King's Son (Season 1&2)
episode 37 Dreams

I feel like I'm on a river bank with a big water flow. People who are desperate to cross this river will definitely drown immediately because of the swift current. This is not a river near our camp site. Although I have explored many rivers, I have never seen a river that flows this hard.

Where am I? Why am I suddenly here? And why do I seem to be looking for something I don't understand? What's the matter?

I don't know what the hell is going on. But I am currently as if I am restless and anxious looking for something while running fast. I can't control myself. It felt like someone was controlling me but I didn't know how to handle it myself. Every now and then I watched the stream until I was surprised by what I saw right in the middle of the rushing river.

Something is moving there. I squinted to see what I saw and how shocked I was to the point of not realizing my eyes were wide open and my mouth was open. My reflexes covered my mouth with both of my hands not believing what I was seeing right now.

Refald was in the middle of the river. He stood on a small raft with his hands tied to a large wooden beam attached to the raft. He stood behind me so I didn't know what his expression was like. He just remained silent without moving.

And what surprised me even more was that this flow of water flowed towards the waterfall which was approximately five meters from where Refald was. And seven meters more than my current standing position. There's no way I can save Refald in time. And within seconds, Refald ended up falling into a waterfall I didn't know how high the depth was.

“REFALD!!” I shouted for a moment as I saw the person I loved fall down and disappear from before me.

I woke up with sweat everywhere. I looked around me, and began to breathe a sigh of relief after knowing I was still inside the tent.

"Oahhhh! It was just a dream. What was Refald doing in the middle of the river like that anyway? ” murmured me while wiping my sweat.

I tried to calm myself down so as not to get dissolved in that tense and draining dream. How could I dream of a Refald like that? Maybe it was because I was too tired and it could be because Refald managed to surprise me again with his presence last night, so I dreamt of him instead.

The sun began to shine a sign that the day had begun to change with the morning. The birds chirping with melodiousness made me realize that I was back in the real world. Not the dream world anymore.

“Thank God! It was just a dream.”

I bend my body so that my muscles stretch and can start my activities in the morning. I really like this atmosphere, quiet, cool and refreshing. The smell of the pine forest was so stinging that it made me even more excited. For a moment, I forgot that dream.

I took my toiletries and prepared to clean my face. However, I was so shocked that my body was shocked to see that Refald was already standing in front of my tent.

“What are you doing here?” I'm a little upset. My mood was instantly lost seeing her grinning without feeling the slightest guilt.

“Waiting you wake up!” he's staring. “This is the first time I've seen my fiance just wake up with gorilla hair like that!”

“What?” I just realized that my hair has not been combed and still fussing.

I immediately let go of Refald while holding in shame. I forgot that this is a public place in the middle of the forest. But it's still very early in the morning. How could Refald wake up this early while the others were still sleeping. In fact, they all stayed up late to watch the night.

“Where are you going?” his yell.

I don't want to answer. I continued my steps without even looking. I must quickly get ready because soon all my organizational friends will come along with the junior entourage. At first glance, I remembered the dream. “How could I cry and worry about someone as annoying as him. How dare he call me a gorilla. No gorilla is as beautiful as me. You stupid Refald!”

“I'll accompany you!” I can't believe Refald caught up with me. I wish he had left me alone. Because I'm so upset with him.

“You don't have to accompany me. Go there! I don't want to see you!”

“Why? You embarrassed? I don't mind what you look like when you wake up. To me you're the same, still look beautiful!”

“I don't need your comment! Leave me!”

“I don't want to. This is a forest, not a hotel, how can I leave my fiancee alone in the middle of the forest? What if a beast attacks you!”

I stopped walking and looked at him. “The only wild beast here is you! So don't bother me! If you're still following me, I'll scream!”

“Shouted only. No one will care about your screams as long as you're with me. Everyone here knows we're engaged.” Refald brought his face closer to me. Spontaneously I retreated but he grabbed my waist quickly and brought me closer to him. There is no barrier for both of us.

“Let go of me!” I tried to rebel. But Refald's embrace was strong even though he only grabbed me with one hand. I'm not strong against him.

