RED - I
17th December 2020
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Walking through that red space gave me uncertainty. My young feet which never stepped out alone without my parents were walking alone on this grey concrete road. A nasty eerie vibe crawled over my pale skin. Is this the right decision? Am I choosing a path full of regrets? Whatever it might be… But I had to do it, no one forced me to….This is my choice… It would have been much better if there was someone to stop me from taking this path… But if there was someone I could've relied on , I won't be pushed on this path…I was lonely just like this Red light… I was standing under the street light but wondered why this one was red when other lights were normal white in color.
A well-built , tall man approached me, I guess he was the delivery guy.
"Yuri? Right?" He asked in a hoarse voice.
I nodded my head , I had no courage left to speak up.
"Follow me, and turn off your cell phone" He signaled me to walk behind him.
I had no cell phone to turn off, I just followed him towards a black suv. He opened the door and ordered me to get inside. As soon as I sat inside the car, my nose was blocked with an extremely dark scent. A lady was sitting beside driver's seat, she looked behind. Her face , it seemed like a painting…With heavy make-up….Exposing clothes… She kept staring at me, from my hair to my feet…
"How old are you?" Her voice was pretty just like her pretty face.
"19…" I whispered.
"Aren't you a high school student?"
"Hmm, I will complete my graduation next month." I looked out of the window.
"Are you sure about this? You look so weak…."
"I will give my best."
"You've got nothing to give your best. Look at yourself…Boobs are flat, no curves , didn't even bother to put on makeup , hairs tied up in bob tail and this yellow dress…Is this how you're gonna attract our client? No…no , no… Hyung-nim take us to our salon first and then we'll attend our client. I have some reputation in this business, Yuri-ssi."
Does this business have reputation? I was a clueless high school girl in desperate need of money…I had nothing to do with this business, just this one month…I had nothing to lose except for my body… It's okay , they were not going to kill me…it's just that I had to kill my self-respect a little bit. I comforted myself by wrapping my arms around my body…
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We stepped out of the salon. The one who went inside was an innocent 19 year old student, Lee Yuri and the one who came out was a woman dressed in Dark Red short one piece, hairs down, Bright red lip tint and high heels.
"Yuri, listen to me carefully… Don't use your real name in this business, anyways you're here for a short period. Rose…yes , from tonight your name will be Rose." That lady said in my ears.
Rose? Rose….. I sat inside the car fitting my new identity in my brains.
"Rose-ssi , serve our customer well tonight. You're lucky one , on first night you didn't get a crazy pervert. He's a gentleman , be nice to him and he'll treat you well. Huhhh, I'm so jealous, Why did he want a virgin girl tonight?? These men…" She smoked the cigarette and filled the car with a smell which I hated the most.
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I walked through the lobby. I always used to dream about staying in a luxurious hotel but never knew my wish will get fulfilled in this way. 801…The chit in my hand had written the room number…I reached at the door. Am I really doing this? For real? How pathetic I am….However….Begging for money is more pathetic…And doing menial part time jobs were not going to help me in anyway… Just for one month…I closed my eyes, mustered up all my courage and grabbed the handle of door, walked inside the huge suite… A tall man was standing beside huge glass window on opposite side of the room. He was wearing a black jacket…and his reflection in window pane looked mesmerizing….I went near the bed and stood there confusingly. He noticed my presence and looked at me standing beside bed. His face was perfect…simply perfect… I wondered why this man needed a prostitute, when any of the decent girl would throw herself over him?