"Life the say is full of ups and downs , there is light the always say is at the end of a tunnel , but what happens when the tunnel has a dead end and life goes downwards never the opposite way , what then happens?"
It's been two days after the incident but Mason wasn't yet back. I waited for him through out the past day since it was when he said he would return but mason never did come back.
Since that day my mind has been restless , being an inquisitive person , I couldn't hold back myself from trying to know what I really signed and the calls I made to Mason weren't helping matters, because he picked non of them , nor did he ever call back.
Here I was again after barely eating lunch , cause I really had no much appetite , so I quietly awaited ,for him to return.
An hour or two later ,when I thought maybe he wouldn't be coming back, I heard a car drive in and I guessed it was Mason's cause I heard scampering everywhere.
Few seconds later I saw Mason emerge from the door , with his men carrying some of his things.
He walked in settling in one of the cushions and making himself comfortable , he asked for a glass of water ,which he gulped down after which he gave back the cup and positioned himself in a resting manner.
I allowed him take his nap , not wanting to disturb him since he seemed tired. Few minutes later he woke up from his little sleep , standing up and walking towards the stairs to go to his room. I knew it was now or never so I spoke up.
"Don't we have something to discuss ?" I asked him
"Yes we do, but that would have to be after I have freshened up" he replied me as walked away into his room.
I sighed in relief ,at least he didn't snap out at me or raise his voice, which meant he wasn't in a bad mood.
Close to half an hour he came out off him room looking fresh and scenting nice , he wore casual clothes , I really liked it when he wore such clothes. It brought out his muscular shape and well defined abs because he clothes were mostly body fitted.
He ordered for his meal , which was served and after eating he took rest for a minute, before making his way to the sitting room . On getting there he took a sat on a cushion , after few seconds of silence he asked me what was the problem.
"I think you should know the problem" I answered him
"Can you not start your nonsense and speak up " he demanded
I could hear the anger in his voice and I could also see it in his eyes , I dare not say anything unreasonable or else I would be in a mess.
"It's about the documents I signed" I replied him
"And what about them?" he asked me
"I want to know what the say " I eloquently answered him
He laughed for a while in a devilish manner , making my worries and fear increase , and then he called one of his men to go get something from his room.
It took some seconds and the man he sent returned with a brief case, he opened it drawing out some files and handing it over to the man to hand it over to me. Out of fear I didn't look into it , awaiting for his signal for me to open it. Seems like he noticed and asked me to open it .
As I did reading through the papers , it seemed like my world , heart and time stopped , I couldn't believe what I was reading through , was this even possible , how can someone get married to a person in a slave like way , no it can't be possible.
"Is this a joke ? Asin in are you really serious? This can't be possible" I told and asked him at same time.
He laughed and then spoke up
"It is dear , with Money it is , as you can see there is a court stamp on them and I think you should read the second paper of each" he replied me
I hurriedly read through the remaining sentences of the first papers ,which had nothing but explanations in them and then I moved to the second part and began reading.
As I read through my heart was shattered , my body felt weak and broken at Same time , my world felt like it was spinning to Oblivion. What I read was dissolving my soul , little by little , I was loosing it .
"How can you be this cruel ?" I snapped at him throwing the papers to his face after going through them.
"How can you make me your slave for the rest of my life , and those clause how could you do that ? You know I thought you were liking me by now and that's why you did what you did but I think I was bitterly wrong" I yelled at him
"I think you should bring your voice down cause you wouldn't wish to anger me " he spoke
"and as for liking you , thinking like that confirms how foolish you are, me ever like you ,sorry I can't ever love a piece of rag , so get that straight" he cautioned
I was broken within beyond repair , I felt like I couldn't breathe and was chocking within me , my life was officially gone , how cruel and evil can people be , he has made me his , his forever , I was married to him like a slave and the claws , it stated that" I wouldn't be allowed to speak up to any of his demands , no matter what the are". Even lower slaves are allowed to speak up sometimes but mine , mine was different , I was lost and I think I wouldn't find myself ever again .
