The Red Thread and the Spiderman: The Awakening (Part 3)
The ride to Changi Airport inside the taxi was drowned in heavy tears. Barbie Girl wept bitterly, her heart shattered by the cruel abandonment she had just experienced. Her friend, Lady Bug, watched her with deep concern, terrified that the immense stress and sorrow would make her physically ill. As the city lights of Singapore blurred through her tears, Barbie Girl’s mind drifted back to the very beginning—to August 2016, when Spiderman flew to Indonesia for the first time.
With a clearer mind, she began to re-evaluate the red flags she had previously ignored out of love. She remembered the "gifts" he had brought her from Singapore. It was a bizarre collection of broken items: a dead Motorola tablet, a broken women's watch, a broken men's watch, and a broken Bluetooth speaker that looked like a cheap promotional giveaway for air fresheners. Everything was broken and useless, accompanied by a secondhand sling bag. The only new items were a pair of Hush Puppies panties, a dress, and a Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument.
She also remembered his staggering selfishness during that first visit. Spiderman had stubbornly attempted to transfer money to her from Singapore. Blinded by his own arrogance and refusing to listen, he tried to send the funds using Barbie Girl’s national ID number (KTP) instead of her actual bank account number. When the transfer predictably failed, he aggressively forced her to call Bank Central Asia (BCA) to sort out his mistake. That hours-long phone call completely drained Barbie Girl's phone credit, costing her hundreds of thousands of rupiah. Spiderman never showed a single shred of remorse or guilt for the chaos and financial loss he caused.
Sitting in the taxi, pieces of the puzzle finally fell into place. Barbie Girl made a firm, unyielding decision: she would never hope for this man again. She realized that despite the emotional manipulation, she had lost nothing of her true worth. They had never engaged in any sexual intimacy; she remained unharmed, pure, and a virgin. Her dignity was intact, and he no longer held power over her soul.
Time passed, and fate brought a sweet twist of poetic justice. In late 2019, Barbie Girl won a trip to Singapore. She packed her bags and joined the group of winners, deliberately keeping Spiderman completely in the dark about her journey. When the group arrived at Universal Studios Singapore, surrounded by laughter and vibrant energy, Barbie Girl took a photograph of herself enjoying the park. She opened her phone and sent the picture directly to Spiderman, accompanied by a powerful message: she was standing in the heart of Singapore, thriving, and proving once and for all that she never needed to rely on him to see the world...
... To Be Continued in Part 4 ...