My love from the star vista (Part 25)

By ilikeoldchangke

The aroma sending mixed signals into my brain as I tried not to look at her body.

 

Stephanie : Why are you here ??

 

James: I…. thought I came up to charge my phone…. Since I’m just across the street…

 

Stephanie : Not today James……. Not today…

 

She nodded towards the lobby with her head and a slight smile and I got the message, I nodded my head at TJ and Victor too before leaving.

 

Just as I walked off, Victor called out after me.

 

Victor : James…!….

 

James ; Yah ?

 

Victor : Is your passport valid for travel ??

 

James : Of course…. I just renewed it 6 months ago…

 

He gave me the thumbs up before disappearing back into the office.

 

I went home that day, the encounter further reinforced my gut feeling that something was going on.

 

Stephanie asked for a photo of my passport details that evening and I sent it over.

 

26th December 2012

 

Wednesday

 

8.30am

 

Stephanie did not show up that day. By 11am, the din from some renovation works down the road was so noisy that I could no longer take it.

 

I snuck out for a bit of shopping and coffee. Hey, it’s the year end holiday, everyone also no mood to work.

 

27th December 2012

 

Thursday.

 

8.00am

 

Stephanie was waiting for me in the office when I got in with coffee and bread.

 

She was well dressed, a body hugging grey dress with black heels. She had full makeup done, and she looked like she was about to attend a wedding.

 

James : Wah….chio….

 

She slapped me with her clutch purse on my arm and went straight into a formal discussion with me.

 

I set down my bag and took my seat.

 

Stephanie immediately started talking as she sat on my table and crossed her legs, rummaging through her bag at the same time.

 

Stephanie : Go back now…. Pack what you need for a short trip…. You’ll fly later in the late afternoon and come back tonight.

 

I was not paying attention.

 

How the fuck could I pay attention when Stephanie’s legs were right in front of me. After she had crossed her legs, I could see the hem of her tight dress slowly dragging itself higher and higher.

 

It’s as if the material had a life of it’s own.

 

It was already a few inches above her knees but somehow like a slow drag of a snail moving forward, the fabric dragged itself along Stephanie’s thighs.

 

Stephanie : Pack light….. help me bring her back…

 

I felt the tip of a folder touched my chin as Stephanie pushed it upwards so I could meet her eyes.

 

That was when I realised how obvious I had been as I stared.

 

She gave me an irritated look as she pulled her dress a little lower as her bums moved around my desk.

 

Stephanie : Did you hear what I say ??

 

I nodded.

 

Stephanie : Look James…. This is important….

 

She got off the chair and lowered herself as my eyes somehow just followed her plunging neckline.

 

Stephanie pulled up her dress, her left hand pressing against her chest to cover her mdesty as she tried to talk to me.

 

Stephanie : I’m serious James…. This is important. ….

 

I finally managed to look at her and nod my head again.

 

She asked me to leave office immediately to get ready. Besides the folder, I was given a print out of a eticket.

 

My mind was reeling from the information overload. I had so many questions I wanted to ask but Stephanie had already turned away.

 

She was putting on her earrings, with her head tilted to one side.

 

She looked like she had difficulty getting one side on and I went over to help.

 

Stephanie : Keep your phone on and charged at all times…. You hear?? …

 

James : I will….. what is going on ??

 

Stephanie : Don’t fuck this up…. I’ll sleep with you…

 

My hand shook for a moment and I jabbed the pointy part of the earring into her earlobe.

 

Stephanie : ARRHHH!!!…

 

She hit me on my shoulder several times with a frown, glaring at me before I finally got it in.

 

Right before she left I called out.

 

James : You’re pulling my leg right….

 

Stephanie laughed and replied over her shoulder.

 

Stephanie : Of course I am…. Haha…

 

I sat down to look at the folder she gave me. It was the picture of a girl who looked like she was in her later 20s. It has her name, her address in Malaysia, her contact number.

 

Sarah is her name.

 

She looked pretty good in the face shot, something you would use for a resume. Together inside the folder was an appointment letter attached to the necessary work permits for a position at Victor’s office

 

My flight is at 4pm

 

After I had finished up my stuff on hand, I went home to pack.

 

Since I’m returning on the same day, I just brought along an extra set of clothes just in case anything happened.

 

2.30 pm

 

I was checked in and on my way to the duty free area when my phone rang. It was TJ.

 

His words were brief and direct. I had to admit, sometimes hearing him talk do give me the creeps.

 

TJ : James… it’s TJ….. when you get back to Singapore later…. Stay in the duty free shop…. Wait for me to call…

 

James : Err… ok… are you picking me up ??

 

He hung up on me..

 

As I waited for my turn to board I started to feel a little uneasy. In fact to be honest, I was a little scared.

 

What if this was some shady deal ?

 

What if they were drug smugglers ? That was why they were so rich ?

 

I forced myself to calm down.

 

Then right before I board the plane, my eyes widened to the point it almost popped out of my sockets.

 

Coming into my line of sight was TJ.

 

He was boarding the same flight as me.

 

Eye contact was made and he shook his head at me slightly, and I caught his hint and I did not acknowledge him.

 

All this only made me even more worried.

 

Die…. Die…. This time confirm die….

 

This had to be some drug deal…. TJ would transact…. I would be the scape goat.

 

This is it… I’m fucked.

 

Despite my misgivings, I still boarded the flight.

 

Upon landing in KLIA, I went straight to the departure hall and called Sarah’s number.

 

She answered and we met up at a café.

 

James : I’m James…

My love from the star vista (Part 24)

By ilikeoldchangke

17th December 2012

 

Monday

 

8.30am

 

I texted Stephanie once over the weekend just to check if Jack looked her up and she said no.

 

I got in to work and made myself a coffee. I had this nagging worry that Jack might show up without warning and I texted Stephanie again to warn her to be prepared.

 

Nothing happened that day.

 

Stephanie did not even show up in the office.

 

Life goes on, we did not magically fall in love, and we definitely did not fuck each other’s brains out although that was what I had in mind when I masturbated.

 

19th December 2012

 

Wednesday

 

9.45am

 

It was my 1st payday and I was looking forward to it.

 

In the blink of an eye, it’s been a month since I started working for Stephanie. So much has happened but if you seriously look at it, it seemed like it’s actually nothing.

 

I saw her literally dragging herself to work that morning, spending extra effort to push open the glass door.

 

Stephanie looked like she did not sleep well the past couple of days. There were hints of dark circles around her eyes.

 

She looked tired. A far cry from the still vibrant girl I saw a few days ago.

 

James : Everything ok ??

 

She nodded with a smile, and the best news I’ve heard that day from her was that it’s over between Jack and her.

 

Stephanie handed me my envelope with a thumbs up and I thanked her for it, she returned my thanks with a weak smile and a gentle pat on my shoulder before disappearing into her room without a word.

 

I had another shock when I saw the full sum of 3500 in the envelope.

 

I went into her room and told Stephanie the sum is wrong.

 

Stephanie : It’s 3500 right…

 

James : Yes… but what about cpf contribution and all…

 

Stephanie : Oh… those I do already…. Online… automated one… go check your statement….

 

James : No… I don’t mean that… I meant the employee contribution portion…. You’re supposed to deduct from this…

 

Stephanie sighed and just waved me off in a tired weary manner.

 

Stephanie : It’s ok la… few hundred….

 

She said she’s not feeling well, will be taking a nap…

 

I watch her go into her walk in wardrobe/storeroom.

 

She unrolled a yoga map and propped her head up with some clothes and turned away from me.

 

She did not look like she was in the mood for small talks and I left her alone.

 

I counted my employee contribution portion and threw it into the pedestal drawer together with the rest of the money.

 

Out of curiousity, I did a count. Over the course of a month, I had bought stuff and food for Stephanie countless times, each time she gave me all the 5s and 2s which I dropped into the drawer.

 

Together with the coins, I now had close to 3800 sitting in my drawer.

