Last year I gave up my job and decided to travel around Europe for a few months. I didn't have a plan of where I wanted to go, just some savings and a backpack full of essentials. After leaving home, I made my way through France and explored Germany, and then somehow ended up in Holland. I'd always wanted to visit Amsterdam - a part of me revelled in the idea of a place where drugs and sex were so open, though I'd been raised to think I should feel the opposite.
On the night I arrived there, I felt a guilty thrill as I walked through the city's red light district; window after window of scantily-clad women trying to attract the attention of the men watching lustfully. I secretly wondered what it would feel like to be behind the glass myself and feel the eyes of a stranger lingering on my body, imagining what they wanted to do to me. I felt a mixture of pleasure and apprehension at the same time.
I had decided I wanted to stay in Amsterdam for a while, and explore the city properly. However, I needed to find a job to make sure I had enough money while I was there. I enquired in a few Coffee Shops until I happened upon a place that had a job vacancy. The man behind the counter smirked at me as he looked me up and down, which made me feel slightly uneasy. I knew I wasn't bad looking. I had long dark hair and hazel eyes and a naturally curvy figure.
"Sure, we have a job for you." he said, his eyes lingering a bit too long on my breasts, "Follow me". I raised an eyebrow questioningly, but he began walking towards the back of the shop and so I followed. He opened a door that had a sign saying "Staff Only" and led me down a corridor with several closed doors on either side. He stopped in front of one of them and pressed down the handle, pushing the door open. Inside there was a double bed, a sink and another door leading from the other side of the room. I started to feel panic rising when he gently pushed me into the room and closed the door behind us both. He pushed his body up against me and I could feel him breathing into my ear.
"Men will pay a lot of money for an English girl." he whispered, his hands slowly moving their way around my body. I pulled away from him, shocked, and he just stood there smiling at me. "Think about it." he said, then turned and left the room, locking it behind him before I could do anything.