ROSALIA

Finding means

Five years ago,

"Rosalia you look downcast, what has gone wrong this time?" Chloe observed.

Chloe is Rosalia's next door neighbor at their apartment in New York.

After staying at their home in Sicily for a few more months, Rosalia mamma decided to move to New York. She wanted to give her daughter a better life.

So when she unlocked her husband's safe, she used all the money in getting herself a passport and securing an apartment in New York.

"I don't know what to do anymore. The doctor wants to start chemo for my mother and we don't have enough to even buy the prescribed drugs" Rosalia lamented

Making herself comfortable on the seat, Chloe spoke, "s**t. I wish I had some dollar notes stashed somewhere. I do not like to see you suffer like this"

"I understand. I am thinking of taking another loan", Rosalia stated. After a few seconds, resting her head on her knees, she cried "But I don't think anyone would be foolish enough to lend me more money. I have no collateral, neither have I paid the last loan I took nor the interest on it". Wiping her tears, she murmured, "God knows that I will do anything to save my mother. I can't let her die! I just lost my father!"

Rosalia's father was buried five years ago but it still seemed fresh to Rosalia. She could not lose her mother five years after losing her father.

"Are you being serious about doing anything to save your mother?" Chloe asked.

Moving forward and looking into Chloe's orbs, Rosalia answered truthfully, "I will do anything, I swear".

Chloe doubted her response at first, glancing around like she was nervous, she asked again, "Are you sure? It's not a decent job at all".

"I'll do anything to save my mother. Please help me. Please"

Chloe sighed and said, "I know of someone who does this job. And she makes a lot from it".

Sniffing, Rosalia asked, "What does the job entail?"

Swallowing saliva down her throat, Chloe responded, "You meet clients and they pay for your services"

"I don't understand. What kind of clients and what kind of services?"

Scratching her scalp, Chloe replied, "Well.... you meet basically men and sometimes, women who are willing to pay a generous amount of money to.... have s*x with you"

Rosalia gasped, even though her conscience was screaming a gallant NO, she still said, "How does it work?"

Laughing nervously, Chloe tried to discourage her as if she was not the one to introduce the deal in the first place, "No, Rosalia, its not-"

"Then am I to watch my mother die? Please help me".

"I still think we can raise money some other way, look at you! I don't even think you have had a boyfriend in your whole life, talkless of having a total stranger touching you".

Shaking her head furiously, she spoke, "You will help me reach your friend who does that job and that's final. Please, it's not the time to slack off. My mother must not die like this! When there's still a chance to save her".

Relenting, Chloe asked her to take a bath and freshen up as they were going to meet her friend who would hopefully help Rosalia get a client.

...

Rosalia mamma woke up from her sleep and walked to the living room to see her daughter doing some cleaning.

She asked Rosalia to sit with her as she wanted to speak with her. After they were both seated on the sofa, she began her speech.

"My virtuous child. You know that you are all I have left. Please promise me that you would not take rash actions all in the name of saving me from this illness. If it's my fate to die soon, even money can not save me".

Holding her daughter's hands in hers, she pleaded, "Please Rosalia, don't do anything unreasonable to save me. Please".

Rosalia only nodded. Disentangling her hands immediately as she asked her mother what she would like to eat before leaving to fix something for her.

...

Rosalia kept chanting "devo sopravvivere a tutti i costi" as she was transported

from the lobby to the floor housing room 507.

She was to meet her first client. Rosalia just recently found out that her mother has cancer, even though the doctor said it was at the early stage, she has decided to save her life irrespective of the means- whether virtuous or not.

On getting to the door, she knocked and heard a manly voice telling her to come in.

Rosalia walked in and came face to face with a very handsome man who seemed to be in his early twenties.

When her next door neighbor told her that she could help her secure enough cash faster, she thought she would be pleasing men old enough to be her father, not a young man who looks like someone that just stepped out of a magazine

The supposed client was clad in a robe and seemed like one, who just had a bath. He looked manly in all angles and rich too. "Are you just going to stand and space out all day?" He asked with a little frown.

"Pardon me sir. You must be Mr David Walker "

"And you must be Miss Rosalia Ajello. And I am your first client. Your friend told me to take care of you, she is ninety nine percent sure that no one has been with you intimately ".

He let the last part out with a chuckle. Rosalia's cheeks turned red. On seeing her blush, he added, "Don't worry, I will make this enjoyable for you. You can use the bathroom, I want you to scrub your skin till you are pink all over and bathe with hot water. Oh and remember to shave clean. Don't rush it, you can take your time".

Rosalia came out thirty minutes later, all pink in a towel. Patting the bed, David asked her to sit. Slowly and carefully, he kissed the exposed part of her chest up to her neckline and downwards. Sliding his fingers into the towel gently and caressing her thighs. He touched her like he meant it. She felt so good that David could not stop his fingers from wandering further. Rosalia felt like she was in flames and could not help but to moan and felt embarrassed at once for making a sound when she is not supposed to enjoy it, David only chuckled and continued with his ministrations.

A few minutes later, after reaching their c****x and just cuddling, Mr David said the words that changed Rosalias' life forever. "I want you for myself and no one else as long as you intend to sell your body and in return I promise to take care of all your affairs. Do we have a deal?"

Rosalia was shocked and thought of it. She preferred his proposal as she preferred to have only one s****l partner and reduce the chances of contacting sexually transmitted diseases, she replied "Deal". "Great I will have my assistant draft a contract for us and provide as much as you need. If you do not mind, can we have a recap of everything?" He asked mischievously.