Chapter 1
Through the mask that was glued to my face, I watch the men seated at the VIP lounge stare at me lustfully as I swirl around the dance pole.
This was the only thing they were good at, bastards.
I hate myself for giving them the satisfaction they were getting but am not in control of my life. I'm under the clutches of Simone. The same man who took everything from me years ago.
Ten years ago
I have always doubt the kind of work that my dad does but am too afraid to ask. He's never always at home unless he comes to get something and sometimes someone else comes to get one thing or the other through my mom and i know my mom is also aware of what he does.
I have caught my mom several times stacking up her and my dad save with bundles of dollars and gun,Yes i definitely said gun and i know my parents weren't cops or work with anything that has got to do with them so I know they were up to nothing good.
One particular evening after my evening classes in school, on getting to the front of my house,i notice the cars that were parked outside and there were few men with scary looking faces dressed in black that was safeguarding my house, but from my point of view it looks as If they were trying to prevent anyone from entering the house.
My hands tighten on my bag as I walk up to my porch.
"Hey step back!" One of the men bark.
I took few steps back afraid he might hit me.
"This..i live here."i said trying to take another step forward
"I said step back!"
"This is my house !"i bark back.
The stared at me with wide eyes, shocked at my outburst.
"What are you doing here?"i asked trying be brave enough though my legs were shaking.
"Go somewhere else and chill out then come back in an hour." He said
" No."
"Hey what's happening?" One of the men in black asked
"I think she's Patrick daughter." He said.
"Hey girl your dad is busy,he is in a meeting, so you can go and come back later."
"The meeting doesn't stop the owner from entering their home,does it?"
"Get lost !" He said.
"I'm gonna call the cops." I stated as I brought out my phone and before I could dial any number, he snatched my phone as he slapped me hard across the face.
"Fucking get lost!" He shouted and I ran away.
Something was definitely wrong. My parents are in danger and there was no body i could run to for help because we lived at the outskirts of the city.There were barely houses around.
Few mintues of loitering around our block I decided to go back to the house to see what was going on.
On arriving at my house,the men were still stationed at our door. I took a deep breath as I approached them once again.
“I thought i asked you to go back!”The man who raised his hands to me earlier said.
“I called the cops.”I blurted out knowing fully well that it was a lie.
“With what? Remember i seized your phone.”he said
Busted.”look let me inside,i will just go straight to my room.”i pleaded
“Don’t make me raise my hand to you again.” He said and just when i wanted to speak i heard gun shot coming from my house.
My eyes grew wide and I didn’t knowwhen or how i manage to run pass them and dash into my house and there i saw the most horrifying sight of my life.
She was lying almost lifeless on the floor with blood flowing from her stomach. My dad was beside her as he tries to press on her stomach to stop the excess bleeding.
“Mummy!” I shouted drawing the attention of both my parents and the men in the room.
Not caring less of any thing,i dropped my bag as i rushed to the aid of my mother.
“Charlotte what are you doing here? You need to leave right this instant.”my dad said
“I’m not leaving!”i cried out.”what have you done to my mother!”i shouted at the man who was still pointing his gun at my parents.
“The whole family is complete now.” The man said
“Charlotte run away!” My dad shouted as he pushed me away.
“Baby…please go.”my mom said as she began to cough out blood.
“Stop talking .”my dad said adding more pressure to the wound.
“Now lets get back to business,shall we?”The man said.
“I don’t know who told you anything but I’m innocent. The person who told you is trying to frame me.”My dad said
“How did forty billion dollars got missing, patrick!”
“Simone I don’t know!”
“I have an idea.”He said as his sharp gaze rested upon me.”boys grab her.”He said.
“Charlotte run!”my dad said and before i could make a run for the door, two men grab me pushing me into the wall.
I cried and scream as i try to escape from their tight grip but i was no match for them.
“Let’s do this game shall we?”
“I swear simone I didn’t steal from you,please let go of my daughter i beg of you.”
“Simone…my..my husband is innocent.”my mom said while groaning in pain.”He is your friend how can he steal from you?”
From my side eye i saw him raised his gun again at my parents but this time around he was pointing at my dad.
“No no no….please don’t.”i cried out.
“Goodbye patrick.”He said as he shot my dad right straight into his forehead.
I screamed as my father body hit the ground his lifeless eyes staring at me.
Another gun was fired again at my mom and she died.
I screamed as I gathered all my strength and pulled away from the men that was holding me down and then rushed to my parents corpse.
“Oh no no…daddy! Mummy!” I cried as i try to wake them up.
“Boss what should we do with her?” I heard one say.
“Bring her along.”simone said as he walked out of the house.
Before i knew it, i was forcefully dragged out of the house,away from my parents.
“Let me go!”I screamed and cried as i hit and slap him.
“Behave.”he said as he opened the car and pushed me inside as he sat beside me.
“Let me go you murderer!”I shouted.
“Silent her.”I heard one said.
He brought out his gun and before i could register his next movement,he hit me hard on my temple knocking the life out me.