I had stood up while talking to Mason in anger, that I didn't know when I got to my seat, as I was lost in thought. When I got to the cushion I sat on before, I stumbled on to it, releasing me from my thoughts and making me have eye contacts with Mason. I saw his cold look , the look I saw on his face the day I first met him, I saw his mean eyes those eyes that looked on as my dad begged on the floor , I looked at him with disdain , the unimaginable hatred I had for him could Pierce his skin if you was close by, if I was looked at the same way I looked at him, I would have been scared by now , but he showed no emotions as he looked at me awaiting my next line of action. I couldn't do anything but I could say something and that I did .
"I hate you Mason" I declared coldly to him
" I hate you with everything in me " I continued
"May you die a miserable death , you devil !" I screamed at him
He looked at me , shaking his head in disbelief and standing up , with an evil smack on his face he said
"Aww dear, I hate you too, but I shouldn't be the one sharing this care alone , your family should too, after all the were the ones that tricked you into signing another deal to pay off another lone the owed me Saving there lives " he blurted
"What do you mean by that?" I asked
He the told me the story of how my dad borrowed another huge amount of money from him, to help his company and couldn't pay up , so when he threatened to kill them, they gave me up as a replacement for that dept, since he hasn't done with me what he wished to and he accepted.
I couldn't believe what he told me, I knew my family wouldn't do that but I also knew Mason wasn't a lair , he had no reason to lie cause he feared no one , according to him "not even God".
Although my heart confirmed his words to be true , I couldn't believe nor agree to it , cause I believed so much in my family and the love we shared.
Seeing I still didn't believe what he told me , he demanded that I give a call to my family to clear me out . I reluctantly picked up my phone and dial there number. I wasn't reluctant because I didn't want to know ,but I was reluctant because I was scared to know .I didn't want my world
shattered more than it already was.
After few rings my mum picked up the phone , on hearing her voice , I knew something was wrong and on hearing her say" sorry son , we did it to save our family" in tears , I lost balance falling to the ground as tears dropped down my cheeks.
"Why? What did I do ? How could you people do this?" Was all I could manage to ask through the phone.
She began crying explaining what Mason had already told me , after she was done , I began shouting at her , scolding her for what the did to me for my life the just ended.
Mid way into the conversation , with my mum's constant plea for forgiveness , my dad took the phone and I lost my believe , I couldn't believe what he spilled out of his mouth , he abused me called me names for being annoyed at them for helping me become rich and for regretting helping my family . It got to a point where I couldn't hold myself anymore and I returned his abuses, cursing him with every word I knew.
few seconds later into my words banter with my dad, I heard the phone beeping indicating the call had ended , I tried calling back to continue but couldn't seemed the blocked me.
In anger I sent my phone to the wall, allowing it crash as I began crying , as I was still in my misery I heard a voice from beside me.
"Are you done? And now do you believe me?" He asked
I couldn't alter a word , so he continued
" Wow, family ,I know how you feel and what you must be going through now , I have been there before, but now you have to pick up yourself because you are all mine to use as I please" he spoke
He told me to go get refreshed and start eating well cause from the week to come , my work would Begin and it would be lots of work.
After saying that and telling me he was going away again tonight he left , going into his room to sleep I guess . As he left , I stood up wiped my tears and walked to my room
" There was no need to cry again" I said to my self , cause those who cry have hope for a change , but from now on I had no hope nor faith or a wheal because all that were no longer mine".
I was broken , shattered , battered and destroyed . At the blink of an eye I had lost everything , family and life itself , I was all alone but I didn't even have myself cause I now belonged to another , not in love but in pain. I was now a slave , a slave to a ruthless man, a man who bears no love in his heart .
Now only the future knows what it had for me , but as for now all I could see was pain and sorrow, misery that wasn't going to end soon , fear that wasn't going to depart anytime from now , I just prayed I would be able to take what was , what is and what was coming.
I had entered my room and as my body felt my bed I slept off after a few minutes trying to escape this world, trying not to be in it again , maybe death would be best but for now all I had were dreams, as I lost myself to the warm darkness that embraced me.