Touch My Heart My Love

"Run, Julia...!" Ambar Triatmo Smith, the fifty-year-old woman shouted to tell her daughter to run away.

Srak.....Srak.....

Julia Smith ran barefoot, she broke through the wilderness in Parangkaris-Sukabumi Village. Her legs bled from being hit by weeds that looked small but thick.

Julia looked back, seeing a forty-five-year-old man chasing after her. Julia's feet were tired of running, but the man behind her tirelessly continued to chase her to catch Julia.

Dodit Sarjono, he is Julia's stepfather. He married Ambar ten years ago after a month Smith his father Julia died of a heart attack. Dodit brought a daughter with a marriage with his first ex-wife.

Dodit's hobby is just gambling and getting drunk, Julia's father's legacy has been used up for his gambling bets. Dodit even has a lot of debt until he is unable to pay it.

During this time Julia was always paying off her stepfather's debt, but without Julia knew her stepfather had borrowed two hundred thousand dollars to the meanest moneylender in her village.

Finally the debt must be paid immediately, the moneylender bills the money to the house by bringing four large-bodied people. Dodit was hit so hard that it fell on the yard.

After their departure from Julia's house, Dodit forced Julia to wear a white dress and dress up very pretty. Unsuspecting, Julia obeyed her stepfather's wishes but when Julia found out he was going to sell finally Julia rebelled.

Dodit forced Julia. Ambar, who knew Dodit's foul intentions, immediately helped Julia to escape, with her weak body trying to release Dodit's hand on Julia's. However, Ambar lost power until Dodit chased Julia.

"Julia! Stop you!" Dodit shouted behind the girl.

"Hah...hah...Help me, God." Julia's breath began to pierce, she was tired to run up to....

Bruk!

Julia fell in the humid land of the Parangkaris forest, a pine forest that is famous for being haunted and rarely traversed by people.

Julia was finally caught by Dodit and brought back home. Ambar could only cry seeing Julia and felt sorry for marrying Dodit to make her life suffer.

"Aura!"

"Yes, Pa." A girl who has a fat body comes out of the room, she's a year younger than Julia. Aura was spoiled by Dodit, all his desires were fulfilled by Dodit even homework was all done by Julia. Aura just relaxes and plays cellphone all day, while Julia has to work in a clothing store as a waiter.

Julia's small salary is used to pay off Dodit's debts, until now Julia has been unable to pay debts to Oman Sanjaya.

Gubrak!

Dodit pushed Julia's body to fall on the cold floor which was only covered by cement polish. They are unable to replace the floor of the house with ceramics such as the floor of a neighbor's house.

"You clean her and change the sexy clothes. I want to sell it at a very high price, "Dodit said to Aura.

"Don't sell my child, I still have gold deposits. You can sell it, but let Julia go." Ambar Pinta.

"Cih! Gold is worthless compared to your child's virginity!" Dodit Umpat.

Half an hour later Julia was finished by Aura, Dodit threatened Julia, if Julia did not want to be sold she would give Julia's mother to the bookies to be tortured. Julia finally resigned and followed Dodit's wishes.

***

"Let me meet with Mr. Oman," Ambar asked.

Ambar finally came to Oman's house which collected her husband's debt. Two guards held Ambar to enter the gate, they did not allow Ambar to enter.

Ambar continued to shout asking to meet with the owner of the house. However, they continued to drive away Ambar. The commotion created by Ambar reached Oman's ears.

"Kimo!"

A big man approached Oman.

"Yes, boss. What do you need, sir?" Ask Oman's personal assistant.

"What's the commotion ahead?"

"In front there is Ambar his wife Dodit, she wants to meet you, should I meet her sir?"

"No need, bring her before me!"

"Fine, sir."

Kimo goes to see Ambar in front of the gate and takes her to meet his boss.

Oman Sanjaya is a sixty year old man, his wife died two years ago. He has a wealth that is very wasteful from his grandfather. The Omani family known to the community is a wealthy moneylender.

