OLEANDER'S OBSESSION
It's All My Wrong

...“All this is my fault.” – Rain...

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The thick aroma of the carbolic acid smelled and so pierced into Joey's nose. The girl's eyelids slowly opened. He tried to widen his eyes even though his head was still a little pain due to dizziness. At first glance he remembered the events of last night, events that were enough to make him shaken and frightened.

The girl who was soon nineteen years old felt her left hand cramp like something was hit. He was curious and turned to the side of his body on the left and saw Rain who was asleep while hugging and tightly grasping his left hand. Like not wanting to get away from him.

Joey stared intently at the handsome face of the man. A tired face with regular breathing. Unknowingly, he smiled. It was very desirable that he caressed the man's head, unfortunately his right hand was being infused and could not move much.

“Om Rain...” call her quietly in a vague voice. He deliberately wanted to call the name of the man without intending to wake him up. “I love you, Om Mesum.”

Rain who was asleep suddenly flinched and immediately raised his head from the side of the bed. His sleepy eyes instantly opened perfectly while listening to Joey's voice. He rushed to his feet and pressed his body to the side of the bed.

“Joey?” call Rain while trying to hold both of Joey's cheeks. He wanted to make sure that the girl was really conscious.

“Haaaa.. thank God,” muttered Rain relieved while hugging the body of the girl.

Joey who was lying down, his upper body lifted due to Rain's embrace. His eyes gnawed in shock due to the man's behavior.

“Om I can wake up from death,” chirped Joey shocked.

“Do not talk carelessly!” Rain mere.mas squashy lips Joey.

The tired and sleepy face of the man was slowly cheerful after seeing the smile from his Oleander. He was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after seeing Joey awake. Then, he put the girl's grave back to bed and she sat down on the chair by the side of the bed.

Rain grabbed Joey's left hand and grabbed it. His eyes were fixed on the girl with a meaningful look.

“Ma-forgive me,” muttered Rain softly while bowed. “All this is my fault.”

Joey didn't understand the man's words. All he had in mind right now was, the man apologized for last night's events. Events that make him meet again with the man he hated for the rest of his life as well as events put him in a state of danger.

But, it's okay. It wasn't Rain's wish, Joey thought. The man will also not want to put the girl he loves in danger, it's just a situation that traps them until they have to be in that terrible situation. If Leons had been a second late, Rain might have been under contract as Anya's wife by now.

“That's not wrong, Om,” Joey said soothingly. The girl smiled towards Rain even though her face was still pale.

“Partially, now me and our baby ‘kan already safe,” he continued while stroking the stomach using the right hand.

Rain feels even more guilty when Joey says that he and the baby are now safe. Huh! How should he explain to the girl that their baby cannot be saved? Will Joey take it? Is Joey gonna scold her, then leave her?

“B-our babies .. cannot be saved,” Rain said briefly. He had run out of sense thinking about how to properly convey the bad news. At least, he tried to be honest and not cover up something that would later be discovered as well.

Joey was shocked. His pale face was increasingly made bitter when he heard that the baby he was carrying could not be saved. Just now he sensed that they were about to begin their happiness after going through a terrible event last night. But why should any life be sacrificed?

“Ke-why?” ask Joey stammering. It was hard to accept the answer Rain had said. Because, he felt yesterday only his face was slapped, while his stomach was fine and not touched in the slightest.

“Om joking, ‘kan?”

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SERIATE…