A Substitute

"Is this not Lucy?". She asked herself.

Just then she noticed that two security men were following her secretly.

"Well, I can't fall into the hands of these beasts but someone else will. Sorry Lucy, you would be used as a substitute tonight". She said with a malicious smile before walking towards the counter.

Martha walked towards the counter, she made sure that Lucy didn't see her. She walked up to a male bartender she saw at the counter.

"Hi, please , I need your help. My sister over there is kinda tipsy, please prepare juice let her sober up a little". She explained.

"Alright Miss". The bartender said with a smile.

When the juice was finally ready, the bartender offered Martha the juice.

"I will trouble you a little bit, but don't worry I will pay for the trouble. Please my sister is not really on good terms with me, can you help me give her the juice? if she discovers that I gave her the juice, she would not take it".

"No problem Miss".

Just as the bartender wasn't looking, Martha drugged the coffee and she brought out some money and gave it to him for the service.

"And please one more thing, I will need you to bring her to room five, if she gets too drunk".

"But Miss".

Just before the bartender could protest, Martha handed another money to him with a key, he smiled and nodded.

Before she left the counter, she covered her face with a veil she brought with her, and sat at a hidden corner. She was happy that Lucy would be used as a substitute. "Let me see how Mr Blackwood would treat her after hearing this. At least he would make the hatred worse and even crush her," Martha thought about her plans as she was smiling a bit.

When she was settled, the two unknown men that were watching her every move came and sat on the same table she sat on. She wasn't afraid, rather she smiled at them. Which made the two men surprised.

"I know you two want to take me to your boss, right?". She asked.

The two men looked at each other with a surprised facial expression.

"Now that you know, please stand up and come with us". They ordered.

"What if I offer another damsel to your boss, she's more beautiful than I am". Martha opted.

"And who could that be?". Asked one of the men.

"Look over there, she's beautiful and also needs a gentle touch tonight".

The two men looked towards the direction that Jessica pointed at, and they saw Lucy. There was no doubt that Lucy was more beautiful than Martha.

"So are you willing to cooperate with me?". Martha asked.

The two men discussed with each other in an inaudible voice, before they concluded that they would take Lucy instead, because their boss loves beautiful women.

"So how are we gonna get her?".

"No worries, I've taken care of that". Just wait for my signal". Martha said slyly.

"Alright, but don't play smart with us, because if you do, you won't get away with it". One of the men warned.

"Alright, I will be good". Martha replied.

Meanwhile at the Vip section of the bar, Max was struggling with Fredrick who was drunk. Max's heart raced as he watched Fredrick stumbling around the bar, clearly intoxicated.  

Max knew he had to step in and help his boss before things got out of hand. 

He quickly settled Fredrick on the chair before approaching a bartender who happened to be the lady that served Lucy earlier.

"Excuse me Miss, please I need an emergency room for my boss, he's kinda tipsy". Max pleaded.

"Sorry Sir, I can't help you with that, the rooms are all filled up". The lady lied because she wanted to take Lucy to the only empty room upstairs. She really felt pity for her after she heard Lucy's sad story.

"Alright thank you". Max left to look for other alternatives.

The female bartender looked towards Lucy's table and noticed that she wasn't there anymore. Before she could walk towards the table, a customer called for her attention.

Max went back to the vip section again, luckily Fredrick was already resting his head on the table.

"I don't trust what that lady said, I need to go upstairs myself to check for a room". Max murmured to himself.

He walked towards his boss and held him up. He led him away from the prying eyes of other patrons, hiding his face with his suit jacket and walked towards the stairs.

"The lady is ready for your boss, she's in room five. The room is open, just push it". Martha said to the two men, after confirming that Lucy has been settled into the room.

"Stay here and don't move, let me go up and confirm what you are saying, keep an eye on her". The man instructed his colleague.

"Alright". One of the security replied as the other went up to check if Lucy was actually in the room.

After about a few minutes, he returned to them and confirmed. "You can go now," he said to Martha who left immediately to her room she paid for earlier.

"I wish I could get a room for you sir, at least let you rest a little". Max said to his boss.

Fredrick's words slurred as he tried to protest, "I'm fine, Max. Just let me enjoy the party."

"Boss, you've had a bit too much to drink and you are drunk already. It's best if you take a break," Max insisted, his concern evident in his tone. With a mixture of determination and care.

"Fredrick stumbled again, this time around Max was unprepared for it, he unconsciously pushed one of the rooms for support, the room was unexpectedly opened and it had a dim light inside.

"Wow, this room would be of use. Thank goodness". Max felt really relieved.

He managed to get Fredrick settled in the quiet room before excusing himself to fetch his boss's belongings from downstairs.

As Mac hurried down the stairs, his mind raced with thoughts of how to handle the situation. He knew that Fredrick's behavior reflected poorly on the company, and he needed to act swiftly to prevent any further embarrassment.

Inside the room Lucy was laid on the floor, she was covered in black blanket, that's why Max couldn't see her. She was unconscious.

