14

The Mistress

" What's your name?"

" Rachel Patrick" the light skinned brunette whose hands and feet were tied responded.

"And you?" the short man interrogated the next girl after Rachel.

" Lori Anders"

"Can I get a bottle of water please...I'm so thirsty" Anna saif when it was getting to her turn to be interrogated.

Aimee had seen Anna when some men came to take her as they had taking other girls and Henry as well. The male folks were kept in a different tent from the female. As they dragged her to the tent where other girls were, she saw that there was a factory right in the middle of the jungle and other little tents surrounding it. There were also lit fuel lanterns hanging on trees.

The tent she was taken to had enough room to accommodate all the females present (ie the right of them) but it had poor ventilation.

"You want a bottle of water little girl??" The bald short man asked as he chuckled, " How about you go pee in a bottle and have a drink" he added and laughed at loud as he turned to his colleagues to laugh with him but they didn't find it funny. So, his laugh slowly died out.

"Rum!!" One of his colleagues, a man in his early thirties called out to the bald short man." Remember the boss wants the little girl healthy...get her water" he said after Rum the bald guy had come over to meet him.

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The whole building was sealed from the outside so no one could get in as it was being searched by the police for evidence, only the bank manager was allowed in as his card was needed to search some certain places. Meanwhile, medical personnels were busy attending to those who were either injured or knocked out and get to wake up.
The FBI were present as well interrogating witnesses and victims.

The manager had gotten into the bank to find out it was totally empty. So, he had to call the emergency line. That was when the police came to the bank to see what was happening.
The people who had been waiting outside the bank during the robbery had to go back home as they were told the bank was experiencing some technical issues.

The police and special agents went through the surveillance cameras but there was nothing as the goons had hacked into the system beforehand.

Immediately the police arrived, the first thing the manager remembered was his mistress he left in his office. They had gotten into a hot argument before the manager walked out on her;

"What do you mean Stella?" Mr Kofi, the bank manager had asked furiously.

"I said you have to take Anna in. I don't have enough time to be a parent and take care of her...you know the kind of job I do... stripper. I'm not going to raise her well if she stays with me"

". Stella...you know my wife doesn't know about you or Anna. I need time to explain things to her."

" You've had enough time. I've kept her with my mother as you requested when she was still a baby all these while...six good years and you haven't told your wife. Well, now my mother is dead and I know I'll be a bad parent" "She's at the ground floor waiting for you" Stella said turning to make an attempt to leave as Mr Kofi called out,

" There's no way I'm taking her in. I'm not sure she's my child"

"Oh really?? You've forgotten that I was a virgin before you came along...you better own up to your mistakes Kofi" Stella barked as she looked him in his eyes with so much hate." Or I'll just go tell your wife myself."