Don't Say Love (BOOK 2)
Chapter 10

The woman's figure was just staring straight ahead. Not to the object moving above it, but staring at something that is not even visible to the eye. The weak body was helplessly rolled on the bed that continued to creak from when. The woman was resigned, unable to react like any other normal human. The shock given by the man who dared him was as if it meant nothing to him.

No pain. No heartbreaking scream. There was no pain running through his whole body. There were no tears washing his cheeks.

All felt to him .. numbness.

The woman no longer felt there was anything to defend from her body. Like rotting flesh, it will soon be broken and unable to do anything. Money has bought his soul. For the sake of his mother's health, the figure was willing to be harmed for the umpteenth time by the man.

"Damn it! You're still so narrow even though it's been two days that we've done it, ******."

Jullian, who had let go of his desires, got out of bed with his might. For two days he had fucked this woman, for so long he saw Arnetta's position in a state of resignation like this.

Yes, of course the woman did not have the strength to fight him. For two days he only allowed the woman to eat twice and the rest of Arnetta only allowed her to drink water.

If you think maybe what Jullian did was like a cruel psychopath who could let his prey die slowly. But not ... Arnetta must feel how bad he is when he finds out that this woman has been sleeping with another man after he has just loved her. Arnetta had to feel what he felt five years ago. In fact, the death of the "soul" he had experienced back then.

In a hurry, Jullian put his clothes back on, which were lying in disarray on the floor. When he picked up the pants to wear, his eyes caught the tear of the woman's shirt which he threw away. Seeing that, something unpleasant began to run through his heart. Arnetta has been treated so badly. It was much worse than treating animals. Why does he not feel satisfaction.

Something inside Jullian forced the man to turn back toward the woman who was still lying on the bed. There is still clear evidence of their intercourse tracking the woman's body, and it may be possible that Arnetta will soon conceive her baby. But, no. He will not be touched. Whatever happens, his plan to destroy the woman will go on. Arnetta must year what it feels like to be destroyed by the man she once trusted.

"You will be destroyed, Arnetta. You will feel how much more beautiful death is than living in this cruel world." Sung her before finally leaving the woman alone. Or perhaps more precisely Jullian wanted to convince himself that he was capable enough to hurt Arnetta without mercy.

Thereafter, silence welcomed no voice accompanying the woman's suffering. Arnetta was tired of screaming. He was tired of crying for himself. No matter how much he begs for mercy, no one will listen to him.

Jullian was right, death must feel more pleasant than having to live a life like this. Maybe .. if her mother doesn't make it, Arnetta will choose to end her life. The struggle is meaningless if Ratih can not be saved. He changed his life for his mother. Arnetta is willing to sacrifice for the sake of the only family that still loves her unconditionally.

Before long the figure of the middle-aged woman he had seen entered into the room and never gave a look to him other than a look of pity. Arnetta did not know whether this woman had a heart or not. Anyone's gaze can be deceiving, even the friendly gaze that Jullian once bought him is in fact just a trick. The woman had seen him for two days delivering food to his room on a regular basis, and it seemed that only he was allowed to do so. Of the many servants who roamed this house, Arnetta only often saw him appear even without making Jullian angry.

With her stocky body, the middle-aged woman picked up the torn clothes on the floor without a sound. Either the concern has gone away or the woman deliberately does not want to disturb him. But that silence did not last long. The middle-aged woman who had narrowed eyes was approaching towards the bed, where Arnetta lay helpless. Once again the look of compassion was cast without hesitation. The woman's hand moved to grab the blanket in her hand and cover Arnetta's naked body, before finally choosing to sit on the side of the bed beside Arnetta.

"What a pity on you, son. I didn't think Jullian could do this much to you. I'm sorry I couldn't do much to help you."

Arnetta just silently listened to the voice of the woman. He could do nothing but stare at the empty ceiling. His heart was too painful to feel the sympathetic feeling that the woman had shown him. For him as long as Jullian always ensures the health of his mother, then everything is balanced with what he currently sacrifices.

When a hand stroked her, Arnetta could no longer hide her sadness. A soundless cry broke out as the middle-aged woman carried her head in a warm embrace. Arnetta misses her mother. He will always do the same when he falls. And now, all that is gone. Her mother is struggling to live and Arnetta will do anything for her. But he still felt his heart ache. How her life is now like a woman who peddles her body for money and Jullian manages to make her look inferior to an ******.

