
1.5 Years Later
"Hey, wait for me!" as Kai chased me from behind, I just laughed when he heard Kai calling my name. I circled Kai's virtual car, and drove ahead of him.
"Kai, increase your speed a little bit" I said. I just got a driving license. In my year of time, someone will get a license after the age of 23 to 25 years, this is to reduce the number of accidents in the past. And right now, I've been working in government, using the world metaverse, where we don't have to walk or drive our real vehicles, and I'm being watched directly by my own papa, of course. It's because, about a year ago, I was scratching a historic event, I canceled my own marriage to a time-traveler named Voltaire. And the news didn't stop until 5 months later, and my every move was completely noticed, and the effect of one more thing was that Kai was overprotective of me. Arriving at my place of work, Kai scolded me, "If driving it must be careful Dream, if something happens to us how? Too careless!" omel Kai to me. I just laughed when I heard it. I work in the time division, work with the time police force, and sometimes I have to be assigned out of years time. Somewhat stubbornly also if waiting for the decision of the task. Like today, my fear came true, when a friend of mine in one division called me, "Dream, you're being asked into Mr. Mark's room right now" he said.
"Eh, again? Will I be assigned outside of the year time again?" my answer. My friend just shrugged both of his shoulders. After saying thank you to him, I rushed to the room of Mr. Mark aka my own papa, and sure enough there was already Kai (Kai was appointed as papa's assistant while in the office, but still as before, Kai's still in charge of watching me). I knocked on Mr. Mark's door, and Kai opened the door for me, "Good day sir, can I help you?" I asked Mark.
"Dream, for the next month, I'm going to assign you to the year 2022, you're going to have to go undercover, lest anyone know that you're from the current year, all equipment and clothing are ready. Your job is to find a time fugitive named Rufus. Every cop of the time, as always, will be placed in every hallway of the year of time, Kai will be with you." my papa explained.
Degg.really, the thing I was afraid of happened. Why should I?
"But papa, oh sorry Mr. Mark, my division friends there are some, why should I go to the year 2022? Can this task be replaced?" my many. Papa shook his head, "I trust you, arrest Rufus and come back quickly" he replied, "Get me after work hours are over," he said again, and with a smile papa said again, "your mother misses you, Dream " saith. I smiled, "OK" I replied.
I still live in the house I lived in with V. I had completely forgotten about it and never remembered it at all, and now that papa had assigned me to the year of his time, I had come back to my mind.
"Hey, don't be dumb" said Kai, who was suddenly beside me.
"Kai, accompany me tonight well, I wait" I asked Kai. Kai nodded. When I finished my office hours, I turned off my macbook, and Kai was in front of my room.
"Come on Kai" I said, and Kai walked into the room, accompanied by a robot waiter who had brought a cake and a set of tea utensils.
"What's the Dream? You think well of your duties?" ask Kai. I nodded, "I'm more afraid of meeting him than I am of facing Rufus" I replied. Kai laughed, "It's so great of you, Dream. You are more afraid of your past than your enemies" he replied.
"Obviously dong, my past made me sick, whereas Rufus, he can't even touch me, and again, why are these people so happy to cross time just to find their enemies or even just change the past? Why does the past change, change the future? If I'm a criminal, I'm going to the future, not the past!" sahutku. Kai laughed, "Those who change the past hope to change the future too, whereas every human being is always changing, right?" answer Kai. I nodded, "I remembered Voltaire. I was afraid to meet him" I replied, "however, he was once a part of my life, Kai." I added.
"It's okay if you remember him, it's a very natural thing" Kai replied.
"What if I meet him?" ask me again
"Relax, we're far from where Dream is, 2022 isn't just about V, is it?" the answer calmed me down again. I nodded, yes Kai was right, year time 2022 is not only about him. A lot of other things happened that year. Come on, don't be stupid Dream, be professional at work, I said reminding myself. I asked Kai to meet my parents, "Not through the worldmetaverse?" ask Kai. I shook my head, "How will I hug my mother? There is no feeling going through the worldmetaverse. If you're married to your partner, can you kiss the worldmetaverse, I don't like it, just like you kiss your macbox screen" I said. Kai laughed, "I have to try one day on you, Dream" he replied. I shook my head, "Before you do that I've given you a virus in your meta-world" I replied.
