EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 53

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“Thank you.” I smiled as a little girl got the attention of this girl. But my mind remembered what

what happened before I fainted.

“How about that villain?” I asked worriedly realizing Bayu was invisible.

“The man who brought you here is having a briefing outside with the rest of the population. All the criminals are unconscious and some run away as well after the big boss leaves. I'm so grateful that the young man made it.” I looked at him confusedly not understanding his last sentence.

“Some people in this village already know that Bayu is an undercover soldier since less than a month ago. In essence he promised us freedom as long as he supported him to send other spies to the village unbeknownst to the criminals and some plan needed to destroy them from within.” I don't know what else to say. It turned out that Bayu had a very mature plan for his task.

Considering I was the one who fought with Rey and Mike earlier it looks ridiculous. It can be guessed by my actions it shows that again I do not trust Bayu. Maybe he should have gone back to the plane pick-up and if I hadn't messed it up we would have gotten out of this forest without the poison getting into my body.

Now I feel completely useless! I hate myself like that. “This dry shirt. Replace.”

I nodded and smiled at him, while inching to get out of bed to immediately change

my clothes. “I want to breathe fresh air.”

Although not sure but this woman nodded slowly. His hand quickly pulled a fold of the blanket over

corner room. Without saying much he draped the large cloth over my shoulder. I just smiled back at her kindness and we walked towards the door.

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This woman seemed to understand what I was feeling, she led me to a hill behind this house. The road to this hill was indeed blocked by trees but when we reached my eyes could clearly see the starry sky, under this small hill was a very dark forest. But precisely because of this dark star can be seen very clearly.

The lights of the building were flashing in the distance and the starlight was blinking into my view, I was not aware when this woman led me to sit on a long chair made of tree trunks that were on the other two with her backrest. There are some lights around the hill until this place is brighter.

“Village people often come here to see the stars. I'll leave you alone. Take it easy, there's a post

the guard who also watches over this hill.” The woman pointed towards the back. I just nodded and didn't forget to say thank you.

As long as I left that woman, I kept looking up, never in my life have I seen a night sky as beautiful as this.

the wind that blows and blankets me. I reached into the jacket pocket to pick up the cell phone. It turns out that the time has shown at two in the morning.

I accidentally saw a red dot on my right hand. Mike injected that poison. Now I'm

don't know what's gonna happen to me. Given what happened to the first poison back then, I still clearly remember how it felt, how scared I was.

I hate this feeling. I blame myself for everything that happened. Maybe all this time I didn't notice what happened to Daniel until the boy wanted me to suffer.

All this time I was not attentive to her and was preoccupied with my own unjust feelings about my mother's attitude. In retrospect, I never saw Daniel angry with me. She always played the role of a good sister, a sister who positioned herself between me and mother.

Right now my congested chest cavity can no longer make me want to cry. Too many painful things

I became more silent and thought. Can I assume all their hatred because of the type

my luck in this position? Can I take it as a price I have to accept for living among them? Can I just think of it as a result of my selfishness that only felt the feeling of injustice in my mother's attitude all along?

Would it be if I thought like that to make me feel safe? I no longer know how to put my heart in order. I want to hate them, but I can't. I was too weak to hate them as if I understood why they were acting that way to me. Is it wrong to think like this? Am I being too hard on myself?

Once again I reflect on everything that has happened to my life. Only one came to pass, if thought back, then,

I honestly don't think about being the best.

“I won't say anything cliche like ‘you have to be strong’.” I looked to find a strong man with

both hands went into his pants pocket standing to my right, looking at me, and then he sat down beside me looking up at the night sky.

“How do the stars in the galaxy decorate your sky?  “ I did not react with her sweet greeting, I just stared at her face from the side.

How does his jaw shape, how does his long eyelashes then his nose. Moreover, his hair that moves follows the direction of the wind.

Although it was vague due to the lack of lighting but I wanted to always remember his face.

He was still cool looking at the starry sky made me interested in what was his concern.

The sky above us looks even more beautiful, could it be because I saw it together with Bayu?

“One story owned by one person, one star owned by one person. I found you inside

dark night, brightest starlight in pitch-black night.” Bayu then glanced at me and he smiled.

I, who could not return her pure smile, was silent with my mouth shut. “If something you like can't make you smile means your heart is in pain.”

I turned my gaze away from her gaze, looking back at the night sky. We both stayed silent for

the next few minutes, he no longer said anything. Just silence with me.

We who are busy with each other's thoughts come to a realization when thirty minutes have passed. I glanced at Bayu

again finding him now leaning with both hands folded over his stomach and looking down, his eyes closed with regular breathing.

Finally both corners of my mouth lifted, smiling at her. I shifted a little closer to him, noticing his tired face that was being closed.

I know, Bayu didn't really fall asleep. Then I said something that had been going on for a few minutes

in mind. “Every time I think of love, I don't want to just listen to happy songs. I'll face my loneliness, color my life, lose and gain but I'm still looking for something right now.”

I looked up again at the stars and positioned my body leaning beside Bayu more comfortably then continued. “I believe that everything will change, nothing is perfect. This moment also has its own meaning.”

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