Kayla’s POV Swiping the sweat off my forehead with the back of my hand, I scrubbed the huge kitchen ware and then rinsed it under water. I drained the excess water from the tumbler and kept it aside before reaching for the next dirty utensil, which happened to be a frying pan. “Hey you, Blondy” a male voice snapped. I trembled, despite knowing that I did nothing wrong. A man I’ve never seen before came up to my side and leaned in to inspect the way I have cleaned. “Work your hands faster” he ordered. “Y-yes master” I replied meekly, just the way Nyra had taught me. He shot me a disgruntled look and walked away, finally allowing me to draw a normal breath. It has been more than ten days and yet nobody came searching for me. At times I imagined that my father would find a way to bail me out by assembling the money he owed Bradford. But as days progressed with me receiving no news regarding him, I’ve lost hope. I have tried to be strong in ways I could because the last thing I wa
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