Fredrick stood up from the bed, and staggered towards the door, but due to how drunk he was, he locked the door by mistake instead of opening it.

The noise he was making with the door knob woke Lucy up. 

The first thing Lucy noticed was that her body was really hot. 

She uncovered herself and tried to stand, but she fell to the floor. The fall alerted Fredrick who was still trying to open the door.

Lucy wasn't herself, it was strange that all she could think of at the moment was sex.

"Hey, what are you doing there, are you some kidnapper?". Fredrick asked Lucy in a childish way.

"I want you". Lucy didn't know how she formed the words in her mouth. All she could think of was how to quench the hotness she was feeling, it was really unbearable.

"Boss, she's in room five, she's quite beautiful"

"Hmmm. Give me the keys let me go and have some fun, it's been awhile since I had a good sex". The man with a scar said slyly.

"Boss, the door is not locked, just push it open when you get there".

"Why the fuck would you not lock the door?".

"I'm sorry Boss. I will…..".

"Follow me immediately, let's go and check the room".

They hurried towards the room.

After swiftly retrieving Fredrick's coat and other belongings, Max was about to go back upstairs to go and wait for his boss to wake up. But he was stopped by the female bartender he asked for room from earlier.

" Excuse me sir, do you still need a room?". She asked.

"Do you have any to give me?". Max replied with a touch of anger.

"If you still need a room for your boss, then room five is available".

"Then why did you lie to me earlier that there was no empty room?".

"I'm sorry about that sir, I wanted to help someone who has lost her parents and she got drunk, it seemed like she has gone home already because she's nowhere to be found".

"Don't worry about it, I don't need a room anymore". Max said to the lady, he deliberately avoided telling her the part that he has seen a room to avoid being disturbed.

"Alright Sir''. She said to Max before turning back to her duties.

"My body is so hot, I'm so restless, please help me". Lucy pleaded with Fredrick half unconscious.

Fredrick worked towards her and caressed her cheeks. "You look so beautiful angel".

Before he could continue to tease Lucy, she pounced on him and started kissing him furiously.

Fredrick on the other hand wasn't idle, he responded to the kiss.

"You taste so good baby". Fredrick said in between their kiss before taking her towards the bed for them to finish what they've started.

When the man with a scary scar and his subordinate went toward room five. They pushed the door handle and they found out that it was locked.

"What the fuck is this?. Why is the door locked?. I thought you said it was open?". The man shouted angrily at his subordinate.

"I confirmed it myself, it was open, and the lady was also lying on the floor wrapped with black blanket". The subordinate said in a panicked tone.

"Where is the initial lady?. Call her here immediately!".

"I sent"

"Why the fuck are you still standing there?. Go and get her!".

"Boss, I'm sorry. After I confirmed that this other lady was inside the room, I instructed Jacky to let her go". 

"Shit!. I've missed two delicious meals tonight, all because of your foolishness".

"I'm sorry Boss".

"What can your apology solve?. Get out of here now!". The man shouted furiously.

When they had left, Max came to the door and tried to open it but it was locked. 

"Shit!. What's going on?. Why is the door locked?" Max asked himself.

"Sir what's the matter?". A worker in the bar who was passing along the aisle asked Max when he saw him struggling with the door.

"I think the door is locked from the inside". Max responded worriedly.

"Is the room yours?". The worker asked.

"Yes. I mean no, but the room is for my boss".

"Maybe he locked it himself, don't you think?".

"Actually he's kinda tipsy, so I don't really know the situation inside. 

"Is there a way for you to help me break in?. Or even get a spare key? I just want to make sure that he didn't leave the room, while I was away". Max said worriedly.

"Sorry Sir, it's against the rules. I can help you ask the security outside if they saw him, but I would need a picture of him for easier identification".

"Alright, please come with me".

"Oh. Since that's the case, I will wait till morning. I will book another room then. Max knew that revealing his boss's face to a situation like that would ruin his reputation the more.

"Oh please one more thing". The worker stopped in his footsteps to listen to what Sam was about to say.

"Can I hire a security guard?. I would like them to guard the room. Maybe until morning?". Max requested.

"I'm sorry Sir, I can't help with that too. You are not even sure your boss is in there, what if it's another customer that's in the room, if the customer sees the guard he/she might sue us for invading his or her privacy".

"Okay. You have a point. Alright please show me the room, I will wake up early to observe the room".

"Alright Sir, but you have to be careful, so as to avoid trouble".

"I won't cause any trouble, I will be careful. Please show me the spare room".

"Alright sir, this way please".  The worker led Max away to a spare room. 

Max wasn't comfortable with the way things were going. His number one priority was his boss's safety. Not knowing if his boss was inside the room was making him restless. 

Before he slept inside the spare room that was arranged for him, he remembered that his boss had his phone with him. So he tracked his location, and luckily it was in room five that the tracker reviewed.

He finally slept in peace.