My lord... I am so sorry for the really long wait... But I'm back! And hopefully this chapter can satisfy you... Well anyway, just a quick warning that there will be minor sexual themes near the end. So you've been warned.

Chapter.7 🍇

I looked at my wrists.
They were still healing from the ropes from almost a week ago.
It was already night.

Ava bit one of the men and so he pulled her hair, good thing I was there since I pushed him away from her.
Of course that didn't end well since now my eye is a bit swollen from the punch I received.

And as a punishment for Ava's behavior, the boss made them shave my head.

I am now bald.

My long black hair that both my parents loved so much is gone.
But I perfer to be bald instead of seeing Ava losing her golden locks.
I'm sure her parents love her hair as mine did.

I was doozing off until I felt Ava hug me tight and I hear her sniffle.

"Ava, what's wrong?" I asked her softly and winced a bit from the busted lip.

"I-it's my fault you lost your hair." She whisper then sobbed again.

"Oh Ava. It's not your fault." I held her closer. Tim was still asleep but I also brought him closer to me.
"B-but... Your hair... It was long and pretty." She said with a sob.

"Shhh... It's ok..." I said as I stroked her hair hoping it would soothe her.

"I'm so scared Annie... I want my mommy and daddy." She cried out.
"You will see them again, don't lose hope." I said.
She whimpered again.

"Hey, hey, think happy thoughts, like your friends, family, pets, or even school." I said hoping that maybe it'll take her mind off from this nightmare and will sleep soon, she needs it.

"I have many friends at school." She started to say.
"What are their names?" I asked her.
"Mary, Joe, Erica, Nick, and Danella."
"Do you play with them at school?"
She nodded.

She talked about her school, on how the kids were nice and her teacher is very nice as well, then she talked about her cat Whiskers, then she talked about her favorite sports, food, animals, and Movies.

Then she talked about her parents.
Her father is a singer and her mother is a model. At first I thought she was going to talk about how she's in a happy family despite the fact that her father goes on tours and stuff.

"Mommy and daddy don't seem to like each other that much anymore." She said.

I tilted my head a bit.
"They don't?" I asked.
"They think I don't know what's going ok but I sorta do..." She paused staring blankly in front of her.
She then glanced at her small hands and started to fidge a bit.

Is sounds like Ava's parents are getting divorced.
"Ericas parents are not together anymore... Who will take care of me? Mommy or daddy?" She asked that to herself.

"Um... Ava, what do you want to be when you get older?" I asked to get her mind off from that.

She thought about it for a moment.

"I wanna be a princess." She answered with a shy smile on her face, that made me smile too.

"Thats it little Ava, just think happy thoughts and I'll find a way out."
Ava nodded and got comfy in my lap thinking of all her positive memories.

And as for me, I'm thinking of a way I can escape with Tim and Ava.

-Normal POV-

"That's the plan?" Jorel asked in a bewilderment voice.
"What the fuck?! That's way too fucking risky Aron!" Jordon shouted out.

"Hey you guys said you were wiling to do this!" Aron yelled out.
"No way man, we said we would hear you out, can you believe this George?!?" Dylan turned to George who stared at the notes that Aron had displayed out.

"George?" Matt called out to him.
"I'm in." George said.
"WHAT?!?" Everyone except for Aron asked in shock.

"George! This is way too risky! It could cause all our lives! Even Ava's!" Jorel said.
George shook his head.

"There's no other way! I have to get her back! I don't fucking care if I lose my life, if that's the cost just to get my baby safe... Then so be it."

They couldn't say anything to George, once he makes up his mind on something that's that. No one can change his mind especially in this situation.

"This is crazy... Fucking crazy!!!" Jordon said angrily and walked to a different room. Danny went after Jordon.

"Hey man, we have to help him."
Jordon looked at Danny in disbelief.

"Are you fucking serious? You're actually willing to do this?!?"
"To rescue Ava? Yes! He's our friend Jordon, we should be supporting him!" Jordon shook his head.

"What about Theresa?!? What about Scarlet?!? Are you willing to take the risk of leaving your wife as a widow and your daughter fatherless?!?"
Danny didn't respond, that thought struck him harder than he thought.

"Well I'm sorry Danny, I love my wife and my family, I can't abandon them."

"So what you're saying is that you would rather risk a little girls life just so you can live?"
"What? No, you know-"

"A little girl that you carried in your arms when she was a baby..."
"Danny, stop-"

"A little girl that learned a swear from you and used it on her father and you got beaten up because of it..."
"Stop."