 

I spent 30 minutes on the phone with Victor that day, bringing him up to date about Stephanie.

 

He asked me for my honest appraisal of her sister.

 

James : She’s ok… a bit hard to find at times…. Quite temperamental…. Really depends on her mood….. she can laugh this instance and scream at me the next…..but other than that, things are pretty much ok.

 

Victor laughed and said that sounds about right for Stephanie.

 

Victor : Appreciate the help James…. Help me look out for Stephanie ya….Thanks….. hang in there a while longer…. I’m sorting things out to get you over soon …. Things….err…. are going to get busy soon….get ready yah…

 

I could hear someone talking loudly in the background before he hung up and I assumed it was the sister in law Stephanie hated.

 

Over the next few days, Stephanie was in office much earlier than me. In fact, she was busy running around, on the phone, checking stuff up online and all.

 

We even skipped the so call company dinner and drinks that Friday.

 

Inside my heart, I could feel something was going on but I was not privy to the details.

 

24th December 2012

 

Monday

 

9.45am

 

Christmas eve. Half day work !

 

Santa Claus came to me that day.

 

Stephanie took her entire drawer of 5s and 2s, putting them into an ntuc bag before giving it to me.

 

Stephanie: Nah…. Thanks for the good review you gave Victor…..here’s your AWS…

 

I could tell she was really tired so I did not say anything and just took the bag from her.

 

After finishing my work that day, I did another count.

 

My drawer had close to 5200.

 

I did not feel safe with this responsibility and I know Stephanie would not take the money back. The best thing to do would be to safe keep it for now. Maybe on the day Victor transfer me back to his team, I would just pass it along.

 

When I left work that day, I took everything with me except the coins.

 

I kept it in a small backpack in my room and chucked it under the bed.

 

25th December 2012

 

Tuesday

 

12.45pm

 

Christmas day

 

It’s a holiday but I was due to meet a friend of mine for lunch in town. We ate , chatted, had a coffee before parting ways at around 12.45pm.

 

My phone was running low on battery and since I was only a few minutes away from office, I decided to head up to get it charged. There’s free wifi and aircon for me anyway.

 

When I approached the quiet corridor, I was surprised to see the lights to the office on. I immediately tried to recall if I had forgotten to switch off the lights before leaving the day before.

 

I got to the entrance and I could see the shadow of a few figures moving around.

 

My heart skipped a beat as multiple scenarios appeared in my mind.

 

Did Jack threaten Stephanie again ?

 

 

I immediately unlocked the door and pushed it open. The sight that I took in sent a chill down my spine.

 

No, there is no naked Stephanie, or her prancing around in lingerie. There is no Jackass around either.

 

Seated around the table with folders and documents all around was 3 person. And I knew them all.

 

TJ was the first to turn towards me, Victor closed a folder and Stephanie stood up and walked over.

 

She was dressed in her same Yoga getup when I saw her the very first time. I felt a little embarrassed knowing that I had disturbed their meeting, Stephanie came right up to me and folded her arms. I could smell the stale sweat her body was emitting.

My love from the star vista (Part 23)

By ilikeoldchangke

I ignored her jibes and put in on my underwear, making sure most of it is placed up front.

 

As I pulled it up, rubbing the wings of the pad against my legs, I felt an erection stirring again.

 

Fuck … fuck…. I cannot be aroused by this.

 

I’ve waded through the swamps of Burnei, I’ve survived in the jungle, I’ve fucking jumped out of a plane, hell I even ran madly into a jungle as everyone was firing live rounds all around.

 

There was no way this was happening but it was.

 

As I slowly drag the soft wings of the pad up, my dick grew, throbbing in excitement with the sick act. Right before it went all the way up, I poured in the banana mixture, feeling the disgusting slimy goo seep into the pad and onto my dick.

 

After that was done, I dabbed a few tissue with the blood like mixture and put it into my underwear.

 

When I came out of the toilet, I was walking a little like a duck.

 

Stephanie clutched onto her sides and laughed as we head to the door.

 

Her phone was still ringing and there had to be about 5 miss calls by then.

 

We opened the door and Stephanie laughed again, this time at the chain I put around the gate. I did not loop it properly, the circumference of my chain was so wide that the gate could still be opened wide enough for me to get through.

 

Stephanie laughed and laughed as she unlocked the chain and kept it.

 

She calmed down a few minutes later before switching off all the lights in the house, plunging it into darkness.

 

As the door closed on me, I leaned against the balcony and waited.

 

10.40pm

 

I could see the lift from an angle. Stephanie’s unit is just beside the lift lobby. Everytime the lift came up, I would pretend I was scratching my balls awkwardly.

 

10.50pm

 

The lift stopped and opened. Immediately I started scratching my balls, my face scrunched up as I pretended to sooth some itch below. I was not just scratching on the outside, but I put my whole hand in.

 

It was Jack alright.

 

James : Ahhhh….ssssss…ahh……..

 

I had to make it look real yet not too exaggerated.

 

Jack : Hey !…. what are you doing here !!

 

Jack had a look of surprised on his face, he looked angry too but I also acted I was surprise and in fact thankful I saw him.

 

James : Oh hey….Jack….

 

I paused for effect and looked behind him.

 

James ; Where’s Stephanie ??

 

Jack : Huh ??? What ?

 

James : Wait ah….ssssssssssssssss….ahhh….

 

I took a tissue, dabbed it into the banana mix, and pulled it out of my groin, revealing a tissue that looked that it had blood and pus on it.

 

James ; Arhhhhhh….ssss…. fucking weather so hot….. damm itchy…

 

The moment Jack saw the blood and yellowish thick pus, he back tracked a little.

 

Jack : What the fuck man !!!… what the fuck !!!… FUCK !…

 

I ignored him and hissed in pain again as I pulled a tissue from the packet in my hand and reached in once more, replacing it with the pre prepared one and dabbed it with more fake pus, a little lesser the 2nd time round.

 

James ; AHh….sorry.. sorry…

 

Jack ; What the FUCK!! …

 

I ignore his cursing and acted normal .

 

James : What…. You never see STD before ah…. Infection only what…..

 

He looked absolutely disgusted and backed away even more. I pressed him in a frustrated manner and asked him where is Stephanie .

 

James : Where is she.. ?? I would be home by now nicely showered and all if not for her….

 

Jack : What do you mean ??

 

He looked like he was about to puke as he saw me throw a tissue onto the floor.

 

I showed him the medicine bag.

 

James : Eh… I cannot already… I need to go, you pass Stephanie her antibiotics can…

 

Jack : What the fuck… what antibiotics….

 

James : Aiyah… for her infection la…. You her BF leh, don’t tell me you don’t know…

 

He looked absolutely horrified and stared wide eye at me.

 

I ignored him and added in a nice brotherly manner.

 

James ; Eh bro, by the way, sorry ah…. That day I a bit rude in office, I was not feeling well…. My condition…..a bit….. anyway..

 

I tried to walk forward but the backed away…

 

James : I just want to clear up any misunderstanding….. Stephanie is nice… I let her cut my queue at the clinic…. In return she offered me the job…. No other intention… I just making a living.

 

His face turned white and I could see him trying to muster up enough courage as I scratched my balls again. This time round, instead of using tissue, I used my finger to bring up a gooey mess of banana pus before rubbing it between my fingers and wiping on my pants.

 

Jack : Fuck … stay away from me…..What are you talking about…. What clinic..???

 

I pretended to be quiet and surprise for a moment before I spoke.

 

James : Ehhh… I think you all… go and talk among yourself la…. I want to go… can you pass her these later….

 

I tried to move forward again to pass Jack the bag

 

Jack : Don’t you fucking touch me…

 

He was desperately jabbing the lift button .

 

James ; Eh… you got study science of not…. won’t spread like this one la…

 

Jack ; Fuck you…. Fuck off from me….. don’t come near me….

 

I shook my head and picked up the tissues on the floor and by then the lift arrived.

