Diamond In The Rough

Hotel Room

I felt the warm rays of the sun coming towards the direction of my face, I instinctively put my hand in front of my face as I tried to open my eyes for a bit, trying to look around and think of where in the hell am I. The place was unfamiliar to me, at least that was the truth of my life, the room looks so luxurious and I perfectly know that I am in that level of social status. I got up as the blanker covering me went down on my hips, I am still naked, in the place that I have no recollection of any kind. I put up the blanket to cover myself and finally put down my feet on the soft and plushy floor covered with a hundred thousand dollar carpet. I started moving my feet in an opposite direction repeatedly like a kid playing with the snow and making angel wings.

I finally stood up and walked around the place as the blanket was wrapped around me, having a long tail from behind as it follows me whenever I go. I saw a table in the middle of the room as I saw a pitcher of water above on it, I grabbed some glass from the kitchen and poured myself some water as I was about to die in dehydration. I am alone, I know that fact now, as the condominium room is too quiet since the beginning, it looks like the guy I screwed last night was not just some guy who wanted to have cheap drinks back at the pub. I got myself a room tour from the kitchen, opening the drawers, towards the bathroom that had a golden bathtub and towards the walk went closet in which full of women's clothes, I did not know who owned them.

I let go of the blanket as I let it dropped on the floor, I started scanning clothes, I would not deny anything and I would definitely admit that I would love to have all of these, these were all big and luxury brands, who would have rejected things like that. Besides, I am the only one in here, finders keepers, as they say. I grabbed some clothes and started trying them on one at a time, I was playing dressed up when I heard the ring of the doorbell. I paused, and decided to look at it.

"Who is that?" I exclaimed while walking towards the door.

"Room service, ma'am." a lady answered and I smiled.

"For a minute." I answered and fixed the dress I was wearing right now. I stood in front of the door, peeked through the peephole and finally opened the door when I made sure that it was really a hotel attendant.

"For Thalia Vasquez?" the lady asked and I was so confused that she knew my name.

"I am she, but how do you know my name?" I asked to her and she pulled out a file hanging on the trolley she had got.

"It was ordered by your husband, Draven Ashstone." she said to me and I did not know what to answer. I do not have a husband and I do not remember being married to someone else.

"Uhh, are you not being mistaken? I am Thalia, but I do not have a husband." I answered to her and she stared at me, as she checked the file again.

"That is not what it states in here, ma'am." she said to me.

"Okay? But is that already been paid?" I asked and she nodded on me.

"Then, put it inside, I guess no one would have any mistake on their wife's name." I answered and she tiled her head in confusion, maybe in her mind, she will bring it back to their kitchen and ask thein charge once again. But she smiled and nodded, as I moved by the side, she pushed the trolley inside of my room.

"Enjoy your meal, ma'am." she finally said after she put all of the food on the table. I watched her leave before I had finally been alone with all of this stuff.

"Are any of these really mine?" I exclaimed to myself, even though no one would ever answer me back, until I saw a small letter under the plate, I grabbed it and I read the words scribbled on it, I paused and zoned after I read it.

I was not in myself after what I had just seen, when a loud ring of the telephone echoed through the hotel room. I stood up and walked around, searching for that thing, as it would not stop ringing at all. I saw one beside the bed, but it was not the one ringing. I walked around, went inside the bathroom, even if that was a dumb thing to do, even looked through the fridge, I knew I might become insane. Until I finally arrived in front of the walk in closet entrance, that is where the rings was coming from. I entered and started rummaging about the clothes, even the jewelry, bags and shoe racks in this place, just for a freaking phone - when I found it in one of the bags.

I looked on the screen of the phone to see who the person was calling, but it was an unregistered call. I was so hesitant to answer it, but someone might have purposely put the phone in this bag, maybe that Draven guy was the one who did that.

"Hello?" I answered and stopped my voice from shaking.

"Hi, are you awake? How is your sleep? Have you eaten?" he continuously asked to me and I still do not know who this person is behind.

"I am alright, and I was about to eat when you called." I answered and acting like everything was under my control.

"Is that so? Well, I am sorry about that." he answered and laughed.

"Right, someone will pick you up at five, dress up in something nice and we will have a date." he said to me and I went on a significant silence.

"Hey, are you still there?" he exclaimed.

"Yes, of course. I will do that." I answered to him and I heard him chuckle.

"It was Draven, Thalia, if you do not remember. Bye." he finally said and ended the call like it was the usual thing we do whenever we talked, to each other.

I slowly put down the phone as I stared blankly, what in the hell happened last night? Or was that even last night? How long have I slept in this hotel room? Am I being taken care of, or am I kidn*pped? I do not know now what I should believe and what I should not, maybe that was a sign when the hotel attendant looked on me with uncertainties.

I quickly stood up and started looking for a much classier and more gorgeous dress than I was wearing right now. I chose a red strapped satin dress and a pair of high heeled sandals, I started choosing for a bag, and the bag where I found the phone is what caught my eyes, so I grabbed it. Looked Looking myself in the mirror and something was missing, I went over the jewelry table as I grabbed a gold necklace, earrings and bracelet to match it with everything- and of course, black and tainted sunglasses.

I went out of the room and grabbed the bottle of wine that the lady gave to me together with the room service, I poured myself a glass and waited for the lift. He said at five, and it was only fifteen minutes away before the five in the afternoon. I was leisurely drinking the wine, having a slice of cake, when I heard a ring at the doorbell, in which I did not answer. I just heard the beeps on the door meaning that they had a spare of key card and I found two men walking inside the hotel room and towards me.

"Ms. Thalia, we are here to pick you up." the man sternly said to me and I grabbed some, napkin and wiped my lips, edge to edge and crossed my legs.

"Not if you will answer my question." I said to them and they looked on each other.

"Ma'am, we should be going down soon." he answered and I smiled, a smile that would hint to them that I would not budge any movement without their answer.

"Alright, ma'am, we will answer your questions." the another man said and I nodded.

"I was wondering if what happened from the beginning." I said to them.

"Apologies, but we do not know any details." the man answered and looked like they were not lying at all.

"Did a man named Draven order you to pick me up?" I asked once again and this time they nodded.

"Yes, ma'am. He is the CEO." he answered and I was not very surprised to see the place where I was staying.

"Then, final question." I said and stood up, as I grabbed my handbag and put my glasses on.

"How long am I staying in this hotel room?" I asked and he just stared at me, without any doubt he answered...

"Roughly a week, ma'am." he answered and I scoffed in great disbelief.

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