Wild Affection

TOME TASEVSKI
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WILD AFFECTION
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TOME TASEVSKI

WILD
AFFECTION

Tome Tasevski

2016

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WILD AFFECTION
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1. Fiction, Romance

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Tome Tasevski

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I

I’ve always wanted to write, but I could
never, even in my wildest dreams,
have imagined my story would be one
of love, passion or illusion. All I’ve
ever dreamed of was to work and to
write about my career, and therefore all
my focus was on writing a professional,
practical book.

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Unfortunately, sometimes something
happens in your life that changes you
and your dreams so much that you can’t
even recognize yourself. And what is this
unfortunate thing called? Well, it is the
universal feeling called LOVE! The one and
only force that will take you off your track
so suddenly and so violently that even
the strongest ones are unable to oppose
it. Why? Well, just because it is love—the
most powerful energy implanted in our
personalities and souls.

Oops! I exposed myself. I am a plastic
surgeon who inserts implants into human
bodies. I hope this will not harm my story.

Let me continue...

Love is the only energy that changes
everything in us—it makes the impossible
possible, changes negative to positive and
depressing to joyful. But let me stop here
and start from the beginning of the story.

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I am sure that most people will, sooner or
later, experience this in their lives as well.

So.

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II

Let me start with a picture we
generally see in the movies.
People sitting in a room,
positioned in a circle. Nobody
knows anyone, and there is a
psychologist there as well. Someone begins
with, “Hi, my name is…and I am addicted
to…” Well, this is also what my beginning
looks like.

Hi, my name is John. John Smith. I
am forty-five years old and I am happily
married with three great kids—a boy of
thirteen and twin ten-year-old girls. My

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wife is really wonderful, and is several years
younger than me. We’ve been together for
twenty years now.

I endlessly love my family and my
wife. She gave birth to my very special
kids and she is a dedicated mother. She
is a professional musician and a great
housewife. Our love and our sex life
have been great and stable. Okay, like all
marriages, we also had some issues and
arguments, but they always ended well.
In short, I live a very happy, fulfilling and
joyful life.

My extended family, my father, mother,
brother and sister, are really great people,
and we are very closely connected. My
mother, apart from being the sweetest,
most caring and most dedicated person in
the family, is also a great professional who
left the public health service early and set
up her own private surgical practice. My
brother and I followed her path, choosing

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her profession as well. My mother was
constantly hard-working, writing papers
and books, visiting congress etc.; in short,
she loved her occupation. Even now, at her
age, she is always at her computer reading
and writing professional papers. My father
is one of the best lawyers in the country
and as such he is the most respected
counselor for the government. My brother
and my sister and their families are an
important part of my family as well.

And me? I see myself as a person
with very strong character: analytical,
imaginative, principled, very hard-working,
dedicated to my profession, passionate
with everything I do, always ready and in
search of new challenges. People describe
me as a lion because I never give up.

Besides my family, my other love is
my work. I started working at eighteen.
I finished high school and didn’t want
to go to university. At that time, I

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started working in a company that was
manufacturing human silicon molds, and
I learned this business from very young
age. I traveled around my country, visited
and met a lot of people and sold various
products. There were a lot of people who
said, “How old are you?” or “Do you have
a university degree?” That bothered me a
lot. They simply didn’t believe me because
I didn’t have a degree and was too young.
And isn’t it an unwritten rule that you
should always be older so you know what
you’re selling?

After three years in the business I told
my father that I wanted to go to university.
That way, I thought, nobody will ever ask
me these funny questions again—they will
be more focused on what I say and notice
what I have to offer. In the years ahead, I
realized I was wrong because even as you
grow personally and professionally, people
always have doubts or questions that you
will find silly or funny.

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However, I traveled a lot, even abroad.
Wherever I went, I always found myself
in my own world. People understood
what I was telling them, my ideas were
accepted and my work was appreciated.
Thus, I finished university and from that
point onwards I stopped selling products
and dedicated myself to our professional
practice. From the beginning, I was
there every day. I was my mother’s only
assistant, doctor, hygienist and manager,
plus I recruited some of my friends to
be our clients. I also got married and
established my family, but we didn’t own
anything. Eight of us lived under the same
roof, and we were happy because we were
all together.

