She walked to the spot and looked at the host.
"Ladies and gentlemen, lot number 12 and the last lot of the sale," he said looking over at Sarah, "Here we have WPC Sarah Sussman from the Thames Valley Police."
He turned back to his notes, "She is 19 years old and from Ascot, 32C-24-34, and in recent days a minor celebrity, as well as our 3rd virgin of the sale."
Sarah shifted on her spot uneasily, the host continued, "Let's start the bidding at Β£80,000."
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and held on to it.
"Β£80,000, 85, 90, 95, Β£100,000, 110, 130, 150, 180, Β£200,000," the auctioneer was calling out excitedly, "215, 220, 225, 235."
Sarah breathed out.
"So, at Β£235,000, do I hear 240?" he said, starting to raise is gavel.
She turned her head to look at him.
After a short pause, "Going once, going twice, all done, sold for Β£235,000 to the Kingdom of Bothuwan."
Sarah frowned, and said, "Where the fuck is Bothuwan?"
"That concludes our sale, thank you till next time," The host closed out the sale.
The cameraman signalled, "And we are clear."
The host tugged on his bow tie, and freed his top button, "Thank fuck that is over."
Sarah just stood there, unsure of what to do.
At stage right, a goon appeared and beckoned her over, "Come on, you have a boat to catch."
She was stuck in place in shock, "Boat, what boat?"
The sight of the cattle prod snapped her out of her daze, and she started to walk over to the goon.
Behind her, the host lit a cigarette, "Come on people we have 2 hours to clear out of this place."
Sarah was led back to the fourth floor and taken into a room. There were two other girls in there, one was another virgin that sold for Β£86,000, and the other was a slightly older girl who sold for Β£12,000.
There was another goon in the room and he grunted at Sarah, "Get changed."
He pointed her to a sofa that had some clothing on it. She knew by now, that she was not going to get any privacy to change so she took her hat off and slipped her bag off her shoulder. She removed her tunic and pulled the tie from her collar. She unbuttoned her skirt and let it fall to her feet, and she turned to remove her police shirt.
She folded her uniform and wondered if this is the last time, she would ever wear it.
She turned to the lead goon, "Do I keep this underwear on, or do I have to take it off as well?"
"I do not give a shit," he replied bluntly.
Sarah shrugged and started to put on the dress that was supplied for her. After she was dressed, she took a seat on the sofa and awaited their next move. They said she was going on a boat, so she was most likely leaving the country. Her mind raced, if she was going to escape now is the time.
The two guards were big, but she was trying to work out how to take them out.
She stood up, "Can I use the bathroom?"
The lead goon signalled to the other one, "Take her."
Sarah used her femininity, shaking her tosh as the goon followed her into the bathroom. As soon as they were out of sight, she spun around and fired her foot into the goon's throat. She hit him so quickly that he did not manage to let out a scream, before slumping to the floor unconscious.
She waited in the bathroom, hoping the other goon would come and investigate. She put herself into a ready stance. After a minute she heard the goon calling out in his native tongue.
"Come on," she thought.
She heard him getting up, she was ready. He entered the bathroom, and she sent another kick into this guy's throat. He grabbed his throat as his life ebbed away.
Sarah stood back in shock, this is the first time she had actually killed someone, it was self-defence but still went against everything she stood for.
She patted the men down, no cell phones but she found a set of car keys.
Sarah burst out of the bathroom, "Come on, we are getting out of here."
She stuffed her uniform in the bag the dress came in.
The girls just stared at her, "Fucking move, now!"
Sarah opened the door and peered into the hallway, it was clear so she opened it fully and head down the corridor.
She dared not use the lifts, so led the girls into a stairwell, "I hope this gets us to the car park."
They practically ran down the stairs, their hearts racing as they made a bid for freedom. When they got to the bottom of the stairs, there was a door marked "Parking Level". Cautiously Sarah pushed the door open a little and peered into the room.
There were several cars and a couple of vans parked up, and Sarah could not see anyone around. She took out the car keys she had swiped from the goon, and they were for an Audi. She told the girls to wait there, and she slipped through the door.
Ducking low, she pressed the unlock button on the key fob, there was a click and the indicators flashed yellow on a grey Audi A8. She remained in her hiding spot for several moments, to make sure there was no one drawn to the noise of the car.
She hurried back to the stairwell and opened the door.
BAM!
She was punched in the stomach by a large black goon, "You're not going anywhere missy."
Sarah fell to the floor, the wind knocked out of her. As she fought for breath, the goon lifted her effortlessly and carried her into the car park. The goon she had knocked out upstairs escorted the other two girls to a waiting van.
Sarah was tossed into the van, and the girls climbed in. Sarah had regained her composure but had no chance of fighting her way out of this one.
The boss in the 3-pieces suit walked up to the van, "Missy policewoman, causing me trouble, one man dead, one other humiliated."
The boss turned to the guy she overpowered, he looked down sheepishly.
"I cannot tolerate such behaviour," with that he pulled a pistol from his jacket.
Sarah flinched.
"Shit," she thought this is it."
The gunshot echoed around the car park; the disgraced goon fell to the floor with a new hole in his head.
"I cannot tolerate such failure in my organisation," he said, holstering his gun.
He turned to the girls and smiled, "Enjoy your cruise ladies."
He turned and walked away, as the black goon handcuffed Sarah.
The van waited as the goon left but soon returned with the body of the first goon Sarah had killed, his face still contorted from her attack.
Both the bodies were tossed into the van with the girls, and the doors slammed shut.