Ch5
Vincent checked the time on his watch and roll off the bed. It been four hours already why no words from those men? He began to suspect if they even at the door at all . Hell with it. He grab his clothes off the floor and dress himself as he make his way toward the door and knock it loudly. No answer. He turn on the nob and open it – the hall was empty, he scan the area to make sure and let out a curse before slamming the door shut .
When Prang regained her composure from what transpire, the first thing she heard was a furious voice and a loud shut which startle her into fear once more. The drug must had worn off because she was able to push herself into a sit position and it took a few moment to stable her vision. He look at her hard and cold as if she was to blame for. A shiver ran across her face and her stomach was in a knot , she clench her finger into a ball and turn her face away in disgust .
“Get dress. I’ll take you home”
His stoic tone had her scoop away until her back hit the bed post. He know the girl is terrify of him but he not in the mood to play the gentlemen with flowery word, beside she doesn’t understand English anyway. He just need to take her home where she is safe and then get the next plane ticket to the state. If he stay to explain, nobody will believe he was held at gun point to have sex with a minor ---- he pray she not a minor but a woman of age. He let out another heated curse.
“You know what, I’ll just dress you myself. It faster”
Prang watch in embarrassment as the man pick up her clothes and under garment off the floor , she had cover herself with her bare arm across the chest with her legs fold on the bed. He grab her arm and yank her upward and off the bed.
“Oy” she utter a low cry. His intense eye stare down at her and she turn away as her heart pound. He held the bra at her down casted eye and when she refuse to uncross her arm , he throw the bra on the bed and pull an oversize t-shirt over her head. She had no choice but to tolerate his ill manner and when he bend down on one knee, then nudge her leg, she was mortify by the knowledge he want her to lift her leg to slip into her underwear . She silently step in and he pull the undies up to her waist.
“That wasn’t so bad. I’m taking you home”
She watch his lip and focus on the words. He said home. She know what that mean. Now that her mind is clear of the drug she was able to understand him a little , though she recently start English class last semester and haven’t advance much with speaking but she remember certain vocabulary word by heart. She want to shout at him but words could not form on her tremble lip as he hold her hand and they walk out the room into an elevator .
She thought about screaming for help as soon at the door open but he turn to her and put a finger to his lip, “Do not cause a scene. You will regret it. Shhhh”
She understand the expression and nodded. There was something in his eye that tell her not to disobey him and with that fear, she held her tongue when the door open , she lower her head and tag along him . She was crying silently along the way, his hand held her tighter when her soft hiccup became audible. He aware of her crying but she doesn’t care. She could not control the tremor of what had happen , she felt vulnerable , dirty and ashamed .
What should she do? Call the cop? Tell her family? The reporter will have a field day if any of this reach the media and her family name will be tarnish, how will she face her friends at school? They will pity her or they will point finger and accuse her of something else. How can she explain she was kidnap and rape by one of her father investor and do she want to relive the pain by going on trial?
“Get in”
They had reach the parking lot and the man open his car door. She hesitated. What if he plan to kill her ? Shut her mouth for ever? She panic and quickly turn round but was block by his massive body
“I will not kill you. I’m taking you home”
There that word again. He want to take her home. The worst had happen already she come to realize as he grab both her shoulder and gently nudge her into the car seat , he close the door and went in at the driver side. He reach around her lap to buckle the seat belt.
Prang’s face was glue to the window as he drove down the familiar street and her mind was at ease little by little .The car stop just outside her house’s gate and they sat there quietly, listening to the sound of early bird chirping
“Leave” he unlock the door. She wipe the remaining tear off her cheek and got out. She open the gate side door and ran the rest of the way. Vincent watch her disappear into the house and drove away .