Chapter 46
Edna
The door of the shed swung open and measured footsteps came in. I struggled to open my eyes to look at the new arrival.
It was Madam Tayo. A small smile was at the corner of her lips. She tilted her head to the side as she observed me.
"My dear Edna. Are you ready to leave this place? Or do you find the company of these rats comforting? I can let you stay here for a little while more. I am not that cruel. Ignoring your wishes isn't allowed." Her twinkling eyes were annoying. I moved my mouth with great difficulty.
I had been in this shed for hours. At least, it felt like hours to me. The sun rays coming through the gaps on the wooden walls had gone from a light color to a reddish orange.
The day was spent.
Humiliation made my heart throb but I ignored it.
"I am ready to leave." I replied Madam Tayo's words quietly.
"I thought so too. That is why I came. Qui, Gashi and Orion, get her out of the shed and follow me." Madam Tayo said.
I wasn't even that concerned about my bare body anymore. The blanket that had been used to protect me from the constant chill in the shed fell to the dirty slope when Gashi and Orion grabbed me.
Madam Tayo glanced at the blanket with a wrinkled nose. Qui wanted to pick the blanket up. Madam Tayo waved her hand as her brows furrowed.Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.
"Stop. It is dirty. She is about to take a bath anyway. She wouldn't need it. Let's go." Madam Tayo said before leaving the shed.
Her subordinates followed her footsteps.
They brought me to a sprawling building.
The building was beautiful and exquisite.
Various women were moving about. Some ladies were going into the building and some were going out.
Everytime anyone saw Madam Tayo, they bowed their heads slightly and greeted her.
Madam Tayo walked into the building and the two guys holding me copied her tmactions.
"This is the public bathhouse. Only top prostitutes have houses with private bathrooms. Their houses are furnished with all the necessities they need. I look forward to you getting to that peak one day." Madam Tayo said, "The necessary things are in the cubicles. Go and take a bath. Your clothes would be ready when you are done. Don't take long."
The bathhouse was divided into two sections. In one part, numerous cubicles that acted like modern bathrooms stood.
The other side was occupied by a large pool. The pool was steaming.
The white steam coming out of the pool was captivating.
Some ladies were soaking in this huge pool with a relaxed expression on their faces.
They didn't look like they were maltreated by Madam Tayo and her brothel.
I would not be able to convince them to turn around and betray this establishment.
If I want to make a move, I must do that alone.
Gashi and Orion released me.
Due to the food I ate and the hours I spent alone, I was able to recover enough strength to move.
I could stand and do things on my own.
I walked into one of the cubicles at the far end. Like Madam Tayo said, bathing necessities were inside the cubicle.
I took a refreshing bath.
I spent as much time as I could in the cubicle. These past few hours I endured with rats all over me, was traumatizing.
I made sure I scrubbed my body till my skin became sensitive.
That was the only way I would have peace of mind. I don't want to feel nausea every second.
I didn't delay Madam Tayo too much. I was walking on a minefield. I don't want to go back to the shed.
I grabbed the towel hanging on one of the hooks on the cubicle's walls. I wrapped it around my body before swinging the door to the cubicle open.
"You are done. Great. Qui, give the clothes to her." Madam Tayo instructed.
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Qui threw the folded clothes in his hands to me. I caught the clothes and went back into the cubicle.
I changed into the clothes quickly.
The outfit Madam Tayo provided wasn't a modest one by any means.
It reminded me of the clothes Maol forced me to wear because he wanted to present me as a tribute to Killian.
I had no other choice but to wear those clothes back then. The same thing was happening now.
When I finish dressing up. I opened the door of the cubicle again.
Madam Tayo looked at me with a smile. Her yellow pupils observed me from head to toe before she nodded appreciatively.
"Your figure is good and your skin is great too. I really got a bargain." She said, "Now, follow me. Let me take you to your residential quarters. I want you to meet your colleagues too." Madam Tayo started to move and I followed her lead.
This time around, we walked for a long while.
Finally, we got to the unknown destination Madam Tayo was bringing me to.
It was another sprawling building.
The colors used in beautifying the building were light ones and it invoked comfort in whoever laid their eyes on it.
If I wasn't in the current situation I was trapped in, this building would have lifted my mood.
Madam Tayo went into the building. I matched her footsteps.
Qui, Gashi and Orion didn't follow her in.
They stayed outside.
The interior of the building was bigger than the false impression the outside view the building showed.
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"Jane, where are the rest of the girls? I would like to see them." Madam Tayo said.
Jane responded, "The majority of the ladies are near the floating hut."
"Okay, thank you." Madam Tayo started to move the moment the last word dropped from her lips.
She weaved through the interior of this building like a professional.
Soon enough, we got to where Jane referred to as the floating hut.
It was a beautiful place.
A huge body of water demarcated the backyard of this building from the other areas. A large floating contraption was on the water.
The floating contraption looked like a hut. I could see why Jane called it by that name.
A large group of people were on the shore while the others were on the floating hut.
Immediately the girls saw Madam Tayo, the hut started to move toward the shore. I don't know how they did it.
Within a few minutes the hut was anchored by the shore and the ladies on it came down.
The ladies that came down from the hut joined the group that were standing on the shore before.
Madam Tayo approached them.
All of them courtesied.
"Good evening, Madam Tayo." They greeted her in unison.
The ladies' faces were adorned by blinding smiles.
I remember Madam Tayo saying something about how she had dealt with people with attitudes similar to mine before. It showed me that not everything with glitter was gold. The girls before me were all of one mind. The bright smiles on their faces hid their true thoughts from view.