In love with the escort

Sarafina, that was her name, a red hair lady whose priority was her family. As an only child, the responsibilities of her sick dad weighed heavily on her.

She had roamed from one job to another hoping to secure a well paid one, she had no one else except for her father and her mother, that's is if she's alive.

Sarafina grew up without a mother and she was contented with that

"Dad, the doctor said if you continue taking your meds as prescribed, you will be on your feet in no time" Sarafina beamed at her dad, she dropped his breakfast on the table next to him, adjusting his wheelchair to a more comfortable state.

"Those pills are so large and they taste as awful" sarafina's dad groaned, he reached for the plate of fried plantains seasoned well enough randomly picking at the thick piece

"I know but with time it will be over, trust me dad" Sh encouraged patting his grey hairs out of his face, he had refused to get a haircut to sarafina's distaste

"Of course, there's only two pills left in the pack"

Sarafina paused, worry creasing her forehead. The pills were what the doctor said would keep her dad going, his hypertension had gotten the most part of him.

Once while walking down the stairs, sarafina's dad had collapsed due to stroke. This had led to the paralysis of his legs, it could progress further, sarafina had seen some whose hypertension had led to their full body paralysis, she feared without the pills her dad could become a victim

"Dad!" She called panic thick in her voice. "Why didn't you tell me earlier before now, I should refill it" sarafina rose from her kneeling position, she stirred the ginger tea and tasted

" Right to your taste, make sure you savour every drop. I should be on my way dad, take care and call me if anything going wrong, the phone is right by your left"

By the time Sarafina completed her speech she was out by the door already.

She had no destination in mind, the thought of her dad's pill exhausting and leading to a serious health problem plagued her. She couldn't stay still and watch that happen, just last week sarafina was fired from her job as a stripper, the pay from that day had been their only mode of surviving

It had rained yesterday, everywhere was wet and vehicles roamed through the mud filled road, children played in the puddle while their parents called out for them, the scene made sarafina smile, she had made her mind already, taking a sharp turn she dragged her feet briskly to the strip club she no longer worked at.

Sarafina adjusted her hoodie letting it drop over her face, her steps faltered and her breath hitched, taking in a deep breath to gather up courage, she resumed walking quickly.

Luck wasn't on her side, whatever or whoever she was trying to avoid Chased after her easily grabbing her arm to halt her

" Sean, let go. I'm in a hurry" sarafina attempted to snatch away, though successful but with a red painful mark, she muttered profanities under her breath. She continued walking ignoring Sean who trailed next her.

" Sarah, why don't you listen to me for once. You can't keep denying how much you love me" Sean declared. His feet thumped against the cold floor as he walked

"I don't want this anymore Sean, I don't love you, do let me go okay. We had a relationship, but it's over I no longer want to be with you. Do yourself a favor and stay off. Away" Sarafina heaved, refusing to meet his gaze, she could hear the pause in his movement

"I hope you know what you're getting yourself into" She heard him say, the subtle threat in his words didn't go unnoticed, Sean always had difficulty taking no for answer, at first she admired that habit in him mistaking it for determination, he soon proved her wrong and pulling away was becoming a hard thing.

Pushing Sean and his obsessive behavior to the back of her mind, Sarafina arrived at the club sneaking her way into the backstage, she was sure to find who she came for there. The convenient room was filled with ladies changing their attire, each one recognized her as they threw familiar pleasantries

"Sarah, over here"

Sarafina grinned at her friend Amber, they had both met at the club and clicked right away. Amber was a tall lady whose mischief never failed to amuse people around her, she took the stripping job as her own rebellious stage in life as she would often be heard saying. Most times Amber spent her time as an escort.

" Hey, I need to talk to you" sarafina didn't bother to beat around the bush, the worry in her wouldn't allow her to, Amber looked around taking in her friends pale face, she would immediately sense something was wrong

Amber grabbed Sarafina's hand leading her to a secluded room where the voices of the changing women could be distantly heard.

" Talk to me" Amber demanded looking her friend dead in the eyes.

"I need help Amber, I don't want you to say no pls" Sarafina pleaded taking Amber's palm and intertwining it with hers,

" Tell me Sarah, I will gladly help"

"I wanna be an escort..." Sarafina announced, clasping their hands tightly, Amber's brows furrowed, she had never in her life expected Sarafina of all people to approach her with that

" What are you talking about. You have always felt repulsed of such act"

"I know-w Amber," her voice shook noticable, she was trying hard to hold in her emotions

"Dad's pill are almost exhausted, I have being fired from my job. I don't know where to get all this money from. Look, I know I should have looked elsewhere but I swear I have nowhere else, no one will offer me money within two days, Amber I need this" Sarafina was getting desperate by the second, her voice rose significantly

Amber silently admired her, no one could have predicted Sarafina's troubles, she always looked calm from the outside and made drastic decisions with no hint of worry.