As the years passed, we developed a
great professional name in our country.
My mother and I wrote medical papers
and articles, made public appearances,
and day after day we had new clients.
And then my brother finished university,

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so in order to make room for him in the
business, I decided to expand it in a new
city. We did that and several years later we
expanded to a third city. This was followed
by opening a branch in Venezuela. I was
everywhere. People often asked me, “How
do you manage it?” I was surprised at how
they could ask me this question! My answer
was, “Well, who cares? I simply have to!”

My business grew so much that in one
year I employed fifty people. A few years
ago I was elected the best manager of the
year. As if all this wasn’t enough, I decided
to start a new business. What was it? It was
a wellness center, and it was like a castle
of magic. Apart from the gym, I rarely
used the other facilities. Why? Because, as
always, I simply didn’t have the time.

Working at a few different places, with
so many people, sometimes made me
confused. I even started to ask myself,
“What day is it today?” Sometimes when

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I got up in the morning, I questioned,
“Where am I now, here, there or …?” It
was really crazy but I was fulfilled. I had
my ups and downs but always managed
to get on track. Now, when I look back at
those years, yes, I was content, but I never
took care or became interested in what
was important to me personally. What did
I really need? Did I have my own wishes or
needs fulfilled? Did my family need me even
though I tried to be as close to them as I
could while I was building up my business?
I was always dedicated to my work, to my
clients and to my team. I considered them
family. My days became seconds, months
turned into minutes and years into hours.
Time flew...

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III

One day, just a normal
workday, I walked into our
building and delivered some
case histories. I was angry
at some of my employees,
so I raised my voice to them. I was totally
unaware that we had a new person there
and that she was sitting right behind me.
I finished the discussion and one of my
employees approached me and said, “This
is our new business collaborator!”

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I turned around and there she was.
Long brown hair, face like an angel,
apple-shining cheeks, deep dark eyes full
of life. She was a little bit stressed out
from the whole situation with me and the
employees, but she stood up, looked at
me, smiled and showed her perfect white
teeth. We shook hands.

“Hi. Hello! Pleased to meet you,” was
our mutual greeting

“I like you already. I see that you have
great potential and hope you’ll like our
mutual collaboration,” I said.

“Me too,” she replied.

Those were our first words, but this
was the moment that I will remember
for the rest of my life because it was the
moment when I met her—Amy Rosenberg.
The person with my energy, my passion,
my charm, my aura, my look, my smile...

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She was me. Never before had I met myself
that clearly, so complete and so collected.

At that time, it was just a simple look. I
was not aware that at some point forward
in my life this would grow into great
affection and that it would have so deep
an impact on me, or maybe on both of us.
As always, you never know what the future
brings, but one thing is for sure: nothing
in life happens by accident. Everything
happens for a reason.

Because we collaborated, we would see
each other now and then, but not so often.
Generally, during those meetings we had
work discussions. She was a beginner
in her field, and most of the time those
conversations involved correcting her
mistakes. I’ve always wanted and looked
for the best and I get crazy when people
do not put their mind and logic into their
work. But, as time passed, she evolved into
a great professional. Maybe it was because

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those talks had a tremendous impact on
her, or maybe it was just because she was
very dedicated and passionate and loved
her work, or maybe it was both.

It is interesting that even though we
had contact, I was never affected by her
beauty and charm at that point. It was
always strictly businesses. We never spoke
about private matters in our lives or
anything like that. Even though we would
sometimes meet at some parties, it was
usually just “Hi, hello.” There was nothing
more—it never went beyond that. I don’t
even remember turning to look at her or
her doing the same. I never felt that.

But, this would change, and it would
change dramatically.

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IV

One day she came into my
office. I do not remember
exactly why she came; it was
probably for work, but what I
will always remember is that
I escorted her to the exit door and then I
simply told her, “You look very strong and
cold, but on the inside I am sure that you
could break like a stick.”

She turned around and looked at me.
Her face got excited and she said, “I’m
exactly like that! You are very right.” She
smiled.

