COLOUR DIFFERENCE

Alyssa POV All my life has been a slum ever since I lost my mother, she was the only one I have ever since I lost my dad who was unknown to me and now she's gone. Despite the fact am still seventeen and have the legal right to freedom, I have been rejected by my heartless and merciless family all because their needfamily sold me to foreign strangers after my mother's funeral of my kind-hearted and loving mother whom my family had hated for her good deeds. And of course, being black African and you all know by now the world had turned into a heartless and selfish generation. None of my family members was able to carry the burden of accepting me into their home. They betrayed me and my mother's trust, they sold me out of my own country to foreign strangers. I had known that it was time to meet my worst, the real and dark side of the world. I am scared, helpless, and hopeless no one to bail me out of this, no one to save me. I was handcuffed and forced into the ship. Traveling by airplane was available, but they said it was too expensive so they decided to travel by sea. I was scared the ship might sink because this is the first time am traveled on the sea. I should be happy being on the ship, but this is not the way I want it to be. I cried all my heart and eyes out cursing everyone that was involved in trading me to this stranger, but it was all in vain. This pain is passing through is just too much for me and it made me wonder what's the need of giving birth to me since you are not always going here for me, since you are not going to live long to take care of me. I was forced into the cage with my hands stock out and I began to cry out loud hoping someone around would save me but it was all invain. "Shut up African " I heard the white man yell angrily at me as he flogged my bare hands and I began to cry along. "Please am sorry just let me go"I cried aloud in pain as he continued flogging me with the rod. "Now keep your f*****g mouth shut you animal"The white man ordered and I kept quiet immediately before he threads the rod away and left. I continued crying silently trying hard to recover from the pains am feeling right now. "Stop crying, is not gonna solve anything"I heard a female voice said and I turned to see a light brown skin girl inside the same cage with me. "How did you end up here?"I asked in a broken voice. "Same way you did"She replied."I can help treat your hand if you come to join me here"The girl said as she tapped the ground signifying me to join her to seat on the ground. "Well I was sold by my family to them," I said as I joined her and seat on the ground. I was relieved that she looks like my age. "I was kidnapped here," She said sadly."Am Silver and you?"She asked opening her hand to receive mine. "Alyssa" I replied as I gave her my hand and she began to treat my hand, using a tissue to clean the blood from my hand."Are we the only one here?"I asked. "No" she replied. "We are like one hundred boys and girls here, "silver said as I sign."There is no need to cry because there is no going back now".She said and I had to accept the fact as I fell asleep after aftesasayingga ng ahort prayer. _______Five days later______ "Get up animal" I heard a white man order as I was dragged out. I was poured a huge bucket of water on my body making my body wet, I froze as I forced my eyes open. I realized I wasn't on the ship and was trying to recover how I was carried out. I have a feeling I have been sleeping for almost three hours now and I can't recognize where I am because this place seems like a new place different from mine. It was dark and only the street light were on as they held me captive forcing me to come along with them. We got to an apartment and when he opened the door and came in with me it turns out to be a bar. I was shocked when we came in because the outside can't tell if it's a bar or not. "Why am I in a bar?"I asked myself. Maybe he came here to have a drink or something. I thought as he locked the door before walking in with me. Everywhere is crowded with men around watching half-naked ladies dance around the pole. And I began to wonder why am here even when I have gotten the answers to my questions, I wasn't satisfied with it. "But what happened to silver?"That question hit my head and a lot of questions began to roam around my head making me confused. A white woman walked towards us as we stood behind standing for some reason I don't know. She's chubby and busty, green eyes that I can't even tell if it's real or fake because of the party lights and the loud beat of the music, she's huge with ananda pointed nose and I could tell she's the boss of this place looking at her dressing and her looks. "Here is another worker for ur pl, the d she'dd'dd'ddo her. "Emily Rose and ur boss now, what's ur name?"She introduced with a fake smile before asking for mine but I didn't give her a reply so she turned to the white stranger."Anyways here is ur cash and don't forget to check her I still need more traders for more earning"She said as she handed a huge amount of dollars to him and he collected it with a pleasant smile. "As far the money is kept on the hook, e white stranger said smiling before he left. "Is this some kind of slavery or what?"I thought as I noticed her checking me out. "You have a nice body for this job and you look dirty, she said."I will have to get you cleaned up now, so come with me black, since you don't have a name"Emily said as she held my hands and walk us out through the crowd into an empty room. I hold myself not to scream because of the way she held my hand because it hasn't healed yet. "So what's ur name?"Emily asked and I didn't reply because I was scared. "It's okay, will give you a name since you don't have one, said with a huge smile on her face."You have to get ready for your first night, you must be a virgin, I don't give my workers a break"Emily said and I could feel my heheartbreaknto pieces out of fear."I will go get someone to get you your clothes to get you ready for tonight, trust after this night you will get used to it"She said with a smirk before we left. "Help me God, not again please, I have passed through man torture, not this one"I cried as I said a little prayer silently before I gently sat on the bed. What would be the fate of Alyssa? Will she pass through all these pains again?