Sold off

"She is my daughter. Take her and clear my debt like you promised" Paul Anderson roughly pushed his young and beautiful daughter Serra towards Robert Jenkins. Serra was shocked and scared. She stumbled and fell near Robert Jenkins feet. The man who is easily older than her father. She looked at Paul with shock.

Nothing is making any sense to her. She is not the most beautiful girl in the room. Her too big glasses and her braces would not agree. Still, she doesn't know why her father is doing this and how these people are taking her away from her father.

"Dad? What is happening here?" she asked shakily. Fear and confusion evident in her tone. Paul is a single parent and is a gambling addict. Serra's mother left them when Serra was just five years old. Serra had to grow up faster than her age, because Paul used to forget often that he has a young daughter at home whom he needs to feed. But she never thought that he would sell her off like this.

Paul ignored his daughter, and so did Robert. To them, she is just a means to an end and insignificant. They think that she is just a commodity to be exchanged and sold when it suits them.

"Good, you can go now. And never came back again" Robert instructed Paul, who left without looking back.

"No, dad, please don't leave me here. Dad" Serra's cries were met with deaf ears, while someone came and dragged her away from there and locked her In a room.

Elsewhere, in a dimly lit boxing ring, two sweaty figures were seen fighting. One of them is injured badly and is bleeding from several places. But his opponent looked unscratched. He looked muscular but not bulky. He is effortlessly fighting with the man double his size. But didn't even drop a sweat. With one last punch, he finished off his opponent effortlessly.

"Damn Kyle, if you keep this up, then no one would believe that you are just a college student and a star quarter back in a reputed university" Carlos muttered with displeased frown.

Kyle pulled off his boxing gloves and smirked.

"Don't be a sore loser Carlos. I didn't ask you to bet on my opponent when you know that no one could beat me till now. Moreover, killing him would have been much more easier" Kyle threw his boxing gloves towards Carlos who caught them easily.

Carlos handed over a wad of cash to Kyle which was the amount he lost in this boxing match. The last thing Kyle needs is money. He has a shit ton of it on his own. But taking from Carlos gave him pleasure which he didn't get by defeating his opponent.

"You are having fun" Carlos muttered inaudibly. He knows that Kyle doesn't need that money. But still he is punishing Carlos for taking the wrong side.

"Wouldn't it be fun to reveal to everyone that I am their most terrifying nightmare? Who knows that pretending to be harmless is the toughest thing I could do? Come on, I will buy you some drinks. You can drink and forget your loss" Kyle said while walking out of the underground boxing ring where the illegal boxing matches are held.

Carlos quietly followed after him, too terrified to witness 'The Boss' . He is scared of this tamed Kyle who looks handsome and harmless. He doesn't even want to imagine facing 'The Boss ' version of Kyle, who left dead bodies in his wake.

In Jenkins home, Robert is sitting comfortably on a plush couch while his third wife offers him a glass of Whisky.

"Brother, do you think this girl can give birth to a son for you?" Cyprus Jenkins, Robert Jenkins younger brother who is in his late forties asked his brother.

Robert is married thrice, but all of his wives gave birth to girls. He has seven daughters, but no heir to inherit his wealth.

"The priest said that she will. Now bring her out. It's time to get married" Robert instructed his third wife, who nodded obediently.

Robert's three wives personally forced Serra to wear her wedding dress, which was old and used. Serra's protests were met with hard slaps and abuse.

She was dragged out of the room in the white dress with dishelved hair. While Rober Jenkins was standing in a suit facing a priest.

"There she is. Now begin the wedding" Cyprus laughed boisterously, and Serra was pushed down, so that she is now half lying and half sitting near Robert's feet.

"Mr. Jenkins, do you take this woman as your fourth wife?" the priest asked Robert, who said 'Yes' . They ignored Serra and the priest didn't ask for her consent either.

"Now you may exchange your rings" the priest announced.

One of Robert's wives brought two wedding bands on a tray. His other wives pulled Serra from the floor roughly.

Serra was forced to hold the ring, but it's one of Robert's wives who slipped the ring on Robert's finger.

Robert roughly pulled Serra's hand and he was about to slip the ring on her finger, but the ring slipped from his hand and he collapsed on the floor with a loud thud.

"Brother" Cyprus and Robert's wives surrounded Robert to see what happened.

The priest looked ashen.

"She is a Jinx. Send her away. She is a Jinx" he yelled while pointing his finger at Serra.

Cyrus ignored the priest and took his brother to a hospital.

"He suffered from a heart stroke. And the severity of the stroke is strong. He slipped into a coma. Considering his age, he might not wake up again" the doctor confirmed before leaving the room.

Roberts wives were stunned, while Cyrus remembered what the priest said. So he immediately went back to Jenkins home and kicked Serra out.

"You are a jink. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I would have kept you for myself. But I don't want to end up like my brother. Don't you dare tell anyone that you are my brother's wife. Get lost" he sneered.

Serra was stunned by the series of events. She was still struggling to accept the fact that her father sold her. But now, she got an opportunity to escape, and she did.

Serra quickly went to her father's home. She knows that he will not be home until midnight. After what happened, she doesn't want to live in his home anymore. Who knows to whom he might sell her again. She collected her passport, social security and the other things she needs along with her clothes. She was accepted into a reputed university on a scholarship basis. She was supposed to leave the day when her father sold her to Richard. Now, she decided to go there and fulfill her dreams.

Who knows that her life is about to change.