Bidding for love

y, I agreed to Mr Maguire's sick plan of auctioning me off to the highest bidder But I made it clear that a date is all the highest bidder is getting. I don't care about the consequences, just

edly, trying to somehow dry

ruined my outfit, my mood and possibly, my day. Like I'm n

cy. I'm concerned with the fact that my outfit has been completely ruined and I've got a job interview this morning. I c

e car is, strands of my golden blonde hair falling to my face. I make my way to the front of the car, eagerly awaiting the drive

air styled perfectly, and his chiselled features radiate an aura of power. He glances at me, his eyes piercing but expres

mfortable. I inhale a deep breath, staring in their direction and then I remember I h

ys to me in a monotonous voice, concludi

at it's a no. I was tardy and I

start preparing for tonight. I put on a red skimpy halter neck dress Mr Maguire lent to me for the event, ac

the rest goes to him. I can't c

bastards, forced to put on a smile and pose li

g beauty on a date. Who will it be? Let's begin! Going for

too high for a

d dollars ,"

sand ," anot

nd ," I hear a

and !" Anoth

thous

ere, drinking and calling amounts I've never seen in my life. I'm still wondering what's it with rich peopl

my eyes land on him. He's the same man from earli

partly agape and his exp

I meant to say," he deadpans and

is th

resounds in my ear f

rying to win a bid. Rich people will always remain a big mystery to me. No matter how hard I t

look that he doesn't seem to get tired of. Our eyes are still locked, his looks are burning holes through me. My legs threatened to fail me and I got self-conscious, my heart was racing fast, you need to get a hold of yourself Sarah, I whispered to myself All I wanted to do was walk

red and fifty thousand dollars , anyone? No one?" Mr Magu

easy money he's about to make. I've been mulling over how he managed to organize this and get these m

n the heart of Cole Spring City where I've lived all my life. He's a loan shark too, a heavy one. He used to

ggle to make ends meet. So when he'd proposed this idea of an auction, I thought it was crazy. I still do but if it can somehow lessen the burden on me, I'll

pulling me out of my deep thoughts, happiness blaring in his

t, my soon-to-be date. Our eyes meet yet again and I realize he's been staring at me, his icy glare

lars !" A voice yells and everyone

r and a five o'clock shadow that graces his chin, giving him a bold look. He's good-looking but not as good-looking as Mr Grim, I don't know his nam

d pleased with himself. I guess we have ourselves the highest bidder tonight, or not. We all turn to l

face the man who'd dared to bid higher than him and I observe as the two of them share a deadly glare. They

he second dude counters, his smirk slowly fadi

nds in a chilled manner. Everything about him i

er dude strikes again and now, his smirk has comple

sed in the drama playing out before them and awestruck by their ridiculous display of wealth. We k

s and adjusts his tie, shooting his opponent a l

ling this isn't about the auction anymore. There's bad blood between the

n what I presume to be frustration

shut this guy up for good but nothing. He just sits there, utterly speechless. I don't ha

fty thousand dollars ?" Mr Maguire quizzes and on getting no response, Mr