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I do not know why I said that, but at that
moment I felt her energy and I felt it very
strongly. What was that? What happened?
I really cannot answer, but from that point
forward everything changed in my mind. It
was like a simple trigger, just a click. She
became thunder. I started thinking of her.
Her name started rumbling in my mind.

After a while, she came again. I saw
her, she saw me. Like a magnet, our eyes
attracted! We shared smiles and some
words. I felt that she turned into a different
person when she was in my vicinity. In fact,
the same way I pretended to be someone
else when she was around. The energy
was so powerful and so focused that I was
entangling more. I started thinking about
finding ways to be even closer to her.

Our job required that we see each other
again soon. When she came, she didn’t
look so well and I asked, “What is the
matter with you?”

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“I am not feeling very well and I’m
thinking to see a doctor and get myself
examined,” she replied.

I am a specialist in plastic surgery, but
some signs reveal things to all doctors, even
out of their specialty. I recognized some
psychological signs of light depression.
She was simply empty and lonely.

“I think once you have everything
examined, your results will be great.
Everything in you now is a state of mind.
You will see,” I told her, and I smiled. I
knew she would understand me, as I could
feel what she needed. Later that day, I sent
her a photo message with the following
description: “One day someone is going to
hug you so tight that all of your broken
pieces will stick back together.”

I am sure she understood the message.
I could sense her feelings very powerfully.
I could read her like a book, and I wanted

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to have a chance and the time to fulfill one
purpose: to be with her.

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V

One night I was out and I texted
her asking if she was out and
if maybe we could meet. She
told me she was with her
friend. This bothered me,
because I needed space to be with her,
and only her. Alone. However, I decided to
go and see her. As soon as I saw her I sat
next to her and she introduced me to her
friend. I could not look away from Amy.
It was an extraordinarily unbelievable
powerful connection, a sudden spark in
her eyes, a sudden mood swing. Her aura
was very strong. We talked about some silly
stuff because of her friend, but our eyes
talked about different things. Everything

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was written there. We were just about to
drink our second round of drinks when
her friend got a message on her phone
that she had to leave immediately. I said
okay, but I hoped Amy would stay. “Will
you leave too?” I asked.

“Yes. I came with my friend and I have
to return with her,” she replied.

I just looked at her. I was very surprised
by her answer because she knew I had come
especially to see her. I was even a little bit
angry with her decision. I was desperate
to sit with her and share my feelings. I was
eager to know what we had here and what
she was feeling. Unfortunately, I could not
change her decision, so she left.

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VI

Aday did not pass that I
didn’t think of her. I became
preoccupied. After some
time, a colleague of mine
asked me out for a drink. I
accepted. Something was telling me it
was possible Amy might be there. And...
there she was. She looked like a goddess—a
sculpture made by the most famous artist
of Ancient Greece. She was so sexy that
everything about her yelled sex appeal.
She was dressed in a summer-pink blouse,
and her bulging breasts were half visible.
She had on a white mini-skirt overlapped
in the middle, which looked like the wings
of a fly. On her feet she had a pair of high-
heeled sandals. I could see her legs from

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bottom to top. Her collarbones were so
prominent. Her skin was a little bit tanned,
and shiny like silk. Her hair was loose and
the wind carried it from side to side like
she was in a photo session. Her makeup
just highlighted her beautiful angel face;
the red lipstick framed her gorgeous smile
and her extremely white teeth.

We looked at each other and we were
excited by the sudden encounter. We shook
hands and said hello. She smiled. I smiled.
We were outside a bar where there was a
rocking party going on. I couldn’t start a
conversation with her because the music
was very loud and too many people were
passing by. Plus my friends were there and
some of her friends too. We stood across
from one another looking at each other.
After a while, I went to her, leaned my head
towards her ear and asked, “Do you know
the name of this ‘thing’ that we feel?”

While I was whispering to her, my face

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got too close to the left side of her head.
My lips touched her ear. My nose tapped
her hair. I inhaled her perfume and sensed
her pheromones. She was excited. I felt
her, and it was so powerful!

“No. Tell me,” she replied.

“Well…It is called…Fatal Attraction!” I
said.

She blushed.

“You are blushing. Why?” I said, and
smiled.

