Chapter 9: Note
The girls didn’t ask about her and Andrew. She knew they’re waiting for her to tell them. They were in the garden drinking tea while chatting about girl stuff.
She took a deep breath and she saw the girls face, frowning.
"I know you’ve been waiting for me to tell you about me and Andrew. I’m sorry if I didn’t tell you sooner. I was really embarrassed. I don’t want you to be disgusted but I’m ready to tell you now." She started.
"Are you sure about it? If you don’t really want to talk about it, take your time. We understand." Peggy said.
She smiled and shook her head. She has decided to tell them the truth and would accept it if they would look at her differently.
"I sold myself to Andrew." She blurted. She glanced at her friends to see their reaction but she couldn’t see any disgust or disappointment on their faces.
"What happened? You would never do that if nothing bad happened. Is your family safe?" Alora asked, worriedly.
She was surprised by their expression. She didn’t expect that they could sense that something happened.
"They’re okay. Father loaned money from a syndicate I think. They were asking us to pay ten million dollars. If father won’t pay them, they will take me and my sisters and sell us. Father was beaten badly and mom fainted. They were dragging us out already when Andrew arrived and saw the whole thing. I asked him to help me and in exchange, I offered myself to him. He bought me and the shop for fifteen million dollars."
"Why didn’t you call me or any of us?" Alora’s voice became serious.