Chapter 5: 5. LAS DEUX


    With a loud noice of honking cars, Be came back to reality. She found a small space in between the


    dumpster and a wall. It seemed to be some what clean.


    Be was pleased. She cleaned it up more with a help of a piece of rug and ced a torn newspaper


    on it. Then with a help of the brick, on which see was sitting while eating her food, and remaining


    newspaper she made a small shade. She was used to sleeping in a small cage, so she lied there well.


    She was kind of happy in a ce like this as she realised that finally she was alone.


    Next morning she was awaken by the loud noise of dumper truck, which came to empty the dumpster.


    She washed her face and mouth with the water in her bottle and had her remaining bread. She then


    started thinking of what to do next and where to go next.


    Once the most demanded beauty of this city who was courted by so many young masters. These


    young master only waited for her single smile. They all wanted to take her home to their parents, marry


    her and make her their''s forever but today she had no ce to go. She had no one whom she can call


    her family or friends. All thanks to a single statement made by that man, which changed her life


    overnight.


    Suddenly a pamphlet flew from the dump. It read "Cleaner needed. Lodging and one meal included.


    Sry negotiatable."


    Be cleaned her clothes. She didn''t have anything to make herself up with. She simply wetted her


    short hair and left for that address.


    The ce, " LAS DEUX" was 30 floors building standing tall in one of the most costliest areas of the


    city. This club was hardly 2 and half years old but had already gained lot of poprity amongst the


    young generation riches and tourists.


    It has also ranked No.1 night club, consecutively for 2 years in all the leading charts of the country.


    There are total 3 floors for underground parking. Ground floor for official work, marvelllous eye catching


    reception, dressing room for the attendants and waitresses.


    1st and 2nd floor were country''s biggest discotheque, which yed the best music yed by leading


    DJs of the country.


    Many young masters have their personal booths for private parties from 3rd floor to 10th floor. And


    many also owned entire floor for after party fun


    which 15th floor onwards. Each floor had its own key controller installed in the elevator.


    Entire club was a beauty. It had a world ss design. Italian marble, Italian furniture, carpets. Each and


    every room of this club had a different design. More then 50 leading interior designers were used to


    make this club.


    Be stood infront of the building for a while. Gathered her courage and went upto the receptionist and


    handed over the pamphlet. Without even looking up, the receptionist wayed her hand towards the


    manager''s office.


    Be knocked on the door. A beautiful voice came from inside, and Be entered. There was a


    beautiful nobel lookingdy , of about 26 -27 years, who was sitting on her office table. She was in a


    red velvety off shoulder dress. She looked radiant in this colour. Her body was shinning and she had a


    beautiful aura surrounding her.


    She seemed to be quite busy with her paper work and was in a bad mood. She was in desperate need


    of a cleaner for 6th floor to 10th floor.


    These were the floors where the notorious young masters had their private booths and they were


    known to cause trouble. But also were the backbone of this industry. Once their party started, there


    was no limit to alcohol, fun, pleasure and money.


    Without looking up, thedy said, "Are you going to continue standing her or will you speak?"


    "Madam, I saw this pamphlet and I havee for a job." a hoarse ears piercing voice came. ire,


    who was busy with her work, was so shocked to hear her voice that she shuddered and stopped her


    pen and looked up towards the source of this harsh voice. She was even more disappointed in what


    she saw.


    "Why is your voice so grating and harsh?"


    These four years in prison that she has spent, had made Be ustomed in keeping her heads down,


    so even though the woman just called her voice unpleasant on her face, she merely replied slowly and


    gently, "I inhaled too much smoke."


    The beautiful woman asked with another surprising looks, "Was it a fire?"


    "Yes, it was mam." Be calmly lowered her eyes at that moment. Was it really a fire or an arson?


    Midnight, 3 and half years back. Tonight Be was asked to sleep in a room rather then her usual


    ce. She felt a little suspicious but couldn''t tell. In the night around 3 a.m. , Be started feeling


    suffocated. Suddenly the room was filled with heavy smoke which wasing out air conditioner''s


    vents. She started coughing badly and wanted to get up and run. But to her horror, she realisied that


    her hands and legs were tightly tied with the chains to the bed. She couldn''t let herself free.


    Be was coughing so badly that her eyes became puffy and red. Her face was all dark. It was difficult


    for her to breath. And eventually she passed out.


    As soon as she passed out, a group of people entered the room. Checked her and carried her outside.


    They came at exact timings as if they were watching her all through out her struggle.


    Next morning when she woke up, she found herself in her usual ce. She tried to speak, but she


    couldn''t. After a long time of trying again and again, she could finally speak.


    As she spoke, same group of her jail mates with their leader came in and asked her to sing a song.


    Be hesitated, a tight pnded on her face. She swayed and feel on the ground and started


    singing.


