-"I was told once, that math is like a foreign language. You must adhere to the basic principles, and with diligent practice, one can then master it." Robert said seated on Jenny's left at the dinning room table.
Pulling her hair Jenny looked exasperated. -"Perhaps you are too smart Robert, or I can't easily forget that I heard the word 'stupid' directed towards me so many times, that it became my middle name."
-"Don't be too harsh on yourself Jenny. You must erase the negative experiences from the past, as those have no place in your present or future. From what I can perceive, you are very capable, and hardworking. Just believe in yourself, and apply sufficient effort, and eventually you will master this." Robert said with confidence.
-"Thanks for believing in me, and for tutoring me tonight for this exam; I really don't know where I'd be without you." Jenny said with a wistful smile as she placed her left hand atop his right hand.
Jenny did it unconsciously as she was overtly stressed from cramming for her exam, yet the energy surging between them had a very nice, calming effect on her. She moved her hand from laying atop his, to lace her fingers with his, and to press harder still.
The moment seemed interminable, as they locked hands, and a steady gaze which spoke volumes of what each felt.
Applying extreme pressure to the hand lock, Jenny used the momentum to move closer towards Robert's face. Her eyes forewarned that she was inexorably closing in for the kill.
This she did.
Jenny did not ask for permission to tenderly kiss his lips. Suddenly she wanted this very much, and she was not apologizing to anyone for it.
The kiss was sweet and tender, yet purely electrifying. It was the sweetest feeling, except for the furtive kisses her angel had bestowed on her. Yet, this kiss although also chaste and sublime, was entirely of another nature. This kiss melted her, and stirred something in her that was primal, urgent, and voracious.
Before Jenny fully stood to embrace Robert, he broke off the kiss and stood up, away from the table.
-"Please don't ever do that again Jenny. That is wrong! You are a minor and it is unlawful for an adult to do this with you." Robert said walking several feet away from her, mired in deep distress.
-"Why is it wrong Robert when I care for you, can't you see it? And you responded to my kiss too, so we were both willing." Jenny reasoned.
-"No, Jenny it is wrong. I could be taken to jail for that!" Robert said in shock.
-"What is so wrong about display of affection between two consenting people? And why do you care so much about the law, when those who executed it are sometimes corrupt too?"
-"Jenny you must erase the crap that awful woman fed into your brain. That was a egregious lie to keep you enslaved!" Robert said upset.
-"You mean to tell me that authorities are not abusive, or jail innocent women and children in with violent criminals? That's not what Marta told me."
-"Jenny, it is more complicated than that. Regardless of whether there is corruption or fault in the execution of the law, one must obey the law.
Can you imagine if no one adhered to the safety traffic rules? One is able to cross the street with full assurance that the drivers will stop at a red light, because we know that we must adhere to the letter of law, or face serious consequences."
-"You are talking about the law, as if there were cameras in this dinning room. You say that I should erase from my mind the stuff Myrna drilled day and night, yet don't you see that you are also brainwashed?
I may not know a lot of things Robert, but I can see that not everyone is free from restraints.
I am finally free of Myrna, I am trying daily to free myself from ignorance, but I was not brainwashed during all those years in captivity to follow the law to the letter like sheep - not if it proven that it is misused and abused. That is hypocritical!
I am free, and want to be free of all restraints. I see nothing wrong with kissing you, for you are not married now from what I've been told!"
-"There is no further discussion on this matter. You are a minor until you become 18 years old. You may do what you want after that, until then please behave yourself."
A wave of barely contained fury washed over Jenny, yet she hid it well. She knew she just had to bid her time. Myrna had said that she could wield power if she exerted her sexuality. She would need to test that theory herself.
-"I'll be seventeen next month. Will you agree to make love when I become eighteen?" Jenny asked, testing the waters.
-"I'm old enough to be your grandfather Jenny, don't play those games with me. You should find a nice suitable boy to be your boyfriend. Your first time should be very special, and with someone you deeply love." Robert said stepping further back.
-"Myrna sold me to a repulsive old man for two-thousand dollars Robert. He was perhaps old enough to be your father. I escaped from him, and that is how I came to be on the cold streets with no one to turn to." Jenny said with tears in her eyes.
-"Oh my God! Jenny, I did not know!" Robert said as he walked towards Jenny and held her close. -"I'm so sorry that you went through that, I promise you Jenny that once we secure your residency and then you can't be deported, that Myrna will pay for everything that she's done to you." Robert said as he tenderly embraced her.
-"In the meantime, could you please hold me, and kiss me like we just did to help me forget that awful, awful night?" Jenny said looking up to him with tear filled eyes.
Robert responded by tightly pressing Jenny to him.
To be continued...
