Ruby started to shiver, she looked at the man who walk out of the bathroom. She heard so much about girls being kidnapped and sold to white slavery. She had taken in the appearance of the man, he was tall, muscular he possesses a good figure for a man she only sees on magazines. When her eyes reached to the man's face, she felt afraid. The man looked back at her in anger, written all over his face.
"What are you doing here?" the man said in anger that confused Ruby.
"I..." She tried to reason out but the anger in his eyes render her speechless.
"Get out!" The hostility in his eyes shocked Ruby. The man hold her wrist tightly and pulled her out of the door, and shut the door in her face. Ruby cried eventhough she was relief that the man didn't touch in a carnal sense she never felt so humiliated as this time .
She didn't know what do to. She didn't know where to go so she hugged herself and sit on the floor outside the door of the room and tried to think how did she get to be in this place who was those people who took her by force? She long to go home, but where is her home? It is not anymore with Demi she throw her out already. It is neither with Melanie her husband will be coming home and both of them will be in trouble if her husband finds her there.
She cried hugging herself trying to beat the cold with her flimsy dress. She didn't know how she get in this clothes that leaves too little to the imagination. Ruby fall asleep with that thoughts, when her brain was too tired to go on thinking.
She wakes up when the door of the room open and the man who force her out of the room step out. He is dressed in suit and ties, probably going to work. He just looked at her and go on his way leading downstairs without a word.
Ruby pulled herself together her body was aching due to the fetal position she had slept in the cold and hard floor. She later heard raise voices as if in a fight. She is very afraid.
Later she was helped by a woman giving her a comfortable dress to wear. and take her to a room beside the previous one.
"This will be your room in the mean time. until master Lukas will allow you to sleep in his room."
"Why will he allow me to sleep in his room?" She looked at the woman.
"I don't know I was ordered to do so, I am just following orders." The woman looked at her with unfhatomable expression.
"Where am I " she asked the woman.
"You are in the mansion of Lukas Gomez." It was probably the mn who forced her out of the room.
"What am I doing here. " He was afraid of the answer. But she ask anyway.
"I don't know Miss. but from what I heard you were bought by Sir Raul Gomez to keep the master company."
" By company you mean to say..." She cannot continue. She was afraid to even say the word.
"I'm sorry Miss but I am just a helper here and what I see and hear it stays here." She does not want the woman to be in trouble, so she ceased her questioning.
"My name is Ruby, w*...what's yours " She said too glad to have someone to talk to.
"I am Georgia, You can call me GIa, I work here as a housemaid. The master ordered me to look after your needs, so if you need anything just tell me." Gia offered her a smile. and she smiled back the first, after she left Demi's house.
"Make yourself comfortable, I will be in the kitchen." and Gia bid her goodbye.
She stayed in the room. looking around, the room was far too smaller than the previous one. but it was more comfortable than the one in Demi' house she is always on the lookout when Demi's huband was in the house. She caught him spying on her more times, once when she went to the bathroom to pee. He always have that maliscious stare when he looked at her.
The one in Melanie's It has so many holes that Melanie had to place so many curtains so that the people passing by will not take a peek inside.
She was treated kindy by the househelp but she was like a prisoner that she cannot go out of the room they have it lock from the outside. She thinks of how will she ever get away from from this place. She is worried at her things in Melanie's house. she prayed that it never give her friend a problem with her husband when he will discover her things there.
Aside from Melanie nobody will worry about her, she feels insignificant in this world. She also wonders how could she ever continue to do her online job. she does not have her gadgets with her. She doesn't even have a change of clothes.
As she was thinking this she starts to cry If only her parents was still alive,or if Demi did not leave to work abroad she will not experience being insignificant in this life.
Her niece does not have respect for her, she treatted he unkindly and regard her as nuisance. only Rafa had been kind to her. Sharing her his food or when they recieved packages from their mother he would always make it a point to give her share, even give to her his own share if he does not need them.
She spend the whole day doing nothing which is very unusual to her . her body longs to do something it makes her feel weak being idle.
When she come to think of it she has nothing to do with the reason of her being here. As she recalled she heard the man who took her said that she will be the payment of her brother-in-law's debts. When she was about to get unconscious, or did she just imagine that.
It's about time she stand up for herself. No one will take care of her except herself. she will not be a pushover from now on. On this thoughts she begun to form a plan to redeem herself.
