Chapter２０
KeithsawthatIhadastrangeattitudeandblurteditout.
"Ifyou'reworried,I'llcoveryou."Thenhepulledtheveilovermyheadwithhisemptyhands.
Iquicklytookofftheblanketandputontheguy.
"Whatthehellareyoudoing!"
"You'reworried,soI'llcoveryou."
"Ifyouwanttocoveruplikethis,youdon'thavetocoveruplikethis,sothatpeoplewhocomewillbemoremisunderstood."
"It'sbetterthanlettingothersseeyou,"hesaid,turningback.
Itwasnotenoughjusttoretreat,andheputtheveilovermyheadagain,andIpretendedtobenddown,butfailedtocatchup,andthenhepushedmyheadovertheveilwithoneemptyhand,whiletheotherslidupanddownunderit,thrustingmyfingertipsintomymouth.NowIbecameaghostandatelollipops.
Ofcourse,Iwillnotliveinsuchamiserableenvironment,especiallyinsuchabadenvironment!
Istruggledtobouncemyheadoffthepalmofmybighand,butnomatterhowhardItried,Icouldn'tresistKeith'sstrength,soIdecidedtobitehisfingerandlethimloose,butKeithknew.
"Itoldyouthatifyoubitmyfinger,Iwouldkillyou."
Thenkillme,persecuteme,anddon'tletmedieagain!
Threatened,Idarednotbite,Ilookedup,andasaresult,asInodded,Keithpushedmyheaddown.Thenitwaslikethis,untilIthoughtIwasinthisstate,likealollipopmadebyforce.
It'sevil!
Itrieddesperatelytospitmyfingersoutofmymouth,andthesalivamademyfacedirty,butKeithhimselfrefusedtoletmego,repeated.
"Suckuntilyougetbetter,don'tresist."
Shoulditresist?Inthiscase!
HeavenhadnotyetrealizeditwhenIwaspressedovermyheadbyKeith,andhadsentsomeonetoopenthedoor.
JustasKeithreleasedthepressureandturnedtolookatme,heslippedoutofhisveilandsawRichardandtwootherpunksappearinfrontofme,andIgasped.Whentheybreathe.
Gaspingisnotenough.Somepeopledroppedthedocumentsintheirhandsbecausetheywerestunned.
Richardwasthefirstpersontowakeup.Hequicklypushedthepeopleintheteamoutoftheroom.IlookedlikeIwascryingwhenthedoorclosed,butbeforeIcouldcry,Richardopenedthedoor.Pointyourfingeratthecornersofyourmouthandpointatme.Ishouldwipethingsoffmymouth.
ThisissomethingIspiton,butitseemsthatRichardthinksitissomethingelse.
Richardraisedhisfivefingerstosayhewouldbebackinfiveminutes,thenleft,leavingKeithandmetogether,asiftosaytofinishquickly.
"Damn..."Iraisedmyhand,strokedmyface,strokedmyeyes,andcursedme.
ButKeithhasn'twokenupyet.He'sstillholdingouthisindexfingertome.
"Damnit,you'renotgettingbetteryet,areyou?"
Ishookmyfaceanddidn'twanttotalktohim.Idon'tknowhowmanytimeshedidituntilothersmisunderstood.
ButIrefused,Keithsaidwithafrown,thevoiceofthemotorboat.
"Itoldyouthatifyoudon'tsmoke,Iwillforceit."
Thenhereallypushedhard,andatlasthegrabbedthebackofmyheadwithhisotherhandandpresseditdown,whiletheotherhandstuffedmyfingerintomymouth,andIwanttocrynow.
FutureJapaneseAVheroine.Damnit!
Richarddidn'tcomebackafterfiveminutes,asIsaid,andIrealizedlaterthatheraisedhishand,whichdidn'tmeanfiveminutes,butfiftyminutes.He'llthinkIfinishedmylollipop.I'mgoingtoopenanadultstudiountilI'msolate,andwhenhecomesbackwithhisassociates,allthosewhoseethisshameareintrouble.
Metoo...
HowshouldItellthemthattheydidn'tdowhattheythoughtwhentheygestured!
Luckily,Richard'smenweremenandclosetome,soI'msuretheywouldn'ttellanyonewhattheydid,becauseRichardhadthreatenedtobefiredifthesecretwasrevealed.Iwasalittlerelaxed,butIwasembarrassedasifnothinghadhappened,butRichardandKeithsoongotusedtoit.
ForKeith,itneverfeltwhatitwasdoing,butforRichard,hewantedmenottobestrong.
