EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 75's

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Aunt Yuan slightly shook me as I did not answer what they were asking. I who was looking down while closing my eyes withstanding this pain was unable to answer.

And not getting there, I realized my nose was wet. When touching my palm on the bloodstains and it made aunt Yuan and aunt Nuri strangled in shock. They quickly told me to raise my head and Aunt Yuan had given me a tissue.

“A—I want to go to the bathroom first, all of you clean my hands.” I said goodbye after stuffing my nostrils with tissue. The two of them just nodded and I quickly headed to the room, closing the door quickly.

My body trembled, my legs limp and my whole body throbbed in pain. I intend to find an infusion tube that was brought from the hospital. I wish I could be better with that.

I, who had fallen by the bed, was no longer able to support my legs. I immediately pulled the bag that was on the Mattress. Look for it with trembling hands and a little whimper.

After finding it quickly I directly connected the hose to the infusion needle on the back of my left hand. But I can't, my hands can't do this anymore. I had no energy due to the pulsations all over my body as if killing me slowly.

I can no longer endure this groan of pain. Finally I just fell hugging myself. Even the blood still coming out of my nose was still dripping down the floor.

My eyes became more blurry until I finally closed. My ears heard a loud buzzing and as my consciousness was about to be fully retracted, I heard the sound of a door opening and the sound of footsteps came closer to me.

“I expected this would happen!” I heard the voice of Doctor Stefan. Even though my eyes were closed and my mouth was still moaning slowly but I knew this man was busy connecting the infusion needle with the hose to me.

“Icha! What the hell is going on? Who are you?”

“You're the doctor?” The questions of Aunt Nuri and Aunt Yuan forced me to open my eyes slowly. The two women looked surprised at me.

I don't know what Doctor Stefan injected me with, but after the liquid got into my body slowly the pulsation I felt diminished, although it didn't go away the pain but at least I was able to breathe a little relieved.

“How? Is it better?” Doctor Stefan asked me as his hand rubbed under my nose, cleaning the blood that was there.

My eyes opened slowly and nodded looking at Doctor Stefan's worried face. “Thank you doc.”

“But! The bleeding in your nose has not stopped. We have to go to the hospital now!” He answered while lifting me up and laying me on the bed.

I shook my head softly which got an upset look at this guy. “Don't be stubborn!”

“I'll go to the hospital after fulfilling the appointment to meet Henry.” I whispered softly as my eyes glanced at aunt Nuri and aunt Yuan. The two women still looked silently watching with very worried expressions.

Now I don't know what to tell them. “Henry?”

“He's the guy to be paired with Icha.” Aunt Yuan sounded cautious. Doctor Stefan glanced at the two women behind him and as if aware of something he immediately shook his head quickly facing the curious gazes of aunt Yuan and aunt Nuri.

“No no! I'm just the doctor, not nobody. It's just that I've promised my friend and her boyfriend –Bayu- to take care of her until she comes back.”

“So now can the doctor tell me what happened to him?” Aunt Nuri seemed to fold her hands over her stomach, her gaze asking Doctor Stefan to be honest.

I don't have the strength to just talk. Doctor Stefan glanced at me for a moment before he replied. “I can't answer it. It's outside my fragrance. When Bayu comes back, he will tell you.”

My aunt and aunt were visibly upset by Doctor Stefan's response, which again had not answered their questions. Then this man appears to pull out his phone to call someone.

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My eyes opened quickly realizing that I was shrieking softly with sweat already drenching my face. I felt dizzy because I suddenly got up from a lying position.

The first thing I saw was doctor Stefan looking at me on the side of the bed and aunt Nuri and aunt Yuan were looking at me worriedly as they climbed up onto the bed to hold my hand or just rubbing shoulders.

I fainted again when I heard Doctor Stefan call Sister Rini, and somehow I had a nightmare and felt a real pain in my chest cavity that made me barely able to breathe.

But one thing is for sure, of all the pain I only remember one person. I miss him more than anything.

“Dok, anything from Bayu?” I was still a little breathless looking at this man who was checking the pulse on my wrist.

Getting a head bobble from him made me feel even more claustrophobic. I don't think I miss Bayu to ask about the development of the antidote, but I'm very worried and miss his presence.

That feeling is very strong now and I don't want anything more in this world than him. Whatever the outcome, all I want and need is for him to be here with me.

“What do you feel? Which part hurts?” Doctor Stefan looked at me attentively. I shook my head slowly and lay back down as the throbbing in my head felt more and more domineering.

Miraculously now I no longer feel a throbbing all over my body or bleeding from my nose but my head hurts. “How long have I fainted, doc?”

“Maybe it's only five minutes? We've contacted the ambulance and will take you to the hospital.” Who answered aunt Yuan.

I feel so guilty seeing these two beautiful women. They must be desperately holding all the questions that have not been answered since. “No doc. We already have an agreement that I'm going back to the hospital

tomorrow.”

“But seeing you in this state, you should have known it would be very dangerous! What if I really didn't come?” It was the first time I faced Doctor Stefan who was looking at me sharply and worriedly.

His honey-brown lens seemed to sedate me to keep looking at him, the softness there was still visible despite being blocked by the fog of his worries. Looking at me who did not answer made him sigh then he stood up and turned to contact someone.

“What did your mother say about you being sick and being treated in the same hospital as her a few days ago was this?” Aunt Nuri's slow question turned my eyes to her.

I just nodded slowly to answer him. “Please don't tell mom first about this all before I'm sure.”

“Yakin what will?” Aunt Yuan could not hide her curiosity.

“Everything.” The two women looked at each other silently, their mouths open wanting to say something but were puffed out.

“Actually what happened to you?” Aunt Nuri's question was like asking herself. I understood his point, among all my brothers only aunt Nuri and aunt Yuan were the busiest at work. They rarely attended family events and seeing these two here today surprised me quite a bit.

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