The most dangerous place was the safest place....
Aoey chose to return to the same place. The same house we rented 3 years
ago. It could be a coincidence or the house was supposed to be available
right on the day we moved in. A tenant just moved in a couple of days ago. I
parked Tod's car at a bus station. After stopping at Aoey's condominium for
her important document, we took a bus and arrived in this province.
Everything felt the same. I vomited because of the bus. The driver was
always the same bad driver. We were there for two weeks. We told Teacher
Salee and Tod that we were fine, so they didn't have to worry about us. But
we kept the details to ourselves. Teacher Salee knew that Aoey was with me
and she had flown back to live with her foreign husband in her country.
I asked Great to tell my parents what had happened and that I would not
return to Macau. I didn't want to know how they reacted because I knew
they wouldn't agree. They wouldn't be opposed to the relationship, but they
must have been worried about my safety. But... we were in a very remote
town. There was no place more peaceful than this. Oh... Another person I
couldn't forget was Johnathan. I heard from Tod that he was very sad but he
respected my decision. John was not a weak person. He could handle the
truth that I loved a woman, not a man. He had to move on. I felt guilty, but
all I could do was ask Tod and Great to talk to him. That was all I could do.
Everything was settled now. It was different from the first time we were
there. We could barely do anything. Now we both knew what we wanted
and what we didn't want. I had enough money. I bought an air conditioner
for the house, a new television, a new computer and a new bed. A firm with
steel.... Aoey seemed to be obsessed with the new steel bed. When we
bought it, she climbed onto the bed, tried to sleep on it, and even tried to
ride it to hear the sound. She was so sexy but scary at the same time. I was
amazed to have such a naughty lover in bed. Fifty Shades of Aoey...
I went shopping. But Aoey did something even crazier than that. She asked
the owner to sell her the house regardless of the price. I was surprised to
find out that Aoey had so much money. She also wanted to buy a new car.
"Then you'll have a car to take me."
"You're richer than me."
I lost a little confidence when I found out she was so rich.
"I earned money but never used it. I told you before that I would buy a
house with you. You do not remember? I can do it today."
"What do I have to do now that you've bought the house?"
"Now you are making money. Be my husband."
It was a strange feeling to be called a husband, a beautiful woman.
Everyone called me princess when I was young. Later I was a popular girl
that every man wanted. Now I was her husband. God would cry because I
wasted my beauty on a girl. Now we had a new car, a new house, but we
had one more old thing with us.
"Is the bird still alive?"
Aoey took out the cage from somewhere and told me the whole story.
"Yes, I left the bird with the owner. I told him that one day I would return. I
wasn't sure if he was still alive... The owner took very good care of him. He
now he can even pray. He was so religious that now the bird could pray. But
when he was with us... he moaned."
"If you still want the bird to pray, keep it outside, not inside the bedroom."
The soft eyes seemed shy as she realized what I meant.
"I know."
I started drawing a new season of the cartoon. I had to work late every night
to make the deadline. I was a punctual person, I couldn't miss the deadline.
Working like this took me all the time of my life. I slept only 4 hours a day.
One day I forgot to eat. I was always in front of my computer. If someone
wrote to me on Facebook at 2 am, I was there. At 6am, it was still there.
Again at 2 pm, I could also respond. If
someone was looking for me. It would always be there... online. Poor me, I
didn't have time to sleep. I worked as a regular office worker. My dad and
mom would cry seeing my hard work like this.
"Gen... I can't take it anymore."
The little girl said as she colored my work on the computer. I turned around
to see Aoey wearing a white pajama shirt with shorts. She crossed her arms
and looked at me, not happy.
"Because?"
"You do not have time for me. We ran away to live together, not to work
with you."
"I have to earn money."
"You already have too much. You don't have time to sleep and you don't
have time for me."
The girl walked over to my computer and tried to close it, but I knew it had
moved, so I held on to it.
"Don't do it, or else I won't be able to sleep."
"Stop drawing cartoons. You don't have to make money. I will win it. I can
sell a book and we can live 10 years."
"Do not presume. I refuse to cling to you financially."
"You don't have to cling to me, but sometimes you have to eat me. Don't
stay in front of your computer. I'm your wife!"
"I always thought I would be a wife."
"Well, we can take turns being a wife. But it won't matter who the wife is if
you don't pay attention to me. Exit your computer now."
The little girl tried to control me. Aoey the one who was quiet as a kitten
was gone. She was now a cat trying to control the lion. She thought she
could do that. I was Genlong who never gives.....
"I'll take a break. You look so moody."
It had changed a lot!
"You're not made for hard work. My Gen shouldn't be working. My Gen
shouldn't know how to work."
"And you want me to escape to Macau and let time pass for another 3.5 or
10 years?"
"No, stop working now. Your work takes up your time,"
The girl walked towards me and sat on my lap pouting. She kicked
stubbornly like a child.
"Can't you just stay home? I want to see you, Hug you. Get in and then go
write a novel later."
"Oh... what egocentrism."
I laughed.
"Well, you can tell me when you want to snuggle. I will leave everything
and hug you."
