Chapter 17

Muse pov I think these two days will be the longest of my life. I feel so excited to be in that day. I don't know about that man's plan, but I trust him. Long before I even left the hotel, I was already impatient to be there. That evening, as soon as I got back to the brothel, I was seething with joy inside. What good news ?! Finally a glimmer of hope on the horizon for me. I almost wanted to hum and smile all the time. But i had to control myself and show myself normal, so as not to arouse suspicion from mama. I found her sitting in the living room, obviously waiting for me. I imagine she must have been worried about me a lot. With the first two dates that ended into a disaster, she surely had to expect the worst at my return. As soon as she sees us entering the living room, mama runs up to us "How did it go honey? I hope you didn't burn the hotel?!" She asks me the concern reading on her face. "It all went good mama." I answer her in a calm tone. But in reality, I want to scream that it went perfectly well. However, I have to contain my emotions and play the game until the end. "Were there no incidents?You were able to satisfy the customer? Did he not complain at the end?" She asks me all these questions in a row. "Everything went well. That's what you wished for, right? You can be proud of yourself, I am now a real prostitute, well done Madam the perfect Trainer! Now can I go back to my room?" I retort, pretending to be angry. I can read a feeling of guilt on mama's face, but I continue my way to my room. I went to bed with a quiet mind tonight, my heart full of hope. I first thank my God for this hope that is emerging on the horizon. I can't wait to get out of here and get back to my normal life. Before sleeping I had a little chat with Luna "Say Luna, don't you think about leaving this place someday?" I ask her lying on my bed. "I thought about it back in the day, but it's been a long time ago. I stopped having childhood dreams in order to live my true reality." She replies with a discouraged look. "But there is always hope as long as you live. Maybe things can turn for the better for you someday." "I refuse to feed on hope for nothing. Besides that, if I leave this brothel after all this time spent locked up here, where will I go? My parents have surely already mourned my death. They will certainly not recognize me anymore. And besides, would a man accept me as his wife, me a prostitute? Could I adjust again to the current way of life? Things have evolved too much and I am cut off from this world and I believe that the best for me is to accept my sad reality so as not to hurt and deceive myself. " Luna tells me all at once and I realize there is some truth to her words. I fall asleep last night thinking about her words. It's still sad what people do to others. Just to enrich their pockets, they screw up the lives of thousands of people, not to mention their tearful and destroyed families after that. At the end of the day, is there no other way to make money than this? The next day when I woke up in the morning, mama came to our room. She looks at me satisfied. "Hello my golden pearl!" She said to me, coming to take a seat on the bed next to me. "Hello mama! May I know the reason why you are filled with such great joy on such a beautiful morning?" I ask her, raising my curious gaze to her. "I'm so proud of you my gold nugget! Our client from yesterday called me this morning and gave me a favorable report on you. He told me you took good care of him. And for this reason, he asks for your services tomorrow once more. " Mama tells me very happy. I immediately understand that my benefactor has already set in motion his plan. "I see." I reply to mama without showing my anthousiasm, for fear that she will suspect something. "And for that reason, you are still going to take care of another client tonight. He is a faithful of the house and he pays generously. He comes back from a business trip at the end of the day and he will pass straight to the hotel for entertainment before heading home. He wants 'fresh flesh' and I know you'll do the trick. So, I rely on you." Mama announces me proudly. Oh no, that must not happen! I hadn't foreseen this flip side. Above all, this meeting must not take place this evening. Can it not wait another day? At least, time for me to get out from this hellish brothel. "No mama, why do you want to send me to care for him? There are the other two girls I arrived with at the brothel, I'm sure they might do the trick also!" I say, opposing to her idea. "No my dear, these girls are not as good and pretty as you. You are the only one who can meet our client's requirements, especially since you are quite talented than the others." Mama insists on my greatest misfortune. "Mama, you just stated earlier that I did a good job yesterday evening. Why don't you allow me to rest on this day, then tomorrow I'll go back to the hotel to take care of the customer?" I ask mama without being discouraged. "My sweetheart, you got enough rest more than all the other girls in this brothel since you've set your feet here. Know that I am still sparing you for a start, but in two months you will have to take care of more than three clients a day. Besides, I just came to inform you that tonight you have a date and it is without allowing you to argue. Prepare yourself, you can rest during the day entire, but you will not escape it. " She concludes by standing up. Mama goes out and leaves me all alone. What am I going to do now? She was firm in her decision. How to escape this meeting then?