 

He shot in and kept pressing the button until it descended down to the ground floor.

 

I stood quietly in the corridor.

 

A minute later I knocked on Stephanie’s door.

 

When it opened, Stephanie’s eyes were red, she laughed so hard she was perspiring. She had changed into her pyjamas, a long nightie with cartoon prints that ended above her knees.

 

I entered and she shut the door but she chose to keep the lights off.

 

A few minutes later after she calmed down, she brought me a towel as she tried hard not to go into a laughing fit again.

 

Stephanie : Go wash your dick James….. haha…

 

I had a long shower and I came out without my underwear. I had put it into a bag and was prepared to throw it away. It was badly stained with the goo and fake blood.

 

When I was dressed and ready to leave, it was coming to 11.45pm

 

Stephanie : Will it work ?

 

I shrugged my shoulders.

 

James ; It did for today didn’t it….

 

She laughed.

 

She opened the door for me and I stepped out. We faced each other without a word for about 2 seconds before she nodded slightly with a smile.

 

Stephanie : James. ……. Thanks….

 

James : You owe me a underwear…

 

She nodded.

 

Then she did the unthinkable.

 

I watch her left hand read under her long dress and she pulled down her panty, stepping out of it.

 

She held it with her index finger as I stared with my mouth wide opened as the curled up piece of panty hung on her finger.

 

Before I could deal with the erection, she closed the door on me.

 

I could hear her laugh from behind the door and I too burst out laughing.

 

30 seconds later a message came in.

 

Stephanie sms : Just pulling your leg…. hahah

My love from the star vista (Part 22)

By ilikeoldchangke

She grew quiet after a while before adding that they drifted apart ever since.

 

After another bout of silence, she continued.

 

Stephanie : Ruhui , after a while, wanted me as well. …. That bitch…

 

She went on to tell me that they quarrelled frequently, to the point of getting in fist fights.

 

It got so bad that she decided to move out one day after a bad fight.

 

Anyway, Ruhui has been poisoning her dad’s ears for a while, that was the reason she was cut off. If not for the fact that it was Victor helping her on the side, she would be left high and dry.

 

Her dad stopped supporting her ever since she left the house.

 

Stephanie : She’s been coming after me ever since, slowly but surely she’s out to get me..

 

James : Wah…. Got so drama or not….this kind of stuff only happens on TV..

 

Stephanie : I don’t watch TV…..what’s so interesting about such complications in life anyway ???

 

She did not look like she was joking and I asked her to continue.

 

She revealed to me that Ruhui has been secretly paving the way for her elder brother to marry Stephanie.

 

James ; What ? ??

 

Stephanie : He’s 40, looks like a pig, and he’s a fucker…. Like a kid who would not grow up….

 

James : come on…. This is Singapore….. no one can force you to do things like that….

 

Stephanie : Not directly….. not directly…

 

I was aghast to find out that barely a year after Ruhui married her brother, she went after Stephanie’s boyfriend of 2 years.

 

Stephanie : Money….. can do amazing things….

 

Her boyfriend had a small business, supplying science equipment to schools. Test tubes and stuff, somehow they manage to stop his suppliers from giving him good credit terms.

 

A rival company was set up and within a few months, it was all over. As if it was not bad enough Ruhui fucked up her boyfriend’s company, she offered him a job at the very rival office she set up in the first place.

 

Stephanie : He was very insulted……says he’s not interested in the games the rich play… we quarrelled, he wanted to leave , to start anew somewhere….. but I wanted to stay and fight….. in the end….

 

She wiped away a tear with the back of her hand and carried on.

 

Stephanie : Then comes Jack. …….

 

He was the tutor for Ruhui’s son from her first marriage. A spoilt brat who’s turning 8 years old. A distant cousin.

 

He expressed interested in Stephanie openly but she was disgusted by him as well. What she noticed though was that during the period that Jack was going after her, all was peaceful.

 

Her sister in law left her alone. It was a good 2 months before Ruhui’s patience ran out. She openly said that if she was not interested in Jack, she should just hook up with her brother Matthew.

 

Then she started making things difficult for Stephanie again.

 

James : How…? I mean… you’re already cut off….and… hardly sees them…

 

Stephanie : My mother…

 

That was the first time I heard Stephanie talked about her mother. She’s warded in a community hospital for a long time. She is paralysed waist down, has a bad kidney and suffers from frequent bouts of infection.

 

Stephanie : I spend a lot of time with her…..that is the reason why I’m not in office most of the time…

 

I nodded slowly.

 

Ruhui started to harass her mother, sending people down to talk about Stephanie’s future, and her prospects if she married her brother, disturbing her rest.

 

She raised a ruckus and quarrelled with the poor sob who was there to talk to her mother only to have the nurse manager threaten to throw them out of the hospital.

 

Stephanie went to the director of the hospital to lodge a complain everytime it happened. She stopped when she realised the director was a friend of Ruhui and that her company was the largest donor for several years.

 

The final straw came when she was notified that due to space crunch, they needed the bedspace currently occupied by her mother. They even certified that she was good enough to recuperate at home, and that she only needs to go back for dialysis.

 

Stephanie started to tear a little.

 

Her dad does not want her mother back, not since they stopped talking years ago even though they are legally married. Victor tried to intervene but it was no use. He even wanted to rent a place, get a helper, and a medical staff, but in the end it did not materialise.

 

Through Ruhui’s manipulation, nothing seem to work out. On the day of the planned discharge, her mother would suddenly be diagnosed with some issues that needed her to stay for a few more days.

 

With the lack of space, she was placed along the corridor for hours at end.

 

Stephanie : I could only hide in the corner and cry….. I did not want my mother to see me in that state.

 

Victor finally got the message that no amount of planning and staff standby would work after a few attempts and he stopped. He even suggested Stephanie to leave the country, let the dust settle, maybe Ruhui would grow tired and find something else to meddle with.

 

Stephanie refused…She would not go down without a fight…

 

She started laughing bitterly.

 

Stephanie : Some kind of fight this is…..ha..

 

She accepted Jack just to prove her deductions. Ruhui backed off. All was well again for her mother.

 

In the end they had an arrangement. Every Friday evening. That was it. They were in a relationship on the surface.

 

Stephanie ; It’s been going on for about 3 months….

 

I nodded and just kept quiet….. there was no appropriate reply to what she just said.

 

I checked the time and it was almost 10pm.

 

As if right on que, her phone started ringing.

 

It was Jack alright.

 

I got up and went to the kitchen, looking a little lost. Stephanie followed, the sorrow on her face was gone, replaced by sheer amusement.

 

She looked on intently at me as I held one of her overnight sanitary pad in hand.

 

James : Stop looking at me like that…..

 

Stephanie : hahah… I have never seen a guy put on a sanitary pad before….

 

I rolled my eyes and replied.

 

James : I also have not seen a girl put on a pad before.

 

She laughed again and asked if I know how to do it .

 

James : You show me lor….

 

She giggled and skipped happily into her room before appearing a moment later with a panty and another pad.

 

Without warning, my erection came.

 

Stephanie put one leg into the panty followed by the other, pulling it up halfway and looked at me.

 

I was just staring with my eyes wide open.

 

Stephanie ; Do this first….

 

James : You…. You should take off your shorts first right….

 

That was the day I coined a new term.

 

It’s call pad slap.

 

Stephanie slapped my face with her sanitary pad. Even the smacking sound sounded like ‘pad’

 

‘pad, pad, pad’

 

Stephanie : Dream on…

 

She removed the wrapping and stuck it expertly onto the panty. Then she pulled it upwards all the way, wrapping her shorts with the panty and pad on the outside. I swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

 

James : Do that again…

 

She grabbed a tuff of my hair and shook it before asking me to hurry up.

 

I went into the kitchen bathroom and pulled down my pants followed by my underwear.

 

Looking at the pad in my hand, I cursed at my stupid idea. As I removed the wrapping, I could hear Stephanie cheering on the outside.

