Shall Under Your Charm

Chapter 13

"Do I have to come back later?".

"Don't be silly. I'm just cleaning up his body". Gege then pulled a tie of Farah's hair that was almost released. With a slight rough pull, Gege tidied Farah's hair up and tied it back up.

Keith stared at what Gege was doing quietly. "Why did you bother cleaning it? Where did you bring him from? And who is this woman?".

Keith's firm and deft hand movements in Farah's hair came to a halt and the young man turned to Keith. "I know you won't like it".

Keith's eyes explored Farah's body, which seemed to be shaking under the covers. "It seems he's harmless. But you have to keep telling me who this woman is".

Keith sat down in a chair not far from the bed. The big man took out a cigarette and lit it. Keith sucked it and as he exhaled, came out smoke rising around him. The smell of smoke is so strong and sharp.

"Begin speaking" Keith looked at Gege.

Gege sat down on the edge of the bed. "You know the documents Ryan wanted?".

When the name of the man who for six months could not be forgotten Farah, Farah's heart beat fast in his chest.

"I know, you hired someone to steal that document. Look, don't beat around the bush or I can fall asleep before you get to the point".

Gege sighed while scratching his nape. "OK listen..." Gege paused his speech. "When my man has been following Andreas for the past two weeks, this girl has always been around him even according to their reports, this girl looks familiar to Andreas".

Keith frowned. "Then?" Keith pointed his finger flanking the cigarette towards Farah. "This woman could have been just Andreas' mistress. All you need is a document belonging to Andreas. Then why did you bring this document and this woman here?"

"My man was stupid to let this woman see their faces. They're afraid that it will drag me and.... They assumed that this woman could be made a kind of hostage to control Andreas. I just found out when they were on their way that they were carrying the documents I asked for and Andreas' girlfriend"

Keith chuckled softly. "I don't know if I should curse you or your man, Ge". Keith turned off his cigarette butts with just a finger. "You're looking for where the fools like them are, huh? And you should have let them take this woman!".

"They intend to force this woman. He was brought to me with his hands bound and his mouth gagged".

For a moment there was a gripping silence that made Farah tremble. "Basan you're a soft-hearted boy. You could have drowned him in the middle of the sea, but you just took him to the base and intended to hide it? What would you do if this woman acted?".

"Wait... You should have taken off the wad of cloth in his mouth."

"Don't. You know women will always complain when they're uncomfortable".

"After all, anyway" Keith got up from the chair and stepped towards Farah. With an incision in the cloth that clogs Farah's mouth, now finally Farah can be free from the foul-smelling cloth.

"It's sad to see a little cat like you being held captive" Keith lifted Farah's chin up and looked up. "Let me see you clearly".

"Gee.. Gee.. I should have recognized you sooner".

Gege looked at Farah and Keith in turn. "Don't tell me you know him?".

"He's Ryan's friend". Keith said casually.

"really? Which friend?". Gege's tone of voice was not at all surprised. "I mean which mistress Ryan is? You know, I can't get those women out of Ryan. Except for one woman who........."

"This one didn't give anything to my sister. She was the woman who miscarried a bundle of cloth pillows in a remote club. You caught him scavenging a safety pin on the ground". Keith interrupted Gege's words.

Gege cupped Farah's face. "Damn! You're right!" Gege stared fixedly at Farah and then again released his hand from Farah's face. "Ryan let go, and a few days after the incident Ryan's mood was very bad. Oh, my God, how can it be like this? Moreover, he was involved with Andreas...."

Keith looked at Farah for a moment with his jet-black eyes and then smiled. "It's fascinating. Put him in Ryan's room"

"No!" Suddenly Farah spoke for the first time after her mouth was gagged to make her tongue.

"Be beautiful, or I'll send you easily to another world right now" Keith said.

"Bring him up well, Ge. And put on my shirt on him, so that if my other children realize that this woman is forbidden for them to sleep on." Keith then opened a drawer and took out something that looked like powder in very small amounts.

"This breath" Keith told Farah.

At first Farah refused to inhale it, but Keith slapped her cheek hard enough. "Hirup"

With hesitation Farah inhaled it until she felt pain in her lungs. Keith asked Farah to inhale the whole powder so that it felt like Farah could only hear Keith and Gege's voice from a very long distance when they were very close.

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Ryan's Room. Ryan. Farah never thought she would see Ryan again, but now the opportunity is wide open. Farah giggles. Farah knew that the powder Keith had given her was probably some kind of dope or whatever, now Farah instead feels happy and wants to laugh when the situation he has at this time should be deserved mourning not ridiculed.

Farah suddenly recalled Ryan's sturdy arm, which was holding her tightly as they kissed. A kiss she had so desperately forgotten. Farah touched her lips as she giggled back to recall the kiss. But Farah quickly shook her head vigorously trying to get rid of the white powder effect given by Keith. Farah sat up straight in the corner of Ryan's bed. He remembered one thing. Zac once raved that someone was under the influence of alcohol and made him heavily drunk. That person should be able to fight it and control his mind by thinking about things that make him sad. Farah did not know if such a way would work in her circumstances like this. He was not under the influence of alcohol but some sort of white powder that stifled the chest!

Farah crumpled the sheets and tried to focus on imagining the many sad things that happened in her life. Suddenly Farah was sweating and trembling. His gaze grew clearer looking at the corner of Ryan's room. He was like someone who woke up from a nightmare.

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