ia's
p.
yes fluttered open slowly, it landed on the ceiling and it took a while of glancing ar
far away an
ing filled my head and I felt a sharp pain twist m
of his children. I had given him all my money, trusting him when he mentioned his mother was dying. I believed it when I saw a video of her critically sick in the hospital. That money w
Ray do t
an to roll down my cheeks, my th
stran
hat time must mean something, it must have been Ray that sent hi
hreatened him into selling me off but he couldn't do it and came back t
e could change in a twinkling of an eye and do that to me, I came up with all sorts of excuses in my
ice said beside me, start
my eyes lande
ere?" I asked immediately but she s
have to worry though, he has sorted everything out
abou
use
boyfriend, he has
ught you here Miss. No one else." She replied, sh
before she left to get the doctor. There w
lier then he should at least try to check up on me to
hat if it is true that Ra
an and how was his
t might be the only one that can tell me wha
ck," I exclaimed as the thought of him cr
he other end, "Sophia I was so worried that I al
ity to make me smile regardless of whatever was
rting it out already. At the hospital closest to the city park." I said to him,
mouth to assure him that I was fine, I noticed something move in fr
wly ended the call and let the ph
rp green eyes were captivating so I couldn't look away when he held my gaze. His muscles fle
this dark, strange aura around him that creeped me out. A
d up a little and I noticed th
been staring at him and salivating for way too long. I forced
believe what those guys said about him and I don't believe Ray would
ore he pushed himself away from the
riend. Whatever the men told you about him is the truth. The man you have known all your life is someone I bet you don't wanna know about. Being with him for three
was promised. It's been over a month and he has failed t
wall until he grabbed my chin and turned m
so I don't care if he pays up or not." He added w
that I could barely breathe or think straight. His heavy, mus
ut? What collateral
I don't have time to waste. I am someone you don't want to cross pat
ut." I protested, not sure if this was the
eral? You don't remember signing the papers and you don't r
asked, exasperatedly an
ay
inside of me and the entire world around me faded away, leavin
ay's co
t pay up. I have your signature and thumb prints on the papers just in case you try to wriggle you
hing but it was obvious that I was freaking nervous
s saying made
ral. Ray never even mentioned he was taking out any loan, he wan
agree to be a collateral to a loan I don't know about? It makes
very moment. He pulled it open and turned it towards me, a gasp slipped from me when I saw my signature r
even on it and it
t document? My heart began to race as I grabbed
hese papers before but where? I racked my memories
papers he had said was for a contract he got which he used me as one
g him fund the contract and I agreed to meet and talk with him because Ray mad
nt as far as talking on phone with someone I thought was the man I met
uspicious of anything since I had met with him and saw the contrac
cuments I signed. It happened two months aft
. Ray had done the worst to me, from taking all my money to signing me away to a s
me as a collateral for something I was tricked into by a man I dated for three y
the stranger as tears rolled down my cheeks. "I..I didn't know it was a loan." I struggled to speak but
borrowed or get ready to become one of my properties. Either way, I get my mo
to get the money but it was better than be
t give me a few weeks and t
ied sharply before he turne
ath while thinking at the same time of a way to come up with
so helpless that all I could
and the sight of him made the tears
s I goi
s he? He doesn't seem like he is a gentleman
thanked him and he is gone," I said trying to wipe
ng the country. Father was aware I borrowed all my money from Ray and
e stranger would do to
he was going to pay it back but now that things had changed, I m
ake your exhibition a success." He sai
d? I know you don't have any money an
power to fulfill your long awaited dream." H
money I will make from my upcoming exhibit
tter be o