Ai, Love Me
Eps 26, Improving the relationship of Odessa Ai pt.2

“haaahhhhh, so peaceful” thought Johan while exhaling his breath deeply.

“ohh yes, how about Odessa Ai? I didn't intend to shoot him. But if I shoot him, does he want to be my girlfriend? Emm, no no no. I have to get closer to her heart and know her feelings for me” Johan thought inwardly.

“huufftt, when I only thought about it, but why did I even misbehave myself. Baperan” brain base thinks Johan is in the heart with flushed cheeks.

However, after Johan sips the cold coffee, Johan finds Emilia awake from her sleep. Emilia sat on the bed in a state of body that was still tight and limp.

“air, please get me water” said Emilia with eyes still closed.

“Ai? ehh? Ohh, yes yes. The water is in the car” replied Johan while running towards the car park.

Johan also walked through a large hall where residents fled. And it seems, some refugees are already awake. Johan walked out of the building and then headed to the car. Afterwards, Johan opens the unlocked car door and then picks up a bottle of water.

Johan brought the bottle and walked back to his room. Johan closed the door again and gave Emilia a bottle of mineral water. Emilia immediately sipped the water several times to quench her thirst.

“how, what's already seger?” johan asked as she sat down on the bedside chair.

“heh? Wh who? Ohh Johan” said Emilia at her leisure.

“HAH? JOHAN'S? WHY DON'T YOU SLEEP WHILE I SLEEP IN YOUR BED?” emilia shouted so surprised when she saw herself asleep in the bed that should be used by Johan.

“good morning” said Johan while smiling widely.

“pa-morning. Sorry, I fell asleep in your bed” said Emilia lowered her head.

“no, that's okay. I'm the one who moved your body here. I am not sleepy either. I also feel bad if I let you fall asleep next to me” Johan said.

“kalo so, are you okay now? Are you still sick?” emilia asked as she looked into Johan's eyes.

“as you saw for yourself, my stamina is full” replied Johan while showing off his arm muscles.

“but still, you still can not do heavy things” said Emilia firmly.

“ohh yes, why did you find me last night? And where was I that night? anyway why would I faint?” johan asked so astonishedly.

“yesterday night, when we all headed to your papah cemetery and at once told that your papah is the person who masterminded the burning of this forest, you suddenly disappeared from the cemetery. We've been looking all night for you and we've finally found you alone sleeping under a tree. After we checked, it turns out you are just tired and stressed heavily” explained Emilia.

“hmm, so I'm alone under a tree. Then, how was my condition then?” ask Johan.

“entah why do you feel so comfortable and sound under that tree. Even you show a little smile when you sleep under the tree” said Emilia.

“hmm, so so. At least, my meeting with Odessa Ai was not just a dream” Johan muttered.

“hah? whahuh? What did you say?” emilia asked a little scream.

“thank you so much at that time for helping me there” replied Johan switching the conversation.

“other times, if you want to travel, you have to tell others. And also more hearty” stressed Emilia.

“well, I really helped will it” replied Johan slightly lowered his head.

“now, I'm laper. I want to eat. Is there a supermarket here?” ask Emilia.

“do not supermarket, even here there is still no electricity that illuminates the streets” replied Johan.

“emm, really” clear Emilia.

“but that was when I was a child, I gatau what now there is that is developing or not” Johan said.

“what can we eat now? My stomach is rumbling” said Emilia.

“if not mistaken, I still have one loaf of bread left in the car. For a temporary stomach odd until later we return home and stop by while to supermarket” replied Johan.

“what can?” ask Emilia.

“already, eat it. I also felt better when I had coffee. If so, I take a break ya” Johan said as he walked out of the room.

“iya” replied Emilia nodding her head.

So, at that time Johan immediately took the bread in the car. He then returned to the room while carrying bread along with some snacks in the car. Johan gave everything to Emilia and allowed her to eat.

“but, what will you eat?” ask Emilia.

“udah, easy itumah. I have had enough coffee” replied Johan while sitting in the window seat.

Johan also saw a view of the vast lake in the eastern part of the building. In fact, Johan did not think that the distance between the building and the lake next to Johan's residence was a little closer than he thought.

“heh? It seems close too. And last night I felt that my house and this building were very far away. It turned out to be a little closer” said Johan while looking at the lake beside his house.

“ohh yes, don't don't, Odessa is still playing on that tree” thought Johan.

“do I have to go there? Maybe I should go there to make sure that Odessa is really still playing there” thought Johan as he stood up from his chair.

“ehh? Where are you going?” emilia asked with food in her mouth.

“emm, I want to walk for a while. Calm down, I can go home alone kok” said Johan.

“okelah” said Emilia by disturbing her head.

