Nightmare
"Today you will come home quickly, right?" Ruby asked with her spoiled behavior that made Lucien love this woman even more.
Lucien kissed Ruby's forehead gently, showing that he really respected and admired Ruby. Then his kiss moved to Ruby's lips, making Ruby smile.
"Did something good happen today that I should be home early?" Lucien teased her. He acted like a man who always demands sweet surprises from his lover.
They are not newlyweds anymore, today is exactly three months after the day they said their sacred vows as husband and wife. Yet each day is so sweet that it makes them feel as if it was only yesterday that happy day came.
"I love you so much. If you want a surprise, come home early!" Ruby whispered softly. Lucien was pounding, without realizing it, he began to look forward to the surprise that Ruby said.
"Okay, I'll be home early. Wait for me at home!"
"Yes, I will definitely wait for you!" Ruby said as she let go of his hand.
Lucien started the engine of his motorbike, after giving a seductive wink, he drove his motorbike towards the still quiet street. Ruby waved her hand until Lucien's back could no longer be seen.
After Lucien left for work, Ruby entered their modest home. A house with flower arrangements that Ruby has always dreamed of. Both she and Lucien were not fortunate enough to have families, homes to come home to and parents they loved.
From the age of four, Ruby was raised by her grandparents after her father died and her mother left with her new boyfriend and never came home. The only first and last meeting between her and her mother was at her grandmother's funeral five years ago, only six months after her grandfather had died earlier.
Ruby cleaned up a little dust that had started to stick to their wedding photos. It felt like only yesterday that she had met Lucien and now they were married. She felt like she was dreaming, a dream so beautiful that she refused to wake up.
That night, the first Sunday of autumn three years ago, Lucien had come to save her like a hero. Yes, the hero who has only existed in her dreams.
Las Vegas, Nevada, October 1, 2019
Braaakkk...
"Tch, damn it! Can you do a good job or not? Always make mistakes like this! Damn it...!" Madam Lorenza snapped again after Ruby accidentally dropped a tray of two whiskey bottles on the floor.
"I-I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose, really!" Ruby looked down in fear. With a feeling of panic, she tried to pick up the broken glass scattered on the floor.
The bar patrons looked at her, some felt sorry, but some just laughed and thought it was entertainment. Ruby took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She tried to calm herself. She had worked hard to get this job and she didn't want to make a mistake.
"Calm down, Ruby! Everything will be fine!" She thought.
"Ouch..." Ruby winced in pain when her hand accidentally touched a piece of glass and it bled.
"You sloppy! Never mind, go to the kitchen and clean your wounds! Don't make customers feel disgusted by your blood!"
This middle-aged woman continued to rebuke her sarcastically. She felt sorry for accepting Ruby to work in her bat. An innocent country girl doesn't seem too suited to work in the entertainment centers of big cities.
Ruby washes her wound with running water in the tap. It's been three weeks she's been working in this bar, but she still can't do anything right. To be honest, she really hated the smell of alcohol, because of that she found it very difficult.
"Are you all right? Are you hurt?" Richard came up to her when he saw the blood on Ruby's hands.
"I'm fine!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!" Ruby forced a smile. Rather than aching from the wound, her heart ached even more from the humiliation Madam Lorenza had uttered.
Ruby never wanted to work in a place like this. She always dreamed of owning a flower shop and taking care of the flowers. But circumstances forced her to do any job in order to survive.
Richard likes Ruby, her behavior clearly shows her feelings. She always tries to help Ruby and make sure that she is okay.
"How about I take you home?" Asked Richard who was ready with his car. Ruby smiled and shook her head slowly.
Not that she didn't want to accept Richard's offer, but Ruby just wanted to stay out of trouble. Richard is already dating Fiona, a very beautiful striptease dancer. They had been living together for two years and Ruby didn't want to be involved in the drama that might result if she responded to all of Richard's attention.
"You know that I'm not going to accept your offer?"
"Why not?"
"Come on, Richard. Fiona loves you so much, so don't act like a madman playing love games!"
"Hahaha...your words are really poetic, Ruby. But Fiona and I decided to have an open relationship for the past two months."
"What?"
"You know that, right? Fiona has another boyfriend who is also a dancer for a gay club named Erick who is bisexual. They fell in love and went on several dates. I can understand Fiona's craving and sometimes we have threesomes. You know? I wasn't sure at first to do it, but honestly it's pretty fun too."
"Then, you want me to join your strange relationship?"