"Calm down Sarah, I'm willing to help you in every way possible, all I want to know is are you sure you want to do this"

" Yes" the answer came with no hesitation

Amber nodded " I will help you"

"Don't worry.. if you're sure you wanna do this then I have no qualms but I really wish I had another way to help apart from this" Amber's voice was sullen heavily sharing her friend's emotion, she squeezed Sarafina's hand that was still in her grip reassuringly

"I was called just yesterday, I will have you take my place okay? Also, it's tomorrow so you have the whole of today to decide if you still want to. Make sure you're ready for this okay" Amber said her tone very motherly.

Sarafina nodded, she was certain she she wasn't going to change her mind.

'Come tommorow, dad you will be fine, I will make sure of that' she thought

" Listen man, you need to loosen up, constant work will do you no good"

Ryan rolled his eyes at his brother, he shuffled through his wardrobe bringing out a file.

"Can you help me with this?" Ryan handed him the file without waiting for answer, he walked back to his desk and resumed working on his PC

Valentine, his brother wasn't one to give up easily, he dropped the file rushing to sit on the table towering over Ryan considerably even though he was younger.

"I was hoping we could visit this club I have in mind" Valentine grinned waiting eagerly for his brother's response

" You know we can't be publicly seen leading such kinda life huh? If you so badly wanna get laid then make it discrete" Ryan was being sarcastic, he thought his point had gotten across until " exactly, that's why we are going to a lower class one, only men who hardly have enough to feed visit there, I mean we well blend so well among those paupers "

Valentine chuckled scrunching his nose in the process

"I'm so not ready for that, you go alone and have a nice time"

"I can't go without you, also, if you go I promise not to tell Dad about Serena"

Ryan's eyes widened, he stopped to glance at his brother who smirked mischievously

" What about her"

" Ohhh.. I'm just gonna tell him you broke up with her I'm pretty sure he's ready to hook you up with another of his high class women he has in store for you"

Ryan said nothing after that, he couldn't risk his dad setting him up with ladies he deemed for his standard, Serena was definitely one of them

" So, is that a yes" Valentine asked his face lighting up with victory

" It better be as discrete as you make it sound"

Valentine pumped his fist I to the air victoriously

" Tomorrow, brother, we will paint the city red! By tomorrow!"

Ryan shook his head, hoping for a miracle to bail him.

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"Where were you Sarah?"

Sarafina dropped her gaze to her dad's shoulder where she was gently massaging, she applied a bit of pressure feeling his muscle relaxing bneath her finger

" I went to visit Amber" She replied. Her dad raised his head so he looked directly at her

" It's been a while I saw her, can't believe she forgot about me" he pouted playfully, Sarafina chuckled at his antics leaning down to resume her massage through his neck

" I will be sure to let her know"

The vibration from her mobile phone made her reach for it, she frowned at the caller's ID, it was quite unfamiliar

"Hello, This is Sarafina, may I know who's there" Sarafina introduced, her palm rested idly on her dad's shoulder trailing lazily on it.

"Your voice sounds as sexy as it used to, God! I missed it"

Sarafina didn't need to be told twice who that was, she pressed the device closer to her ear to avoid her dad listening, she didn't want him to bother himself

She thought for a while but decided against saying anything, she hunged up throwing the phone a bit farther from her, it landed on the cushion safely

"Is that Amber?"

"No dad, let me get you some water" it was a lame excuse to change the topic and escape, her dad caught up immediately, he glanced at her phone wondering who called.

"You're just like your mother, so easy to read" He said smiling fondly, in his eyes one could clearly see the look of nostalgia swirling around. He had taken trip down memory lane

Sarafina's attention turned to him, she crouched down to his height on the wheel chair, placing a palm over his dormant legs

"Dad, what was she like, I mean.. mom"

Sarafina swallowed patiently waiting for an answer, she saw the emotions in her dad's eyes, she saw the pain, the hurt and the admiration, she could see the difficulty he was having responding to her

" Like you, Like a rose, Rosella was her her name. You took after her red hair and she was- is so gorgeous" he corrected not wanting to believe she was his past

"What happened dad, why did she leave?"

Sarafina knew the question was a heavy one for her dad but she needed to know, she needed to hear him say it, perhaps it might relief him and grant him a bit of closure

He shifted in his seat uneasily, tapping against his lap, he swallowed dryly, a red colour decorating his eyes. It was a sign of his internal struggle, whatever he wanted to say was taking a toll on him, Sarafina waited, waited for him to adjust to his pace.

