Chapter six
Lana's head hung low as she walked behind John... her heart was racing in her chest the entire time, but she was silent and kept counting her steps... Maybe all of this was just a really long dream, she thought... A dream that felt real... she would wake up soon and be back in her cramped house, her phone getting blasted with calls and her bags already packed so she could go into hiding once again... The thought of her sad life made a sad smile appear on her face... she didn't have much to return to, and a part of her didn't want to ever return to such a place. Maybe her end wasn't so bad after all... she tried to make her situation positive, but it wasn't because deep down inside, she didn't want this to be her end... it would be so unfair if this was the end of the line for her... She stopped walking abruptly when the older man in front of her stopped walking... She raised her head to look at where they were and realised that he had stopped in front of a door... "This is your room... everything you need is in there... I will be back soon..." he informed, and he pushed open the door for her to go in... Lana's eyes travelled from the open door back to the man who she had begged to let her go... he was just like that monster... he wasn't nice if he was nice then he would have helped her leave this place... she sighed deeply, and legs started to move... Lana walked into the beautiful room and turned to look at the man, but he was closing the door, and she swallowed when she heard the clicking sound of the door... Lana immediately rushed back to the door and tried to push it open. But the door was bolted shut, and there was no handle from inside the room... it had been removed, probably to prevent her from escaping... she raised her hand and was about to start knocking on the door. But she froze and decided not to... what was the use... everyone in the house was on his side, so even if she screamed at the top of her lungs, they still wouldn't let her out... she was trapped... Lana stood in front of the closed door, staring at it in absolute silence... windows! The thought suddenly popped up in her mind... she quickly turned around and her eyes started to scan the large room till they spotted a window at the far end side of the wall... she immediately rushed towards the window, but the hope Lana had escaped immediately dwindled when she tried to push open the window, but it was bolted shut too... she tried a few more times, hoping that with enough force, she could force it open, but all her attempts proved futile... "No... this can't be..." She muttered under her breath and started to look around the room again. There was another door and she went for the door which led to the bathroom... there was a bathtub and shower, and the bathroom was really huge and spacious... the white marble design of the bathroom gave it both a modern and antique touch, but Lana wasn't there to admire this beautiful design, instead, she was trying to check for a window in the bathroom, but there was none... it was like a complete dead end...
She walked to the sink and opened the tap. Lana splashed some water on her face in an attempt to cool her nerves down... She scoffed when her eyes landed on a pair of toothbrushes and toiletries... was all this meant for her... she picked up the white toothbrush and stared at it in silence for a few seconds... she was still trying to understand what was happening... As far as she knew, none of her father's debtors were as well off as this man.... they were mainly loan sharks who exploited people for a living, and someone like her father was easily exploited... Everything that was happening indicated that this was something far worse than what she was imagining... she had to be smart and cautious about everything... she placed the toothbrush back as she had met it and left the bathroom... As she walked towards the bed, it was then she noticed the dress that was neatly arranged on an anger by the side of the bed... She ran her hand through her hair and tugged on it a bit... Lana walked over to where the dresses were and started to check them out one after the other... she gasped when she realised that they were all from designer brands... High-end ones! She immediately stopped going through it... if they wanted her to put it on, there was no way she was going to... what if they asked her to pay for it... she could barely afford anything and she didn't want more debts, so she simply walked to the bed and took a seat...
She sat there in silence, her eyes scanning every single detail of the room as she waited... waited for someone to come to get her, preferably the old man who had brought her here... he seemed like the most normal person in the house... she had no idea how long she waited but she turned abruptly towards the door when she heard the knock, her heart racing again... Lana sighed deeply. It wasn't like she could let whoever it was in or leave them out. They locked her in like she was in some kind of prison... there was no knocking for a few seconds before she heard the door being unlocked and then pushed open... The older man from before was back... he propped his head through the door and immediately sighted her... "Are you done?" He asked, and Lana nodded... a frown on her face as she stared at him... The man stared at her in silence for a few seconds before his eyes travelled to the clothes on the hanger that she hadn't put on... he said nothing and simply sighed deeply...
Whatever was going to happen to her, she wasn't going to accept it... Lana was ready to fight till the end for her freedom...
"Mr Carson is waiting for you," the man informed... Lana took a deep breath to steady herself... she was more than ready to stand her ground... The older man made way for Lana and was expecting her to decline to leave the room, but Lana did the opposite of that. Instead, she started to walk, taking him by surprise... was she finally coming to terms with the situation she was in? he wondered...