EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 72

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Today is the fourth day since Bayu left. There was no news from him and I honestly miss him a lot. This afternoon I just sat on the bed, daydreaming looking out the window.

I did not daydream for a long time, it's just that this afternoon I was tired of reading novels, activities that I did to fill my free time.

After I passed out yesterday, for the rest of the day, I was monitored every hour by Dr. Stefan. He would come every hour to check on me until this morning I could take off my oxygen mask and breathe normally again.

There is no definitive explanation from Doctor Stefan, which I know for sure is that the man is doing various studies on the poison in my body. Actually I wanted to ask but it didn't feel like the timing was right.

For a few weeks I missed college and my job. Lots of tasks that accumulate to be completed immediately, while I'm not sure if the time will come I will work again, does the company still want employees like me? Or maybe my position has been changed by someone else.

But even so I miss that passion so much. I want to get out of here fast. I want to meet my friends. Unfortunately I cannot tell them about my situation.

As I was thinking about all that, I felt something wet flowing out of my nose. My reflexes rubbed it and red liquid soaked my palms.

I closed my eyes for a moment, reassuring myself that I would be fine. I immediately got off the bed, carried this infusion pole to the toilet, intending to clean my face.

I saw it, my face pale and looking more gaunt. Then my eyes look like panda eyes, as well as my beautiful eyes.

Oh my goodness it looks terrible!

I quickly raised my head as the blood still flowed from my nose. I just realized that my head is slowly getting dizzy. I didn't know what was happening to me but suddenly my consciousness was forced until I fell unconscious and everything went dark again.

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The light of the room lights instantly dazzled my view. I blinked a few times to get used to it. I woke up on this bed of pain, as Doctor Stefan had suspected was chatting quietly with a female nurse beside me.

I want to wake up but to realize like this it feels so excruciating. My eyes were still spinning, my head ached and dizzy. My neck felt so sore and my throat hurt because it felt dry.

This unsettling pain left me in grief. I don't know what to do to feel better. Even lying down like this is no better.

“How are you doing? What do you feel?” Doctor Stefan's voice turned my eyes to her. I stared at him for a long time, not knowing what to answer.

Lookie! To answer as if it had no energy.

Doctor Stefan let out a slow breath, he looked down like he was thinking hard. From the response alone I had already guessed that there was bad news.

The nurse who was chatting with him immediately turned around and walked towards the door, exiting this room and closing the door was like letting Doctor Stefan talk to me alone.

“Your condition is getting worse, now you're back in that state. You're gonna bleed again and need a bag of blood until we give you the poison offer. But this time it wasn't just that, other than your heart and blood, that I was afraid of happening. The poison will probably spread to your head.”

Now I really want to cry. I felt my eyes slowly heating up and my tears just dripping down. My cry did not make a sound but this feeling of fear overpowered me even more.

“Actually what poison is it?” My voice sounded trembling and slow but I knew this man could clearly hear it.

“This poison was used twenty years ago among the ****** and mafia, they wear them to slowly incapacitate their targets so that their targets will die with a reasonable suspicion of illness. The case of poison has been locked in and banned since the extermination of the period and has become an important case in the military. After these few days of comparing with that data I didn't expect to find this case again now. Rey is absolutely crazy!”

Suddenly my mind was on Bayu, I was afraid that the man would do the same to her. “Wood?”

“Before he left, he had seen all his reports and had actually prevented me from telling you but anyway you deserve to know. Bayu just don't want to worry you and mind.”

I exhaled softly, staring out the window to avoid Doctor Stefan's gaze. Now I can't think positively, so many things have hurt my life over these twenty-four years.

“Dok, my night is starting to hurt. Even lying down like this is uncomfortable and does not get better.” I said after a while this room was quiet, there was no sound between the two of us.

Doctor Stefan then touched my forehead, checking my temperature. “I'll try to give you painkillers. Tell me your head still hurts.”

I just nodded in response then Doctor Stefan injected the clear liquid into the infusion liquid which was only half left over, after that Doctor Stefan said he would come back later and said now there would be sister Rini to take care of me here.

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This morning is the fifth day since Bayu's departure.

Doctor Stefan's painkillers helped me a lot. The day yesterday I just stayed in the room in the friend chat with sister Rini or I who went back to reading the novel after the pain in my head subsided.

I asked for an injection of the painkiller when my head felt really unbearable pain, he said, then yesterday I came back with nosebleeds and a lot of blood coming out of my nose but it was lucky that Doctor Stefan moved so fast that I didn't have to get a blood donor. I was just allowed to rest with other injections to make my body healthier.

It's been five days now Bayu hasn't contacted me. I asked Dr. Stefan but he hasn't heard from him yet. I'm just saying’a to keep Bayu all right out there.

“Good morning!!” That was Sister Rini's voice, she opened my door and brought me breakfast.

“Morning is also sister Rini.” I smiled broadly at answering.

“How did you sleep last night?”

“Better than the night before.”

“This is breakfast. I'll be back later. Make sure everything is up.” Sister Rini looked at me with her threat. I just chuckled and nodded slowly as the tray of food was placed in front of me, on the small table that was folded from the end of this bed.

Sister Rini turned around and walked quickly out of my room. I understand the situation, every employee who works at any company will be busy in the morning.

I stared at this always tasteless food, my position sitting leaning back allowed me to grab my phone on the nightstand next to the bed. After I got it I checked if there were any messages or anything related to work or college assignments. Actually in my little heart I wish there was news from Bayu but that hope has not come true.

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