“I'll scream!” I tried to threaten him even though I knew such a tactic wouldn't work on someone like Refald.

“Please!”

I wanted to open my mouth and just then Refald kissed me to silence my mouth so that I would not speak.

Of course I was surprised that my heart was about to explode. I pushed Refald's body as hard as I could to get him away from me before I lost control.

“What are you doing? You're going crazy? Is this a public place? What if someone sees us? You looking for death?” I left Refald running. For a while, I didn't want to see it. Without feeling my tears flow and fall down my cheeks in annoyance.

“What the fuck is he! I just want to do something so stupid. Who does he think he is? Basic pervert!” I muttered as I walked after confirming that Refald was no longer following me.

But again, my guess is wrong. Refald confronted me without knowing where he was coming from. It shocked me until I was almost half-dead.

“Why do you like to surprise me so much? Is this your new hobby? You're happy if I die a hanger?”

Refald laughed and got closer to me. This time I was more vigilant, afraid that the incident had repeated because I was careless.

“I just want to give you this!” he handed me a small white paper. But I don't want to accept it before I know what that means.

“What is it?”

“I should have given you this last night, but I forgot! This is a message from your father. He gave me this after I drove him to the airport yesterday.”

I immediately picked up the paper as soon as I heard the word my father called. And open up what the message is about. I was stunned to read it.

~ Dear Shiyuri, my little daughter, sorry I have to leave like this soon. But I promise I'll be back with Sakura. And rearrange your engagement. Don't hate Refald for long, because he loved you a long time. And I think he's the only one who deserves you. I hope that as long as you're together, you can see her sincerity. Because I saw him. Maybe you're very upset right now, but I hope you can understand all the situations. See you soon, baby! From your beloved father! ~

Whether Refald knew the contents of my father's message or not, he was clearly still looking at me with a loving gaze that I had never seen before.

“Can you leave me alone? I want to be alone at the moment, the location here is safe, so you don't have to worry.”

Refald grabbed my hand and kissed it. “I understand. Go then! Sorry for that!”

I walked away leaving Refald still watching me. Hearing father's message made me reopen my heart to be able to accept Refald's love even though I was not sure of my feelings. Because until now, Refald himself has never stated it directly to me. But I'm starting to think that there's no harm in trying to re-establish this relationship. I'd be willing to accept his love if it came out of Refald's mouth directly.

I finally arrived at the river. It was not too far from where we camped. It seems like the seniors have already prepared everything. They make a small bulkhead that can be used for women to clean themselves without having to be afraid of being peeped in by guys who want to take a chance in narrowness. The bulkhead is not too broad, but enough and very safe if used. At the very least, their bodies would not be able to be seen from any side.

The water here is very clear and cold refreshing. It was fun playing in the river while looking at the fish that began to appear. Makes me get an idea to fill out one of the activities later.

It only took me ten minutes to clean up. It was three times faster than my usual time in the bathroom. I intentionally sped it up to prevent any possibility. Because it is not good also if linger in the river especially I am alone on this sunny day. I had to hurry back to the camp because my friends would be coming soon.

And true as well, once I got to the location, some of my friends like Nura and Mia were already there. We accidentally met at the entrance of the location. My senior deliberately only made one entrance and one exit a lane to facilitate their supervision.

This location is also lined with several raffia ropes that have been pinned with various prayers and protection so that we are not disturbed by invisible astral beings if we hold activities here. With a note, we can not go out let alone damage the barrier that has been installed around this location except at the entrance and exit.

At first I did not believe in such a mystical thing. Because as long as I live, I never experience anything beyond reason until I finally see it for myself. It happened exactly last year, when I was a junior of this organization and was camping in the woods. From then on, I began to believe that there was another life that we could not see other than this mortal real life.

For people who have experienced it, it may be easy to believe that there is another nature besides this world. But, not a few also people who do not want to believe and underestimate this kind of sensitive thing until they can see it for themselves. Because of that, my friends and I agreed to be more vigilant and warning all to comply with the rules that have been stated so that things do not happen that are not desired especially to disturb and damage the balance of the environment.

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