When I was twenty, I went back to my home country and during the trip, I visited my cousin's grandparents' house in the countryside. They owned a lot of land and there were two houses within the property--the main house and the guest house. I came along with my cousin but since her grandparents were not really my family, they would often go away for the day on some trip together and I would be left on my own in the property. While it was an isolated place, they had a housekeeper, ranchers, and farmhands, so it did not feel entirely lonely.
During the day, I would go on hikes around the property, birdwatch, and cook myself some meals. Cooking was definitely my favorite part as a lot of the things I cooked with came from the property- the eggs, butter, milk, and coffee. At night, I would sleep in one of the upstairs bedrooms in the guest house. Nights were a little scary as my cousin and her grandparents slept in the main house and while some of the workers would sometimes stay in some of the guest bedrooms, most of the time they did not. If I did not sleep early, I would find myself paranoid as I heard the house crackle and pop due to the winds. An owl would hoot every now and then and sometimes, I simply heard sounds of which I could not pinpoint the source.
On a Saturday, my cousin and her grandparents went away on a day-trip. I had breakfast with them and then wished them a safe trip. I started my day with some light reading and then decided to take a hike near the sugarcane plantations. I never really took my hikes in that direction as it was not as picturesque and interesting as the wild woods on the backside of the property.
As I walked on the edge of the tall crop, I saw at the opposite end, two figures, one on top of the other. I don't think they were able to see me, but for some reason, I felt very self-conscious so I went into the sugarcane. I was there for about five minutes before I saw them walking in front of me, it was a man and a woman. As she walked past, she was buttoning up her shirt and I saw part of her left breast as she did so.
I did not recognize either of them so I was not sure whether they worked here or if they just snuck into the property. Either way, I do not think they would have appreciated me being there, even if I was more welcome in the property than they were. After they were gone, I walked towards the back of the property to do the hike I was hoping for. Within the silence of those woods, however, I kept thinking of the woman's breast and how they were likely fucking when I saw them from far away. I was a little flustered by the idea as I hadn't had sex for some time. I had always exclusively only had sex in relationships so it had been a year since the last time I got it on with someone.
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That night, I went into my room within the guest house after my shower. I slept on the third floor, on the first door near the stairs and the bathroom was at the end of the hallway. Despite the fact that I was the only one who ever slept on the third floor, I would wear a big bathrobe and slippers to go back into my room after showers, on the off chance that some worker needed something from the third floor. It was already 11pm so I made sure to disrobe quietly and began putting lotion on my body. As I was doing so, I heard a knock at my door. I quickly put my robe back on and opened the door. There stood a young man who I had seen previously working with the horses. Men in this country are usually on the shorter side, so it always struck me how tall he was. He was dark, probably due to the constant sun exposure, but he had light brown eyes.
"Yes?" I asked him.
"Sorry to bother you, it is going to be a cold night tonight. I am not sure if you know where everything is, so I brought you an extra blanket in case you needed it," he said very quickly.
I grabbed the blanket from him and I thanked him. He lingered so I tried to make a bit of conversation.
"I have seen you working with the horses. How long have you been working here?" I said, as we were both still standing at the doorway.