She understood that I could read her
signs. Most importantly, I noticed that
these small physical contacts were making
our connection even more powerful. My
voice, my energy, the way we talked, our
smiles, each other’s looks and the energy
transmission pleased her.

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“I will not speak about this matter. I will
just listen to what you are saying,” she said
and smiled.

“Oh yeah? Well…it doesn’t work like
that. I would like to listen to you also,” I
said.

Unfortunately, I had to return home
where my family was expecting me. So I
just said, “Bye” and I left. But the moment
I left, I immediately started feeling her
even though she was not around. It was
like some cosmic energy transmission,
some kind of telepathy. At times I thought
maybe it was like a spell. I could even
feel the way she felt sometimes. I started
realizing I was her source of energy. It
was so obvious because whenever she was
around me she would totally transform. It
was so crazy; like a sixth sense.

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VII

One afternoon she came to the
office because she had had
some unfinished work and
decided to sleep over at her
friend’s. I asked her out for a
dinner. She agreed, but she suggested her
friend and some other people join us later.
I said, “Okay, no problem,” but inside I was
not okay because I wanted to be alone with
her.

I told her I would take her with my car.
She opened the door and got inside. Wow!
I was afraid everything would melt inside.

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She simply radiated. I asked her, “Are
you hot, or you are just very excited to be
around me?”

She shyly smiled and said, “It is because
of the weather.”

I smiled to her and said to myself,
“Yeah, sure, because of the weather!” It was
so obvious why she was hot. I could feel
her from miles away, let alone sitting here
right next to me.

We got to the spot where we would
meet her friends. I parked my car on
by the sidewalk. We got out of the car
and started walking. The light was just
starting to dim, and the night was great.
As we walked, we came across a tree. Its
branches were so long that it looked like
an umbrella above the sidewalk. The light
wind made music with the leaves. The
street lights penetrated amongst them,
illuminating our faces. She stood by me.

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It was so romantic; like a scene from the
most romantic movie. If you asked me
now what else was there? I really could not
tell you, because I was extremely focused
on her. I only had eyes for her! At that
exact moment when we stood below the
branches, out of nowhere, I got a sudden
wish to kiss her. It was such a powerful
drive that I started to struggle in myself.
Yes, No, Yes, No... and in the meantime I
had to act cool and smile at her. My heart
started beating faster, my blood started
boiling. It was an adrenaline rush. We
were facing each other and I saw in her
eyes that she wanted the same and she
was excited too. I told her, “You’re blushing
again!”

I knew why, but I wanted to see her
reaction. She just smiled and put her hands
on her cheeks. Then she turned her head,
looking left and right in order to see who
was nearby or if someone was watching us.
I immediately understood that she was not

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comfortable to be free, to be herself—the
wild one. We set our eyes on each other
again and continued to walk.

The restaurant was very close and we
arrived in a split second. The waiter was
waiting for us at the door and he opened it
and greeted us. He was polite as he guided
us to our table. We sat down and looked
at each other. We were burning inside. I
could see this in her eyes, her face, her
gestures...in everything! As we started
our conversation, her friends arrived and
I was not free anymore. The evening that
had started so beautifully ended at that
exact moment. They sat down with us,
and I started a conversation with them,
but throughout dinner from time to time I
would catch her looking at me. It was very
painful to feel that burning energy and yet
stay very still. After a while, I could not bear
it anymore and I left. My mind went crazy
thinking about her. It was probably 11: 00
p.m. but I went to the gym. I had to reset

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myself. It was not easy to calm the volcano
when it erupted. You can understand me,
right?

Every passing day I became more and
more preoccupied with her. The interesting
thing was that I really could not tell what
exactly I was thinking, but one thing
was certain: her name shouted loudly in
my mind. I was not thinking my usual
thoughts, like wondering what she was
doing or where she was or how she was,
but I only thought of her name. Amy. It just
appeared. I tried very hard to concentrate
on other stuff, but with no luck. I started to
ask myself: what the hell is going on here?!
I was very confused because until now I
had never had these kinds of thoughts. It
was like computer software: I got up in
the morning, started thinking; went to
the gym. Started thinking; went to work.
Started thinking; went out for dinner.
Started thinking; went home. Started
thinking; went to sleep—if I could—then

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started thinking again! Asleep—and stand
by! It became something like obsession, but
the question was Where from? Why? I had
nothing much happen with her, only some
short encounters and some conversations
that you could make with everyone, right?

