Marry me!

Reagan hit the steering wheel hard, venting his frustration at the stubborn behavior of a little girl who was trying to stop him. Reagan roughly opened his car door and immediately got out with a burst of emotion, his steps wide until finally in a short time the man who was furious managed to grab the arm of the troublesome girl who was challenging him.

"Help me," the girl whimpered again hopefully, her flowing tears showing how much she hoped for Reagan.

Reagan raised an eyebrow, trying to read the expression of the little girl in his hands at the moment.

"Please save me sir, I beg you."

The sudden sound of the footsteps of many people made Reagan automatically look up, trying to find the source of the sound. But the unexpected thing happened, the little girl who was in Reagan's grip suddenly fell unconscious and it made Reagan refocus his attention on the girl.

"Fuck!"

***

Crystal's whole body shook violently when Rose came back with two big men covered in tattoos, after knowing who the real Rose was, Crystal became very afraid of her. Really very scared.

"You're ready." From her lips wet with lip gloss Rose spoke softly without guilt. "So come on out, show us all your abilities Crys."

Crystal shook her head. "Let me go home, I want to go home."

"You will come home, but later after you give us all the money."

"No, please don't do this to me." Crystal cupped her hands to her chest, pleading with Rose not to continue. Crystal tries to find the remnants of goodness in Rose.

All Crystal's tears and pleas did not shake Rose's intentions, money had blinded her conscience as a human.

"Take her quickly, don't make our guests wait too long," said Rose quietly, ordering the two men standing on her right and left to immediately bring Crystal to the main stage. The stage where mashers compete for wealth to get their coveted woman.

The two rough bodyguards nodded their heads at the same time, they both then walked towards Crystal who was already standing on the wall, hoping that she could merge with the wall so that no one could take her away. But all of Crystal's hopes of becoming one with the wall were in vain, the four rough hands managed to carry her thin body so easily from that place.

With a smile that didn't leave her face, Rose walked right behind Crystal who was being dragged into the underworld. The most terrible place for a girl like Crystal.

"Mommy…Mommy…help me, please help me. Please save me, Mommy." Crystal said the same sentence over and over again with tears that didn't stop flowing from her already very puffy eyes.

After living alone for nearly nine years, this was the first time Crystal had mentioned her mother's name again. And it all happened so fast, one of those striptease clubs that was always packed with visitors was suddenly pitch black. One thing that has never happened before as long as the club was founded. In the great chaos that happened miraculously Crystal ventured to escape, by removing the oversized high heels on her feet, Crystal managed to slip away from the crowd of people who were trying to find the light.

After a life and death gamble, Crystal finally managed to get out of that terrible place. Realizing that she was betting on time, Crystal forced herself to run even though her whole body felt very weak at this time. Crystal is still vividly remembering Rose's horrible evil smile.

"Help me…help me Mommy…"

The existence of a black car parked not far from where she is now makes Crystal have the spirit to live again, even though she doesn't know who the person in the luxury car is but Crystal still has the courage to approach the car with the engine it's lit.

"Help!!!"

Out of breath Crystal woke up from the nightmare that had just hit her, her whole body felt cold and limp as if the terrible dream had really happened.

Really happened?

The instant Crystal straightened her body, her consciousness returned. What she had just dreamed of actually happened, not just an ordinary dream that came when one was exhausted.

"Already up?"

A deep voice from the left suddenly made Crystal turn her head quickly, when she saw the owner of the voice, Crystal jumped again. The fear is back. This man wasn't one of them, was he? He's not one of those philanderers in the striptease club, is he? Various questions popped up in Crystal's head, passing by non-stop.

"Get rid of that stupid thought from your head," said the man again with the same intonation of voice. "If you think I'm part of the people chasing you then you are very wrong."

Crystal's body shook violently again, the fear came back.

"You're safe, so you don't have to be afraid. I'm not a criminal so you don't have to be that scared of me."

Crystal swallowed hard, trying to get rid of the tens of thorns that were currently strewn around her throat. "Wh-who are you?" she stammered, barely audible.

"I'm the one you're making trouble for," the man replied firmly.

"Sorry."

"What? Sorry? That easy? After all the trouble you gave me, you just said that?"

Crystal's eyes were wide open, a great fear shone in her beautiful eyes.

"My name is Reagan West." The young man said his name clearly. "You can remember it well from now on."

"Reagan West." Crystal spelled her savior's name slowly, trying to get the name into her head.

Reagan tilted his head. "You know me?"

"No, who are you? Are you one of the most important people in this country?" asked Crystal innocently.

Reagan laughed amusedly, the girl sitting on his bed was a little different from the girls he had known before. Reagan found no hypocrisy in the clear eyes of the girl he had just saved.

"You don't need to know who I am, all you need to know is my name is Reagan. That's all," Reagan replied quietly as he leaned back against the back of the chair.

"Reagan," Crystal said softly, re-spelling the smiling man's name in a hoarse voice.

"So what's your name?"

"Eh?"

Reagan pursed his lips. "What's your name? Wouldn't it be unfair if only you knew my name."

Crystal intertwined her fingers, her head lowered slightly. Previously Crystal felt calm and did not have any suspicion when someone asked her name, but this time things were different. After accepting the invitation to be friends with Rose, everything changed, Crystal felt uneasy and afraid. Even though the person sitting in front of her right now was the one who had saved her from that cursed place.

"So..."

"My name is Crystal."

"Only that?"

Crystal nodded. "Since my father left, I never used his last name again."

"Ok Crystal, since you've made it difficult for me so I want to ask for payment," said Reagan calmly, Reagan was studying Crystal's body movements.

Reagan's wish came true, as soon as he covered his mouth Crystal's entire face turned red, filled with so much fear. And Reagan knew she was really freaking out right now, not acting like the girls he'd known before.

"I do not have anything." Crystal opened her lips. "Currently I only have $300 in my savings, I haven't received any salary from Mrs. Lu's place. If you want to charge me, can I ask for a time limit for replacing it?"

"Mrs Lu, who is Mrs Lu? Is she one of the pimps in the club?"

Crystal shook her head quickly. "Mrs. Lu is the owner of the restaurant where I work part time after school."

"So what about the bodyguards from the striptease club that chased you?"

Crystal's whole body shook again, being reminded of the group of big, tattooed men chasing her made Crystal scared again. "I-I was framed."

"Hah?"

Crystal raised her head, looking at Reagan timidly. "Rose, she set me up. She gave me the name of the place and asked me to come without saying anything before… I only found out it was a striptease club after I came to that place." Crystal's tears dripped as she spoke, almost being made a prostitute, making Crystal curse her stupidity.

"So you're not one of them, huh? Hmmmm.." Reagan muttered under his breath, his eyes scanning Crystal's entire body from head to toe. Reagan suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"So you're not one of them, huh?" This time Reagan spoke loudly.

Crystal nodded excitedly. "Yeah, I'm not one of them. I'm not the one who works in the club, I'm a dishwasher at Madam Lu's Chinese restaurant. The place where Rose also works there as a cashier."

Crystal's lips trembled violently as she spoke again.

A smile spread across Reagan's face. "Well then, it looks like you're a good fit for the position."

"Eh?"

"Marry me, Crystal!"

Continued