Ms. Gabriela Marin, Robert Plesea, Editor
2021
‘First of all, I came here tonight to wish you a Happy New Year, because I know that for you, Europeans, it has an important meaning, but I also have a proposal. I would like you to see it as a business opportunity.’ Ana could barely concentrate, embarrassed by her appearance. ‘What? What proposal? Business? With me?’ ‘Yes. In case you’re worried, you should know I’ve already talked to Mamma-san and she agreed. Now it’s up to you, whether you accept it or not.’ Ana could pretty much figure out where that was going. She looked at him and said: ‘I get what it is, my answer is no.’ He started laughing and said: ‘You didn’t even let me finish.’ She wanted to say she wasn’t interested at first, but out of common sense and out of the respect she had from him, she said: ‘Oh. Okay, sorry. What’s the offer?’ ‘You spend this night with me at the hotel and you name the price. But I have to be honest with you, this night also includes that thing you’re thinking about. The basic intimacy. Sex, that is. But you must also know that I have a fetish.’ ‘A…what?’ ‘A fetish. Something that excites me in a special and personal way.’ Ana looked at him, trying to understand what could possibly bring this terribly thin and smart man to the brink of ecstasy. ‘I have a rather…unusual fetish. I’d like to nibble on your nose. With my teeth.’ There were a lot of thoughts chasing each other inside Ana’s head. She thought her nose wasn’t exactly pretty. In fact, she thought it was her ugliest feature. She laughed when she thought about it. What did it matter that her nose was ugly, if the man standing next to her was willing to pay just to get his teeth on it? Then, some more questions came to mind. How long? How strong? All night? Will it leave marks? Will he stop if she tells him to? She looked at him and said: ‘I’m sorry, but my answer is still no.’ ‘You haven’t heard the entire deal. Tell me how much, I won’t even negotiate.’ ‘My answer is no!’ ‘Five thousand dollars.’ ‘No!’ ‘Six thousand.’ ‘
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