"You think that's weird?"
"I don't know, maybe not for some people. But for me it's a little weird. I don't understand why you let your boyfriend sleep and another man. Don't you feel hurt or-"
"Hahaha...Ruby, listen to me! If you really think about your partner's biological needs, you won't feel hurt. You know it's her sexual fantasy and what's wrong with you helping her make it happen? She'll be happy and there's nothing wrong with that."
"By having sex with two men?"
"If she wants three or four, that's fine with me as long as she's happy!"
"Oh my God, I can't imagine if that happened to me!"
"Let me guess, you're still a virgin?"
"Is that a problem?"
"No, you have the right to keep your virginity if you want, that's your right."
"I just want to do it with a man I really love."
"So, you haven't met this guy before?"
"According to you?"
"Hahaha...alright, Ruby. I understand! So you really don't want to go home with me?"
"My flat is only half a mile away, I can walk."
"You really are a very stubborn girl, aren't you? It's too late at night for a woman to walk alone!"
"I've been at it for weeks and nothing is happening to me!"
"Geez, it's fine if you refuse. I'll be going home now, bye?"
"See you soon, Richard!"
Richard's car sped away leaving Ruby standing alone on the side of the road. This is Las Vegas, it's never too late in this city. There were still lots of cars on the highway and Ruby was sure that she would be fine.
Ruby walked along the side of the road, passing through alley after alley which was narrow and dark. Sometimes she hears strange noises from the alley. But today it wasn't just strange noises, but rather a bunch of drunken men sitting in front of an alley.
Ruby stopped her footsteps instantly, she hesitated to walk past them. Maybe the men would try to tease her or they would do something she couldn't imagine.
Ruby hesitated, but in order to get to her Flat, she had to go this way. Ruby took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She believed God would help her.
Ruby walked while trying to stay calm. A man started glancing at her while giving a code to his friends. Ruby started to have a bad feeling. Two men began to move toward her. A man stood in front of her and another stood behind her.
Ruby started to panic, she was restless and tried to avoid them. The strong smell of alcohol and their rotting body odor made Ruby nauseous.
"Are you alone, young lady?" Asked a man with a disgusting smile.
"What do you want? I have no money!"
"Who said we want your money? Why don't you come have a drink with us? It would be great if a pretty lady joined in, wouldn't it?"
"Hahaha..." The other men burst out laughing, seeing their almost motionless prey.
Ruby was trembling, she was really very scared. The man standing behind her started hugging her body. Because she was too scared, Ruby's body froze and she couldn't move it.
The man took out a knife from his trouser pocket and threatened Ruby to obey his orders.
"Let's go! If you don't want this knife to scratch your beautiful neck!" He whispered as he pointed the knife at Ruby's neck.
Ruby, who was frightened, was forced to comply with the wishes of the men. They took her into a quiet alley and quite dark. Then stood around her who was crying in fear.
One of the men started squeezing her breasts while letting out disgusting moans.
"Wow...you have big and beautiful breasts! I want to lick them, hahaha..."
"Stop...!"
"Come on! You enjoyed it, didn't you?"
"I beg you to stop...!"
Ruby stood frozen, she could not do anything but cry. There were five of them and it made Ruby completely helpless.
One of the men started to open her skirt and forced Ruby to show her underwear.
"Wow...what an addicting scent!" Said the man while kissing Ruby's intimate organs behind her underwear.
"Please stop it...!" Ruby was crying sobbing. She really wished someone would help her now.
The man standing behind her started unbuttoning Ruby's shirt, forcing Ruby to open her shirt and all that was left were the underwear still attached to her body.
They were getting more and more aggressive, fondling every inch of her skin ferociously. One man lifted her body and another man opened her underwear.
"Help me...!" Ruby started screaming as she was sure that her life was about to be ruined.
"Shut up, you damn whore...!"
The man with the beard slapped her on the cheek and forced Ruby to stop screaming. They took off Ruby's stockings and gagged her mouth with them.
They stood around her and began to take off their trousers. Removing their genitals which began to stiffen. Three men started rubbing their genitals against Ruby's buttocks and pubic lips. They groaned and sighed.
"Oh yes...!"
Ruby tried to rebel, but she couldn't do anything but cry. She didn't want it to end like this.
It seemed that God had answered her prayer, someone heard her groaning. Instantly, her weakened body seemed to feel extremely light. She started to lose her consciousness and she saw a man's face staring at her coldly.