Chapter 20

With empty thoughts, Naomi was staring at the concrete wall in front of her, when she heard the creaking of the door, looking away to see who was coming in, she saw that it was two goons coming in. Without giving much importance, she diverted her gaze back to the front.

Naomi didn't know why they were there. But she remained silent, and in the meantime, she noticed that one of them was wearing a t-shirt that showed off his muscular arms full of tattoos, and Naomi found that rather frightening. As for the other man, he wore a dark blue suit and approached the cage, saying:

"Let's go for a walk. The boss wants to see you."

He removed a bunch of keys from his pocket and unlocked the lock of the cage.

"Come here. And be a good girl. That way, we won't do you any harm." said the man waiting for Naomi to come closer.

"Tsc! Cut the crap and get her out of this cage." said the man in the T-shirt.

"Opa! Take it easy, big guy. The boss said to be gentle with her. " replied the man in the dark blue suit.

Not a day had passed since they brought her into captivity. She did not understand why Yin had ordered her to be taken out of the cage. But the reason was not so important because the opportunity to escape could come at any moment. And until that opportunity appeared, she would obey and wait patiently.

"Hey! I can't move properly because of these damn handcuffs." Naomi said in a frowning tone of voice.

Seeing the annoyed expression on Naomi's face, the man smiled mischievously.

"So if and so. Let me put your handcuffed arms forward. " said the man as he approached Naomi.

Everything about this situation was becoming unbearable for Naomi. Especially the fact that that man was treating her as if she were a pet. And after the man had changed the position in which Naomi's arms were cuffed, she finally got out of the cage and could stand, her knees aching from being in the same posture for so long.

Without resistance, Naomi followed the two men who led her out. Upon exiting the room. Naomi came upon a long empty corridor, almost as dimly lit as the room where she was being held. Look closely around her, and behold, it was a completely desolate, melancholy, dirty, cold, and damp place.

As she was led away by the two men who remained silent, Naomi noticed that there wasn't much movement of goons, but it was understandable since they were underground. And although she managed to escape from the two who accompanied her, she wouldn't get very far. They entered an elevated. The man dressed in a T-shirt pushed the button for the third floor.

Looking at the monitor that showed the numbers of the floors the elevator had passed. Naomi became more and more apprehensive. And upon reaching the third floor, the elevator doors opened, and they quickly exited. And again, Naomi was faced with a long hallway, but from the red carpet floor to the white, walls it was all very sophisticated, and with several doors, Naomi wondered if this place was a hotel. The lights were blinding, and Naomi's eyes burned, and she blinked a few times until she got used to the brightness.

Following the right side of the corridor, in the distance, Naomi could see that at one of the doors were two more henchmen safeguarding someone who was inside that room. It was then that the man wearing the dark blue suit said:

"Do you see those two men in front of the door? The boss is waiting for you inside that room. But before you go in. I need to remove your handcuffs."

Immediately, Naomi raises her arms forward, and the man in the dark blue suit removes the handcuffs. Standing in front of the door, she didn't know what would happen when she entered, but she was feeling a bad feeling. Then the man dressed in a T-shirt opened the door and pushed Naomi into the room.

The moment Naomi entered, she saw Yin standing on her back, looking at the view from the balcony of her room. When without turning to her, Yin saying:

"How do you like your room?"

Naomi looked around. And saw that it was a large room without partitions, the extravagantly decorated in the colors gray, red, and black. On the left side was a black velvet Weston sofa with seating for four, and in front of it, a flat-screen TV fixed to the wall. On the right, there was a king-size bed with a red coverlet, and on a bedside table, a vintage rectangular-shaped lamp.

"I don't understand." said Naomi confused, "Why are you giving me a room?"

Yin turned to Naomi, stepped off the balcony, and walked toward her as she said:

"Hmmm... I can't leave you forever in your cage. I didn't want to risk losing my new kitten until I talked to the old owner. For this reason, I put you in a cage, but also to get you used to your new home. " Yin said with a cynical smile. " And now that Tatsuo has agreed to my deal. I thought it would be best to bring you to stay in one of the rooms offered to the VIP clients of my nightclubs."

"What agreement? What did you and Tatsuo agree on?" confused Naomi asked.

"Ora! My dear, Tatsuo has agreed to give you to me in exchange for this I, will never return to Japan again." Said Yin standing in front of Naomi.

"But... Why? " said Naomi in astonishment. " You said you only needed me to trade for the flash drive I gave back to Tatsuo."

"Whew! That's what I planned at the beginning." Said Yin leaning forward in order to look into Naomi's eyes. "But when I met you, Naomi, I couldn't hold back the desire to have you for myself."

While holding back her tears, Naomi looked at Yin in anger. However, what made her angrier was not the fact that she had put her trust in Tatsuo, but perhaps because she had harbored feelings for him, even if only a little. That made her feel like an idiot for nurturing the hope that Tatsuo would rescue her from that place.

"Wow! Don't look at me like that. It's not my fault. It's Tatsuo's." Yin said, stroking Naomi's cheek.

Immediately, Naomi slaps Yin's hand, who at first is surprised, but soon smiles, pleased with Naomi's reaction.

"Don't touch me with those filthy hands." Said Naomi with a fierce look. "Yin, you give me disgusting."

Unimportant, Yin shrugged and said:

"Whew! I understand that you need your time to assimilate everything. I'll leave you alone. Enjoy your new room."

After saying that, Yin went toward the exit door. When he turned back and said:

"Ah! Before I forget. In three days, we will be leaving for Hong Kong. Enjoy your last days here in Japan. Good-bye! My little kitty."

Just as Naomi heard the door close, It was then that she let herself fall to her knees tears began to roll over her face. In such a desperate, way she was crying to the point where she was sobbing from lack of air.

Naomi was once again in a captive situation, but this time it was different. She was treated like an animal and as an object. And for the second time, she had her trust discarded like garbage. In the face of so many events, her determination to escape was fading and gave way to discouragement.

But Naomi would get through it all. She just felt too tired to think of a way to escape. She decided to get up and sit down on the sofa to rest for a while and gather her strength. Naomi laid her head on the back of the sofa, and looking up at the ceiling, began to think about what Yin had said about going to Hong Kong in three days.

"Whew! That's great. I only have three days to get away from here, or I'll end up in Hong Kong. " Naomi said sarcastically to herself. "Now the winning question is. How will I get out of here?"

Naomi got up and headed for the door to check something that left her with doubt. As Naomi was being led into the room, she realized that the movement of goods through the hallways was not as much as she thought it would be. Slowly opening the door to avoid the risk of being noticed, Naomi crouched down and stuck her head out to see that the two men who led her to the room were watching the door. But she could also confirm that the movement in the hallway.

With this, she could relax a bit more. She closed the door and went back to the couch. Naomi was mentally tired and had not slept. She threw herself onto the couch and grabbed one of the cushions. Almost immediately, her body relaxed, and she fell asleep.