By the evening Ruby was invited to have dinner in the dining room. Gia came to help her get ready. With her new resolution, she went to face her captors.When she reached the dining room there were already seated two men, one of which is the man who forced her out of the room. She went on to seat on the chair assigned to her infront of the younger man, with the older one on the head of the table.She was greeted by the older man."Good evening, What's your name " She was asked."Good evening, my name is Ruby James." She said calmly even though her tummy is in knots."Such a beautiful name for one as beautiful as you." The older man gave her a compliment, in which she replied politely while the younger man just looked at her observing."Thank you." she smiled a little as she answered."Feel at home dear, as this will be your home from now on." She long to asked what she is doing in this house but, the older man signal for them to
While Ruby was in her room thinking of ways how she would be able to escape from this prison like situation. and how she would carry on and get away from this place. She recalled as a child her parents left to go to visit the place of their native hometown. Where they weren't able to reach because of the sea mishap. Will she be able to find some of her relatives there? These thoughts gave her hope to pursue on eccaping this predicament.In the other room stood a man in his balcony, thinking about the scene at the dinner table. The girl Ruby was not bad at all beside her good looks, he can tell that she is a good person and a principled one. He had never seen anyone yet who stand up and question to his father's ruthlessness. And gets away from it. The girl earned his respect.He had regrets on forcing her out of the room and ending her to sleep on the cold and hard floor. But he is fed up of his father meddling in his life. He thought that the girl was another of
As the days went on, Ruby was slowly settling in the house of Lukas. She discovered that after what happened on their initial meeting the man as what Gia said is a good person a concenscious employer. Her only fears is why he hasn't allowed her to go out of the house or by this time he would have think that she is overstaying his hospitality.What she is afraid of, is that behind the good intentions that he is showing he might have another hidden motive in letting her stay in his house or maybe one day he will just suddenly collect what she owes him.But then she just dismisses it, maybe she was just over thinking having been put in this situation without her knowledge. She had become suspicious of every one she met.She continue to do her online job and keep on checking on her income to switched it into her account, and with the best gadget she is using, Ruby's job has doubled her productivity. She realized that without spending anything her savings
When Ruby wakes up, the sunlight has already penetrated the curtains of the room. She tried to rise up from the bed. But the pain that she felt all over her body make her recall the events of the previous night. She look at her surrounding. The couch where Lukas sleep while she was occupying the the bed was empty. Tears begin to fall from her eyes. She had trusted him but he had broken that trust, as well as he had broken her dignity by one night of savage take over. She once more tried to rise and with aching heart and aching body , she went to the bathroom to find ways to alleviate her pain. Once again she cried and try to erased the bad memories of the night before. She was totally unaware of what Lukas have done, If that thing happen on the first night she was here. she can perfectly accept but to gain her trust and later take her by force is totally unforgivable. She spend hours in the bathroom trying to find ways and solution to her ch
Ruby disembark rom the ship. and following the queue of the people going down the ship. She felt sad seeing some of the passengers were met by their relatives with happy faces. At the same time he felt relieved that she was able to get away, and escape from the miserable life she is bound to have with the father and son, Raul and Lukas Gomez, as well as the life with her sister's family. She is just worried about Rafa who was always been good to her. She check-in to a hotel and try to look for a job then plan to look for her relatives. She went to eat in a restaurant when she noticed a sign that said they needed a waitress. She asked the waitress who served her if the position is still open. The woman was glad to introduced her to the manager of the establishment. She was lead into an office to have an interview. When the manager raise his head the look of shocked was evident on his face. Ruby felt something she doesn't understand so difficult
Ruby found the security, love and respect she long for many years , with her relatives. She was able go back to study and the income of the beach resort which Demi was unaware of, was pooled in to develop the beach resort and make it more appealing to the tourist. While the income of the restaurant was used to finance her studies. The support that her uncle Bruno had been sending to Demi was stopped.Now she realized why Demi was looking for after she evicted her from her home. Her Uncle Bruno has made it a condition to speak to Ruby in person regarding her inheritance. He made it appear that the restaurant is loosing money and the best way to avoid a huge lost is to sell it while the price for the establishement is still high.They suspected that Ruby wasn't the one recieving the money they are sending because she never contacted them personally for a very long time. her aunt thinks that by this time , Ruby was old enough to handle her finances.
The Sisters Lolita and Layla together with their eldest brother Cisco, and cousin Nina and husband Bruno. confered to what the fate of Ruby's unborn baby. the discussion was heated because of morality, health and the fact that she is the victim. and her welfare is the best and foremost to be considered."What made you change your mind Lola, You most of all must tell her to uphold the sanctity of life." Layla said to her sister going against the idea of stopping the pregnancy,"But look here! She is just Eighteen years old her body is not yet matured enough to carry the condition to full term."Lolita retaliated."Who say so, she was able to get impregnated then it means her body is ready." Layla saidIn my point of view I go with Lolita She is too young She had more fruitful days ahead of her. she shouldn't be hindered by having a child to achieved what in store for her." Cisco said."I
Jade Where Are you?" She keeps on calling while her heat was beating double time, How could she let the girl slip from her sight? Wondering what the girl is up to. Something caught her sight behind the bushes."Jade come out now Mama is going to town you, wouldn't want be left behind." She said with a louder voice facing the bushes. She saw it stir but still the girl didn't come out." Okay I'm going now I'm gonna treat my self with some ice-cream and Pizza and I'm gonna visit uncle Bruno's restaurant. She didn't relinquished the management of the restaurant from her uncle instead she added another two more branches and allow her uncle to manage all of it while she help in the beach resort and her Aunt Lola still manages it. She was about to leave when the bushes move and reveal the most beautiful face in her sight."Mama let me go with you!" The girl wail."Oh my goodness! What have you done to yourself?" She was shocked to see her child muddied and in