The Sweetest Dreams

Surviving in the Darkness

That day, after returning home from school Bryan was confronted by his father. Joseph had the heart to complain to the father, so that their father was angry and started beating Bryan with rattan.

Bryan just sighed in pain. This is not the first time for him. He would always be treated this way without justice, if his wishes were against his father's wishes.

Joseph seemed calm and cold to see his sister being tortured by their own father. In fact, since a few years ago, when they were little, Joseph has always been jealous of Bryan.

Bryan never studied or did anything in terms and like Joseph, but their results were always different. Bryan was always superior to his brother, so Joseph was very afraid that Bryan could seize the attention and affection of the father.

Joseph wanted a confession from his father. Although, since childhood both his mother and father adored and proud Bryan more than him. Therefore, despite not being able to hate Bryan, he was also unable to love his own sister sincerely.

After being content to beat up his son who was secretly dating an ordinary girl, the father kept his bread and returned to his private room. He looks so vile and creepy.

Only their families and people knew the Bryan family. From the outside, the family of 3 men seemed perfect and honorable.

But is it really so?

Bryan was fed up with his family. Until when should he survive, while the father continues to trample on his freedom and feelings?

He was helped to stand by some of his house servants who felt sorry and sad to see the incident. They took Bryan to his room and left him alone.

Bryan lay on his back on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Right now, what is Selena doing..?" mumbling slowly.

Tears flowed through his temple and wet his pillow.

He would never cry, especially if he was a man. He must be tough to face his family and face the reality that always seems to be created by his father.

She hated herself so much that she failed to protect Selena, as she promised Selena's mother.

"Selena. I'm sorry.." he kept saying that, while his heart was away from that place and he felt miserable.

A few days passed..

"Celena. Honey, you have to eat, son." The mother kept trying to persuade Selena.

The girl refused to eat for several days. He just kept quiet, kept studying, or crying in his room alone.

He looked thinner, his face a little pale, uninspired, and just kept busying himself with the school textbooks.

The mother was so worried that she cried to see Selena suffering after breaking up with Bryan.

Ben also became moody, because his brother changed drastically even though he had tried various ways to make him smile again.

The family seems to be just going through a routine, without full of passion and joy.

Even at school, Selena returned to live the days where she was humiliated or bullied by students who did not like her.

He doesn't fight and doesn't talk much. It made people wonder and gossip about him and Bryan.

"I heard they broke up, you know" said Hanna.

"Oh, then now we can back it up! Actually, we've been backing out for a few weeks because we're afraid of Bryan, right?" said Jenny, the chairman of the 3 tomboyish and delinquent girls.

"really. I hate to see Selena always being praised for her smart-ass and holy-ass!" sisca.

When Selena was about to walk to the women's toilet, she was suddenly blocked by the three cruel girls. He was taken to a place that resembled a dark warehouse by force by the three girls.

"Ouch!" Selena groaned, as her body was thrown by Sisca on the ground violently.

"Look, your face is so ugly! Your thin body may attract the attention of men! Let alone the sexy Bryan, an ordinary man will vomit when sleeping with you! HAHAHAHAH! jenny said rudely, laughing loudly along with her two friends.

"Shut up! I'm not like you guys! Bryan isn't like the other guys you've always imagined! You don't deserve to say his name with your dirty mouth!" snapped Selena, with eyes lit up with anger.

Suddenly, they took the rope and began to bind Selena's body forcefully.

"Stop! What do you want?! Don't treat others!" Selena thrashing.

PLAQUES

Suddenly a loud slap is thrown by Jenny on Selena's soft cheek. His white cheeks were red and painful.

"It hurts, right? If it hurts, keep your mouth shut, so we don't teach you too much" Jenny said vilely.

They laughed like demons, as if they were the right ones and Selena deserved to be beaten to her senses.

"What exactly is my fault with you? Why are you treating me like this?!" Selena screaming.

PLAQUES

They're getting happier and feel like winning, but----

BRAKKK!

A loud voice surprised them.

"Who are you?!" sisca exclaimed, while looking at a tall shadow figure and then..

"Selena!"

Bryan ran towards the weak girl and was unconscious due to the shock.

"B-Bryan..!" the three girls started to get scared and ran away.

"STOP!" bryan snapped suddenly, thus making the three girls stop.

Although reluctant to fight one or three girls, Bryan inevitably had to avenge the despicable deeds they had done to his girl.

PLAQUE PLAQUE PLAQUE---

The sounds of slaps and shrill screams of the three girls were heard in the quiet, dark room.

The place was far from school, dusty, and absolutely horrified to be used as a place to commit animal-like crimes as planned by the three girls.

Bryan could not imagine how scared and hurt Selena was right now.. He was so angry and continued to blame the situation and himself for all the things that happened to Selena.

Had he still been by the girl's side, he would have been able to always protect and make the girl smile.

Bryan's heart was badly hurt. He hugged Selena who looked so fragile and pitiful with a chest-stifling cry.

He took the girl back to his house and was about to go back to school..

"Bryan." said Selena's mother.

Bryan slowly turned his head towards Miranda.

"Aunty. I.." Bryan explains what happened to Selena, and apologizes to Miranda sincerely.

"It's okay, son. Aunt understands." Miranda smiled gently at Bryan, before the man turned his back and walked away.

Miranda sighed sadly. She said tearfully looking at her daughter; "Selena seems like Bryan still likes you. The strong, son. Mama thinks there must be a reason she did that to you. He just wanted to protect you. The proof is that he brought you home.."

Selena who was half conscious, hearing all the words and cries of her mother, she just lay weakly on the bed while shedding tears.

Miranda grabbed her daughter's hand and continued stroking the back of her hand, as well as her son's hair. He also cried to see Selena's cheeks were red because it was muddled by the naughty children.

"Selena.. Mama please. Be patient and patient, son. I'm sure Bryan will be back to you soon."

"If not, Ma?" selena said suddenly, she got up and sat leaning on the bed.

"Selena.."

"If he doesn't come back? If she stays away from me forever? How can I live my life now? What do I do, Ma?!" Selena cried out, crying again.

"Selena.." His mother hugged the girl tightly.

"From now on, I have to forget it. For Mama, Papa, Ben, and myself. Mama remembers, doesn't she? I aspire to become a general surgeon in the future. There's no way I can give up and give up hope right now!" Selena patted her painful chest, and forced herself to get up and recover as soon as possible.

"Selena. You don't have to forget Bryan. you-" said the mother.

"Don't let me fall and fail in my dreams. No, no, ma! Selena can be alone! Selena's dream of becoming a doctor must be achieved, and Selena will make it happen from now on. There's no time for Selena to make out or cry for herself anymore."

"My son, don't get sick, son." said the mother touching Selena's hair, with affection and crying.

"Yes, Ma. Forgive Selena for worrying Mama. From now on, Selena will be more careful and alert" Selena said, trying to put on her first smile after days of gloom and solitude.

"Selena, even if you're facing the bleakness of your life, you have to endure. The most important thing is not to let anything destroy you, do not let you be discouraged. Falling or losing is natural, but you must not be pessimistic and keep running to reach your hopeful future, son."

"Yes, Mama." Selena hugged her mother.

Starting today, Selena's dream of becoming a doctor is her most priority dream. Because now there is no Bryan, his other dream, which will become Bryan's wife, ran aground and disappeared.