Lara's Admirers

Episode 90's

IMAGINES

I quickly got out of my bed and decided to call the girl back using the house phone. I don't need to explain anymore why. It's obvious that it's because my phone is dead.

I heard a sound ringing at that thing, when I put it right in my ear. I waited until Yoo Mi Ra picked up her phone. He doesn't usually call me this many times. I'm sure there must be something important.

"Hello.." replied someone from across the street.

Actually, our conversation is currently using Korean. But let's just say if we currently communicate with Indonesian to make it easier to understand.

I was both curious and relieved, as the soft voice appeared. Mi Ra is my major friend. We've known him for a long time, since his first day in college. You could say that he was my best friend. But unfortunately we can't always be together like Amel and I. The girl lives with her parents.

"Gue Denger from Amel, you reported me earlier. What's up?" ask me without further ado.

"Oh, about that." she replied.

"I'm sorry I died" I said, even before he could finish his sentence.

"Tomorrow we go to the yuk flower festival!" bring him.

"flower festival? So Lo called me just for that thing?! Yes, kirain is very important." I said with an annoyed tone.

"That's important know!" hatchlings.

"What's important?" manya curious.

"Yes obviously important! It's an annual festival and it's only held every winter" he explained enthusiastically.

"Winter gini there are still flowers alive? Not in the fall?"

"Dead doesn't mean dead, does it?"

"Well, that means. Is there still a flower that blooms?"

"This is an indoor festival. But Lo can still see the scenery outside really."

"It's up to you."

"We're leaving in the evening. There's a light festival there too."

"Do you know about this?"

"Udah la! Stay Lo doang."

I was silent for a moment while staring at the girl's sinister eyes. Maybe Amel didn't tell me about this vacation plan. But again I had to quell my own anger, because I didn't want to make a mess.

"So how? You're coming, right?" asked Mi Ra suddenly.

And to be honest, the voice that appeared in my ear suddenly managed to surprise me. Though at that time all my attention was on that annoying girl. Who else if not Amel.

"Gue think about it first." I said.

"Well, you're not cool. Time of thoughtful thinking." reply vividly.

"That's why I'll see you later." I said.

"Okay, tomorrow at college I'm waiting" he said.

"Wait what?" I asked innocently.

"Yes, the answer is!" emphatically.

"Ooo.." I said as I nodded slowly.

"Okay, I close the phone first." I said.

"Yes, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye!" reply from across there.

"Bye!" answer's short.

I hung up and went back to bed. Before going to bed, I went back to check all the stuff in my bag. Make sure no one is left behind. I could be finished tomorrow if I get careless. Enough High School time I've done that stupid thing.

After making sure everything was okay, I began to feel a sense of calmness. Slowly but surely, I returned through the streets. Towards the subconscious that only I myself know its place.

***

After not being here for a long time, I returned to that place. But this time I'm really here alone. It really doesn't matter if I'm alone, because it's better than both.

This place hasn't changed much. It's the same as the last time I saw him. I always wanted to be here at the lowest point of my life. This place is high enough to help me climb to the top again.

I don't know how to get to this place. I don't know the way in, let alone the way out. I don't know where this is. But right now, I'm in this place and it's not a problem anymore.

Came here Seca suddenly, left also suddenly. But I don't know how. I don't know how it all happened either. All I know is, if I'm here right now. It really cannot be logically thought out.

It's like there's an energy that forces me to come in and out of here. But I I don't know where he took me from. If they let me know about everything. It will not feel foreign like this.

Regardless of the matter, I always wished I could visit this place whenever I wanted. He doesn't have a name, so should I give him a name. So what if I give him the name "Piri."

I think that's a good name for this place. Maybe if I call her name three times, then I'll be drawn here. It could be like that, right?

Let me explain how I can call him that. Piri in Korean means bamboo flute. His melody can always sedate anyone who hears it. Sounding sad and calming. On the other hand, it has another meaning. Piri is almost the same pronunciation with the word fairy or fairy. I think this is really the paradise of the fairies. Unfortunately they're not really here right now. Maybe it does not rule out the possibility that the fairies will come to this place someday and settle here. As long as this beautiful place remains, it seems that hope will continue to grow. A place as beautiful as this is too lonely if there are no inhabitants.

I sat on the grass that was swaying in the wind that night. Enjoying the tranquility I could not find anywhere else. Should I stay here forever?

I took a deep breath, for fresh air to enter and fill my lungs. The polluted air in the city is enough to make my organs work hard to get all the dirt. Meanwhile, my eyes were directed towards a river located not far from here. I don't know when the river existed. It seemed to flow very calmly. The last time I visited here, there was only a stretch of grass on this endless hill. But now this place looks more beautiful.

