"I just found out that Darren can be this jerk." Matthew's hands were clutching the top of his head, his steps going back and forth at a short distance every time he finished throwing a punch at one of Darren's subordinate drivers that Angga remembered."How was it before?" Angga-who had come because Ben had interrogated him as the last person with Maureen before she was taken-didn't believe that Darren had a good impression on people. He himself had gone through tough negotiations surrounded by bouncers to stop Maureen from leaving."Mr. Darren is known for his loyal employees. No woman bribe has ever worked, even if most of them are in big projects." Ben said as he lifted the back collar of the driver's shirt."It's hard to be the one who has to keep secrets, Sir." Seeing how much of a beating Matthew had taken to get the information, Ben slipped him a fold of money he thought would be suitable for medication before the three of them left.Opening one's mouth about a superior's crim
Much better. Even though the crushing was still felt, Maureen was no longer as weak as before. She could open her eyes wide and enjoy the diffused light in the room. Not wanting to lift her head yet, she turned her head to the left side and found a man placing his right cheek right in front of her face.Almost surprised, Maureen greeted softly, "Hi ...." She realized that the fingers intertwined with the man's were attached to a forked IV needle, one for electrolyte fluid, the other connected to the periodic release of medication from a large injection.That man nearby winked, then jumped to release his hold on Maureen and quickly stood up from his chair. "Hi, do you need anything?"For Angga, being so close to Maureen after a full night of vulgar scenes, everything felt awkward. He had to hold the back of his head many times every he met Maureen face to face.Their relationship was just a one-night stand, nothing more. Why would Angga expect more?"No...," Maureen's answer almost mad
"You want to run abroad?" I was surprised to find Satya pulling me away from Ben for a moment. How did he find me? Oh, I should have remembered his job which could have been to keep an eye on anyone let alone get any girl to sell. Of course it wasn't hard to find me, he just found me when he needed me, that's all. "What are you talking about, Sat?" I tried to release Satya's grip on my arm. His glare was frightening, not to mention the way he pushed me into the toilet cubicle. I knew clearly his purpose in pushing me in here. "You can't lie to me, Sweetheart." Sweetheart? He's always using that word to blow my mind, maybe he says it to other women too. I don't know why I get so sensitive if I remember the purpose of someone like Satya wanting me so many times, not just this time. "I can explain. I'm not running away. I'm just--" His push jerked me hard against the wall. He didn't let me resist by holding the back of my neck, a choke that could have killed if it had gotten to t
"Who are you talking to?" I asked curiously as Maureen frowned. I mean, I clearly heard her with someone, and I even ignored her request not to enter the girls' restroom and check things out.There was no one inside, so what was Rena worried about when I entered from the way she was behaving?I'm not a fool who can't observe other people's changes. I just don't want to overly restrain Rena with all the rules while I can't always be by her side. I could see the restless look in her eyes and the hesitant way she spoke.Oh, the book industry that I've been in turns out to be able to make me overthinking."What the hell, Ben?" Rena hooked her grip on my arm spoilingly. Very spoiled. She asked, "Has Angga left yet?""I asked you, and you changed the subject with asking." I snorted, watching her sarcastically as we walked towards the main entrance of the airport.Of course, Angga's plane had already taken off. Therefore, I was curious why Rena took so long after asking permission to go to th
I thought leaving Rena while she was fixing her makeup was the right decision. But it turned out that I was wrong to think that she was fine with her current husband.Following Rena from a distance, I saw their argument on the way out of the airport. Although Rena seemed to be trying to respond to her husband with a smiling and friendly impression, the look in her eyes when she had to adjust was poignant.Did I make the mistake of giving Rena to Ben at last time? Anyone could have bought Rena at a very high price from me, but Rena herself chose to be with Ben. "With all her kindness," she said.Bullshit!Can kindness bring happiness? What proof did that young man leave Rena this time?"Why do you have to cry, Rei?" I went over to her who was crouching down and buried her face in her knees, I am not caring about the car that was parked randomly near us. "He left you here?"I looked around, making sure the people watching us were just passing by. We didn't have much time before the secu
"I can't let you go anymore, Rei ...." Satya said the name he remembered again. He never really called my name correctly. I'm Rena, not that psychiatrist who became his first love.However, can I protest under his fondling?Oh, no. I was too lulled by Satya's every touch. His squeeze on my chest that got harder with every thrust in my wet pussy was absolutely crazy. Every now and then he landed a hard slap that heated up my skin in places. My cheeks that had been numbed from the pain, my breasts that continued to sway with the shocks from the owner of the power, and my ass that he increasingly raised above the height of my head that was resting on the edge of the sofa."Hah... you always get me right!" Satya sounded even more excited. Strangling, he meant mine twitching around his manhood.Satya's thrusts were so deep that it left pain in my lower abdomen, the feeling of hitting the innermost wall leaving an explosive sensation. At the same time, the warmth spreads strongly.It was r
