ALICE'S POV Getting to the hotel, I met the receptionist who was a young girl named Melissa. We knew each other well, because I have been working at the hotel for almost six months now. “ Hey! You are soaked. You will get sick ” Melissa's worried voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I shook my head, smiling “ It's nothing. Don't worry! ” Moving past her with the fake smile still plastered over my lips, I sighed out and shivered slightly. Melissa was right, I could catch a cold and I did not have any money to treat myself The thought seemed awfully funny to me.With the money still in mind, I changed my clothes into my usual red and white uniform and started cleaning the rooms one by one. My hair dried up on their own, but I felt sticky and gross to even myself. Castillo Hotel was one of many hotels that fell under Castillo chain of hotels. Castillo's were currently the most rich people in the country with a wealth that everyo

ALICE'S POV My first instinct was to run for the door from where I came in, but Alder grabbed my wrist and turned me around abruptly. “ Leave me! I don't want to do this. I can't die. I can't die just yet. ” I whisper yelled hysterically, trying to jerk his hand away from my wrist. But who was I kidding? Alder was whole lot stronger than me. Even if I tried for the rest of my life, I still will not be able to get myself free from his grip. All of a sudden, Alder started dragging me to the right corner of the dark room we were currently in. I wanted to scream, but my voice was struck in my throat. My mind was fixed on only two words ' She died '. Well. I should have asked Alder if they were going to transfer the money to my family if I died. It was all about money to begin with. If they transferred all the money to my family, then it would be okay to die early. I was not sure if my death was going to be an e

ALICE'S POV When I opened my eyes, Darkness surrounded me completely. My breath hitched finding myself unable to look in the dark. I pushed myself to stand up on my feet and ran in the familiar direction. “ I am scared, Dad. ” I cried out and banged on the closed door, but no reply came. My heart started to beat faster, fearing the darkness that was engulfing me “ I am sorry, Dad. I swear I won't do it again. Please let me out. ” I banged on the door harder, my breaths becoming labored due to terror. “ Please let me out Dad. Please, Dad. ” I screamed on top of my lungs, as tears fell down from my eyes. “ Alice. ” Someone was calling me. I jolted up, screaming and pushed the person who was sitting beside me away from myself. “ Alice! Alice, its me. Melissa. ” Melissa's worried voice made me snap out of my nightmare and I looked at her feeling, horri

ALICE'S POV Alder dropped me back to the hospital. The whole drive was silent. I did not talk to him. He did not talk to me either as we sat side by side at the backseat of a Rolls Royce. Now as I stood in front of the hospital building staring at the big signboard that read Greenvill Hospital, I did not know what to do. Should I go inside? I knew Mom must be waiting for me. She must be waiting to humiliate me further. She was not that wrong though. Maybe her way of protesting against what I did was wrong but the reason behind her outburst was not wrong at all. Every mother is bound to get angry like this if she finds out that her daughter went around selling her body just for money. It was Just Money for her. But for me...It was life. I needed this money to stay alive or I might really end up jumping off that cliff due to guilt that had been drowning me for years now. Not months but

ALICE'S POV I stood in front of the hospital building once again. Staring at the signboard, my mind thought about everything the doctor said to me just a while ago. When I ran out of my father's ward, I went to the doctor to consult about his condition. Although he did not talk to me with much respect, but I was still relieved that he explained and informed me about everything. He told me that they can only delay my father's operation by two weeks. If prolonged for more than this time, he might die soon. There was no guarantee about anything so it would be better if I deposited ten million as soon as possible. My head was hurting. My heart was being crushed. I did not know what to do once again. Going through the practical options in my mind one by one, I even thought about selling myself once again. This was shitty. Too horrible but what did I have to offer except my body for that much money. But then I re