
Chapter 5.
The frenetic sound of music in the nightclub was deafening to every visitor who came.
Flickering colorful lights that highlight here and there and flickering also feels blinding to the eye.
Some sofas spread out in the room. Dozens of male visitors sat there accompanied by young girls. They drank all over. Soon they were joking, soon they were laughing out loud, like a pleasure. The atmosphere was getting boisterous and lively by the giggling sounds of the young girls.
"Come..., drink..., drink..., drink to the fullest. And the glasses were lifted up, doing each other the strongest toast so that the glass felt like it was going to break.
On the other hand, on one floor that is quite spacious, it looks crowded by visitors who are traveling in droves.
Their movements were very excited following the sound of loud music that was blaring. The sweat soaked around their forehead even though the room was being cooled by the cold AC gusts.
Rachel sat on the couch alone. His fingers flanked a cigarette he smoked repeatedly and exhaled the smoke into the air.
Three empty bottles of beer just sprawled on the table. The other bottle is half left.
Again he poured the rest of the beer into his glass with trembling hands, while the other hand was still holding the cigarette butts.
After drinking a few sips, Rachel's hand reached into her handbag and pulled out a cell phone from there.
Rachel looked around for a name, after it was obtained, the name of the person with a stumbling head.
"Hello?” a man's voice sounded from across the street.
"Eaven, this is Raven, right?” Rachel amplified her voice because the loud bang of music in the room disturbed her hearing.
The man vaguely replied.
“Iya, what's up?”
Rachel turned off her cigarette butts, stood up for a moment, and with a stagger she walked to a place somewhat estranged from the frenetic sound of the music.
“Raven, you have to pick me up now. I'm at Club X. I feel so dizzy. I don't think I can go home if you don't come to pick me up. You're coming soon, huh?”
“I can't, Rachel!” raven's voice was heard from the phone which was deliberately hardened so that it sounded like a loudspeaker.
“You must come, I beg you. I really want to meet you.”
"Can't; Rachel! I just got home an hour ago. Claire also knew I was coming home. If I go out again, he will definitely ask.”
"You should come, Raven. Come on...,” whining Rachel who started getting drunk. “I have something you definitely want. I'm holding your ace. You're in danger until you don't come.”
"Rachel, what do you mean?” raven's voice sounded curious and curious.
Rachel laughs in strangulation. Then in a serious tone, he said, “I have a photo, Raven. A photo of you, a year ago, that if Claire saw it later, there would be a hurricane and ******-buy.”
:What did you say? Photo myself? A year ago?” raven's voice stiffened. “You don't mess with me, Rachel!” Raven snapped through the phone.
“I'm not messing around, Raven. No kidding,” repeated like threatening. “You remember what you did to me a year ago ? Exactly the night where we just got home from dinner?” tanyanya.
Momentary silence. It seems like the person across there is being shocked greatly.
“Halo?” rachel asked, because Raven didn't answer. “Halo, hello?” reworked.
“Wait!” jolt Raven suddenly. “You wait for me there, I'm coming soon!” break it in haste.
Rachel laughed happily and then hung up her phone. Trudgingly he walked back to his seat. Again he poured the remaining beer from the last bottle into his glass, and drank it to the end. His hands searched for just any name from his phone and scolded him at will. “Hai...,” he said always, exactly like a drunk person. “I'm Rachel, I'm at Club X. Want to come join me? Ha...ha..ha...,” he laughs, seems very happy.
Rachel was really drunk. His head was dizzy and swirling. Soon she fell asleep on the couch alone. His voice snored softly, felt very slick. Even the frenetic sound of music was no longer heard by him.
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Rachel wriggled both her hands up and yawned long. He rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand, after which he tried to widen his still sleepy eyes. His fingers tapped on his head which felt heavy.
As if in disbelief he looked forward, towards the road that was passed by several vehicles. Then he looked to the side, Raven was driving a car. His face looked calm but his eyes felt cold and mysterious.
A moment Rachel shuddered. He felt that Raven was harboring an anger towards him. But he's still trying to joke around, “He-eh, you finally came too, Raven! I thought Claire wouldn't let you out earlier. Honey, you're late, 'cause I'm satisfied drinking alone. Well.., it feels very comfortable because it was able to fall asleep for a while. He.. he.., you got me in the car, didn't you, Raven? Since when? Why am I not aware? Well, the leg...”.
Raven did not answer. His eyes looked coldly out of the street.
Rachel felt bad because Raven didn't react.
Damaged by the lights on the road they passed that night, some vehicles were still passing in the atmosphere that late, and the cold wind that would ambush outside the car if it was open, he said, made Rachel hug her own hands and bite her lips.
Slowly, he steals a careful look at Raven who is driving a car. It seemed that the man remained silent and focused on the streets. Or, is there something he is thinking about so he does not have time to speak? Rachel doesn't know the answer.
