Hong Kong

45

Current weather...

In one of the rural villages in the north of Hong Kong, it was impossible to think that it was so close to the city.

Melissa, sweaty, with horribly dirty feet, looked at Rai Chai.

She had suffered enough without beating around the bush, so she sat across from Rai Chai in a small room trying to sort out her thoughts.

-- First things first, if you were looking for me without knowing me, it's because you want to collect the reward or you like me, you're going to answer me now.

The other thing is that I want a beer, if you tell me you don't drink beer you can leave now, if you are glued to an I phone 24 hours a day, you can leave too. I hate those who eat only organic food; I do want to have children, apart from having a pet.I'm one of those who prefer to make love and then watch Netflix series. Are we clear? And if you hang out with me we can be killed at any time.

Rai Chai looked at her; if she was asked to swim in a pool full of crocodiles to see Melissa for two seconds; it was worth it.

-- I'm clear in what you say and I like you, I'm fascinated by you, I love you, so you know that, of course I like you and I'm afraid to find out how much," he said taking courage from where he didn't have.

-- And what do you like most about me? she asked him without being able to avoid being flirtatious.

-- Well... your ears... and your little toes..." she said carefully.

Melissa saw her feet full of dirt .

And she realized that this boy really came with everything.

-- Who wants to kill you? Why are you in this mess?

-- My dear husband," she explained.  

-- Are you married? Rai asked with his mouth open.

-- Yes. And if you remind me again I'll beat you to death... Lastly, I'm innocent of whatever it is they're accusing me of, if you're going to keep helping me I don't even want to suspect you're a "woke" and I love men, not androgynous men who don't even know what they're up to; that's why you take out that nose piercing, stop coloring your hair and put on at least two kilos.

Rai contemplated it for a moment and decided that all that could be left behind.

he could put it behind him; he wanted to have Melissa any way he could.

He nodded silently.

-2-

Kathy was on the verge of dying of anguish and spite. It was not possible that she was living this horrible situation; in a time that was not her own, not knowing why she was there, not watching the TV quiz shows, missing all the episodes of Rebel Princess, not watching BTS, and not having Thomas....

-3-

9--

Time of Qing Liang...

The count woke up or thought he woke up in the high dawn...The third crow of the rooster was not heard yet and only a small lamp dissipated the gloom of his wide room.

Beside him Akame was sleeping peacefully. He thought he saw a figure in the doorway of the living room.

Carefully he rose from his bed, and walked toward the figure. If they were coming to kill him, it was about time... The figure left the room and moved nimbly down the corridor. Likewise, the count followed her. Almost running and in strict silence they entered her open room almost simultaneously.

With a restrained laugh he said to her in a delicious voice.

-- That's how you used to chase me, when we played hide-and-seek as children.

-- Don't do this to me. Kill me at once. Do it now. I can't stand this any longer," said the count in a tremulous voice.

-- In the world of wishes and miracles, the pleas of true love move the gods... Come... I will make it up to you..." she said, crossing her arms around his neck, and giving him a gentle kiss that broke through his defenses.

Maddened, without caring if it was a dream, or his mind was lost in the whirlpools of madness, or whatever, he kissed her with frenzy, with ecstasy of love, with a volcano of passion.

--My Suk I love you, I need you, I want you...I can't contain this bursting in my chest," sobbed the count, embracing her, kissing her, stroking her hair.

-- The fire of your love is intact, we were victims of life and destiny, we deserve a second chance," she whispered, kissing him in turn and kissing his palm goodbye, causing him to collapse in pain and anguish.

In the morning, with the glow of dawn; the count awoke. Akame sat on the side of the bed and gazed at him in silence.

Qiang Ling got violently out of bed. He had gone to sleep in her bed...he was in her room.

-- It's so difficult my life. Blessed are the women who fight for the love of their husbands against other women of flesh and blood. How can a wife keep her husband, if the rival uses all the wiles of hell?

-- Shut up, Akame. I don't know how I came to be here.

-- She's cornering you. She's taking you away from me," Akame sobbed.

-- Stop it...stop it...said the count hiding his face in his hands. He was bewildered...happy...scared...it was real...the kiss was real.

Akame guessed.

-- It's not Mek Su, it's an evil spirit that wants to take you away from me...Well, it's your decision," he said, getting up from the bed and leaving silently.

Qiang Ling was bewildered, hurt, touching her lips.