The Black Valley Becomes the Empress
Part 8's

I opened my eyes slowly. Room's dark. My body feels so crumpled. Thirst filled my throat. I slowly got out of my sleep. By gathering the remaining energy I raised the glass at the side of my bed. Blank. I started dragging my steps towards the refrigerator. I have the lyrics of a clock on my bedroom wall. The needle shows at 10 p.m. Today no one woke me up. I don't know.Mommy might give me a day off. I started to move to the bathroom. Soaking my body in a bathtub of warm water might be a bit to drive away my fatigue. The sound of knocking on the door was heard when I had not finished my bath.I moved towards the door with only a towel wrapped around my body.It appeared Mba Rina was in the doorway.

"Mba" my voice sounded heavy.

"What a big deal? Abis overtime 24 hours nonstop" said mba rina teasing me. Face smiles.

"My body feels crumpled"

"Tonight you take a break. All the guests I have come to love have been cancel in all"

"Thank you mba. Mba can I ask you a favor?" many doubt.

"What?" ask mba rina.

"Mba I want boddy spa donk"

"Udah cave callin earlier. Before you ask"

"Thank you very good with me" Mba Rina just smiled at my thanks. I realize, here is only mba Rina who understands me the most. Mba Rina who has been taking care of all my needs. Provide whatever I ask. It was like a personal assistant to me. I was still soaking as me and Mba rina chatted, until the sound of knocking on the door rang out. Made me and mba rina stop our conversation. I was about to get up, to open the door but mba Rina flicked her hand and took over my duties.

"Sorry sir, Queenza's not meeting tonight. Didn't anyone tell you back at the reception?" mba rina's voice sounded faint.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to see him for a moment" the voice replied. I'm rising. It dried up my body and started peering out the door. I saw the figure of Mas Gilang standing right in the doorway. His face looked a little confused.

"Mas" I said. I saw mas gilang smile at me. "just went home to work? wanna take a shower?" my question was, without waiting for her approval, I stripped her of her clothes and invited her into the bathup. We just chatted for a while without attacking each other like last night. I don't know if I feel comfortable being next to him.I might even start loving him.

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Until the next nights mas gilang routinely meet me. 3x in a week. Make him my regular guest at this time. I greeted him with a smile as he went to my place.There was something different when I served him. Not infrequently mas Gilang took me away for days to accompany his business trip. No need to tell me in detail what we do on the sidelines of a busy schedule. For sure we will do it anywhere. But something was different when I did it. This time I did it willingly. The previous time maybe when I was working, my brain was always thinking how to make my guests satisfied. I don't think for myself at all. But it turns out that doing it without and with love is very different. When with mas gilang, I need to think about what I have to do to please mas gilang. because everything that makes mas gilang happy, will make me happy too.

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Tonight's my schedule to go to my place. We fought without shame and doubt. After we finished doing it we often chat about anything. Not infrequently also we throw each other naughty jokes with each other make us lured again to do it. Really these last few days have been the most beautiful days of my life.

"Queenza, if mas asks you more, would you do it?" one day we were almost 6 months acquainted.

"What do you ask?" my answer.

"Mas mean?"

"Mas wants you to welcome the mas when the mas came home from work, prepare breakfast, we can meet anytime.we will sleep on the same mattress every day"

"I don't understand it" I actually understand what it means. But I want the firmness of his words. I don't want to hope.

"Mas wants us to stay home"

"I am PSK"

"Yes, I know, but I want you to quit that place and start a new life with mas"

"Living home with no strings attached?"

"Yes, but I will guarantee all your needs, as well as the needs of your brothers" I fell silent for a moment. I've been left out of the contract, so whenever I get out of that place there won't be any problems. I was also quite enough for the entrance fee to Silvana's college, and most importantly, I also loved the gold.

"Mas, there are still many needs that I have to fulfill. What is it you can do?"

"30Million one month?"

"If one day you leave me?"

"Don't think too long"

"Mas, who am I? If one day I'm at the mas house, I'm nothing more than a piece of trash that people pick up by accident, and whenever the person who picks up the trash can throw it away"

"Buying a house for your future" it hurts to hear his words. That's not what I expected to get out of his mouth. Yet another word. A word that would change my whole life.

"Hmm, give me a minute?" I said. mas gilang nodded. In my heart, I was still arguing over what decision I should make. I may not continue to work in that brothel, but if I leave myself to the crossbreed without a bond? I don't want to take any chances either.

"Queenza, if mas asked you to be the wife of sirih mas, would you also ask for time to think?" I jumped in shock. My heart was cheering, those words were what I expected of her.

"If you ask me to get married, I don't need time to think about it. I'll answer yes without waiting any longer. But I know none of that is possible. No one wants to pick up trash to be made into jewelry in his house" I smiled wryly.

"Although only betel's wife?" her question convinced me once again. I nod my head. What more can a comfort woman like myself expect more from a betel wedding? A betel wedding is enough for me. Very enough very.