The Black Swan Behind (Beauty of Fire)

Chapter 235

235 Acting

Rachel turned on the tap and pretended to wash her hands. “Then what are you going to do after this? Aren’t there any other adult film production houses besides the one you used to work?”

Poppy shrugged. “I’ll be looking for a similar kind of job. I’m really in need of money. It’s the only job that can make money fast.” She sighed heavily.

Out of the corner of her eye, Poppy found a business card hovering beside her ear. She turned to see the Madam who was smoking beside her and pointed a black business card at her. “Are you interested in working in the entertainment and comforting world?”

Poppy closed her lipstick and put it in her bag without closing it. So it was true; the woman was the pimp. Poppy immediately gave an interested face. “What a coincidence! Are you the madam?”

The woman nodded once with sleepy-looked eyes because it was too heavy to bear the weight of her thick, fake eyelashes. “I have a brothel house in this area. Just call that number, then my people will pick you up. It so happens that we are looking for a new girl. You better not delay before the slot runs out. I’ll help you later.” She explained while screening Poppy from head to toe.

A girl with an innocent face, smoothly light skin, and a petite body but had comfy big boobs. It was the type of toy girl that many guys liked today.

“Thanks, Madam. I’ll call you tomorrow.” Poppy replied with a sweet smile.

Suddenly, the toilet cubicle door opened and a girl with blonde hair styled curly came out of it. She was instantly surprised when she saw two girls she knew were in the same room as her.

The appearance of Britney also surprised Rachel and Poppy. However, because from the start they knew that Britney was in the toilet, the faces they showed were still close to normal expressions.

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The Madam, who was still in the same position: leaned against the wall near the toilet cubicles, noticed that Britney had a surprised look on her face. She immediately turned back to the two stranger girls who were in front of the taps. “Do you girls.. know each other?”

“We’re not,” Poppy shook her head quickly.

But the madam frowned and her face turned suspicious. “But you girls look like you do.”

***

Outside the toilet,

Emma and Kathy listened to what was going on in the toilet through the phone they connected to wireless earphones. Not to forget, Emma set the phone to remain ‘mute’ so that sounds from the surroundings would not be heard on Poppy’s cell phone.

“Good job, Pops!” Kathy said in a whisper as she heard Poppy start a play to see if the lady with too much make-up inside was really the Madam of Entertainment Women.

“That woman works for Dragger. We can’t just walk up to Britney.” Emma said.

“Then, we go undercover. Wasn’t it your plan?” Kathy replied.

Emma nodded. “Unfortunately, I forgot one thing, Kathy. We did bring masks. But what about our clothes?” She held her own forehead.

“Gosh.. Dammit!” Kathy also just realized it. Then she looked around and peeked behind the wall she was leaning against. Then she noticed that there was a men’s toilet next to the women’s. “Emma, how about we steal the men’s clothes from the male toilet?”

“What?” Emma looked at Kathy questioningly.

The public toilet was located on the outskirts of Jen Marie Street. Therefore, the back of the two toilets directly faced the back side of the busy street which was a narrow empty land which was also the back side of the residential buildings on the other side of the street.

Immediately, Emma moved to Kathy’s side to see what was behind the wall. It turned out to be the back of the men’s and women’s toilets. Both toilets had a small, high window for ventilation.

“You are right.” Emma nodded quickly. “That can be done. I hope the toilet isn’t crowded.” She said as she stepped under the window.

Kathy followed behind Emma. Then she crouched beside the wall. “Step on my thigh,”

“Sorry,” Emma said as she stepped on Kathy’s thigh bone to peek inside. Then she jumped down. “Wait here. I’ll be right back. Tell Rachel to buy some time,”

“Okay. Be careful,” Kathy said in a whisper. She knew Emma was going into the men’s room. They had to peek through the window because it would be too risky to do so directly through the front door.

Kathy immediately pulled out her cell phone and texted Rachel after Emma walked away.

Emma darted to the men’s room door after making sure it was safe inside. Quickly, she put on her mask after going inside and hid in one of the empty toilet cubicles.

This time, Emma indeed depended on luck. She did not have much time to be able to launch the next action and -hopefully- save Britney. If no man came into the toilet for Emma to get his clothes, then all plans would fail.

