I'm Not a Cheap Woman

Thank You, Ms. Yoyoh

Arriving at the hotel...

Both of them put their feet into the hotel.

"How's Lex's flight ticket tomorrow?" ask Zionel.

"It's over, Mr. Zio, you sure as hell won't cancel the trip again, will you?"

"Meet Stevani tomorrow morning so he can sign his contract, and then we'll leave. Our return this time depends on how you work, Lex."

"Me?"

Zionel stopped his steps and stared at Alex.

"Do I have to tell the hotel maid to do it?"

Alex chuckles. "That's not what I mean, Mr. Zio, I think you'll handle Miss Stevani."

"I don't want to get bitten by it anymore" Zionel replied.

"A Cruise is afraid of being bitten by a woman." - Alex.

Zionel kicked Alex's leg. "I'm afraid of losing control, not afraid of anything else, Lex, remember that...!"

Alex grimaced while stroking his leg. Then follow Zionel back to the hotel elevator door. After arriving at the room floor, the two of them exited the elevator. Both of them set their feet again towards the room.

"You haven't eaten anything Mr. Zio, you better order something" Alex said.

"I'm not hungry at all, and I think I'm going to have a hard time putting food in my mouth right now."

Alex looked back at Zionel's lips, sure enough that the man's lips were getting swollen.

"Don't look at me like that, I'll be better off after treating it. I'm tired." said Zionel as he entered his room.

Alex sighed, and headed to his own room.

*****

Zionel immediately entered his bathroom, he stared at the mirror in the bathroom. Her lips were really swollen, Stevani's bite was so strong.

"You are right to vent your anger." murmured Zionel.

He began to smear the ointment on his injured lip. Once he grimaced with pain. He remembered when he kissed the woman, for some reason he did.

"What Alex said seemed to be true, I wanted it not to punish him. As the woman continued to get angry at me, yelling and hitting me, I didn't think at all about how to retaliate, but I was looking for a way to stop her. And my way is to kiss her and feel the warmth of those lips again. Am I crazy?" think Zionel.

Zionel let out a long sigh, he stared at the medicine Alex had bought.

"Fuck Alex, he really bought anti-rabies drugs." Zionel grumbled and threw the drugs into the bathroom trash.

Zionel undressed, at least he had to soak warm water in the bathtub before he slept. He prepared the water in the bathtub, after it was ready he entered and began to soak himself.

*****

Stevani stared at his empty contract without Zaline. All the goods are really done by Bu Yoyoh including all Zaline clothes.

"I'm finally leaving this place, is my choice right? Whether when Zaline wakes up later, she's not angry about my decision to take her out of the city. Oh God, what you really want, the man who desecrated me is the man who helped my sister's treatment. It's not a coincidence, he came to the hospital on purpose after that night." Stevani murmured sadly.

Stevani held her lips, she recalled how Zionel kissed her in the car a moment ago.

"Is that guy really crazy? Why would he dare touch me again? What money for Zaline's treatment is money to buy my body?" grouse Stevani.

In a fit of annoyance Stevani returned to packing some of his belongings that were still left behind. When he saw Zaline's beloved doll, he didn't feel his tears flowing.

"I'll bring your beloved Zaline, you'll have to get back to health if you want to see her." Stevani muttered sobbing. "I can't be whiny, I have to be strong" he added while returning to packing his goods.

The sound of knocking on the door sounded, Stevani immediately wiped her tears and headed for the door.

"Who?" tanyakanya.

Stevani opens the door and smiles when she finds Yoyoh standing at the door.

"It's so late ma'am, why come here? Comein..."

Bu Yoyoh nodded then stepped into Stevani's contract.

"Mother can't sleep because she thinks of Neng Vani. Mr. Alex says, Neng Vani is coming home tonight so I'm waiting. I'm sorry I was so presumptuous to help Neng Vani pack her things. Neng Vani is really going to move, right?"

Stevani nodded her head. "No choice, ma'am."

"Neng. I'm sure Van neng and Zaline neng will be happy."

"Bu Yoyoh doesn't know yet, he's doing this because of something. I was fooled by her, Mom. But I've already fallen into it, I can't back down, it's all for Zaline." Stevani thought.

"Mom. Since Zaline can't be moved yet, for a few days or even weeks I will trouble Miss Yoyoh to take care of her. But if the mother's family does not allow it, the mother does not need to go to the hospital anymore because it is useless, the mother can not see it either." pinta Stevani.

"Neng Vani don't worry, everything has already been said by Mr. Zio. I promise I'll keep Neng Zaline in the hospital. Neng Vani also do not think about the mother's family, they do not dispute this. Maybe neng Vani will be angry and disappointed in mom, actually Mr. Zio gave a lot of money to mom. Mr. Zio doesn't want to be rejected, I have to accept it."

"It seemed like everything was already thought out by the man, how could he solve everything in just a few hours. I can't underestimate that guy, he's a really powerful guy." Stevani thought again.

"Mom take it easy, I'm not angry or disappointed. It was a gift from God through Mr. Zio. Just accept to develop a food stall Bu Yoyoh. All this time Miss Yoyoh has been good with us, we haven't even been able to reply."

"Huuussss. You are like your own mother's children. If there's anything there, you can call Ms. Yoyoh. Often come to this city if not busy neng."

Stevani smiled and hugged the middle-aged woman.

"I will definitely miss Yoyoh" Stevani said, sobbing again.

Bu Yoyoh sniffled. "Mom will miss you too."

Stevani let go of her embrace, then let out a long sigh, she also commented that her smile was trying hard in front of Yoyoh's mom.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" ask mom Yoyoh.

"There's no ma'am, tomorrow I'll just take care of Zaline's move to school. I'm probably going to D. Town. Bu Yoyoh doesn't need to take me, because from here to the airport it's very far away. Ms. Yoyoh is quite health-conscious. Keep calling me even if we're far apart." replied Stevani.

Bu Yoyoh nodded, the woman sobbed back. Stevani shook her head and wiped Yoyoh's tears.

"Please don't make it harder for me to leave this town ma'am" Stevani said.

"I'm sorry mother neng, mother crying because happy, neng will finally leave town X and people who always demean neng all this time. I hope you are really happy with Mr. Zio and prove to everyone who has insulted him that Neng Vani lives well there."

Stevani hugs Yoyoh at a glance and releases her again. He held onto Yoyoh's arms gently.

"It's time for Ms. Yoyoh to go home and rest, everything is done here. I'll just have to bring this stuff tomorrow. This city will still be the most beautiful memory for me, especially because of the presence of Miss Yoyoh with us."

"Alright neng, Miss Yoyoh go home first. Tomorrow if you don't mind, I'll take neng to school."

Stevani smiles. "Well I'll pick up Yoyoh's mom if I go to Zaline's school tomorrow."

Stevani takes Yoyoh out of his contract.

"Don't take my mother neng, neng Vani just rest."

"Thank you mom for everything."

Bu Yoyoh touches Stevani's cheek and leaves her to return to her home. Stevani could only stare at Yoyoh's back in anguish as the middle-aged woman began to step on her legs.

"Thank you for all that Mom Yoyoh did for us, may God repay my mother's kindness. I promise to come here to see how Ms. Yoyoh is doing. Zionel Cruise has no right to forbid me from going anywhere." Stevani thought.

He went back into his contract.

*****

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