DREAM OF THE SHADOW

CHAPTER 54

"I see you daydream a lot" said Dylan.

"Huh? Daydreaming? Lah ga. Just thinking. By the way, are you on leave? Not busy?" yuna asked curiously looking at Dylan who could always follow her everywhere.

"Mmmm...At first I had a job in Surabaya, I went to Malang to meet Ryan and my brother, Ryan's mother. Uh it turns out he's going to Semeru, so I'm coming. I don't know the term leave, just send a message to my secretary."

"Ooh..When are you going back to Jakarta?"

"Don't know yet. You?"

"Me?" Yuna thought hard. He has not yet returned to Jakarta.

"I don't know Dylan yet. Sorry I can't tell you too far. Too complicated. It's just like coming back to Jakarta hasn't occurred to me."

"Well then, I'm not going back to Jakarta either. It seems that adventuring with you is quite exciting. I'm sorry, I haven't asked permission with you if I can come." They looked. Yuna just realized that Dylan's eyes were brown.

"I'm afraid I'll depend on you later." Geez Yuna, what excuse did you give?

"It doesn't matter if we depend on each other, please help each other. So okay yeah? Please!" For a moment Dylan's face innocently paled.

"Haha...Stop beating like that, Dylan. You're too old to make a baby face."

"My life is indeed on the 40th way, but my looks are not that old Yuna. By the way how old are you?"

"This year is 28." Yuna answered honestly.

"It's been 10 years with me. At least not yet as much as Shio." Dylan's joke didn't make Yuna laugh. He's even a little confused.

'Ten years. Me and Shua, we were only one year apart.' he thought. Yuna's mind glared again. The difference of one year does not make Shua childish. Shua is quite mature. The way she accompanied Yuna through all her troubles, treated Yuna as an honorable woman. Although she and Shua had a more intimate relationship, it was because Yuna wanted one too. For him, it was the most beautiful embodiment when man expressed sincere love. And sincerely or not, Yuna could feel it from Shua. With Adit? Yuna knows Adit changed a year before they divorced. It was as if Adit was doing it just out of obligation. And when Yuna did it with Shua, she felt very appreciated and loved. Oh my God, how he misses Shua's touch on her face, her lips, her body...

"Yuna? Yuna?" call Dylan.

"Huh?" Yuna turned her head towards Dylan who was leaning her body closer to the woman's face.

"Are you ok? Your face flushed. Are you not feeling well?" dylan asked as he touched the white face that met red because of his delusion earlier.

"I'm ok." Yuna turned her face away and suddenly stood up in embarrassment. And being not careful, he slipped into the stream.

"Aaagh....." Shouted Yuna. He felt himself unable to breathe. Drowning was the thing he feared the most because of his phobia. Oh God, do you have to call me now? Six seconds he could not breathe as if his life would be uprooted any minute. And finally.......

Dylan lifted Yuna's body out of the water. He was very panicked to see Yuna unconscious. Dylan regretted not directly splashing into the water to help him because he thought Yuna could stand up immediately after being splashed.

"Yuna! Wake Yuna!"  Call her while patting Yuna's cold cheek. Then he ventured into CPR, bringing his lips closer to Yuna's lips. Soft and cold. Nervous but he tries to stay focused on saving Yuna. Three times he did so until Yuna woke up and coughed.

"Uhhuukk...Haaaahh...Huuuff...." Yuna took a quick breath and looked frightened on her face. He shivered and then cried. Dylan who was confused saw her could only hug her tightly.

"Yuna, relax. I'm right here. You're okay now. Sorry I'm late. I thought you could just stand up because the water was just as fresh as you." Dylan felt Yuna's body tremble. He rubbed Yuna's back to calm her down.

Yuna felt very foolish to hear Dylan say that the water was not deep. But the fact that his body first went into the water made him unable to think clearly to stand up. His fear of drowning caused him to panic. As Yuna calmed down, she broke away from Dylan.

"Are you afraid of water? Why bring him here?" dylan asked a little emotion after seeing her Yuna started to calm down and looked down.

"Sorry Dylan. I guess I can only trouble you."

"I shouldn't say it out loud to you. I'm sorry Yuna. I didn't know you had that phobia." Dylan lowered his tone of voice and touched the back of Yuna's hand.

