AT MARIGOLD'S APARTMENT,
LUXEMBOURG CITY.
Marigold who had just descended from the car rushed into her apartment after she had paid the driver, she did that so as to avoid being seen and questioned by her neighbors to as why she was crying.
She had forgot all atom of confidence and composure in which once had as she busted out in tears, it got the driver shocked at first but then he came to a conclusion that she might have been sacked from her place of work.
On getting home, she got on the bed and cried her heart out as she recalled the harsh words he had used on her.
Those words brought up the long lost memories that she had been trying to forget, it fucking brought them back and it haunted her.
She realized that she couldn't deal with the pain in her right state of mind so she got up and head towards the kitchen.
On getting there, she opened the fridge and got herself five bottles of alcohols, in no time she had already took three among the five and was now seated on the tiled floor of the kitchen.
She didn't only reek of alcohol, her hair was messed up, her makeup was ruined due to her continuous tears and her lips was pale and cracked
She was in the worst state anyone could ever be.
"Marigold, where are you," Briana called out "I hope she's okay, Marigold never leave the door to her apartment open"
She had come straight from her work place after Melanie had mocked at Marigold.
"Oh gosh, what's that smell"
Briana asked as she entered the kitchen to see the mess Marigold had made not only to her self but also the kitchen.
"What the fuck….." She made to grab the bottle of liquor from her but Marigold slapped her hands
"Get your hands away from me…" She hiccuped which got Briana to squeeze her face in a disgusting way due to the way her breath stinks "How could he said that to me Brie, he had called me a slut, he had joined the people who knew what I went through to call me a slut"
She sobbed and this got Briana to frown at what she had said
"I'm sorry okay but you don't need to cry, it wasn't your fault, even if you were, you did what you did to survive"
Marigold paused and looked at her
"You also think I'm a slut, don't you, everyone now thinks I'm a slut"
She cried which got Briana to hold unto her pulling her for a hug after she had successfully collected the bottle from her.
"I don't think so, I trust you Mari, I swear I do"
Marigold sniffled unto her body
"I'm not a slut Briana, I am not instead he made me look like one"
"And who was that, Alexandrine"
Briana asked which got Marigold giving a negative nod.
"Then who"
She inquired
"Caston"
FLASHBACK
A young teenager of age sixteen had a smile as she walked back from school, she was tired but the thought of eating the food her mom had prepared brought that joy and happiness to her face.
Who was the young girl?
Her name was Marigold, the only daughter to Mrs lily, they weren't rich but they lived comfortably and never lacked anything.
On getting inside, she found the place scattered, tables were disorganized, the television was broken along with the cushion that had several holes in it, she gulped down nothing as she made her way further into the room.
"Mom, where are you" She called out and stared at the house once more, her face was squeezed and confused "
and why is the house like this"
"Mommy"
She called again but still no response
In no time she began to hear mutterings, she followed the direction of the sound.
The noise became audible and louder as she got close to the guest room
She heard muffles of someone struggling.
Out of curiosity, she open the door and the scene that came to her view made her shocked.
Right in front of her was gunmen who were about four and at the centre was her mother who was badly beating, she had bruise that emitted blood from her body.
She felt her heartbeat paused as she watched the scene, the gunmen had turn their gaze to her this time and the one who sat on the stool smirked.
He raised his hands which had a gun inserted in it
"Looks like we have a guest"
Mrs lily raise her head up and her gaze met with Marigold who was already in tears.
"Run from here Mari...." She was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot, not one neither was it two
"Mom"
Marigold shouts could be heard as she saw her mother dropped dead and was now laying in the pool of her blood.
She ran towards her mom shaking her
"Mommy, please wake up, you can't leave me here, please don't leave me"
"What are we going to do with her master"
One among the gunmen asked
"Simple, we get her ready for the auction at the black market"
He responded as he stared at the girl whose clothes was now stained with blood as she laid on her mother in tears.
The men walked up to her as they dragged her away from her mother's corpse but the constant struggles made it hard for them to do so.
The man whose name was Sin was seated on the stool as he became annoyed, he got on his feet and walked to where she was and slapped her, It got her staggering backwards as she had wanted to fall to the ground but he held unto her hands.
"You better listen to what they say or you will end up in the same place with this woman you refer to as mom"
"If it means that I'm going to join my mom then you can kill me, go ahead and kill me, I don't think I'll be able to leave without my mom, so please kill me"
He chuckled at the girls bravery but that chuckle turn to a frown, out of the anger that had already escalated.
He grabbed her hair angrily and hit it on the wooden table, she lost unconscious while the men stared at him after they gulped down their saliva's.
"You now have her so take her"
He said and made his way out
"You heard the boss, let's leave with her right now"
The second in command
*****
THE BLACK MARKET,
BOLIVIA.
In a huge cottage, different girls could been seen in different shades of clothing that looked like rags and among those girls was Marigold who was at the extreme of the cottage.
The sharp pain hit her head, she winced letting her eyes open to meet pairs of eyes which was staring at her intensely.
'She's awake, finally'
'Yeah she is, should I go and inform the court lady'
'Yes you can'
This was the mutterings that she had to listen to as she stared at the ladies who also stared back.
"Where am I"
She asked but no response came from the girls
"Why are you just staring at me can you fucking let me know where I am"
The girls remained silent which got Marigold pissed.
"Are you guys dumb, Didn't you hear what I had just asked, fine if you guys wont respond to me then stop staring at me, it makes me looks like you pity…..well, you should, I'm in a state where no one ever wishes to be, I watched my mom get killed and I've been kidnapped"
The girls looked at themselves with a frown on their faces, they had truly felt pity for her while she was in tears.
"I'm sorry about what you had gone through, my name is Ella and you are at an auction home"
A young and timid girl responded, the others faced her
"You know it is against the rule to speak to a new member until she get introduced by the court lady to us"
Another girl among them reminded her
"I couldn't just watch her like that after what she had just told us, at least our situation is better, we were sold us by our wicked relatives, we never got to see our parent die in our presence"
"What is going on here, aren't you meant to be getting ready for today's event"
A harsh voice was heard which got the girls to run away from Marigold as they all went different direction.
Marigold stood up as she stared at the lady to whom the voice belonged to. The lady walked up to her.
"You are beautiful no doubt, I bet I'm going to make a lot of money tonight"
Marigold listened to what the woman had said as she began to wonder where exactly she was and what they do do here.
"Where exactly am I, ma'am"
The lady scoffed at her question
"Why don't you wait and find out girl"
The lady, Martha responded
"Lesley, come get the girl ready for tonight"
A young lady ran to where they stood, she gave a slight bow as an act of respect to Martha before she turned her gaze towards Marigold.
"Come with me girl"
Lesley said and Marigold stared at Martha whose cold gaze was on her, she gulped down nothing and went after Lesley.
The small room housed a small bathtub along with the facilities needed in a toilet. Marigold stared around noticing the five ladies that was there.
"What I'm I doing here"
She asked
Lesley ignored her instructing the girls to get the bath ready and also the necessary things needed to be done on her body.
"Strip"
Lesley instructed
Marigold figured out that they had wanted her to take a bath, which she was ready to do so,
"Are you guys going to watch me bath, you should leave"
"We are not here to watch you bath instead we are the one that's going to bath you and ensure that you are clean for today's event"
Lesley responded
Marigold turned towards her, shock and confusion could be seen clearly on her face.
"Why would you do that, I can do so there's no need to do that"
Lesley turned to the ladies
"We don't have time for this, girls take care of this situation.
And with that she left, Marigold's direction was on the ladies who was walking towards her direction.