"I'm not strong anymore. It hurts so much. I feel ... like an animal. I ... "

Mary hugged the young woman. He also felt the pain of Arnetta's feelings. Although not in his position, as a woman he knows very well it feels humbled and he feels useless when he knows there is nothing he can do. Only this hug was expected to ease the pain of the wound.

"You must be strong. I'm right next to you. Forgive me for being this helpless. I wasn't quite able to prevent Julliah from doing it. Strengthen yourself, Arnetta."

The room was filled with sobs of both. Both Maria and Arnetta wept for the young woman. Until one of them no one knows that a pair of eyes are now watching the two from the door gap that is not tightly closed. The figure heard it, but it did not dissolve in it. Only a flat face adorned her with the accompaniment of the aggravating feelings of her heart.

"Actually, what am I doing?" He said while looking at an object in his hand.

Rowena stared at the small glass containing a deep yellow liquid inside. Today he deliberately came to the place where he used to spend his night until the morning. Frenetic music that beats will not bother him in the slightest. However, as usual when his consciousness will be lost, then the figure of the woman who is his best friend will pick him up at that place. As it is now.

"Gosh, Brother. Until when are you going to keep going like this? You've had too much to drink!"

Maria, a young woman who has now become a mother, clicked her lips to see Rowena's behavior that had never changed since five years ago.

"Let it! I want to be like this first. You're such a fuss!"

Maria could only wipe the sweat off her forehead, because she was too tired to run. The woman chose to sit next to her best friend and ignored the fact that her husband was waiting in the parking lot. Luckily the security guard here was her husband's theme, so Maria never worried about going in and out of the Club tonight without fear of receiving sexual harassment from her visitors. As her eyes flashed with Rowena, Maria knew that she was thinking about something. After their meeting with Arnetta last day, Rowena seemed to reopen old wounds.

Almost every night Rowena will spend time alone and contemplating in a place that can be deafening.  Since experiencing the fateful event, Rowena who was once strong is no longer as hard as a rock. The woman was devastated by the verdict that the mob carried out the arson and beating.

"You're still thinking about that, huh?"

Rowena was silent but her head gave a gesture of acknowledging the question. Although half conscious he could still hear Mary's voice echoing in his ears. Perhaps others consider his immortality an exaggeration, but seeing the much hated figure invites back the buried pain along with memri past him.

Arnett.

It took him a long time to forget the painful event. Five years ago, precisely, at night about to close his Bar suddenly a bunch of times came with blunt objects in their hands. All the eyes that were staring at him looked with hatred, even disgust. The cries and insults that call it *****, cheap women, even prostitutes flow. And that night those who considered themselves holy burned down his Bar. They also did not hesitate to beat him until the police came to stop him.

He remembered Mary who was very pregnant when she met him in the hospital. The woman took care of him and he was also the one who received the same treatment but in a different form. The letter in Mary's hands became the key to all the post-apocalyptic questions. No one knows of Rowena's past but Arnetta and now the secret has been exposed and caused her so much hurt. plus the letter which is now a sign that his friendship with Arnetta is not as pure as white paper. The woman hated him.

"Try to forget everything and learn to forgive yourself, Brother. Maybe then Arnetta really did not intentionally do it before his departure. He just ... accidentally thinks we're trash as he writes, because he's angry."

Rowena tried to take her glass back, but Maria was much faster than him.  "Nobody can insult someone else as much rubbish as***** does. He's no more valuable than us, Mary."

The young lady frowned as the sentence just popped out. "What do you mean, brother?"

Rowena chuckles. The discordant voice that sounded from his lips sounded more like an understatement. "You know, this morning I went to see Jullian and tried to stop him from harming our friend, Lusi. But when I heard his confession, I was really surprised."

Maria couldn't understand where Rowena was going. He also felt his friend had lost consciousness so as to say a slurred sentence. "You should go home. Maybe you're really drunk."

However, Rowena brushed it off. He immediately straightened his body even though his eyes looked at Mary with contempt. "You know, Arnetta is now nothing more than a rich man's pet who wants to sell his body for money. And now, that woman is Jullian's pet after 500 million. Now it looks not who is****** here?"

Maria turned away in disbelief. He who had been standing beside Rowena immediately sat down helplessly. He fell silent without being able to say a word, even Rowena moved her mobile phone which further made Maria shocked speechless.

"You see? here's proof. Jullian told me himself."

There, on the screen, Arnetta's body was plain without a thread on the bed unconscious.

"Arnetta... "

Rowena took back her phone and kept it in her tote bag. "She's just a whore who usually yells at other people ******without a mirror."