From The Ashes

"listen girl if do not pay me the rent get out of my apartment"

A very fat woman with short hair cut yelled, "We do not have enough money Miss Laila, you do know that our parents past away couple of months, we are seeking for job, please wait till the next month"

Otai looked at her with her cute eyes hoped she would change her mind, She put her hands on her waist and moved her fingers randomly then said angrily:

" I suffered alot from your strange family"

She raised her voice " I don't want to see you by the morning here" Miss Laila reviled Otia's family and the moment that she agreed for them to rent her apartment.

She got out of the apartment, Asyai woke up from her evening nap she went to the kitchen to make a sandwich, Otia never stop crying, she ran to Asyai said:

" We do not have a place to go now sister"

Asyai put her sandwich on the plate,she wiped up her sister's tears whispered:

"What's going on?"

Otia sat at the sofa "It's Miss laila,we spent the rest of my father's money on the house stuff, what should we do now? "

Asyai walked to her said: " It will fine, don't worry"

Otia wiped her eyes quickly, she pointed to a picture on the wall,"look we will go to leave with grandmother "

Asyai whispered: " she is a mad woman remember the last visit was bad"

They finally agreed to go to their aunt in the country,they called her and she agreed with their coming, the only train would move today midnight and if they missed it they must wait for two weeks,so they hurried and packed their things, took all the money that they found.

The streets were full of people it was a cosmopolitan city, they took a taxi to the train station, there were many rumors about murdering and raping in the north part of the station, nobody used those trains even the police failed to arrest the criminals, they called it by 'the ghost train'.

"Oh lord ! this is the Ghosts train"

Otia yelled with eyes opened as a full moon, she looked at Asyai who did not believe that they got in to the wrong train while they were over talking.

Someone behind them waved his hand, he gripped Otia from her mouth.

" Hush little one or say goodbye to your head"

He pointed his pistol at her, his face showed the real meaning of fear and hate. Asyai stepped back unconsciously, The tall man with a pistol shot next to her right shoe, he smoked as if this would be his last day. Another man appeared. He took their bags and stayed far from them.

" Hey you put your hands up, turn to the corner " That was his words before kicking Asyai until she bleed, He did not give a damn to Otia's loud crying, a soft voice from no way,out of a sudden that man stood by the left side, he left the way to a very adorable young lady with long eyelashes.

" Nice! new gusts, time for a quick party"

She gave Asyai the evil eye slightly smiled holding Otai's dabby hands.

"She's suitable take her home Oro never put a finger on her until I come"

Oro bended showing respect,he whispered "As you wish Oli"

Asyai tried to stop him from taking her only sister but she was too weak to kill a moth,

Oli pointed to two strong men to shackle

her, they did as they were told to.

"Who are you? What do you want from us?"

Asyai's voice was too low to be heard, Oli bended her arm "Shut the hell up and watch"

To a room with four bodyguards they got in. There were a lot of people walking, it looked like a market. Humans marked some people with strange masks who were buying the humans.

" This is the home of likianda,may be its your first time to hear or be here so enjoy yourself while you are free"

She pointed to some girls on the stage, they were nearly at her age there was something like a coller surrounded their necks, Asyia never poked a sight from them, that look on their pale eyes told such grievous stories.

They entered a shop the owner had one eye, Asyai shouted the moment she saw him, he looked like the devils, he touched her hand with his long nails, "Sorry but she doesn't work with us her type is a garbage"

Oli ordered the men to dragged her, they moved to so many stages nobody wanted her "You are such a meaningless useless girl, I knew it from the start, I just want to get some money from selling you"

she held Asyai's check hardly, she thought for a while then she wrote with a light feather on the air, as if it was a message,which it disappeared in a blink of an eye, she smiled at her face, "I found a fool who will take you, for I can't keep unnecessary things and I did not find you to throw you for nothing" Asyai was crying she shouted for help but no one cared about her, Oli slapped her twice till she bleed, "The second time you opened your dirty mouth I will cut your tongue"

Oli obligated her to drink a drug which healed her wound, they waited for three hours,on the spur of the moment a car pulled by strange animal ( with a horse head and a lion body), a fine looking man got out of it in a dramatic way, Oli mimicked him carelessly she pushed Asyai towards him, he caught her gently as if he was afraid of hurting her.

"We are equal now, she is all yours master Jio De Fanseh"

He smiled at Asyai touching her delicate check, he hissed by her left ear "It's all fine"

Asyai shivered. Hopefully someone will hear her prayers to be safe,but nobody did.

The car moved across the dark roads, they entered through in a white gate, they got in to a different place with trees, hills and clear sky,ten hours or more, Asyai was so afraid to say anything that she might regret later, although he was a handsome man but she did not feel safe next to him, he gazed through the window, Asyai took a glimpse at him, he noticed her warmly he smiled and never looked at until they reached a very gigantic palace, like same palaces which she read about them in books.

The servants stood in a side line bowing, a short man with a beard said:

" Welcome home Master"

The happiness on their faces could not be describe in words,some of the old maids were crying, Jio De fanseh took Asyai by her hand walking to a room on the second floor, he did not speak to his men nor to Asyai,he sat her at a comfortable sofa took off the chains and helped her putting on a golden bracelets they shined nicely,he smiled in pleasure, the room was well lighten, the decoration was amazing, before she could say a thing he told her to take a rest, for they got all tomorrow daylight to yarn their stories.