 

Stephanie : Whoot…. Woot !!… Wah….so hero ah… ahahahahha…..

My love from the star vista (Part 21)

By ilikeoldchangke

Stephanie turned and walked towards the kitchen, taking off her blazer at the same time, revealing a nice shoulder and body covered by a white blouse. The sleeves were short, almost to the point of reaching what you would call sleeveless.

 

I could see her white bra, and a funny thought crossed my mind. How would her clothes smell and taste like after being worn the whole day, with her perspiring at the hawker centre. Would it be well marinated with her scent, her smell perhaps ?

 

Topping it off, the sweet sugarcane juice that was generously soaked into different parts of her clothing.

 

A cloth sailed through the air and landed at my feet.

 

Stephanie : clean it up you idoit…

 

After I was done with the cleaning, Stephanie went on to take her shower.

 

She did it in the masterbath, and her room door was locked.

 

Believe me, if it was up to me, I would be doing anything to steal a peep.

 

I went to the bathroom in the kitchen but there was nothing in there. Not even a laundry basket. There was a dryer in the kitchen too, stacked on top of the washer. This probably explains why she had nothing on the few bamboo poles.

 

As I explored the contents of her kitchen, my brain was trying to explore all avenues of getting Jack off her back once and for all. When I came across some old medicine of hers, a light bulb went off.

 

It’s extreme but worth a shot.

 

The best thing probably was that it did not even require Stephanie to be involved. Just a one man show by me would do.

 

8.40pm

 

Stephanie came out of the shower, her hair still a little damp despite her best effort to dry them.

 

Stephanie : What are you doing with that ?

 

She pointed to the medicine bags in my hand, those typical small ziplock with stickers on them.

 

James: I…. have an idea….

 

As I explained to her the background and my plan, she laughed so hard that she clutched her stomach and kneel down in front of me.

 

Stephanie : You…. Hahahhaah… got to be…hahaha.. shitting me…. Hahah…

 

I don’t know why she found it so funny but I thought it was a good idea.

 

She went into another bout of laughing that saw her ending up on the floor, clutching her stomach as she begged me to stop talking.

 

James : So funny meh ??? It makes sense right ??

 

She just waved her hands at me, begging me to stop.

 

Without another word, she opened the other room of the 3 room rented flat and pointed me to her study.

 

She was still laughing and giggling away as she unlocked her PC so I could use them.

 

After 15 minutes on the photoshop, I printed some medicine labels. I carefully stuck them over the ones I removed, making sure to cover all evidences of the previous label I tore out.

 

Using a pen, I filled in some blanks.

 

I only hope they won’t be scrutinised too closely.

 

The moment I was done, I went back out to the living room only to see Stephanie burst into laughter again.

 

Stephanie : Hahahaha….if….hahah… if this works….i give you a big bonus ok… haha…

 

I ignored her jibe.

 

She would have to thank me later if it works.

 

She showed me her room and the array of cosmetic and stuff she used.

 

I took a lipstick, one of a really dark red. Then I went to her kitchen and took a banana.

 

She had honey in those small bottles, the ones you get from wedding favours.

 

I took tissues too and when I borrowed the last thing from Stephanie, she burst into laughter again, clutching the sides of her stomach as she pulled it out from the drawer.

 

James : So funny meh ?? I’m just trying to help.

 

She could no longer speak, just giving me the thumbs up and waving for me to go ahead.

 

I smashed the banana and mixed in the honey. Using some flour, I thicken the solution.

 

I gave a loud exhale.

 

James : I hope I don’t regret this…

 

I looked at Stephanie, her eyes was red, and the moment she locked eyes with me, she burst into another bout of laughter, putting her head down on her arms on the dining table.

 

I scrapped a portion of the dark lipstick and mixed it with water and a bit of honey to thicken it, giving it a consistency of blood. It doesn’t look fantastic but it should pass.

 

9.30pm

 

It was still early.

 

Stephanie had no intention of contacting Jack, he knows where she stays. If she was not at the office or answering her phone, chances are he would come for her.

 

Stephanie had calmed down by then but she still had a silly smile on her face when she talks to me.

 

Since everything has been prepared, I took the opportunity to talk to Stephanie, hoping that she would be willing to open up a little.

 

Stephanie : It’s complicated….

 

James : I’m listening..

 

As she brought her knees to her chin, I forced myself to look only at her eyes and mouth, and not the thin strip of cloth that was separating her privates and my line of sight.

 

It was just a normal pair of shorts, but as she drew up her legs, it pressed against her privates, maybe it’s just me but there was this unexplained puffiness and volume that drew me to it.

 

Stephanie : It all started because of my sister in law….

 

James : Victor’s wife ?

 

She nodded.

 

Stephanie : She’s a snake……a vile poisonous venom spitting woman. …

 

Her voice grew softer a notch, as if the mere mention of her sister in law made her more cautious and weary.

 

Stephanie told me that the family business was started by her grandfather, it began a steady decline once her dad took over the reins in the 80s. They barely survived the 1997 crisis but the 2008 meltdown hit them hard.

 

A lot of bad debts were written off, her dad was burnt in the market and the numbers looked really horrible for the company. Close to a hundred were about to lose their jobs.

 

Her grandfather even paid their salary with his own savings, biting a big chunk off his retirement funds.

 

Her dad was ready to throw in the towel and let it all go but a lifeline was thrown to him. By none other than Ruhui’s company.

 

She’s a shrewd business woman. Divorced with a kid. With strong family backing and loads of old money, she was a notorious slut.

 

She brokered the deal with her dad, negotiating her way into some sort of a deal.

 

Stephanie : I was never privy to the details of the deal….. I hardly talked to my dad…..and Victor refused to tell me anything…

 

She looked away for a moment, as if to compose her emotion.

 

Stephanie : All I knew was that Victor married Ruhui within a couple of months……I could not believe it….he hated her…. She was the reason we lost a few big deals…. We’ve long suspected she had someone feeding her information on our end. …..Victor even suspected it was our father… still…… Victor married her….

 

I listened on silently.

 

Stephanie : and in turn…..I hated him….. he left his girlfriend of 6 years….i hate him……

My love from the star vista (Part 20)

By ilikeoldchangke

Yeah, I was mentally prepared for it.

 

So when I was about to reach for the prawn, I was surprised to see Stephanie stopping with her wide big eyes, her chopstick pressing down on the prawn to stop me.

 

James : What is it ????

 

Stephanie : Why are you using your hands ??? You got wash or not.. !…

 

James ; Err….

 

Seriously, I don’t remember the last time I washed my hands before I eat Hokkien mee.

 

Not because I don’t have a good sense of hygiene, I mean I always wash if I’m going to eat with my hands, pizza, chicken, and stuff but Hokkien mee ?

 

Stephanie : Go…….. and wash your hands….

 

She gave me a crooked mouth mumbling something under her breath look as she guarded the prawns.

 

I sighed and did as I was told.

 

When I got back, it was my turn to gasp in surprise.

 

Stephanie was happily peeling the prawns.

 

James : Oei !!… you leh ??

 

She put one in her mouth and shrugged her shoulders with a look of childlike innocence.

 

Stephanie : Mine is clean……

 

I stared in disbelief as she offered me a piece that was set aside on the plate.

 

Only 1 piece though.

 

Well, it’s not everyday my boss peel prawns for me.

 

After I had eaten it with a spoonful of noodles, I froze again.

 

Stephanie put a new prawn head and all into her mouth. My mouth gasped opened again as I watch her yank off the head.

 

Then using her teeth, she bit off the legs, then she gnawed away the shells on the back before squeezing the tail bit so a nicely shelled prawn pops out onto her spoon.

 

I wanted to puke. My eyes widened and I covered my mouth and the instant I did that, Stephanie burst into laughter.

 

She laughed so hard that she choke on her own saliva, coughing away.

 

Stephanie : Kidding only la…. Hahaha…. Very gross for you ah… haha…

 

I found it hard to breathe, here I was, trying to think of how to save her from being raped again yet she was having fun with me.

