PROLOGUE
-If you could go back in time, what would you change?
-If you could be born again, what kind of person would you aspire to be?
[Those were the questions that came to my mind, when I had that life, that life in which every moment was only... Pain]
Chapter 01: NUMBER 045
-Every day was the same, there is no change, no unexpected twists, no changes in the plot of our story and above all there is no hope, every day was the same and that day would not be the exception, the same routine we repeated the same actions one after another, after another, after another again waking up was painful, breathing just for breathing and having to accept that this is the destiny that was given to you, that day just like all the other days the security gates opened very early and a classic red car entered, with tinted windows, with white tires which traveled the dirt road, in which on the sides of the road, you could see decorated bushes and pine trees, which gave elegance and natural beauty and in the distance you could see a large and old 3-story house, that was our prison the car stopped and from it, an elderly man got out who approached the door for me, well for us seeing that scene is our daily bread.]
[The front door bell rings]
-I'm going- answered the receptionist who got up from her chair, she always walked in an elegant, distinguished and provocative manner despite the fact that she was already a lady between 45 and 50 years old with gray hair, dark skin with large glasses that help her with her vision problems, with a not so elegant suit, but always maintaining professionalism, she was the owner of that prison Ágata Roxuco Beaumont.
Walking slowly to the main door, she proceeded to open it and greet him in a friendly manner.
—Mr. Karma, how are you? As always, punctual, every Friday, come in, come in.
—Good afternoon, Mrs. Roxuco.
Whenever a VIP client arrived, she would draw a smile on her face and Mr. Karma Leonardo Kensingtoner was one of them, an older gentleman, about 55 years old, 1.70 tall, thin, with dark skin, a scar on his right eye, he wore a very elegant designer suit and in his right hand a briefcase.
—Tell me, Mr. Karma, how are you? How is business? Mrs. Roxuco asked.
—Business is going too well, so well that today I will leave more tip than usual, said Mr. Karma, who began to laugh with a sinister laugh, a laugh so cold that it could intimidate anyone.
—Very good, very good. I'm glad to hear that and tell me what you're going to have today. Should I show you the menu? Mrs. Roxuco asks.
—No, no, it's not necessary, I'll have the same thing as always, answered Mr. Karma drawing a morbid smile on his disgusting face
—Oh, wow, you've been choosing the same thing these last 3 months, Mr. Karma, surely you don't want something else, I have a new product, said Mrs. Roxuco while winking her eye in a sign of complicity
-mmmm no, it won't be the same, answered Mr. Karma while opening the briefcase he carried with him. Here is the payment $6000 Reales always, right?
Mrs. Roxuco's eyes always lit up when she saw the amount of money they put on the table
-yes, yes that's $6000 big, Mr. Karma, she answered while keeping a big smile
Would it be to take away or to consume here, Mr. Karma? —she asked—.
- mmmm... well, this time I have plenty of time, Mrs. Roxuco, so today
I will eat here, ha, ha, ha, she answered while expressing a cold laugh
- Very well, very well, please, Mr. Karma, go to the waiting room while we prepare your product, she said.
- Very well, I am very anxious, he answered as he
began to walk down a long hallway decorated with various paintings, religious figures and contemporary landscapes. He walked slowly until he reached the waiting room
Mrs. Roxuco pressed an intercom button on her desk and connected to the room where the products were prepared
— Adelina, answer: Adelina changed —Mrs. Roxuco.
- I am here, Mrs. Roxuco, they answered on the other side of the intercom
Tell me what you need
- Adelina, I need you to prepare product N045 and take it to room 104, it has to be ready in 15 minutes, understood. –
—Yes Mrs. Roxuco, I will prepare your order right away, Adelina answered
-Adelina Emma Mercier is a 30-year-old woman who works as a secret agent for a high-profile organization, until she was fired for not following orders and getting her hands dirty with innocent lives. After that, she became the product preparer and personal bodyguard of Mrs. Roxuco, she had short hair and a
mustache on her face, dark and robust, she had a masculine walk and a bad attitude.
She got up from her desk and walked down a hallway full of rooms numbered from 1 to 50, she walked down it until she reached room N045. Where she knocked loudly on the door. Your N045, it's your turn, you have 10 minutes to be ready. Otherwise you know what's your turn, she shouted while knocking on the door, very loudly as a sign of threat.
After 10 minutes, a girl comes out of room N045, a girl with white skin, brown hair and honey-colored eyes, approximately 25 years old, possessor of a beautiful body, which was adorned by an elegant pink suit, walking firmly to the reception desk. Yes, as you imagine, I am that girl, I am N045.