"I have brought Mrs. Ambar here, sir." Kimo reported before bringing Ambar together with Oman.

"Bring in, and leave us both." Oman's orders on Kimo.

Kimo opened the door of Oman's study, then sent Ambar to enter the room.

"Please enter, madam! Mr. Oman is waiting inside, "Kimo said.

"Thank you." Ambar stepped into Oman's room which was almost similar to a library. She turned right and left looking for Oman's whereabouts because the room was so spacious and lined up books on the shelf.

"Let's go in, Mrs. Ambar." Said Oman from behind the bamboo bulkhead. His desk is behind the bamboo carving of the room. He looks busy with note books piled on the table.

Ambar approached Oman then sat in front of him, he looked nervous and scared. It's no secret, the citizens know Oman as a cruel man and don't have

"No need to be afraid, what are you looking for me?" he asked in a heavy voice.

From Oman's voice and tone, Ambar felt that Oman was not a cruel man. Oman looks good and wise.

After exhaling his heavy breath, Ambar ventured to say to Oman.

"I want to sell my daughter named Julia," Ambar spoke in a trembling voice.

Oman was astonished, both of his allies linked because they were confused by the words of Ambar who wanted to sell his own daughter.

"Selling your daughter? I do not understand your point, "Oman asked Ambar again for fear of being wrong with his hearing.

"Yes sir, I really want to sell my daughter to you. Mr. Oman can tell her anything, please help me to save my daughter." Said Ambar crying and kneeling at Oman's feet.

"Why do you want to sell your daughter?" Oman again asked Ambar.

"My husband wants to bring my daughter to the bookies for sale, if until Julia is sold to the bookies Julia will be made a comfort woman. Please buy my daughter named Julia to be a maid, gardener or other job." Answer Ambar with sobbing.

Oman also understood Ambar's intentions, he wanted to sell Ambar to him as a payment for her husband's debt so as not to sell it to the loan sharks.

Dodit tidied his motorcycle on the side of the road because the cellphone in his pocket shook. Dodit saw the name calling him "Landlord" in his telephone contact.

"You don't try to run away again," Dodit threatened Julia before Dodit received a call so Julia wouldn't run away.

"Hello, sir."

"Bring Julia here!"

"Yes, sir."

Dodit smiled broadly after breaking the conversation on the phone.

"Right up,"

Julia can only surrender to the wishes of Dodit.

With a happy feeling Dodit turned the direction of the motorbike to come to Oman's house. Dodit is happy because he can sell Julia's body to pay off debt and can even gamble again with his friends.

Dodit and Julia have arrived at Oman's house. Kimo, Oman's assistant stands next to Oman. arrogantly Oman sat on a rattan chair while watching Julia.

However, because Julia's face looked down Oman could not clearly see Julia's face.

"What's your name, little girl?" Oman asked Julia while continuing to pay attention to Julia.

"Answer Mr. Oman's question, Julia!" Dodit flushed Julia's reverie.

Julia wanted to answer, but because of fear her lips felt speechless. Julia was afraid of dealing with someone who would buy herself. What Oman will do to her later, what will happen to her next.

"Wake up and show your face, Julia!' Oman's orders with a sharp gaze towards Julia. Some Omani guards stood behind Dodit and Julia, no one made a sound when Oman spoke.

"Help Miss Julia to stand up," said Kimo Assiten Oman giving orders to the guards behind Dodit and Julia.

"Let me go! Do not touch me! I can stand alone, "Julia said, pressing the guards. Julia was already crying, she wanted to leave Oman's house but was afraid of the threat of Dodit who would sell her mother so Julia could only accept it.

Julia finally stood up and showed her face, staring straight at Oman. The man in front of Julia just stared fixedly at Julia from Julia's head to toe.

Oman smiled broadly and breathed. Then he whispered to Kimo who was beside him, a thin smile flung on Kimo's lips.

