The Perfect Girl (The Promise Neverland)
03

Now Ray and Yuriko are arranging dishes for lunch together with other children, and soon Ray approached Yuriko who was chatting with one of the children his age.

"Ne.. Yuriko can you teach me later? there are some that you can't understand" said Ray, lowering his face

"Maybe, but why don't you suddenly get a perfect score on Ray's test?" ask Yuriko

Now it looks like Ray who seems to want to ask something to Yuriko but does not want to arouse suspicion, because usually Ray slalu silent and sometimes almost never asked to study together if not Yuriko who asked for it.

"Eum.just want to, if not" said Ray.

"Hm. of course it may be Ray, I'm just surprised you asked for it first" replied Yuriko

Yuriko POVs

Today really makes ky a little confused about Ray's attitude is not as usual, but aju suddenly remembered the spoiler that I saw that Ray knew the truth when he was a child.

'Did he know about the truth now'

we'll see if he really knows what he hasn't.

"Well Ray let's call the others for lunch" I said, holding Ray's hand and picking up the bell and ringing it

I silently glanced at Ray who looked sad while staring at my hand that was holding his hand

"Well, you guys eat in peace, will I help Norman, and then Yuki and Frey can help you clean things up?" ask mommy on the 2 oldest kids

"Sure mom" cried the two of them

While the 2 eldest children were cleaning the dining room in aid with the others, while the rest went to play outside. While Ray and I were sitting under a tree studying together and occasionally I answered questions from Ray.

Then Ray asked me a question that was not in the discussion at all, but what surprised me was the question that was fixated on something that could only be achieved with a very hard effort for this world.

"Ne.. Yuriko what does 'freedom' mean' ?" ask Ray

I was silent for a moment and then answered

"I think freedom is what we will achieve when we can really get out of the shackles that keep us quiet" I told Ray and then looked up at the sky " but there are some humans who think differently, yes probably depending on what is holding us back from being free and flying by showing our beautiful wings" I continued

"That's it" murmured Ray

"Eum... Yuriko can I hold you?" ask Ray

"Sure Ray. hora come here" asked me while opening my arms wide at her.

Then Ray came into my arms and closed his eyes, his ears looking for my heartbeat

Yeah I'm sometimes confused why do they like to hear my heartbeat?, let alone the babies! if I hold them, they are silent as I am this mama who calms them down.

Yuriko POV

Ray fell asleep in Yuriko's arms

'what is my hug that warm?, to the extent that those who embraced me instantly fell asleep' Yuriko's inner

But Ray did not hear it because he had fallen asleep in his dream with a hug from Yuriko, Emma who did not accept directly hit Yuriko and hugged Yuriko.

The other children who saw it immediately approached Yuriko and hugged her as well, then not long after Yuriko also began to sleep in a dream.

...🔹🔹🔹...

a few hours later Yuriko was the first, her hands tingling because she was in a slightly uncomfortable position.

Then Yuriko smiled overtime looking at those who were asleep near her, so that she did not realize that she was daydreaming about what would happen in front of her.

'I didn't see the mangoes because I was busy with the lessons I had to learn with the demands of my parents, so I had to save them' Inner Yuriko

Unknowingly someone noticed Yuriko who had woken up but it seemed that she was daydreaming.

??? POV

I who felt that there was movement around me slowly opened my eyes, and saw even though it was still vaguely my brothers who were still asleep near Yuriko.

Then I looked towards Yuriko who seemed like she was daydreaming, but why was she daydreaming like that huh?.

'What is he you so subconsciously I look at him'

??? POV end

"Yuriko why are you daydreaming?" ask someone who is looking at Yuriko

Yuriko who heard that gasped a little and looked towards the source of the sound

"Oh Kay you wake up" said Yuriko who was surprised

"You haven't answered my question yet" Kay said

"That's nothing" Yuriko said with a gentle smile

"All right then" answered Kay

"Oh yeah Kay can you wake them up, right? my hands and feet seemed to be tingling" Yuriko asked

"Sure" said Kay smiling

"Thank you Kay" Yuriko said with a gentle smile

Then Kay and Yuriko woke up the sleeping children and went into the house almost night, but I was still silent for a while because it felt like Yuriko's hands and feet were still tingling.

"I'm sorry Yuriko" Emma said

"It's okay Emma, soon she's healed too" Yuriko smiled gently at Emma

"It's okay" Emma said

"Yes Emma" Yuriko said in the hope that Emma would not worry about her