"Don't even try to throw me out. I want to take care of you. And since this incident, I've been more sure to do that."

"You got a change of clothes?" ask him to Yuna.

"Greese. You?" Dylan smiled and nodded.

They changed their clothes and explored the place while walking along waterfalls and forests. The more Yuna gets to know Dylan through their chat, the more she feels Dylan is a fun friend. Yuna kept her heart from falling further in Dylan's charm. He admits Dylan is very interesting. His physique and personality seem to be a complete package that is sought in a man. Undeniably, love can grow out of the ordinary and because of the intensity of meeting. But Yuna wishes it wasn't like that. It was not that easy to forget about Shua and turn to another man.

Dylan looked at the female figure in front of him. He really wanted to get closer to her more and more. Dylan is not a playboy. He has many exes, but he never cheated. He would assume a woman was his girlfriend at least if they were close to a month. But since the age of 30 years, he is more selective in choosing a girlfriend. And so far, he has not found a typical woman who can be invited to marry. Once Dylan was pessimistic he would find her, someone who would spend the rest of his life with her. But looking at Yuna now, made her feel like protecting, guarding, spoiled, and always with her. Needless to say, Dylan quickly fell in love with her. The person who always made him curious. Unlike when he was dating, most women were after him. And now that he knew, he had to fight hard to reach the woman in front of him. As hard as it is, Dylan will try.

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"Shua, mom and dad have decided to take you to Singapore for your foot therapy. Doctors say the problem is not too serious, it's just that the therapy must be intense" said Nissa. William himself was standing looking at his poor son. When his wife told Yuna what she had said, William was furious. But Nissa insisted it was impossible to rectify her remarks to reporters.  And now, Shua repeatedly asked for Yuna's whereabouts, they always avoided answering.

"Ma, Shua will agree to come to Singapore if you answer where Yuna is? Answer Shua now, Ma!" insist Shua. For three days he was awake, but his question was never answered. Her messages and phone calls to Yuna never managed to connect.

Nissa took a deep breath. He had repeatedly prepared answers if his son asked this question. But he is still not ready. But this time inevitably he had to answer it for the sake of Shua's treatment. William held his breath waiting for his wife's answer.

"Mama won't defend herself that she's selfish. This selfishness is because mom loves you. At that time, my mother was very bad because she was too worried about you. Then the reporter came to ask me everything that made my mother sick. Then out of nowhere, mom said that you and Vanya are married." Shua was very surprised to hear that.

"Yeah!! What's mom doing?" his yell.

"I'm sorry mama Shua. You don't know how stressed Mom is. The news did not stop either. There's always been some sloping news about you. Mama can't take it anymore. And Vanya.only Vanya who accompanies mama look after you. Yuna though? Only three times he's come, son. He was never there for you. And finally, mama asked him to step back from your life." Nissa didn't care if Shua was angry with her. Everything he said was honest. Honestly, if he's sick of all that news. Although it all started because of Vanya, but Nissa could not possibly blame him. He is also a victim here. And between Vanya and Yuna, if Nissa really had to choose, she would choose Vanya.

"Egoo mom! How could you do that when Shua was unconscious? Shua will look for Yuna. Adits..Adit must know where Yuna is." Why does he remember Adit. Shua quickly tilted her body to grab her phone at the table. And at once he fell to the floor because he could not shift both his legs.

"Dark!!" shouting William.

"Aaagh...Release Shua Pa, lepasiiinn!!" Shua went on a rampage and began to lash out at his feet. He also hit the table behind him. A frightened Nissa calls the nurse and Shua is given a sedative so she falls asleep soon.

Nissa cried sitting on the sofa while looking at Joshua. His son was handsome, kind, and always loved him. The perfect boy for her and William. Why did all this have to happen to him?

"I should have had that accident, Pa. If only I had fixed the brakes on my broken car, Shua wouldn't have been in an accident." she cried.

"Alright, Ma. Stop blaming yourself. You also didn't know Shua would drive it." William hugged her.

"It's only natural that Shua is furious. I know how much he loves Yuna, Ma." she continued.

"I know too, Pa. It's just that as a mother, I have to make the best decision for my son, including for Vanya. Even if the consequences are Shua hates me."

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