Chapter 3 You can't punish her

Jasmine sat in the bath and the tears poured freely from her eyes. Is this how her life was gonna be now? Was she going to be turned to a slave.

" Crying won't help you." She heard Micheal say.

" What have I ever done to you? Why do you hate me?" Jasmine cried.

" I hate women generally. You brought this upon yourself when you chose to humiliate me. I had to threaten life's to get that video from the air." Michael scoffed.

" I said I was sorry."

" Sorry doesn't count sexy. I have to pay you back for humiliating me and for being a woman of course." Michael snickered and left her alone.

" Curse you!"

*****

Michael ordered his secretary to get new dresses, mostly lingeries for Jasmine.

" You should eat, you know." He said to Jasmine who was only staring at her food.

" I can't." Jasmine snapped.

" What are you thinking about? Not like you were even a virgin." Michael mocked and Jasmine stood up in anger.

" I will not allow you insult me.Every one has their own pain. I try to live with mine so you learn to live with yours." Jasmine yelled.

" Sit down and eat your food." Michael ordered and Jasmine sat down slowly.

***

Michael's secretary gave her a short beige dress to wear. She wore it and looked at herself in the mirror. Gosh! She couldn't bend with that gown on.

" Can I wear something else?" Jasmine asked innocently.

" No. Boss says you must wear this one. Jasmine I'd advice you to listen to him. And also you shouldn't have slapped him." The secretary, Mira said.

" I know and I regret it. I thought he said he hates women. Why do you work for him?"

" He does but that doesn't mean he won't employ a competent one when he needs her. Sometimes I wish I was dead when I'm with him. His aura could kill." Mira said chuckling at the end.

" Guess I'll have to wear this." Jasmine murmured.

***

Oliver, Michael's best friend came to visit but he wasn't around. Jasmine sat at the mountain in the kitchen eating her cereals quietly.

" Hi." Oliver said jolting Jasmine.

" Who are you?" Jasmine asked.

" I'm Oliver, Micheal's best friend." Oliver said checking her out. She looked sexy on the dress she was putting on.

" Are you also a demon?" Jasmine mumbled but Oliver heard.

" I'm nothing like Micheal." He laughed.

" What are you doing here?"

" I came to see him. Do you know where he went?"

" You could ask his secretary."

" Maybe I could but she wouldn't know."

" Whatever." Jasmine continued eating her cereals paying no attention to the handsome man who had just walk in.

" Can I take you out?" Oliver asked after sometime.

"Seriously? Do all men need to be obvious?" Jasmine scoffed and stood up.

" I'm sorry if I was too rash. I meant no harm." Oliver apologized.

" Excuse me, I need to go to my room." Jasmine said and left the kitchen.

***

Michael came back late and drunk again. Jasmine was scared to help him, she didn't want to get raped again.

" Bitch come help me!" Michael slurped.

Jasmine looked at him like she's seen a ghost. She reluctantly went to him and helped him up. She helped him take off his shirt and put him to bed.

She walked out of the room and heaved a sigh of relief. No rape today!

She went to her room and slumped on the bed. She thought how her life has gone from bad to worse. She knew she didn't have the perfect dad but he provided everything for her and her mother but now they're both gone.

She heard a knock on her door and she sighed.

" Who is it?" She asked.

" It's me, Oliver." He said and she grunted. She sluggishly stood up and opened the door.

" I thought you've gone home." Jasmine hissed.

" I stay here most of the time. Can I come in?"

" Inside my room?"

" Yes. I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want to talk."

" Alright but you're sitting on the couch." Jasmine said and Oliver nodded. She moved a little so that he could enter the room before she closed the door.

" Does he always come home drunk?" Jasmine asked.

" Not always. Only when he wants to do something really nasty." Oliver winked.

" Like rape someone?" Jasmine murmured.

" Did he rape you?" Oliver asked holding her face.

" I.... Uh.... He... Yes."

" Why didn't you tell the police?"

" They won't do anything. He says he owns me now and the police won't spare me a glance."

" How much?" He asked. Jasmine was confused at first but she later knew what he meant.

" Five million."

" I'm sorry."

" It's okay. If this is my fate I have to accept it."

***

The next morning, Micheal was all sober. He had his bath and brushed. He placed a call across to Jasmine and had her come to his room.

Jasmine entered the room shaking with fear immediately she saw him naked. She knew what was gonna happen.

" Sit." He said but she stood. " I said sit down."

She sat down on the bed keeping a big distance from him.

" I felt cold and I need something to warm me up." He smirked.

" I could make you some tea." Jasmine said looking at her feet.

" I don't need tea. I need you." He said and someone coughed.

" Do you have to scare her this early?" Oliver asked as he walked into the room without knocking. " Get dressed dude."

Oliver signaled Jasmine to leave the room and she left smiling inwardly.

" Dude, I thought you were just gonna punish her by humiliating her but this is far from it. " Oliver said seriously.

" I was going to do that but I changed my mind." Michael grinned.

" Why? Because she's his daughter? The girl doesn't even know her father's sin and you're punishing for it by raping her..."

" Don't tell what to do."

" I'm not. She's still a naive little thing."

" It's none of my business. I bought her and I can do what I like with her." Michael said and stood up to wear his dress. Oliver shook his head and left the room.

" Sometimes I wonder how we became friends." Oliver murmured.