Arriving at my parents' house, my mother ran over to me, and hugged me, "Your father is so happy, how could his only child be sent out of time?" mama said, papa laughed, "I taught her how to be an independent and strong woman" replied papa, "That's the bag you're going to carry, papa did some research, what clothes you're going to wear there, and there it is, papa has collected for you" he said again. I nodded, "Later I'll open, thank you papa" I said, "When do I start?" my many.
"Lusa" replied the father, "Until that day comes, stay here, accompany your mother" replied the father. I nodded, "alright" I replied, hugging my mother.
That day, I checked the contents of the bag my father gave me, "What is this?" I asked as I spread out strands by strands of clothes, "Do I have to wear this? Don't you know if it's hot in there? Why prepare me a long shirt like this, and thick as hell? Are we gonna meet with snow?" I asked Kai.
"Perhaps, your father hasn't told me where we're stationed" Kai replied.
"Bring it up, if it doesn't snow, we can buy it again" Kai said.
"Ah, you're right Kai, but don't you bother?" I asked, imagining carrying a bag this big.
"I'll take him" replied Kai. I nodded in agreement, and gave my strongest grin to Kai.
Not long after, papa entered my room, "Are you ready?" ask papa. Kai and I nodded. Papa drove us to make a news report at the police time, after that, the passage of the time gate was open, "Be careful Dream, quickly return Rufus so you can quickly also come back here" said papa, and then hugged me, "Kai please take care of Dream, this is the year I worry about the most, you know the reason right, I leave Dream to you" said papa to Kai. Kai nodded. We say goodbye and go into the passage of the time gate, the vortex after the vortex we pass, the sensation of the taste is still the same, swirling, and will make you feel nauseous and dizzy.
Syuuuttt..puk, we have landed smoothly, we have been better when making landfall, heard from the thud that turned into shuuut.puk, smooth right?
We immediately rushed to the hotel while we were staying. True said Kai, this is very far from where V used to be. We made an online car booking, and when it came, we rushed to the slide. After arriving at the hotel, we headed to our respective rooms, papa had arranged it in such a way, making it easier for us to make a reservation again. When we finished cleaning up, Kai came into my room, "This is a picture of Rufus, tomorrow we should be moving" he said. I took a photo from her hand, "Wowh, she looks amazing, I didn't think she was a fugitive" I replied.
"Yes right? Neither did I. Hey, do you want to eat?" ask Kai. I nodded, "Yes, let's go find food*I was excited.
"Here we have a restaurant, downstairs, we eat there" Kai replied.
"OK, come. Too bad these pills, we never touch if we're on duty out of years time" I said. We rushed towards the restaurant that Kai meant. And once it gets there, wooowwhhh, buffet. Kai smiled to see me. But because we were VIP guests we were served in a special room, they called it Kamikaze.
A high-bodied Chef is ready to serve us, carrying the equipment he will use. And the chef said a greeting, "Welcome and enjoy" he said, raising his face and smiling. How shocked I am, it's Voltaire!!!
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EPILOGUES
V POV
Ah, my life is empty, like something's missing from me. My heart is hollow, not big but still the name perforated will hurt.
"Why are you quiet V?" bryanna asked me, "What are you thinking?" ask again. I teased, "I'm not thinking about anything, but I'm thinking about our relationship." I said
"Why? Are you going to propose to me?" ask Bry again. I shrugged my shoulders. It's been a year that I've been in a relationship with Bry it doesn't feel like. Usually we're LDRs, but it feels beautiful, sweet, all my waiting for him makes me excited. But the last year, it's been bland, and I haven't felt anything at all for him.
"We have to break up Bry" I said. Bry looked at me, "Why?" tanyakanya.
"I don't feel anything when I'm with you" I replied. Bry did not take his eyes off me.
"Because of that little boy?" ketus tanyanya. I shook my head, "More on your own free attitude. You decide everything your way Bry. You can live on your own without me" I replied, and I hurried away, leaving Bry alone, and I was sure, he would not accept my decision