"Really?"
"Yes, but I have to work. I have to send it in 2 days. If I don't do it now.."
"Now."
The soft eyes grabbed my neck and looked into my eyes as if forcing me.
"I wanted to hug you now!"
Now she took complete control of me. I was Genlong who controlled
everything in the world. I wanted some handcuffs to lock the little girl in
bed, so I could go back to work.
"Ok, I have time for you 15..."
Aoey took off her shirt immediately and showed her smooth and shiny skin.
I playfully leaned towards her neck and licked it. Her hands played on my
shirt and ran over my body and unhooked my bra. My body followed
naturally.
"Don't set the time for me. I am the exception."
"Okay, I'll let you work."
The soft eyes stopped everything while I was in the mood. I was confused
by her. She teased, manipulated and now left as if I planned to get back at
her after I left her alone for a while..
"Are you making me horny and then leaving?"
"Are you?"
Aoey smiled when she saw that I was short of breath.
"I was in too deep and now you stop. What am I supposed to do now?"
I decided I wouldn't lose to her. I sighed and grabbed a pen to continue
drawing.
"Alright. I will continue working."
Now we were both upset, instead of having hot sex we ended
up fighting. I turned around to go to work and ignored Aoey. My sex drive
was calmed by that...Until.... Something interrupted me under the table. I
looked down to see Aoey there. She tried to do something with the shorts I
was wearing.
"What are you doing?"
"I'll help you while you work."
"What?"
"Continue working. I thought you were very busy."
"How could I work if you.......ummmmm...mmmm"
She didn't care how much I resisted. But to be honest, I wasn't really
resisting. I was ready for the first time she approached. Lately, the little girl
was very good at teasing and seducing me. She knew all my weaknesses,
but doing that was too much. Was.....
"Aoey... Aoey..."
When she saw that I was so excited, she stopped. She left me there, I almost
screamed when she...
"Why did you do that? I am not..."
"It ends here..."
The little girl came out from under the table and took off all her clothes. She
walked towards the bed.
"If you want to end that, follow me."
Damn! I thought I couldn't lose this time! I tapped the mouse pen on the
table and followed the sweet eyes. I took all the clothes I was wearing and
collapsed.
"You're dead tonight."
Aoey. That was love... passionate love, sweet love. We had so many
different emotions. I didn't do any work the night before because I held her
all night and now I was suffering from unfinished work. Fuck it! If it was
not done. It was not done! Today I had a date with Rak, the owner of the
cafeteria. Since I moved here, it was the usual place I went to hang out, play
with the dogs. 3 years ago, Rak still couldn't find anyone to paint her wall.
Since I was there, I asked for the job.What was wrong with earning some
money? I was stingy.
"Let me finish my cartoon this month and I'll paint for you."
"Do you also draw cartoons? Where is? Is it published?"
"It's on the Internet. You can read for free. Now it is at the top of sales."
I boasted proudly. People were interested in our relationship, despite it
being between two women. I didn't say on the internet that it was based on a
true story but people seemed to like it.
"What's it called? I will look for it."
"Name..."
The front doorbell rang as I was about to tell him the name of my cartoon.
Aoey, who had just ran into the store, looked at me. Her face had no color. I
ran towards her quickly.
"What happened, are you okay?"
Aoey ran to the store in her pajamas. She hadn't washed her face. I was
worried about seeing her nervous like that.
"It's okay, you're still here."
"Oh?"
"I thought... you... you ran away."
"Why would I run away?"
-Don't know. I'm so paranoid,"
The little girl touched her chest and now she realized how tired she was.
"You were 10 out of 10 last night. I thought you could escape again to
Macau, India, Cambodia or wherever. She must have run looking for me
and realized that this was my usual place to be.
"What did you do so well?"
Rak asked curiously. My ears turned red as if I had frozen.
"My cartoon."
"That is cute. You give a score."
"What are you doing here so early?"
Aoey asked and looked at Rak curiously. I pointed to the wall to explain.
"We talked about painting her wall 3 years ago. The wall is still empty now.
I'll take the job, but we haven't talked about the details yet. I told her about
my cartoon now. She wants to read it."
"What is it about?"
The owner of the store was interested in my caricature. I was shy, but I told
her frankly.
"It's about our love. I made drawings about our relationship. But I drew it
from my point of view. Aoey told the story from her point of view."
Rak laughed.
"I will read both. Where can I find it? What is his name?"
"My story is called MATE."
I answered first. Rak turned to Aoey and asked her about her story, but
Aoey seemed very shy..She, or most writers, didn't like to talk about what
they wrote because she didn't want people to know how dreamy and
imaginative she was.
"My story is called BEST FRIEND."
"Is it the same story from a different angle?"
Rak concluded and smiled at us.
"I'll read it tonight."
We hung out there some more and talked about work. When we were about
to leave, Rak shouted to confirm with me again.
"Gen!"
"Yeah?"
"Your novel is called MATE Best Friends, is that correct?"
Aoey and I held hands and nodded.
"Yes, it's called..."
"MATE Best Friends. It was about two best friends who fell in love with
each other."
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