I was really surprised, when suddenly someone I didn't know closed my eyes suddenly from behind. Isn't there no one here at all? Then who did all this.

Her hands felt so cold when I touched her. Like he was not something alive, his hands felt so frozen. May it be the same as the current state of his heart. People say body language is the best way to express mood. Did he do all this because he was cold and lonely in a place like this. But I don't think the air's that bad.

I was trying to get those two frozen palms off my face. Now I'm really stuck in black because of him. I froze with him, unable to escape his reach. But no matter how hard I try, the results are still nil. I'm too weak to fight this lonely creature.

“You scared me.” I said in an unstable-sounding tone.

I can't control myself at a time like this. This situation really confuses me. I don't know what to do right now. Even my dog sounds messy. Though I had hoped for peace when I first managed to set foot in this place after not coming here for so long. But it turned out to be something unexpected that had been waiting for me here.

“Do not be afraid…. After all, we were once the two elements that make up one form.” whispered gently in my ear.

The voice crept in its own way, until it reached the innermost organs.

“Welcome back to this place.” he continued.

Again, he suddenly released both hands that had blocked my vision. It seems I've had enough of being held hostage in that darkness. I will no longer go and remain silent in that dark and cold dimension. When he closed both balls of my eyes with his hands, at that moment I was like being forcibly carried by him. I don't know where, but I'm obviously very scared. I couldn't see anything back then, but I could feel everything.

However, everything was just the opposite as he removed both of his hands from my face. It felt like I had been forced to return. He kicked me out rudely after abducting me so suddenly. I don't understand what just happened to me. Is this a nightmare or is it real. But whatever dream this is, why it feels so real. It makes me confused and scared. When I don't understand anything at all. When I have to get caught between dream and reality. They almost drove me crazy after trying to force me to choose between illusion and reality.

I took a deep breath, trying to get my lungs filled with oxygen. Trapped inside the black dimension it made my chest feel so tight. Plus if the reality, at that time you didn't know a single thing. I am trying to calm down in this mess. A great storm was brewing at me, ruffling everything that had been neatly arranged in there. I try to control myself, when someone tries to take it over by force.

I ran down that lonely looking hill, towards a small stream right down there. I ran while crying, not understanding what was happening. I tried to put those events in my mind and find a conclusion. But everything was always in vain, I always ended in despair. Because I've always been the one to lose this game. I'm pretty sure the answer is in me right now. Something suddenly disappeared and I could not find in myself. I was angry at myself because the storm had made him mess up. I couldn't find a little piece of memory that became so important at a time like this. If anyone knows about this, please let me know immediately. Whoever it is I beg you, tell me that!

I ran without direction, trying to find the answer. What kind of crazy event is this?! It felt like no less than a minute ago that I felt peaceful and safe here. Just like I used to feel. But now the atmosphere is turning gripping. Someone's trying to test my sanity. It makes me feel intimidated in this place.

I couldn't say anything more when I got to the river. I could only look at my face at the reflection of the water. It looks beautiful when framed with a full moon. Even at times like this, it still looks beautiful. Unknowingly, I had a small smile staring at my own face. I washed my face with this flowing river. I don't know where it's gonna boil down to. I was curious, but I stopped it here. I don't want to dig up more wounds.

"Being ignorant is the best way to avoid." - My inner heart.

After feeling much calmer, I ventured to look back. I have prepared myself for all the possibilities that will happen. Whether it's bad or vice versa. I stared at the not-so-high hilltop. Right at the point where I was.

In reality everything looks fine. There's nothing suspicious up there. Where did that guy come from? I tried to guess all the possibilities, but it always seemed absurd. It's impossible to hallucinate, right? Maybe the guy ran into the woods, after releasing me. He knew that I was too afraid to attack him at the time. He really took advantage of the situation well. It looks like he can read the situation for the next few minutes. I would have done the same thing if I had been in that position.

"Should I go home?" my mind in my heart.

"It seems like it's almost midnight. What if it happens again? What if there are wild animals here? But isn't there no life here?"

At that moment I began to be overwhelmed by all the nonsense created by myself. I really know how to make myself this kind of trouble. But I'm always stuck because I can't find a way out.

I stood looking around me. Hope to find a way out of here. Hope to get out of a place called Piri. I don't even know where I came in. It all happened suddenly and without planning.

"Shall we follow the stream of this river?" mummify slowly.

"Must be heading somewhere." I tried to convince myself.

This time I will be right. I don't want to trouble myself anymore with the stupid things I've done so far. However, it seems like I am in big trouble. Just one step I went from there, with all the misfortune that there was, I slipped and went into the current that turned out to wash it away. I can't breathe a single bit.