THAT NIGHT

Seeing Shawl again, memories from the past four years flood Ashara's mind. She felt thousands surge of hatred towards everyone in country F, not only the Audrel's family but Shawl himself. Someone might say what has Shawl got to do with all that happened to her four years ago? But to Ashara, if Shawl has not been a jerk, if he has been a little understanding and has not treated her like an harlot, her life for the past four years will not has been hell.

Been Shantel White is not something she had wanted but how will she has survived if she did not accept to be Shantel White. No one knows that been Shantel White comes with a price and that price is what she have been paying since four years ago and will probably pay for the rest of her life. Ashara's adoptive father is a great politician in America, everyone knows him as the great White of America, people will call Ashara lucky to be his daughter but no one knows that Ashara is actually not Mr. White's real daughter and mouth can't tell what she is passing through been Shantel White.

Ashara sighs as the memories from the night her father sent her out of the house came back to her. That night, after Ashara's father sent her out of the house. She sat down on the floor for hours, looking so devastated, confused, deserted in the cold.

"What do I do now?" She whispers to herself that night amidst tears. She could not cry loud, but her heart feels shattered, she don't even know where to start, who to go to or what to do. If she had known any of their families, she will have probably visit them, but she don't know any of their houses. Even if she knows, she bet her father will have even tell them not to accommodate her and since her father is the richest in the Audrel's extended family, Ashara knows his family will not refuse him.

She walks aimlessly that night till she walks into an alley which looks so strange, but because her mind was blank and could not think of anything, she just continue to walk. She did not even noticed how strange that alley is until she bump into someone suddenly.

"Hey!" The harsh voice brought back her soul which seems to have left her ever since she was thrown out of the house. She looked so shocked and afraid to hear such harsh voice, then she realized that she has walked really far and don't even know where she is. 

Looking up to the face of the person before her, she gets scared. One part of his face was tattooed, making him look so scary, mere hearing his voice, Ashara knew he will be a dangerous person. The guy stare at Ashara from head to toe and smile wickedly, his eyes start hovering over her body, he lick his lips lustfully, his eyes fixed on her exposed cleavage. Ashara quickly use her hand to cover her cleavage which is so exposed. She looked around to see if there is anyone coming or walking around the place but the place was so quiet, with the guy's built and how quiet that place is, Ashara knows that if something should happen to her there, no one will be able to save her nor will she be able to save herself. So she move back fearfully thinking of running away, she decides to run fast as her legs could carry me, but before she could turn to run, the guy grab her hand which she use in covering her cleavage.

"What are you covering?" He said smiling sheepishly. Ashara look so scared trying to squeeze her hand away from him but he is just too strong.

"Are you not among the alley's girls?" He ask holding her tightly and won't let go.

"No, am not" she instantly told him looking fearful. Looking at his tattooed face, Ashara could see lust written all over his face, he keep lusting after her body.

"Please let me go, I mistakenly walk here" Aahara said knowing there is no other way but to plead with him, but he wouldn't listen. He drag her to himself and decides to carry her forcefully onto his shoulder. 

By then Ashara already knows that he intended to rape her. She start shouting, crying and struggling to break free from him but he did not let go of her until she bites him hard on his shoulder. The guy let go because of the pain from the bites, the moment he let go of her, she took to her heels. But the guy follows after her with full speed, Ashara don't know she could run that fast, but he keeps chasing her. Fortunately for her, a car was coming towards them, the moment she saw the car's flashlight, she run to the front of the car to stop the car. She thought been hit by the car that night is better than been raped. If not that the car's driver was not speeding, Ashara will have been died by now. When the guy sees Ashara run to the front of the car, he stop chasing her. The car's driver quickly hit the break not to hit her, he came down from the car to lash out her, but she fainted immediately.

Ashara woke up the next morning on a huge bed inside a big room. She don't know what happened after she fainted but when she remember she was almost raped yesterday's night, she quickly check herself to see if nothing of such already happens to me. Thankfully, nothing of such happened.

"You are awake" the voice of the driver who almost hit her the previous night sound. Ashara looked towards where the voice came from, to see a guy in his forties dressed like a lady. She blinks because she wasn't expecting her saviour to be a lady in a man's body.

"My name is Thomas" he smiled. His dimples comes out, making his smiles beautiful.

"Go..od morning" Ashara stutters.

"Good morning pretty lady" Thomas smiled again.

"Am so grateful to you for saving my life yesterday" Ashara said to him feeling low.

"Oh! Nevermind, am born to save beauties like you" Thomas smiled again.

"Get ready and come downstairs to eat" he said and leave the room.

Ashara sighed and stand up to take her bath, she later went downstairs to eat as Thomas told her. Since she don't know who her saviour really is nor did she know if his a bad person or good one, she decides to find out. Thomas's place is very huge and beautiful, it makes Ashara remembers the Audrel's house but what is there to remember than their hatred. As she looks around the house, she notice that not only Thomas who lives in the house but the house is just like ladies's hostel. There are many ladies more like club girls which lives in the house. Ashara wonders what work they do. She don't know until she meets with Thomas to thank him again for saving her life.

"Sir" Ashara call to Thomas.

"No, no, you cannot call me sir" Thomas said waving his hand like a lady.

"Call me Thomas" he smile softly. Ashara sighed, she did not feel right to call someone as old as him by name but since that his what he wanted.

"Thomas, I will like to thank you again for saving my life" Aahara said to himself gratefully.

"If there is anything I could do to pay you back am willing to do it" Ashara adds looking really serious.

"Oh! Do not bother" Thomas replied smiling.

"But if you really wants to pay me back there is something you can really do for me" he looked to Ashara face seriously.

"I can do anything" Ashara quickly reply not knowing what Thomas wants her to do.

"Join my girls" he said. Ashara looked at him confused, since she don't know what he meant by joining his girls. He smile when his sees Ashara's confused face.

"We are called 'call girls' " he said smiling. Ashara looked shocked.

"You don't need to look that shocked, that is what brings cool money these days" Thomas adds shaking his head like a lady.

"By call girls, what did you mean by that?" Ashara ask him slowly still confused. Although she thinks she knows what call girls means but she needs to understand Thomas's own definition of call girls. Thomas laughed really hard hearing her question.

"My girls offer girl's services to rich people with their bodies then makes cool money" he said like it's a normal thing. Ashara blinks her eyes seriously dumbfounded at what Thomas said.

"So he want me also to do that?" Ashara rise her eye brows in fear.

"So, just join my girls" he adds looking really serious.

"Thomas" Ashara called him slowly.

"I don't think I can do that" she said gently. The moment those words escape out of Ashara's mouth, Thomas's expression changed, Ashara look at him more confused.

"That means you will not be able to leave here alive" he let out angrily and left Ashara standing. 

There, Ashara knew she has just jumped from frying pan to fire.