EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 329's

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“A—WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!” The woman also seemed surprised to see Bayu who was still wearing a full green uniform pointed the gun, because the men around her were not wearing full uniform Bayu.

I glanced quickly at Bayu's face from the side, his expression serious and cold, ready to get rid of anyone who was blocking him. He didn't say anything but seeing his fingers move I reflexively closed my ears while looking down and closed my eyes.

DOR'S!

DOR'S!

That's two shots!!

Everyone screamed, but the screams of pain came from the crazy woman in front of us. When I wanted to look up, looking at the situation, but Bayu suddenly hugged me, blocking my view of the woman.

“Wood! How could you just shoot him?? And two shots??” I called out in panic but did not refuse his embrace.

“Everything is safe now, seeing it at a glance it is not a genuine bomb.” Bayu replied sighing in relief, one of his hands hugged my waist circumference and one of his hands rubbed the back of my head.

Before I continued the protest, my eyes unintentionally glanced at the flaming phone screen beside my feet. Turns out my phone connection to Doctor Stefan was connected thirty seconds ago.

“This is doctor Stefan.” I kind of pushed him, handed him my phone.

Bayu accepted that and spoke on the phone while still blocking my view. But hearing the noise of people working together to catch the mad woman, signaled the situation was under control.

“Wood!! What is—?! What was the gunshot??” I can hear Doctor Stefan screaming on the phone.

“I will write the report later, the urgent thing now is to have to take Icha to the hospital right now!” Bayu's stern voice made me realize that he was still nervous about my situation.

I looked up, wanting to calm her down even though one of her hands had no intention of letting go of her embrace but something stinging and painful was felt in my lower abdomen.

Unknowingly I groaned small and lowered my head, wrapping my stomach with both hands, hoping that it would reduce the pain but it made Bayu's worries even bigger.

I realized that this man was asking me about my situation, but I could not answer because besides the pain, cramps were also felt in my lower abdomen.

The stomach ache I had never felt in my entire life was strange and made me nervous. Hearing that I was still moaning in pain, Bayu decided to carry me in his arms.

Do not know since when the main door of the apartment building opened, but Bayu who took me to walk quickly to the car that was in the parking lot. My blurry vision had seen Dika and Lucy running towards us, until I felt my consciousness being forced out, unable to hear and see anything. Everything was quiet and dark.

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As soon as I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the school gate. That's the same gate as my old High School. The clothes I wear are high school uniforms.

The huge tree that grew beside the gate still had a calm and cool aura. 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.

Oi! Waitaminute! I've dreamed of this place before.

Recalling the golden cat, I immediately ran a little closer to the tree, looking up, looking up at the tree branch, and, the place the cat was found before but I found nothing there but leaves and branches of trees growing thick.

But before I was disappointed, my eyes unintentionally saw that familiar golden fine feather was on the other side of this huge tree, seemingly hiding. Then I had to circle the other parts of this tree to find what I was looking for.

The two sleeping cats leaned against each other, opened their eyes to look at me, and closed them again.

Suddenly the atmosphere around us became colder, the wind blew strong and there was a creepy fog. Because of this sudden change I decided to sit next to them. I don't know why I remembered Bayu.

Then the small movements of the two cats averted my eyes. The silver cat was looking at me and I was fretting in wonder because I could understand what he meant by his gaze.

“You all right? You guys strong with all this? Wow very great! I'm cold here.” This time it was the golden cat that opened its eyes and looked at me.

“You said I'd be okay too? You worried about me? Oh my, that's so funny!!” I wanted to wipe them both but it stopped once the strong wind hit our bodies.

My high school uniform skirt was fluttering that reflexively made me hold it back then the wind stopped fast as if someone had turned the switch off. After that I could feel the fine feathers touching my knees and calves on both sides.

These two cats are standing and rubbing their cheeks on either side of me. This sitting me immediately grabbed them and hugged them in a frenzy.

Soft and fragrant.

Then my eyes and this golden cat accidentally met. Reading from his gaze that seemed to urge me, I frowned. “Why? I like it here.”

Grrr—

The two growled small, not a fierce growl but an urgent growl. But looking at their gazes I was a bit shocked and said, “you want me to look for your father? Wh why? Isn't the cat looking for her mother? Almost all kittens do not recognize their father.”

The eyes of the two cats looked at each other, their tails were wagging slowly but I could tell they were discussing. Then the two of them looked at me with the same look, “oh? Your father is angry? Is he so scary when he's angry? I have to bring it to you guys ‘ right? That only? Alright. You guys wait here, I'll find it soon!”

Although I did not know who they were referring to and in which direction, but strangely I was so eager to look for it that the calm atmosphere under the tree changed in an instant to darken.

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“...ALL!!”

“Peace sir, we are still trying—”

“Then why hasn't he realized that you've been trying?! What have you been doing since yesterday, huh? There you guys keep asking for blood!”

I clearly heard Bayu's voice getting angry. But my body cannot be compromised, I feel very weak, even to raise my fingers is very difficult. But something refreshing and consistent and cold since then continues to be inhaled filled his lungs.

Kissing from the antiseptic smell, I've guessed that this is a hospital.

Tok tok tok tok

“Pak Bayu, doctor Stefan has arrived.” That's Dika's voice.

My ears hear the sound of footsteps approaching shoes.

“Wood!!” Different from what I thought, Doctor Stefan's voice was shocked.

I also want to know what happened!!

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