9. She is my girlfriend

Emma sat on the backseat and held his shoulders.

Gammon felt a sudden current flowing through his body by the mere touch of hands on his shoulder. He felt he had met his soulmate.

Emma says softly, "Don't you know while speed gives thrill at the same time it can kill? I don't want to die at a young age. So, please go at a slower speed."

Gammon started his bike and said sincerely, "OK. I'll obey you, my lady."

Emma didn't hear his words over the bike's noise.

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At the marriage venue, Jack and Sophia are continuously knocking on the door and shouting, "Open the door. Please! Open the door". The relatives who came for the marriage are advising James to open the door.

A relative advises, "Emma is a major asset, if she seeks police help, it will not be good for you and Sam. She is a foreigner. The laws will be strict."

James gritted his teeth with anger. He doesn't want to release Jack and Sophia. But he has no choice when all the relatives are saying capturing Jack and Sophia is a crime.

He opens the door. Sophia and Jack come out of the room. Jack apologies to the relatives and James. They don't want to seek any more trouble, and Sam's family doesn't seem to, either. The mutual agreement manages to awkwardly grant them freedom. After apologizing, he and Sophia come out of the marriage venue.

Sophia and Jack sigh after coming out of the venue. They hire a cab. After sitting in the cab, Sophia immediately calls Emma's number. The phone is ringing but Emma is not picking the call. They both feel tense. They don't know what to do.

Jack says, "Don't worry. Emma will be safe. If Sam found her, she would have been in the marriage hall. First, we will go to our hotel and check out of it. Because Sam knows which hotel we are staying in. We will book another hotel room and shift there."

Sophia nods her head silently. She didn't have the energy to talk. The events of the past few hours weigh heavily on her mind. She is praying to God in her mind that Emma should be safe. Guilt sinks her heart that she ever forced the marriage on her.

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Gammon took Emma to a mall. She first goes to the restroom. She washes her face and combs her hair with her fingers. The rigid look of the traditional attire never suited her. She buys a T-shirt and shorts.

When Emma comes out of the dressing room wearing a T-shirt and shorts, Gammon is struck with her natural beauty. There is no makeup nor powder on her face. Simply raw and marvelous. He says teasingly, "Wow! I have never seen such alluring and beautiful legs in my entire life. You're even more charming in revealing clothes."

Emma got irritated by his words and said "Are you a pervert? Don't you know I have pepper spray? I thought you were a decent guy because you helped me, but you're the same as 'Mr. What'," Emma said while she pouted.

"I am not a pervert. But, please don't show your pout to anyone. Damn! You're looking so cute that I want to pinch those chubby cheeks of yours. By the way who is Mr. What? Did he tease you? If you show me to him, I will fight with him". He said while moving his hands to and fro as if he was a boxing champion.

"Do you really know how to fight?" Emma asked with a terrified voice. Gammon's hands drop to the side. He asks her gently as to not frighten her any further.

"Why are you scared?"

"I am running away from my wedding. The bridegroom and some thugs are looking for me."

Emma points to some people and says, "I think those people are looking for me." She hides behind his back and asks, "Will you really fight for me? I know karate but I can't fight against 10 guys at one time."

He says, "If we can't fight with them, we can run. Just run!"

Emma and Gammon run away from there while holding hands. While they are running, Singto calls Gammon. Gammon realizes that his brother is calling him. He answers the call in a panic, "Bro, I am in trouble. Please help us. I will share my location."

Gammon and Emma hide in a car parking area. Sam and his people were looking for them and they started to search through each car. Because it is a mall parking lot, there are many cars and few people. It is easy to keep searching for them without incurring strange looks.

The thugs acted as though they were normal people because of the CCTV cameras. They don't want to risk being traced from the footage.

After seeing the location, Singto called Gammon.

Gammon answered the call in an urgent tone, "Bro, how much time does it take for you to come here?"

"If the traffic is clear, it takes at least 20 minutes. If not, at least 45 minutes. But I am trying to reach you as soon as possible. Did you flirt with someone's girlfriend? Why did you say 'us'? Is someone with you?"

"Yes, bro! I am with my girlfriend."

When Emma heard the word 'girlfriend', she hit him on his thigh very hard. Gammon scrunches up his face in pain. She hit quite hard for a dainty looking girl.

He shouts, "Ah! Why are you hitting me? Aren't we friends and are you not a girl?"

Emma nodded. "Yeah."

When Singto heard Gammon conversing with Emma and heard the word 'yeah', he remembered Emma's words.

"Yeah! I am ok."

Singto was thinking whether she was the same one he met before. He could recognize the melody of her voice. To clear his doubt, he asks "What clothing do you wear?"

"I am wearing black leather pants, a white T-shirt and my girlfriend is wearing ...."

Singto cuts Gammon's words by saying "Why are you saying my girlfriend can't you say, friend?"

"Chill bro! My girlfriend."

"Gamuu."