Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4567 | Page 7

Those youthful , lovely eyes , I would love to protect them . I would like to claim them as mine , crowning their owner with the name of my wife . With my very last name . I would like those eyes to shine with happiness or tears , every emotions shining for me ....
... no , that will ruin everything ! I will , no , I want to protect them and guide them away from the striking marks and bared fangs of society . I will earn more money in places like this to provide her a better shelter , so comfortable that she won ’ t need to walk out anymore . She would be safe under my arms . After she gets a bit older , I will propose to her , and she will be my wife . She will be safe , her eyes will be safe , clean and youthful away from the stressing reality outside .
“ How very nice to meet you , Mr Liu .” A white colored man walked forward , shaking my hand . “ Impressive . A young man of China to achieve such progress in such short time in the great trial of business ! I wonder …..” My hands shaked back carelessly , seeing the carefully wrapped up loathing in his blue eyes , straining out a reflection of a chinese man newly in his middle-ages , slight wrinkles rippling on his forehead .
Every act , calculated with unfaithful purposes .
“... Mr Liu , you look rather distracted . Well , let me introduce you to a charming beauty . She will definitely gain your attention . Skak , this is Mr Liu , a successful young merchant of China . ” As I regained my senses , I looked up , and found myself meeting gazes with a pair of greens . Her eyes are shielded by a hard film of secluded bareness . Exoticly clean , no currents of emotions seen , staring back at me with my very own face mirrored inside .
“ So you ’ re my new customer .” I jumped at her blunt , almost vulgar words , contrasting to her oddly clean eyes . “ What do you want me to do for you , in bed .” In just some kind of way , I almost guessed that she was just trying to get this over with quickly , judging by her bluntly official tone in flat statements . That was quite strange , as with her beautifully blended features with a striking mixture of sharpness - black hair and green eyes , she could have easily entangled a man of ample background and squashed the last money out of him .
Beautiful they are , her eyes , but they give me shivers . Those green eyes of hers , hard from the knowledge gained under the running blades of reality , contrasting with her youthful sculpt of pale ivory . Robotically emotionless , they gave in , solely for the means to survive .
“ She ’ s interesting , isn ’ t she ? She ’ s a rare one , not only a beautiful face . Unlike the other women here , she isn ’ t looking for a husband , fashionable jewels or a passport . Regardless of our looks and backgrounds , she just treats all males coming here all the same . Takes the money , and gets out . So you can ’ t really own her . She makes it clear that it is just business , we can ’ t own her and she will never squabble or ask for more . But the most exciting part ,” His light brown whiskers twitched , jumping from his cackles of laughter , “…. is that she , a woman , wants a job ! The kind of job for a man ! On the nights that I slept with her , I could see the bruises on her skin , amusing , but sadly ruins the soothing harmony of pallid skin . But there ’ s also advantages , as she had trained a lot , it gets increasingly difficult for her to get tired in bed .”
I looked at her . She was still there . She looked as if she didn ’ t hear , nor sense the piercing words aimed at her , but her eyes …
Darkness , seemed to glow inside them .
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