Between Deceit and Love

a

ress by myself. We couldn't bring furniture, only our personal belongings, but

't stay there for long if we didn't manage to find a job soon. I'm fearful

sent a message saying she would hang out with her friend Shirley to try and forg

t an additional problem into our lives. It was something really serious, and it sho

nity yesterday, Rachel?!" I almost sh

ving room couch, running her hand thr

th the same intensity. "I was at the club with

ut

e is... don't even know his name... all I know is that I

had been irresponsible and reckl

what she told me. "You drank, went to some guy's house, and slept with

led Shirley, but she also drank a lot an

here i

s at

only Rachel ended up getti

at do I do? I have to fulfill my part of the au

peace of mind, there's nothin

positively. "I didn't agree with this idea, and n

t there was more to the story. Frustrated with the madne

a loan shark and boug

ou manage to do something like

e registered on the auction app and easily obtained the money for the

an even wors

ed to h

ing where she was going with this. I got up from the couch and distanced my

rah." Rachel stood up an

en of her mistakes, and I wouldn't do it again. It was a far cry from whe

that it was a crazy idea," I spoke calmly. "Return the a

face. "I'll lose a lot of money for breaking the contract, and th

chel had put herself in. Helping her would require a tremendous effort, and I simply wa

ch and embracing her, stroking her hair to console her. "It wa

ities, I came concluded there was no other way but to fulfill Rachel'

ur home, and being in a fragile financial situation was not enoug

*****

chel was right; we would lose a lot by breaking the contract, and the loan shark's

ey were too busy with their own lives and couldn't help two poor friends. Ever since our father's death

club, and Rachel ended up with a stranger who took her virginity. Rachel tried to contact her several times, but Shirley was t

verge of a nervous breakdown. I thought about letting my sister face the consequences of her ins

solved. Seeing her in tears, I went to my room to get ready, making it clear that we could only proceed once everything was sorted out.

place," I said, g

at I was willing to do, she ran

e whispered"I love you.

your craziness, lack of sen

ace, smudging her makeup. "I know I have many flaws. Forgive me for in

ted in her eyes. We loved each other, and I knew my siste

racing her again and kissing her hair. "Now, tell me everyt

the name of the yacht where the "outing" would take place and instructing me to make sure I was at the r

at the marina at the scheduled time. It was one of the terms, and it said that i

d staff member who was near the yacht, I made my way to the designated location

up, a young woman in a maid uniform, beautiful but with an unfriendly expression, approached the room. She called me to follow her. Agre

that starkly contrasted with the reality of what was about to happen. I smiled cynically, imagining that the man wanted to lighten

tion from what I had imagined when talking to Rachel. Until that moment, it seemed that there would be no one els