Kate waited patiently in the Galley La lobby. The start of this week's itinerary was meeting several of the metal suppliers with Kaku. She sported a tight v-neck periwinkle dress with frilled shoulders, white sneakers, a white cardigan, and her white purse.
Kaku entered the lobby quietly. His smile was smaller than usual, and his energy wasn't present.
Still, Kate stood up excitedly ready to greet Kaku good morning. She was met with a harsh gaze.
"Kate, we'd better get going. I have other work to attend to today." He proceeded to walk out the door.
She stood there in shock. He was so cold. Was it because of Friday? Or did something happen at the Gala? Perhaps Kalifa had talked to him... However, she had to stay professional. Despite their friendship- they were at work.
Luckily, the meetings were accessible by foot. Kate couldn't imagine how awkward it would be having Kaku carry her while he was in his current mood. The only time they talked was during their meetings, otherwise there was no conversation at all. Kate had tried a few times, and was met with one worded replies or silence.
They met with the last supplier in their meeting room. The supplier's meeting room was small, with a round table that only sat 5 people.
The supplier was a small elderly man with white hair and extremely slant eyes. He wore a brown suit with a yellow shirt and an orange bow tie.
Kaku stood up during their meeting.
"My apologies, but I have other matters I need to attend to. Kate can stay and answer any additional questions you may have. Let me get you the key for Dock 3's storage shed for Thursday's shipment." He fiddled around his pocket, placing several items on the table.
"Ah there it is!" He gave the key to the supplier and bowed before exiting the room.
Luckily for Kate, the rest of the meeting was more of a casual conversation. As Kate gathered her documents, she found a key under one of her papers.
She recognized the logo on the key. It was for the hotel Kaku stayed at. She only knew this because she insisted it was only fair for her to know where Kaku lived since he knew where she lived.
He must have forgotten it...
Kaku would be at the shipyard until 5:00PM today. She decided that giving Kaku his key would be a great way to "break the ice" and maybe bring up Friday's events and find out what was wrong.
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"Ahhhhh why am I so out of shape!"
Kate looked at her watch, trying to catch her breath. She had gotten side tracked along the way by sales at shops nearby and lost track of time.
There's no way I'm going to make it to the shipyard in time this way….
She looked to the left and saw an alley way.
If I cut through here, it should save me about 20 minutes….
An unsettling feeling came over her, but she shook it off. She had to get the key to Kaku. She had to make things right.
As she walked the alley, she thought of what to say to Kaku.
"Kaku! You left this!' no….maybe just keep it simple like "hey Kaku, you left your key." That should be fine…but what if he just walks away?
The alley had small "hole in the wall" style bars. The sounds of laughter and hoarse voices singing karaoke filled the air.
A knot began to form in her stomach and she began to run.
She tripped on an uneven part of ground and fell in front of someone's feet.
"Ouch!"
Nash began to drunkenly laugh.
"Well if it isn't my lucky day."
He was accompanied by 5 other men, all drunken and wearing business suits.
Nash made a signal with his hands, and 2 men came up from behind and lifted Kate up by her arms. She struggled but was unable to get free.
"Kate, why do you hate me so?"
She sneered, and looked in his eyes.
"Because you're a disgusting excuse of a man."
He held her face in his hand.
"Do you have any idea how many women would kill to be in your position?"
She laughed. "Preying on the weak is a coward's strategy. Any woman with a hint of self-respect would never fall for you."
Nash finally lost his calm demeanor, and moved his hand from her face to the back of her head pulling her hair. He began to suck on her neck as his companions cheered him on.
"Nash, let me go!"
Nash pulled down and ripped the neck of her dress revealing her bra.
The other men continued to cheer.
"Hey man! I call next once you're done with her!"
Nash smiled cynically at his friends.
"I'm going to take my time with this one... But I'll make sure you all get a turn."
He tore down the rest of her dress and bra, leaving her chest bare and her underwear exposed.
Kate began to scream for help, but Nash's henchman hanging onto her right hand covered her mouth with his free hand.
Nash began to move a hand around the outside of Kate's underwear as he sucked on her breasts, moans escaping from his lips as the others continued to cheer.
Kaku leapt as fast as he could from roof top to roof top. He had noticed his key was missing when he reached his hotel room, and knew Kate would try to get it to him.
I'm such a fool, why was I so irresponsible?!
Judging by how far the meeting was from the shipyard, Kate should be there by now.
Maybe if I take the alley route…
He took a sharp left and stopped mere seconds later.
Though he was high above the ground there was no doubt in his mind—it was Kate.
A man he couldn't recognize at first had ripped apart her dress and there were several other men surrounding her.
His killer instincts kicked in and he jumped down immediately.
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