True Love
Chapter 5

She had to leave for work early and without being able to sleep at all, she knew she would have a hard time keeping up in the cafeteria, she sighed deeply. Suddenly someone moved the silver doorknob on her door, it put her on alert and immediately Eve woke up.

-Quiet, with that chair blocking the door, they won’t be able to open it.

-But what if they come in?

-We’ll have to jump out the window.

They were shaking the door more and more, they definitely wanted to get in, would it be Daren? He heard a thick, loud voice behind it.

-What the hell are you doing here?

-Mr. Daren, I’m looking for the bathroom.

-You drunken wretch, the bathroom is downstairs. If I see you near this door again I’ll cut your hands off.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

-I know you’re awake Shery, no one will enter this room unless it’s me.

She was scared of that man, he was hell bent on having them all to himself, but he was wrong if he thought he could get away with it. She didn’t answer.

-Well, I’m going to go have fun, if you want to go downstairs I’ll be waiting for you, your father is drowned in alcohol so he won’t even know about it.

As always her dad was useless, he was not to be counted on in those moments.

-Shery, that man is crazy.

-At least no one will enter the room.

-But if Daren wants to do it, he will.

-He would have done it already, I don’t know why, but he’s up to something.

-Of course, when I reach a safe age.

-That’s a long way off, Eve.

-She must have some dirty deal with daddy I’m sure.

-I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep anymore. -I don’t think so.

-Please try, I’ll do the same. Said the youngest.

Now that she knew that no one would come in, except Daren’s bastard, she could try to get some sleep, and she needed it.

The next morning the house smelled terrible and looked worse than all the previous times. For heaven’s sake! What had they done, so many things broken that he didn’t know if it was worth cleaning or destroying the house.

-I don’t think we can clean everything in two hours.

-We must do it, I need to go to work.

They began to pick up with black bags in their hands everything they needed that was useless, such as glasses, plates, bottles, cigarette butts and condoms. They cleaned up as best they could, got ready and left the house. Eve would spend the day in a library while she worked.

When evening came, they were surprised because her father’s friends had arrived early, and they had a whole party set up. It had been so hard for them to clean that house, she was thankful that Sundays were the only days they didn’t have parties.

-We’ll get in quickly, it’s okay. Shery said.

And so they did, but they weren’t as fast as they had hoped. Daren just happened to be sitting at the bottom of the stairs with a brunette who was being groped. Both sisters stood in the door frame not knowing what to do, the stairs were the only way up to their room.

-What a pleasant surprise, my wives have arrived home.

-If you’ll excuse us, we’d like to go to bed.

-So soon? He said, dismissing the woman next to him, without first making her look at him from head to toe in a contemptuous manner.

-We’re tired and you’re busy.

-Why don’t you let your sister go upstairs and you and I can talk for a while, I have some business to discuss with you.

Eve grabbed her arm, she could hear her heart beating fast. No way would she talk to that guy alone, he was insane and his smile gave her the creeps.

-We have nothing to talk about, the one you should talk to is my dad.

-What I’m going to tell you is of great interest to you, I think you’d better hear it.

-I’m not…

-We’ll talk, damn it, so tell your precious sister to go upstairs.

He got up from the stairs, that night he was wearing a jacket and dress pants of the same set.

-Eve go upstairs and close the door I promise I’ll be up in a few minutes.

-No Shery I can’t leave you alone, you told me we shouldn’t be separated.

-I told you not to question my decisions, go upstairs, I’ll catch up with you.

She went up the stairs with tears in her eyes, then she looked at Daren who looked at her with pleasure for obeying him, she had a feeling that nothing good was going to come out of that talk. She was scared, she didn’t know what to expect, but if she didn’t accept, that man could get furious and abuse both of them just like that.

And with that size he had, she didn’t doubt it. He led her to a room that had previously functioned as an office, but the truth was that there wasn’t that much furniture since her father had sold it all. All that was left was a small, heavily stained brown sofa, which was currently occupied by a drunken couple.

-You two get out of here.

-Yes, boss.

-All right, you can sit down, sweetie.

-I prefer to stand. I look at the sofa with disgust, they always cleaned everything before they could use it. But that piece of furniture was never used again.

-Does it disgust you? He laughs.

-It does, actually.

-All right, then, let’s talk standing up. There’s something your father hasn’t told you, we had a little business together, something silly in fact, but in the end he ruined it.

He didn’t like it, his father owed money to that man, he didn’t even want to imagine what he wanted in return.

-The fact is… he owed me some money, my dear Shery, and he had to pay me back.

She took two steps back, she knew it, her bastard of a father had paid him the debt with his daughters, what a miserable man.

-Don’t run away princess. He paid me with this house, so you see I am the new owner. He said taking two steps towards her.

-What did he do what? He asked covering his mouth with his hands.

-Don’t worry, I’m not going to throw you out on the street, much less your sister. As you can imagine, you will be my wives.

-We are not your property!

-Of course you are, and you’d better not try to run away from me, because I’ll replace you.

They were not going to be able to extend their stay in that house any longer, they had to leave now. And continuing to live in Seattle was no longer an option. They had to abandon everything, or else they would be Daren’s slaves forever.

He came so close to her that he cornered her against the wall, her whole body trembled with fear but she couldn’t show that she was afraid. He put his hands around her waist and then he put them in the hollow of her neck, inhaling her scent.