It was the hundreth time I was calling Elise, after going round and searching ceaselessly, I was left with no clue, no bloody clue. At this point, even Harry couldn't help because there was nothing to hack into, no cameras…nothing. It wasn't that Elise was smart, she was just... Lucky to have done what she did in a place that was free of technology.The call hummed with life and I could hear shallow breathing at the end of the other line.“Hello..."I knew I had to go to Elise, try to talk her out of it or try to manipulate her to give me the location of where she was. She couldn't keep Cristela alone, Cristela was stronger than her she had to have found someone to help her.I knew that there was no other way I would find Cristela if Elise didn't help me and I couldn't threaten her or bribe her, both would make her suspicious and too proud or too angry.The soft breathing persisted and there were no words.“Elise," I called her softly.“What do you want, Gabe?." She asked harshly.For
They dropped me naked on the bed and the woman dropped my clothes on the table beside a steaming plate of food and a bottle of water. They left and everything returned back to normal, silence.I wore my clothes, one was a loose fitting cotton top and the next piece was a loose fitting denim shorts. I didn't finish the food and water... I ate the left over the next day.By the thirteenth day I was sure I was hallucinating and I knew that I needed to get out of this place. My hands were so thin, I was so frail and weak. I used the table to break the window, the metal barricades wouldn't move, there was nothing to saw it off.I couldn't pass through the space either. Later that evening the woman brought food and water, took the old plate away and stared at the window long and hard. I wanted her to say something, I dared her to say something but she left.On the fourteenth day, I wanted to end my life. I broke the plate and without thinking, I used the sharp edge to slice open my wrist. B
“Julio has a point." The handsome Mexican said and suddenly, Julio looked like he just won employee of the year for the tenth time in a row.His eyes turned to me and weighed me. The Mexican weighed me too.“Then I'm not selling. I've had two weeks to come up with a price, two weeks and I will not negotiate."“I've bought girls for far more less." The man said.“She's flawless, she has not even a single dent in her skin. Do you know who she is? A super morel and actress. Not just that, do you know who would pay far more than forty million to have her right now."“Then why don't you sell her to him?."“I don't want to. He's mine."Julio's brows crinkled and he groaned.“What am I ?." He asked Elise but she didn't pay attention, she just stared at the goodlooking Mexican as if she wanted him too.“Thirty million." The man said.“Fine, but only because I need money badly, she could pass for half a billion if I was seriously selling."The middle aged woman returned with a steaming plate o
It was more than enough to fill a hungry grown man, the food that sat on my plate. “Eat, come on. You're so thin."“I can't finish this."“Try."“I can't." I said irritably. He stared at me for what seemed like ages but he nodded his head.“Then we'll take away the rest and you'll eat it on the road."“How long do we need to drive to get there?."“Not long, we're almost there."I looked around the restaurant, it was fancy and there were well paid looking people sitting in their tables minding their own business, I wouldn't be surprised if any of them knew me.“I kow what you're thinking, don't do it."“I don't need to walk up to any of them, I can just yell kidnapper and they'll call the cops."He shook his head.“You don't know who I am, sweetheart. It won't work, you'll only make yourself look silly."“You kidnapped me and I'm calling for help, what do you mean by make myself look silly you mother fucker."“I bought you, I have a receipt you know? Don't see anyway out of it, there
I didn't know if Elise knew that Solis was disabled. Was it her own way of punishment? I checked my hair to see that the credit card was gone, the last time I checked it was secured.My spine straightened as terror went through me raw.“What is it?." Solis asked, I turned to him.I had been sitting on the couch for what seemed like an eternity, even when he invited me to his large beautiful bed.I turned away from him, refusing to meet his eyes or acknowledge him.“Are you hungry?."“Are you asking me that because I look like a fucking skeleton?."“Yes."No sugarcoating... I remembered what Ruiz said, he would send me to the butcher, I don't care.“Well, before you decided to... Rescue me, I was starving to death."My words seemed to touch him in some way.“Are you hungry?." He asked me again, my stomach grumbled.“No." I said, I would not swallow my pride....He went through his phone and called someone.Ruiz came moments later with food, my mouth watered and yet I didn't want to eat
There was an hour glass pool outside in the backyard. I noticed that guards were watching me because they knew I would run at any chance I got.I sat at the edge with my legs in the water, I had just finished eating some fruits that Solis has made me eat, for our baby, he said.I stared up at the clear blue sky, why haven't Gabriel found me yet?.He always found anyone, where ever they hid.“I can see that you're adding flesh, it's been one week you've been here." Ruiz told me as if I wasn't counting.February would soon be here, it was only a matter of days, it's been almost a month and I haven't seen Gabriel. I missed him so bad. Ruiz sat at the edge of the pool too, his legs were longer than mine, he was wearing red beach Shorts.“Fuck you, Ruiz."“That's been your reply to everything I've said to you since the past week, the girls think you're a zombie."“Maybe I am."He sighed and jumped into the water, he stayed at the bottom far too long, he had my heart beating in a frenzy but
The nurses were nice here, everyone was nice to Solis and it seemed as if they wanted to make him happy, if he was a bad person, people would hate him, wouldn’t they?. Now, as the doctor walked into the room, I didn’t know if he was grinning because he was happy Solis was here or there was really good news that I was going to hear today.Solis was holding some pamphlets and going through them as I sat opposite him, he was so engrossed in what he was reading about. As I read the cover, I saw the topic was about a pregnant woman’s health. He was so focused that he didn’t hear the doctor walk in, until the doctor cleared his throat to make himself known.Reluctantly Sollis lifted his head away from his precious pamphlet and turned to the man. They spoke shortly in Spanish but I would not let them discuss about me and still exclude me in the discussion. I cleared my throat. Both heads turned to me and I couldn’t read the expression on Solis’s face, it was raw and his eyes were filled wi
It was crippling and chilling. My friend was gone, dead... This new Gabriel was something else.“Speak or get out." Those were the longest words he had said to me in weeks. My mouth opened and I started speaking in a rush.“I... Someone said, we.."“Get out."I turned to the door, Molly was standing there, she had used me as a body shield. Everyone felt that I was the only one that could get to him, that was why I took back my resignation and came to him, to see if I could help. They were wrong.“It's about Cristela." I said.His head turned to me at the mention of her name but I couldn't hold his gaze, I looked down at my feet. “You know how Regalia suggested that we reach out to other countries because they rarely kept the girls in the same country they got them?."He didn't reply so I continued.“In Mexico, Molly happened to find a bunch of Cristelas but one without a picture or ID was suspicious…it was roughly documented, so she dug deeper and found Cristela but the last name wa