The Devils Daugher

Chapter 3

After almost 45 minutes of driving, the group pulled up to their headquarters.

"Roach, what the hell man?" asked Doc. "Protection? For some junkie wondering the streets?"

Leaning back of the bike, Rock adjusts Mayah in his arms to take her inside ignoring his closest friend and advisor. Making his way into the building and up the steps, Roach lays Mayah down in one of the guest rooms closing the door. As he turns to go back down the steps, Doc stops him again with a menacing look.

"Roach, man...look. We can't be bringing home anything and everyone just because they're in trouble," he states.

"First, I decide that." Roach said pushing past his friend. Walking up to the bar, he pulls out a beer. "She'll stay here until she calls her parents in the morning and she's gone" he said taking a sip from his beer. Leaning back in his stool, he glances at the stairs. 'She's the same age as Krista before she disappeared' thought Roach. Thinking of his daughter and the day she went missing years ago, he pulls out a bottle of whiskey. 'Tomorrow after I get answers, maybe i will have a new lead' he thought to himself walking back up the stairs with his bottle to his room. Closing the door to his room, he sits on his bed and takes a drink from the bottle before setting it on his night stand. Laying back staring at the ceiling, he tries to clear his mind before falling asleep .

Mayah's POV

Rolling over from the suns rays through the window, Mayah opens her eyes. Looking around not recognizing where she is, she rolls out of bed in a panic. 'Oh my god, where am i?' she thought. Tip-towing towards the door she turns the knob. 'Its not locked." she thought to herself trying to think of an escape plan. She feared that room she was in wouldn't be much better from where she was held last night before running away. Walking back to the bed and the dresser to look for some clothes, a quick knock at the door startled her.

"Mornin', I thought you might be hungry," states the man walking through the door with a plate of food in his hands.

As the man walked towards the bed, Mayah ran to the far corner of the room .

"Hey, your safe here.. Don't be scared," said the man with his hand out. "Remember me from last night?" he asked

Mayah nodded not moving from her spot.

"No one will hurt you here. Do you understand?" He asked taking another step towards her still with his hand out.

Nodding again, this time Mayah takes a small step towards her savior.

"Last night, they said your name is Mayah?" he asked

"Yes" she whispered. Taking another small step towards the man she stops. "Are you my new owner?" she asks looking down at her feet still cuffed together.

"No. No one is your owner." he said. "Can I take your cuffs off?"

Mayah nodded. Walking over to the man, she stands toward the corner of the bed. "Thank you for saving me" she whispered.

"Eat your food. There should be some clothes in the dresser that you can wear until some of the old ladies get here to buy you some clothes" he said standing up. "Come downstairs when your done."

"Wait..what do I call you?" she asked as he was making his way to the door.

"Roach" he said walking out closing the door behind him.

After showering and getting dressed, she picked at her breakfast and decided she procrastinated enough. Still uncertain of her saviors actions, she decided to see what kind of a place she was in and to wait a little longer to see if she would be punished. After another 10 minutes passed, Mayah gathered her leftover breakfast and made her way down the stairs .