ONE SUMMER NIGHT'S

Why would you want to do that?

"Eventually the music class is open again" said one of the students with several books in his arms.

"Ah, what a relief. I don't think I'll ever learn piano again."

"Is the class open?"

"I don't think so, maybe this week after the exam ends."

"I hope as soon as possible" continued the other students look excited. And it was enough to make Ruel surprised when he accidentally heard the chatter of the two students walking behind his back.

Sea.

Ruel ran as fast as he could, ignoring some of the other students he accidentally hit. He continued to run towards the music room, along with his heart pounding as he heard the beautiful sounding melody of the piano coming from the music room at the end there.

"Sea," called Ruel in the doorway with gasping breath. Looking excited with happiness adorned his face, until a few seconds later when he was seen glued there, clutching his bag strap firmly.

"You .. Are you not Sea?"

Ruel was devastated when a girl sitting on a chair playing the piano turned towards him.

"Ruel?" ask the girl who is none other than Anna. Moving on from his seat, looked at Ruel who was still in his place.

"You look disappointed" continued Anna standing beside Ruel until a few seconds later when Ruel chose to walk away.

"Wait!" serga Anna stopped Ruel's footsteps, not turning back despite knowing that Anna was standing behind his back. "There's something I want to tell you."

"I don't have time" Ruel retorted.

"While it's about Sea?"

Ruel's footsteps came back to a standstill, even turning over, and walked over to Anna. Stand right in front of the girl.

"Where's Sea? What happened to him, is he okay?"

"You have a pretty big question. Can you just calm down?"

"Tell me how it's going, 'cause I can't calm down now!" balas Ruel looks frustrated.

Anna was silent for a moment, observing Ruel who really looked chaotic with a bruise wound garnished her face. And what Sea said was true, Ruel always did things that harmed himself. However, Ruel looked so in love with Sea, that he could even see the love and sorrow in the man's eyes as he mentioned the name 'Sea', as well as his reaction.

"Sit down" Anna's orders were even directly followed by Ruel who was soon sitting on a chair there, following Anna.

"How are you doing now?"

"Not so good."

Ruel took a deep and powerful breath while tightly curving. Recalling the last time Sea told him he was in good shape. Is Sea lying to him now?

"I think you've heard it, if Sea is getting married any minute."

"I know."

"And he should be happy because he will be married by a very perfect man."

Ruel's breathing suddenly tightened. Why should he sit sweetly in that chair now if only to hear all the praise directed by the man who will marry the girl he loves. He could have gone and not heard everything that would have hurt his heart. But I don't know why it's hard to do that. Because just by hearing the name 'Sea' alone his heart can feel much better, ignore other painful feelings.

"He's been crying all night."

Ruel remained silent. Thinking of Sea who kept crying, why did the girl cry, was it because of her marriage? Or something else made him sad. There were a lot of questions inside Ruel's head at the moment.

"Sea was crying because she felt she was in love with you."

Ruel looked at Anna with a frowning forehead. It's hard to believe.

"It hurts, because it loves you. Think of your relationship that will never be united."

Ruel clenched his palms tightly, trying to endure the tightness in his heart. The tightness that makes his breathing will stop because of the pain. Remembering Sea who kept crying because of it was painful. He could not even hug the girl to calm down and wipe her tears.

Anna's words were stuck in her throat. Can not continue the sentence that will further hurt Ruel's heart even deeper.

"I know."

"If that were the case, would you still love Sea?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Sea's getting married and having a new life, are you gonna be okay with that?"

"I know."

"Then? Are you gonna keep torturing yourself like this?"

"I have nothing but to love him."

"Why?"

"Because of that, Sea."

Anna looked at Ruel inside. Sea truly loved the man who also sincerely loved him. It's hard to believe because the love came from an eighteen-year-old man who was in high school.

"I know now, why Sea loves you so much. Even he ignored a man like Dex just because of you" Anna replied. "You have something that makes him believe, if you're not going to hurt him. But ...."

Ruel looked back at Anna.

"Your relationship won't come together if you just keep spending time in vain without doing anything for your relationship."

"W-what?"

"Have you never thought of seeing her once?"

"I ...."

"You don't have to come to his house and let yourself be seen by them, because of course they won't like and accept you, and will obviously reject you. They hate you enough, I don't know what you've done."

"I'm a brand name that has nothing, and only spends time fighting in the streets, I'm a pretty bad guy and I deserve to be hated, especially by Vincent and the Sea family."

"But Sea loves a brand like you."

Ruel bowed again, trying to think about what Anna had said. He knew that Anna was telling him to do something even though he still did not know what the purpose of the girl was. If he was close enough to Sea, shouldn't he hate him too? No one likes a brandal like him other than Sea. Someone who never hesitated to sit next to him, talk to him, rub his head and even hold his hand. Someone who doesn't want him to get hurt, and always wants him to be okay. Even just Sea who might love her deeply sincerely and accept her as she is.

"Why do you want to do it?"

"Because I don't want to see Sea keep crying because of you. And .. I don't want Sea to spend the rest of his life at the side of a man he doesn't love."

"W-what? What do you mean, for the rest of his life?"

Anna breathed a strong sigh. He wasn't sure if he had to tell Ruel everything. However, he also had no other choice, other than wanting to see the happy Sea by the side of the man he loved to spend the rest of his time which might be soon.

"It turns out you don't know anything about Sea, and he knows everything about you."

"Tell me, what don't I know about him?"

"She's been sick all this time."

"illness?"

"Sea had suffered from a heart defect since she was two years old, and during this time only medicines kept her alive, and perhaps even a miracle from God could cure her, we all don't know when his heart will stop beating."

Ruel clutched his chest as he felt thousands of swords piercing his heart simultaneously, his breathing growing increasingly tight and making him even more agonized, until a clear grain dripped down at the corner of his eyes unconsciously. He really felt pain now, a pain he had never felt before. God now punishes him for everything he has done, no matter how big his mistake was to be given so much pain.

"Sea is tormented because she doesn't want to leave you forever. And so, I ask you. Do something before it's too late, and I believe you can do it. I think Sea is waiting for you too. Good luck," Anna continued before moving on from there, leaving Ruel still enduring the pain. Get down and cry again.

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