7 Virgin Blood
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"May I come late tonight?"

The deg!

"Can?"

"Last night?"

"I know maybe the timing is inappropriate. But I can't come at the right time. So can... tonight? I want to come at once to pick you up. I beg?"

Uuuuuh. "All of you apply to me directly" I said.

Then, unexpectedly, the man took me seriously. "I'll do it," he said. "I'll do it, Wulan. I'll propose to you."

And it made me chuckle. "Seriously?" my many. "I was just kidding, but if...."

"But if I'm serious, you'll take my proposal, right?"

This process is too fast, but I don't want to waste this opportunity. "I can't refuse. I waited for you a year ago."

"I know," he said. "And I'll come."

I'm glad I'm not a bitch. My dream will be real. But there's one obstacle....

"You're coming? How can I recognize you, I mean. How can I tell you apart from your twin?"

Long enough he muttered, confused. Then he found his solution. "I have a gift for you, for your birthday, at once. Those jewels are for proposing to you. A gold necklace with a pendulum letter W, your initials. I'll show you when I come. That means that it was me, the real Jaka Pradana. Not my twin."

"alright. I get it."

"Well-"

"Eh, but...."

"What's wrong?"

"What if something happens on the street until the necklace changes hands?"

"Geez, honey." The man laughed. Giggling. "This is not a soap opera story."

Oh, melting. He called me darling.

"Yes. But anything can happen, right?"

"Yes, okay. Let's make the password."

"Well, that's a good idea. What's the password?"

"Wardanna."

"What's that?"

"Name of our son. Combined our names, Wulandari Jaka Pradana."

Ahaha! I laughed again. This time it was almost hard. "Geez, the progress is super lightning, huh. Fuck up!"

"I'm glad to hear you laugh. And, yeah, Wardana is a Sanskrit word, which means a precious gift. And that's what you are. You're a precious gift to me."

For a moment I was stunned. Fixated....

"Wulans?"

"Oh? Yep, yeah. Excuse me. I'm...."

"Are you also going to be a lot quiet when we meet?"

Geez, I blushed. "Eitherway. It could be so," I said. "Look at it later. How will I react when we meet. No need to imagine, yeah...."

"Well, I'll come a little late."

"Yes, I'll wait for you."

"Then get ready to go."

"certain. But forget about that. Emm...."

"What's up, Wulan? Is there anything still bothering?"

"It's not. But. all right, let's say yes."

"Well, just say it. What's still in your heart?"

"We've talked enough. Even for our meeting later. But...."

"Emm. Look, we've talked quite a lot. And somehow Kang Solihin and Kang Aji can trust you that you are the real you. I mean, Jaka Pradana, not Jaka Prasetya."

Oom Jaka cleared his throat. "I understand," he said. "Well, like me and Aji, and me with Solihin, they recognize me from our childhood stories. Through memories. I guess you can also, right, recognize me with our wonderful memories that no one else could possibly know?"

"Memories..beautiful? What are our memories?" tanyaku carefully.

He's back to the throat. "Memories of when you fell in love with me."

Huh huh? I'm flabbergasted. "Emm mean?" I asked, desperately trying to hide the shame. "You know exactly when I fell in love with you?"

"I know everything, honey."

"Not ah."

"You think?"

"You must be nagging."

"In the silence of dawn."

"Eh? How come...?"

"In a damp morning. When I hit you in the dark and you just fell in my arms."

Aaaaaah.. shame! He made me scream to ask him to stop, but he didn't want to shut up.

"I know, that's when you first fell in love with me. My young girl was stunned, feeling my heartbeat with her heart pounding. Exactly one year ago. Right, right?"

Oh... God, this is embarrassing me. "How did you know? My feelings never told anyone."

"Because I feel it. The look in your eyes that told me. But baby, that time wasn't right for me to reach for you. You're still a schoolboy, while I'm...."

"Grown man" I answered, avoiding the old word.

"Yes. Too old for you."

"But not anymore. I've been eighteen."

"Yes, right. Now, since you are eighteen years old, and you have already graduated school, I want to reach for you. I want more than just to get you. I want to ask you, I want to tie you up in a marriage. As soon as."

And I smiled. "When, exactly when?"

I didn't get that answer directly. Silence suddenly shrouded....

"I'm in trouble, Wulan. And you know it. Not knowing when it could be finished, but it definitely took a long time to resolve this misunderstanding. I don't want to make you feel trapped in a confusing situation. So. I'll finish it all first. After that, we planned our wedding. Okay?"

But I was always scared. I'm afraid the twin is still after me. I don't want any mistakes to make me lose it. I don't want to be the same fate as the other girls. But how should I explain it?

"Wulans?"

I'm shaking. "Not okay" I said. "It's not okay at all. I'm...."

Confused! How am I supposed to say it? Please just....

"Why?"

"I'm. I'm stuck."

"You mean?"

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "I need you to get out of the vortex created by your twin. I'm stuck in a scary situation, because I'm a virgin. I'm afraid your twin is still after me and I'm afraid I can't get away with it like before."

For God's sake, it's not convenient for us to each other. The man I was talking about his morals was Oom Jaka's own twin brother. But this must be talked about, even though this made him in shock.

"You almost... experienced it, Wulan?" asked Oom Jaka, her voice trembling. "Almost? But you're okay, right? I'm sorry for what happened to you because of my brother. I'm sorry."

Please don't discuss. I don't want you to ask how it happened. I don't want to explain how the man touched me, because it would only cause pain. How can I say that your twin brother has fucked me and almost? I don't want to admit it, but how could I possibly lie? I'm afraid that later you'll judge me cheap....

"Wulans? You all right?"

I'm not good. How can it be good after the bad days I've been through? Too many bad things have happened to me. "Don't talk about it, huh? I. I just want to marry you. As soon as possible."

"Yes, as soon as possible."

"In the near future?"

"Darling-"

"Please.it'll be good for me. I don't want to be separated from you after we meet. For a second, I don't want to. I want to always be with you, with a man who can always protect me. I'm scared myself. Especially in such a situation. Legs hurt. I was scared every time. Afraid of that guy. Fear of the culprit who killed Mentari. Afraid of everyone around me. I need a sense of security. Would help?"

God, I want everyone to understand my situation. I need a sense of security....