Chapter 6

Grace was standing there like a statue. He was coming towards her direction and her feet got stuck with the ground, and in the next second, he was standing in front of her.

"What are you doing here? I guess you are supposed to be in the college, attending the lecture", Fin asked her. Her body becomes rigid, the tears were still rolling down her cheeks.

She did not realize it until she felt his touch. He wiped her tears with his thumb and she took a step back.

She was feeling disgusted because she just hates violence. She never liked these types of things, and after living in hell on earth, she hates everyone.

She was hating this scenery now. She turned her head to leave the place, but she heard something which made her stop.

She thought she is hallucinating, but again she heard the voice. The voice of a girl, who was crying. Her voice was so soft but shattered and trembling. Grace's leg started shivering. She felt the same pain once.

She turned her head to see who she was. And then she roamed her gaze to see where she was. And that is when she caught her. She was hiding in a corner. She was looking so scared. She was crying so badly, her head was lying on her knees, and tears were rolling down her cheeks.

Grace's heart was beating so fast. She was feeling restless. The sweat was clearly visible on her head, and tears were in her eyes.

She could not help after seeing her like this. She started taking the step towards her, and she stopped near her and when she felt someone's presence, she got more scared.

Grace sat down near her. That girl was barely fourteen years old. She was so beautiful. And then Grace put her hand on her head, and started caressing her head.

When the girl gets the affection, she tilted her head up. And when she saw Grace, her eyes started shining. Grace could see some hope in her eyes.

"Are you okay baby", Grace asked her with motherly concern. And that girl got up from her seat and hugged Grace tightly, and she started crying on Grace's shoulder.

"Hey, shhh, do not cry. I am here, please, tell me what happened", Grace asked her, and caressed her head.

Fin was just staring at them with a lot of emotions. He was staring at Grace. He sensed something was wrong with her. She was crying too.

Fin does not know how to console them. He was staring at them. And after that he walked near them with slow footsteps, so that he could hear them talking.

"Tell me what happened. I will help you for sure, just stop crying okay, and tell me", Grace asked that girl. Grace pulled her back and wiped her tears. The girl calmed a bit, but still sobbing slowly.

"They, they wanted to, wanted to ra... rape me, and, and then s...", that girl could not complete her sentence and started crying again loudly.

"Then what, tell me, then what", Grace asked again, and that girl took a deep breath.

"And then, sell me to the brothel", that girl said with a shattered voice as more tears were rolling down from her beautiful eyes.

"Hey, shhh, I will never let that happen", I said to her and cupped her face.

"But you are not gonna stay forever with me. You will go leaving me alone, and then they will approach me again and take me with them. And then they will sell me for sure", said that girl.

Grace's heart clenched in pain. She was feeling the same pain again, and tears were rolling down to her cheeks.

"What is your name", Grace asked her, and she again wiped her face.

"My name is Anna", said that girl.

" And where do you live? I mean where is your family or parents, tell me. I will drop you off to them. And make them understand to take your care. I will file a police complaint too against them. Is that okay", Grace asked with a soft voice, but that girl shook her head in denying.

"Why Anna, what is wrong with that", Grace again asked.

"Because I am an orphan. I have no one in this world. I am all alone. That is why they were behind me. And they will not leave me if they found me again", said that girl with a heavy voice.

Grace is so numb to react. Every single thing is digging into her past, and she can feel the pain in Anna's eyes. She put her both hands on her mouth as she could not help but cry.

She quickly get up from there and went into the corner and removed her hands and cried so loud. Fin was really shocked to see Grace like that. She was looking like a broken barbie doll.

Fin badly wants to wipe her tears and pull her into a hug. He wants to console her, but he does not dare to touch he. As Anna was staring at Grace, she wiped her face and went near Anna.

"Anna, where do you live then", asked Grace again and Anna made a sad face.

"I used to stay in an orphanage, but they throw me out saying I am fourteen now, and I can manage now", said Anna, and Grace's heart again felt a sharp pain.

"And if today, he did not save me from them, they would have sold me for sure. And I would have ended up with suicide", said Anna and cried.

"Did you like me, Anna", Grace asked her all sudden, and Anna nodded.

"Then come with me", said ,Grace and Anna made a shocked face.

Fin was also looking a little surprised. "But where", Anna asked and Grace wiped Anna's face.

"To my place", said Grace and Anna could not help but stare.