 

7.20pm

 

It’s still early.

We can head back to the pubs, get a drink, then I’ll excuse myself to the toilet. Then I’ll pull of the rest of the plan.

 

Still on track.

 

Still on track.

 

As we were about to head off, I watch Stephanie brought her hair to her nose and took a whiff.

 

Stephanie : Eh… the exhaust quite bad…. I want to shower…

 

James : What about the drinks ?? If you shower now, later will smell again, or…. Might as well shower after then end of the day ??

 

I regretted spilling out my words that fast the moment I said it. It looked weird, it sounded weird too.

 

Stephanie is not stupid.

 

Her left arm rest on the table horizontally across her chest area, her right held onto a pair of chopstick, poking at the remnants of the food as she narrowed her eyes at me.

 

Stephanie : What are you up to ??

 

James : Nothing…

 

There was a sudden change in her facial expression, I don’t know if she was capable of reading minds or putting 2 and 2 together but she set her chopsticks down.

 

Stephanie : James, i…. appreciate your concern…. But….it’s ok…. I’ll…..i’ll be fine…

 

That changed the mood of our dinner instantly and the atmosphere got a little colder.

 

She decided she was too full for dinks and asked for a rain check.

 

I nodded, my mind still trying to think of a solution but there was none.

 

How do you help someone who refuses help ?

 

James : Ok…..

 

She wanted for sugarcane juice and I helped her got big cup of it, it did not come with a bag, but one of those plastic cup holder.

 

Stephanie : Ok… consider this your treat for dinner and drinks ah…. Next week my turn….

 

There was something sad about the way she put it.

 

The way the statement was made.

 

It felt as if she was looking forward to the next week, probably trying to mentally skip the ordeal she was about to go through again in the evening, yet at the same time, she was dreading the arrival of the following Friday.

 

As we got up and left the hawker centre, I thought I would try my luck and asked if I could walk her back. She agreed with a smile.

 

I don’t know why but as we chatted casually in the lift, my heart started beating very fast again.

 

It got faster when we alighted at her floor.

 

Then it started slamming against my ribcage when we take the short walk down the corridor to her rented place.

 

I paused at the door as she unlocked the gate.

 

Before I knew it, I was holding my breath, my mind deliberating with my next course of action.

 

I heard the click of the door unlocking and Stephanie turned towards me.

 

I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and before she could speak, I grabbed onto her arm and nudged her into the house. She lost her balance, smashed the plastic cup onto her floor, spilling sugar cane juice all over herself and her living room.

 

Stephanie : ahhhh… ehh… oei!!… James… what…

 

I closed the gate and padlocked it.

 

Like a clumsy thief, I took out the chain and padlock I had in my bag and fumbled with it.

 

Clink clank…. Clink clank….

 

Somehow I managed to loop it 1 round and put in my lock.

 

The door followed and I pulled the bolt after it was closed.

 

By then Stephanie had regained her composure, getting up on her feet. She dangled her arms by her side, her pants and top dripping with the sweet sugary juice.

 

Stephanie : Yah!!… JAMES !!!

 

I was panting away, I have never felt that stupid before in my life as I leaned against the door with my back.

 

She just glared at me and I looked on like an idoit.

 

10 seconds later she shook her head and sighed.

 

Before she could speak, I spoke first.

 

James : Don’t meet him tonight…. You have a choice… don’t need to do this….there has to be another way……say you are sick, or you fell, maybe you had an accident, or there’s an urgent overseas trip, something… there has to be something…

 

I mumbled so fast I did not know what I was talking about.

 

James : I have a plan… yes… I have a plan…. You have to believe me…

 

Perhaps it was the way I said it.

 

Thinking back, I think I sounded desperate and helpless. Even more so that Stephanie.

 

I stopped mumbling when she burst into a short laugh as she wiped her hands on the side of her pants.

 

I could tell she soften her stance a little after she calmed down. Maybe it’s was the thought of someone actually cared about her ordeal.

 

Another 5 seconds of staring past before she finally spoke.

 

Stephanie : Ok……I’ll listen to your plan…..…now what ?

 

I looked at the sticky mess and swallowed another mouthful of saliva. The way I looked around the house, my eyeballs searching for something to land on, anyone could tell I was lying and that I was trying to make up something on the spot.

 

Stephanie was smiling a little though, most probably at my stupidity or at my attempt to make something up on the spot.

 

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.

 

I can do this.

 

I can deal with Jack.

 

He’s a fucker, so am i.

 

I calmed down, stood up straight and decided that the time for fooling around is over. Since Stephanie was receptive to my plan, I had to make the best of it.

 

I lifted my finger and pointed to the kitchen.

 

James : First ……. Go wash your hands…

 

Stephanie burst out laughing and replied.

 

Stephanie : haha….Alright… I’m so fucked…. Haha…

My love from the star vista (Part 19)

By ilikeoldchangke

I dropped off the mail and took a short walk towards Chinatown. I headed to the market and straight to the hardware stores.

 

A friendly auntie saw me looking at her wares and approached me immediately, asking what I needed.

 

I asked for duct tapes, a metal chain and a padlock, I made a request to buy a small piece of canvas. Those light and dark blue kind you see frequently at construction sites and at night markets.

 

Shopkeeper : Anything else ?

 

James : err… no need.

 

The auntie gave me a look which made me regret getting everything from the same store.

 

As she kept the money into her waist pouch, she jokingly asked if I wanted red paint and lighter fluids with a straight face.

 

Shopkeeper : Haha…just kidding…

 

I quickly left with my purchase.

 

I got back to office and kept everything inside my backpack.

 

After checking to make sure Stephanie did not decide to come back all of a sudden. I stared looking through the cabinets for a instruction manual. I remembered seeing it during my first few days.

 

I found it within 10 minutes.

 

It’s the manual for the keypad.

 

Flipping through the booklet, I found the section I wanted.

 

I went to the keypad and followed the instructions. I needed to scan a master key in order to do a reset but that was not a problem. It was taped to the manual.

 

After making sure I knew how to do it, I started to prepare the other materials.

 

I cut the canvas to size, just nice to fit under the main glass door with a bit of it jutting out. I folded and kept it away after that was done.

 

Now all I could do it wait.

 

There is no complicated plan or any funny Tom cruise shit. It’s simple.

 

The simpler it is, the less likely it would go wrong.

 

Besides, with my limited information about the situation and the resources I could get my hands on, this was probably the only thing I could do.

 

I had only 1 thing on my mind, that is to stop Stephanie from meeting Jack that evening. Once Stephanie confirms the dinner and drinks location and time, I would start setting everything up.

 

The tape is to seal up the slits on the main door so you cannot peep in from the outside. Since the glass is sand blasted for the frosted part, I need not worry about the duct tapes pulling out the privacy stickers.

 

I already prepared an official looking letter with the company letterhead with a notice and contact number. It was to tell all visitors that the office is undergoing minor renovation works, any delivery, please contact James at his mobile.

 

Leaving a simple chain and lock on the glass handle and bits of canvas that looked like flooring protection on the floor should give it some credibility. I wanted to change the password for the code so in case Jack tries to key in, the door would not open, there would be no way of him verifying if there was indeed renovation works going on.

 

There, nothing complicated about it.

 

On my end, all I had to do was to keep Stephanie with me by hook or by crook.

 

Simple la, drinking what, play five ten, play game, get her drunk or some shit. I’m even prepared to spill drinks on her, hell if needed, I’m going to puke on her or something.

 

Is it a permanent solution ? No of course not, but it was the best I could think of at that point in time.

 

Surely it had to be better that letting herself literally get rape by that fucker again.

 

I went through it a few times and was satisfied that it should go according to plan.

 

Still I can’t help but feel what a cheap fuck that Jack must be, he should at least get a decent hotel. Anyway, I’ll be sure to make darn sure Stephanie does not answer her phone or get back to the office.

 

It shouldn’t be too hard.

