EPISODE 1
Diane’s Pov
“You can't do this to me! You can't!” I struggled against the hold of the two men whose hands were tightened around my wrists.
“Push her down and force her mouth open! You must drink this for your sister to be in the limelight!” My mother, the woman whom I thought was going to protect me said, her eyes filled with disdain.
“Pour the alcohol into her mouth. Diane, you can do this for your sister, can't you? You don't want her life to be destroyed. It's just one night, you're the older sister, I'm sure you'll get over it.” My father, a man who I had looked up to, one whom I loved dearly spat out. I could not recognise the people who were standing before me. Right now, they looked like monsters, monsters that could send their daughter to the pit of hell.
The spiked alcohol was forcefully poured into my throat. I gurgled, struggling to make it pour out of my mouth, a bit trickled down my neck from the corner of my lips. However, they just forced more down my throat. When they were satisfied, they let go of my jaw, and the man holding me threw me unceremoniously on the ground, both of them sneering at me.
“Ahem! Ahem!” I coughed wildly, clawing at my throat as the unpleasant burn of alcohol went all the way to my heart and head, making me feel light-headed.
But I still wanted to know, “Why… I'm your daughter too so why… Why are you doing this to me?!” I yelled at them, years gathering at the corner of my eyes. My voice cracked as I spoke, the betrayal cutting deeper than the burn in my throat.
My mother crouched down, her face twisted in mock pity as she gripped my chin, forcing me to look at her, “You don't understand, Diane.” She said coldly, “This is bigger than any of us. Unlike you, your sister has the potential to elevate this family, to make us more than we already are. You are expendable and sacrificing for your younger sister is what you, as the older one should do.”
“Expendable… You're saying that I'm expendable? I'm your daughter! You gave birth to me!” I screamed, my eyes wide with shock.
Suddenly, my cheeks began to sting, my head turned to the side. I had been slapped… My father just laid his hands on me.
“Stop being so dramatic, Diane.” My father loomed over me, shaking his head as if I was a disappointment, “You are doing this for the greater good so be grateful that you can serve this family in some way.” He muttered, adjusting his tie.
I glared at them with teary eyes, my heart shattering into pieces and I feared that I would never be whole again. For as long as I could remember, I sought their approval, I sought their affection but everything had always been directed towards my younger sister. But now, as I lay on the cold unforgiving floor, I realised just how much of a fool I had been. They had never seen me as a human, just a tool that they could use to elevate their second daughter, Diana.
“Haha… Hahahaha.” I laughed, no longer feeling anything. I was just numb, “I must have been stupid to have wished that you both would look at me. Why did I even bother in the first place? I should have left a long time ago.” I laughed again, this time it was a dry and humourless laugh.
Then I looked up, stared straight into my mother's eyes and muttered, “Richwell would never forgive you if you harm me.”
“Oh dear, she's still thinking about Richwell. But don't worry about him, Diana is going to be the one to get married to Richwell. You and Diana look so alike, you're twins after all, so he wouldn't even know that it's not you. Sacrifice yourself for us, Diane, just do it. Someone! Take her away so that she can have some fun with the other men.” My mother… No, that woman raised her hands and waved them, gesturing for the men to take me away.
With my feet dangling in the air, they took me to a room, a room that I could hardly see and dropped me roughly on the ground, leaving me gasping for air.
“Is this the room?” One of them said.
“Yes, room 906. This is where she's supposed to be.” The other answered.
“Alright. Let's leave, our job here is done.”
The door slammed shut behind them, the echo of their footsteps fading away as I lay there on the cold floor in an unfamiliar room. She had said ‘men’, what did she mean by that? I stumbled to my feet, the darkness in the room started to close in on me.
I needed to get out of here. I pressed my trembling hands against the walls, feeling for a door, a window, or anything to hold on to while trying to ignore my aching head and my trembling body. The alcohol had been spiked with some sort of aphrodisiac and it had began to take effect. I had to get out.
Then I heard it, the faint creak of the doorknob turning. My heart slammed against my ribs as I froze, every muscle in my body tense with fear. The door opened slowly, and I could see the faint outline of a figure stepping inside.
A scent reached me before anything else, musky cologne, it clouded my senses.
"No." I whispered, stumbling back into the wall, my voice barely audible, "Stay away…"
But the drug had taken full effect. My vision blurred, and my knees weak. I could barely remember where I was or what was happening. A heat coursed through me, the middle of my thighs thick with need. I didn't know what I was doing anymore.
“Who…” My voice was slurred, he didn’t respond. Instead, he closed the distance between us, his movements slow and deliberate.
I should have screamed, I should have fought. But the drug twisted my thoughts, robbed me of control. The panic that had gripped me moments ago dissolved into something else entirely, a desperate, insatiable need.
I stumbled forward, reaching for him without thinking. My hands clutched at his shirt, trembling as I pulled him closer.
“You’re here for me, right?” The words spilled from my lips, unbidden and unrecognizable. They didn’t feel like my own, but I couldn’t stop them, “Don’t… Don’t leave me alone. Touch me, okay? Please, just touch me.” I begged.
He muttered something under his breath, like a curse or something and then the room blurred all around us as his hands roamed over me. Moans and the smell of s*x filled the air as darkness overtook me.