Page 26 of Beneath Submission
~Eighteen~
The day had finally come and there was still no sight of Mr. Sakai. I did finally get my wish, which allowed me to have some time outside of the house. Even though I was accompanied by one of Mr. Sakai’s men, at least I was able to breath some fresh air. I wasn’t sure what had caused the change of heart, I was just glad to be out of that room.
As I walked around the ground, I was especially observant of the security. Even though I loved the outdoors, that wasn’t the only reason that I wanted out of the house. I wanted to get a better look at the grounds so I would have an idea of what I was up against when I escaped. I wasn’t giving up hope even though I only had a few hours before the auction.
My venture was cut short when Mr. Sakai’s man received a call. As we headed back to the house, I could see that there was a line of expensive cars parked in front of the mansion along the circular drive. I was pretty sure that some of the men that were going to take part in the auction had already arrived. Surely Mr. Sakai would have let me know that the auction was moved up.
Taking hold of my arm, Mr. Sakai’s man led me to the side of the mansion where the garage was. It didn’t make sense that he would do this unless he wanted to make sure that I wasn’t seen. Moving toward the garage, I knew that he was going to take me to the entrance leading inside from the garage. When he took me past the row of cars and up the stairs, I could tell that he was anxious in getting me back to my room as quickly as possible.
I was in my room within a matter of minutes. Waiting for me inside was another woman, who I assumed was part of Mr. Sakai’s staff by the way she was dressed. She was quite a bit older than me, but just like Aiko, she was Asian. Bowing before me, she said in a timid voice, “Mr. Sakai has requested that I help you get ready for the event.”
I was about to tell her that I didn’t need any help, but the more I thought about it, she might be able to give me more information about the estate. Nodding my head, I walked over to her and asked, “What is your name?”
When she didn’t answer me, I knew that she was only there to assist me and nothing more. We stood in silence for a few seconds before she said, “Your bath is ready, I will wait here until you are finished.”
I guessed that was my cue to go to the bathroom. Moving away from her, I walked toward the bathroom. As I passed the bed, I could see that she had found the dress that I had stuffed in the closet. It looked just as good as it did the day that it was bought. Shaking my head in disgust, I entered the bathroom, making sure to close the door behind me.
Taking off my clothes, I got in the tub. The water was only warm which meant that I wasn’t going to be spending a lot of time in it. There was a different scent coming from the water. Breathing in, the scent of vanilla and jasmine filled my senses.
Before I even got started, there was a knock at the door. It could only have been the servant, so I responded, “Come in.”
When the door opened, I was sadly mistaken, Mr. Sakai was standing in the doorway. Unfortunately for me, I had nothing within reach to cover my naked body. Crossing my hands over my breasts, I asked, angered by his presence, “What do you want?”
“My, my, Tessa. Is that any way to address the man that holds your future in his hands?” he responded shrewdly.
Thinking that this man was unbelievable, I directed by eyes toward the robe that was hanging on the door and asked, “Can I please have my robe?”
“See… I knew that you could play nice,” he answered, taking the robe from the hook and holding it open for me.
Pushing from the tub, I carefully climbed out and turned so that my back was against him. Placing my arms through the sleeves, I grabbed the two sides and quickly wrapped it around me. Mr. Sakai lifted my hair from underneath the robe and held it off my body while he placed a kiss on my neck. Taking a deep breath, he continued kissing me. “You smell good enough to eat, Tessa,” he declared as he pulled the robe from my shoulder and replaced it with even more kisses.
Wanting nothing more than to get away from him, I shrugged my shoulder and pulled the robe back into place as I stated rudely, “I need to get ready. I know how much you hate it when I am late.”
The small room was filled with his laughter. I didn’t find any humor in what I said. When he left the bathroom, I couldn’t have been happier. Making sure the door was closed, I turned to look at myself knowing that I needed to get a hold of myself. There was no way in hell that I would let this man get to me.
Taking a few deep breaths, I was finally able to leave the bathroom. Slowly opening the door, Mr. Sakai’s servant was patiently waiting for me, as she had stated, and in the same place I had left her in. Thankfully, Mr. Sakai had already left the room and I couldn’t have been happier.
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I had to admit that I looked a lot better than I felt. The dress that was chosen for me looked amazing. I didn’t know why it would matter, because soon it would be coming off anyway. After Mr. Sakai’s servant left, all I could do was wait patiently for someone to come and get me. As I sat on the bed, I became very anxious knowing what was going to happen to me. I had run out of time and there was nothing that I could do to escape the auction.
When the door opened, I practically jumped from the bed. Looking at Mr. Sakai’s man, I knew all the tears in the world wouldn’t have helped in convincing him not to take me. Stopping in front of me, he held out his hand and said, “It’s time to go.”
Standing to my feet, I refused his hand and began walking to the bedroom door. This time, I knew exactly where to go. The theatre room would be the last room I would see before I was taken away. Since this was an auction, I knew that the highest bidder would be my new owner and no matter how high or low the bid was, Mr. Sakai would have to accept it.
The hallway leading to the elevator was much shorter than I remembered, at least my nerves were telling me it was. I prayed over and over that the elevator would have stopped working, but it was never answered. The door was already open when got there, which didn’t delay my journey. When the door slid closed behind us, already I could feel my chest begin to tighten. I thought for sure that I would collapse to the floor, but then the door opened, and we were a few feet away from the theatre doors.
I was trying hard to take slow, even steps just to prolong the inevitable, but unfortunately, Mr. Sakai’s man was more anxious than I was and rushed me along by placing his hand on my lower back. When he reached for the door handle, it was like everything was moving in slow motion. I could only focus on the turning of the handle until the he ushered me inside the large room.
As I looked around, two rows of the theatre seating were already occupied by the bidders. Soon one of them would be my new owner. I couldn’t see what they looked like as we headed to another door above where they were seated. I could see the back of their heads, which was an indication of how old they might have been. I could also tell by the broadness of their shoulders whether they were well built or if they needed to cut out some of calories they consumed daily.
Heading through a small corridor that was only lit by floor lights, I could tell that the floor had a downward slope. When we reached the end of the corridor, there was a set of steps, that if I had to guess, led to the stage. Carefully taking each step, I slightly held up my dress to make sure that I didn’t trip over the hem. As we came closer to the top of the steps, I could see several women standing in a line at the top. They were all wearing gorgeous dresses, just like me. Seeing all those women made me wonder where they were being kept in the mansion and why I hadn’t seen any of them since I’d been here.
Taking my place at the end of the line, I heard Mr. Sakai’s voice come over loud and clear, “Gentleman, I am so happy to have you here as my guests at this wonderful event. There are only a few rules for the auction that must be adhered to. The first rule is that there will be a minimum bid of one million dollars for each of the girls. The highest bidder will be allowed to spend fifteen minutes with the girl he has bid on. In the event she displeases him, she will be made available to the remaining bidders for an additional million. Bid wisely. Any remaining girls will be used in a different capacity.”
I just about choked when I heard the rules of the auction, especially the part about what would happen to us in the event none of the men wanted us. As much as I hated being sold, it was much better than the other option of being used as a slave.
When Mr. Sakai announced, “Let the auction begin,” we were all instructed to make our way onto the stage.
