Special thanks to "
Ellie aka Worthless Whore"
for volunteering with the editing of this chapter. Apart from helping with the grammatical issues, her valuable research and inputs were the core for this chapter. Her understanding of the vision of this series has been impeccable. If you enjoy it, I'd appreciate if everyone can give her the deserved recognition in the comments section.
Author's Note:
Several things led to the delay of this chapter. I'm thankful to the patience of readers of this series. This is a huge chapter and might feel slower to some. But I needed a lot of contexts for this series to move into its next phase. All the open pieces of the series merge in this chapter. It was necessary to provide more explosive future chapters. All future chapters won't be this long.
Special Notes:
I have intentionally dropped clues at each chapter. People paying attention might guess what could happen next.
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PART I (THE JUXTAPOSITION)
19
th
August 1986
A Cadillac stopped outside a shady-looking neighborhood and a gorgeous blonde woman got out of the passenger seat. The driver counted the money and handed it to her. She placed the money inside her mini-skirt pocket and said, "I hope you and your friends had a wonderful time. Whenever you need me, I'll be here. Bye."
"Bye, darling. And yes, we loved each second our cocks rammed one of your holes. I'll contact you soon," said the driver and drove off.
Hanna Fischer took a deep breath and walked towards an old building, which was her brothel. She'll have to hand over all the hard-earned money to her pimp and he will decide what her cut would be. Hanna didn't care about the money. She wants to get away from all of this but has no choice.
As she gave all her money to Samuel Rivera, her pimp, he said, "that's all the money? Hide nothing from your master."
"Your whore would never dare to hide any money from her master. That's all the money I had, master," replied Hanna.
"Here, that's your cut," said Samuel, giving her $10. It was less than ten percent of what she gave him. But she knew there's no negotiation with him. She took the money and quietly left for her room. Hanna took a sigh of relief, realizing that her shift for the day was over.
Trisha introduced the idea of a ten-hour shift in this brothel. She convinced Samuel that providing proper rest to the whores would help in their mental and physical wellbeing. And this will help them be in their prime for a longer duration. She was the first whore in this brothel and had retired over five years ago. Samuel had tricked her into this world. Trisha was a black woman who had spent most of her adult life in this hellhole. Now at sixty-two, she became the mistress of all other whores. Samuel had given her the duty to manage and administer everyone. He didn't have enough time to keep track of all the whores. It was Trisha's responsibility to keep everyone in line.
There were thirty-two active whores in this brothel currently. But Trisha had genuine sympathy for only one, Hanna. It was one depressing night for Hanna when she confessed her entire life's story to Trisha.
How she grew up in an extremely conservative Catholic family in Germany. And fell in love with a visiting American business executive. He convinced her of her beauty and said, "if you'd agree to come with me to Hollywood, I'd make you a superstar. You're too gorgeous to waste your talents in a church." He kept planting this idea in her head until she agreed. But there was one problem. She didn't have a passport or any valid document to travel abroad. That man, she thought, who loved her, proposed another idea to travel. Betraying her entire family, she eloped with him and reached America illegally. This turned out to be her biggest mistake. On her nineteenth birthday, she saw his actual intentions. What proceeded from then onwards was a life of hell.
As Hanna told her story, she couldn't help herself from sobbing like a child. It was a deeply traumatic experience for her she had suppressed inside for far too long. Trisha always tried to pretend she was a hard ass in front of all the girls, but this was a story that hit her hard. She couldn't control her tears as well.
Hanna knocked on the door and heard Trisha's voice, "come in." She went inside and knelt in front of her bed. She said, "mistress, may I ask you for a big favor?"
"Go on. Tell me what you want?" said Trisha.
"He proposed to me today. It was exceedingly difficult for me to go to the private party after. I think I love him, but I fear Samuel a lot. While I'm here he'll continue to sell my body. Please help me, mistress," said Hanna in a serious voice.
"Roger?" asked Trisha.
"Yes mistress," replied Hanna.
"Samuel won't let you go. You're his top earning whore. He charges a lot for you because the demand was so high for you. Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Trisha.
"Yes, mistress. I'll do anything to leave this place. Please help me."
"Does he know everything about your past? The nasty things they made you do. And if yes, is he fine with everything? I don't want you to leave one hell and end up in another."
"No. I can't muster enough courage to tell him everything. But he told me he doesn't care much about my past."
"Men say that, so women will say yes to them. If later he finds out, he'll leave you. You should be upfront with him. If he's still fine with it, then take the risk."
"If I can live a few happy days in my life, I'd feel like I have achieved my life's goal. I don't want to die in this place, mistress. I'm ready to take any risk of having a chance of any life outside this place."
Hanna's last statement hit Trisha hard. The fear of what will happen to her if she runs away from this place was the main reason for her wasted life. "I never took the risk of leaving this place and now it's too late for me. But I'll help you get out of this hell. Promise me you'll make a good life for yourself," said Trisha.
"Yes, mistress. I promise."
"Sleep. I'll let you know about the plan later. But remember, you must run away to a faraway place from here and never return. You can't have any sort of life in this city."
"Thank you, mistress," she jumped and hugged Trisha. Both had tears in their eyes. It was an emotional moment for both. Hanna did not know that Trisha was taking a tremendous risk by helping her. She knew after Samuel found out about it; he'll make the rest of her life miserable. But she will take that risk. "My life is over. I'll die peacefully if I can improve her life," she thought.
Few days later, Trisha helped both Hanna and Roger flee the city. They went far away to Wyoming, where Roger got a job in the Black Thunder coal mine. Roger kept his promise and never probed about her past life. He took care of her. Couple of years later, they had twins, and it was the happiest moment of their life. What more could she ask from life? A girl and a boy. They named them Jessica and Michael. Occasionally Hanna would wonder about Trisha but never dared to pursue her thoughts. Few years later when she thought nothing bad could happen in her life, something terrible resurfaced from her past. It changed everything between her and Roger. Once, a loving husband couldn't hate her more.
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Present Year (11