My Father's Friend
My Father’s Friend – Chapter 16

-Serena,” Casey murmured crestfallen.

-Listen…” It was a little hard to talk to her when she didn’t know his name. “Don’t worry, maybe your family will replace you long before he comes. Please don’t lose hope. You must keep…

-No, there is no hope in this place. This is hell itself.

Casey came down from the dais with despondency and perturbation on her face, Serena could understand her perfectly. It wasn’t easy to accept that very soon a complete stranger would possibly buy you to do who knows what with you. For the moment she would leave her alone for a while, she needed some time and space to process what was about to happen.

[…]

She didn’t believe it, it was still hard for her to admit that she would be bought by a horrible man. She couldn’t accept that her life would end like that, sold to a stranger. She needed to regain her memory, to know about her life, it was unfair that everything ended without her knowing anything about her family. Well, if she had any.

The only thing left for her to do was to survive what awaited her in a few days. If no one rescued her before then, she would have to face her terrible fate. Casey went back to her room, she needed a moment away from the girls. She couldn’t stand that all eyes were on her, each of them relieved that they wouldn’t be bought by this strange guy. They had been saved that month, and it was all thanks to her.

As soon as she spotted her bed she collapsed into it without much encouragement, her brain was asking her so many questions, and she hated not having answers to any of them. And most frustrating of all, he didn’t even know his own name.

-F**k, this is f*****g torture. I just want to get the f**k out of this hell,” he mumbles a little loudly.

[…]

Serena finished her routine to give her turn to one of the other girls, as soon as she got off the stage she followed the path the new girl had taken. She had given her enough time to calm down, and though it was too little for all she had to process it was time to continue to bring her up to speed. If Otto found out she was slacking off in her room, she was sure he would beat the crap out of her.

-Give it up Serena, you can’t do anything for that girl. She’s doomed, you know what happens to new girls, and it’s been a long time since a virgin has been here. He won’t hesitate to buy her,” Erika shouted from the bar.

-I think she has a much better chance of getting out of here than we do.

-The meeting with that woman is affecting your brain, no one has a chance in this place. We both know that.

-I think otherwise, Erika,” the brunette looks over her shoulder and then walks away.

The blonde stands with her arms crossed, she couldn’t stand the fact that the new girl had so many privileges and by the way that stupid Serena thought she could just walk out of the bar like that.

-She’s lost her mind, poor thing,” the blonde mocks with the other girls.

[…]

Otto reviewed the month’s income, noticing that there was a big deficit of money coming in and that wasn’t good for his pocket, while on the flat screen of his office the news started. He looked up to look at the screen when suddenly his eyes widened enormously.

-Damn it, it’s the woman they brought me,” he takes the control to raise the volume a little more.

They were saying that the young daughter of businessman Rafael Monroe had been kidnapped, that the authorities were looking for her. Old man Monroe was willing to pay whatever it took to get his daughter Casey back safe and sound.

-Casey Monroe,” Otto smiles broadly. So, your name is Casey and you’re the heir to old Raphael. But look what interesting news, daddy’s little girl is missing and ended up falling into my hands,” he laughs out loud.

It was tempting to return the little red-haired girl to her distressed father, but on reflection, that would be a counterproductive decision. He could ask for whatever amount he wanted, but it was likely to get him into a lot of trouble when it came time to ask for the money. The best option was for him not to hand her over, he should put her to work at the bar, it would probably generate a lot more money than he expected.

-I’m so sorry little Casey, but I’m afraid you’re not going back to your adoring daddy. You’ll have to stay in this place, until I damn well please.

Suddenly Otto wondered something rather curious and even a little disturbing. Why was she kidnapped, why her, she was an important and very wealthy girl, there was no doubt about that. But there must be a reason why she was chosen. He leaned his body against the back of the chair, it wasn’t for ransom. He was one hundred percent sure it wasn’t that factor, it was something else.

-Well, whatever it is, I don’t care. The important thing right now is that the girl gives me a lot of money,” he decided to play down the importance of the matter, after all, the girl was already in his domain and she wouldn’t leave without his permission.

The man decides to stand up, to leave his office. Crossing a long, semi-dark corridor, he reached the end, a little brighter. This one was facing the curtains that connected with the bar, when he opened them, he looked around for the new woman, but he couldn’t see her anywhere, which pissed him off.

-Where the hell is the new girl? -He shouted at the top of his lungs for the girls to hear.

-She’s gone to cry in her room,” Erika answers, mischievously.

-F*****g bitch. -Draw the curtains.

Furious, he walked towards Casey’s room, apparently she was going to spend the whole time crying. Instead of learning dances, the stupid bitch was crying in her bedroom. Otto was ranting profanities all the way until he stumbled into the new girl’s room, which he opened with a crash.

-What the f**k are you doing in here? -He snorted angrily. Both Serena and Casey stood up as they witnessed Otto’s anger. Hasn’t it become clear to you that you need to learn how to shake that a*s for the show.

-Otto, she…” Serena tries to intercede for her partner, but in return gets a slap from her boss.

-Nooo,” Casey shouted, stepping between her friend and the miserable man before her. Don’t hit her anymore, please.

-Please? -Otto laughs out loud. Your delicacy amazes me, I can see where you come from you’ve been taught good manners.

At that serena looks up, that comment wasn’t just any random argument. That damned Otto knew who that girl was, that’s why he was mocking her to her face.

-Forget it, it’s alright,” Serena touched her partner’s shoulder to calm her down and to stop her from doing something stupid, so far she had been spared from blows, and that was a good thing.

-You see, these girls are used to this. So are you, and if you don’t, then…” Otto grabbed Casey’s neck gently, just to avoid leaving bruises. The first thing you’ll see will be my fist in your face, can you understand that?

The redhead has no choice but to nod, she didn’t want to be beaten to death. And she didn’t want Serena to be beaten because of her, the girl couldn’t be making excuses for her all the time.

-Good girl,” He lets go of her collar, “Now, get your pretty a*s on stage and learn the damn choreography, I’ll give you a few days to learn.

-Yes.” She bows her head.

-Serena, I want you to make sure he learns it right. I don’t want her to make a fool of herself her first time. And also teach him some of your little f*****g tricks. I want her to f**k as good as you do.

The brunette nods as her teeth gnash with impotence, Otto was a pig in bed. So disgusting and vile, she was sick to her stomach remembering the times she had to endure him in bed. Both girls watch as the man turns to leave, leading them to breathe a sigh of relief. But then he stops in mid-stride, which makes them alert. They looked like they were riding a roller coaster.

-From now on your name is Casey.

He blurts out the name so suddenly that the pronunciation of it made the redhead gasp. That name! Why did it sound so familiar? Was it her real name? Casey was left in schock after hearing what she would be called from now on.