"I like this daughter, Dodit. I will take two hundred of your debt to pay off and according to what I said on the phone earlier. I will add one hundred million. Now you take care of your agreement to Kimo."

Dodit left with Kimo, they already made a letter of agreement. Without Julia and Dodit knowing, Oman bought Julia to marry one of his sons. Julia thought she should marry Oman who was more worthy of her father.

Oman has a very large tea plantation, land generated from the proceeds of lending money and also its family inheritance. Oman continues the legacy business of his extended family, although others consider despicable but Oman feels proud.

Dodit came out carrying a brown envelope, Kimo whispered to his employer. Oman nodded and glanced at Julia.

"Dodit"

"Yes, Mr. Oman."

"Marriage will be waged next month and make sure Julia doesn't run away. I will pick him up on the 2nd of next month." Said Oman.

"Fine, sir. I'll excuse me first, "Dodit pamit returned to his house.

Dodit pulled Julia's hand, they went home and from today Julia was officially bought by Mr. Oman.

Julia daydreamed in her room, she had sacrificed a lot to pay off her stepfather's debt. However, this time she had to sacrifice his life it felt unfair to Julia.

Dodit has a daughter, but why does he have to pay off her stepfather's debt. Her tears were dry, when he returned from Oman's house she cried in his room.

She did not eat and drink, only cried in her room remembering her past while her father was still alive.

When Julia's father died, she and her mother were expelled by her grandparents in the Smith family. They live in a rented house.

Julia who had just graduated from school, finally had to find a job, but because Julia was only a junior high school graduate she could only be accepted as a servant not far from her home.

Julia actually already has a lover who has helped her a lot and even danced Julia's job, but Dodit always forbids her from dealing with any man. Julia realized that Dodit had a plan to sell it.

"Julia, this is Mama."

Julia moved down from bed feeling lazy, she actually wanted to be alone but didn't want to make her mother sad. Before opening the door to his room, she wiped out the rest of her tears.

"May Mama come in?" Ambar asked her daughter when the door to the room opened.

Julia sent her mother to come in and close the door to her room again, every time Julia felt sad she always lay on her mother's lap.

Ambar stroked Julia's hair that covered Julia's beautiful face, Ambar knew Julia was feeling sad but she didn't ask anything. Ambar feels guilty because she married Dodit, her daughter suffered.

Ambar feels calm that Julia is sold to Oman rather than being sold to bookies. Ambar hopes Julia will get a job at Oman's place and will be treated well there.

Ambar could not imagine that until Julia fell into the hands of a bookies, maybe there Julia would be made a prostitute who would be sold to an evil man.

Julia felt calm in her mother's lap, she hoped her mother would be fine after she was sold to Oman. Julia will always give her best for her mother to even sacrifice her happiness.

Ambar felt her daughter had fallen asleep, she cried in a restrained voice. Really she felt sorry for Julia, but she could not do much because of her still ill condition. Ambar hopes that God will take care of Julia and give Julia happiness someday.

Ambar slowly laid Julia's body and then kissed her forehead. Ambar came out of Julia's room in a low voice for fear of waking Julia up.

This morning Julia returned to work in the shop as a waiter, she wanted to briefly forget the problem for a moment. Julia wants to feel busy until she can get rid of her sadness.

She wanted to forget that she had been sold like an item. Susi, a high school friend and works in the same shop as Julia. Susi has heard of Julia's wedding plans to be held next month.

"How does it feel to get married, how much dowry did Andi give you?" Susi asked excitedly. During this time Susi only knew Andi was Julia's lover. "Your stepfather doesn't like Andi? why can you get married?" Susi asked again.

Susi asked twice about it, Julia was still silent. She could not scold Susi who had brought up the problem. That fact made her heart hurt, but no one knew the problem besides her family. Neither is his lover, Andi Atmaja.

"Julia, why stay still. Come on answer!" Susi urges Julia to answer her question.

"What should I answer, the marriage that I carried out was because of my father's doing. My stepfather sold me to loan sharks." Julia answered with tears.

