Heart Darkness
Chapter 12 First Kiss ....

In a simple dwelling, Marya Corazon stands in front of a bathroom sink mirror. He stared at the pale yellow face and the always puffy eyes. Like an automatic program, every morning tears fall without permission. Marya could not avoid it, especially she could not find a way to defeat the attack of pain. He began to brush his teeth slowly and then got stronger and faster, then sobbed in despair.

"I hate this! Oh my God .... Why do this to me?! I don't know what my fault is?"

He rinsed and choked on his toothpaste and coughed. In the morning no one came to save him. He languished until his heart felt like it was going to fall off. Years passed .... Only bad memories were etched like timeless tattoo stamps on his brain memory, slowly circling there. It's sad because he doesn't know how to recover. Marya.

"Marya?!" Aunt Mai knocked on the door. Maria flinched, hurriedly washing her face.

"I'm almost done, Aunt Mai ." Marya replied quietly. Set the sound to sound ordinary. He did not want to burden Aunt Mai with his problems.

"Come out, your breakfast is ready."

"Thank you, Aunt Mai."

Marya sat in a narrow dining room and was not excited to see breakfast. Steam billowing from the soup bowl. He just stared from behind Hoodie not interested.

"Eat, this is young ercis soup from the plantation."

Marya shook her head, "Can I just have breakfast bread?"

"alright. I've kept it in your box. I added a baked potato. You have to eat right, honey. You're making me sad because I can't take care of you."

"I'm sorry, Aunt Mai. I didn't mean to offend you."

"When are you hiding? Young Master has returned and is looking for you. He didn't stop looking."

"I'll be hated even more when he finds out I'm sneaking around here. I'll be gone when I have enough money."

"No! If you dare to leave .. I will tell Young Master early. Don't try to do that, mi amor (my love)!"

Marya was agitated, "Don't Aunt Mai! All right, I'll see him when I'm ready."

"Marya, Young Master is as much suffering as you are. Stop torturing yourself! Meet him!"

Marya sculpting. He has no place to hide anymore and let their meeting happen as fate intended.

"I'm leaving, Aunt Mai. Have a nice day."

"Be careful on the road! Oh yes, Marya ... tonight ask permission not to work for Madam Niels. We have to entertain Young Master's guests. You just need to be in the kitchen and help."

"All right, Aunt Mai."

Marya said goodbye and walked out the back door. It was still too early, the sun itself was still below the horizon line. It's just that, a reddish light appeared in the eastern sky with the news of the sun rising soon. Marya walked quickly through the hallways of the Murbei plantation. Murbei leaves from this plantation are exported to Japan. In addition to being a silkworm food, Murbei leaves are also used as tea for various diseases including diabetes mellitus. While the fruit Murbei developed by the owner of this plantation in a sophisticated laboratory to be used as a diuretic herbal drink.

Marya got to the stop and waited alone. The new bus is coming in 15 minutes. Two people were seen crossing across the street, jogging in the morning. They talked warmly to each other. The sound of both of them spreading out filled the silence of the morning. Marya did not bother, she was busy looking for a headset in a school bag.

Myeonggjg ... Myeongg ....

The sound of cats was heard from behind the building. Marya.

Meeeeooonggwk ... Meeooongg ....

Curious because the voice sounded whimpering in fear, like her. Not waiting long he came to the source of the sound, peering in the bushes under the tiny and very beautiful flowering Flamboyant shady trees. Marya almost toppled over when a German Shepherd dog came out of the bushes barking at her running away from the tree. Marya retreated in fear and patted her chest to calm her pounding heart.

Myeonggjg ... Myeongg ....

Marya put her head up. The sound came from above. A cat frowned on one of the Flamboyant branches. Was he bitten by a dog and injured? Marya observes the tree while removing the school bag. Once convinced, he began to climb to the place where the cat perched.

"It's okay ... Mai si, doce! (come here, sweet!) I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want to save you," Marya said softly.

Myeonggjg ... Myeongg ....

Marya stopped at the intersection of branches, hesitating. He glanced down the tree and climbed one more branch. High enough now to reach the cat.

"Come here!" Marya hands out. Instead of approaching, the cat even moved away to an increasingly fragile branch.

Slowly he shifted almost to get the cat's body when suddenly a voice startled him.

"Do you need help, miss?"

Meeooonggg ....

Not only was the cat shocked, Marya too. His concentration is divided. The cat jumped onto another branch after meowing rowdy, moving agilely down from the tree and disappearing in the thickets. The branches left by the cat were swinging. Marya's body lost balance.

Wwwwwww ... Wwwwwww .... Hhhhhhhhhhhh ....

Marya screamed loudly as her hand failed to reach the branch of the tree, gliding freely and ....

Bugsfggg ....

Marya was arrested by someone.

That savior must have had a strong body because he only fell a little with one leg on his knees. What he caught was not a ball. Or true said Aunt Mai, Marya's body does not contain. Not heavy enough to drop someone. Marya was immediately trapped in the strong arms of a man. Hoodie.

A bright light radiated horizontally on the horizon line, shining a reddish orange. Flamboyant red flowers fell rain on both. While Marya's heart was claustrophobic by the memory of a time, someone once came to hug her.

"Are you okay, Miss?"

The voice returned his consciousness. He opened now, Marya immediately hid the face in the chest of her rescue man. Hands try to reach Hoodie, but the hat is wedged between the man's hand and Marya's head.

"Are you okay, Miss?! Sorry, I don't mean to surprise you."

The clear voice .... He heard it just yesterday.

"Maa - aafff, can you close your eyes?! Please!" pinta Marya almost whispered.

"Alright .. "said the man did not want to ask the reason. The girl in his arms may be embarrassed.

Marya peeked down and was about to have a heart attack. The man's photo was in a school bag, downloaded from the front page of a magazine.

"Eu sinto sua falta (i miss you) .. " Marya's mummy is barely audible.

"You said something?"

The man would bow and their eyes would meet, Marya refused it to happen. He held the man's chin so he wouldn't look at him.

"Can you close your eyes until I'm gone?"

"Hmmm, okay .. "the obedient man replied still not asking the reason, just pecking as if bewitched Marya's sweet voice.

Marya got up as the man loosened his arms. He leaned over, closing both of his eyes using his palms. Marya lowered her head and kissed the man thanking her.

"Sorry, I have to go .. obrigada (Thank you)."

I miss you so much.

Marya ran and jumped into the bus just as the door opened and hid herself on the bus bench. Can't believe fate brought him together sooner. He looked over, the man still kneeling stunned. Probably confused kissed the strange girl early in the morning.

"I miss you so much ...."

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It takes a lot of consideration when making this episode. Well, I hope Readers likes it.

Happy reading.

Jao Mora Nee Miu (I Love You)