EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 110's

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It's free, in fact I can't concentrate anymore to do it!

Since then I was busy massaging my head which continued to throb on the plus now my right hand was grasping a few sheets of tissue that had been soiled by my own blood. I went back to the bathroom to wash my mouth, which was spitting out blood.

Now I try to close my eyes, put my head on the table and try to calm my mind. Although it was almost eleven in the evening, the sound from the lower floor still sounded noisy.

My gaze stared out the window, looking at the black sky without stars. Inevitably, all of Benny's words completely filled my mind.

Once again I closed my eyes, calm down and relaxed.

I need to calm down.

Not for five minutes, my ears heard the sounds of footsteps leading to my room. I didn't intend to open my eyes and just shut up. Then the footsteps were already in front of the door and opened it.

From far away I could smell the scent of Bayu perfume, the man slowly stepped closer to me. “Icha, are you sleeping?”

I was still motionless, breathing as normal as possible and my eyes were closed. My mind was being filled with disbelief as I faced it other than with my body growing weak and powerless..

Then I felt Bayu standing beside me, closing the laptop that was still burning on top of my head, then his hand pulled my shoulder to wake up and he leaned my head on his chest gently and gently. His left hand is circular on my back and his right hand is under both my knees.

He tightened his arms as he stood up. I could feel her warm breath blowing on my forehead, her heartbeat sounding in my ears and her body warm.

“I really can't believe seeing you care so much about a woman.” That's Benny's voice.

“And the woman you refer to in your speech is my girlfriend.” Bayu replied that secretly made me want to smile. Then I felt this man lay me down on the bed gently.

“So you love her so much, eh?” This time Benny's voice sounded close to me.

“Of course! It's obvious isn't it?”

“You don't suspect him?”

“For what?”

“Can he plan something—“

“Do not be silly! You really think that way? Didn't you just talk to him in this tone?”

“What do you mean by a tone like this?”

“I've known your suspicious nature!”

There was a long pause between the two, I don't know what they were doing but nobody spoke. But what is certain is that suddenly my throat is back in full of the liquid that I have been holding since.

Jeez no! Fucking blood!

Not in front of them!

“Yes, I talked to him.” That's Benny's voice.

Oh my God, my head is getting sick.

“I'm honest with him if I investigate his background.”

“Kau—“

“And why didn't he get angry or upset at me when I said everything I investigated about him?.” Benny's question in a moody tone at the end of the sentence made me think. What did he expect from my reaction?

“During this every woman who approached you, I did the same thing and instead they would get angry and dislike me and in the end they stayed away from you because you couldn't stand being friends with me.”

Then I felt Bayu's warm hand touch the top of my head, rubbing it gently as usual before he replied. “He is struggling in his own way.”

“When he wakes up, you have to apologize to him!” Continue Bayu with a tone more firmly than before.

“What?!”

“If your nature had always been like this towards women, you would be single for life!”

All of my tenant thoughts froze when there was a loud jolt that made my entire body throb in pain. I could not hide it, now the air seemed to thin around me and a small moan escaped from my mouth.

I couldn't help but curl up and it worked to get Bayu to touch my cheeks and forehead quickly.

“You have a fever again!”

“Quick call doctor Stefan here and ask prof. Bora to prepare the rest of the antidote!” Bayu called out in panic. There were quick footsteps away from the room.

After Benny left, I slowly opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was Bayu's face looking at me worriedly.

“Honey, where does it hurt? Say!”

Only then did I open my eyes slightly, unable to prevent the blood from flowing out of the corner of my lips. Bayu did not realize it yet because he was looking down to hold my right hand but his expression seemed shocked when he found something in my hand.

“Bayu—“ My whisperer did not expect him to find a blood-stained tissue there. There is a guilty feeling of seeing him look angry now.

“Why didn't you tell me? You promised to tell me you were in pain!” His voice trembled with stifled anger and a drop of tears shot out from his eye pelvis.

I never expected his reaction to be like this. Seeing him like this hurts more than anything that has ever happened to me.

I rubbed my lips with the back of my hand to wipe away the blood flowing from there. Bayu approached and cupped both of my cheeks. Clean the blood there.

In this way I could clearly see his tired face.

He's been working harder today, I've always bothered him like this. And now I can't help but close my eyes.

I am also tired of this pain. I want to rest for a while—

“ICHA!!” Bayu's screeches now sound a long way off.

I tried to stay conscious despite the pain in my body. My ears can still catch their words even though my eyelids have closed quickly.

“What happened?” That's doctor Stefan's air.

“Blood out of his mouth.”

I felt someone touch the pulse on my wrist for the next minute.

“Surge! I've prepared it, I've expected this to happen.” Profs. Bora interrupts to make Doctor Stefan release his hand on my wrist.

“This is what I propose to you about giving the offer gradually even in small size. Because Icha has twice gotten similar toxins, his body will not be able to receive healing quickly.”

“His pulse is weakening and his blood pressure is dropping. It's too risky to give him a poison cure.” Doctor Stefan replied.

“At least we should try it! Do you want to just lose it without doing anything?” Profs. Bora.

“What will you do?”

“This is what I was thinking. Blood transfusions are the only. Evidently with Icha who has been bleeding like this! Now help me get his blood in!”

Next I felt a small pinch on my right hand and I felt sure it was a needle to connect with the blood bag.

“It turns out the poison is more dangerous than I imagined.” It was Ronald's voice muttering.

“Bayu—“

“I want to get some fresh air.” The sluggish sound of Bayu following her footsteps away from the room made me sad.

My chest cavity is tight and I know that the corner of my eye has shed tears. I always worried him.

“What's with him? Shouldn't he look worried?” Lifer's voice sounded in a confused tone.

“Lifer, are you sensitive? Obviously that was his regretful expression!”

“Really Ronald? But I never saw Bayu's expression like that, so I don't know.”

A few times prof's finger. Bora checked my wrist, then I felt another injection. In just a few seconds, the needle slipped away and replaced with a small plaster attached.

Slowly but surely I could feel the change, now that the throbbing pain all over my body was more controllable, I could also breathe more calmly. But remembering the last expression of Bayu earlier, I was unable to hold back the tears that kept coming out of the corner of my eyes.

“What is Icha? You cry from pain? The antidote has been injected, you'll be fine. Bayu is waiting for you so hold on.” Whisper quietly prof. Bora cradled me, her finger gently rubbed the corner of my eye and strangely slowly pulled my consciousness slowly until I felt floating and felt nothing more.

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