Susi was very surprised, she did not expect Julia to be sold by her stepfather. With guilt Susi cut Julia's hand.

"I'm sorry Julia, I didn't know my question made you sad" said Susi while hugging Julia's body, she felt guilty about what she said.

Julia is very beautiful, she has dutch blood on her body. In their village, a large number of foreign descendants lived there while colonial. Many of them were married to indigenous people, including Julia's father. Unfortunately, Julia's father, who was the owner of the tea garden and tea leaf processing factory, did not live long.

Carlos Smith died at the age of forty, Julia was in elementary school at the time. Out Julia's father did not approve of Carlos and Ambar's marriage. When Carlos Smith died, Ambar and Julia were expelled from the Smith Family's house.

Tired of having to rent a house in several places, Ambar became acquainted with Dodit who was very good at Ambar and also Julia. Dodit helped the lives of Ambar and Julia until some time later Ambar accepted Dodit's application. But not for long, Dodit only targeted Ambar's treasures from Carlos Smith's legacy and spent gambling.

Finally until Ambar's only property, Julia, was sold by Dodit. Julia felt sad when Susi asked about her life.

"Don't be sad anymore Julia, just consider it a test for you. Who knows your life will be even better. "Susi tried to comfort Julia even though she knew she couldn't make Julia forget sad.

"Julia dear" called Andi. Andi is an employee of a textile factory that is not large. Every day every hour of rest, Andi always comes to the shop where Julia works. Andi brings lunch to Julia.

Actually Andi had heard about Julia's wedding plans, but Andi chose to pretend he didn't know. Andi and Julia love each other and promise to get through every problem both.

"Andi came, Julia," said Susi.

Julia cleans the remaining tears on her cheeks, Julia's face looks like her usual when Andi meets her. Julia did not smile at Andi as if reluctant to meet Andi.

"Why do you look sad, honey?" Andi asked while pinching Julia's cheek.

"What are you doing here?" asked Julia with a cold face.

"I'm here to take you to lunch, have you forgotten our habits all this time?" Andi answered casually. A sweet smile radiates from Andi's red lips, he is indeed not a smoker so it is different from other men's lips.

Andi's face is very handsome, but he has physical deficiencies. He cannot walk normally because the right foot is shorter than the right foot. However, Julia did not look physically, Julia loved Andi so much.

Andi was the one who introduced the shop owner where Julia worked now, until she could work in this shop even though her salary was very small. Andi brings lunch to Julia, so Julia can save her money.

"Andi, do you know my wedding plans. I know you pretended not to know, "Julia said, turning her face the other way, she could not see the face of her lover. Julia's heart hurts because soon she will part with her lover.

"I know, none of that is your wish. I can save you and we will live happily, we can elope and no one separates us." Said Andi firmly, he had thought of his words and would realize his desires.

"That is not my wish, but it still cannot be undone. We better just separate." Say Julia while shed tears.

"I don't want to! Don't say that, if you want yourself better now I'm gone, don't forget to eat." Said Andi while putting food in front of Julia, he would not give up. Andi's love for Julia was so big.

"Julia, let me close the shop. You don't be sad, you better walk to the tea plantation so your mind calms down." Usul Susi.

"A very good idea, alright. Thank you for closing the shop yourself, "Julia felt suctioned.

"No need to feel right, hurry and go!' said Susi with a big smile.

Julia finally walked towards the tea plantation alone, that afternoon the tea plantation was very quiet even though there were some people who were on it.

The sun began to set, radiated Julia's very charming beauty. Julia's beauty is already famous in her village, even many men try to approach her. However, only Andi made her fall in love. Until many men hold grudges against Julia. As Julia walked home, there were two men who followed her from behind.

Julia realized the presence of the two men, she ran quickly to get home quickly. Until without Julia knowing because of her fear of bumping into a man who had just gotten out of his luxury car.

Bruk!

Both of them fell into the position of hugging bodies, Julia was above the man's body. Julia felt strange about the man's face in front of her.