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I just happened to be that person. I wasted no time heading to Walmart to pick up the necessary items needed for a young girl’s first period. I also got the items to make my famous baked s’mores. They always picked me up when my period came on, so I hoped it would do the same for Kala. I bought her a few balloons, a heating pad, and a few other snacks before making my way to the checkout. Just as I was loading my items on the conveyer belt, my phone vibrated in my hand.

He puts a finger underneath my chin and angles my head to look up at him. “Your parents could choose to sell themselves. To be hacked into little pieces and sold on the black market. Kidneys, livers, hearts. Even skin and hair can be sold. But they chose to sell you.” His voice is cold and my eyes fill with tears but I hold them back. “They wo-would never-” “Oh but they did.” He raises a hand and I flinch which has him pausing but then he continues as if not noting my fear. He gently strokes my face, starting with my forehead, down my temple, along my cheekbone, over my lips down to my chin again.

“Why are you unloading all this stuff in front of my door?” The man was silent as he walked picked up the last box and walked towards her door as two others made their way back to the truck. He put the box down and stood up. “Miss Anelia Telford?” He asked, gazing at her questioningly. Anelia looked at him suspiciously, afraid to agree that that was indeed her name, considering what had happened earlier. “No?” Anelia’s response came out sounding like a question and the man raised an eyebrow.

'𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉. "Clean this up." Boss ordered. The goons quickly did as they were bid to.

Two tall, broad-shouldered men in black suits stood at the door, their faces expressionless. "Sir, we really couldn't get the money together," Finn's father, Peter Shore, said. He bowed slightly, his tone fawning. "So… we thought of another solution. We brought Mr. Olson a Christmas present." One of the bodyguards lifted a flashlight and shone it in my face. The light stabbed at my eyes, making me squint. "Her?" His voice didn't hold a shred of emotion.