The house was filled with some men. I stepped inside and saw my father seated. I looked at him disgusted. What has he done this time? Did he get into trouble? And if it was not trouble, did he bring this amount of men for me? I looked around me, the men wore black outfits and dark lens glasses, the same attire as the ones outside the house.
My father stood up, he took some steps in my direction, I wanted to run because he looked really upset with me, but I dared not run away, not now that there were guests in our house, he walked up to me and grabbed my arm, with his eyes wide, looking like he would just slip a knife in my throat. I felt a small pain in my arms, I raised my face, with my pleading eyes, begging him to stop, he was hurting me.
" Where did you go to, how dare you keep a guest waiting," he said in a harsh tone.
" Let go of her" a voice came, my father released my arm. I looked in the direction where the voice had come from.
It was a man, this man did not dress like those outside or those who stood behind him. He is their boss. I looked at him again. Oh, I know him, such an arrogant man, what is he doing here?
" Sit" I heard my father say to me, I looked at the man again, then I sat right opposite him.
My father walked to where the man was seated. He smiled, or rather, a fake smile because I know when he smiles in that manner.
" This is her, she can do anything you want, you can have her '' my father said, it made my stomach rumble, was I supposed to go to bed with such a man?
No money today again, and is this the way he is going to be getting money for us? I shook my head.
" I was expecting someone of my taste, but this is okay," he said.
I looked at him, I knew I was not someone of his taste but he was not to me either. Such an arrogant man.
He signaled one of the men, and a file was brought to him. He opened it and brought out some papers.
" You would sign here, I will give you twenty million dollars to have her forever, as a wife," he said, my mouth dropping open. I was shocked, is this the reason why he was here?
I Stood up and walked to my dad, I tapped him, and he shrugged, I tapped him again, and he turned and gave me a deathly glare, I stepped back, maybe I should not interfere, but this was my life being discussed right in my presence without me having a say in it.
" No, that is not good enough, how about forty million dollars?" My father asked.
" Stop it, I do not want this" I yelled, my father held my arms, twisting it but immediately let me be when the man's eyes landed on my father.
"Mr. Nick, I apologize for my daughter's misbehavior"
That was his name, Nick Grey, owner of the most successful businesses all around the country.
" Alright, if that is what you want, I will give you that amount," he said to my father.
I felt cold, my father pushed me to him. I stepped back. How could my father do this to me? I was being sold to this man for forty million dollars? I looked at my father, with my eyes pleading with him to let me stay. I did not want to go with a man I didn't know about.
I begged him hoping he would change his mind. I watched him as he picked up the pen and signed the papers. The tears I was holding back dropped. I could no longer keep the tears in. I could not believe it, just when I thought I could just run away, another one came to hit me again.
I let the tears roll down my cheek. I looked at Nick, he just looked away.
I sniffed. Inhaled, I wiped my tears, they were of no use to me, no matter how I cried, my father was not going to change his mind.
" You should go get your things," my father said to me, his eyes filled with rage, how can he be this heartless to me?
I walked past him to my room, I entered my room and fell on my bed. I hit the bed with my fist, I stood up and hit the wall repeatedly, I wish it was all a dream, I wish I would just wake up and realize all of these are not real.
The door of my room opened, and my father stood there looking at me, his face wore a frown, I did not care, I did not even bother that he was at the door as I stayed in the position I was in.
" Start getting your stuff, do not waste his time," my father said.
" How could you? We were managing, how could you do this to me?" The tears came back again, I wiped it away.
" Look, I need this money more than I will need your presence as long as I get this money, do you know what he is worth?, I am sure this money means nothing to him," my father said
I ignored him, and I began packing my things, if this is how it is going to be, then fine.
When I was done packing, I walked out of the room, and my father followed me behind.
I watched as Nick Grey stood up, he walked out of our house towards his car, my father pushed me forward, and I followed. The car door was opened for me, I got in. Sitting beside Nick Grey, I felt nausea. I turned my face to the other side ignoring him. The car started and we left our house.