And then finally he replied

"She didn't, I let her go..."

Sarafina closed her eyes willing herself to calm down the loud music coming from the club wasn't helping matters

She squeezed her way through the alley to the back of the club. She bit her lips internally prep talking herself

"You can do this sarah, for Dad"

Her turmoil within hadn't allow her to hear the approaching footstep, it was that of Amber and they had agreed to meet at the back of the club

Amber from afar could tell how tense and nervous get friend was, she calmly approached her tapping her shoulder

"Hey, are you really sure you want to do this"

Sarafina laughed nervously

"Come on Amber, you have asked this already, I'm sure of this"

Amber nodded, " let's go then, we do not have enough time. I came along with the attire you would be needing, Sarah, I hope you don't regret this in the long run"

Sarafina didn't reply she rubbed her palm together following Amber who had ready begin stopping a cab

They boarded it, the ride to the escort club extremely silent

"For Dad. For Dad" Sarafina chanted in her head, it was a way of preventing her for backing down , she had gone too far now for that .

Once they arrived, the nervousness had died town in, she watched Amber apply a bit of make up on her

Amber handed Sarah a see through lingerie

"You have done this before, it's no difference from stripping, well in a way it is. Just relax and stay in here, he will arrive soon, I mean...mmh" Sarafina nodded understanding what her friend meant " I will leave now, if he tries anything funny, scream. I'm right next door"

Sarafina watched helplessly as her friend disappeared through the door leaving her all alone to face her decision.

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Ryan wasn't exactly pleased with his brother's choice of club

It was never his type of setting, crowdy clubs with pervert men lusting after women, it made him coil back behind Valentine, he wish he could turn around and leave but he couldn't not when Valentine was very adamant on what he wanted.

"Here have this, it will help you loosen up"

Ryan shook his head, he refused to get drunk, not when he wasn't comfortable, his brother frowned downing the shit in his hand, he smiled in satisfaction

"Ryan, I had an inkling you would be a more so I got you something to entertain you. Something to make you get over your break up" Valentine offered draping an arm over his brother, a skimpily dressed woman walked past she winked flirtily at Ryan who acted oblivious

"What could that be"

"Room 204, go right there bro, you would have the best time of your life, I made sure she is the experienced type" Valentine explained, he could see the displeased look on his brother's face

"Please tell me you didn't keep an escort there

"Exactly what I did, don't even think of saying no or I call on dad right now"

Ryan couldn't argue , he knew he was trapped, so instead he shook his head glaring hard on his brother.

He heaved an annoyed sigh, the laughter of a man getting a lap dance echoing. His brother stood up he shot Ryan a wink before disappearing behind the numerous rooms in the building.

Reluctancy filled Ryan he had half a mind to refuse but then Valentine could really carry out his threat, with a grumbling hiss he rise from his sit tracing the rooms for room 204

A minute layer he found himself before the mahogany door, he would.fered which lady was behind it, what had driven her to such place, taking a deep breath he knocked, there wasn't a reply do without further ado, he pushed the door open ushering himself.

At first glance there was no one but a thorough look revealed a nervous lady sitted at the end of the room extremely tensed, her arms were wrapped around her legs, the sight made Ryan curious and at the same amused

He cleared his throat in a bid to gain her attention and it did, she turned around to gaze at him and he could swear he was in the wrong room, her red hair framed her face , she looked both wild and innocent

"H-hey" Ryan couldn't believe he was stuttering, he hadn't walked further into the room sitting on the bed, he hoped that action of his didn't come off as suggestive

"Hey" Her voice itself was a question mark, had she missed her way

"Mmmh so can we just go straight to the point"Her request was clear, he shouldn't have suspected she didn't want this

It made him a bit disappointed, so instead he cleared his throat, a tinge of red dusting his cheek, the bluntness made him a bit embarrassed. Ryan stole a glance, he thought she looked heavenly but he couldn't be tempted no matter what, being with an escort would be a slap to his dignity, a huge one to his ego.

When she began to pull on the straps of her lingerie, Ryan knew she was down for business and he needed to act first, most escorts stories started out from poverty. Ryan didn't want to stand her up, what if she needed the money so bad, what if financial instability was what drove her to this room and so he spoke before he fell for the smooth skin that began to glisten in the semi dark room

"I'm sorry, but... Here have this and take care please" Ryan didn't know why he did that but he dropped a blank check and exited the room. He hoped it would be of use to her, he wasn't interested in getting laid today, not with an escort

Was her name as beautiful as she looked? Ryan smiled at his thought