"A little girl that calls you Uncle Charlie..."
"Fucking stop!"

"That little girl is George's daughter and she really needs our help! Are you fucking seriously going to abandon her just because you don't want to fucking risk your life?!? What the fuck Jordon... I knew you could be cruel but just not like this..."

Danny left Jordon alone so he could think. The guys stared at Danny as he came back.

"What up with Jordon?" Matt asked. Danny shook his head before answering.

"He's just not handling on how we're going to do this."

"Great, the time when I really need him he decides to back away? That's fucked up..." George said.

"We can still make it work without him." Aron insisted.

"Umm... I don't know man this is very risky..." Matt started to say.
"Not you too Matt..." George said.

"Isn't there another way?" Jorel asked. George stood up from his chair loudly that it startled everyone else.

"If all of you don't want to help then get the fuck out! I'll do this alone if I have to!" George yelled out. The guys were silent. They all seemed hesitant.

Danny sighed.
"I'm with you man." He stood by George then looked at the others.
"What about you guys? You in or out?" Danny asked.

Again they were hesitant until Jorel spoke up.

"Sigh you guys... Fuck it, I'm in." He walked to Danny and George's side.

"We're all gonna die!!!" Dylan yelled out and ran to their side, they couldn't help but scoff and roll their eyes at Dylan's response, no matter how serious the situation was, he always knew how to say the wrong things, typical FunnyMan.

Now they all looked to Matt if he would flee or fight with them.
"Well... It'll be like old times..." He said and joined them.

"... Except this time we might actually get killed." He added.

George nodded. He felt relieved that his buddies were going to go through with this with him, although he still couldn't help but feel let down from Jordon for rejecting the idea. Before they could all continue with Aron's plan Jordon came back by slamming the door open and entering the room making all their heads turn to his direction.

"Jordon?"

Jordon stormed over to them.
"It's true that I am cruel, but I will not turn my back on you George."
"So does that mean-?"

"You know it you son of a bitch."
George stood up and hugged Jordon. Jordon patted his back.

"Thank you Charles." He mumbled.
"Yea don't thank me yet, thank me if we actually succeed." Jordon said as he pulled away. George felt better knowing the whole gang was in.

"So we all good then?" Aron asked unamused. Everyone else nodded.
"Alright now, lets all plan out the rest." He said and begun to write what the positions will be and who gets to do what but first he wrote the operation name for this;

Operation Ava.

-Annabelle's POV-

I screamed.

From the kicks I was receiving as I protected Tim, I was curled up in a ball while I covered him from the abuse that was going on.

Because of Tim's silence it seemed to make them angry and started to abuse him, I dropped everything that I was doing and attacked them back, now I am on the ground with Tim taking the kicks on my back.

Tim started crying and held me tight. Ava was at the corner of the cell crying and holding onto herself.
One of them stopped, I noticed him making his way to Ava, she screamed as she saw him coming towards her.

I yelled out loudly as I grabbed the guys foot and tried to get up but he pushed me back down, Tim let me go and ran to Ava's side quickly and did the same as I did with him.
They both hugged each other tightly as they cried and screamed.

The man was about to start his abuse when the door of the room opened wide to reveal Mr.Erlichman.

"Enough!" His loud voice boomed through the dark room. They all halted their actions but Ava and Tim were crying. I was breathing heavily.

"What is going on in here?" He demanded.

"I-It was her fault!" They pointed at me.

"We came to get the maid but she refused to come, we tried to drag her out but those brats got in the way." One of the men said.

That's not true... They're lying.

They didn't come here to get me, they came here to taunt us and to torment the children and of course as if I would let them hurt them!

Mr.Erlichman was silent for a moment.
"Just bring the maid over to the the head maid and leave the kids alone." He said then he turned to leave the cell room.

The two men grumbled then the one that was kicking me grabbed me by the arm and dragged me away. Tim and Ava had fearful looks on their faces as the two men dragged me away.

"Don't worry, just take care of each other and I'll be back!" I yelled out hoping it would ease their fear but I doubt it.

~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•

They took me to a very large room which looked like it's where the maids sleep since all their beds are in rows. In the middle of the room was what seemed to be the head maid (the one in charge of the maids) along with two other maids, I recognized the two since they sorta helped me out.

"Miss Howard, we are here to help you get ready for the annual exchanged party of Mr.Erlichman along with his other associates." She said.
"Party?" I asked.

