Chapter 3 : The Slave

After being discharged from the hospital,

I looked around and saw my brother running towards me with something in his hand. I couldn’t figure out what it was, as he was still far from me.

“Sis, some ice cream” I finally had a view of what it was. He disappeared just to get me ice cream. And it was in my favorite flavor, chocolate. I know he was trying to cheer me up, and he did. because no matter what the situation is when I get chocolate, I become less sad.

We got home and even before we got inside, everything reminded me of my parents.

I looked at my brother and didn’t want him to see me reminiscing about things that remind me of our parents. I saw the struggle in his eyes, as he tried to not let things affect him.

Our family butler and the other staff came out to welcome us.

“Welcome Miss, young master”. He said respectfully. As the others also followed suit.

My parents were not just ordinary business people. They were millionaires. And they were one of the richest people in our country.

“We are sorry about your loss” the butler and the maids said, as I saw how hard they were trying to keep their tears from falling.

“Let’s not dwell much on this”. I said surprising them. I knew I sound like a mature person already. But did I have an option, as I had my brother to take care of? The princess-like attitude has been buried. And a new me has been born.

After I entered with my brother and was about to head into my room to return some calls.

The butler told me, my uncle came over.

My uncle Steve, who was my father’s brother, treated us like his own and I didn’t see anything wrong with him being in our house in our absence. I didn’t think much of it , as to why he decided to come to our house instead of the hospital to see my parents.

But the next word from the butler made me shocked.

He , my uncle wanted to move in with us? And why would he want to move in with his family. He had a house of his own, which was given to him by my parents. Their  house wasn’t anything less than ours, and so why would he want to move in with us?

I decided not to think much about it and decided to deal with it later.

I went into my room , and just as I was about to call Nina, I saw an incoming call from my parents lawyer.

He only said one thing and hung up. He needed to see me urgently.

I hurriedly left the house and drove as fast as I could to his office . I don’t know but I could hear urgency in his voice.

Just as I sat down in his office he told me some shocking news.

“Germ , your parents will is missing”.

What!

How can my parents will be missing? And just before I can process what he said, he added another serious matter.

It seems my uncle was trying to take over my parents company. I stood up in shock.

What? It hasn’t even been a week since my parents deceased, and here my uncle was trying to take over.

I left the lawyers office, as I heard him calling out to me to keep  calm.

I got to my parents company, and the lawyer was not lying about my uncle taking over .

I saw him in the board room with the executives, and I arrived just in time to hear him saying he would be their new chairman. As he had more shares than anyone else present.

I suddenly bagged  into the room surprising my uncle and the executives present.

“I object! “ I said as I made my presence known. My uncle didn’t look surprised. It seemed he was expecting my arrival.

And the meeting was put on hold with my hasty arrival.

I went into my uncle's office as he was a member of the executive in my parents company. And had some shares which was given to him by my parents.

I confronted him about what was happening at the board room?

And he replied by saying he was only doing this for my brother and me. And went on to say, since my parents Will was missing,  it was only right for him to take over as the new chairman and I didn’t need to worry since I just graduated and didn’t know much about business. I wanted to tell him I am more than capable to take over.

But he just laughed and told me that wasn’t my decision to make. I suddenly saw a hand over my nose and mouth making me sniff some chemicals.

I looked at my uncle who still had the kind look on his face, despite my struggle to break free from the person, he looked indifferent.

“They would take good care of you, you don’t need to worry about the company it’s in good hands,” my uncle said pointing to himself.

I just couldn’t believe what was happening.

I realize then I’ve fallen into his trap. He had this planned all along.

I slowly sipped into  darkness with resentment in my eyes and I know he saw it too.

“She is a feisty one, I’m just hoping Mr. G likes her”.

I heard some people talking as I slipped back to consciousness.

I don’t know where I was, and didn’t want to do anything which would make me be in trouble.

I pretended to still be unconscious waiting for them to leave.

They continued to talk about something about girls and men ready for their package. And I got to know from their condensation I was one of the packages they were talking about.

It seemed I have been sold to some slave organization.  And I was to be given to some Mr. G.

Suddenly the room becomes quiet. It seems those people have left.

But just as I was about to open my eyes, I felt the presence of  a different person enter the room.

I wanted to have a view of who it was. But just as I was about to open my eyes, I was blindfolded by the same person.

He had a pleasant smell, and didn’t smell like one of those who was there earlier.

“I know you are awake. You can quit your fake unconsciousness”. I heard a voice, it certainly belong to that person.

But there was something about the voice. It was majestic and it was making me draw near to him.

“Where am i”.

I didn’t get a reply as I heard the running of water.

Was he in the shower? How did he suddenly get in the shower?

But then it stopped. So soon?

I felt his presence close to me. He suddenly touched my face, it felt cold.

I guess it might be because he showered. Then I felt his face close to me, I wanted to avoid it but he held my face and kept inching close to me.

And just when I thought he was about to kiss me. I heard him say.

“You look too calm for someone who has been kidnapped. But that just what I want. Also, it’s would be for your good to continue this calm attitude as you wouldn’t want anything to happen to your brother “.

I suddenly got scared. Ethan was here?

This might be her uncles doing. How can he do this to his nephew and niece?

“Don’'t you dare do anything to him? If anything happens to him, I would hunt you down even if it’s the last thing I do “ I said angrily.

I was hoping Ethan was alright where ever he is.

“That would depend on how you behave “

He sounded without any emotion, I couldn’t see it but I could sense it.

He licked my lips making me surprised, I wanted to push him away but my hands were tied so were my eyes.

“You just have to do everything I  tell you, because you’ve been sold to me already and you are now my slave”.

I felt shiver in my spine as he said that.

This emotionless person was dangerous and she had to get away from him.

But how?