By Starter
Ah Kai looked stress and I actually understood him, I patted him on the shoulder and I asked him a very simple question.
Me: Kai, you still love Stephanie?
Kai nodded…….
I pat him on the shoulder
Me: Don’t let her know about you knowing all these, we will talk tomorrow.
I did not want to talk to Kai as he was already uptight after the confrontation.
Keong asked Kai if he was going back to their Zai dui (home base), and offered to take a cab together. (Ah Keong was very smart, he was giving Ah Kai an reason to tell Stephanie, in case Andy told on him. And I Guess he really cared about ah Kai)
We parted ways and I offered my thanks again to Sheng, Now I have the items and I was planning to deal with Stephanie, but at the same time I did not want to hurt Kai, that was why I asked him that question.
I wanted to talk to Jasmine, and with Felicia around there was not way we can see the photos. I came up with an excuse saying that my dad page me and I need to go, We walk Felicia and waited for her bus with her. Felicia pestered me about what happen at the TOP of the carpark and I told her everything (minus the photo and agreement). Felicia boarded the bus soon and Ann held me my walking towards the MRT, I pulled her back stopping her in her tracks.
Ann gave me a puzzled look: Lawrence you need to go back right?
Me: I lied, cannot let Felicia know about the agreement and photo right?
Ann followed me back home, I was both anxious and nervous. If I tell you I did not want to see the photos, I think you would give me the finger. We reached my home and we went into my room I took out my loot (the photo and agreement) and placed them in the bed.
My hands tremble as I reached into the paper bag, and I pulled out a stack of photos.To me it wasn’t much, all I see was couple pics, there were so skin and shots take with the blanket and that was it. I passed Ann the stack and asked her to look at the rest as I took out the agreement and have a look at it.
I held it in my hand and read it out loud:
I, Jasmine, XXX XXXXX, NRIC:S79XXXXXX. Hereby signed this agreement on the xx/xx/1992, I will obey any request from the bearer of this agreement.
To me, it was more of a note with Jasmine’s signature in it. I called out to Ann and asked cheekily if she would write one for me. But when I hear her say no, I turned and looked at her. She was not replying me as she hands shook and photos dropped on the ground.
It was from another stack and as I picked them up, I too was in shock. Jasmine was smiling in them, and these where naked. It showed Jasmine in various positions, and it seemed that it was not Andy that took the pictures as I could see he with Jasmine in most of them.
I collected the photos in the floor and Ann placed both her hands on my left shoulder as I sat on the bed. Ann was crying, asking me to put the photos away. But I keep flipping through them and I saw Stephanie, she was also captured in some of the photos.
I was amazed by how they manage to get these developed , (I have photos undeveloped before as the auntie told me they were too obscene) I look through the rest and sorted them out. Most of them was Jasmine’s pics and I gather at most 5 pics with Stephanie in them, Ann stopped crying as I told her go wash up and I kept the photos with Stephanie in them.
Ann came back shortly, and I asked her on how we should break this to Jasmine.
Ann: I don’t know.
I thought about it and held the agreement note in my hands: I know what to do,
but I will need this.
I told Ann that we were going to her places as I stuff the items back into my bag, we went to a nearby bookshop to make another copy of the agreement.
Ann: Lawrence, why are you doing that.
Me: Trust me ok…..
We took went over to Jasmine and Ann’s place and I passed the photocopy note to her and gave her some instructions.
I stood outside the home and waited, it took a mere 2 minutes before I hear Jasmine screaming.
Jasmine: Ann where did you get this!??
Ann ran out after opening the door, and of course followed by Jasmine. She stopped upon seeing me, and I called out to her holding the note in my hand.
Jasmine: oh shit!
Me: can I go in now?
Jasmine left the door open, as she disappeared behind the door.
I went into their home, and Jasmine stared at me.
Jasmine: I want to talk to you.
Me: why suddenly you miss me huh? (I missed pissing her off)
Jasmine did not reply me and stood by her door waiting, I looked at Ann and she nodded her head. I entered Jasmine’s room and she locked her door, she came straight at me, she was not horny, she was trying to snatch the note away from me.
I was in a struggle with Jasmine, and I did the most childish and disgusting thing ever. I held my breath and slipped my hand into my shorts, placing the note in my briefs.
Me shaking my hands: cannot snatch already.
Jasmine sat on her bed, and she looked on the ground: when did you know about this?
Me: Yesterday?
Jasmine: where you get this?
Me: From Andy.
Jasmine: was there anything more?
Me: yes
Jasmine cover her face with her hands and started crying, it was the first time I saw her that weak. I moved beside her and held her shoulder with 1 arm, I held her head to my shoulder.
Me: it’s over Jasmine, I have all of it.
Jasmine: please…. Please tell me you never see the photos.
Me: We came right after, we have not seen them. (I lied and I think Jasmine knew)
Jasmine: can you give them to me?
I took the bags of photos out and placed them beside Jasmine.
Jasmine can you ask Ann here?
I nodded as Jasmine got off me, I went out and told Ann that Jasmine was asking for her.
Soon I see Ann coming out and going into the kitchen, she returned to the room shortly holding a lighter and a pot.
Soon the pungent smell of soot filled the air, Jasmine and Ann came running out. There was so much smoke I believe anyone would believe there was a fire.