Page 19 of Beneath Submission
~Thirteen~
When I was brought to my new prison, it didn’t matter how gorgeous it was. I knew I was doomed and there was no way that Xavier would ever be able to find me. All I wanted was things to be the way they were, and the only way to do that was to be positive and find a way out of this place.
Searching the room, I couldn’t find anything that would help me out of here There were bars on the window making it was impossible to escape through. The door was locked, and I was pretty sure there was a guard standing on the other side keeping watch. Looking in the closet, there were only clothes and shoes inside, which I assumed were for me. I had no intention of wearing any of them even if they were gorgeous. I didn’t want any part of Mr. Sakai or what he had planned for me.
Sitting on the bed, I noticed that there was a phone on the nightstand, I knew that my luck couldn’t have been that good. Taking a chance, with nothing to lose, I picked up the receiver and listened for a dial tone. Taking a shot in the dark, I dialed 911. I was just about ready to yell for help when a man’s voice came over and asked, “What can I get for you, Tessa?”
It was then I knew that the only calls I could make were within the house and my calls for help would never get outside the house. Hanging up the phone without responding, I fell back onto the bed, staring at the painted ceiling. Concentrating on the crystal chandelier above the bed, I could feel my body sink deeper and deeper into the mattress. My eyes became heavy and all I wanted to do was fall asleep. I knew that if I didn’t move, I would be doing just that. Pushing to a sitting position, I got up from the bed and headed to the window.
As I gazed out over the estate, I noticed that there was a young man washing a car just outside a four-stall garage. My eyes were fixated on him. I could tell he took pride in cleaning the expensive car. When he was finished, he drove the car into the garage and turned off the engine. When he got out of the car, he placed the key in a cabinet just inside the garage door. Taking another key from the cabinet, he went to another car and drove it out of the garage, I presumed, to wash it.
It dawned on me that he might be my way out of here. I just needed a way to get to him without being seen. As I continued to watch him, he looked up at me and gave me a smile. He didn’t look like the rest of the staff. He was much younger and for some reason didn’t seem to belong. Taking a better look at him, I noticed that he had straps wrapped around his ankles that, in the beginning, were hidden by his pants. I wouldn’t have noticed them, but when he bent over to pick up the bucket of water, his pants hiked up just enough to reveal the straps. My guess was that he had been a prisoner just like me.
Giving him a friendly wave, he reciprocated by waving back before continuing with his job. Moving from the window, I felt a sense of hope. Maybe he would be my way out.
~*~*~*~
Every day I looked out the window, hoping to see my new friend. I was beginning to think that he may have been taken away when he finally appeared by the garage. He must have known I was at the window because he looked up with no reason other than to see if I was watching him. He gave me a smile and a small wave, and I was glad that he was still around. Waving back at him, I watched him fade into the garage, reappearing with some gardening tools. It was only when he was out of sight that I moved from the window.
I had been in this room for almost a week and there was no word from Mr. Sakai. The only person that I saw was Aiko, and even she never spoke to me. Her only assignment was to deliver my meals and then leave. Several times I had tried to start a conversation, but in the end, I was only talking to myself.
I wondered if the reason I hadn’t seen him was because he was away on business. As soon as the thought crossed my mind the door opened, and he was standing with one of his men behind him. Rising to my feet, I watched as he said something to the man before leaving the room. Mr. Sakai began walking toward me, stopping inches from where I was standing. Placing his hand on my cheek, he said eagerly, “It is time. I have something special planned for you.”
I turned my head, which caused him to belt out a deep laugh. It was almost deafening to my ears. Leaving my side, he walked over to the closet, remaining inside it and out of view, until he appeared with a shimmering blue gown draped across his arms. I kept my eyes on him as he placed it on the bed. He didn’t say another word until he got to the door. “Take a long hot bath. Aiko will be in momentarily to help you get ready.”
“Ready for what?” I demanded.
“That, my sweet girl, is a surprise,” he smirked, leaving me clueless.
I wasn’t about to do as he requested. Sitting back down on the bed, I ran my hand across the dress before picking it up and throwing it at the door. Just as it hit the wood, the door opened, and Aiko was standing on the other side. She picked up the dress, shaking it lightly to straighten it out. Gazing over to me, she said, “It would be better if you did as Mr. Sakai said. He does not like to be disobeyed.”
Carrying the dress over to the bed, she laid it neatly across the top. Bowing her head, she went to the bathroom and the minute I head water run, I knew she had started the bath that Mr. Sakai requested.
I knew that I wouldn’t be winning this fight. I knew what Aiko was capable of and the last thing I needed was to feel her wrath. Walking to the bathroom, I began stripping off my clothes while she poured something with a sweet fragrance into the water. Holding out her hand, she offered to help into the deep tub. Pissed more than anything, I refused her hand and balanced on one leg while swinging the other over the rim of the tub.
I was glad that Aiko didn’t stay to help me with my bath. Instead, she left the room, closing the door behind her. I waited until she was gone and listened for the bedroom door to close, signaling that she was on her way out, only the sound of the door closing never came. Hurrying as quickly as I could, I lathered my skin with the expensive soap. I had taken a shower earlier, so I was basically covering my skin with a new scent. Rising off the soap, I pulled the lever to the plug and got out of the tub. After wrapping my body in a thick towel, I slowly opened the door to find that Aiko had left the room. I thought for sure she was still around since I didn’t hear the door open. I guess the walls were thicker than I thought.
I had a funny feeling that she would be back soon, so I hurried to get the dress on before she came back. I was surprised how good the fabric felt against my skin. When I pulled the zipper up, which was located on the side of the dress, I was amazed at how well the dress fit. Walking over to the standing mirror, I looked at my reflection admiring how amazing I looked. It was much classier than the dress that Mr. Colin had chosen for me when I first arrived. Turning around to check out the back of the dress, I loved the way it cascaded in layers of silk which ended in the middle of my back. It was very elegant, revealing just enough skin to be tasteful.
While I was appreciating the way I looked, I could hear the door open. Aiko was back, and she didn’t look as though she was very happy. As much as I was intimidated by her, I hated seeing her so sad. Walking over to her, I asked her very carefully, “Aiko, what is the matter?”
When she looked up at me, I could tell that she had been crying. I wasn’t sure that she would tell me, but when she began to speak, it didn’t surprise me at all. “It was my fault. I shouldn’t have left you. Mr. Sakai gets very angry when I disobey him.”
“He is an evil man. He is no different than Mr. Colin,” I confessed.
“The man who brought you here?” she inquired.
“Yes,” I responded. “What does Mr. Sakai want with me, Aiko?” I continued hoping she would answer me.
“Most of the girls who come here, like you, are transported once they have been trained. Just like your Mr. Colin, Mr. Sakai will sell his girls to the highest bidder,” she admitted.
“And you, have you been sold?”
“No, I have been with Mr. Sakai for a long time. He would never sell me. I am his.”
“So that is why he wanted me to watch you? So I would see my body would be used in the same manner,” I asked.
“Yes. There will be an auction next week. The girls that are ready will be sold and the ones who don’t put forth the effort to learn will be slaved,” she stated.
I couldn’t believe what she was saying. Either way, if I didn’t get out of here, my fate would be unpleasant. If I couldn’t find a way out, I needed to be prepared for which option would be the lesser of two evils.