"Why do you keep holding it?" Satya chuckled, apparently I had been observed for some time.I was just playing with my index finger along his neck. Uh, that glance of his that almost looks like he's still closed looks sexy. All I know is that he fell asleep after putting everything he had into me.Yes, the lovemaking felt very different from usual. It was just me and Satya, no cameras or other people. I could still feel the liquid from our lovemaking running down my groin, probably wetting our bedding as well. Oh, it's so hard to compare the difference with the sweat on the white sheets."I just saw this." With no need to mask my curiosity, I pointed at the engraved knitting. "You don't usually add tattoo like this."I guessed that the row of symbols might be a code that formed letters. A name? A place? A date? Aren't things like measuring memories in the form of tattoos trending these days?"Curious?" It was rare to see the sincerity of a smile on Satya's lips. Most of the strokes th
Satya carried me to another room of the house. It was much more closed than the previous room with dim lighting. I could not resist being bound and gagged.Tell what, my body responded. My lower abdomen continues to suppress the maddening turmoil. Even without penetration, I was... aroused. How to explain it?My breathing seemed to be cut short by the desire that filled my chest. My nipples were more sensitive every time they rubbed against anything. Yes, anything. Even being thrown onto the bed on my stomach made me squirm."You're getting heavy," Satya complained. From the smell of smoke, I could tell Satya was smoking again even though I couldn't see it. "How many months have you not exercised? No contraception?"How can I answer if I'm shut down like this? Besides, why would he ask that?If he's asking about exercise, I'm used to breaking a sweat on the bed, do I still need exercise if I'm exhausted myself?Satya moved in front of me, sat down as if on his knees and looked down un
"Did you choose to settle here?" This was Maureen's question. I've gotten to know her better since moving to this country. Maybe a few blocks apart, but close enough to do our weekly shopping together."Ben said he had some business, so I guess his offer for me to stay here until graduation wasn't a bad choice," I explained as I pushed our shopping trolley into the trunk of the car, while Maureen looked tired from pushing the babies' stroller."Yeah..., I think your choice isn't bad. I can have someone to talk to too while you guys aren't back yet." Her intonation was clearly hopeful.For me who barely had any friends, moving around more than expressing what I felt, being friends with Maureen was a luxury. She was quite chatty, and I barely had anything to talk about other than responding to her."The twins really enjoy sleeping ...." I glance at the presence of Maureen's babies. Boys.I thought Maureen had a special relationship with Ben, but she ended up marrying Angga. I guess I wa
"Are we really moving there together?" Rena questioned after seeing the e-ticket I had on my phone screen. Well, that was a bit of a surprise. "It depends on how long you want to stay there." Since the visa Rena applied for was also for non-immigrants, it was valid only during the student exchange. If she wanted to extend it as a tourist or even stay, I wouldn't mind. In fact, for the time being, it might be better for Rena to take a vacation or find something that isn't tiring. The previous incident that took away our future child sometimes made Rena shed tears. "How are you doing?" Rena asked again. She continued to fix the toga I was wearing. Even though there was no departmental photo session and it was okay to take off all the graduation gear attached to my body. The weather lately has been in favor of taking off my clothes. "Which job is it?" I moved closer to Rena's side, looking at the photos of the camera she had just taken from the tripod, used earlier to capture moments
"Any hurt?" I asked after finding Rena pinched between the passenger bench and the protective airbag. At least I could still breathe a sigh of relief knowing Rena could still walk out after the collision just now.I saw Satya still on the driver's seat, pressed against the door next to him that was wrenched in. He was unconscious.Maybe someone could say that I was really reckless in crashing the motorcycle into the car carrying Rena, and the four-wheeled vehicle swerved to avoid me. It was partially destroyed by the road divider.Me? Well, I'm fine with a little friction on the skin of my arm from being dragged on the asphalt when I let go of the motorcycle I was riding earlier. After all, the injuries I got before were much more. All of this... is nothing."Ben? How could you...," Rena was holding my waist, more like she was pulling my arm to rest on her shoulder, "you still have to need rest?""Think of yourself, Rena!" I refused, feeling that she was much more in need of help."Me?
