Lara's Admirers

Episode 99's

*POV* Archive*

Actually Ereshs dormitory is also quite far from here. There are no more buses going there. It's late at night. Even finding a taxi is hard. I'd better get him in. The air out here is too cold. Moreover, at this hour many drunk people roam around. I'm afraid that something will happen to him.

I decided to bring her into my apartment. Actually for in Korea itself, this is not worth calling an apartment. People often call it a one room. But for the rental price itself, it is comparable to the rental price of apartments in Indonesia.

I carried him in there. For tonight he'll be safe here. Besides, he can't think of where to go at a time like this. Things are really confusing and go awry. So hopefully this one isn't wrong. After I got inside the apartment, I turned on the lights and closed all the windows. I left this place since this morning, so it's only natural that things are a little messy. I don't have time to clean it up.

I laid the girl on my bed. I did everything very quietly, so he wouldn't wake up. After feeling safe, I covered her up and left. I rushed to the toilet to clean myself after a lot of activities all day. I was also very tired and wanted to quickly go to sleep. It feels like the rest of the energy I have right now is not much more. So I did everything quickly. I prepared everything I needed to sleep. This time I slept on the couch for the girl. I didn't want to make her think I had done something to her.

Tonight will probably be the last second before I close my eyes in the end. This is probably the last sight I can see today. Today seems like really the last day for me to be able to see her. The day after tomorrow I'm going back to Australia, because I bought the ticket all day long. I can't just cancel it. Unless I have enough money to buy it again.

I wanted to make some good memories with Eresha. But it seems I was the one who screwed up all that. I'm sure that girl wouldn't be willing to remember this day. He will try as hard as possible to erase all the memory about this from his mind. People say God always knows what is best. And maybe this is the best.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. I closed my eyes and slowly fell asleep. It seems like today I feel much easier to sleep, because my body condition is not possible. I'm recharging my barely remaining energy. There should be enough energy for tomorrow. I will use it to the maximum. There are always problems every day that force me to drain my energy in vain.

So far I haven't been able to give him one good thing he can remember all the time. I feel guilty about it. Even to make him laugh I can't. I always seem to suck at that a long time ago.

*Eresha POV*

I don't know what happened to me this time. Last time I was on that walking bus with Arka. I closed my eyes for a while, and when I opened my eyes again everything changed. I don't even know who brought me back here and when it happened. For the umpteenth time in my life, I was brought back to that place. A place I used to want to go to, but not at all.

Something I didn't know was trying to get the action back this time. He tried to take me to Piri and this time he succeeded. This morning I gave the necklace to the girl. I don't know which of the cracks this time he came in and tried to control myself. But I won't lose easily this time. I won't be daunted even if danger is pointing the bullet right in front of me.

I try to hurt myself, just like people do when in doubt. When they thought this was all a dream, when it happened. I know if this isn't real. This place isn't real. It was just created in my subconscious. This slowly turned into something terrifying.

His calm has been ruined by no one. I don't know for sure, but it looks like it's happening. This place has changed. The aura is no longer the same, although it looks nothing different from its appearance. Now they've really trapped my soul here. I can't go anywhere right now. I don't know how to get out. I can only expect help from someone. But there's nobody here.

I wish I could scream and then someone heard it. Not someone from the same place. But someone else in this world. People who are really in real life. I hope he can save my life in any way. I hope someone knows that my soul is trapped here. But I don't think I can do all that. My tongue feels bad. I can only continue to hope in this place, while wondering when I will come out. It felt like danger was always lurking around me from every angle. Every second of my life will continue to be at stake in this place.

"But I won't lose again this time" I said, reassuring myself.

Then I remembered one thing. I remember exactly how the last seconds were when I started walking to leave this place by accident. I'm thinking of doing the same thing this time. It might work and I can get out. I can free my soul. I can go back to my body.

Without a second thought, I immediately ran towards the small river. I put all the power I have.  I promised myself. I don't want to look weak in front of those who pretend to be strong. Without any more hesitation, I immediately threw myself in there. A second later, I felt that a hand was trying to grab me. He managed to get to that point, but unfortunately his grip this time was not strong enough to prevent me from going from there.

So far what I hope has worked. I don't know how this river works and can get me to where I belong. I didn't even know at first it would flow and it boils down to where. But now I know where to get out of Piri. Fortunately, that hand couldn't reach me. If that happens, then I probably won't be able to get away with it. I woke up with sweat drenching my face and breath hunting. It's a little weird, it's still winter. How could I sweat this much. It doesn't make any sense at all. I found myself in bed when I woke up. That means I've returned to the dorm. Thankfully...

"Who brought me here?" mummify slowly.

After watching my surroundings closely, I only realized that this was not my dorm room. I was wrong, but I wasn't in the dorm room. Where am I and who came here. Is someone kidnapping me? But if it's true, why is it doing so well to me. I started thinking about it many times.

I rose from my position, then spread my gaze across the entire room. I went back to observing the conditions around me, as I gathered my life. After feeling like I had enough energy back, I started to move on from there. I put my feet up and walked in any direction. I walked and approached whatever I wanted at the time. I went around this place to find out where I am and what brought me here.

I immediately stopped my steps when I arrived in front of the tv. I saw someone sleeping there. It turns out I'm not alone here. The kidnapper didn't leave me here alone, maybe he was worried that I would run away. But why did I get kidnapped, who did this to me. Where was Arka at the time? Is he not with me? Maybe he's still angry with me. I should have been the one angry with him.

I encouraged myself to approach this person. I need to know who kidnapped me. He must also know that his actions are completely inhumane. What exactly does he want from me? If he asks for a ransom from me, then I will frankly if I am just a regional child who is studying here. I got nothing. I have nothing more precious than my own life. So carefully, I tried to get rid of the blanket that covered almost the entire part of her face. I was surprised not to play when I found out that that person was Arka.

If he brings me here, then that means this is the place he's been living in all this time. It seems he had no other choice, that's why he brought me here. I really had a lot of trouble today and I still have to blame him so far. Can't I stop blaming others for my own mistakes? I really can't understand everything that's going on here.

I decided to go around this place for a while. I was curious about the place where he lived, which had only been inhabited by himself. Besides, I think it doesn't matter if I look around this place for a while. He's still sleeping anyway and I won't damage or take anything of value from this place. I'm just curious about this place. I had no other intention of going around his residence in the early hours like this.

As I thought, this place isn't too bad for him. He also seemed to have taken very good care of this place. He can take very good care of himself and everything around him. So his mother definitely doesn't have to worry about Arka. He is always reliable. I believe he can live, wherever he is.

After feeling enough, I returned to the bed that I thought was strong if this was Arka's. It smells exactly the same as the man. I can't sleep right now, even if I want to. I'm afraid if I go back to sleep and get stuck in Piri again. I don't want that bad thing to happen again. What if this time I can't get out of there. I can't rest like this. I can't keep living in fear.