"I'll need some funds," Leia starts murmuring to herself.Her regret after realizing how broke she was irks her more. "Had I known better, I would have come with some extra cash," she scowls. Her attention diverts as soon as her cell phone comes on and she hurries to reach her contacts with it one name appears. There was no name no history, save the phone number lying in wait for Leia. Her heart begins to thump hard as she stares hard at the phone in her hand, debating on whether or not she should take the bold step and call the number. It isn't until after three minutes that she father's courage and does what she must. The phone rings loudly for a while, and Leia chomps off her finger in wait, pressing her phone against her ear. "Who?" A deep intimidating voice answers and Leia freezes. "I've got a lot of things to do, so I'd appreciate it if you don't waste my time, I'll hang up now" the voice tells her. "Wait!" There's a brief silence from both ends of the phone as Leia p
The environment is noisy with the sound of loud music echoing all around, loud enough to just make one go deaf, it’s a surprise anyone here can hear themselves, still, nothing beats the attention of men surrounding the strippers as they’re showered with money and attention. Mark, residing in a private lounge, stares at his iPad, grinning each minute accompanied by chuckles out of excitement, as he stares at his screen, paying no heed to the ladies fighting for his attention. “You seem pretty pleased,” a tall man with red tan skin nudges at him as he raises a glass of wine. Mark gently puts his phone away as he chuckles more. “Oh it’s nothing,” he answers, his eyes deviating back to his screen once more as he lies the phone on its front, “I just happened to have bought a pet.”“That’s unlike you Mark, you sure you are not hiding something from me, man?” The man persistently asks. There’s a long awkward silence as Mark reaches for his pocket and takes out a cigar as he lights. He
Get off!" Leia yells again, her hands lifting from the bed to push at Mark roughly by the shoulder.The man blinks at the struggling woman as he smiles widely, exposing his set of white teeth. "And here I thought you were asleep." He said with a smarmy grin. She knows too well that Mark was aware she wasn't asleep, and she finds his cheap trick stir with irritation and her face twisting with disgust before shoving him with more force."I SAID get off!." She hollers into his face. Mark winces at the noise but she can't tell he's enjoying himself. He reluctantly moves before the woman succeeds in making him go deaf.He pushes himself into a sitting position, watching as Leia immediately scrambles away from him and hunches herself into the headboard of the bed.He smiles at the furious expression on her face."I wonder if you were asleep or just pretending…. You know maybe you were awake and you didn't move because you liked what I was doing to y-.""Shut up!" She yells, cutting off Ma
Leia keeps her eyes on her feet as she heads down the stairs. She can feel the prickling sensation that comes with watches but she ignores it, after all, this wouldn't be the first time she was doing something like this. Her eyes are on the road as she cautiously walks, as if to attract more attention, while her shape in the dress seduces the eyes behind. None of their gazes affected her, as she would rather focus on her 4-inch shoes to avoid tripping. She finally reaches downstairs and reluctantly accepts Mark's offer by hand to come down."You look splendid," he whispers close to her ear and her neck starts to tingle from his hot breath. Given the goosebumps, she has to force herself not to gag at Mark's words while she notices that his eyes haven't stopped staring since she walked down the stairs. She doesn't reply to his words as she is led outside where they have a sleek car waiting.Mark upon noticing her silence swallows his words as he holds open the door for Leia who lo
"Happy birthday Mr Ricardo." Mark is polite when he says these words, a complete one-eighty, different from the way he was threatening Benny a few minutes ago.Leia wouldn't even believe this was the same person if not for the fact that she was currently witnessing the whole thing.She chuckles to herself as his polite tone echoes in her ear, his facade makes her wonder just how many masks he can wear when she feels Mark's arm slip around her waist as he leads her to their table. It sets Leia's teeth on edge as they all settle into their seats to commence the celebrations. They wait for the star of the show to sit first and then join him.When he finally settles, Mark guides Leia to an orange settee before settling into one beside her.He wasn't given her a second to be by herself. Ricardo gives them a smile that doesn't reach Mark's eyes. He's had a whole lot of experience for his age to not notice Mark being protective over another man's gift. "Glad to see your gift looks more th
"That's your reward, Mark," Ricardo says with amusement. Mark feels himself bristle at the man's condescending tone but he still can't take his eyes away from the briefcase filled with bundles of hundred dollar bills.He would be deceiving himself if he says he was uninterested in learning the total amount in this briefcase but still his eyes avert in desperate search. He swallows, his throat dry as he lifts his eyes to the smirking man he gets a hold of himself. A sudden thought pops into his mind that has him chuckle, "I've got plenty of those.""I don't know what to say. This is a very generous gift," he says. The man laughs at Mark's dry words almost as if he understands what Mark was thinking of before getting to his feet, leaving Leia alone on the loveseat.The sight of her, sitting like a delicate little flower rapidly reduces Mark's pleasure in getting valuable resources, a heavy bitter feeling residing in its place.He can't help but stare and notice all the expressions s
She found it hard to believe, thinking to herself that maybe her ears may be playing tricks, when she feels cold air tickle her body. Her fabric falls to the floor before her very eyes, exposing half of her bosom to their amazement as they laugh. Unwilling to continue the fight and protect herself, she desperately clings on to her dress, trying to cover her exposed chest. With scornful eyes, the girl stares at her sluttery appearance, giggling about how she looks so much like a seductress and Leia knowing she cannot let go, takes in their words with her head low. She thinks it's not going to end but suddenly somebody pulls back the women surrounding Leia. Stopping them from continuing their violent assault.Leia slowly sits up and finds Mark showing up as her helper, who stepped in to save her from the woman and he stands right in front of her prone form, defending her.He must feel her gaze on him because he turns around and gives her an unreadable expression before unbuttoning h
With wobbling footsteps, Leia walks through a busy street, her shoes in her hand. Eyes staring back to catch another glance at her figure, and the jacket over her shoulder. It's been more than twenty minutes since she left the party and now, she believes herself to be lost. She glances from side to side, observing the hungry gazes of the predators and increases her pacing. "Those imbeciles, how dare he disgrace me like that," she murmurs with furrowed eyebrows. Honk! A car horn blows so loud, that the hearts of all those around skip a bit. Leia forges on without turning back to see who it is, with absolutely no idea where she's headed to. A clean Mercedes, reeking of luxury automatically chases her pursuers, slows down to match her pace, and the windows wind down, the honk continues once again at a longer time frame, but she does not pay attention to its driver. "Hey, beautiful lady," an unknown man says, dividing his attention between Leia and the road. "Do you want a