I still couldn't believe the amount of food that was on the table and the most outrageous thing was that there were only six people present at the table.
Two beautiful young ladies were seated in-between a man in the left hand side of the table. I don't really know who they were but the three of them were acting like a couple- all touchy and it was pretty strange.
At the right hand side another pretty lady but this one had blonde hair. She was seated beside Marcel's friend, Eden and finally was Marcel. He was seated all by himself in the host seat like a king. He does look like one. A very proud and powerful king.
I am 100% sure the seven of us, that's with myself included, can't finish all these dishes but there again with the way my tummy is grumbling of hunger maybe I alone can devour the whole thing down.
Jokes apart though the foods are just too much. I don't understand why rich people waste their money anyhow when there are many people out there who are starving. All this food can feed more than five families for weeks if not months.
"She is here as you requested, Senor Marcel," Yesenia said to Marcel and bowed then left as he dismissed her.
"Take your seat," he said to me, his voice mild but full of authority and I couldn't bring myself to argue.
I walked to an empty seat at the right hand side of the table close to the blonde lady that was seated beside Eden but I couldn't help but to notice the strange look on Eden's eyes when he looked at me. It's almost the same lustful stares that were in my abductor eyes Elijah and it makes me really uncomfortable. This was the second time in a day I have caught him staring at me in such an uncultured manner.
There were five servants standing behind the table, four females and a male. The male servant stepped forward and drew a chair for me to sit before I could do it myself. Although I didn't find his action necessary as I could have done it myself I still appreciated the gesture.
"Thank you," I said to him as I sat down and he flashed me a faint smile before returning back to his position.
One of the female maids stepped forward to meet me and after greeting me she asked.
"What dish would you like me to serve you?"
"No thanks, I can serve myself," I politely declined her offer.
I am no handicap that needs to be spoon fed and besides I am not sure I will be eating any meal even though I am practically salivating at the delicious delicacies in front of me.
"Now that we are complete. Please enjoy yourselves," Marcel announced and they all cheered.
Everyone around me was eating and drinking and I was the only one seated who wasn't indulging myself in the feast despite dying of hunger the most. From time to time though I would see Marcel take his eyes in my direction and I would see an irritated frown forming on his face when he did until..
"Are the foods not up to your taste?" He asked, his voice calm but carrying an underlying threat that made my heart skip.
"I am not hungry," I lied but the way he stared at me with his piercing, crystal blue eyes I could tell he knew I was lying.
"Very well then. I won't force you to eat," he said then proceeded to mind his food in front of him, however everyone else at the table stared at me awkwardly especially the two ladies seated opposite me.
What's their problem? They should focus on their boyfriend and not me.
"Why don't you try the shrimps? They taste really good," the blonde beautiful lady beside me said with a smile.
The shrimp does look enticing to the eyes but my pride won't allow me to agree to eat anything.
"I don't think I want to," I said, but just then my tummy grumbled out loud, as if protesting.
I felt so embarrassed as it seemed she heard it as she smiled, her eyes tilting slightly down to my stomach.
"Just give it a try, please." She insisted and I possibly couldn't say No when my tummy was practically punching me.
"Alright. A little," I said softly, still feeling embarrassed.
"Cool," she said and started dishing me with a smile on her face but I couldn't help but wonder why she was being nice to me.
"Go on. Try it," she urged me to have a bite when she was done dishing it out on a plate.
Reluctantly I picked up a fork and knife and cut a little piece out of the shrimp tail and slowly placed it in my mouth...
Oh my God!
There was an explosion of joy in my taste bud as the sweet spices and flavor of the shrimp spread and danced inside my mouth as I chewed. It was amazingly delicious and I wanted more. In fact I want to try all the variety of food if they are anything as sweet as what I just tasted but I tried my best not to show my excitement.
"So how is it?" The blondie asked with an eager expression.
"It's okay." I said nonchalantly and she smiled.
"Go on. Try the rest," she said, placing a slice of steak and chicken drumsticks on my plate as well with some salads and sausages.
So it doesn't seem I was happy. I protested half -heartedly but I was already salivating to taste them.
"Just try them," she insisted with a kind tone.
"Jane, why don't you focus on your food. Leave her alone if she doesn't want to eat," Eden suddenly said, interrupting us and he sounded a bit annoyed.
"I will eat Honey. I just want her to try some," she said to him affectionately.
So they are a couple? I must say they look cute together but why does he look at me in such a way, like he wants to see me naked if he has a girlfriend?
Maybe I am the one just imagining things and there is no meaning in his stares...
"Okay, go on try it," she urged me hurriedly before facing her food.
I didn't need much persuading before I started cutting the steak with my knife and chewing it.
Damn!
