EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 321

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“What is disgusting? You vomit?” He walked in and stood behind me. His big hand touched my back, rubbed it slowly and it made me somewhat calm.

“Oh!” This man is shrieking softly, grabbing my left palm, “your hand is bleeding.”

“Berda—huuff.” once again I spit out my stomach contents hearing the word blood.

“I'll call the doctor, but before that, let's go back to your bed. I'm afraid, you're throwing up like this because of a concussion.” Said.

I quickly gargled and washed my mouth, then immediately turned to face him while raising my left hand.

Right, my back is bleeding, probably because of the needle?

Before I thought far away, my hands shook, the scene of blood pooling on the floor again made my stomach heartburn. The fluid in my stomach rose again, but somehow I was drowning and not powered up.

Then I felt Bayu's palm touch my cheek, he raised my head to look at her, the look this man gave me was full of worry and tenderness, she said, her eye lenses looked teary and it seemed like I could see a puddle of tears there.

“Do not see again.” He said when I was going down to look at my left hand, “how did that scare you? You remember the blood and gunshots?”

I couldn't help myself anymore, I finally nodded and started crying in front of him, “a—I'm scared... hic. Ba—bauya..”

“Ssttt..” She hugged me very tightly, “this is my fault, I can't protect you properly. You're with me, but I didn't expect they'd desperately take you away in a public place. By then he was out of the gun and in ready mode, I couldn't get to you in time, so the quick choice was that I had to shoot him, even though for a moment I was afraid of being misdirected and hitting you.”

His voice trembled, he sobbed small and I could feel a small tremor in his body. Then something dripped into my hair and I knew it was tears.

I kind of pushed her out of her arms, then looked up at her face with a sore throat from holding back the cry, I tried not to cry in front of her.

“It wasn't your fault! I'm too careless for obeying the stalker's request! If I go straight home, Dika, Lucy and you won't be involved!”

Bayu shook his head, he cupped both of my cheeks and brought his face closer to me. Her lips touched my lips, kissed me deeply and gently, played her tongue carefully, sucked my lower lip, as if this kiss wanted to make her worry disappear.

“You know..” He lowered his head, still sticking his forehead and nose at me as he let go of our kiss, “it feels like I'm almost crazy to see you in the middle of the riot earlier and someone smothering you from behind. At that time I wanted to kill anyone who touched you. I want to be angry at small things though.” she rubbed my lips with her fingers.

“Taking you to the hospital, I don't dare to talk to you, I don't want to vent my anger on you. I thought you would be safe in a crowded place, so I tried to focus on the reports coming in to calm my mind, but in fact again I was wrong, I was a step late, one step late, seeing that man had taken out his gun and—and I almost lost you.“ I saw how the tears that had been held in his eye sashes could not be contained anymore and slowly melted down his cheeks.

His handsome figure when helping me earlier, his figure who always smiled ignorantly teased me and his figure who looked fragile and heartbroken in front of me, all that was just for me.

I couldn't hold back any longer and immediately tiptoed to hug her neck, carrying her head for me to hold her and patting her on the back while saying, “it's okay. You can cry, I will accompany you and give you my embrace as much as possible.”

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“I'm so shocked! 2 times??! How could? You're not looking after her? Is this what you are capable of as a captain?? Answer grandpa!! BAYU CRIST JEREMY!”

“Son, I told you when we met, you have to be careful, we realize that lately Icha is being watched. You should take extra care of it.”

“Iya, after all Icha is also too careless for this. Bayu's decision to use a weapon, it's not wrong. How are you doing now, Cha?”

I blinked at my father's question which was addressed to me. As planned tonight, Jeremy's grandfather, Alvaro's grandfather, Rasha's father and Evano's father, they were all gathered in one room, making a video call with me and Bayu.

“I'm fine, yeah. But we are still waiting for the test results.” I replied while glancing at Bayu.

This man was sitting on the side of my bed, we were both facing the laptop belonging to one of the sisters, but Bayu still looked sullen and sad, he seemed to accept if he had to be angry with grandfather and father.

“Icha almost fucked! He was thrown hard by the villain ‘kan?? Look what you did, Bayu!!”

“Grandfather, don't blame Bayu. This is also wrong Icha—“

“No! My unwary grandson.” Jeremy's grandfather shook his head at me, “HEI BAYU!! See grandpa when you're upset!!”

“Iya I know cake! Bayu is wrong for putting Icha into danger. Bayu knows that! Bayu also feels guilty.”

“What is this?? Why does grandfather feel you are arguing!”

“Already, yeah. Don't keep getting angry. Remember dad's blood pressure.” Suddenly the soft voice of Kirana's mother was heard from the video connection.

I'm so relieved that you're joining, it feels like you can neutralize Jeremy's grandfather's anger.

“Wood, son. You are okay ‘kan?” Mother asked Bayu who was directly influenced by this man.

“Icha, you heard that you were pushed hard against the wall. How's your back? Are there any symptoms of pain?” this time my mother asked me.

I smile small, “no bun, just—“

“We were waiting for the bun test, Icha was vomiting. Bayu is afraid of a concussion.” Bayu cut my answer. It made Jeremy's grandfather who had been rather calm again glared at Bayu.

“You—Wood!!” jeremy's grandfather's anger was immediately stopped by all of them, seeing this, I don't know why I smiled a little.

Families.

For the number of times I have spelled that word. All this time I never expected a harmonious family but it turns out I was blessed with an extraordinary family.

My hand grabbed Bayu's hand, grasped it.

He glanced at me and I gave him a big smile and said “I want to see your smile. Come smile.”

“What?” Bayu frowned, reluctant to smile.

“I want you to smile for me, for mom, dad and grandpa too. Comeing! I want to see it!”

“I don't want to smile.” He took his eyes off me.

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