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On that day, the two of us had talked for over twenty minutes. I shared with
him my fascination with the company’s technologies and products, as well
as my own opinions. I even told him how I was just a college freshman, to
which he responded with his own share of tales of university life.
Just as the conversation was getting good, Anna came over and told me
that my father wanted her to be the one to entertain Liam, and had me go on
home.
However, I didn’t go back. I simply waited in my car in the parking lot.
I sat there from morning till the afternoon, until I saw Liam come out of the
elevator. He soon got into his car, but he didn’t start it.
I hesitated for a moment, but ultimately got down from my car and walked
over. As I did, he rolled down his window and started smoking with a tired look
on his face.
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I was about to turn away and leave, but Liam caught the sudden movement
and looked over.
In that instant, I could clearly see the surprise and awkwardness on his face.
Hurriedly, he put out his cigarette, rolled up his window and got down from
his car. Adjusting the placket of his suit, he said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t see you.”
The atmosphere then was the same as it was now; the smell of smoke
wafting over from his body, enveloping me within.
At the time I said to him, “I like this smell, actually. My father smokes as well,
so whenever I smell the scent of a cigarette, I know that he is home.”
Liam replied, “You are such a kind girl.”
And he was right. In front of him, I played the part of a kind girl through and
through, much like the way I had lied about the fact that my father quit
smoking ten years ago because I didn’t like the smell.
Holding on to my pleasant memory, I quickly drifted off into sleep.
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I slept much better this time around. Even as the pain jolted me awake, I
remained dazed and groggy for a few seconds.
Right on top of me was the familiar ceiling of my house..
The lights were on, so I could see all the people who were in the room.
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They were three young women. One of them had short hair and was holding
onto a strange mechanical device in her gloved hand, while the other two
were pressing down on my stomach and legs.
As I opened my eyes, the short–haired woman turned on the device.
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. It was like I was being bitten by
a million ants.
I tried to scream and fight back, but my mouth was gagged and I couldn’t
move my arms and legs. Turning to look, I noticed that my hands were also
tied to the bed frame!
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At that moment, the short haired woman looked at me with a smile on her
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light purple lips, “It’ll hurt a little, but the tattoo won’t be too big. We’ll be done
very soon.”
Facing the inescapable pain, I forced myself to calm down after some time.
I then realized the device in the short–haired woman’s hand had been a
tattoo pen all along.
She was tattooing me for a very long time, so long that my hair was already
drenched in sweat by the time she finally put down her tattoo pen. Smiling,
she said, “We’re finished. It looks perfect.”
She gestured for the women holding me down to move aside, then picked up
a mirror.
It was then that I saw around my genital region, there was a tattoo of a kiss
with the words Liam written in cursive beside it.
The short–haired woman said, “Beautiful, isn’t it? It’s your husband’s own
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design.”
She then untied me.
I ran out the room, then bumped into Auntie Sidney.
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Seeing me, she asked anxiously, “Mrs. Mendez, what are you doing out here?”
She then brought me back to my room.
I asked, “Is he trying to keep me here again? Where is he now?”
“Mr. Mendez is at the office. Something urgent, he said. He’ll be back shortly.”
Auntie Sidney locked the door and continued, “However, Ms. Olsen is here.
You’d best not let her see you.”
So that was the case.
Taking a closer look at Auntie Sidney, I asked, “Was she bullying you again?”
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“No she didn’t.” Auntie Sidney laughed, then lowered her voice and said, “Mr.
Mendez slapped her.”
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Auntie Sidney continued, “Yesterday, Mr. Mendez gave us the day off to
celebrate Christmas. When I came back this morning, I saw her sitting by the
door all gloomy. The servants and I were trying to figure out what was wrong.
As it turns out, you were carried back here by Mr. Mendez the night before.
While he was accompanying you in the room, Ms. Olsen stormed in and the
two of them fought for a long time, even all the way outside. In the end, Mr.
Mendez gave her a slap in the face…”
I could totally understand Auntie Sidney’s glee, but I still couldn’t help feeling
a sense of discomfort.
While I was deep in thought, Auntie Sidney happily shared, “Also, while they
were fighting, I heard Mr. Mendez say: ‘how dare you drug me, to which Ms.
Olsen responded: ‘I just want you‘… What a disgraceful woman.”
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No wonder he was so rough the night before, I thought he had gone insane
Auntie Sidney added, “That’s why she’s still fuming right now. It’s best you
don’t go out and make yourself a target for her resentment,”
After Auntie Sidney left, I went into the bathroom.
Standing before the mirror, I stared at my own reflection, at the damned.
tattoo marked right onto the most private part of my body like some
reddish–black wound.
Feeling like I had been soiled, I tried to wash it away with water.
As the cold water touched my skin, I felt a fiery pain. Resolving myself, I
reached for the soap. Yet however I tried, the ink wouldn’t go away, and I was
on the verge of collapsing from the pain. In the end, I went back to the
bedroom.
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I was not able to sit because of the tattoo and could only lie flat on the bed.
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Resting upon the mattress, I remembered the way Liam had his way with me.
the night before, as well as the story Auntie Sidney had told me.
Why did Ms. Olsen drug him then let him run off?
Could it be that she intended to set him loose on me?
As the thoughts raced through my mind, my phone suddenly rang.
It was a text message from my brother–in–law.
The text read: “Hey Vivi, are you free this week? I want to buy you a meal. It’ll
be great if you can bring Liam along. I haven’t seen him in ages.”
It was here.
He was definitely planning on asking about the miscarriage.
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After some hesitation, I replied: “Can we do Thursday?”
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Today was Monday, and I would require at least another day or two before I
could walk properly again. Not to mention, I was so tired yesterday that I now
had a massive migraine. I think it would be better if I slept for a while longer.
I wanted to go see my father on Wednesday. At the same time, I wanted to
go and better understand the matter of donating his body.
Now that my schedule was set, I stared blankly into my phone for a while
longer. However, I ended up deciding not to give Chris a call.
I wasn’t sure if Liam had really misunderstood or was using Chris as an
excuse, but calling hirn now would only be doing him more harm than good.
Hence, I went to sleep.
I dreamed of my mother.
In my dream, she was sitting on the ground, her hair a complete mess as she
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was clutching her clothes tightly.
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I wasn’t sure why she looked so terrible. My mother had always been a very
put–together woman.
Scared, I started crying. She then walked over and gently hugged me.
She said, “Don’t be afraid, Vivi. Mommy is here.”
I said, “Daddy is scary.”
She said, “He’s just scared, like how Charlie bites people when he’s scared so
that they won’t bully him”
Charlie was a stray dog I had picked up. At first, he would always bark at us,
but my mother told me it was simply because he was afraid.
With my mother around, he gradually became very approachable. However,
when she passed away, he started being aggressive towards other people
again. In the end, he died of starvation next to her grave.
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At this part of the dream, my mind became much clearer. At the same time, I
felt a strange sensation on my abdomen.
