
16/08/2025
Hired for the Night — Episode 3
"The Face in the Photograph"
My eyes locked on the photo like it was burning.
The man in the picture… was smiling.
A familiar smile.
One I’d grown up seeing across the dinner table.
It was my father.
The client noticed the way my fingers stiffened.
> “You know him?” he asked, swirling his whiskey.
I didn’t answer.
My tongue felt heavy, my throat dry.
He slid the photo closer.
> “He’s coming tomorrow night. Big spender. Likes his privacy.”
I forced a shaky laugh, hoping it sounded casual.
> “Never seen him before.”
Lie.
A big, ugly lie.
The client leaned in, his breath warm against my ear.
> “You’ll be serving him. Madam’s choice.”
Every heartbeat after that felt like a drum in my chest.
That night, I went home and sat in the dark.
I kept telling myself there was no way he’d recognize me…
But deep down, I knew—
Tomorrow night, my own father would pay to touch my skin.