Chapter number 9. Sold?
When Jack arrived home that evening the house was fairly quiet. He walked passed his dad and Beth in the lounge room, saying hello quickly before he went to his room. He closed the door and leaning his back against it, sliding down the length of the wooden door until he hit the floor and berried his head in the palms of his hands.
"Martha, it'll be ok" Rose said warmly placing a supportive hand on Martha's back from behind where she was sitting at the end of her bed.
"That's easy to say" Martha answered softly, tears were in her eyes and running fast down her cheeks "I'd been way form him so long that I forgot how much i needed him" she continued "Now I just wish I'd suck around for a bit longer, if I did then maybe Jack would have had a chance to tell me the truth before I got myself into all this mess".
"Martha, you can't blame yourself for that".
"Yes I can, I was the one who left" she exclaimed.
"Yeah I know, I ment your not the one to blame for not wanting to stick around any longer. It was all just a misunderstanding that got out of hand".
"Yeah, I guess so, but that doesn't make anything change".
"Yeah I know, I know Martha. But were going to get through this together, ok".
"Rose I don't want to be a burden on you".
"Your not, your like my sister, and I want to help you".
"Oh ok then, thank you".
The next morning Jack was up early, dressed and ready to go before anyone else had even considered getting ready. "What's the rush for?" Lucas asked stretching his arms in the air and yawning.
"Nothing, just got a busy day planed thats all".
"Jack I thought it was your day off, that means you actually stop working" Lucas told him.
"Theres no rule saying I can't do more than lase around the house on my day off" Jack informed him.
"Yeah, I guess so"
"Well, I'm off then" Jack said grabbing his coat and opening the door.
"Ok, see you later".
"Martha can I see you in my office for a minute please" Sasha called out across the room.
"Yeah sure" Martha answered following her in the direction of her office.
"Please sit down" she said pointing in the direction of a chair against the wall. "Now Martha I'm sure your aware that we've been in a bit of debt in the last few months".
"Yeah".
"Well you see I've had to come to some drastic measures to keep this place running-" she started but was interrupted by a knock at the door. "Who is it?"
"It's just me Miss Green" a man said opening the door, Martha studied him for a minute, he was wearing a smart black business suit with a red tie and he didn't look like a genuinely kind person.
"Oh, just in time please come in and take a seat".
"What's going on?" Martha asked sounding worried.
"I'm guessing this is the girl?" the man asked.
"Yes, she shouldn't give you any problems, she's a fine worker" Sasha informed him.
"Yes I'm sure she is. Anyway, I have your money" he said putting a million dollar check on the desk.
'Oh my goodness' Martha thought, it was the final piece of her dream that hadn't happened yet. "Your selling me?" Martha exclaimed realizing what was going on.
Next time:
Who bought Martha?
Where will she be taken?
Will she be able to keep the promise she made to Jack?