Page 4 of Cruel Bargain


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I’m dragged into a room and stripped of my coat and boots. Madam Frisk thrusts a small bundle at me. “Put this on.”

If I defy them, I’ll be beaten, so I undress and pull on the short-shorts and crop top I’m given.

“Take a seat,” Frank instructs.

I obey, hating myself for being so compliant.

There’s a stage in front of us with a pole. At its base is a heap of clothes. No, not clothes. It’s a person.

As they talk, I try to process what’s going on, but my mind disallows coherent thought. It’s like a nightmare I can’t wake from.

“She’s rousing,” Madam Frisk says.

Frank brings his attention forward. “She used to be so pretty.”

The girl on the stage makes grunting sounds as she sits up. My gut twists as I watch, wondering what’ll happen next.

Frank’s meaty hand grips my shoulder. “You see that girl on the stage?”

“Y-y-yes…”I stammer.

“God, you should have seen her before. Such a hot piece of ass. It’s a shame it has to go to waste.”

What does he mean by go to waste?

Bile burns my throat, but I dare not piss them off, so I swallow it down.

“Bring out the dead!” Frank’s voice booms.

The dead?

A curtain at the back of the stage opens, and a man leads a walking corpse forward.

Horrified, I stutter,“W-w-why are you s-showing me this?”

“So you know what happens if you misbehave.”

This can’t be happening. My father wouldn’t sell me to people like this.

“I don’t want to see this!”I sob.“I’m scared!”

“As long as you stay off the stage, it won’t see you. It’ll be too focused on her,” Madam Frisk says.

“I don’t want it to focus on anybody!”

SLAP!

My cheek bursts with heat.

I blink, confused. It takes me a moment to realize Frank hit me.

I’m pulled from my seat and violently forced toward the stage.

“Unleash it,” he shouts.

The corpse starts towards the woman.

“Please! Make it stop!”

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