More interesting was that I felt that she
was in the same situation. Even though
I was not physically with her, I felt her
feelings and thoughts, and they were the
same as mine. I knew it 100%! My instinct,
my intuition, my sixth sense was ON. It
was all transmitted to me by her powerful
energy. But, in order to prove this to myself,
I needed her to be with me physically, and
that was very difficult. Still, as time passed
this would change.

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VIII

It was nearly the end of my workday,
so I went to change my clothes. I
was ready to leave our office, but as
usual I went to check the next day’s
schedule on my computer and see if
I’d missed some emails. The office is in an
open space and people can pass through.
I started to read one new scientific article
and then, boom! She came in. Nothing else
mattered. We said hello and I asked, “Why
are you here so late?”

“I had some work that I had to finish,
so…” she replied.

“Who did you come with?”

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“With some colleagues of mine,” she
replied.

“Are you going to stay, or you will leave?”
I asked.

“I’m leaving,” she answered.

“Are you going to return with them
or…?” I was curious.

“Well, yes, but they are going to pick me
up a little bit later,” she replied.

“I am leaving now, so…you can come
with me, if you want,” I suggested.

She looked straight into my eyes and
smiled. She had that excited look on her
face. I had it too. And then, finally, she
answered. “Okay!”

Wow! Unbelievable. She would come
with me. Alone! I was extremely delighted,

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because we would finally have some time
together to share together.

We left and got in the car. As soon
as we entered it, you could sense such
great excitement that it simply radiated
everywhere around. We could feel each
other’s energies. As we were driving, I
started the conversation. “So. What is
going on here with us?”

“I really do not know, but I am very
confused,” she answered.

“I can’t speak for you, but I am thinking
of you a lot. How about you?” I could see
she didn’t want to open herself up, so I told
her, “We are alone here in the car; please
be free! I need to know everything.”

After a while and maybe because of my
insisting, she finally confirmed, “Yes. I am
obsessed with you also and it is not right.”

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“Why is it not right?” I asked.

“Well…because it is you. We are business
partners and we collaborate together.
Plus, you are a married man and you have
a family,” she answered.

“So what? We can have and share these
feelings as long as they do not turn into
problems,” I told her.

“But I cannot! I am distracted with it
and I cannot live like this,” she answered.

The atmosphere inside the car was
strangely calming, while at the same
time greatly exhilarating. I could feel a
powerful energy, and romantic songs were
playing on the radio. We were driving over
a hill and the view outside was amazing.
As we were getting to the top of the hill we
could see the horizon and the large valley
filled with many different colors. The sun
just began to set and the sky above the

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mountains was soaked an orange-reddish
color. Everything around us was green.

While driving and talking, sharing our
experiences, thoughts, and most of all our
feelings, we felt an even greater connection
between us. And the excitement was
growing as well. We could both feel that.
She was getting hot, as usual. Me as well.
At times, we would stop talking and I
would turn my gaze away from the road
just to see her beautiful face, especially
her lovely eyes. She had the most amazing
eyes! This physical “stop” did not intervene
with our mental connection. In those
moments when our eyes would meet,
we both knew exactly what the other
was thinking. We were screaming inside,
but at the same time we had to restrain
ourselves. Excitement and fear were our
predominant emotions.

Finally, we got to the city. She described
where she lived, so I drove her to the front

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of her house. I stopped and parked my
car across from her yard. The house was
located in an urban part of the city and
people were passing by. I had my left hand
on the steering wheel and was facing her.
“You see, I brought you home safe; nothing
happened, and you were afraid!”

“I am not afraid,” she replied.

We looked at one another. Our eyes were
speaking loudly. Suddenly she stretched
out her right hand, placed it on the door
handle and said, “I have to leave now.”

I never wanted this to happen. I wanted
her here, right next to me, with me, forever.
I wanted this split second to become an
eternity. However... “It’s okay, I know,” I
replied.

