Giving Up Among Overlooked Love

The Past in the Blood Pool

Reynand opened her eyes slowly. His head was heavy and very dizzy. The sound of mosquito whistling and the bite of a flock of blood-sucking animals was able to resuscitate Reynand from his unconsciousness. Reynand grimaced as she held her aching head, she climbed up from the ground and sat on the wall of the hall.

I don't know how long he's been fainting, and it's been dark at night. Only the reflection of the garden lights and also the lights from the house of Eyang putri that became the lighting that night. And somehow no one woke him, but there were so many people around this big house. Reynand was left alone in her suffering.

Reynand looked up, closing his eyes at a glance while taking a deep breath. He opened his eyes and looked at the night sky that looked empty and very dark. And this really reflects his feelings right now. Is this Nara's day first???  which he always ignored and he ignored in the midst of the agonizing pain.

Reynand smiled smirkingly, her eyes blank. If it really hurts this much, he will accept it. He wants Nara to be healed and happy even though now he will no longer get that love.

But how can there be near Nara at any time, if this strange feeling always comes and scares her. The trauma of seeing so much blood and the painful face haunted Reynand every night. And now he gets it back to Anara, his wife.

Well, Reynand doesn't know how to withstand this trauma. Really, the world only knows if he is a proud and arrogant man. But on the other hand, Reynand is just a cowardly man who is immersed in the trauma of his past and all covered with the haughty nature that he has.

Still remember correctly in the memory of his head, what makes his sleep is never restful and his life no longer feels beautiful. Ten years ago when he was still a handsome young man filled with smiles.

Flashbacks....

That afternoon, as usual, Reynand drove his motorbike to walk the street around where he attended high school. It has been a year since he graduated from there, and this year he has been studying at one of the top universities in the capital.

Every time there is free time, Reynand always comes to a small cottage under a yellow tree that is neatly planted on the side of the road. A place that becomes his meeting with a beautiful teenager whom he refers to as his little sister.

But since the last meeting with the beautiful teenager, Reynand never saw her again. Even Reynand had also been looking to Junior High where the beautiful teenager went to school. But the school said the teenager had moved to school, just a day after Reynand helped her.

And just like this is what Reynand did, going around hoping that the beautiful teenager could show up and find him. Reynand had no idea who the girl was, not even her name she knew, because she thought that they would meet again because Reynand had been waited for by her grandfather. To this day, Reynand has lost track of her. Beautiful teenager who became a heart-puller.

After being satisfied around, Reynand decided to go to his uncle's house, for a very long time he had not met his uncle. The younger brother of Reynand's father, more precisely.

Reynand put his bike in front of his uncle's mansion. The house always looked lonely and gloomy, sometimes he was always afraid to visit his uncle, for what reason, but his uncle had a slightly strange nature. He likes to play with things beyond reason, such as experiments with animals that he makes experimental tools. His uncle is a scientist, very far away from the family tree of his father who is all entrepreneurs. But the last few years he's not working anymore, Reynand doesn't know why either.

Actually Reynand's grandfather did not allow Reynand to come alone to this house, if he wants to come, Reynand must always be with him. But today, Reynand decided to come alone, after all just for a little while. So, no problem, right???

His uncle is married, but he has no children. So sometimes he asks Reynand to visit him so that his loneliness can be reduced.

There's nobody in this house, Uncle Reynand just lives alone with his wife. Though their house is quite large, but at all his uncle does not want anyone else to interfere with their lives. As a result, this house became like an uninhabited house.

"Uncle!!!" reynand shouted as he banged on the door that looked unkempt.

"Uncle!!! Auntie!!!" yell Reynand again. He pushed open the big door and went straight into the house. As usual the unpleasant aroma immediately menguar in his nose. Things he had often met if he came to this house. Reynand no longer felt strange.

Reynand went into the house and looked at the house, maybe it had been six months he had not come to this house.

"Uncle, auntie!!! Rey's coming!!!" yell Reynand again. But there is also no answer.

"Where are they" Reynand murmured

Finally, Reynand chose to circle the house. He walked towards the back of the house, where there were some of his uncle's pets. Like some horses, and also a kind of leopard. The thing Reynand liked was playing with the already docile leopard.

But when he arrived at the back, his eyes squinted, looking at the wonder of the horse stable that already seemed empty and open the door of his stable. Same with the leopard cage. Reynand walked through the area around the cage that was no longer maintained. He was really confused, where were all these animals?? Is it sold???

But suddenly his footsteps stopped when he heard a ringing and screams of pain that sounded heartbreaking. Instantly, Reynand's fur immediately brushed. He looked around looking for where the voice came from. Like a woman's voice????

Reynand's footsteps began to step back, so slowly because he did not want to make the slightest sound. He put his ears on sharply. And the further he walked, the stronger the screams of pain sounded.