“Ah, Raven. What were you doing at home? With your Claire? Not bored with meeting him every day? Is it Sunday? You should have fun outside, like me,” Rachel tried fishing.
Raven didn't react. Curious, Rachel moved her hand, touching Raven's shoulder.
With a single gasp, Raven shoved Rachel's hand away.
“Ooh...., so you're angry huh?” Rachel smiled. Determinedly he again raised his hand, this time stroking Raven's face.
“Do not touch me!” Raven spontaneously caught Rachel's wrist touching her cheek, then threw it away.
“Aduh..., you hurt me,” umpat Rachel because Raven held her hand violently and hit her hard enough. “Can't you be softer with me, honey? I want you to be gentle like that night. I kept thinking about your treatment and couldn't forget it until now. I want..., we can be together again,” Rachel suddenly slid her head into Raven's chest that field, and both her hands hugged the waist of the man who was driving.
Suddenly Raven stopped her car on the edge of the road and asked sharply, “Where is the photo, Rachel?” This time he slowly let go of Rachel's embrace on her waist, but still let the woman lay her head down.
“Photo? Which photo?” rachel asked back as if she did not understand.
“Photo of me you said earlier on the phone. Where's it? Give it to me now!”
Rachel pretended to think for a moment, then exclaimed spontaneously. “Ooh..., that's what you mean?” she said short while pulling her head off Raven's shoulder and straightening her own body.
His hand reached into his handbag and took out a photo from there. With a smiling face he handed the photo to Raven. “It's a shame, the photo you want,” he said after first peeping the photo.
As fast as lightning Raven took the photo from Rachel's hand and watched it closely.
His heart immediately thumped because in the photo was clearly depicted himself who was lying on the bed in a room. He was bare-chested and covered only by a white blanket. In the photo, he is sleeping well again. And on the wall of the room, right behind the bed where Raven was asleep, hung a large picture framed. A photo of a sexy woman. And the woman in the big picture is Rachel!
Crazy one! This is a picture of her a year ago when she and Rachel spent the night inside Rachel's room in her apartment! And the photo was clearly taken while he was fast asleep.
So Raven had absolutely no idea Rachel had taken advantage of the opportunity to leave evidence.
“Aduh....,” he groaned while trying to release the clutches of Raven's stocky hands from his arms, but instead of letting go, Raven tightened even more.
“What do you want from me, Rachel?!” jolt Raven with a tinge of emotion.
“Get your hands off first, Raven! You hurt me again!” Rachel screamed stifled.
With a single stomp, Raven let go of Rachel's arm that was already in pain.
“Come say! What do you want from me?” ask Raven. “What's your goal with taking this photo of myself sleeping? What do you mean?”
“Nothing to mean, Raven!” Rachel defended herself. While biting his lips, he stroked the pain on his arm. “I took the photo just like that, without any intention. I like to see your body shape, especially if you are bare chest. That's great, isn't it? Do you think I meant to be mean to you? No, Raven. I can't mean to be mean to you, because I love you so much. It's just your picture that I'm gonna make a memento.”
“But you know what happens when Claire sees this photo? You know that, right? You know Claire's so possessive? It can explode in anger.”
“Ya, already. Don't let him see it,” said Rachel.
“You must remember, Rachel,” said Raven. “Genesis that night we did not sengajai. You and I are drunk because we just got home from our client's very festive dinner.”
“You're drunk, Raven, but I'm not,” refutes Rachel. “I was still conscious when I carried you. You're the only one who's unconscious.”
“Please, Rachel. You don't bring this up in front of me anymore. It was the only mistake I made in my life. I'm so sorry, and if time could be turned back, I choose I would never make that mistake.”
“But to me it wasn't a mistake, Raven,” Rachel denied. “Since knowing you five years ago, I've liked you, and lately I've been more and more convinced that I really love you.”
Raven brushed off the cynic. “You love me? I don't think a woman like you can know what love means. You just want to pursue pleasure. You always wanted to have fun, too. So stop your nonsense about love.”
“But Raven. And tonight, I want to be with you again. Let it be for the last time because after that I will no longer bother you. I will keep our relationship in the company, to keep it look limited to working relationships,” promised Rachel. “Please, Raven. For tonight only..”.
“No, Rachel! It's the same as asking me to repeat the same mistake. One mistake was enough to make me regret it. Especially if it is up to two.” While saying so, Raven started the car engine, then returned to run her car to Rachel's apartment.
“Tonight, you must obey my request, Raven! Otherwise, you will know the consequences!” rachel said breaking the silence.
“I said no stay no!” firmly Raven.
“Alright, because you refused, Claire will see your photo tomorrow,” he threatened.
Raven spontaneously ripped apart the photo that was nearby.
Rachel laughed cynically. “Please tear that photo away. Because I still have dozens of copies.”
