Chapter 12
As for Angel, she became a rising star overnight. Men clamored to book her, but it was too much for her to handle.
Every night, she would either get beaten by drunken fools or be violated and she hated it.
Three days after arriving at the Black Widow, she finally said to Rhonda, "I am not going to do another client!"
This resulted in Rhonda whipping her with a belt. "You stupid bitch! I'm in charge here and you will bed every client you have!" Rhonda shouted.
"NO!" Angel yelled, again and that's when Rhonda ticked.
"Fine!" the fat woman said and took Angel to a cell.
Rhonda locked her in the small, isolated room. The room was dark, but it had a small window that overlooked the ocean.
Angel stared out, admiring the moon's reflection on the sea. It sparkled majestically as if the water was made of jewels.
Her stomach began to groan and she was suffering from a headache.
She was very tired, so she slept by the window.
By the next morning, Rhonda opened the cell door and ordered Angel out of the room.
"If you ever talk back to me, again, I will lock you in here all day and night without food and no water," Rhonda warned and pushed Angel back to the girls' apartment.
When she entered, she saw that everyone was asleep in their futons. Angel quietly crept passed the girls and found her own futon.
However, she noticed two lumps and she lifted the quilt. There, she found two perfectly good looking bread rolls. Next to them was a note from Rosie.
Helga and I saved these for you. We don't want you to go hungry
-R
Angel quietly ate the rolls, making sure that no crumbs fell to the floor.
The bread filled her belly and it felt good that her stomach was satisfied. Then, she realized that she was really thirsty, but there was no water.
The only time she and the other girls were allowed to have water was during dinner time. Angel thought carefully; if she went to the kitchen to get a cup of water, she had to do it quietly or risk getting caught and thrown back into the cell.
On her tip-toes, she made it to the door, making sure that the woman guarding it was asleep. She slowly opened the sliding door and crept out into the dark hallway.
Angel walked down the hall towards the cafeteria, with her ears open.
When she got to the door that led into the kitchen, she turned the knob, but it was locked.
"Crap!" Angel whispered and began to think.
She could either forget about the drink of water and head back to the apartment or go to the showers and baths and drink from a faucet.
Angel left the cafeteria and headed towards the showers.
As quiet as a mouse, she made it to the showers and went in.
She went to one sink and turned on the cold water faucet. When the water came out, it had a hint of brown in it, making Angel feel uneasy.
Having no other choice, she took her hands and made them into a cup. Water filled her hands and she dared herself to take a sip.
Angel had to hold back a cough of disgust as the water tasted like iron. However, there was no other option and she drank hand-fulls of the dirty water till her thirst was satisfied.
Feeling relived, Angel headed out the showers and came face to face with Rhonda, Beta, and Andro.
Andro grabbed Angel by the scalp and pushed her to the floor.
"You stupid girl!" Rhonda shouted and began to hit Angel's back with a belt.
The poor woman felt the sting of the belt and she could feel her skin breaking. Blood trickled out of the cuts and Angel thought that Rhonda would break her spine.
"Rhonda, that's enough! You'll throw out your back, again!" Beta ordered her comrade and Rhonda stopped whipping the belt.
"Should I take her to the cell?" Andro asked, but the large woman shook her head.
"Take her back to the apartment and make sure the door is locked," she said to him.
Andro pulled Angel to her feet and dragged her back to the girls' apartment.
He pounded on the door and the woman guarding it opened it. "You must be deaf; did you not hear her go out?" Andro demanded and the woman hid her face.
He pushed Angel in and the woman closed the door and she heard the metallic click of the lock outside.
"What happened?" someone asked and the lights turned on.
"Oh my God, Angel!" Rosie cried out and came to the bleeding woman's side.
Rosie took Angel to her futon and Angel laid on her stomach.
"I can't believe you are so stupid," Kenna taunted her, but Angel ignored her.
Rosie took a towel that was hanging from the ceiling and begins to spit on Angel's back.
"Rosie, you're disgusting!" one girl said.
"Shut up!" Rosie shouted back and starts to wipe the spit with the blood and clean it off with the towel.
"Angel, where did you go?" Rosie asked, while she rubbed Angel's back.
"I was…thirsty…and I…water…" the poor woman replied and started to choke on her tears.
Rosie continued to gently rub Angel's back and then leans into her ear. "If you talk back to Rhonda or she catches you outside, again, she will kill you the next time," she said.
"What's the point? We will all die here anyway," Angel replied, but Rosie hugged her.
"I also said that myself, but I believe that we will be rescued someday," she said.
Angel was so tired and she wondered off to sleep and so did everyone else.