We just sat there for a moment, frozen
with wide smiles. Our hearts transmitted
our auras and our mental connection

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reached the highest level. She did not
leave the car even though she had her
hand placed on the door handle. It was
very obvious that she too did not want this
to end.

As I was watching her, a million thoughts
passed through my mind. I started to ask
myself, now what? Should I go on or just let
her go? But it was so impossible to resist.
It was such wild affection! And in that
moment of thundering silence and flame-
burning looks, it happened…

I leaned my head towards hers to kiss her
lips. She turned her head and said, “No!”

I was surprised by her reaction, so I
backed up a little bit and asked, “Why
don’t you want to kiss me?’

“A kiss on the lips for me is very intimate
and very personal. I am not able to sleep
now, and if this happens I will really go

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mental. You are forbidden for me!’ she
replied.

I could not stop myself, so I tried to kiss
her again. She again turned her head so
I gently started to kiss her on her cheek,
moving slowly towards her ear and neck.
She was just repeating, “No, no.” She had
her hand on the door handle and could
leave if she wanted to. I was not holding
her. She was totally confused, and I felt it.
She really hesitated about what to do, but
I was sure she enjoyed the contact. “People
could see and recognize us here! Plus, you
are parked in front of my house,” she said,
and she slipped down her seat. I was all
over her and I really didn’t care about that.

“I do not care,” I said.

“But I do!” she replied

“Then I will move my car a little bit
further on the street,” I continued.

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“No! I must leave.” She was determined.
But she didn’t leave. She stayed in the car,
still deciding whether to open the door or
not. I turned on the engine and started
driving. There was a parking lot nearby.
I drove us to it and we parked there. We
were completely alone.

The atmosphere inside the car was boiling.
Our excitement was feverish. I tried to kiss
her again and again but she just repeated,
“No…no…I must leave…stop ….” Again, I was
not holding her at all. She could leave the car
at any moment. I wanted her to kiss me so
badly. I was hungry for her kiss. Every time
I moved my head backward in order to see
her, she would turn away from my gaze.

“Look at me, please!” I asked.

“I can’t,” she repeated several times.

I tried to turn her face so I could look her
straight in her sparkling eyes. I could feel

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that she was very wild but she controlled
herself tightly. She persistently rejected
kissing me passionately. She was totally
frozen.

But that one unique touch I will never
forget. Even though she did not want to
kiss me on my lips, whenever I kissed her
on her cheek and neck or gently nibbled
her ear, she would lean her head towards
mine in order to feel my touch. It was like
a lion cuddling. Wild but gentle. It turns
everything upside down inside you. You
feel connected. You feel it will be part of
you for the rest of your life.

At that very culminating moment, her
telephone rang. Her family expected her to
come home and she was late. It was her
father. She told him she had arrived, but
she was taking a walk after the hard day’s
work. This was something like a break
during the struggle, if I could call it that.
As she ended the conversation, I started

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all over again. And again, she responded
the same way: “No …no…” It was very crazy
and strange. She wanted it, but she fought.
It was a hot/cold situation.

Then my phone rang. At first, I did not
want to answer it, but someone was very
persistent. It was my wife! I picked up the
phone and answered. Immediately, several
questions were fired at me. “Why don’t you
answer your phone? Where are you? You told
me one hour ago that you were driving and
you were near the city. What happened?”

“I am here and I will come very soon,” I
replied, stone cold.

“But where are you?” she asked again.

“I am coming in a minute!” I replied,
and ended the conversation.

I felt very bad that I lied to my wife. I
never lie. That is something I hate the

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most. But what else could I say? It was me
who put myself in that situation. My mind
was splitting apart. One half of it hated
myself because I was insincere with my
wife, and the other one focused on her—
my companion.

While having the conversation with my
wife, I watched her. She was sitting in the
seat leaning forward. Her elbows touched
her knees and her hands were placed on
her face. Her eyes looked straight forward
and from time to time she would shake
her head. She had a guilty conscious. I
could see it in her body posture.

The time went by very fast. We were
totally unaware that nearly one hour had
passed. It was like a second. We ended our
so-called “party” because we both had to
leave for home. She did not want me to
drive her to her house, but she asked me
to leave her a few streets away. I was okay
with that but I never wanted this moment

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