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Past times

Isti just kept quiet as Jaelani drove the car to one place, she started daydreaming about the many things that happened in her life over the past 17 years.

Among them, there are three incidents of happiness and will never be forgotten by Istianti, namely the meeting with Abram, their marriage and the birth of Ryan.

Seventeen-year-old Istian Azalea Jayanaga left her family and changed her name to Istianti for a new life, now thinking back to her past self.

The Jayanaga family is a direct lineage of Srivijaya royalty who still continue their lives today.

Born in a wealthy family and arguably blue blooded, Istian life is like a princess with a crown on her head.

Whatever he wanted was available without any effort, there were even servants and bodyguards following from behind to help with all Istian's needs.

The Jayanaga family's wealth includes a wide range of companies they built and grew large, personal assets such as oil palm plantations, coffee, rubber, tobacco and cloves so fertile. Hundreds of hectares of rice fields are spread throughout the mainland of Sumatra, or cattle farms that provide a supply of meat for the national. As for other wealth from the fishing sector, international trade and also property.

All these businesses make the Jayanaga family master the top of the ranks of conglomerate families in the country of Indonesia.

But in the family fortune that will not run out of seven derivatives, not really make Istian happy, he lost a lot of things about a real family.

Istian had 3 brothers and two sisters, still each of them had already lived apart and formed a family of their own.

If it's a brother there is no compulsion to choose who his future wife is, but for a daughter like Istian matchmaking is a path she must accept without being able to bargain.

An unfair treatment for Istian, because it was tantamount to selling himself for the benefit of the family, and one day he decided to leave the house, just before the day of his betrothal arrived.

Istian's journey that runs away from home takes him to the city of Jakarta, he decides to live life like an ordinary person. Work, make friends and enjoy time without having to be restrained by the rules in the Jayanaga family.

It's just that, it's not that easy to escape the supervision of his father and mother, using the power of the Jayanaga family, making Istian have to move places in order to hide.

Until one day in his escape, there was a financial crisis, where all the money was used up for expenses and also the cost of daily meals.

A bitter decision he took, which was to sell himself just to make money. What Istian thought back then was just, living freely and being a pela*cur was still better than being restrained by his family.

At night on the side of the road, Istian sat alone under the lamp, at first he was still hesitating, and a man came towards his place.

She said..."Why are you alone in the middle of the night like this, where your mom and dad are ?."

"Whatever you do with my mom and dad, they don't exist." Answer Istian who is upset if anyone talks about his parents.

The man was surprised to see the way he answered like he was mocking...."Nothing, maybe they've already ..."

"It's a shame they're alive, at least, that I know." But he still showed indifference.

"Why do you think you're alone here, it's 11 o'clock in the evening, you can be late for school tomorrow, can you get lost ?." Ask him again he is confused.

Isti elaborated, but briefly he gave an idea...."Don't know what pela*cur's job looks like."

"Yes more or less. You mean, you poke*, don't joke, you want to sell yourself?, What can you sell." The man laughed loudly.

She found it funny to see a girl who may be 15 years old offer herself as a comfort woman.

Feeling offended, Isti stood up and stared directly with a hint of seduction...."I'm not kidding, if I want, I can do it with om."

"If I see, you're still Junior High, if you want to be a comfort woman, at least raise your da*da first, where there are men who are interested in skinny women." He laughed again satisfied.

"Don't be reckless, I'm 19 now, I'm even in college, but I'm sorry if I'm not big." Istian was angry because he realized that the man was mocking him.

What Istian said was only a reality, he counted university students, even though he was currently taking leave because he ran away from home, but because his body was small, so that people can be mistaken with a comparison of ages that are clearly different.

"Have it, don't play around, you better go home, let me drop you off, it'll be dangerous if a little girl like you wanders around in the middle of the night." Say it while taking Isti's hand gently.

"I can't."

"Can't you?, why can't you ?."

"The point is I can't, then let me come with om course, of course om can do anything to me." Isti made an offer.

"When I say what it is, there's no misunderstanding here." Answer Istian grumbled.

The man, thinking complicated, must be some reason why a little girl would not go home and think of selling herself on the side of the road.

Feeling uncomfortable if you have to leave a little girl alone in the middle of the night.

"You said you couldn't go home."

"Yup, that's right."

"So what are you gonna do, if I go." Ask the guy.

"Certainly looking for someone who would give me money."

"You're that...." The more confused the man was because he was worried to see it desperate.

For a moment he was silent, thinking many things about the city's dangerous environment at night.

"Alright, come with me." The man also made a decision.

"That's clear. So where are we going."

"To my house."

"Well, that's desperate, aren't you afraid of getting caught by your wife."

"There's nothing to be afraid of, and neither do I have a wife."

Istian walked to follow where the man was taking him.

He suddenly asked Isti..."Tell me what your name is, boy."

"Hmmm why do you want to know." Doubtful to answer.

"Tell me."

"I'm Istianti, then whose name is it ?." Reply Isti asked.

"Call Abram."

In this city of Jakarta, there is no need to worry about the babble of the neighbors who are disturbed when they see their partner into the house because it has become commonplace.

Being in the contract that Abram was alone in, bringing Istianti in, he initially wanted to take off his clothes, but was immediately closed again by Abram.

Invite him to sit down, give a glass of warm tea, instant noodles onion chicken flavor, add half-cooked eggs and devoured with a face full of pleasure.

After one bowl of instant noodles was finished by Istian, Abram asked him to explain the reason why he was determined to sell himself.

Of course not all she said, especially in the intro intro intro introduction as the daughter of the Jayanaga family who has many fantastic wealth assets. Because Istian was afraid, Brahman was tempted with money and kidnapped himself to ask for ransom.

In addition, it was about arranged marriages, running away from home, odd jobs, eating potluck, and the financial crisis that starved her. Isti told Abram everything.

"..... I see." Finish Istian storytelling.

"Ah, I understand now, then, from now on you just stay here. No need to sell yourself or anything, let me take care of you, until you get home." Abram's decision was unanimous.

"If I don't intend to go home ?." Isti Reply.

Abram again showed a complicated expression...."Yep.... I was also confused, because I would definitely get married and have a family. Let me think about that later."

From then on, Istian lived with the man he knew on the side of the road and the neighbors around him assumed that Istian was his sister from the village where he came to town to work.