A Reason for Being Life English Version

Thirteen

Nur's Pov

3 years have passed, I have finished my undergraduate program in Jakarta, it has been one week since I returned to Palembang. All my family welcomed me with joy. Everything feels different since 3 years I left this city. My two twin sisters are also in 3rd grade of junior high school. However, there was something I didn't know but couldn't ask. Aunt Maya and Reni live at my house. Aunt Maya looks thinner and sadder. I couldn't ask anyone, because I thought it would sound pathetic, so I could only speculate on the reason Aunt Maya stayed at my house.

One day I heard a commotion outside the fence of my house, I saw some people dressed in messy clothes forced to enter. But unfortunately, my fence is equipped with an automatic system that is controlled from inside the house, so without the permission of the people at home, no one can pass through the fence. That day I wanted to go with my friends so I was getting ready in my room which is on the 2nd floor, my bedroom window leads directly to the fence, so I can see the incident very clearly. I saw one of them yelling forcing him to break through the fence. One of them looked at me, he was someone I knew but now he looked so different, he shouted at me,

"Hey comfort woman! Quickly open this gate!"

It broke my heart to hear him say those words.

"Hurry!! Or I'll announce to everyone, how fun it is to play with you!"

My whole body felt numb and without realizing it, tears fell from my eyes when I heard those words.

"Hey are you deaf now! Quickly open this annoying gate!"

I couldn't bear to hear other words from that bastard man anymore, so I immediately decided to press the finger print button which was also installed in my room. The fence was open and the bastard was seen walking briskly through the yard. Not long after that there was a scream and a commotion from downstairs my house.

"Don't take my son you bastard!"

I ran down the stairs. I saw Om pulling Reni's hand from Aunt Maya's arms. Reni is seen begging her Papa to let her go.

"I beg you Pa, don't sell me!"

"Shut up! You must come with me, so that all my debts are paid off."

"I hope!!!" Aunt Maya said to her husband who had managed to take Reni from his arms.

Mama and Papa have been blocked by the bastard's men. They could not do anything to help Aunt Maya and Reni. I feel so guilty I've opened the fence, and let these bastards enter my house. I couldn't bear to see it, so I decided to help Reni free herself from that bastard's grip.

"Let go of Reni!"

"Hey comfort woman, you don't have to interfere!"

"Let go!!" I tried to pull Reni's hand

"Hey! You're so stupid, you can't possibly beat me."

"Boss! I think compared to your son, this one will sell better." One of his men replied,

"Yes boss, he looks more sexy"

Maybe their words affected the bastard man's mind, he immediately released his grip from Reni and grabbed my hand instead.

"You're right, he will. This comfort woman has been trained since childhood to serve people. I think he will satisfy his customers more."

"GET OFF ME YOU BOTTOM!!" I struggled to get out of his grip.

"Hey, you wanted to help Reni, didn't you! What if you just replace him, after all don't you like him"

"BREAKING BASIC! YOU MAKE ME THAT, I NEVER WANT IT!!!"