- Well, it's about time, she told me. They are waiting for you in room 104, you know what to do. If you get a bad review, you know the consequences. Truth number 045 cracked his knuckles as if to intimidate me, I just nodded.
—Well, go away, since Mr. Karma is waiting for you —.
- Quickly, I walked down a long hallway, making the wooden floor creak, going from room to room, until I reached my destination: room 104
[Swallowing heavily, he proceeds to knock on the door three times delicately.]
—Come in, come in, said Mr. Karma from the other side of the room
[he opened the door slowly and entered the room]
-Excuse me, my lord, excuse the delay, is there something I can help you with? (Those were the phrases already prepared by Mrs. Roxuco with which we had to refer to the clients)
- N045 how beautiful you are, come on, leave the formalities alone anyway. You and I know each other very, very well [a morbid smile appears on his face], don't you think so?
—How can I help you, my lord [he repeated again, with a serious expression]?
-Ha, ha, ha, that's why I like you so much, N045, very well, let's start with a massage [He proceeds to take off his clothes, until he is completely naked], very well, come here
—Understood, sir [He swallowed hard and let out a sigh, while he slowly walks to the bed where the reason for my nightmares awaits me].
— hurry up, number 045, or do you want to get a bad review [smiles in an evil way], you already know what that entails
- Forgive me, my lord, I'll start right away [extends his hands and begins to massage Mr. Karma's back]
- Yes, like that, N045, keep going, don't stop, do it harder, I'm enjoying it
"Because"
"I don't want to do this"
"Help me, please"
[Mr. Karma takes N045's hand in a quick movement]
Well, that's good, it's time to start the real little fun [drawing a smile full of evil on his face]
[He throws N045 hard on the bed and rips her dress leaving her body exposed]
—No, please, Mr. Karma, not again, no
[I tried to free myself, while tears rolled down my face]
I beg you
- If that's why I like you, N045, go on, keep begging, that excites me
[Completely submitting, he begins to touch my body and kiss it, not caring about my pleas]
"Help me"
"I want to die"
"I want to die"
"Help" "help."
-Those words always echoed in my mind, but even I knew that no one would come, since everyone who visited that place was rotten inside
- Oh, Mr. Karma! —said Mrs. Roxuco, she's leaving now, how was your food? Did you have any problems?
- It was exquisite, Mrs. Roxuco. I'll be back very soon and don't worry, there were no problems, thank you very much for the service, see you later [opens the door of the place, leaving him].
- Jun. [Dials through the intercom] Adelina, can you hear me? Answer -
- Mrs. Roxuco, the I hear perfectly
- Check on N045, Mr. Karma left too quickly.
- I'll check right away, ma'am, and I'll get back to you [hangs up the intercom and walks hurriedly through the hallways to room 104].
--damn [hits the table hard]
"Well, as long as I didn't kill her, that's more than enough."
"It won't be a big problem."
"I already have too much work to hide a body."
[The intercom rings]
-Mrs. Roxuco, N045 is alive, but her face is purple, it seems that he hit her and she is unconscious.
- I understand, you know what to do. [Angrily hits the reception desk 5 times] "Damn you, karma, this guy doesn't understand that he can't hoard the merchandise, now he'll have to rest until next Friday, I doubt any customer wants it like that, damn, damn karma, damn karma"
DAMN KARMAAAAAAAAAAA [screams in an angry manner]
[While all this fuss was going on, I was lost in my thoughts, staring into nothingness]
"Because I, what did I do wrong?"
"Because me?"
- Hey, wake up already, are you going to stay there lying down all day, do you hear me? WAKE UP ALREADY [throwing a bucket of cold water at her].
[Feeling the coldness of the water, I reacted; it was quickly extremely cold.]
- What, what, what happened? Why, why does my body hurt so much, why does my face hurt so much (she muttered while shivering from the cold)?
- If you have so much time to ask questions, you better get up and go take a shower. You stink horribly and, besides, take this pill, we don't want any surprises HURRY UP, Adelina shouted at me.
- [I tried to stand up with great effort, but it was a little difficult] "My body hurts a lot, I feel very dizzy, I feel like I'm going to fall." Please, Adelina, help me [she asks in a pleading way, almost on the verge of tears].
- Look, girl, I'll give you 10 seconds to go take a shower. If you don't go now, I myself will make sure you don't get up for a month. You have 10 seconds or do you want me to take it out on Arletsita [speaking to her in a threatening manner]?
