He Who Came Among Us
A story about him

After careful consideration all night I finally decided to take action by meeting Esmerald.

The next morning I rushed towards the Esmerald residence accompanied by Garreth. The middle-aged woman was shocked to see me coming in the morning and being accompanied by a man.

"Ma, sorry I didn't tell you first. I want to talk about something important. " My voice that entered his lounge, Garreth followed behind me.

"Where's Topaz?."

"He's at home. I left Rosewood and wanted to ask Mama something."

"Rosewood!," cried Esmerald, "are you fighting?" he asked.

I didn't answer just keep stepping towards the living room.

A white envelope I took out of my bag, I gave it to him. "Open up" I suggested.

Slowly Esmerald opened and took out its contents. Her eyes recognized the check with my father's handwriting.

"Oh! Where'd you get it?,"

"Eldred found it. And he said there was a story behind it. Can you tell me?," I asked in a trembling voice withstanding vexation.

Esmerald looked at me. The same color of his eyeball as Topaz pierced my heart, like a blade.

"It's money. Save it," he said.

I counted in my heart to dampen my emotions.

"Then I use this money to pay my debt" I said firmly.

Esmerald shook his head loudly, "no. Here's yours. Your late parents' last attempt." a tear fell that he immediately put away.

"I mean mama?,"

Esmelard sighed, "can we talk together" she asked.

"Garreth is part of my family" I said. Esmerald looked at Garreth considering my decision.

"Well," Esmerald began to tell me, "how did your parents get into debt. With our help little by little the plantation bounced back. We didn't ask for the plantation, enough of the proceeds were sent to our Wine factory. There's a showdown on that." Esmerald paused his story to take a deep breath.

I nervously waited for him to come back to tell a story.

"When my husband died, your late father came. Seeing that the contract is ending. I don't know what he was talking about with Topaz, until your late father agreed to a new deal. But in the middle of that deal your father canceled and gave me this check. Topaz got angry and told mama to give it back." she explained.

"This is your money, and the plantation is all yours, keep it well for your needs" he continued.

Then why is the land certificate in Topaz's hands?. And the debt agreement is fake.

Esmerald gave me the envelope back.

"Ruby dear, Topaz may not be a good man at the moment, time has changed it. Many things happened to him, until he became arrogant. Auntie was sure you could change it," he said.

I smiled sadly, "I'm not sure about it Ma."

"What happened to him?" I said.

"Mama doesn't know for sure, after graduating from college and the departure of her father, she changes. Started to get busy with work. And lastly he moved to his brawl griya," Esmerald said, "it used to be Topaz a gentleman, but lately he's more irritable. Mama doesn't understand either" he continued.

Can Topaz turn out to be what it was?. Not an arrogant man with a temper like today.

"Keep together Topaz well, you husbands and wives must understand and appreciate each other. Small storms are natural as long as not to be too much. Well, dear Ruby," Esmerald's advice I received with a smile.

"Ma, keep our meeting a secret and also check this. I don't want Topaz to get angry again" I explained.

"Yes dear."

I hugged him saying goodbye.I asked Garreth to take me to the Topaz residence.

"Miss, sure you want to go back there?,"

"Yes. There are things that I have to find out, besides my status is a wife," I said.

I gave him the envelope check. Garreth glanced at him confused by my attitude.

"For me," he said astonishedly, "is this not proof that your husband lied to you? why did Miss give it to me?,"

"this is proof, how my father worked hard to make money. That's why I leave it to someone I trust. I don't want this check to be torn by my husband, you've seen his temperament" I said.

"Miss right. I'll keep it safe until Miss needs it back" he said.

"Go home. Take good care of uncle. Let me know if anything happens" I said.

"I'll drop Miss,"

"Don't. I don't want any more commotion. Okay Garth," I said.

"OK, if that's what Miss wants," she replied, "Miss be careful. Let me know if you need any help,"

Step into the lobby which leads to a special elevator to the griya wasp Topaz. Kulirik my watch wasn't lunchtime until I thought that I was safe.

I arrived at the 30th floor of his residence. I went around every room but there was no one in the house including Soka.

I ignored him, I found a job to occupy myself and forgot Topaz's absence which did not welcome my return.

Time passed, day turned into afternoon, afternoon turned into night, but his presence never came. I tried to call him repeatedly turned out to be in vain not answered. So did call Soka who was ignored.

My excitement became more after seeing the clock that was already at 3 am.

Where's she? why the clock hasn't come home yet. Where am I supposed to go?. Did he have an accident? No.. No word from mom. So where is he really?

The door opened, Soka seemed overwhelmed by the body of a man who had lost consciousness. When I noticed that guy was Topaz.

And soon I helped Soka get Topaz up to the room.

"What happened to him?" I cried out in a frenzy.

"Master has an invitation,"

I bellowed furiously with Soka's brief explanation, "explain it in detail."

"Peridot Night Club held an event, Master was invited directly by Miss Cetrine. Since noon you went with Miss Cetrine and Miss Cetrine just called me when you were drunk to take her home" she explained.

"Why isn't my phone picked up?" I asked growled.

"The guy didn't call me." I showed you my phone.

"That's another number, sir," he said.

What does this mean?. Why did Topaz give me his number when he said it was Soka's.

I gave you my phone, "keep your number so I can find my husband easily."

Soka obeyed my orders by typing her number on my phone and I tried to call her and it turned out that she wasn't lying.

I looked at the face of my husband who was now asleep with the smell of alcohol all over his body. I took off the suit, my eyes opened, and I saw the lipstick on the woman's neck and shirt.

Relax, it's not important. It could be just a game.

I said to calm myself down.

I wiped the top of my husband's body after I took off his shirt. Near his collarbone in his lower neck was a red mark. I tried to wipe it several times, the mark did not disappear.

A kissmark?

Who made it?.

Are you cheating?.

As a result of the water that was soaking his body, Topaz slowly opened his eyes.

"Look who is this? My wife remembers coming home apparently. Already making out with that subordinate of yours," his drunken rant made me even more angry.

I meant to get away from him before he dropped me on the bed and crushed me.

"You running away again? Not content with nostalgia. Or you want me to divorce you so you can make out with her, let's answer! Don't cry," he cried while shouting. The smell of alcohol was smelled as he spoke.

"Hubby loose. You hurt me, "with all my might I tried to push him.

My efforts were in vain he was squeezing me even more and both my hands had been cloistered on top of my head.

"You're no longer interested in me, and you're choosing that village guy."

"He's Garreth not a village man" I said.

"Well! Coming home to Rosewood turns you brave and against your husband, that is!," Hardy.

"I... "

Without warning, she looked for my lips and kissed me even though I moved my head avoiding her. The roughness of his free hand turned my face to look at him. Found our lips until he kissed me violently not to let go of my lips again.

A glint of lust emanated from his brown eyes that were now darkening. The smell of alcohol filled my lips, until I finally gave up.

"That's better, right" he said.

He became softer and more seductive. Games that begin with violence become intimate and respond to each other.

"Hubby. "my sigh between her kisses.

"Uhm, don't ever disappear from me again, understand."

I couldn't answer it, the caress of his hands all over my body aroused my craving for him.

Will this continue or will you end it again?.