TRAFFICKED

Lana stared at the other girls inside the room as a wave of anxiety consumed her.

She could still recall when she had just been sold off due to the greed and wickedness of her parents.

When she was still little, she had noticed her mum constantly maltreat her half-sister Ivy and when she tried to plead with her mum once to treat Ivy better, her mum had warned her never to butt in again when she was dealing with Ivy.

She had watched Ivy suffer until she was eventually sold off and now the same thing had happened to her.

Her half-sister was better off because she was sold off to a family and eventually ended up marrying the prince.

But she had been sold to a sex trafficker and was about to become a prostitute. She was paying the price for a crime she did not commit and the thought of what her life was about to become made her eyes brim with tears.

She knew that there was no way for her to escape. All the men carried guns on their bodies and so did the women.

Some of the young girls seemed to have gotten used to life as they applied their make-up themselves.

The lady who was applying her makeup suddenly slapped her face and said, "what are you thinking about? I said smile, so I can apply this blush to your face."

Lana forced a smile on her face. She had been forced to wear a very skimpy gown and now her makeup was being applied by one of the criminals.

"Take it easy on her" one of the men said to the woman. "She is the new girl and is still fresh. Boss says she is still a virgin and would fetch him a lot of money tonight, so take extra care of her. We don't want to disappoint our clients."

The lady smiled at the man and said, "I guess I would have to teach her a few moves then. I can bet that Reed will pay the most for her, he's crazy about virgins."

The criminal smiled back and replied, "you may be right but don't forget about Keeler. He's also crazy about girls like her and he is pretty loaded.

In the end, it will come down to who is willing to pay the most to spend the night with her. Do you want to bet?"

Another criminal who had been newly employed stood by the side with his gun and watched the interaction between the lady and the man.

He didn't have the right to butt into their conversation because they were his seniors in the business so he just kept silent and stared at them.

Lana noticed that other than her, there were twenty-two girls. Some had very sad and miserable expressions on their faces while the others just went along with what they were told.

Lana wondered if they were also sold off like she was or if they had been kidnapped and forced into the business.

The man who had bought her had lied that she was going to serve as a maid in his house for two years but she served for just one month before he sold her off to the sex traffickers.

From the conversation between the armed lady and the man in the room, she could tell that the rich men were going to bid for her and the one with the most money would take her away for the night. This was no way to live and she had to come up with a solution.

She decided that when one of the men took her away for the night, she would do whatever she could to escape from him.

While she was still thinking, one of the criminals ran inside and said, "the inspector who has been trying to expose us is here, he came with so many officers and he has a search warrant.

If they see these girls here, we will all rot in jail, the boss is still trying to stall them."

The lady who was applying Lana's makeup said, "quickly escort them all through the back."

She turned towards the man whom she had been speaking with and said, "you know what to do. Make sure you tie up all loose ends."

Lana was hoping that the police would find them. However, the men pointed their guns at all of them and told them to move out immediately.

They threatened to shoot whoever was last so all the girls, including Lana, struggled to go out through the back because they didn't want to die.

They were all loaded at the back of the truck. One of the men stayed behind with them while one got in the driver's seat and drove the truck out of the building, through the back gate.

The newly employed criminal got into another car and drove behind them, to inform those in the truck, if the police somehow followed them.

The lady stayed behind and tried to clear out traces of the girls before the officers would get to the rooms.

The driver drove the truck for about forty minutes and finally stopped at a wide bush track on one side of the road.

The newly employed criminal also parked his car and together with the criminal who stayed at the back with the girls, they led all twenty-three girls inside the bush.

The driver of the truck stayed inside the truck to keep watch while he waited for the other two.

Lana wondered why they kept taking them deeper into the bush but suddenly realized what was about to happen when they got to a river and asked them all to stop walking.

The girls watched in horror as the man who had earlier been discussing with the lady opened fire on them and began killing them.

The girls began running for their lives but the bullets were way faster than them. Lana was pushed to the ground in a frenzy and one of the girls who was shot fell on top of her back and splashed her blood all over her hair and face.