-(wiping my tears, a serious expression appeared on my face that somehow managed to intimidate Adelina) Don't mess with my sister, you heard me or I'll be the one who will make you not get up for a month were the words I directed to Adelina with incalculable anger
[I stood up and began to walk with difficulty, but with great will, leaving the room like that and leaving Adelina upset]
-Damn brat, how dare you threaten me, you'll see, you'll pay for it -
[I walked slowly, helping myself from the wall, I reached my room with difficulty, opening the door, seeing my 10-year-old sister asleep in her bed]
"I won't let, I won't let anything happen to you, I will protect you, my little sister, I won't let you go through the same thing as me"
[Closing the door to the room, I walked slowly, sitting on our bed]
"I won't let anyone put their hands on you "
-Sister, you came late, are you okay? [surprised that her sister's face was marked by blows]
Little sister, you're fine, what happened to you? Why did they do that to you?
-Don't worry, I'm fine, little sister, it's late, go back to sleep, you need to rest.
-Come on, lie down [putting myself on her lap] tomorrow I don't have school so tonight I'll take care of you, you need to rest, you work hard.
[Caressing my head, she started singing a song that reminded me of mom and what our lives were like before this hell we were going through. ]
"How did we end up like this?"
[As the song played, Arlet's voice and her cuddles made me fall into a deep sleep. ]
-Emma, Emma, wake up, daughter, we're going to be late, we have to hurry, your grandparents have been waiting for us.
"Yes, I remember, it was that day when we went to my grandparents' house.
We were very anxious about the trip, everything was going normally, although now that I remember, they acted strangely. During the months we planned the trip, that car arrived that day. black from which 3 strange, ill-looking men in black suits got out, and she, the damned lady who is the reason for our suffering, Mrs. Ágata Roxuco Beaumont. My grandfather let them in.
-Dad, who are they?- *asked my mother*
-[letting out a sigh and ignoring her daughter, she stands in front of Mrs. Roxuco] well Roxuco there she is, she is Emma, she is 23 years old, with this I fulfill my part of the deal- *said my grandfather*
At that moment my grandmother and my parents had a disfigured face and did not understand what my grandfather was talking about
-very good, it seems that she is a healthy girl, very well, put her in the car said Mrs. Roxuco-
-Nobody will take my daughter anywhere, what a bad joke is this, Maricela, we are leaving this house now, said my father-
At that moment the detonation of a gun sounded, and before my eyes I saw how my father fell to the ground with a bullet hole in his forehead, taking his last breath
-NOOOOO, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, HOW DID YOU THINK OF IT! *shouted my mother*
Another detonation sounded, this time my mother She fell to the ground from the impact of the gun, but she still dragged herself to where I was and my mother's last words were:
You have to live and protect your sister, please Emma live
At that moment my mother died and I felt like the ground opened up in front of me, having everything and in a moment losing it all is a feeling that has no explanation or understanding, only those who have gone through the same thing can understand it.
Very well now, put her in the car and then I will take the other girl too when she grows up she will also be a good dish *said Mrs. Roxuco*
Yes ma'am, right away *said the guys who accompanied her*
Very well with this your debt is settled Mr. Karma *said Mrs. Roxuco*
Yes, my own grandfather, whom I respected and admired, whom I loved, was the one who promised my life and he is the one who frequently seeks me out to destroy much more life.
-Well, look, you left a mess in my house. I'll have to clean up the blood of these bastards [lifting his daughter's face with his foot]. Well, what does it matter, what a waste, said Mr. Karma with a calm and carefree voice.
At that moment I felt a rumble inside me, I felt that something broke. I didn't think about it, I just acted. At that moment, I pounced on him, on that man that one day I called grandfather, that I came to consider as my second father. That's how it is. I knocked him down and started hitting his face. I wasn't thinking about anything.
I just wanted to kill him at that moment I just felt a blow to my head and I started to fade away I only heard my grandmother's voice between tears and desperation.
-Please Emma take good care of Arlet.-
-Pfffff who is Emma from now on she will be..... Said Mrs. Roxuco
At that moment I lost consciousness after being baptized with the new name of N045
After that I woke up in this place, in this mansion full of girls between 18 and 30 years old, each one with a number that became her name; Without hope, without dreams, Without a drop of hope. With me my younger sister who sooner or later would have to go through this fate, if it were not for the pact I made with the owner of this place which consists of me. I will carry the burden of my sister
If this is how we end up in this place, where I only see the days go by, waiting for a miracle that will make us get out of this hell.