On our way to room number 101, I made sure that I read carefully the room numbers so that I would not end up repeating the same mistake. I stood puzzled like a robot when I saw Mr. Watson entering the same room I entered before, thousands of questions rounded in my head with no correct answer but I trusted Mr. Watson and courageously followed him behind.
My eyes nearly dropped out when I saw the men bowing infront of Mr. Watson, greeting and honoring him. It is only when I realized Mr. Watson's real intentions.. they were not good at all, my heart started racing like I was in a marathon competition, I started sweating and trembling.. the smell of danger spread through the entire room and I wished I remembered my mother's words.. she once told me that.." no matter what situation you are in, never ignore your instincts, if they feel anything wrong you'll always be uncomfortable and there will always be something wrong somewhere"
They were his men all along! Thousand questions flooded in my mind.. why did he bring me back to the room? What does he take me for? What are these men doing in here?? Lord! I wished the world would burst open and swallow me alive. Finally a brilliant thought came into my mind... "RUN OLIVA, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN, FORGET ABOUT MONEY AND RUN!!!!" This was a loudest voice I heard and I had no option than to respect it.
" Where do you think you are going?" A harsh and loud voice filled the room and I suddenly felt my hand being grabbed by force , it was Mr. Watson
"I'm leaving" I replied without not knowing what I said exactly
"Hahahahha, what about the money? Is it not you who came to me pleading for money!!?
"Not anymore.." I said, "I promised to pay back but I see you are delaying me.. I must be leaving now"
"Pay back? Let me tell you one thing that should sink straight into your brainless skull young lady, when you come to me, you have to follow whatever I order you to do and sadly you can't leave without my permission. All workers in here get paid through me, infact I hold great shares in this hotel and my affairs are handled with special attention.." He explained
I had never felt so humiliated and useless before but I still held my head high and struggled against my trembling body.." I don't care if you own this hotel, infact you can marry each man in this room and impregnant them, I exclusively don't care.. what I want to assure you premature old man is that I'll leave this room and you'll not touch even a single hair of mine"
Mr. Watson became as furious as a buffalo, forgeting the fact that he is fat, short, wearing a white pullneck and a black coat... " Hahahahahah! Sir, I just realised it now that you look like a penguin.."
"You have never imagined what I'm capable of dear! I am a badass, I can do anything as terrible as it can be and no body asks me anything" He clarified it and I took it as a joke
"I..." I was suddenly interrupted by a strong slap that made me see stars.. I started loosing confidence as I heard Mr. Watson ordering his men to close the windows, I became scared and my body lost all its strength.. "How did I end up in this mess!" I asked myself not getting the correct answers, tears streaming down my face..regret, anger and resentment filled me
Before I realised it, one of the men came to lift me up, I shouted as loud as possible "LEAVE ME ALONE"
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FIVE SCARS OF OLIVA
Teen FictionFive scars of Oliva is an African story of a girl named Oliva. She comes from a poor background and she is very eager to get good life. She lives her life going through a series of happy and sad moments some of which mark great scars in her heart. T...