“You're really sneaky!” accusation Raven. “I won't be afraid of your threats. Claire really supports me and she'll believe that I told you that photo was because you set me up.”
“I'm not sure he'll believe your words,” Rachel said. “You better confess in front of him and see what he will do to you later!”
“It's none of your business. Get off you now!” he snapped while stopping the speed of the car suddenly even though Rachel's house was still about two hundred meters away.
“I don't want to! You have to get me to my apartment door and we both go inside. Otherwise, don't expect me to.”
“Let's down!” snapped Raven again. Because Rachel didn't want to, Raven opened the car door next to her and pushed her out. “Starting tomorrow, you don't have to go to the company anymore. I'm sick of seeing you!” After that Raven closed the car door in a loud voice and got ready to run her car back.
With difficulty Rachel maintains the balance of her body that almost fell due to being forced by Raven to get out of the car.
After that, the car moved forward at high speed. Rachel shouted as loudly as possible, “Raven, wait…! Wait, Raven…! Raven…! Raven...!” Rachel stomps her high-heeled shoes to the ground and stops her wave at the rate of Raven's abandoned car.
It's free for him to call, because Raven won't come back.
“Damn it!” he said behind Raven's car that preceded him.
He was forced to open his high heeled shoes, hold them in his hands and walk to his apartment, which was still two hundred meters away.
He kept cursing and nagging short lengths. His hands and feet hurt. His head feels dizzy. But his heart was even sadder. The man she loved threw it away, as if throwing away a piece of trash.
Ah, but actually Raven is not to blame because the man never loved her. Rachel who deliberately took advantage of the opportunity that existed, a year ago.
When the man was caught off guard in a drunken state, he carried him to his apartment, although he should have been well-intentioned, he should have brought the man home first, because Rachel herself was not drunk.
But because of the feelings of love and thirst felt a long time ago against Raven, Rachel was not able to resist the desire of her heart. Everything just happens.
Rachel kept walking. He ignored if sometimes there are pedestrians who cross paths with him and see himself who is not on foot. It felt like he just wanted to get to the apartment immediately and lay his body on his soft mattress, relieving dizziness in his head.
Finally he arrived at the apartment building where he lived all this time.
With a sigh of relief he entered the corridor, riding the elevator towards his apartment located on the fourth floor. After the elevator door opened, he walked to his apartment.
Rachel reached into her handbag and pulled out a bundle of keys from inside. With a slightly trembling hand holding back the cold, he tried to put the key into his hole. Perhaps in a hurry, the key fell to the floor.
He bent down to pick up the key that fell. When he stood up, a hand suddenly smothered his mouth from behind. Rachel was about to scream, but the hand locked her lips. He could not clearly see the face of the person who smothered him because the lights that illuminated the place were quite dim.
Roughly the man led Rachel to put the key back in her hole. After the door opened, she pushed Rachel's body inside, and locked it from the inside.
“Oh..!” Rachel managed to catch her breath and once inside, she tried to see the face of the person who had smothered her earlier.
Actually the lighting of the lamp in the room was quite dim, so Rachel could not clearly see the person's face. But because he felt that the figure was familiar to him, then Rachel vaguely recognized him.
“You're up!” yells stuck.
"I thought who. You finally came too. I..., I...,” Rachel approached the person who was staring at her stiffly. Then he hugged the body that stood upright and buried his head there.
Rachel shed her tears on the shoulder of the field in relief and said, “I really need you, you don't go huh. Friend me tonight.”
Slowly, Rachel raised her head, and now she could clearly see the face of the person she was holding. But that person's facial expression was extremely cold, as if it was storing something ready to be broken.
“You...., you why?” rachel asked in wonder. His hand was raised until it touched the cheek of the person in front of him. Then with his face brought closer, he tried to reach the lips of the man who stood stiff.
"Come on, why are you quiet? I knew you would come looking for me. I've been expecting you since. I guessed it, you couldn't have walked away from me...” lustfully Rachel**** that person's lips, and also me***** the curves on his face were so manly that he felt satisfied.
A few seconds, Rachel sank herself into her savagery, venting all the fret and thirst she felt. But the man still did not react.
Rachel became suspicious. “What's wrong with you? Why are you so cold?”
He took two steps back. But the man suddenly pulled Rachel's body back but Rachel's hand was curled from behind, so Rachel's back hit her body.
“Hei…! What do you want!?” Rachel tried to scream. But the man pulled something out from behind his waist. A handkerchief tucked between the shirt and the jacket he was wearing. Before Rachel could react, the man had already stuffed the handkerchief into Rachel's mouth.
It was hard for Rachel to try to release the hard lump in her mouth, because the man's energy was very strong, and Rachel was powerless against him. He only had time to mumble indistinctly and then revolted with all his might due to being out of breath, before finally completely drooping and falling onto the floor helplessly.
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