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The drive to the villa

Maria sat silently in the passage seat, of her uncle's pickup truck, she was deep in thought, thinking about her past, the present and most of all her future, she was disgusted that her uncle could do such a thing, even though it didn't surprise her, he'd sell her off for a pint if he had too.

She started to think about the man she was about to meet, Maria cringed at the thought; she wondered if he was anything like her uncle, well he must be if this is his attuned. To sell a person is one thing but to buy someone is another, but as a wife, for his own personal use. "Oh god", she screamed to herself, she was being driven out of the fire into the fying pan. "No", she said to herself "if he comes anyway near her, he'll regret it, but who is she to stop him, after they were married he'd have rights".

As her uncle pulled up in front of the villa he turned to Maria and said, "see it's not that bad", turning to look at the villa again, "you're better off here then up at the farm, if id of know there was this kind of money involved id asked for more, but then again… they did buy you without a look, no I come out alright on this deal" laughing at himself now.

Maria took in every word he'd said, and it pained her, she just wanted to curl up a corner somewhere and cry her heart out, but she wouldn't she would not let him see her cry, it had happened to much in the past.

Her uncle spoke up again, "now you listen to what you're told, and do exactly what they say…", with a firm voice that made her want to be sick, "I don't want these people demanding their money back", he continued grabbing her arm to make sure he had her attention. Maria looked at him and said "I'm not yours to talk or even touch anymore". His hand was raised before she knew it, but was stopped when interrupted by someone opening the front door.

It was Franz the old butler he'd heard a vehicle pull up and was coming to choir on what they wanted, he started to walk towards the truck, when Hans turned to Maria once again and said "remember not a word of what goes on at the farm", with a smile on his face, but a firm voice making sure he gets his point across. And at that he jumped out of the truck greeting Franz with a smile and a shake off his hand.

Maria just sat there thinking and taking in everything around, it is a beautiful place much nicer then the farm, but then again anything is better then up there. She saw her uncle wave too her, a sign to get out, as much as she hated taking orders more from him; she opened the door and jumped out. As she closed the door, a small line of children took her attention, they were marching, why on earth are they are doing that, she wounded. She heard her uncle shout to her, and turned towards the two men, she started to walk towards them, but not before she took one last look back at the children.

As she approached the two men, she heard Franz say "I will show up in, please follow me". Maria and her uncle followed the butler into the villa, which off cause stunned them both once inside.