 

5.30pm

 

Stephanie dropped me a message, asking me to finish up my stuff on hand and we can go for dinner.

 

James sms : Sure, where do I meet you ?

 

Stephanie sms : Usual place.

 

6.00pm

 

I was about to start setting up the space when I heard a loud thud on the door. My heart skipped a bit and I barely managed to stuff the canvas back into my backpack as Stephanie walked into office, looking at her phone.

 

James : I…. I thought we are meeting there straight….

 

She gave me a puzzled look with a raised eyebrow.

 

Stephanie : You mean I can’t come up to the office if I wanted to ??

 

She entered her room after that and I started to panic.

 

Thankfully I calmed down after a while as I tried to think of an alternative.

 

No problem. I could always excuse myself later. Maybe say I have a tummy ache or something, come back to use office toilet or some shit.

 

Stay calm. All is still ok.

 

6.05pm

 

Stephanie : Ok ….. it’s your treat this week right…. I remember…haha

 

James : oh… oh…. Sure sure… let’s go…

 

As we entered the lift, Stephanie said something that made me turn a bit too abruptly towards her.

 

Stephanie : I’m sick of those stuff, fries and chicken wings not very healthy leh…. Let’s go hawker food…

 

James : Har ?? …. Errrrrrrrrr where ??

 

We walked out and she gestured towards Tanjong pagar market.

 

Stephanie : Go market there la. Cheap and good, easy on your wallet…..

 

My brain was struggling to think, I can’t possibly say I want to come all the way back to Maxwell to use the toilet. I needed to think fast but I was not fast enough.

 

She gave me a nudge on my arm with her elbow.

 

Stephanie : Hoei…. Relax la… I know you surely think I want to kotok you right…. Say I want to eat expensive food and such….hahaha…

 

She folded her arms and matched my pace.

 

Stephanie : I not that mean la…. I know how much you earn…. Eat simple can liao.

 

My mouth was half open and by then I could only nod my head.

 

Stephanie’s idea of cheap and good is a little different from what I had in mind.

 

Yes, I mean like Hokkien mee, char kuay tiao, roast duck rice etc. These are simple staples , how much can it cost.

 

The thing is the way Stephanie ordered her food is different.

 

Stephanie : Uncle, Hokkien mee, small one….. but I want to add additional prawns. $6 worth.

 

My eyes widened in shock as the uncle gave me 50 cents in change after I passed him a 10 dollar note.

 

Then it was the roasted meat, 3 varieties and a plate of rice to share. I heard the sound of the chopper went off on the cutting board.

 

Chop chop chop…..

 

$15.50

 

Add to that yong tao fu soup, sugar cane juice, and a serving of tonkatsu from a Jap store.

 

Stephanie : Wah, looks good man….. take picture take picture….

 

If you are thinking that Stephanie would probably just eat a little from each plate and push the rest to me, you are wrong.

 

Actually that was what I thought about initially too.

 

It’s just something typical girls do.

 

Aiyah, try a bit, the rest you eat , want to stay slim and so on but not for Stephanie.

 

She was a hearty eater, scooping up a big spoon of the noodles, slurping it down.

 

Stephanie : Wah… sinful… sinful…. Jia lat…. This 1 surely 2 hours at the gym

 

I laughed as she continued on her complains of sort.

 

I don’t know why but I found it pretty entertaining to see her eat. There was nothing pretentious about it, somehow it just seemed so natural.

 

She would make a comment about how oily or sinful the food is with a frown before wolfing it down anyway.

 

Stephanie : Wah… this 1 good… you try you try…

 

Beneath the frown, it seems it only took less than a second of deliberation before she decides to eat it.

 

When I saw the prawns untouched, I knew in my heart what was coming.

 

Aiyah, this kind of thing I’m sure you guys experienced before too.

 

“ Oh…. Please peel for me ?? “

 

Although for Stephanie , I was expecting something like ;

 

“ Oei…. I’m your boss…. Peel prawn for me…!! ”

My love from the star vista (Part 18)

By ilikeoldchangke

I fought back a snigger and replied with a calm face.

 

James : Oh…. You got rich daddy la….haha… i see…

 

His expression changed and he added as he got up.

 

Jack : You won’t understand one la…. You only employee…. I think you destined to work your whole life…

 

Stephanie : Are you done ?….. can we go ???

 

Stephanie looked tired and weary.

 

Jack got up with a haughty look and he was about to head out when I called out to Stephanie.

 

James : Boss…

 

Stephanie turned.

 

When our eyes met, there were no emotions. There was none of the lively twinkle, or the mischievous minx that I knew.

 

Hell I don’t even mind letting her tease or make fun of me but that Stephanie I knew was not there that day.

 

Her soulless eyes told me all I needed to know.

 

Stephanie : Ya ?

 

James : I need you to sign all these…

 

I gestured to a stack of documents on the table.

 

James : And….. to go through all these before they go out….

 

I racked my brains for something more.

 

James : And errr…. I need to discuss something with you….

 

There was a brief smile from Stephanie as Jack left the office ahead of her.

 

That quick brief smile that told me she knew what I was trying to do.

 

That simple brief smile at the same time also told me that she’s fine.

 

And that very thankful smile to let me know she’s going to be ok.

 

Stephanie : I’ll…. See to it when I get back.

 

With that she walked out ahead of Jack and I never saw them again that day.

 

11th December 2012

 

Tuesday

 

6pm

 

Stephanie did not show up that day at work.

 

12th December 2012

 

Wednesday

 

6pm

 

No sign of her either

 

I thought I’ll try her house to make sure she’s still alive. The lights were on went I got there at 7pm after a light dinner. I could hear the TV, but she did not answer the door.

 

I left a folder of documents that require her attention at her doorstep together with a packet of chicken rice.

 

13th December 2012

 

Thursday

 

8.30am

 

When I got in to work, the folder was on my table. All the payment vouchers were signed and she had some comments for other stuff written on a post it note.

 

She even told me to help her prepare the cheques, she will sign them when she gets back.

 

I smiled when I saw a curry puff and a cup of coffee.

 

It was a little cold, she must have left a while ago.

 

Nevertheless, it’s good to know she’s still breathing.

 

14th December 2012

 

9.30am

 

Stephanie : Good morning ! James….!…. how is my favourite employee doing ??

 

She came into office in a chirpy mood and a bright smile.

 

I returned it even though I could see it was all a façade.

 

James : I missed you so much….

 

She walked over and hit me with her bag with a ‘Tsk’ before walking back into her room.

 

10.30pm

 

Stephanie came back out with a $50 dollar note.

 

Stephanie : Porridge and a raw fish platter, and coffee, and tapioca kuey… get for yourself too ya..

 

I stopped what I was doing and got what she wanted, I even removed all the 5s, 2s and coins before passing her the change.

 

Stephanie : Thank you James…. You’re a life saver….. I’m starving…

 

I smiled and left her room.

 

12.30pm

 

I had a stack of folders and several cheques ready for her signature.

 

When I knocked and entered, Stephanie was staring into blank space but she quickly regained herself and asked me what is it.

 

James : I need your autograph…

 

Stephanie : Sure!!…

 

I placed each document in front of Stephanie and watch her sign each one before I removed it.

 

She never looked up.

 

Just scribbling her initials on each.

 

When I was done with the folders, I passed her the cheques.

 

After that was done, I took it from under her and I stood there looking at her.

 

It was an uncomfortable silence.

 

I held the folders and cheques with my left hand while my right was resting on the table.

 

Stephanie still refused to look up at me, choosing to look at the empty table, still clutching her pen.

 

30 seconds.

 

It was a full 30 seconds as we both kept silent.

 

Do you know how long 30 seconds really is ? Stop reading for a moment, and just stare at someone, something.

 

Count it to 30.

 

I have never felt that uncomfortable in my life.

 

As guys, we don’t really deal with complex emotions. We’re not wired that way.

 

To me, I like to keep things simple, straightforward.

