EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 320's

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I screamed, lowered my head, squatted while covering both ears. My body is shivering and shaking. My heart was beating so fast, pounding my chest cavity so hard that it made it painful. My feet are limp and my palms are sweaty.

There were a lot of screams all around me and panicked footsteps. In fact, the loudest scream came before me.

“...aa!”

The man in the nurse's uniform had fallen down with the arm that was holding a badly wounded gun, blood was quickly pooled on the floor and he was screaming in pain.

“.....cha!!!

I felt so nauseous smelling of his blood, my stomach had gone up into my throat watching this man pale and his screams deafening.

“Icha! Hey!!” I blinked, realizing that Bayu was beside me, his hand touching the side of my face.

“..huh?”

“You injured?” He looked at me worried. His face was pale and sweaty.

I shook my head and my eyes saw that his right hand was holding a gun.

This man checked my face and body, made sure there were no injuries, and before we could breathe a sigh of relief, the corner of my eye caught the wounded man grabbing his gun with his other hand and the two female nurses who were about to approach him stopped in fear.

Everything happened so quickly when Bayu realized the man's movement, he immediately kicked the hand that grabbed the gun until it was released, calmly took the gun and took out the contents of the bullet and secured the thing into his pocket.

“Please connect and treat him. Call the security guard to watch him.” Bayu spoke to the two nurses who were still standing in fear.

They nodded and one of them approached and the other turned away.

My hands were still trembling in fear and my head suddenly felt a lot of pain. Bayu approached me, he knelt down and immediately took me into his arms.

His voice trembled, saying, “when you were near me, but I still couldn't protect you properly.”

Like getting some fresh air, I took a deep breath to win my heart. My eyes were already heating up wanting to cry and I felt very dizzy at the same time.

Both of my hands were raised, wanting to hug her back but at once I felt my consciousness being forcibly pulled until it was all dark and I was drooping in her arms.

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My eyes opened slowly as I felt a cool breeze touch my skin, blowing my hair and my High School uniform. As soon as my vision was clear I realized that I was in front of the high school gate.

The big tree that grows next to the gate always makes me feel at home if I have to wait. Very cool and shady.

I realized in this place there was no one, deserted, even the highway in front of the gate was also deserted, there was not a single vehicle.

Curious and nostalgic, I walked up to the tree, standing there looking up at the densely growing leaves and twigs.

Then my eyes caught something bright gold between the branches of the tree. I realized it was a dream, but I decided to climb a tree.

In my life, I could never climb a big tree like this, but in this dream I could easily climb, even faster.

Intrigued by that golden glint, I approached him, who was among the top twigs.

As soon as my footing and grip stabilized in front of the golden kalau, now my eyes could clearly see what it was.

Not a thing, it was a kitten, sleeping curled up on a twig, its fur was bright gold and very beautiful.

This is a rare cat!

I want to touch it and—

“Icha!!” The screams sounded from below.

I looked down, found Bayu standing under a tree, waving at me with a big smile. He wears his High School uniform and looks very handsome.

“Come home!” Said.

“Bayu, look! There's a golden cat! You should see it! Quick ride!!” I screamed excitedly.

“I've shouted!! Time not to hear?!” Narrator.

“Come down first!”

“Tapi—“

Brakkk

Suddenly my footing was unstable and my feet slipped from the branches of the tree. My heart was beating fast because this was the moment I had to fall, even before I could touch the golden-haired cat.

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My body twitched, shocked for a moment, as my eyes opened wide. I realized that in a dream, I would fall and it made me panic until I woke up.

My eyes immediately saw the ceiling in an unfamiliar room. Especially the smell of drugs that sting. I remember being in the hospital.

Ahh right too, I fainted from being too shocked by the shooting incident.

I wanted to get up and sit down but suddenly the throbbing in my back was painful, and my stomach was cramping, it made me lie down again.

While sighing deeply, my ears tried to hear the noise outside.

Then the memories of the shooting, the knife, the blood, swirled in my shadow. My reflexes shut my mouth, wanting to vomit when the scent of blood was still clearly remembered.

“Icha?” My eyes glanced at Bayu who opened the door of the room and immediately came to me.

“You're aware? Thank goodness.” his tall stature with all black clothes and black hat without bulletproof vest earlier, he looks much more handsome than his figure in my dreams.

“What happened?” I stared at him, frowning trying to ignore the contents of the stomach that had gone up into the throat.

“You fainted, I was afraid that anything would happen to you, so I asked the doctor to do another test.” She sat on the chair beside my bed, her hands clasped my hands tightly and her face looked a bit pale.

I shook my head, but the shadow of the blood did not disappear. I couldn't stand the nausea anymore, I immediately got up, closed my mouth with two hands until the man's grasp came off, then with a quick gesture, I asked him to help me down.

“What? What was? Where are you going?” He asked in panic, immediately stood up and held my arm.

I could not open my mouth, afraid I would throw up in front of him. All I think about now is going to the toilet.

The door behind Bayu is closed, this nursery is only one bed and I'm sure it's a toilet door.

But, I didn't realize that when I jumped down from the bed, my left hand hurt and something pulled out from under my skin, followed by pain and wetness.

But my focus is just to go to the toilet. I didn't care and ran, grabbed the doorknob, opened it and went straight to the sink.

Although the liquid in my stomach that had been stuck in my throat had come out, but I did not feel any relief at all.

“Icha? K—why?”

“Stop there. Don't look!” I screeched, forbidding Bayu to enter.

From the corner of my eye, Bayu stood worriedly in the doorway, “why?”

“Do not see! It's disgusting.”

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