"Rent" drabbles by S J Gunn

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Rent #4

Rent #4

Sandy looked around her flat, the décor was typical 1970’s, she hated it. Her back was still bruised from the last encounter with her landlord. She managed to get a better job and could now afford to pay rent, but he refused, preferring instead to use her. She complained to the police, and when the officer came around to take a statement her landlord walked in at the same time. The officer took his cuffs off and cuffed her as they both took turns. They had laughed afterwards, slapping each other’s back. The officer was the landlord’s brother-in-law.

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Rent #3

Rent #3

“Are you OK?” Andrew was concerned. He was happily married for five years now. Sandy wasn’t ready when he had asked her to marry him and paid the price of losing the love of her life. The only consolation was that he had not cut her out of his life completely. She still felt guilty about what she had done two days before his wedding. After bumping into each other they got chatting and ended up at hers drinking coffee. She had used her knowledge of him to get him into bed and had satisfied him twice before he left.

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Rent #2

Rent #2

Sandy turned off the shower and reached for her towel. It was not the cheeks on her face that was smarting, but her bottom. Drying herself she winced. In the mirror the fingertips of her abuser could be clearly seen on her buttocks.

One month had passed. There was a hard knock at the door, the handle rattled. The door flung open "May I help you?" said Andrew in anger. The landlord looked past his shoulder and saw Sandy. He glared at her.
"You need pay rent. You come down and pay...soon." He smiled.
"I haven't forgotten" Sandy's heart sank.

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Rent #1

Rent #1

Sandy finished work. She made her way back to the flat. “Why do they do that?” She asked herself. Finally, she got to her sanctuary. Once inside she made her way to the bathroom and stripped off. After a minute her tears flowed and mixed with the warm water. She washed herself…down there. She simply needed the money. Fully changed, she left her flat and walked downstairs. After a firm knock the door opened. She handed over the rent money. “You can get free rent. Yes?” Three hours later, her cheeks smarting and red, she cried in the shower again.