The weather didn't allow for the best conditions. It wasn't as warm as it once was. But I didn't mind putting my mind to something that didn't seem to have hope. It kept my mind occupied, especially today when it physically hurt. I was trying to direct my angry towards something else other than escaping because it's all I could think about. After Jack and I's dispute, I wanted nothing more than to leave and never see him again.

Before school started, I had also taken up baking. Jack was hesitant, especially after the taco situation. Considering I hadn't burned the home down yet, Jack didn't care. In fact, he would never admit it, but he loved my baking. Sometimes I would leave cookies out to cool and find half of them gone. He enjoys my baking but that isn't why I baked today. I baked today because I had nothing else to do and I wasn't going to cry in bed all day.

"The cake was a bit dry."

I looked up seeing the woman from yesterday. Her blonde hair was curled and she wore red lipstick to match with her tan skin.

"You must be Selyse, I'm Lauren," she tried to give me a genuine smile, but I could see right through it. "I honestly feel bad Jack got stuck with you because of some whack ass contract. Someone so...plain."

I bit the insides of my cheeks, being frozen in my spot. I wanted to move, but I couldn't. My feet kept me in place the entire time she insulted me. I didn't even know this woman and she immediately jumped into saying disgusting things about me. Jack told her about the contract? For some reason I felt embarrassed that she knew why I was here and that she was aware of the current state of Jack and I's marriage. She fucked him knowing he's a married man.

"He gains nothing from being you which is why he comes to me every time he wants a good fuck. Which is basically everyday. You're inexperienced. He can't even look at you because you have the body of a child. Not to mention you act like one," her words were picking at all my insecurities. Everything I thought about myself was being validated by her words. For some reason Jack choosing to go to her for sex instead of me offended me and I don't even know why. We're married but not really. And we established sex isn't something we wanted from each other.

My body turned cold, being in shock that someone could be so cruel for absolutely no reason. I don't even know her, yet she's basically spitting in my face. How did she even get into the penthouse? Is Jack so comfortable with her that he would just flaunt her around in my face?

"You're nothing but trash and if you want to be Jack's cum bucket, be my guest because I have absolutely no fucking desire to fuck him," I set the watering can down before entering the penthouse. She was left frozen and I silently patted myself on the back while I went upstairs to my room.

I thought maybe I could take a nap before dinner, but Jack must've arrived home earlier than usual because I could hear his entire conversation with Lauren from my room. I stood with the door to my room open a tiny bit so I could listen better.