Hong Kong by Luke Richardson

Author:Luke Richardson [Richardson, Luke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2019-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 49

The apartment was just as Yee had promised. Although when Jiao opened the door and shoved Isobel inside, the view across to the Hong Kong island or the stirring lights of Kowloon below gave her no pleasure. When Jiao closed the door and a key churned in the lock, Isobel felt sick. What had she got herself into now?

Earlier in Yee’s office, Isobel hadn’t known whether to fight or scream. Half of her thought that she wouldn’t let him anywhere near her, she would fight and tear and scratch with all the strength she had. The other half thought that would only make it last longer and increase his sense of superiority, his feeling of power, when eventually she was overpowered.

Sitting there, Isobel had tasted the acid burn in her throat as she stifled a sob. She knew she’d made mistakes, acted unfairly, but she didn’t deserve this. She didn’t.

Isobel had tried not to watch Yee undoing his belt, walking towards her. She had tried to focus on something else. Ignoring him felt like taking away some of his power. As he neared, Isobel had closed her eyes tight and drew a deep breath.

She wouldn’t open them until it was over.

All she could hear was her hot breath singing in her lungs.

Then a phone rang.

Yee grumbled, belt buckle jangling, over to his desk. Isobel opened her eyes to see him talking into the phone, his back to her.

Hanging up, he turned and smiled.

“I’m sorry about that. I’m afraid we’re going to have to delay this,” Yee said. “Such a shame but I have a family commitment I need to attend.”

Isobel took a deep breath, not realising how long it had been since the last one.

“Jiao will look after you, I think your apartment is almost ready. He’ll take you there, just to make sure you’re safe. Then tomorrow we can resume the fun.”

Isobel wasn’t sure what time it was when they’d got to the apartment, but it was still light. Some time since, Jiao had delivered her a bag of clothes and some food. Isobel had eaten hungrily and then pulled the clothes from the bag. They had been bought especially; the tags still attached.

Again, Isobel tried the door. Locked.

She returned to the window and looked out across the city. The sun had fallen, and the sky was dark. Below, cars still surged through the streets and the neon burned bright. Across the black expanse of water, only shown by the lack of lights, the towers of Hong Kong Island had started to darken.

There must be someone in this city who can help me, Isobel thought, tracing the light of a ferry moving across the dark water. She knew she probably didn’t deserve it, but she needed it, now more than ever.

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