Falling in Love With the Warmth of Another Man
Pawnshops
"See you tomorrow morning at 8am Boss!" Citra joked and then closed the door behind her. While Annan walked to his bed and flopped on his Mattress, and after Citra left finally Annan could sleep soundly.
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Annan kept dreaming the same...
It always starts with the same thing and ends with the same thing...
It's a beautiful spring day, they're having a picnic in the flower fields. Good, Mega, Udon, and Tiara are playing volleyball. Morgan was sitting under a tree while reading an old book. And Kirana was beside him.
He hummed lightly while preparing the food. Annan turned to look at her, Kirana was wearing a yellow dress and white sandals. Her hair was ponytailed and her bangs were clamped back, she was shining. Although her hair was dark, she blended perfectly against that bright background.
Kirana turned to Annan and smiled like an angel and Annan reached out her hand to touch her but suddenly Kirana disappeared before she could reach him. Annan searched for the others but they all left. The once vibrant clumps and flowers turned brown and withered, the sun disappeared and was replaced by dark clouds.
Annan started looking for the others but no matter how much he ran on the field that there was no end, Annan could not find them. Annan can't even find a way or a way to get out of the field that now haunts him. Annan stopped walking when he saw a piece of faded yellow cloth under a pile of dead leaves.
He crouched down and hurriedly picked up the leaves but his heart ached when he discovered what was hidden there. It was Kirana's body
Her skin was pale and her lips blue. Her hair was black, her eyes were empty, there was no sign of life there. Her bright yellow dress was brown and there was a splash of dried blood on it. On his neck was also a mark of Cekikan, Annan saw the stairs Kirana dark purple and on his head was also there, Annan saw the blood that reminisced there.
His skin was icy cold with no trace of warmth left. Annan tried to lift him up but when he did, the maggots covering Annan's hand made him raise his arm. Annan cleaned and tried to remove the maggots in his hands, but no matter how much he did, there was always more left. Annan began to panic as he continued to feel maggots creeping up his arm.
Annan looked up when he heard the familiar creepy laugh. Adit smiled widely as he continued to laugh at her, mocking her. Annan is paralyzed by fear as Adit slowly starts walking towards him. Annan could not move... He can't even scream.
With each step, Adit got closer and Annan could not move his legs to run. Adit continued to smile and laugh as he got closer. His eyes glowed red and a dark aura graced his body. Adit reached out and placed his hand on Annan's neck. Adit tightens its grip and squeezes. Annan tried to breathe air, to push him but he was too weak.
Annan turned on the lamp on the nightstand and sat on his bed. Sweat covered Annan's neck and back. He put his face in his hand and breathed. The nightmare he always had
Annan looked at the alarm clock, the green figure showing 04:03. He went to bed at 2, Annan groaned. Her eyelids feel heavy but if she goes back to sleep, she will be at risk of having the same dream. Annan stood up and walked into the bathroom hoping the bath would wake him up.
Annan took off his sweaty clothes and went into the cold water. Annan closed his eyes and let the water cool his face. Annan remained like that for a while and only listened to the sound of water hitting the bathtub. Annan opened his eyes again as a shadow of Kirana's body flashed across his mind.
Immediately after that Annan finished his bath and stepped out. He wrapped a towel around his waist and started to dry his hair with a towel. Annan caught his reflection in the mirror. Annan looks very different now than he did two months ago, now his hair is longer and he has a beard. Her skin and lips looked dry despite having just been exposed to water a moment ago. Annan also has dark circles under his eyes due to lack of sleep, Annan looks at his stomach and realizes that he is also becoming thinner.
Annan no longer looked fit and instead looked like a starving person. Annan looked at his arm and saw Kirana's smiling face, Annan let her mouth form a small smile. It seemed like it was the only thing he had right now that was getting better. Annan opened the closet next to his mirror to pick up razor blades and shaving cream.
When the clock showed at 8 o'clock, he heard a knock on the door. Annan opened it and saw Citra standing there ready to leave, Citra smiled as she saw Annan.
"See who decided to shave. I personally like your little beard, it makes you look rough but it's good too. Now we need to trim your hair" he said, extending a hand to touch Annan's hair
Annan moved away from her hand and she gave him a dirty look.
"Are you ready to go?" Annan asked to change the subject. The image nodded its head and lifted its key,
"You drive" he said and handed it to Annan
They walked to the parking lot and he showed me which one was his car. It's an expensive luxury car. Annan stopped and looked at it. How does someone who works under his auspices own a better car than his own?
The image smiled as if he could read Annan's mind
"It was a gift from my husband!" He said and went inside. Annan followed her and sat in the driver's seat. They drove to the first pawnshop and saw the ring they had but it was clearly a fake. The owner was just trying to trick them into buying it.
They drive to the next pawnshop and go inside. It smells like beer and shit. Citra spoke to the man at the counter as she looked around at the items they had. Annan's eyes stopped when he saw the white wedding dress, it was the cleanest item in the store. Next to him hung a matching black suit. Annan wanted to know who would buy those wedding clothes.