
Melisa opened her eyes and arrived in a white room. Looking around, the room was so plain and endless that it made him feel that he would get lost and could not return when he left where he was standing.
Right now, a long-lost voice sounded, "Hello Host, We meet again."
Melisa who was listening to the sound of the useless system scrunched her forehead. Looking around to look for the virtual body of the system, Melisa was puzzled at not finding it.
"Host, I'm not anywhere, but I'm everywhere." The system replied after feeling Melisa's confusion.
"What do you mean?" Sneaking annoyed.
In a cheerful voice the system said to Melisa, "Host, I am the white room itself and do not have a specific physical body here. So automatically I'm all around you but you can't see that."
"So, how am I here?" Melisa feels talking to this system is very annoying and wants to go immediately wherever she is not.
"Because your task is done and you die. You can go back to your world again Host." The system speaks as if death is common.
The words reminded Melisa that she had died, the pain that befell her was still lingering in her mind. With that, maybe Melisa could be said to have died once.
"Host, don't be so sad. You will be able to return to your original place. Then, goodbye Host." The voice made Melisa imagine a girl was waving her hand sadly for a farewell. It was very touching and made me feel like the system wasn't that bad.
"So how should I go." Melisa imagines something like a door or she instantly wakes up, or a tunnel as she exits.
The system that heard it was confused, "Host, there's no need to go anywhere. Just stand there."
Nodding, Melisa waited only to see a deep, dark hole suddenly appear under her feet. With her head full of question marks, Melisa fell freely downwards. He felt that the system remained bad and cursed with annoyance while falling.
Surprised by the feeling of free fall, Melisa then awakens with a feeling of a floating heart. But when he saw the ceiling and familiar room he felt relieved and happy. Even though he felt that something was uncomfortable, he smiled.
Looking at the date on her phone, she found that it was the next day after she fell asleep. It was as if everything she experienced was a dream in her short sleep. Recalling again, he had arranged everything for Nico and Ray, so he did not worry too much about them. He also wished that they could live a normal life without him.
Staring at her phone in a daze, Melisa remembered something she really wanted to do when she returned to her original world. Searching for that number, he pressed the phone button nervously.
After a while it rings, the phone is picked up from the opposite side.
"Hello?" A voice he had not heard for a long time finally came from his phone. The voice looked hoarse and tired, but a hint of anticipation was also mixed in his tone.
"Hello, Dad." Finally a word came out of his lips. A word he had not spoken for a long time.
"Yes Melisa, what's wrong? Did something happen to you? Do you need anything? Or is the school money lacking?" The voice across asked quickly which made Melisa a little stunned.
But in that world he also realized, maybe his father also wanted to talk to him a lot.wanted to be close to his daughter and heard her tell him about what happened today. Although the break may be interrupted, a story will not last long, and all the fatigue will be swept away because he can know that his daughter is living well.
"No, everything's fine. I just wanted to call Dad." Melisa spoke with a slight smile on her lips. Because he really wanted to call his father when he was in that world too.
"Ah... Alright. Is there anything that makes Melisa anxious?" His father spoke with concern that was evident from his voice.
"No, it's just that I'm having nightmares and want to talk to dad." Melisa heard her father's worries and retorted calmly.
"If it's like that, maybe it's so bad that we're afraid of the strong." A faint sound of laughter rang out and showed that his father was laughing at this moment.
"Yes, it might be bad but it's not. But still, it made me feel like I should call Dad."
"Well, is the writing done? I heard you're gonna hand it over today." His father spoke softly and in a low voice.
"Yes, did you hear that from Lia's sister?" A hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.The words of his father made him realize how far he was from his father. Even his father had to know what he was doing from others.
Her father who was always calm and strong might also have the same desire as Melisa in that world. Wishing them close again, but afraid to disturb their children. They want to take the initiative to get closer, but also want their child to take the initiative. I always wish they were back to being the family they were.
"Yes, he talks a lot about you." His father looked happy on the phone.
"True, you have to be quick to get up and take a shower before it's too late. I'm gonna talk a lot this time."
Melisa smiled and said soothingly, "It's okay. Melisa also wants to hear dad's voice."
Speaking happily, "okay, hurry to take a shower. I'm gonna turn the phone off."
"Yes." With the phone turned off. Melisa put down her phone quietly. He felt light and happy at this moment as if all the burden had been lost.
However it did not last long because when he accidentally saw the clock, he saw that time was thinning and he would be late if not immediately shower and hurry.
So, in a hurry he took a shower and left quickly to wait for the bus to pass at this hour. Waiting with exhaustion and a hint of uneasiness, Melisa finally calmed down a little after getting on the bus and sitting down. After he calmed down, he looked at the walking bus and the rapidly changing scenery.
Through the window he sees a different world than he experienced.it makes him realize that he has returned to his world. Although in any world he has someone important, but this world is the original world that can make him calm.
Leaning on the chair, Melisa was a little reluctant. But if he had to choose, this world was indeed the one he would still choose. Since all the memories are in this world, his father and brother are also here. As difficult as it was, he could only hope that he would live peacefully here.