 

Yes means yes, right means right.

 

Stephanie looked really sweet that morning. Her fringe framing her face nicely while the sun lit up her hair, a shiny black with a hint of very brownish red.

 

She had a short black blazer on, with a white inner blouse. Pair with a ¾ cropped black pants, she looked pleasant and demure, almost like a intern about to head to some presentation for the first time.

 

I could see her knuckles turning white as she tightened the grip on her pen. Her head refused to budge, choosing to keep her line of sight down.

 

The question was already at the tip of my tongue.

 

I wanted to ask her.

 

Even a simple ‘are you really ok ? ‘ would be good.

 

Before I could speak, Stephanie beat me to it.

 

In a trembling and almost cracking voice, she mumbled.

 

Stephanie : You…..you… promised…..James….. you promised….

 

She said it with her head down.

 

I nodded my head, went over to her side and gave her shoulder a light squeeze before exiting through the 1 way door to the pantry.

I set the stuff down on my table and exhaled slowly.

 

The least I could do was to keep my promise.

 

Sure, I won’t talk about it. What’s the point ?

 

I won’t talk about it.

 

I’m going to stop it.

 

I prepared the stuff that needs to go into the mail and got up.

 

1pm

 

I waited for the lift at the lift lobby, jabbing the button a few time with my thumb.

 

When it arrive, I walked in, my mind trying to organise my thoughts. I was not paying attention, only looking back up when the door opened again after almost closing.

 

I saw Stephanie smiling at me as she walked in. Her head held high, her chin upright, her bag hung over her left elbow as she stood by my side confidently in the lift in her 3 inch heels.

 

I could smell her perfume, even catch a hint of her shampoo.

 

Both of us looked forward without a word.

 

Stephanie : Where are you skiving off to ????

 

I laughed.

 

James : What about you ?? Where are you going….

 

Stephanie replied as we got to the ground floor.

 

Stephanie : Shopping of course…. Shopping… !

 

We got out of the lift and she turned , narrowing her eyes and pointing a finger at me.

 

Stephanie : It’s Friday….. company dinner and drinks day ya….

 

With a wink, she turned and left.

 

As she disappeared down the road, I mumbled softly to myself.

 

James : Shopping………shopping……………well….….. me too…….me too……

My love from the star vista (Part 17)

By ilikeoldchangke

Then there was silence.

 

I could only see Stephanie sobbing on the floor in front of me. I felt sick.

 

I found it hard to breathe.

 

After he was done, he cleaned up with some tissues and threw them into the bin.

 

Guy : What the fuck was that man ? ? What’s your problem…. You want to role play is it…. Want to play those resisting shit is it ?? …

 

He started to put on his pants and shirt, shaking his head and saying Stephanie is mad.

 

Guy : crazy…one moment ask me to hurry up… say what you are in a rush…., one moment ask me to fuck off…..

 

He buckled his belt and added louder.

 

Guy : remember……Is you who need me….. I don’t need you… crazy…. Heeyeerrr….crazy woman..

 

Guy : Same time next week ah… I’m in a rush. I go off first…

 

Stephanie just sobbed silently on the floor without a word.

 

I watch his figure leave the room before I could hear the distinctive thud on the glass door opening and closing.

 

I did not move.

 

Neither did Stephanie.

 

I stood there motionless for another 10 minutes, before I slid down onto my knees, bringing myself to the same level as Stephanie.

 

I could smell her hair. One of her bra strap hung loose over her shoulder.

 

James : Stephanie….are……are…. you ok… ?

 

She did not reply me.

 

After another few minutes, she got up and I let myself out of the wardrobe.

 

She silently went over to the tissue box, pulling several napkins to clean herself up. Stephanie was not wearing her bottom, and I had a nice back view of her body.

 

She started to take off her bra, throwing it into the bin together with the worn panty.

 

I should be getting a raging hard on.

 

Isn’t this what I wanted ?

 

To see Stephanie naked ?

 

My dick had no reaction. Not even a trickle of blood went to my flaccid dick that evening.

 

Stephanie refused to talk to me, choosing to clean up and pack up the room while she sobbed quietly.

 

11.20pm

 

She left the office with a bag of clothes and I followed behind her.

 

James : Stephanie…. i…. i…. I’m sorry…. i…didn’t mean to…

 

When the lift door opened, she turned and made me promise to never say a word about what I saw.

 

James ; Are… are you ok ??…

 

She ignored my question and repeated hers.

 

Stephanie : Promise me….do it..

 

Her eyes were wet with tears, I could see the bloodshot veins in her eyes. She was still shivering slightly.

 

I nodded.

 

James : Let me help you with that…

 

I was surprised Stephanie let me help her with her bag of clothes.

 

She walked on ahead, dressed simply in a grey t-shirt and denim shorts.

 

I followed behind her without a word, matching her pace.

 

Inside my mind I was still trying to make sense of what happened.

 

Stephanie has money. Money can solve a lot of problems.

 

Why is she doing this ?

 

Fuck she could probably even get TJ to wack the guy good if he was blackmailing her or some shit.

 

I could not think of any plausible reason for her to do this.

 

Well I could ask her, as if she would be in the mood to entertain me. Nevertheless, I followed behind her quietly without a word.

 

I mean the least I can do is help her drop off the bundle of clothes in her car. Then came my next surprise. Stephanie was not headed to her car.

 

Instead I followed her towards Tanjong Pagar plaza.

 

She stopped at a lift lobby and hit the button, when the door opened, she entered and turned around. I was considering whether to go in after her or to pass her the clothes.

 

In the end I went in.

 

I walked Stephanie to her front door before she asked for her clothes back.

 

Stephanie : Remember what you promised me……never ever… speak of it again….never.

 

She did not look like she was kidding and I nodded my head before going back home.

 

I could not sleep that night.

 

10th December 2012

 

Monday

 

11.30am

 

The weekend felt pretty shitty as I could not shake the thought of what I saw from my head. Stephanie did not turn up that morning and she did not reply my messages over the weekend.

 

I guess she needed some time to herself.

 

3.00pm

 

At 3pm, Stephanie came into office but she was not alone. Beside her was this man, I immediately recognised him as the fucker I saw the week before. He came in, saw me and spoke in a manner as if the world was beneath his feet.

 

Jack : Hi I’m Jack…

 

James : I’m James….

 

Jack : I’m Stephanie’s boyfriend…

 

The fuck you are…

 

I saw Stephanie disappear immediately into her office without acknowledging me.

 

I tried to ignore him but he was starting to get on my nerves.

 

First, he started commenting on the fengshui of the office layout. How things should be arranged and changed. Then he even asked about my zodiac signs, adding that he wants to check if it clashes with Stephanie.

 

He even commented on my choice of colours for my headphones.

 

Fine, I don’t really care what the fuck he thinks.

 

Then he started asking me about work, who pulled the strings to let me work for Stephanie. I kept quiet and let him go on.

 

Jack : This kind of one man office… got people want to do meh…. You see her chio and pretty then do one is it…. Hahah…

 

I just smiled silently most of the time, unwilling to engage him in the conversation.

 

Jack : How much is your pay ah…. This kind of work…. You… you degree holder ah ??….. har ??/….. only diploma ah…. Ohh….

 

I could feel myself taking deep breathes as he walked about, giving me a lesson on going for extra classes and tuition.

 

With that, he launched into a full self-introduction, he immediately went on to tell me he has a successful tuition business, was nominated entrepreneur of the year, had multiple awards and tutored many top students.

 

Jack : I have a few branches already…. Waiting list for slots is so long… haha… I could not believe it…

 

I nodded and pretend to be interested even though I was not.

 

Jack : You want to work your whole life ?? Start your own business, the world is huge… .. work here no future one…

 

And so on and so on and so on.

 

I saw Stephanie came out with a bag and she walked straight towards the exit as Jack bragged about his business and how well it was doing.

 

Jack : Hey Stephanie…. Where you find one….. now local employees very hard to find… got people want to work for your this kind of office ah… haha…

 

She just kept quiet and hit the release for the door.

