Edna

The auction was going to be held in a building that wasn't connected to another building. It was a beautiful sprawling house.

Madam Tayo didn't go through the front door. She used the back door. The interior of the building was bigger than what the outside appearance showed.

The guards following us dispersed when we entered the building. Madam Tayo brought me to a room.

There was a huge box in the room. The box was made from glass. At the top of the glass box, metal hooks were attached to the box. These hooks would hold curtains. The red curtains connected to the hook was folded upwards.

The glass of the box had numerous holes.

Madam Tayo pressed something and one side of the box detached outwards softly.

The detached side was like a door.

"Get in. Madam Tayo said, "It would soon be your turn to go on stage."

I squeezed myself into the box. Madam Tayo didn't waste any time in shutting the door of the box.

She lowered the curtains.

Her footsteps faded away. I was left with the option of staring at the dark red curtains behind the glass walls encasing me.

I was bored. It was suffocating to wait for my unimaginable fate.

I started counting sheep as my mind wandered.

I could hear muted cheers. It must be coming from the main place the auction was held in.

Two sets of footsteps approached me. I pulled my focus back. Sweat beaded on my palms as time ticked by slowly.

Then, I felt the box started to move. Before I got into the box, I didn't notice any wheels connected to the huge contraption.

The two new arrivals pushed me towards an unknown destination. After a while, they stopped.

The cheers I was forced to listen to was louder now.

A sweet voice said, "Gentlemen, this is the last item for the day. She is special. You can even say she's the jewel of our brothel owner. Her first time would go to the highest bidder." I was a favorite of the brothel owner? How?

It was an expensive joke.

How will I be the favorite of the brothel owner with all these things I experienced in Madam Tayo's hands?

The curtains keeping the box from public view was lifted on all sides.

The auction house was bright.

My eyes was stunned because of the brightness. In the box, everything was dark. The contrast was painful to see.

I closed my eyes to adjust.

After a while, I opened my eyes. I observed where I was.

The customers in the audience seats weren't as numerous as I thought it would be. Still, their dressing, their mannerisms and the other characteristics these customers showed assured me that they were wealthy.

"Her name is Edna. She is one of the new additions to this establishment. To the lucky patron that would win her first time, I have something to say to you. Please, treat her gently. She is as innocent as they come." The sweet voice said again. It came from a beautiful lady beside the box I was sitting in.

She must be the hostess of this little auction.

Cheers and applause came from the audience when the host introduced me.

The hostess to continued, "Edna's first time has a base price. The brace price is 10,000 pinkas. You can increase it to your satisfactory bid by any amount. There are no restrictions in the increments.

The moment the last word dropped from her lips, noise appeared in the audience's area.

"11,000 pinkas!"

"12,000 pinkas."

"15,000 pinkas!"

"17,000 pinkas!"

It wasn't a good feeling to be here. I felt like I was some kind of exotic animal. If I was an exotic animal in a zoo, things would have been much better.

My real situation was much worse.

I scanned the audience for the man that will be my way out.

Since I can't leave this place without one of the men paying for my first time, I have to plan around that.

I took in all the obvious characteristics of the men in the audience seats. Finally, I settled on my prey. It was a man that looked like he would be middle-aged on Earth.

His real age was unknown.

His stomach was round and big. His head was bald and a lecherous light coated his eyes.

It was obvious that he indulged himself in sexual pleasures often.

He fit all the bills I needed.

The eyes of the men in the audience strayed to me occasionally. When the man looked at my box, I locked eyes with him.

I didn't cut the eye contact.

We stared at each other for a few seconds.

I bit my lips and looked at him in the most pitiful way I could muster.

My hands were together. My right fingers pinched the skin of my left hand.

The burst of pain brought psychological tears to my eyes.

I continued looking at him with a glassy gaze.

I waited patiently in my heart. I hoped the prey consumed the bait.

This was my only chance.

Although the things I planned to do can be attempted on all the patrons, I still preferred the man I was locking eyes with.

He looked easy to convince.Content provided by .

In other words, he was gullible and vulnerable to the soft words of women.

I don't really know about the others.

His outward characteristics was the most satisfactory option amongst the others.

God answered my prayers.

The man broke off eye contact. Afterwards, he kept increasing his bid steadily.

The smile on the Hostess' face was big. It was basically a blinding light.

She looked like she was very close to worshiping the ground my chosen prey walked on.

Soon, no one competed with the prey I choose. They started backing off in the face of his enthusiasm.

After a while, he was the only one left in the bidding war.

"50,000 pinkas for Edna's first night. The verdict is going once, going twice and it's sold! Congratulations to Mr Blake for bringing the beauty home." The hostess said with the corner of her lips stretching towards her ears. Some of the men that lost the bid weren't disturbed while some of them had ugly looks on their faces.

"Please, follow the attendant to the special room our owner as prepared for this special occasion. I pray you enjoy your spring night." The hostess blinked playfully.

Every move of the hostess made was filled with subtle seduction. She might one of those top tier prostitutes Madam Tayo worshipped.

An attendant came out of nowhere and walked to the man that won the bid.

The man gave me one last glance before following the attendant out of the main auction hall.

I smiled brightly against my will.

Soon enough, footsteps approached me and the curtains dropped.

The box started moving.

My plan was in motion.

I pray I succeed.

If all things went well, Mr Blake would be my ticket out of this hell.

I would be truly free.

Madame Tayo, Tekita and the other people that sought to make my life hell would see my retaliation soon.

Excitement, anticipation and other unknown emotions mixed together to form a chaotic ball in my chest.

The freedom I was dreaming of would only be possible when things worked out. One little thing might change the outcome of everything so I had to be extremely careful.

I intertwined my hands together and closed my eyes.

A silent supplication to my God was repeated in my mind.

I hope I don't fail.

The consequences of failure wasn't something I could bear.