Anna! You cannot choose this path for yourself, you are going to sink.
" What would you have me do, Nanny Belle? Anna replied, her face was blank but she kept sighing repeatedly.
" I have had enough, I cannot do this anymore", Anna added, wiping off the tear that dropped on her cheek.
"You know you cannot fight him, he is way too powerful". Belle looked her in the eye and took her hands off the table, placing them on her palms.
"I will go so far away, he will not find me", Anna yelled, stomping her hands on the table. Everyone turned to look at her but she did not care.
"Calm down my child, I know how you feel, but let's not be hasty," Belle said, she brushed her hands over her shoulder and held them firmly.
"My mind is made up and you know me, I won't change it". Anna looked away, her mind was made up.
" Where will you go from here? You do not have any family members elsewhere ", Belle adjusted her seat closer to Anna, seeing that she was not ready to change her mind.
"I haven't thought about that", Anna looked down and let out another sigh.
"Okay, Anna, will you call me when you get there" Belled asked, lifting her head.
" I can't, Nanny, I don't want to be traced", Anna answered, she shook her head vigorously and scratched her fingers on the table.
"Okay Child, I understand", Belle patted her on the back gently.
A waitress walks up to them with a menu and offers it to them.
" Can I take your offer?" She said, handing them a book with a hardcover.
"No, we're fine", Anna replied dismissively. She did not look at the waitress twice, she turned her focus back to the table.
" Sorry Miss but you can't stay here if you don't order", the waitress' voice went up. Again, everyone turned to look at them.
"It's okay Anna, we'll have two cups of coffee", Belle held Anna's hands firmly and told her not to complain.
" Is that all?" The waitress asked in a sarcastic tone, she had weighed Anna's clothes from the corner of her eyes and looked at her shoes with disgust.
" You can add your brain on a plate, it is not useful ", Anna said, rolling her eyes, not bothered about the outcome of her outburst.
" Anna!". Belle shouted, her mouth was agape and she slammed the table at Anna.
" What? She is the one asking stupid questions", Anna replied with a shrug."
I am sorry about her, she is just a child", Belle pleaded. She looked at Anna sternly and the waitress smiled as she left them.
" I am not a child, Nanny. I have seen two decades ", Anna murmured, her eyebrows furrowed, she was angry.
" And yet you still have so much to learn. Quite being corky", Belle whispered as though she was ashamed of saying it out loudly.
"I am sorry nanny", I just have so much to process", Anna muttered, fighting hard to control the tears that welled up in her eyes.
" I raised a fine, smart, and kind lady, I know that", Belle held her hands again, wrapping her fingers around hers.
" Thank you, Nanny, for everything, I will always remember you, no matter where I find myself", Anna said, sobbing quietly.
" It's okay my dear, you'll be fine", Belle said, wiping tears off her rosy cheeks.
" I will be, I am finally out of that prison called a home. I felt so suffocated Nanny Belle", Anna said softly as she sniffed.
" I know I was there, I know how helpless you were, I cried every day because of you, and yet I could not help you". Belle said in a cracked voice, she stroked Anna's hair affectionately.
" I...I went through so much in that house, I hated myself every day, I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror ", Anna stuttered, her face had turned to a frown.
" I felt so guilty, nobody should ever have to go through such a fate. If only your mom was alive, she would have protected you". Belle said as she looked at her phone, which had been ringing for a while.
" I miss her every day, I wish I could..." Anna said before the waitress cut in.
" Two cups of coffee, ", she took the cups from the tray and placed them on the table.
" There is only one straw here", Anna said as her eyes widened in disbelief. She faced the waitress and she fumed with anger.
" We are out of straws", the waitress replied curtly. She waited with her hands open and expectant
" Of course, coincidentally, we're out of tips too", Anna said with a cold smile. She paid no attention to her as she stood there confused.
" It is getting late, I have to leave before they notice that you are missing. I'll cover up for you. Belle straightened her dress and stood up.
" Okay Nanny", Anna muttered slowly as tears welled up in her eyes, her eyes were fixed on Belle, she could not imagine being without her.
" Here, take this", Belle, squeezing a few dollars into Anna's hands.
"I can't accept this, you have done more than enough", Anna said, squeezing the money back into her nanny's palms.
"But," Belle said before Anna cut in.
"No buts, I will be fine", Anna said, placing her palm in her hands". Anna watched her Nanny go. She was lost for words but her tears were free-flowing
Anna watched her Nanny until she was no longer in sight. She looked around, wondering what next she would do. She sighted a young man sitting alone at a table. She picked up her suitcase and approached him.
"Hi there beauty, come, sit ", the strange man said. He moved aside, creating a space beside himself.
"Thank you, you are so kind", Anna replied with a smile. She approached where he was sitting.
He watched her from the corner of his eyes, paying attention to her well-carved body and thin waist. She was more drawn to her full breast, and his eyes widened with lust.
" So where are you headed?" He asked. He had noticed the box that Anna clutched onto firmly.
"Somewhere", Anna answered, and she sat down. She looked around to see if others were watching her.
" I could take you to my place, we could have lots of fun together, he replied, allowing his hands to wander under the table cover, he rubbed Anna's knees upwards.
" Sorry, excuse me, I'll take my leave", Anna said, taking his hands off her lap. She was uncomfortable and she tried to scream but nothing came out.
"Where do you think you're going?", he replied, blocking her with his chest , he grabbed her ass aggressively and pulled her towards him.
"Leave me alone", Anna screamed. She kicked him in between his thighs and he fell groaning in pain. She snatched his wallet from his hand and made a run for the exit.
" Get that whore, she took my wallet", he screamed, still writhing in pain.
At the opposite side of the Cafe, from the confines of a parked car, was a bald man who had been watching the inside of the cafe, his eyes fixed on a suggested target, the car was tinted, and the man in the back also watched silently with a smirk.
Anna ran out of the cafe and managed to take her suitcase with her. She looked at the streets thinking of where to go, then she noticed two huge men from the tinted car walking towards her.
"Hey! What do you want from me?", she asked, her eyes wide and filled with fear. She retraced her steps and tried to run.
They were swift, they grabbed her arms and legs and took her to the tinted car. She wiggled and struggled to break free, but they were too powerful for her. She fought fiercely but she was blindfolded and thrown into the trunk of the car where her screams were no longer heard.
"We have her now Boss", the huge bald guy told the person who was occupying the back seat.
"Good, get her luggage too, I hope no one saw you", the man replied from the back of the car in a deep voice.
"Yes Boss"
" She is mine now, she cannot escape me" the voice added with a wicked laugh.
"Her luggage is here Sir", the bald man said, throwing it carelessly on the chair.
" Perfect, driver, let's go home.
Anna's screams had stopped, she was now whimpering and, in no time, her voice and sobs were no longer heard from the trunk.