Who prepared all these?! They taste so great it felt like I was ascending into heaven as they melted delightfully in my mouth.
It took all the selfcontrol in me not to rush the food down as I was eager to savor the taste. I was busy battling with the chicken drumsticks when Marcel took his eyes to me and he had a faint flicker smile on his face and instantly I felt ashamed as it felt he was mocking me. I had said I wasn't hungry but yet look at me devouring down the chicken shamelessly. However I was able to convince myself that there was nothing to be ashamed of. I shouldn't even be here in the first place if he hasn't abducted me. I know he wasn't the one that kidnapped me in the first place but he is still holding me against my will.
I decided it was time to confront him again on why he had brought me to his house. He needs to set me free.
I could feel my heart beating fast on the thought that I was about to confront him but I summoned all the courage in me to speak.
".." I was cut short before I was even able to say anything.
"Gustavo," Marcel said, calling out to someone and the man seated in-between the two ladies responded.
"Yee, Don."
"I am glad you and your concubines could join me to share a meal after your long trip from Acapulco, Mexico," Marcel said and the man he referred to as Gustavo, smiled broadly.
"It's my pleasure Don," he said and Marcel smiled faintly.
"So tell me how did your trip go?" He asked.
"It was fine. It went great in fact. The children were so happy.." as Gustavo was speaking a huge man from nowhere suddenly appeared behind him.
Grabbing hold of Gustavo from the back of his head he slammed his head hard on the table and Gustavo's head bounced off the table like a ball..
"Ahhh!" The ladies beside him screamed out as they jumped from their seats and I also screamed as my heart almost cut in two.
However Marcel and his friend Eden with Eden's girlfriend Jane remained surprisingly calm.
What the fuck is going on? I was so scared and shocked at the same time.
Before Gustavo could react the man slammed his head onto the table once more making him completely disoriented.
"I will repeat the question again. How did your trip to Acapulco go?" Marcel asked, still having a calm demeanor and as he spoke his friend Eden stood up from the table and walked up to the disoriented Gustavo who was now bleeding from his nose.
As Eden walked to meet him he folded the sleeves of his shirt while Gustavo struggled to speak and he was held in place by the huge man.
"Ain't you going to answer the question, huh?" Eden said and just then he landed a hard punch straight at Gustavo's stomach that I felt the pain where I sat.
"Ahhh.." Gustavo gasped for air like he was suffocating before he dropped to the floor, groaning in pain, his hands holding on to his stomach.
"Answer the goddamn question!" Eden yelled, kicking him multiple times in the head and stomach while Gustavo was still on the floor.
It was just too horrific to watch.
How do they expect him to speak when they were assaulting him?
"Stop! Let go of him!" Gustavo's two girlfriends tried to stop Eden from hitting him but Eden just effortlessly pushed them away.
"Take them away!" Eden ordered and two guards came out and dragged the girls away while Eden resumed his assaults on Gustavo.
"We are still waiting for your response, Gustavo," he said, grabbing hold of him and dragging him up, the huge man assisting him.
"Please.. please," Gustavo pleaded, now covered in his own blood, looking like he was close to death.
"That's not the question you were asked," Eden frowned, punching him across the face and Gustavo spat out blood.
"We have to stop this," I said to Eden's girlfriend.
"No. We are not to intervene," she replied.
"He will kill him if we don't stop him," I said, hoping to convince her to stop the assault that was going on.
"Then he would have deserved the fate," she replied and I was surprised at her response. She seemed a kind person. How come she was in support of what was happening?
Eden continued hitting Gustavo and I took my eyes to Marcel and he just remained calm watching what was happening like it was normal.
Doesn't he have a heart? Do any of them have a heart?
"You have to stop this," I said to Marcel but he had this indifferent look.
"Please, you have to stop this. He will kill him," I pleaded the more however it seemed he wasn't listening but then.
"That's enough," he ordered and Eden stopped hitting Gustavo.
"Thank you."
I don't know if he asked Eden to stop because I begged him to or simply because he chose to stop on his own will but I was glad he did.
"Take him out of my side," he further said and the huge man alongside the male maid wheeled Gustavo away in his pile of blood.
Eden walked back to his seat and he had a frown on his face when he looked at me. It seemed he was angry at me because I spoiled his fun as he wanted to still continue hitting the man.
After what I have just witnessed I knew I had to leave this goddamn place but I no longer have the nerve to confront Marcel again. What if he had me beat up? My fear of him just increased even more.
"I would like to return to my room now," I said in a low voice as I was afraid my request would upset him.
"Hey," he called out to one of the female maids.
"Kindly escort her to her room so she doesn't miss her way," he said, staring intensely at me like he could read my thoughts.