Chapter 6.

Before she could even recoginse it she had dozed off . Letting the darkness consume her though she wasn't so happy about it.  These days she would prefer to be awake than sleep because in her nightmares she would meet the last person she didn't want to ever meet. Sleep was meant to be peaceful but hers dug up her past and served it as the good dreams she was supposed to have.

The wind whirling winds made sounds while waving  outside her window but she couldn't hear a thing.  The thunder and lighting were still there but a bit of sunset appeared by the mountains .Sweat trickled down as she turned and tosed on the bed.

"No ", she said in a light cry .

She turned without stoping and whatever she seemed to be dreaming about was not good.

(Flashback)

"Finish up all that porridge , you'll need all that energy tonight ", her mother yelled slaming the table with her hand.

The bar  was busy today.  It was a Friday afternoon a round 6pm and month end. Meaning that a lot of people got paid and would be drinking alot . Her mother made her wear a short denim skirt, a croped white vest that she despised.  She didn't want  to wear any of this.  Infact she didn't want to be here  anymore.  Her little dark perfectly toned boobs were a little bit, no were very much exposed than she would prefer.

The moment she stuck her foot out of the kitchen door entering the bar her lungs didn't quite like the way that ciggar smoke filled the room and she coughed but then they got used to it she she went to the counter ready to serve drinks.

Just when she passsd the last table closer to the counter a man slapped her butt and he just ignored her him and went on. Even if she didn't like it she couldnt do anything.  Her mother allowed them to do anything  they pleased with her body as long as they paid  and that even envolved having sex with her. She wasn't allowed to complain all she had to do was 'please the clients '  just like her mother would usually say.

She thought that she would save herself for one man in her life and that would be her husband but as it was she'd even lost count of the men she was forced to sleep with here. All she prayed for was that she didn't get pregnant  infact her supposed evil mother made sure that they did have condoms each time they bought her off for that amount of time but some men refused  to use it at times and knowing vveery well how her mother despised  her and what she usually did to her they threatened to complain about her and she had no choice but to do as she was told.

As soon as she took the drinks she bumped a man that was about to reach the bar.

"You little  whore", her mother yelled at the top of her voice.

She quickly got down onvger knees trying to pick up the glasses as soon as she can but she hadn't even picked up the broken glasses with her bolldy hands taht were wounded by the broken glasses she was pulled up and a tight slap made contact with her cheeks filling the whole bar with the deaging sound of the dlap making contact with her cheek .

A few man shrieked at the sound of the slap and looked at her in pitty but unfortunately there was nothing he could do to help her.

She dragged her to the back of the kitchen and took her whip with her.

"NO", she begged. But no , she couldn't hear a thing but continued dragging her until she was pushed against  a wall.

Khanyisile's lip quivered as tears streamed down her cheeks.  Her heart thundered in her chest like never before.  She'd never made a mistake of spilling any drinks on the customers but today it wasn't juts any customer but Mr Mazibuko . Her mothers favourite customer and best buyer.

She raised her whip rady to strike and the little girl closed her eyes hoping that it wouldn't happen until she felt it get in contact wuth her right tigh and then cried.

After several whips she stopped.  Khanyisile was waiting for more.  She raised her face and lokked at her mother to ask her thw question she always did.

"Why do you keep on doing this to me mother. What have I ever done to you ", she said inbetween her sobs and her eyes blood red.

"You ruined me ", that's all she said and turned her bcak on her . Khanyisile watched the back of her mother about to disappear but stopped in her tracks and looked at her in disgust.

"There are customers that need to be served", she said and she git the massage  she didnt need to be told twice.  She had to clean herself up and get back to work.