As Strong as the Mentari, as Soft as the Moon

Episode 14's. Don't Take My Girlfriend...

I squirm back. My eyes slowly opened and circled the entire room. This is a different room than before. I'm so sure. In the dim light of the colorful lights I tried to correct my sitting position. Still in a bound state I tried to sharpen my ears. Sure enough, I managed to hear the boisterous sounds of conversation and the rhythm of music that stomped from the top floor where I was. "O Allah..Where am I? Please.." I said softly. Shown back the sentence that said from three men related to the plan of the three sell me. The horror enveloped me until I shivered. I can't imagine everything that's going to happen to me. Back a name I call soft to whimper. "Sister Mirza." so call me while shedding tears. I don't know how long I've been in this situation. I really don't know.

Then my goal was to hear a conversation that was getting clearer the longer I heard. The voices of women and some men. From the bright lights I could see their shadows under the door of the room where I was. Before long the door opened with a distinctive creaking sound. There, in the doorway stood a middle-aged woman wearing a gelamor look with thick makeup. Behind him stood three large-bodied men and a young woman about the same age as me. Walking the middle-aged woman with an alluring bent approached me. In the lift of my chin with the tip of the fan that he has been playing in his fingers. She was called by the three men and a young woman. "Em, beautiful too" she said as she scanned every inch of my face. "How did you guys get off?" said the middle-aged woman again. "Ten." said one man, showing ten fingers of his hand. "You got a good price too. Sacred no" said the middle-aged woman. "Dijamin ting ting ting.." said the man laughing. "You said that ting ting doesn't have it once it's made ting keg" the middle-aged woman said as she flicked the fan in her hand against the man's face. "No,Mi. Guaranteed" said the man again. "Luna.you're a good dress-up. Don't spend money, gentle gentlemen prefer simple but alluring and exciting. Choose clothes that fit. Show her the sincerity of her body. You understand?" said the middle-aged woman again as she continued to play the fan in her hand. "Give it to Luna, Mi. Everything must be in order" said the young woman called Luna. The door was closed, leaving Luna standing looking at me.

My sagging, helpless body is very easy to play with. Especially with the position of the hands tied like this. "You want what you. Please don't bother me. Let me go.." I said while crying. "Look...! Don't complicate my work. Be still...The guy who's gonna buy your dandy can be the way for you to get out of this fucking place. So be good" he said with emphasis. "I just want to go home" I whine. "Di-am." he said, pulling my hair back. "Be a smart girl. Pretend to obey. If there's a chance you can run later. But let me finish my job first" he said again as he tidied up my hair that had covered my face since.

"Good girl." she said as I stopped my moaning and sobs. Luna started her act. His hands are so skillfully polishing my face. Stain a little color on my eyelids or polish the thin hue on my lips and cheeks. "Sir Luna, what city is this?" i said lirih. "City Z.." he said to surprise me. It means I've moved town. What will happen to me later? What am I supposed to do? Do I just have to give up? "Ah, sister Mirza, I must not give up." I said inwardly as she crossed her face.

"Hey, what are you doing...!" I shouted half in surprise as Luna intended to take off my clothes. And he ignored my screams. To facilitate the action, Luna also used scissors to open my clothes. Stomach my body. Crying frustrates me. I said, pleading with Luna. But what is my day. Once again I cried as incision after incision tore my clothes. Until I left my underwear alone. "Don't cry...You ruined my work" he said, pulling my hair. Then she put on a very minimal and transparent lingerie, so that it still shows my body. "Dam....Because of your crying, I have to repeat polishing your face..!" his yell. I was getting hysterical when I saw myself in the mirror. It's not something like this that I've imagined in my life.

Nine o'clock past fifteen years. No day, no night. I don't know for sure. A step back sounded and stopped right in front of the door of the room I was in. I was wry as the black door creaked and opened a little wide. I read with my tail, a straight and handsome man standing in the doorway. His steps are so steady. His appearance was perlente, indicating he was from among the people. And I guess his age is not much different from that of Darno, a neighbor of mine near my residence. He sat on the lips of the bed where I was. He looked at me who was sitting with my knees together. While occasionally my sobs still sounded fill the room. He seemed to be breathing heavily. "What's your name?" ask her with a heavy charismatic voice. I'm silent. Only as much as I wanted to continue to sound. I saw him open his black blazer and gulp down the drinks available on the side of the bed. "I bought you for tonight. Not at a cheap price. Your price is fantastic. I don't know if it's worth your makeup body" she said as she approached me. "I beg you, sir. Don't do anything to me" I said as I pressed my arms against my knees. The strong man also grinned that made me shudder. "Then what is the fate of the thirty million I have paid? Can you give it back" he said as he pulled my arm hard. I too am out of my seat. And open my chest. Seeing that, like a lion he approached me. His eyes stared at my body as hungry lions stalked prey. Especially at the two bumps on my chest that I've been covering up since. Half-naked the man held me tight. His body and hands were trying to control my body which was in great turmoil. "I beg you, sir....No!" I shouted while continuing to thrash. My shout stopped as the man closed it with his lips. As if enjoying my match, the man grew even more passionate and vigorously launched his attack. Tracing every curve of my body.

The man complained as my feet managed to track him down. I pulled out a blanket to cover my body. Sitting on the man, his breath was stung up and down irregularly, his face hardened and his eyes looked at me like an arrow ready to hit. Soon he left me and turned to the bathroom. I heard water gurgling from inside.

Ten o'clock past forty minutes. When the man came out of the bathroom and put his clothes back on. He just kept quiet and didn't look at me one bit. "What's your name?" ask her again that I don't respond to at all. "Why are you here? In view of your resistance you're not here of your will." he said, sitting on the lip of the bed a little away from me. I just cried as I put the blanket over my body. "alright. I'm leaving." he said as he picked up the phone and passed. "Sok I'll come again" he said just before he passed by with a glint of an eye I didn't understand. I was crying so much. A moment later, my mother approached me. Again lifted my face with the tip of a beautiful fan. "Master Darius was satisfied. She's happy. And he asked me to take care of you. You are his. You're just going to serve him, nothing else" he said as he looked at me. "I've guessed you're a special girl." she said again with a laugh that made me shudder. Luna who was there was also laughing while looking at me. Then he threw clothes at me. "Wear it and rest. It's late" said Mami as she continued to laugh and left me.

Eleven o'clock past forty-five minutes. From the words of the middle-aged woman earlier or what they called as mami that this time is night. It means it's almost midnight. I grabbed the clothes that had been thrown Luna and passed to the bathroom. I left my body in the cold water, hoping that the touch of the man could be lost. I cried in the water. Although he did not win my virginity, I still felt disgusted at his treatment earlier. Many times I rubbed every inch of my body trying to remove every touch. I sat on the cold floor wet from the water, wailing with anger and annoyance. I don't know what will happen tomorrow. I don't know. I wish there was a chance to get away from this damned place. Hope so...