Aster Veren
Episode 11

"When she fell asleep, I saw the look on her face that was so worrying. If usually people would sleep with their peaceful faces, Miss Aster would sleep with her restless face instead. And the next second he woke up again with the look of his frightened eyes, perhaps the young master would also understand if he noticed the sleeping miss. What comes to mind is that Miss Aster was having a nightmare but ...." The long followings made me unable to ignore what I heard.

"But it's a bad memory of his past. Miss Aster immediately smiled smirkingly when she saw me sitting next to her, and then she began to tell her nightmares while crying. She said whenever her eyes were closed the image of an adult man's hand strangling her neck was always present in her memory, which is why she was always afraid to go to sleep. And again he said the man had wanted to finish him after the departure of his grandmother, the man .. ever lived with him." Obviously again I was shocked half to death and remembered the thing that woke up last night.

"So yesterday it was him ...." I muttered while massaging my forehead which started to throb.

"Master? What do you think her nightmare lady is the incarnation of her trauma? I ... I really can't imagine ...." Tanya Hana started to sob.

I can't even say anything right now, my brain is still digesting all the stories I've heard from Hana. And now my eyes are fixed on the figure of Aster who has come out of his room with the look of his eyes that I can not explain.

"Aster." My murmur made Hana immediately wipe her tears and turn her head towards Aster standing up, it seemed like her consciousness had not fully recovered.

"Aster?" Hana's voice made her immediately walk up to us who were still sitting on the living room sofa.

"What's wrong? Another nightmare?" Hana continued with her heartfelt gaze and the little girl could only nod her head weakly.

Seen from any angle he was still drowsy and trying to stay awake. Aster ... What have you been through all this time? My mind watches.

"Hana, please make hot chocolate for Aster. Aster here sits." I said while patting the empty space beside me with the departure of Hana who had nodded her head.

"Uncle is not asleep? Did uncle work overtime again?" He asked after sitting next to me.

"No, today my work is done. Aster himself why wake up at this hour?" I asked while glancing at the wall clock that showed at 09:15 p.m.

"Aster's having a nightmare?" I asked him to make him nod lethargic.

"You want to sleep with me tonight?" I asked him to make it look up.

"Can?" Her question with her sparkling eyes made me smile anxiously at her.

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After finishing Hana's hot chocolate and talking with her for a few minutes. I finally invited Aster to go to bed remembering he has to go to school tomorrow.

I elus his sleeping head while hugging my body tightly, hoping to dispel his nightmares.

"Uncle?" His voice made me look at him and take my eyes off the ceiling.

"Sleep, I'm not leaving. You have to go to school tomorrow, right? Eric says tomorrow there's an art show at your school–" I'm cut off.

"Uncle Eric told you uncle?" The question made me chuckle.

"Yes, because Aster didn't want to tell me, so I had Uncle Eric find it for me. And again why didn't you tell me? Are you afraid to trouble me? Or are you afraid I can't come?" I answered while pinching his nose with anxiety.

"Yah–I am indeed afraid ...." His words made me immediately hug his body tightly and it made him stop talking.

"Aster .. I told you that I'm your guardian now? So we are a family, you need not hesitate to trouble me. And again ... So-so I'm your uncle." Obviously I made her look up with her tiny hands squeezing my clothes.

Then I saw the clear circles in his eyes begin to fall, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" I feel like I'm talking wrong.

"Uncle? So now Aster has an uncle?" Ask with a smile.

"Of course .. ka–you also have a father and one grandmother again." I answered while turning my eyes to the direction.

"really?" Her question made my gaze return to the glare of her sparkling eyes.

"Is it true that Aster has a father like all of Aster's friends? Uncle didn't lie, did he?" The next look at me expectantly made me unable to lie to her.

"Would Aster meet Aster's father?" He asked more enthusiastically than I expected.

"Hem ... How is it?" I muttered while glancing mischievously at him, I saw his face filled with curiosity that I could not describe.

"Unfortunately if you don't go to bed quickly, your father may not want to see you ...." I continued to make the look of his eyes dim again.

"Why? Do you hate Aster?" The question made me stupefied.

"Bu–not that, I mean that. Your father doesn't want to see you because you don't want to go to sleep now, and if you get late in sleep you may have dark circles under your eyes, like pandas. Your father won't recognize you." Obviously rambling.

"really? Then Aster has to sleep now ... but uncle won't go right?" He said a little excited and again buried his face in the chest of my bed that was sleeping sideways facing him.

"Sleep ...." My whisper hugged her tiny body again while kissing the top of her head.

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- Esther

Tonight I woke up again because of my nightmares, and then I decided to go get some drinking water in the kitchen. But when I came out of the room, I saw red uncle talking to sister Hana in the living room.

Then I approached them when I heard Brother Hana calling my name with her worried eyes, even red uncle was looking at me with the same gaze as Hana's sister.

"What's wrong? Another nightmare?" Asked sister Hana made me nod lethargic.

"Hana, please make hot chocolate for Aster. Aster here sits." Said the red uncle while patting the empty space beside him along with the departure of sister Hana.

"Uncle is not asleep? Did uncle work overtime again?" I asked after sitting next to my red uncle.

"No, today my work is done. Aster himself why wake up at this hour?" Red uncle asked me to glance at the clock on the wall at 09:15 p.m.

"Aster's having a nightmare?" The uncle asked, making me nod lethargic, unable to hide it like I did last night.

"You want to sleep with me tonight?" Uncle's question made me a little surprised and reflexively raised my head to look at uncle's face.

"Can?" I asked to feel a little excited when I saw the warm smile of my uncle who was expanding.

Shortly afterwards sister Hana returned with a white cup of hot chocolate in her hand, then left me with uncle in the living room.

After spending the hot chocolate made by sister Hana and talking with uncle for a few minutes. Finally my uncle asked me to go to bed because it was getting late and I had to go to school tomorrow.

On top of this big soft bed I did not sleep alone anymore, this time I slept with uncle. and I felt her hand that gently stroked my head make me clench my arms as it could not hold back this happy feeling. It feels like this red uncle is becoming my father tonight.

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