Lay With The Devil's

Night Streets

Sarah's supposed to be sleeping because it's one o'clock a night. But his eyes were too fresh. He slept a lot on the plane. He is worried that he will not be able to wake up early tomorrow. Wouldn't he go with Jaka to see Mr Ibrahim?

Sarah grabbed her phone. He opened a message that just came in. From Jaka.

📩I'm sure you haven't slept, because I can't sleep either. Come out, I'm ahead

Sarah's forehead shriveled.

Whats? This evening? It's starting to get scary...

Sarah smiled to herself.

He took his cell phone and rushed out.

Half-run Sarah approached Jaka's car.

Jaka opened the car glass.

"You want to go around?", asked Jaka smiling.

Okay, there's gotta be something. He never smiled like that to me...

"It's late at night, sir...",

"We've had a long night on the plane. And I'm still not sleepy. Come on. There's something I want to show you.", Jaka persuaded.

Okay. I know this guy never persuades. He rules...

Sarah turned and got into the passenger seat. BMW convertible type that Sarah has been riding several times.

Jaka runs his car. Again and again. The woman was just wearing a nightgown. This time it was long-sleeved.

Jaka tries to focus on the road ahead of him. Although he knew, the woman next to him was more attractive.

I should've told him to change his clothes, but, he's more interesting...

Jaka's thoughts argued with each other.

"Where are we?", Sarah folded her arms in front of her chest.

Jaka lowers the AC temperature, even though he himself feels sultry.

"See something... Favorite places. I haven't been there in a long time" Jaka explained.

Sarah doesn't know there's a place that could make Jaka what he is today.

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Half an hour's drive, they finally arrived. Jaka opened the roof of his car and turned off the car engine.

After passing by a large house that looked bleak and a neat little street, they arrived at the beach.

Sarah looks very impressed. Especially when the sky was very bright with thousands of stars scattered. It's okay to light nothing but moonlight.

"What a beautiful place is this...",

"Eeemmm. It's the beach",

"No, it's heaven...",

"Well, it's not my version of heaven" Jaka added.

Instead of looking at the stars and the beach, Jaka is more interested in the woman beside him. More beautiful than the moon or the stars.

He himself did not know since when it was like that, because at first, for Jaka women like Sarah there are many and ordinary.

But when she lost Sarah in New York yesterday, her outlook changed somewhat. He would not be that close to an ordinary woman. Unless he's desperate.

"You like it?",

"What wind has my father brought me here? This place is beautiful, but it won't make me sleepy...",

"Of course, I'm always sleepy when I'm hit by the sea breeze",

"Think about it later",

Jaka turned and picked up something in the backseat. A pack of cotton gulali. Jaka opened the package and bribed himself.

Underhanded

"Sir... Buy one?", Sarah looked at her boss.

Hahahahah...

Jaka tried to hold back his laughter. He then thrust it into Sarah's face.

"You want? Be eating. I could never spend it alone", Jaka reasoned.

Sarah bit her so big. They both spent the gulali for a moment.

"Have you ever tried to swim at night?", asked Sarah while still looking at the slightly bumpy beach water.

"No. Sounds unnatural to me",

"Hahahaha. But I've been. When I was in High School. My mom and dad called when it was late, told me to come home early tomorrow. I didn't want to regret not having swam all holiday, so that night I swam on the beach alone. That's a shame anyway. let alone when caught with his resort guard...",

"Then?",

"Tomorrow I'll come home with a severe flu...",

"That's fascinating... Do you want to swim now?", asking that only makes Jaka aware of the risks. To himself.

"No. I'll be soaked all the way...",

"That's fine. Tomorrow we have business", Jaka reminded.

Sarah was actually very curious. He wanted to go down and feel the beach water at his feet.

As if he could read his mind, Jaka went down and took Sarah for a walk along the beach.

"I usually walk on crowded beaches" Sarah explains.

Jaka just shut up. He was thinking something. There were actually two things he wanted to say. But he was confused which one came first....

Jaka then held Sarah's hand which was still relaxed.

"wait. I have something to tell you...",

"Yes?",

"This is your problem with Indra...",

"Is there still a problem?",

"I guess so. I have to tell her that all the money she said was in your savings, it wasn't there. It's all just a trick.", though...",

Sarah looked Jaka in the eye and smiled.

"I know. When you said he was broke, I didn't expect anything. What I'm worried about, is that there's still some of my pay there...",

"We'll talk to you tomorrow",

"Don't!! I could be embarrassed... Better leave it alone. Tomorrow I'll come just to help you explain what I'm going through. No more...",

"OKAY. If you want that...",

They walked back to the car. The clock has shown at two past forty-one. Maybe it's time to go home...

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seriate....