At the start of the story I said there were two acts of violence against a woman. This is the second one and it is detailed. It describes a naive young Cindy's descent into her profession by her mean pimp. If you don't like this, please don't read it and wait for the next chapter. The worst part is about 3/4 the way through the story and follows a line of pound signs like this:
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So if it bothers you please do not read it and pick up the story in the next chapter which will be released shortly, or at least skip the part after the line of pound signs where the worst part happens.
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21 years ago......
"Hi Amber you're looking good today."
"Hi Cindy." Amber looked up from her textbook she was perusing while sitting at her desk, waiting for the Teacher's Assistant to arrive. "Oh my god, you look like shit girl! What's wrong?"
"Do I look that bad?"
"Yeah! Now tell me what is going on?"
"It's my dad, he's sick again, his cancer returned. There is an operation for it that they do in Europe, but Medicaid insurance doesn't cover it in America. It costs $140,000 and we don't have the money."
Amber looked sad for her classmate and friend.
"Say, Amber, you're rich. New sports car, designer clothes, all those trips you go on that you tell me about. Your family is rich, right? Any chance of a loan? Hey, I'm desperate."
"Rich?" She snorted thinking Cindy's description was absurd. "No, not me. I don't have a rich family. I have Dwayne. Only Dwayne."
"What do you mean?"
"Dwayne calls himself a facilitator. He facilitates meetings. Meetings with a man searching for entertainment and company, and a girl willing to provide it. For a fee, of course."
Cindy's eyes grew wide. In one second, her awareness went from zero to understanding Amber was telling her she was a prostitute. She found it difficult to talk.
"Yeah, don't sweat it, Cindy. I've been doing this for nearly two years now. I meet five or six guys a week, usually for a couple of hours. I make between three and five grand a week, sometimes more. And once in a while, I'm taken to some vacation spot in a sunny place for a few days. I just service my client and I'm treated like a queen, being waited on hand and foot."
"Wow! How long would I have to do that to make $140 grand?"
Amber looked long and hard at her friend. She knew if Dwayne was to get his hooks into Cindy, it would be worth thousands to her as a finder's fee. Dwayne paid any of his girls a big bonus when they brought another girl into the fold.
"I don't know, but I can set up a meeting with Dwayne. You need to ask
him. "
With Cindy's nod, Amber knew what she was dooming her classmate to do. She wrote Dwayne's number down on a piece of paper and gave it to Cindy.
Later that evening when she got home, Cindy called Dwayne. Amber had already clued her pimp in about Cindy so she would get paid her bonus and he would be more manipulative with her.
"Hey girl, yes Amber already told me about your bad luck. I think I can help you if you have an open mind. Can you meet me at the Thai restaurant in U Village tomorrow at 1?"
Cindy smiled. That was easy! 'Amber must have put in a good word for me', she thought. "Sure, Dwayne, I can! Thanks!"
'She's more naive than even Amber thought, I can make some money with this one', he sneered to himself.
The next day, both of them arrived a couple of minutes early and recognized each other. He looked at her up and down and literally licked his lips in anticipation. "
Fuck
she's
hot
and I can make a lot of money with this bitch", he thought to himself. They got in line, ordered their food that he paid for, and grabbed a small table to the side of the dining area that had some minimal privacy.
"So tell me how much you need, Cindy." Dwayne started eating his food while Cindy couldn't shut up thanking him for the meeting. Finally, she thought, someone who could help her!
"My dad has cancer and there is a procedure they use in Europe, but Medicaid won't pay for it here. It costs $140,000 and I need the money in less than a week or the limited spot will be taken by someone else."
"I have the money to lend, but do you realize what you will have to do?"
"Tell me, Dwayne. Don't hide anything, tell me everything, not matter how gross or crude it is."
"Well, mostly you will be entertaining businessmen that come to Seattle and want to party with a beautiful girl. You're 21, correct?" Cindy nodded.
"Good, you can go out to bars with the men. You will be going out with them to dinners in fine restaurants and dancing in night clubs, then you will go back to their rooms, usually a really nice hotel, and make love to them for an hour or two." Dwayne thought that even
he
had gone past his normal level of bullshit as he said it.
"That's not too bad, really."
"Do you have a wardrobe that works for going out on the town?"
"No, sorry, I don't."
"That's okay, I can front you some money to buy some outfits. We can just work it into our business plan."
"Business plan? You mean that you will help me plan my financial future with my earnings working for you?"
"Uhh, yeah." Dwayne was letting her say anything she wanted to make her feel more comfortable with him. In reality, there was never any plan.
"So how often would I have to work? I'm a senior at the U, it's my last year."
"Oh, sorry baby, but this is a full time job. For loaning you that much money, you would work for me for a year and a half. I would keep you in an apartment, feed you, clothe you, and take care of you. I'd do a really good job of that, baby, I promise."
"But what about school?"
"You'd have to drop out for now, but you could go back after you are done working for me. And as your business manager, we can plan to also figure out a way to pay for your final year of school when you go back. How about that?"
Cindy was sad but thought Dwayne was watching out for her by telling her he can also finance her final year of university. She was indeed naive.
"But how long would it take to get the money? I only have four days to pay up or someone else will get the spot in the trial."
"Look, this isn't going to be easy. I have other girls taking advantage of these same money-making opportunities besides Amber and maybe you. You don't just get naked and lay there while the guy fucks you. My girls aren't starfish. They get into it with the guy. There is a lot of training that's involved and it takes a full month to learn it. For you to get the money to the hospital in time, I only have three days to train you. I don't know if I can do that so quickly."
"Oh
please
! I need the money so
bad!
I'll work as hard as I can!"
He thought for a few minutes, saying nothing as he ate his food. "Listen, it will be tough on you. It takes time to get your body in shape, that's part of it. You are going to feel some pain, I'm telling you now. Are you okay with that?"
"Yes, yes I am."
"Okay, meet me at this apartment tomorrow at 3pm." He wrote an address on a napkin and gave it to her. He stood up, tossed a twenty on the table, staring at her without saying a word and left.
She spent the next day withdrawing from her classes that were only a few weeks away from finals. Her favorite professor tried to talk her out of withdrawing from his class, telling her she had a great future if only she finished her degree, but she wasn't listening to him. She knew she couldn't share the truth with anyone. A few minutes before 3pm, she knocked on an apartment door a few miles away from the restaurant.
"Hello, Cindy. Come in. Do you want some water to drink?" She declined with a little head shake and sat down on the living room couch.
"Good to see you here, I see that you are willing to go the extra mile to get what you want. Like I said, normally the training is a full month, and we only have three days. So you are going to have to do exactly what I say. What you think or want does not matter. Only what I say matters. Understood?"