03. Wrong Place

"Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it"

~ r.h .sin

Daisy's POV:

1 hour ago...

"Don't die in my bus girl" a hard shake on my shoulder and the scratchy voice of the bus driver wakes me up.

I wake up panicked, "Wh..wha?" I'm unable to comprehend words due to the startle.

"I don't want my bus smelling like a rotting corpse" ge grumbles, giving me another hard shake on my shoulder. This time I'm aware of my surroundings, I smack his hand away and give him a death glare. He pulls his hand close to his chest with wide eyes but quickly composes himself. "Get out of my bus!" He orders harshly, and walks away.

I look around to find no one in the bus. It looks like I over slept, I look at the bus driver, he is grumbling lowly while checking for any other possible dead girl in the back. I waste no time and quickly sprint out of the bus, the first thing I do is inhale the fresh air. The last thing I remember before sleeping is holding my breath because the bus stank so bad, I think I passed out.

I look around to find myself standing in an underground parking area, another bus but in a slightly better condition is parked opposite to the one I came out from, "hey girl! What are you doing here?" I jump as a strong voice questions from my right side, I turn towards the direction and see a guard dressed in all black, marching towards me.

"I- I overslept" I answer stupidly, he stops a few inches away from me, he inspects me from head to toe, I hate how his gaze stops at my breast for a moment too long.

"You came in here with the new girls?" He asks, I nod my head quickly, "come" he simply says and starts walking away, I begin following him, not wanting to get lost in the palace. Soon, a small gate comes into view, he enters through it, I follow his lead, as soon as I step foot in the room I feel as if have entered a whole new universe.

The outside was dark and dingy compared to the brightly lit and expensive interior. Every wall, every corner screams mafia royalty, I look down at the pristine expensive marble floor and see my reflection. I look so out of place, my dirty shoes on this floor seems like a crime.

Silently, I appreciate the beauty around me while following the guard, he takes a few turns but it's hard to remember, the place is so big. Finally  we reach a big hall, the first thing I notice is girls lined on the floor on their knees with their heads bowed. I cannot see their faces. Before I can question anything I'm harshly pushed down to sit on my knees as well.

"Don't make a sound" the guard I came with warns and walks away towards a wall where he stands in position. I look around panicked, what is going on?

I study the girls around me, I peek a few of the faces, none of them seems to look familiar, I do remember a face to two but none of these are close to the one I travelled here with. Did the bus driver drop the girls somewhere else and came to another place then found me later Am I not in the mafia palace?

"Hey you! Keep your head down" another guard shouts at me, I stare at him.

"Where am I?" I ask.

He looks taken aback by my question, it was as if he wasn't expecting me to talk. I shake of my panic, I need to know what is going on? This isn't how maids are selected.

"Shut up! Head down, now!" He orders, further raising his voice.

I stand up "I think I'm at the wrong place" I say ignoring his glares. I actually see smoke coming out of his nostrils as he exhales loudly, he marches towards me in hurried steps. Fear sets in me but I keep my feet grounded.

"You bitch" he snarls, grabbing my hair by the roots, he pulls them mercilessly, a small scream escapes my lips and tears build up in my eyes. "When I say something, don't make me repeat it" he warns, pulling them again, I open my eyes, glaring at him, he's only making me angry, I don't get intimidated by brutality, it infuriates me.

The guard freezes for a moment, he sees the fire in my eyes, he gives a small evil smirk but before he can do or say anything another guard announces that the mafia prince is on his way here. "I will deal with you later, I'll make sure you are assigned as my personal whore" he winks at me and pushes me back on the floor, I save my face by taking the impact of the fall on my palms.

"Take your positions, the prince is here" the guard announces again.

The girl beside me quickly helps me sit properly, I look at her, she gives me a sad smile. "Do as they say" she whispers before taking her position. I sit on my knees with my legs folded under me, I bow down my head but the anger inside me only increases by every passing second.

I clench my hands at the triggering pain, my roots are buzzing in pain, by the time I manage to concentrate on my surroundings, I notice that suddenly everyone has become silent, a heavy aura fills the room, it makes me nervous. I hear heavy footsteps walk over to the our direction.

There is silence for a few seconds other than a few shuffling sounds, "get rid of her" these words make my eyes widen. What is he doing? What does he mean by get rid of her. I want to raise my head and see what is going on but I know everyone's eyes is on the girls right now.

Few minutes pass by, what I understand by now is that they are selecting girls. I'm not that stupid to not figure out by this points that for what job they are being selected for. I shut my eyes and try to remember how I got myself in this situation, all of a sudden I remember how I saw another bus in the parking area. I remember someone telling me that the new batch of maids and whores for the mafia palace arrive together after every year.

I think I'm in the wrong group!

Oh shit!

My thoughts are interrupted as I sense someone stopping in front of me. I see a pair of black shiny shoes. Is he the mafia prince? Before I can look up, my head is raised up roughly by strong fingers clutching my hair and pulling my head up.

The grip is so strong that I feel some hair pull out of my roots, the sudden pain sends a wave of shock and fury inside me, I don't think twice as I glare at the person above me.

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