 

I finally could not take it any longer and asked him a question.

 

James : Wah….. your business sounds good man….. where you got your initial capital ?? I meant the rent at that mall you mentioned is not cheap….

 

He paused for a moment before saying his dad invested in his business proposal.

My love from the star vista (Part 16)

By ilikeoldchangke

Everything next seemed to happen so fast that you could only pause to think about it after the action was done.

 

I knew I wanted to apologise. Straightforward.

 

Say I’m sorry, I’ll explain to the other person I left my phone behind, then I’ll leave, and they can do whatever the fuck they want to do.

 

Nothing complicated about this.

 

Before I could even mutter a word, Stephanie grabbed me by my collar and dragged me towards her cabinets. In a continuous motion, she slid open the left most cupboard and pushed me in, causing me to lean back and push aside the clothes that were hanging in it.

 

As soon as she closed the door, the guy appeared in the room.

 

I held my breath as I saw Stephanie’s back view with her hands on her lower back pressing themselves onto the cabinet door.

 

No, I don’t have xray eyes.

 

Stephanie has 3 cupboards lined up along the wall along the common corridor. The one I was in is the left most one if you are facing the cupboards.

 

I had explored it before, there were no less than 30 long dresses and gowns inside there. Most of them were individually wrapped in plastic too, as if they had just came back from the dry cleaners.

 

With only a rod for the hangers and not bottom, it was the only one that I could hide in standing up. The bottom on that cupboard is empty, and I was standing directly on the carpet, I shifted myself in a little to put some distance away from the frame that was supporting the sliding louvered door.

 

Guy : What are you doing ??

 

Stephanie : Nothing…

 

All of the cabinet doors Stephanie had consists of louvered panels, the fins angled top down, pointing towards the ground.

 

Yes, you watch enough zombie flick or dinosaur shows, you are bound to come across some characters hiding inside the closet in a similar situation.

 

I could faintly make out the face of the guy, he came closer and I could smell his cologne. My heart was slamming so hard in my ribcage, why did Stephanie complicate things like this.

 

I could have been on my way out instead of being stuck in the wardrobe.

 

Stephanie : I…. I’m not feeling well today…

 

Guy : What are you talking about….. you were fine earlier…

 

Stephanie : I said… I’m not feeling well today….let’s

 

That was when I had my air knocked out of my stomach.

 

I literally had to cover my own mouth as my eyes widened in shock and surprise.

 

The guy grabbed Stephanie by her waist without warning and force himself onto her lips roughly. His left hand pulled Stephanie’s head against his, forcing a hard kiss that she was trying desperately to get out off.

 

His right hand reached down and pulled up her night gown, exposing her buttocks. His fingers roughly reached under, pulling and tugging at her panty, giving Stephanie a wedgie.

 

Stephanie : STOP!… i…. stop….. I said… arg…hhh..

 

She pushed him away roughly but he bounced back, squeezing her breast, fondling them roughly.

 

A flurry of missed emotions flooded into my head. Sure, any girl in their right mind would not want to fuck in front of her employee, she had every right to reject.

 

Hell, maybe even change a location or something, just get out of the place, go somewhere private, but what Stephanie and the guy is doing is just puzzling. She kept asking him to stop, but the fucker just would not.

 

The atmosphere felt weird.

 

It definitely does not feel like a girlfriend or a fuck buddy rejecting a booty call.

 

Guy : What the fuck is wrong with you !!..

 

Stephanie : I said STOP !!…

 

She pushed him away and I watch him stagger a few steps backwards. What I did not expect was for him to push Stephanie when he regained his footing.

 

I fought back a gasp as I watch Stephanie stagger back a few steps before tripping on her own and landing hard on the floor.

 

I almost opened the door to help Stephanie when the guy shouted.

 

Guy : WE HAD an agreement …

 

Stephanie : Fuck you… fuck the agreement…

 

He came over and without a word, pressed himself on a screaming Stephanie.

 

I don’t know why I was getting an erection from looking at this.

 

Stephanie struggled and got loose but he pushed her against the cupboard. The very one I was hiding in.

 

Slam! , the doors rattled and the entire wardrobe shook.

 

I almost peed in my pants as I reeled in shock.

 

Stephanie was so close I could feel her breathe , we were separated only by a think timber panel.

 

Stephanie : ARgghh!! ..ughghgg…..stop…. eugghhhh stoopp…. Stop…

 

He was trying to kiss her, I could smell his smelly breath as he huff towards Stephanie and the wardrobe.

 

Their bodies hit several times against the door, I decided that was enough. I was going to go out.

 

Stephanie : Uggghhhhhhhhh!!!…. it hurts… urghhhhh… stop… stop… sobzz… sobzz..

 

He turned Stephanie over roughly, pushing her against the cupboard.

 

I tried to slide the door open but I can’t.

 

There was some commotion as Stephanie tried to turn around and push the guy away but he pushed her head against the cupboard roughly as he fiddled with his dick.

 

Then there was a shriek, a painful scream before it became a whimper.

 

Stephanie : Uaaahhhhhh….urgh…gggghuuuuu…ugh…

 

I looked out the louvres and I realised Stephanie was bent over slightly and the guy was fucking her from behind.

 

Stephanie : SObbzz… sobzz… stop….ugghhhh..urghhh….

 

With her slightly lower than me, I could see Stephanie peering upwards into the wardrobe.

 

I tried to slide the door again only to see Stephanie shaking her head.

 

She was holding it close, her hands blocking the space to slide it open.

 

Stephanie : ARguuu….. urghhhh…

 

I could see the guys hand reach and flip down Stephanie’s bra cup, his fingers playing with her nipples and squeezing her breast roughly.

 

My mind just got fucked big time. Someone just put a blender into my brain and just basically jumbled up everything.

 

There she was, sobbing and crying in front of me as I watched on helplessly.

 

My entire body and face was streaked with sweat. I could feel my perspiration being rubbed on the plastic coverings inside the wardrobe.

 

Guy : Arghhh… arghh… fuck… arghh….ffuucckk… arghhh…

 

The guy grunted like a pig behind Stephanie, fucking himself non-stop into her as she sobbed quietly.

 

I swore I saw Stephanie shivered several times, she even bit down her lips in pain.

 

What an ordeal it must be for her.

 

He paused for a moment and I could see him taking off Stephanie’s panty, His body lowering down as he lifted Stephanie’s legs to retrieve the panty. I saw him pressed it to his nose as he stood back up, smelling and licking it at the same time. His hand went to his dick again, trying to guide it into Stephanie’s love hole.

 

Stephanie : Urgghhh….argh…

 

Guy : Oh…. Fuckk…arghhh… I miss smelling your wet panty…arghh…

 

He was literally wiping his face with Stephanie’s panty.

 

Loud slurping sound coupled with some pressurised sucking squeaks greeted my ears.

 

Guy : Arghh… so wet…. You’re always so wet….arhhh… smells so good…slurppzz… slurppzz…

 

After he was done with the panty, he threw it aside like a piece of trash before he fucked himself harder into Stephanie.

 

It was as if he had achieved his desired level of arousal.

 

A few strokes later, he paused again. Several boxes got tossed apart before he took out a pair of heels and started sniffing and licking it as he guided his cock back into Stephanie.

 

At one point he was even rubbing the heel on his nipple while trying to lick it at the same time.

 

And I thought I was the perverted one.

 

I could see bits of Stephanie’s slender fingers holding onto the louvres, she was just biting down her teeth in pain.

 

Suddenly she was flipped around roughly, her body landed backwards onto the door with another slam, rattling the entire structure. She slid down onto the ground as the guy thrust his dick into Stephanie’s face, wanking himself off like some old Japanese dude finishing on a porn star.

 

Guy : ARghhh.. urgghhhhhh… urhhh… fuckk…fuckk…fuckk… ruuggghhhhhhh… oh fuck….uuggghhhh…