Reynang's heart was beating strongly, even his gurgles could he hear for himself. It was dusk until the sunlight had dimmed and now only remained dim orange, making the atmosphere feel really gripping.

Reynand continued to step, and it seemed like she knew where her feet were. A fish pond belonging to his uncle that has been abandoned. Even the tall shrubs covered the pool.

Reynand's heart rumbled even more, even his breath felt like he was scared and nervous. There's a big tree there, Reynand standing behind that tree. He took a breath first before preparing his heart to see what was really going on there. The sound of pain was still heard, even very soft and painful.

Reynand began to turn her body, tilting her head slightly and peeking out from behind the trunk of a large tree covered by a little shrub.

And.. Reynand's eyes immediately wide with a heart that felt hit by something. A scene that was so agonizing was in front of his eyes right now. Even he immediately fell and sat down because his legs arrived limp at the sight of the muddy. Making a man who was holding a sword seem to interject towards him. The man's face was so sinister as it was already filled with splashes of blood. And what makes Reynand tense and afraid is the animal that hangs upside down without a head and the blood that flows filled the pool below him, until now the pool is like a pool of blood.

And what's worse is, her aunt was also hung upside down with wounds all over her body. His parched face, his agonizing face, and his already helpless pale face made Reynand unable to say anything more.

"Reynand... You come son" said Uncle Reynand with a grinning smile and so pathetic.

Reynand shook her head and retreated as her uncle walked closer to Reynand who was paled and completely shocked to see this.

"Pa...paman...why uncle did this!!!" reynand shouted with a voice that sounded so vibrating. He's really scared right now. He continued to pull his body back to stay away, but unfortunately he was really weak

"Why??? Because uncle likes it. This is the last uncle's expressiment anyway. People say a blood bath can make the skin become firmer and younger. And you happen to be here, then you have to try it" said uncle Reynand while still carrying the blood-stained sword

Reynand shook his head strongly, his uncle had indeed gone mad and was a psychopath. Reynand shouldn't be here today if he knew it would be like this

"Come here uncle's son" asked uncle Reynand

Reynand shook her head strongly with a paled face, she looked back at her aunt who had been limp helpless with a face that was like an undead yet still grimacing and moaning. As powerful as Reynand tried to wake up, but suddenly arrived a sword directly stuck next to him, making Reynand sculpt with a heart that almost separated. He watched the bloody sword in horror. And suddenly, his hand was firmly blocked by someone until it made him again shocked half to death.

"No...remove!!!" reynand shouted with all her might. But Reynand's uncle had firmly grasped Reynand's arm. He pulled on Reynand's arm until the young man immediately stood up with trembling legs

"Uncle.don't!!!" reynand shouted as he continued to beat and rebel. But somehow his uncle's energy is strong enough, or maybe Reynand is already limp???

"Shut up and obey my son" said uncle Reynand

Reynand continued to rebel, but suddenly his body was pushed into the pool of blood by his uncle.

Reynand was shocked and immediately closed his eyes. Instantly his body was immediately submerged in the pool water that had been mixed with blood. And of course his body is red now. The smell of fishy, rancid and rust really makes Reynand want to vomit and faint. Reynand tried to get out, but when she opened her eyes, the sight she saw was the pained face of her aunt who looked at her painfully and bitterly, because she was right in front of the woman

Reynand's eyes immediately glazed over with glass, and she couldn't really see all this. It was the worst dream of his life. Reynand's body trembled violently, her heart beating with an ache. There's no one here who can help her out of this uncle's madness. And Reynand was really scared right now, let alone hearing his uncle's laugh that was so distracting

"Play on Rey first. Isn't it good to bathe in a pool of blood" said uncle Reynand, playing his sword again and slashing the sword in his aunt's body. Really Reynand was so afraid, let alone seeing the face of pain that was getting longer and more noiseless.

"Uncle please don't" Reynand lamented in a quivering voice and tears coming out. He was really limp and could not afford to go up. His ground was so slippery, also his body that was already limp was helpless. Yes, who would be able to if there was a situation that purged like this.

But at the moment when he began to get out of control his grandfather's voice sounded thunderous there

"Age....!!!!"

Flashback off

From then on, Reynand really did not dare to see so much blood. He was really scared and traumatized. It was a sad event in his life history. Even because of the incident, his grandfather and father brought Reynand a psychiatrist and Reynand also had rehabilitated for a year to nourish his mental health that had been down and depressed. Reynand no longer lives with her parents, she lives with her grandfather for several years. After his grandfather died, Reynand returned to his parents. The face of Mr. Abas and Mr. Agas who were so similar made Reynand had a chance to fear. But over time, the trauma with the face he could overcome. But with that blood and that painful face, Reynand was really traumatized. And damn now he should be able to face it.

This is his toughest test yet.

Nara... Reynand.