A few months in a second-floor room in a Somerville neighborhood, about an hour away from campus by public transportation, was not so foreign to me. It was like sharing a house with strangers without interfering in each other's private affairs.Shared common spaces, with private rooms. Don't forget the private bathroom for me. It's a bit more expensive than the rent for other residents' rooms, but it's better than having to wait in line at a crucial time.This morning I was surprised by the arrival of a thousand white roses, the delivery courier said. It's a good thing they weren't real roses, or I would have acted like I had a cold all day.Who knows about my allergy other than close friends? Uncle Darren has 'almost killed me' many times for giving me real flowers.By the way about Uncle Darren, I offered him to redo our relationship completely from scratch. As a good cousin, not based on desire that I know is hard to resist.Who could resist a Maureen?Okay, call me narcissistic. A
"We need to talk, Uncle." Maureen almost pushed the blanket off her legs when Darren nodded. In his opinion, they needed to settle their dangling relationship outside of the decisions of the people around them. They had the freedom to decide their future regardless of the stigma attached to Maureen snatching Darren. "Yeah, we have to," Darren smiled instantly even though the airline's departure announcement seemed to delay them, "but later. See ya." The man signaled his departure by pointing outside. Of course Maureen clearly knew she had to wait for Darren to meet her. However, the flight--which she had read on the internet--lasting for over eight hours until arriving at the transit airport further strengthened her curiosity. "Shit!" There wasn't the slightest hint of enjoyment in any of the amenities that could divert his curiosity. The airline's signature main course reminded her of eating with Angga even though it was served in small portions. The expensive wine offered by th
"Yes, Grandpa gave me a first class ticket. It's really cool, isn't it?" After going through the check-in section, Maureen dragged her suitcase through the corridor directed by the attendant to be placed on the flight baggage entry rail while continuing her phone call to a friend on the other side. "Not really. I've only ever been on private jets."It wasn't just a different island, but also a different continent. Serena's friend had already left for another country."I and Angga just let it flow. We don't have to get married quickly." Maureen's steps quickened as she looked at the white gold band-like watch around her left wrist. Her departure time was just around the corner. She needed time to relax her waist for a moment."Are you sure he can stay with you so far away?" Serena's question had been a long consideration for Maureen to maintain a relationship with Angga until it needed to be discussed.Angga's time-consuming profession sometimes made Maureen doubt if the man was only o
"What, huh?" Angga tapped each of Maureen's fingers that hung in the air as they grasped each other, comparing the same shape that differed in size. "My family is not very close." Every time they met face to face, they would smile at each other, considering the accident as part of fate. "Is that how you get along?" Maureen recalled how Erlan, who was also a doctor under her father's position, could talk as light as a feather when they met. There was indeed a conversation that was avoided, and Maureen's curiosity led to questions until Angga, who was usually to the point, pulled out the trump card he wanted. "Well, just to say hello. Not more." Angga straightened his back, placing it against the glass wall of the room as he looked at the dark sky outside. Clear without clouds. "So, there's not much we can invite from your family?" asked Maureen, looking for ways to pry information using the alibi of their wedding needs. Angga's narrow eyes widened in amazement. "You said you haven
"M.J. Abraham...," said the man who made Angga turn to the clapping hands nearby, "it's Angga's surprise, ihuh?" A couple of people Angga knew greeted him in turn, then Resti joined their small circle. Maureen reflexively followed Angga even though she felt she had never seen that two people before, she was a bit surprised by the title the man had given them as if they had known each other before. "Wow, Uncle Erlan and Aunt Iren came too!" Resti offered two glasses of drinks on trays carried by the waiters and was immediately greeted with a look of friendliness. Perhaps confused, or rather observing, Maureen had to take a quick look at each face near her in turn. There was no falseness that came to her from Angga's life, including the family that came. They were even newly reunited. "Can't word on your candidate, here." The woman called Aunt Iren chimed in. Although the knee-length dress she wore was formal with long sleeves and no special accents, she had her own charisma behind
A dark SUV pulled up in front of a spacious ironwood house, dropping off a pair of people who seemed perfectly matched in both appearance and body language. The sturdy old building in front of them was surrounded by a heavy guard, reinforcing the notion that an important event was taking place inside."Do we have to come like this?" asked the woman, adjusting the skirt of her evening blue satin dress to cover her ankles. A headpiece of similar material was pinned with a simple silver hoop, adding to the expensive nature of the overall look.She regretted the impression of a family that had to look perfect at all events despite the fact that they were going through a long war of contention that had yet to be resolved. From legal settlements regarding the division of joint property during marriage, to custody matters and the accompanying financing.Iqlima could use the alibi of Darren's infidelity if he still insisted on taking their three children from her side. It wasn't just snippets