    Be''s voice was oncepared to the nightengale bird. Today as she sang, she had little difficulty,


    her voice was little harsh but still clear enough. With this also , anyone can still appreciate her voice.


    The leader was not happy. She suddenly with fear looked at the remote dark corner of Be''s cell and


    then called her sisters.


    Her two sisters immediately left the cell for a while. Soon they were back holding 2rge hukkas in their


    hands. Be was still singing.


    She was tired, her throat was hurting. The leader saw her difficulty and dered that, "if you stop for a


    single second also then you will be punished. "


    Be was scared and she continued to sing. The sisters lit the hukkas and started enjoying. The leader


    took a puff, got up, held Be''s chin, forced open her mouth. Then she ced her mouth on Be''s


    mouth and exhaled her puff.


    Be felt disgusted and coughed harshly but soon turn by turn they would all inhale a good chunck of


    the smoke and would exhale in Be''s mouth till she starts coughing non stop.


    This continued for more then an hour. Be was tired, her throat was hurting by inhaling so much of


    smoke. Finally she stopped and asked for a ss of water as her throat was dry and burning as if it


    was on fire.


    But as the leader had said before, "if you stop, you will be punished." She sticked to her words. As


    Be stopped singing, the leader signalled, the jail mates held Be''s hands and legs tightly. Be was


    lying on the floor. She was scared. She couldn''t anticipate what''s going to happen next.


    The leader held her chin and forcefully opened her mouth and poured buring coal in her mouth and


    pushed it into her throat. Be entire throat instantly started burning. There was so much of pain but the


    leader didn''t stop. Be was crying, trying to be free, begging them but nothing helped. After putting


    around 5-6 pieces of burning coal in her mouth, they tied her up and tapped her mouth and left.


    Next time when Be spoke, her voice was beyond recognition. It was so harsh and unpleasant like


    rubbing of sandpapers. Her voice box was totally damaged and no one cared to show her to a doctor.


    The leader again came in her cell, looked up at the same dark corner and said to Be, "Didn''t you


    propose Mr. Henry Jackson sir in your sweet voice? Didn''t you sing him the love song in that voice?"


    she continued "Hahahaha..... trying doing it now." and left.


    When Be was seventeen, Henry had turned twenty-one. His family threw a grand party. His father,


    Mr. John Jackson, was a very handsome and kind hearted man. He was very fond of Be since


    starting. When Be was only 6, he demanded her hand from Be''s grandfather, Mr. Mark Evan, for


    his son, Henry Jackson. After that whenever he met Be, he would call her his daughter-inw.


    Maybe this is how Be started loving Henry more and more every day. May be because of this Be


    was confident that Henry will be her life partner.


    On asion of Henry''s twenty-first birthday, Beposed and sang a beautiful song for him. This


    was the first time that Be sang infront of so many people. As she started , all the people gathered


    there including Henry were mesmerized by her voice. Everyone except Cindy, who was holding her


    wine ss tightly.


    During the song, Henry was so attracted to Be that he started walking towards the stage. Be


    noticed that, she blushed and smiled, and continued with her song. As soon as Henry took one step,


    Cindy pretended to copse in his arms.


    He caught her in time and helped her outside. This party was nned in a five star hotel and many


    guests had their stay in this hotel itself. Henry helped the unconscious Cindy to one of the rooms which


    was booked by himself.


    Be finished her song but Henry never came up on the stage infact Henry was not even there when


    she finished her song. Be was little disappointed but still was happy as she sessfully made and


    sang the song for her true love.


    Same night, one of the guests, who was from the musicpany, offered Be a huge contract to


    make her own album with this song as the leading song. But without giving a second thought Be


    clearly refused this 10 million dors contract saying that this song is for her true and one and only


    love. Through the song, she recited her entire journey with that man. All her love, her feelings, her


    emotions were in that song. But unfortunately, that man was not there.


    "Hey.... Hellllooooo....."


    "Oh... Sorry mam...."


    That nobeldy noticed that Be was not interested in exining further, and nor was ire interested


    in hearing any sad stories at present. She frowned slightly and clicked her tongue. "Missy, I will be very


    frank with you. This won''t do. LAS DEUX is the number 1 night club in the entire country with most high


    ss clientele and frankly you are a sore in the eyes. I am sorry you are of no use here."


    She gazed at Be once again, making no attempt to hide her disgust. She clearly had a low regard for


    her. Ugly woman dressed in an over sized overcoat, which was faded, totally worn out.


    LAS DEUX was not somewhere any Tom-Dick-Harry can enter or work, so even the regr attendants


    and waitresses need to have decent features and sexy curvy bodies.


    She was suprised even to think that how can this woman even have guts toe in a ce like this


    and ask for a job.


    ire stood up from her seat, and said rudely,


    "Listen, this won''t work. Someone with your looks and voice can''t even be a waitress here so


    please leave." ire''s head was paining, she was already in stress for looking for a cleaner and then


    this ugly woman wasted her time.


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