Chapter 65
Edna
A knock jolted me out of my sleep.
A groan slipped out of my mouth as I stretched.
Yesterday was tedious. The moment I ate my dinner and washed up, I went back to the embrace of my bed.
The comfort of my bed was like no other.
Another knock sounded.
I had to get up.
I rose to my feet and trudged to the door.
I opened the door slowly.
Madam Tayo and some guards were behind door. Those disturbing knocks came from them.
My brain didn't really get why she was here at first.
Then, everything dawned on me.
The cursed auction of my first time was going to happen today.
The guards behind Madam Tayo weren't smiling. There was no way I could avoid following her instructions.
"It is your big day." Madam Tayo said in excitement, "A few guards are going to follow you to the bathhouse. Wash up and come back. I brought your outfit for the day with me." Her words didn't leave any chance for an argument.
Right now, I didn't have a concrete plan to follow. I had to go with the flow for now.
I walked out of my room.
The guards with Madam Tayo divided themselves into two.
I started my trek to the bathhouse.
The larger group of guards followed me closely.
I rolled my eyes.
I didn't see any special decorations on my way to the bathhouse.
The auction wasn't as special as I thought it would be.
I got to the bathhouse in record time. The heated stares from the guards that escorted me to this place prompted me to increase my pace.
I chose a cubicle at random and did my business.
Within minutes, I was out.
A towel was wrapped around me.
I went back to my room with the guards in tow.
Madam Tayo was sitting on my bed. She observed my room carefully. She didn't even make any effort to hide her invasive eyes.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.
"Your room is too simple. You didn't personalize it at all." She commented.
"There's no need to go through all that stress." I replied.
"You are going to stay here for a long time. It would do you tremendous good if you stay in a place that is tailored to your liking. Your mental health would thank you." Madam Tayo advised. I didn't reply.
I wasn't ready to launch myself into another back and forth with Madam Tayo.
"Anyways, before I hand the clothes to you, I have a question to ask. Do you have any talent? Okay, let me rephrase it in layman terms. Do you have any hobbies, Edna?" Madam Tayo asked. That will be a question I was not going to answer truthfully. Still, I wanted to know why she asked.
"I don't have any hobbies and I am talentless. Why are you asking?" I responded.
"As a brothel lady that is about to auction her first time, you have to make sure there are skills you can present. The skills and talents you present would determine the price your first time would be sold for. You don't want to end up in the end of a raggedy and poor patron, would you? This is not the time to lie or be stubborn. I am just trying to make your first time easy." Madam Tayo said.
"The only way you can make my first time easy is by letting me go. I don't know how many times I have to say this to you. Besides, don't you think you are saying all these to the wrong person? My words are the truth. I don't have anything to present." I chuckled.
"I can work with that. Since you don't have anything to present to the customers, we have to present you in a glittering package to make up for it." Madam Tayo shrugged.
I rolled my eyes.
Oh boy.
Nothing I did ruffled Madam Tayo's feathers.
She didn't care about my snarky responses and rebellion.
"Since that is out of the way, let's address other concerns. These are the clothes you should change into." She stretched her and out to me.
The folded clothes in her hands were a bright red color.
Without looking at the clothes properly, I knew it was going to be another revealing outfit.
I grabbed the clothes and stared at Madam Tayo pointedly.
"What?" She raised a brow.
"I want to change into these clothes." I replied.
"Then, do so." Madam Tayo shrugged, "I don't know why you are being pretentious. The most cheapest thing here is your nakedness. It might be expensive to sleep with you but, seeing your body is cheap. Besides, I have seen all the things you have to offer. There is no need to hide."
Madam Tayo's words were biting but some parts of those words were the truth.
She had already seen my body.
Still, I wasn't willing to let the guards around us join the list of people that have seen me in my birthday suit.
I walked over to the door and closed it.
I looked at the woman on my bed, "How did you know I was a virgin?"
Madam Tayo smiled mischievously, "I have my ways. If I can't notice who have not slept with a man in her life, I have to resign and handover my position as a brothel owner.
Her eyes twinkled.
I ignored Madam Tayo's mocking eyes.
My hands moved deftly.
Within minutes, I was in my outfit.
The clothes exposed more skin than I thought.
Madam Tayo rose to her feet when she saw I was done with dressing up.
She clapped her hands in appreciation as her eyes scanned me from head to toe.
"You are going to be the star of this auction. I knew you had tremendous potential. It is time to put that to good use." She smiled.
A tiny scoff slipped from my lips.
If Madam Tayo it, she didn't show it.
"Let's go. The customers should be arriving at the chosen venue by this time." Madam Tayo said.
She walked to the door before swinging it open.
Her long legs covered great distances.
As she moved farther away, most of the guards followed her.
Some of the guards were still standing in their positions though. Their eyes were on me. I have no choice but to follow Madam Tayo.
My uncertain future laid before me but, I have no concrete way out.