Chapter 3.

Unexpected visit.

Laurel loved to cook spaghetti with stewed eggs, which Susan always found disgusting; since it was what she had eaten the most in the last 11 years of her life, but on this occasion, her stepmother was completely silent, which contrasted with how she had always been, and therefore, this was something that seemed to Susan completely new and strange, because Laurel always talked up a storm...

His father was asleep on the worn and patched sofa that they had in the small living room, where there was not even cable television, and although the old television was on, it had no channel tuned, so it only emitted the typical sound that they usually make televisions when they do not catch a signal.

The sound of Laurel, chewing that food, as she usually did, seemed much louder than usual today, everything was exactly the same, but something was perceived as "different..."; then, the sound of a car parking with a scandalous screech of brakes came first heard from both women; Immediately, Lauren stopped eating, opened the cupboard where the detergents and other cleaning products were kept and said in a low voice to Susan: come in quickly so they don't see you, immediately, the girl crouched down and entered almost like a mouse in that place full of humidity and a strong smell of mold. As soon as Laurel turned on the faucet of the sink to hide, a commotion was heard in the room, where six tall, burly men had entered, who seemed to be six shadows dressed in black, one of them hitting Rick with a strong punch in the man's mouth stomach, painfully waking him up on the spot, to see, terrified, that there was Garrett Manson surrounded by five of his henchmen, all armed to the teeth and with a totally frightening appearance; then Garrett commented: wow man, even though you're not a hot woman with the body to be a luxury escort, you still ask for money as if you were one; Last night the request for a new loan for hospital bills and medical expenses arrived at my father's office, for something like that, I wonder what you would use that money for, because I see you in perfect health as well as your wife... simply, she is washing dishes in the kitchen, as always, and you seem to have a ghost daughter who is never there, but the reality is that it is time to start giving the Manson family their money back, because for 19 years you have abused my generosity father, who has lent you so much money to raise that ghost that you say you have for a daughter, who we have never even seen in photos, since you have only shown us a birth certificate that says that she supposedly exists... Thus, your debts are already increasing with the interest is almost 5 million and that is too much money for someone who can barely survive... So, once again I ask myself and ask you: how the hell do you plan to return that money to me?, and before you tell me again, Give you more time, I notify you that the clock has already struck, you have to return it to me, since my father is no longer in charge of goodwill loans, so either you return 5 million to me right now or at least You give me your daughter as part of the payment if she exists... And when you give her to me, I can rent her or sell her to some sadistic old filth who is willing to pay good money for her, so until then I will sit here to wait for you to give it to me… We have all day Ricky…

Suddenly, Garrett was silent, while Rick, next to him, did nothing but tremble, and the more he checked his bank account, he confirmed that the only thing he had available was 100.

And Garrett really got on his nerves, because with each passing day he did nothing but collect and increase the interest on the debt, until he reached that figure, which for Ricky was inaccessible, if not impossible to pay. Suddenly, Garrett shouted again, this time ordering Laurel to make him coffee, so the woman searched through the butter jars she had in the house, until she found a little bit of coffee that she had saved... And she immediately found it, she prepared, but there was no sugar to sweeten it, so with fear she brought him that cup, and trembling, upon seeing the five men who accompanied Garrett, the woman, now completely panicked, gave the man the coffee, and before so that she could return to the kitchen, one of those big thugs blocked his way, while Manson told him: I like sweet things, but this coffee is as bitter as my mother-in-law's tongue, I wonder where the money goes. They borrow so much, because from what I see, Laurel, you don't even have your nails done; your hair is unkempt and looks stinky; your clothes are patched and your feet are calloused; You have cracked heels, and yet you are married to my dear Ricky, the man who believes   having the golden eggs, ¿what do you think Laurel? I should free you from this torture of having a man who can barely breathe like him and set you free... the woman immediately shook her head with her eyes wide open. and full of panic, and their whole body in an uncontrollable trembling, they began to beg him not to do anything to Ricky, however, Garrett continued talking and said: I already know what to do Laurel... ¿Why don't you prostitute yourself to pay your husband's debts? After all, they are married and must share the same burden. The woman fell to the floor and shook her head, hugging the perverted Garrett's legs, begging him so that this would not happen, all this, while she directed looked at Ricky for help, but the man had his hands on his head desperately trying to find a solution, a solution that didn't exist...

And that was when Manson ordered his men to search the entire house in search of the ghost that Ricky supposedly had as a daughter... The house was small, even though it had two floors: on the first floor, there was only a living room and the kitchen; and upstairs: there were only two rooms and a bathroom, there was not much to look for, and the men, evil, obviously, were not delicate and therefore, they carried out the search, breaking all the furniture in the rooms in search of the girl, yes, is that she existed. Evidently, there was someone else living with Rick and Laurel, because there were bras and panties in a different room than the marital one, and Ricky did not have the economic power to support a mistress, especially in his own house.

The men came down with the girl's underwear and showing them to Manson said: boss, a girl actually lives here, look at her underwear, it is clean and not patched anywhere, however, her mattress has fresh blood, so I think she must be in the hospital; Manson made a movement of his hands to the man and he brought the underwear to him, immediately, Manson put it to his nose and smelled it intensely, and then said: wow Ricky, so the ghost girl does exist and she is a virgin, you know, ¿How much would they pay in the Sadists and Perverts market for her? Your daughter must be worth a lot of money to keep her hidden for so long, however, the time has come for her to take care of your debts, so I will go to the hospital and I will take her and if I don't find her I will kill you and Laurel...