Legend said that every good intention would find a way. Emma breathed a sigh of relief when she heard footsteps and a few men talking to each other as they entered the toilet.

Emma slightly opened the cubicle door which she had not locked in the first place, then peeked outside. Three men were urinating; their backs were on her. Emma bit her lower lip as she let out a heavy sigh.

‘Come on, Emma. You can do it.’

Then, quickly and quietly, Emma came out of the cubicle and knocked one of the men on the hump to send him unconscious.

The other two men, who saw their friend being attacked, were shocked and immediately tried to attack the masked man back. But quickly, Emma knocked the two men down.

“I’m really sorry. Please understand. I have no other choice,” Emma said in a low voice as she took off the jackets and shoes of the two men who were lying on the toilet floor.

After putting on one of the jackets, Emma immediately stepped out of the toilet. Her fists were always ready to be in front of her body, just in case someone entered the toilet; because if that happened, Emma would be forced to paralyze whoever that man was.

Luckily, Emma didn’t bump into what she was afraid of. She managed to get back to Kathy, who was still waiting anxiously for her while listening to Poppy and Rachel’s conversation from Emma’s cell phone.

“Ah! Thank goodness!” Kathy said immediately as soon as Emma was back.

Emma gave a large grey, blue jacket and a pair of men’s shoes to Kathy who immediately put them on.

“I’m ready,” Kathy said when she finished wearing her disguise costumes.

***

“I was just.. surprised that there were so many people here. I-I thought this toilet has no visitor except us-” Britney stammered. “-as you said,” she continued in a low voice

“You’re still talking about that? I told you, didn’t I? On Jen Marrie Street, you don’t have to worry about who will see your face. The people who come here don’t care about who you are. They just know to have fun!” The madam said in a displeased tone.

Britney just lowered her head, holding back tears. Then she nodded. “I-I understand. I’m sorry.”

The madam could only sigh in annoyance as she glared back at the girl who was still standing in front of the toilet cubicle. “Your attitude is very outrageous. I hope you won’t mess up on your first day.”

Then she took a deep sip of her cigarette. “I’ve told RD to provide attitude lessons to these females. All they care about is the face and body.” She muttered to herself.

In between, Rachel felt her phone vibrate. With a relaxed attitude, she took it out and found an incoming message from Kathy.

“Hey, look at this,” Rachel showed Poppy the screen of her phone like it was nothing.

“Oh.. That’s interesting too,” Poppy said in a joking tone.

Seeing the madam who had just finished scolding Britney, Poppy immediately took the opportunity to do what Kathy asked.

“Sorry if we made things uncomfortable,” Poppy said to the woman.

“Nope..” The woman waved her hand which had long, bright red nails. “It’s not your fault. These girls are newbies. That’s why they are still very spoiled. If you really want to join, I hope you can be more professional than them. Aren’t you a former porn star?”

Poppy nodded with a faint smile. “I am. Of course, I’m a professional. I already have a lot of experience from my previous job.”

Britney looked at Poppy and Rachel with a horror look. What were the girls really thinking? Even Poppy; was she out of her mind?

“Are you girls done?” Madam asked while staring at her phone screen. “Josh said the table is reserved. We can go there now,”

“Yes, Madam.” The girls said in unison.

Poppy and Rachel glanced at each other with nervous faces. Poppy then glanced into her bag to see her cellphone which was still connected to the call with Emma’s cellphone.

“Can I register too?” Rachel asked after racking her brains.

“You?” Madam looked at Rachel from head to toe. “You’re giraffe tall, you know that?” her eyebrows rose sideways.

Rachel smiled faintly. “I know. Is there a chance for a girl of above-average height like me?”

“Well.. Come with your friend when she will register. I will ask the boss,” The Madam answered. Then she cleared her throat. “Perhaps you can wear hotter clothes when you come. That will help.” She winked an eye.

“Sure. Thanks for the advice. Have a nice night,” Rachel said to the madam.

The woman raised her eyebrows briefly. Her chin was always up. “Come on, girls. We don’t have much time.” She said as he walked.

However, before the madam made it to the exit, suddenly two masked men entered the toilet, closed the door and locked it from the inside.