Aster Veren
Episode 229's

- Esther

"Hahaha, that's enough! I gave up hahaha ..," I told Yuna and Sarah. Trying to stop them from beating me with a pillow again.

We decided to sleep together tonight and play pillow fight. Then they both worked together and compactly attacked me. That's not fair.

"What's? I didn't hear?" Sarah asked in her laughter.

"I said give up." I immediately laid my body on the bed. Then weakly Yuna started to let go of her pillow and sat down beside me.

"Not cool. Just played a few minutes." His grunting made me chuckle again.

"really. Very not exciting, even though you yourself are proposing this pillow war. But you also gave up first."

"Have not mocked me, I'm really tired now. Sleep on." I said as I grabbed Yuna's body and hugged her in my arms.

"Eh? I still want to play." Refuse to let go of my embrace.

"can't. Little kids need to sleep fast."

"Truly a child can't stay up. Later your body will not grow, you you height continues this short?" Sarah tries to convince Yuna to go to bed on her own terms.

If it should be discussed, am I not still included as a child in the eyes of father and uncle? Even when I was younger than Yuna and Khael, I also slept a few times late at night because I secretly read books until I was scolded by my mother when I was caught staying up.

"... I don't want to be short!" Yuna cried down my daydreams. I saw that his eyes were already glazed over looking at Sarah with a serious expression.

"Hahaha, yes-yes then we sleep now okay." Sarah laughed as she reached for the top of Yuna's head before the child nodded obediently.

Soon, Yuna laid her body between me and Sarah, taking her place in our midst.

"Good night Yuna." I said with Sarah.

To be honest I'm still not sleepy, but if I go out now. I felt like the two of them were going to follow me, so I decided to wait for them to fall into a deep sleep. I'll pretend to sleep too.

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When it was 11:00 pm when I came out of my room, I intended to go to the kitchen and make hot chocolate for me. But who would have thought that I would meet my father there?

"You haven't slept?" Ask dad in a low voice that sounds soothing.

"I can't sleep." I replied walking towards the closet and preparing some ingredients to make hot chocolate.

"What is it because you slept with them?"

"Ti—no, that's a lot of fun. But after seeing them fall asleep from exhaustion, I—"

"Is that so?" Cut dad while grabbing the top of my head.

Ah, the warm feeling that I miss so much .... My mind feels the warmth of my father's touch.

"Anu dad?"

"Hmm?"

"Bi—can we sleep be— together?" I asked with a stir.

I knew it was very sudden, especially after I decided to sleep together with Sarah and Yuna. But when I saw Dad, I somehow missed our time together. I want to sleep with her again after all this time.

I saw my pupils slightly enlarged, was he surprised by what I said?

"Where might I mind?" Cut dad immediately hugged my body tightly.

"Hah~ turns out my daughter hasn't completely changed huh?" Dad continued after sighing deeply while hugging me.

"What does that mean?"

"No. I just thought you were growing up fast. But it turns out I was wrong ...,"

"Huh? Ap—what did dad say?"

"No, it's okay, there's no need to understand." Father replied after letting go of his embrace, "then let your father make you your favorite hot chocolate. You came to make that drink, right?" Then immediately take over the materials I have prepared.

"true." Nod me before chuckling at the look of a joyful father expression.

"By the way Aster .. will you go with me to your mother's place? We haven't been to visit him for a long time." Dad said it surprised me. Even my last memory of going to visit my mother's grave with Hans came back to shadow me.

That day I really wanted to go with dad, but because of the father's condition that was not possible. I finally went with Hans.

Then today, I never expected that father would take me first. I feel like crying now. But as much as I can try to hold it.

"Aster?" Dad's voice came back to wake me up to reality, and then I saw Dad serving me a cup of hot chocolate.

"Yes dad, let's go together." I couldn't help myself not smiling at him. Then I saw that my father had also returned my smile with his warm gaze.

"In that case, I'll determine the date."

"Yes." Yeah."

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- Ansel

I looked at Aster's peaceful sleeping face, there was no restlessness on his face. Then I rubbed his face as gently as possible so as not to wake him up.

Whereas in the past, I could see her restless face while sleeping because of her nightmares. And that's the only reason she can't sleep alone. But tonight, I found no restlessness on his sleeping face. My mind can't take my eyes off my daughter.

"... Has the trauma disappeared? So that's why he can stay one more roof with the Tesar?" I continued muttering still stroking his face before peeping the top of his head.

I grabbed my phone stored on the nightstand, then I saw the time already showing at 02:00 p.m. when I checked the digital clock on my phone screen.

Apparently time went very fast without me noticing, but I just kept watching Aster who was asleep in my arms. Did I enjoy it so much that I didn't realize the time had passed?

No, rather than enjoying it. I was even afraid to sleep. I'm afraid that when I wake up in the morning, Aster is not beside me, I'm afraid that his existence has only been my dream. I was really afraid of losing her again, I could only hope that time could go slower while I was with her, or that it would be better if time stopped at this very moment. That way, I can continue to be with my daughter. My Oceh in my heart, tightened my embrace together with my fear that came back to haunt me.

"Mother ...," murmured Aster deliriously and hugged my body tightly.

"You met your mother in a dream?" My whisper again kissed the top of his head for the umpteenth time.

Keep dreaming beautiful Aster. I continued in my heart, imagining Helen's figure appearing in Aster's dream. Although I'm not sure what I imagined, but I'm sure she's still as pretty as I thought. Helen my wife.

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