Cursed And Love's

32: What is love?

Serena put on a confused look, did Van really not understand that kind of thing? Though he was quite sure if the book with the theme of romance in his house had been read out by the man.

"Love?" Serena seemed to think. He does not know what to answer, but love has many explanations. "Let's know.., I don't really understand that either." Answer's short.

Van tilted his head, the man looked more curious. "The word book, if we like someone it can be called love, right?" The yellow netra of the man gnashed enthusiastically, his body leaning forward while waiting for Serena's approval of her remarks just now.

Serena stared flatly at the man before her, her lips carving out a thin smile of anxiety with Van's innocent face. "Not always, kid. Liking someone isn't necessarily that you love them, it could just be awe or an obsession." The girl passed by and poured a glass of water, she was thirsty.

"So what is love like?" Asked the man again, he was still not satisfied with Serena's answer.

Serena sat back down, she let out a long breath. He did not know what to explain to the man, but he never felt that way either, so how should he explain it?

"Well, maybe it's like when you like someone and you love them, and then you don't want to lose that person in your life" Serena seems to think, "and when you're really comfortable being around her, you think about her in your head all the time...." Serena snorted, nor did she know what she was talking about.

While Van was silent, he watched Serena from earlier. The contents of his head were raging at the thought of what the girl had just said.

"Easy! Besides why are you suddenly asking such a thing? You'll know for yourself when you're in love with someone!" Frustrated speech.

"I want to fall in love with Flowers".

Serena immediately choked, the water she gulped back out of her throat. The girl coughed violently, her eyes watering as she held back a cough that never stopped.

Van who saw it immediately stood up and approached the girl, his hand moved gently patting the back of Serena who was overwhelmed by choking.

"The flowers are okay?" Sounding a worried tone from the man, he moved quickly to pick up the tissue and clean up the remaining water soaking up the clothes worn by Serena.

"I'm fine" Serena grabbed the tissue Van had in her hand and cleaned her own clothes.

"This boy... Are you really this stupid?!" Smash the girl.

While the master in question only put on a plain face, "why? I'm already big." Van was flat, his eyes twitching in confusion.

Serena did not say, she preferred to close the store because it was late afternoon. Continuing the conversation with the man would definitely have no end, and there were either how many more strange questions he would have to answer later.

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"Not slept?" The heavy sound flowed melodiously into the silence of the night.

Serena turned her head briefly towards Louis, the man was wearing only trousers and not wearing clothes. "Where are your clothes." Fizz Serena. Even though the wind tonight was very cold, but the man was not wearing clothes.

Louis rubbed his arms, to be honest he was cold. "I don't intend to go out, but when I see you here I come along" he said.

"Wear this, you fool." Serena threw the thin blanket she was wearing at Louis.

The man chuckled, "thank you, sweet lady." Her sweet smile was etched, the bright blue netra was seen sparkling under the dim light of the terrace lights. "Hmm.., Serena. Don't you feel weird about that kid?" Chirps again.

Serena was still staring at the sky, "weird what," she replied.

Not sounding authentic, the girl turned to Louis who was daydreaming.

"Hey! Weird how?" Say Serena while shaking Louis's shoulder.

The man seemed to be thinking, his forehead wrinkled deeply. "I think it's important, I don't want to tell you because for sure you're just gonna think it's because I don't like it"

"Just tell me what you want to say." Cut Serena, now the look on the girl's face looks serious. Not that he was angry, but now he was afraid if it turns out Louis also knew the strange side of Van as he knew all along.

Louis sighed deeply, now he made his position face to face with Serena. "My friend who I asked to find information about the boy really couldn't find anything, he said it was likely that the Wild Dog came from a small village in the far interior...." Clearly slowly.

"Wantas? Where's the weird part?" Serena is still on alert.

"He's a severe amnesiac, right? There should be some things that can make his memory return, or some things related to trauma...., you don't feel strange when you see that child always calls someone Uncle? He always said things that were forbidden by that person, was he an ex-slave or something?" Louis is at length.

Serena exhaled her breath that had been held back by fear, it turns out that what she was afraid of just now was just her imagination. Louis knew nothing of Van's other side, which he was quite relieved of.

"Slave? You kidding? Where there are people who legalize slavery today," Serena told the man, how absurd his thinking was.

"Uhh, then what is he? There was no information at all about him, hadn't the slaves always been?" Louis did not accept. "It is not impossible if there are still people who commit slavery." Again, this time in a quiet voice.

Serena came to think, what Louis said also made little sense even though it felt almost impossible. Well, and it made more sense than the book he read.

The book, which contains the origin of "The Cursemen", says there that the curse bearers are boys who will transform into wolf monsters when they reach adulthood, it starts at the age of 18-20 years.

It is also said that those who bear the curse like to eat raw meat and are afraid of water, but Van is completely inversely proportional to that ridiculous thing. Even the boy did not want to eat half-cooked eggs, and he also liked to play water like a child.

Then as for the strange ability to heal wounds, Serena thought that it was just a special ability possessed by the man. After all there are many psychics and healers who also heal the sick in strange ways using their abilities, right?

"Come, Louis. As long as the boy doesn't make trouble, stay here as long as he wants me no problem." Serena said, The girl went inside, but her hand was blocked by Louis.

"What's up again"

"Serena, actually you gave the child a place of pity and sympathy, or... You liked her?".