Theresa’s Research

Then, a different news report began, "Listeners, this just in. It is reported that the mayor of Pleasant Valley, Ryan Washington, who has recently been involved in a relationship scandal, has escaped police custody. He was taken in a van and was on his way to jail when he jumped out of the moving van. On the night of his escape, several people who witnessed his escape reported hearing gunshots around the war. Our sources say that he had some accomplices that helped him. Eyewitnesses also describe a Caucasian male carrying a suitcase who witnessed the event and fled with a weapon in his hand."

"Police have now released details of who they are searching for and confirmed the suspect's identity. Mayor Washington and another suspect, yet to be named, have been seen wearing a black, full-zipped hoodie and dark blue jeans with a handgun. He is considered to be armed and dangerous, and the police are conducting the search to apprehend both Mayor Washington and the other individual they are looking for."

"To the families of Mayor Ryan Washington and the other kidnapping suspect, the police have asked to provide any information about his whereabouts. Eyewitnesses of the escape on the night of October 28 have reported the vehicle's direction in which he escaped en route to a nearby pawnshop."

"We continue to monitor the situation. Back to you, Daniel." A female news reporter said.

The camera showed a news reporter, a middle-aged Caucasian man named Daniel, who began, "Yes, we ha—"

Theresa lowered the volume, turned to Michael, and asked, "Hey, Michael, did you know that? About the mayor and his accomplice."

"Um... no. No, I didn't. What happened to him?" Michael shook his head and replied.

"He was arrested at the high school when the police discovered that he and Lisa were having an affair, but because of some political stunt, the police had to release him. You didn't know?" She asked, rubbing her face.

Seeing him shake his head, Theresa sighed and continued, "It happened just when you had the accident. He was supposed to be held for corruption, extortion, money laundering, and whatever the lawyers could find, but he was let go because of all this political stuff. Now, it looks like his lover and child helped him escape the death sentence."

"Sucks to be him," He murmured, eating the food on his plate.

"But, in all my years studying there, I've never seen anyone so arrogant. He thought that just because his dick game was strong, he could do anything in the school and town."

Michael chuckled and said, "That's how these politicians are."

"That's so stupid! How did he ever get away with those things?" Theresa said while frowning at the screen.

A few minutes later, Theresa glanced at her phone and said, "Oh! It's time for me to study— Hey! What are you doing? Where do you think you're going?"

Michael was sneaking away with the plate when he stopped, turned around, and replied, "Um... To the kitchen?"

"You think you're going anywhere with that food? You have some left on your plate." Theresa smiled and raised her eyebrow while pointing at the omelet on his plate.

Michael groaned and opened his mouth to complain but couldn't utter a word when he saw Theresa's stern look. He gritted his teeth and grumbled internally, 'Why now?'

Instead of saying it out loud, he had no choice but to do it. As she didn't trust him to do it without supervision, she waited for him downstairs until he cleared everything off his plate, and she verified it. When Theresa saw the clean plate, she smiled and headed upstairs to study, telling him not to disturb her.

Theresa closed the door of her room and sighed heavily. She grumbled irritatingly, "Why was I acting weird? I'm older than him, and I am acting like a stupid teenager who doesn't know a thing about jerking off. Every teenager does that. Hell! Even I do it, but... It's embarrassing if a sister catches their brother doing it. Then, you feel really uncomfortable whenever you meet him. Ugh! Whatever! To hell with embarrassment and this shit! I have more pressing concerns right now!"

She turned around, opened her table drawer, and took out the research journal. She sat on the chair and stared at the title - Cognitive and Emotional Changes in the Aftermath of Sexual Activity.

"So, according to my research, lust or sexual attraction is an inherently biological instinctive impulse which appears per sexual desire. This is mainly triggered through sex-specific pheromone-like scents and visual stimulation on the corresponding primal drives called gonads in the human body. The gonads secret different pheromones after being stimulated, stimulating the simple sexual desires of the opposite sex.

These primal and innate urges differ depending on the time it is secreted, but the most basic need and desire is a need for procreation. One's desire depends on one's physique, mentality, morality, personality, appearance, other's presence, emotions, time, and place; mainly, it differs from person to person."

"Most importantly, this happens during the moments when sex is implied."

"Some common types of lust are:

Lusting over the body or the opposite's physical features or physique - lusting over the body involves the feelings of arousal and increasing emotional connections toward the opposite party, who is perceived as a desirable mate, but mostly, it's more based on the person's physical appearance; the need is procreation;

Lusting over the personality - lusting over the character involves developing an emotional connection and interest in the opposite party and feeling the need to protect, befriend, get along, and have a good relationship with the said opposing party; the condition is protection, companionship, and understanding one's needs or wants."

"There is also this one which is important to consider, " She smiled and circled the words -

- Mating/breeding or reproductive lust

"As the basic need is the need for reproduction, sexual intercourse produces primitive responses that trigger or heighten the pro-creative condition by engaging in mating or breeding activities. While love has several associated effects, the drive to mate is one of the earliest, most intense mammalian instincts and was fundamental to the evolution of life itself."

Theresa sighed, and her smile died down, and she continued, "But, all the knowledge I have about sex is theoretical. I have zero practical experience, which is exactly what my research needs. I've been so focused on my studies until now that I don't even have a boyfriend... although that is not exactly a bad thing. It can actually hinder some of the findings. I had already spent my college time chasing away boys and studying. I never allowed any boy to court me, even when my closest friends pair up and hang out together, because I thought they were distractions for my studies."

"And, now, I get this research?! It's as if life is laughing hysterically at my face."

She jotted a note next to her findings about lust or carnal desire, "To investigate the intensity or feeling of a desire, I must, first, find a male who is willing to show and exhibit those details and, in turn, can see how they work during the act of sexual acts and what the conditions are during the act of mating or breeding."

"Or, in simple words, " She sighed in exasperation, "I would need a boyfriend. A boyfriend for 'experiments.' Where would I find one?!"

She looked at the journal and murmured, "How the fuck would I complete my research?"

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