You could say, the distance between the building and Johan's house beside the lake is a 25-minute walk. Where such a distance is close enough to be passed only by pedestrians. Johan penetrated the vast forest alone, where indeed the location of the former home of Johan's grandfather and grandmother was in the middle of the forest. Similarly, Odessa's tree which was in front of the house at that time. Arriving there, Johan just looked at his house without intending to enter it. While Johan only intends to sit leaning on the favorite tree of Odessa.

“hufftt, very calm and peaceful” Johan said while sitting and relaxing in the tree.

In fact, Johan really can enjoy the sound of birds chirping, the cold morning wind and the warm sunshine that is not too hot. All that enveloped Johan in an inner peace that was so calm and secure.

“so good here, I hope I have a home here” said Johan while looking towards the lake.

“how? Yummy right?” asked Odessa who was sitting next to him.

“iya, very good. I want to have a private house here” Johan said with a deep breath.

“eh?” johan asked so surprised at the sound of Odessa beside her. Johan looked to his left side and found that Odessa was sitting on her left side leaning against the same tree.

“how are you moving house?” ask Odessa.

“kok? How are you here?” ask Johan.

“emm, why yes? Because I can't sleep. And so, I just leaned against this tree. Just like what you did” Odessa said with her sweet smile.

“gawat, is he smiling? Damage his severe bos” thought Johan in heart.

“ja-so, you can also sleep?” ask Johan.

“yaps” reply Odessa.

“i also can not sleep” said Johan.

“emmm, so” reply Odessa.

Not long after, the two of them fell silent in a heavily awkward condition. None of them had the topic to fill the awkwardness. Until the end

“heh, Johan” greet Odessa.

“hmm?” johan replied.

“what are you going to be home in a minute?” ask Odessa.

“iya, in a minute. Maybe I'll be home by 8 a.m. For now, my friend is still sleeping. Maybe after they wake up and prepare, we will all go straight home” replied Johan.

“jadi” says Odessa.

“so? So what?” ask Johan.

“so, wait here with me while waiting for your friends to wake up”, said Odessa with flushed cheeks.

Hearing that, Johan's cheeks also blushed. In the end, Johan turned to his left and found that Odessa was looking down and hiding her red face.

“a-what? Did I hear wrong? Did he say I just told you to stay here? really it? is he starting to like me? Don't let us both be true destiny” thought Johan serya look at the face of Odessa.

“now, what should I do? How do I reply to it?” thought Johan thought hard. In the end, for whom Johan had been thinking for so long, Johan had managed to find the answer to how to reply to the words of Odessa just now.

“so, you want me to still stay here?” ask Johan.

“i-iya, at least here with me a little longer” replied Odessa with a reddened face.

“then, after I get home, I will come back here again just to see you”, Johan said, holding Odessa's hand. At that time Johan had really gathered his courage for 16 years to hold the hand of a woman. And in the end, this 16-year wait as a single went on successfully.

“gi-gilak a-aku pe-hold her hand Odessa. His hands were small, his fingers long and white. Really comfortable” thought Johan while looking at the face of Odessa.

“a-what did Johan do? W-are we holding hands with each other? Un-for what?. But somehow, when I held Johan's hand, I felt a little calmer” thought Odessa inwardly while smiling beautifully.

“i-iya, thanks. I will always wait for you in this tree if you really intend to go here” replied Odessa while looking into Johan's eyes.

“well, I will always be here” Johan smiled to Odessa with tight grip.

“now, I must prepare. I haven't prepared my stuff either. Maybe by now, my friend has woken up and prepared. I also have to do the same” Johan said immediately standing from his seat.

Johan let go of his hand as he stood up from there. However, just after their hands had been released for a split second, Odessa immediately re-sealed Johan's left hand so quickly. Odessa immediately touched Johan's left hand with both palms.

“a-do you promise to come back here again?” asked Odessa a little crazily.

“a-i promise. I will come here and see you always” replied Johan while smiling sincerely.

“basic, you do not need to scream like that”, said Johan while stroking the head of Odessa who was sitting next to him using his right palm.

“well, I'm a little happy to hear it” replied Odessa releasing both her hands.

“then, I go home” Johan said as he waved his hand.

“heart” said Odessa while nodding her head.

Johan walked towards the village office building with excitement. Because after 16 years of living in the world, lucky Johan because he could meet and join hands by Odessa. He walked while misbehaving when he thought about how his courage was when he held Odessa's hand.

“buset buslet buslet buset. I'm holding hands with Odessa. It felt smooth, warm, his fingers small and long. Bener really perfect dah” thought Johan in his heart with great joy.

“and also, he told me to come back here. Is it possible that she's not starting to like me? aarrrrggghhhhh hopefully aja yes” thought Johan in heart with flushed cheeks.