"I was not finished Miss Howard, as a maid you cannot speak without consent of either me, Mr.Erlichman or anybody with a higher status than yours, do I make my self clear?"

I pressed my lips tightly together then nodded.

"Good, now come here." She said as she motioned me towards her and the others. She nodded at the maids, they went ahead and started to measure my body.

"Since they shaved all your hair as a punishment, we will be giving you a wig in order for you to fit in."

Fit in for what what exactly?
This party sounded very sketchy to me especially since it's called the Annual Exchange Party.
Exchange? I felt anxious to find out what that meant.

"What does that mean?" I blurted out loud, she proceeded to whack my head with the ruler she had in her head, I shrieked when she hit me, my head started to sting.
"What did I say Miss Howard?" She asked.

"To never speak out of place unless allowed to." I said softly.
She nodded.

"Keep that in mind or you'll receive a worser beating." She warned.
"Any questions you may have will be answer later, but for now be obedient and listen." She said and snapped her fingers to make the maids leave and another two came in.

They prepared a bath for me then they made me strip out of the maids uniform, I didn't feel comfortable being naked in front of them, but they just continued to do their job as I was struggling every time they would touch me somewhere sensitive.

"Stop struggling, you're making their job more difficult." The woman said, I tried to stop but it just felt so weird to have them touch me.

After the bath, they dried me and put me in a robe, the woman snapped her fingers again and two other maids came in, coming in with a huge make up kit and the other woman brought wigs into the room. As the maid tried to see which hair length fits me the most the woman began to talk about how I should behave at the party, that I should be silent at all times unless I am addressed by her, Mr.Erlichman or someone in a higher status.

They found a wig that was almost like my hair before I they made me bald, long enough to reach my waist, and it's jet black. As the maid was stylizing the hair, the other maid got to work on doing my make up.

They took 3 hours to get me all finished. I looked at myself in the mirror to see how they did. It was like looking a someone else, I've never wore this much makeup in my life, other than just eyeliner and mascara but never like this, the lady contoured my face making my cheekbones visible and made my nose look slimmer, it was amazing that she managed to cover up the bruises, her skills with eye makeup made my eyes look bigger but I guess since she used bigger fake eye lashes to make them look like that to complete a smoky look.

The hairdresser also did an amazing job even though it's not my real hair it almost does. She curled my hair and created an up do, I miss my hair...

The maid then sprayed me with perfumed, I coughed a bit from the strong scent.

"Time to get you dressed." The head maid said and snapped her fingers so the two maids left and two other ones came in, it was the same two that were here when I was dragged here.

They had a sky blue dress, they made me wear it, the dress was pretty skimpy since it stopped above my knees, and my cleavage was showing, despite being a B cup I think that if I jumped my breasts would pop out. The dress hugged me tightly showing off my curves and had no straps so my shoulders were bare.

"You're almost good to go." Said the head maid. She then placed some sort of bracelet on my wrist, it looked like one of those bracelet that you would wear at the hospital, I looked at it and there were the words; #3 Angel. Before I could ask why I closed my mouth and decided to wait to see why instead of speaking and receiving another beating. She noticed and looked pleased that I have learned.

"This way." She said and led me out of the room. On my way out I noticed 9 other females that were all dolled up like me and had the same white bracelet that I had.
What's going on? What is this?
My anxiety was rising as the head maid and butler took us to this room.

Upon opening the door revealed to be some sort of gathering room.
There was a large rectangular table in the middle of the room, there were many male guests in suits and some women as well. I even recognized some of them that humiliated me when I was first dragged here.

They made us stand in the corner of the room lined up in number order of what our bracelet says.

"Well then, let us start on with the Annual Exchange, these are some women that I am willing to exchange." Mr.Erlichmen announced.

That made it worse... This means that I could get passed down to another criminal, which also meant that Tim and Ava will be on their own, and if that's true then I can't protect them, one of them will die, or worse both of them will.

"Let's start off with number one, Candy." He showed off the short girl who looked visibly scared as the spotlight was on her.
"Age 15, a spirit who has not been yet broken so this is your chance."
People started murmuring of both amusement and pondering about exchanging for that girl.

Really??? Age 15??? Well he did kidnap children so why does this surprise me?

"On to number 2 Starla, age 17 and still a virgin for those who like their toys good as new."

I couldn't help but cringe at his words, I can't believe this was happening, I am actually being placed like some pig in a black market just waiting for someone to buy me and just kill me.

"Number 3 is quite an interesting one... Angel, a goody two shoes that risked her life in saving the lives of two brats, a strong spirited girl who passed my tests."