TheytookpicturesforalongtimeandIsatinsideandLeeMonkandKeithandtheotheractorsalltookpictures,butIreallywantedtoescapebackorhidesomewherebecauseRichard'smencouldn'ttalk.ButmyeyesfromtimetotimemakemewanttopatKeith'sassbecauseImisunderstoodthelocalresidents.
Beingmistakenforhomosexualityisnotaspainfulasbeingmistakenforhomosexuality.Youfeelverydignified.
Afteralongtime,theshootingoftheposterwasover.Richardorderedalltheactorstodisperse,andhecalledsomeofthecrewinvolvedinwritingtothestudioforameeting.
"Ihavetogo."AssoonasIsawIcouldcomeback,Isaidgood-byetoRichard,wholeftaChapteronatable.
"Hey,areyouback?Ihaven'tspokentoyouyet."He'salittlescared.I'mnotwaitingforyoutotalk.
Whocantalktome?Inthiscase,Iwillbeinthemoodtotalktome.
"I'mnotfeelingwell,I'mgoingbacktobed,"Isaid,andRichardnarrowedhiseyesslyly.
"Gobacktosleep,orgoback?"
"Gotoyourhouse,youbastard."IsaiditinThai,andwhathesaidmeantwasunderthenavel.
Richardsmiledinhisthroat,wonderingwhatIwassaying,andthenturnedhisattentiontotheotherswhosaidhisteamhadcometoseemeandKeithandtheydidn'tseemtowantmetostay.ItwouldbeincorrecttosuddenlyseeanelderknownasPlayboybowdowninfrontoftheirfilmhero.
"Letmegofirst."IignoredRichard,butRichardgrabbedmyarm.
"Givemefiveminutes.IwanttodiscussthescriptwithKeith."
Whatdoesthathavetodowithme!
IalmostyelledathimthatRichardwouldleavemetofollowKeithifthepersonhewantedtospeaktowasn'tinthemiddleoftheband.
"Yes,Keith,I'dliketoaskyouropinion."
"Comment,"
"Littledetailsaboutthealienprince,"Richardsaid.
Keithraisedoneofhiseyebrowsslightlyforhimtoask,andRichardtookoutalongpieceofnotepaper.
"ThealienprinceIwroteaboutcomesfromthemostscientificstarintheuniverse.Theprince'sstarisabout1billionlight-yearsawayfromtheEarthandcametotheEarthinasuperluminalspaceship.Thedeepspacetravelspeedofthisshipisaboutonelight-yearaday.Whatdoyouthink?"
Keithstayedforamomentandthensaid,"Asuperluminalspaceshipthatcanonlytravelalight-yearaday,ifyoutravelinspace,asuperluminalspaceshipfromthatplanetismuchslowerthanreachingyourplanet.Beforetheyarrive,theirlifewillend."
"Yeah,butIthinkit'sfastnow,"RichardmotionedtoKeith.
"Quick,yoursciencehasn'timproved,Iknowyourspaceshipcalledarocketcantravelinspaceataspeedofabout27,000kilometersperhour.Thatmeansyoucantravelonly648,000kilometersaday,alight-yearfasterthanaspaceshipfromthemostadvancedstarintheuniverse.Sciencemovesmuchslowerthanspaceparasites.Atthisspeed,youcanbelievethatyoucan'tescapethegravityoftheblackhole.Nottomentionblackholes,evenspaceparasitescan'tescape."
"Yes,youthinkveryslowly,asyousay,"Richardseemedtothink,"howdoyouthinkIshouldchange?Justaspeoplethinktheprincecomesfromthemostscientificplanetintheuniverse."
Inthiscase,Keithgetsalong,epic,sudden.
"MyUnicmaplanetisconsideredthemostadvancedscienceintheuniverse,somyspaceshiptravelsathousandlight-yearsaday,whilemylittlespaceshiptravelsahundredlight-yearsaday.Thedistancebetweenmyplanetandyoursis15billionlightyears,butitisimpossibletoreachyoursatthespeedoflightinoneday,sowemustusewormholes.BeforeIreachyourplanet,Imusttravelinwormholestoshortenthetime.Thecoordinatesofthewormholearetheclosesttoyourplanet,40,000light-yearsaway.Itdoesn'tsoundtoofar,butittookmeayearandahalftogethere.Ifyoudon'tincludemytwoandahalfyearsinspace,Itraveledinspaceforfouryearstoyourplanet.Inaword,evenattheheightofscience,spacetravelisnotaneasytask.Ifyouwanttousethedataofthemostscientificstarsintheuniverse,thenmystardataisthebestandthetruestdata.Unfortunately,Idon'tknowthemostscientificZenintheuniverse.OrI'llgiveyoumoreadvice."
Assoonasthewordssoundjustfell,Richard,meandmyteamweregaspingforbreath.