BLUE PLANET

ILL

Venera rolled to the right and to the left on her bed. His eyes did not want to be closed at all from earlier. His mind could not be prevented from continuously returning to that mysterious garden.

The park is really beautiful. Everything inside was amazing for Venera. Like entering into a magical world in a beautiful dream that makes him not want to wake up immediately and return to the real world. Because the dream feels more real than real life itself.

And today Venera has just learned that it turns out that the torrential stream that spilled into the big pool was the end of a river that flowed meandering away from behind the hill.

He had not yet walked close to the river. But what he witnessed from the sidelines of the cliff made him even more wondering, whether there are still other beautiful places that might even be more beautiful, he said, behind those green hills with that big pool.

Encouraged by curiosity about it, Venera and Marxists promised that tomorrow they would begin to explore little by little the area behind the hill. At the same time they want to prove whether time does not move while in the park. Because they feel that they have spent a long time in the park with different duration of time, but strangely they still never really late to go home. At the very least, for Venera, he always arrived just in time before Vinn locked the gates of the Eosphorus Dormitory.

Venera was also not worried because Marxists had promised to take care of him, as he had done when he asked her to see beautiful flowers that grew not far from where she slipped yesterday. The Marxist patiently helped and helped Venera through difficult and dangerous places.

Suddenly Venera's upper abdomen hurt again. Like there was something squirming in it.

Venera's chest was also tight. His heart was beating so fast, that his body felt moved to the rhythm of his pulse.

His blood also seemed to flow too fast. He could feel the flow flooding every inch of his body from head to toe, and back again to the head.

Venera just opened her blanket and got up and sat on her bed. He felt scared.

What happened to her? What disease is this? He had never felt this kind of pain before. He only had a fever occasionally due to being too tired or due to changes in the weather. And such a disease is not strange, because almost all Venusians must have experienced it.

But the illness he was feeling now was different. And it seems he has never heard the story of other venusians who feel complaints of health problems as he felt this.

Is he exposed to poison?

Venera thought for a moment. Recalling his experience back when he accidentally touched a group of poisonous plants at the bottom of a ravine.

At that time he was playing alone in the meadow as usual, when suddenly appeared a cute little pixie blue that invited him to play.

Pixie was so tiny with a body color similar to the color of the sky, that Venera who was too focused on paying attention and chasing for fear of losing her tracks, became less careful. And finally fell into a ravine.

Although the gorge was not too deep and steep, Venera fell right on the side of a group of thorny bushes that turned out to be poisonous, and accidentally touched it.

At first the tip of his fingers and palms felt hot. And when he managed to climb up the wall of the ravine and get to the top, his hand had blistered reddish like it was burning.

Venera was very lucky when he finally arrived at the dormitory, the Health Supervisory Board immediately treated him and did not punish him.

They say Venera was lucky enough not to have had time to inhale the scent of the bushes too deeply. Because these toxins in addition to injuring the skin, can also cause shortness of breath. And it was very dangerous for him.

Then Venera recalled everything inside the mysterious garden. It seemed that nothing escaped his touch, except the four-legged animals that were quite large and difficult to approach.

Is one of the shady trees and flowers with beautiful colors in the mysterious garden, something poisonous?

Or a soft green grass that feels very comfortable to sit on, even to lie on it?

A small four-legged creature with long ears with fine feathers that look friendly and adorable?

Or maybe. the air? The air that feels cool and refreshing when inhaled it?

Venera complained bitterly.

I don't think he wants to believe that any of the things he likes are the cause of his pain. Because he loved the park.  A very special and precious place for him.

Venera frowned and was silent for a moment.

Then press the chest and stomach slowly with the palm of the hand.

The pain is gone.

This is so weird. The pain only occurs once in a while, the inner Venera.

Venera was confused, not knowing what to do about the disease.

If he were to report to the Health Room now, the members of the Supervisory Board would soon know that something was wrong with his body.  And then they'll ask what they did in the last days, go where, do what, and touch what.

Venera could not have said untrue to the members of the Health Supervisory Board who had received special training before serving. They are venusian-venusian intelligent and reliable. And his actions will be discovered.

This is something Venera would not have wanted, because if it had happened, they would have banned him from entering the park again. Until anytime.

Even worse, he will be sentenced. Severe punishment for the offence committed. Probably by direct order of Queen Ishtar, as the supreme ruler of Venus. And that would be terrible for Venera and the other Venusians.

Venera took a deep breath, making sure the pain had completely disappeared.

Then he lay down again on his bed. Look back at the night sky. A place that seemed far away, but could be seen freely from any angle he looked.

Very different from the mysterious park, which although located quite close but difficult to reach. Having to go through an invisible door, and have the risk of severe punishment.

Venera rolled to the side and sucked her hands under the pillow. His fingertips felt like they were touching something.

Venera. And smiling was pleased to see the beautiful bright red petals that Marxists had given her. Fortunately, Venera remembered to hide it behind the folds of her dress so that she could bring it home without being seen by anyone.

He did not want to until Vla questioned it again like the previous time when he returned to the dormitory with a small yellow flower tucked in his ear.

Forgive me for not being able to tell you about this Vla, Venera's inner self while putting the red flower back on her pillow and pushing it even deeper.

 

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