Everyone gasped and began whispering among each other. This is really happening isn't it? My lip quivered a bit and I couldn't help but look down because I didn't want to cry, not in front of all of them.

He continued down the rest if the girls, the youngest here is number 7 named Melody at the age of 13 and I'm the eldest of them all...

"Well lets get started shall we?" Mr.Erlichmen clapped his hands and the maids started making us walk toward the table. What's going on? They made us sit on the table.

"To the ones that I am negotiating with, pick the one the interests you the most." Mr.Erlichmen said.
Wait, what's going on? What's this?
I saw some of the girls trying not to cry, and that made me feel even more anxious.

The men is this 'party' that seemed to be in business with Mr.Erlichmen picked the ones that interested them and sat in front of them.
Most of the men looked like they were in their 40's or 50's.

Then this big and old man sat right in front of me. This man is interested in me? That's not good, well of course it isn't! I'm about to get exchanged into some sort of slave of some sorts and will definitely never be heard from again!

"Start whenever you're ready." Mr.Erlichmen announced as he stood in the corner of the room along with the other guests as they were watching us. The men forced the girls to lay on their backs on the hard wooden table. Wait... Don't tell me... Are they gonna-?

I was then also forced down on the table on my back. Out of instinct I yelled out.
"Get off me!" I heard some of the guests laughing along with the old fat man that pushed me down roughly.

"What did I say? Doesn't she have a strong spirit?" Mr.Erlichmen taunted and earned more laughter.
"Stay still like the good whore you are." The old man said and forced my legs apart, I gasped loudly from the sudden action. Don't tell me he's gonna-!

I heard the girls grunting in discomfort and noticed that the men were forcing their faces into the girls privates. No... No!!! They can't do this! I heard the youngest started to cry I closed my eyes shut as if trying to block out her sounds, I couldn't bare to hear. The old man pulled off the panties I had and felt his face coming towards me there.

No, I didn't want this... Help me...
Somebody help me! Save me!
I grunted in discomfort as I felt him violating me with his mouth.
I tried to shut him down, to shut the girls screams and cries out, the laughter out, everything... I wanted to die right then and there... I was breaking.

What felt like forever he continued to be rough until I climaxed.
It was the worse feeling ever and his words hit me hard.
"Your body reacts like that because you were born to fuck."

For the first time in years I felt worthless. How can I protect Ava and Tim if I'm like this?

As the men left from their places to talk with Mr.Erlichmen I was cleaned by one of the maids, they placed my panties back and helped me off the table and were about to make us leave.

"And now, here are a set of fresher girls that I am willing to exchange." As soon as he said that, the maid brought out more girls to stand at the corner of the room like I was with the others. But to my horror I realized that these girls were way younger than us... And Ava was there among the others. Scared and hopeless.

All that feeling of being violated, of being used, of being worthless.
I forgot about all of that and I ran to her.

And because of my actions all hell broke lose.

-Normal POV-

"Are we all satisfied with this?" Aron asked as they finally finished the plan. Everyone was tired since they stay up all night, until 7 am.

"Yea, still risky but I'm sure we can make it." Danny said.
"And you're sure we'll get my little angel back?" George asked Aron.
He nodded.

"It has to, it's our only chance." He said. The others nodded.

Finally they all left Aron place and headed back to their own, Danny still didn't want George to be alone.

"I'll be fine, go back. Theresa is probably worried and you have a daughter to go back to." He said.
"I'll call her, and at least let me make sure you'll be get some rest." George pondered on it.

"Fine, did you bring your car?" He asked him. Danny shook his head.
"No, Jorel drove me but I guess I forgot to tell him to give me a ride back." He said, George nodded then looked around.

"Hey!" He yelled out to a nearby taxi. The taxi drove towards them. George opened the front passenger seat, so Danny got in the back.

George paid the guy and close the door without getting in. Before Danny could react the guy starting driving off.

"Hey wait! My friend!"
The driver shook his head.
"He already paid to get you to your place." He said.
Danny's phone then vibrated. He opened it to see that George texted him.

I'll be fine. You go get some rest. And we'll see each other tomorrow.

Danny sighed but decided to let it slide, since George looked more confident than he did and hopefully will get some rest.

•I'm sure Ava is fine... No human is evil enough to let something happen to a little angel like her...
Oh God I hope not...• Danny thought.

He hopes everything will go back to normal after they rescue Ava.

-End of Chapter.7-