EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 154

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I lowered my head, closing my eyes even tighter as the throbbing in my shoulders and head hurt. It was only a few minutes ago that I was fine, but now I am powerless. All because of the same method of poison.

My ears heard the sound of footsteps approaching, without even looking I could already tell from the fragrance of her perfume that was coming out.

“Wood, can you come closer.” I said slowly.

“Hm?” Bayu was standing in front of me, I felt his hand holding my right leg and put the shoes heels were missing.

I who opened my eyes and smiled faintly found her cautious manner of putting my shoes on for me. After finishing installing it, my hand pulled Bayu's hand closer until when I looked up, Bayu's face was very close in front of my face.

Our noses almost touched and I could see her sparkling eyes looking at me. His long eyelashes blinked a few times in confusion seeing me who was just silently staring at him.

I smiled as I hugged her shoulder again, putting my head on her shoulder comfortably. “I just want to touch you.”

“You are teasing me at a time like this?”

“I also want to keep hugging you. Feels very comfortable.” My whisper.

My head moved to find the gap between his jaw and his shoulder until my forehead and nose could touch the skin of his neck. I love it when this feeling is satisfied.

Bayu began to move and hugged me back, his chin was placed on the top of my head and both hands rubbed my back, like he was calming me.

We stayed in this position for the next minute until I felt his right hand under my knee and his left hand holding my back.

This man lifted me up, carried me, my reflexes tightened my right hand to his neck, further deepening my face around his neck.

Then I felt Bayu walking to take me out of the kitchen quietly, he turned until I was laid on the bed.

My embrace to him came off, my eyes opened I found this man's face in front of me. Now I feel very tired.

“Rest for a while, until the rain subsides, I will take you back to the car and we to the hospital.” His whisper in front of my face, then Bayu gently kissed my forehead, making me feel so comfortable that I closed my eyes.

A lot of people have said I need to rest.

All this time I've rarely been sick, but it's not bad right now. At least someone was right to watch me when I got sick.

If this is what I have to go through to stay with him, I don't mind.

We'll both be strong together ‘kan? Like you said, Bayu.

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My eyelids shook, opening up as my consciousness returned. My blurry gaze slowly began to clear after I blinked a few times.

After fully seeing the ceiling of the orange-brown room, my hearing was even clearer hearing the clockwork seconds that sounded noisy in this quiet room.

I smelled alcohol and drugs, and the dim lights made me realize that outside the sun was replaced by the moon.

Almost my whole body feels stiff but my left side throbbed a little. I remember that my left shoulder was sewn in this afternoon.

Then the corner of my eye noticed a man standing on the left side, he was standing behind me, staring out the window.

Bayu still did not realize I was conscious, both hands were put in the pocket hoodie jacket his ashes. She had changed into the last one I remember.

I just this time saw his glaring gaze far out from the glass shadow, as if something was troubling his mind. The man was really daydreaming because he was not aware that I had now changed positions to sit on this bed despite having a little trouble.

For the next minute, I still silently watched his back. The clock now shows that nine o'clock at night means I've been asleep for quite a while.

“Bayu.”

He flinched and turned around in shock seeing me already conscious.

“Oh, are you aware? Do I need to call Doctor Stefan?” He said he panicked to get closer to me.

I shook my head and immediately grabbed her hand to make her sit on the edge of the bed.

“Does anything bother you?”

There was quite a long pause and this man avoided my gaze. Before replying, Bayu rubbed his face and let out a long sigh.

“No! More important now is your recovery.”

“What does this have to do with the incident last afternoon? You know what happened?”

“Dad and grandpa have already found out, they have not told me yet but said they will tell us tomorrow so that tonight we can rest in peace.”

From his gaze I could see there was something else he had been thinking about. “There's something else you think about, huh? Does that have anything to do with me?”

Bayu glanced at me and turned his face back, his lips folded in a straight line indicating he was nervous and did not want to say it.

I sighed softly while patting the back of his hand gently. “True, this has something to do with me and you don't want to talk about it.”

“Au—“

“It's okay. If you're calm, you can talk to me about it.”

“Nothing is a creepy word that women say to men.” Now Bayu is mocking me. The look in his eyes and expression slowly turned more relaxed and he was already willing to look at me again.

But the next second the look of the ignorant eyes had disappeared in place with a dreamy look on my face. This man was silent again.

“Tell me.” I said a small smile.

Bayu lowered his head, rubbing his face while exhaling a tired breath. I was so nervous to see him like this.

Still looking at him, I was waiting for him. Paying attention to his increasingly agitated movements while occasionally glancing at me.

“Actually I don't want to say it because you will look at me differently after hearing this. But I have no other choice. I don't want you to hear it from anyone else.”

I frowned guessing. His words made me nervous. There was an unpleasant feeling that suddenly appeared.

“I'm sorry.” His whisper sounded pitiful, his face displaying a very deep expression of guilt. Her lips were shrinking down, her cheeks were as well.

“A—ada what??”

“I beg you, after you hear this don't leave me. I really love you and I want to be selfish this time. I want you!” Bayu clasped my hand just before he let go.

I haven't had time to think guess, Bayu has stood up and slowly he kneels beside the mattress, his head lowered for a while and then looked up at me.

“Do not like this—“

“No! I'll stay like this until I say everything.” I'm confused, what should I do? Bayu was never like this.

The man who is full of confidence when he is with his team members, the man who is full of plans to face the bad guys, the, the handsome man who would smile if I smiled at him and the man I loved now looked fragile and sad.

I want to hit whatever makes it like this!

There was a long pause before a thought ran through my mind and said. “You cheated?”

Bayu did not respond, he was silent.

My heart is beating fast.

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