The Side Away

5

The calm night atmosphere by the lake was nothing compared to Mario who was silent beside him. The dinner that the man prepared was left as a decoration on the table. Laura's appetite evaporated, the hunger she had felt since noon had disappeared somewhere. He just silently watched Mario acting strange. Laura could not wait to see it. However, try to suspend that sense of patience. If he gets upset then the fight will happen. And Laura didn't want to fight just because of someone named Mika.

An hour later, the chicken soup began to cool. Laura lost her patience, she moved from her seat. Looking for fresh air seemed like a good idea to calm his mind. He walked through the forest in the light of the moon. The sound of the night animal rang out loud in his ears. Laura shuddered, she was afraid of meeting a beast. However, to go back and see Mario being cold. Laura prefers to meet the wolf despite having to sacrifice her life.

Laura was getting further and further into the forest. The moonlight did not penetrate the trees causing the dark atmosphere to be felt even more. Feeling tired, Laura decided to sit on one of the trees. He leaned his body against the side of the tree trunk and pulled out his cell phone.

There's no notice whatsoever. The phone cannot be used in that place. Laura sighed softly and closed her eyes. Feel the dark night with an empty mind. He did that long enough. The drops of water awakened Laura from her actions. Misting down the spatter, no moonlight. Laura could not see anything in that place. All around him was pitch black. With great difficulty, Laura pulled out her phone and turned on the flash. The drizzle turned into a heavy rain. Laura protected her phone from the rain. He sat under a tree hugging his knees. Her body shivered, the air grew colder and Laura was only wearing thin clothes. He did not expect, the rain fell suddenly so Laura forgot her jacket lying on the bed. Now he regretted his stupidity.

Laura was there for two hours. From a distance, he faintly heard a scream. Maybe Mario's looking for her. Laura approached the origin of the voice by walking while palpating around it. I hope he doesn't touch snakes or other animals.

Bright light blinds the eyes. A group of people approached and asked her how she was. Laura just nodded, apparently those people were the rescue squad called Mario. And among them, Laura did not see the man. Maybe Mario is looking for it somewhere else. Laura thanked me when I got home. He made small talk of offering those people to stop by. However, they refused. Laura only saw the car that carried them pass by leaving the place.

Mario where?

The question filled his brain. Laura looked for the man's whereabouts in the room. However, there was no one there. He went to the kitchen and saw that dinner was still there. Just like the last time Laura saw it, it looked neat and untouched.

Mario looks messed up in wet clothes. The rest of the rainwater was seen on the wooden floor. Laura took a towel and dried Mario's hair. He has not changed his clothes either.

"Lala I thought you were doing something dangerous" said Mario anxiously.

"I'm out looking for some fresh air."

"Lala I want to say something."

"Tell me." said Laura trying to hide her surprise.

"I'm going home to my mom's. I want to talk about Lucy and Jason's marriage. Lala, I'm taking them home. But sorry, I can't take you." said Mario.

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