HUG ME: Love and Friendship
CHANGES

CHAPTER 49

Arriving home, Flora was waiting in front of the courtyard with Bluo and Arthur. The couple was so anxious to think of Joy, their beloved niece.

"Oh, Joy!" call her as soon as she sees Joy getting out of the car.

"Auntie??"

Flora ran to get the child and hugged him tightly.

"How are you doing? Did Samuel force you to sign the inheritance bill?" Flora touched Joy's cheeks.

Joy nodded.

"Darling, it looks like we have to take care of all that quickly" she told her husband.

"Yes. I'll talk to Toer's lawyer later. You don't worry about that, do you?"

After Flora can control herself and is calm enough, Bluo invites his wife to prepare.

"Let's go now, the plane will soon depart" he said, rubbing his wife's shoulder.

"Are you going now?" ask Drake to Joy.

"Hmm," Joy nodded and hugged her foster uncle.

"Uncle don't cry, dong. I'll call uncle from there often. Yea??" joy comforts Drake.

Drake who shed tears did not admit that he was sad. Turning back, she wiped her tears, "Hehehe. S who is crying? I'm not crying."

"Eleh eleh, are you crying, Drake?? Shame the same age dong," said Terra deliberately mocked.

"Hihihi, yes it is," said Lulu grimacingly.

"Auntie, don't do that. Don't you see uncle's snot has rung like that? Hihihi," Joy defends Drake but instead comes along.

"Hais, you're this. Em, wait. I have something for you" Drake said as he ran into the house.

Not long after, Drake came back out carrying his gloves.

"Fist gloves?" ask Joy.

"Yes. Think of it as a memento from me. Don't forget to see me again when you come here later. Okay??" said Drake.

Joy's eyes are glazed. He remembered all the memories he had with Drake. From the moment he was rescued in the single accident Samuel created, to the kidnapping tonight.

"Hm! I will never forget my uncle. If I come here again, I will choose you as the first person I meet, "the boy replied earnestly.

Drake patted Joy on the shoulder and nodded smiling, "Take care of yourself, yeah."

"Uncle too."

Drake thrust out his right fist and followed Joy. They perform a fist bump or clenched hand greetings as a sign of friendship.

After saying goodbye to Drake, Joy also greeted and hugged the three girls alternately as a farewell. He got into the car with his aunt and uncle.

Slowly, Joy's car drove away from Drake's house. From inside the car, Joy waved her hand with a haru feeling.

"See you later, uncle!! I promise to come see you again!!" joy shouted from a distance.

Joy shed tears. He notices Drake who is getting smaller and farther along with the speed of his vehicle. Although he and Drake often do pranks, but the familial bond they create is quite real.

After Drake's house is completely out of sight, Flora rubs Joy's hair.

"Are you sad to leave Uncle Drake?

Joy nodded.

"It's okay. In America, you're a smart school. Have some accomplishments you can be proud of in front of him when you come later" advises Flora.

"Hm. Alright. When I get back, Uncle Drake will be proud of everything I've achieved."

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After Joy's departure, Drake still looked towards the road where the car that Joy was riding was getting farther and eventually not visible anymore.

"Huffa..." Hela Drake's.

"Sepi, yes," said Terra.

"Hm. I'm used to hearing his voice. I think, a few hours from now I will miss him" said Luna.

Lulu glanced at Drake. The man still continued to stare at the road where the car that was carrying Joy went.

"Well, we're going home, yeah. See you tomorrow" Terra told Lulu, Arthur and Drake.

"Yes" replied Lulu.

Terra and Luna walked towards their house. While walking away, Luna turned her head towards Drake who was still glued to the streets.

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TRINGGS

The sound of glasses meeting each other was heard in the living room of Drake's house. There, Drake entertains Arthur as his guest.

"Are you sad that Joy left behind?"

"Hm. I thought, I would be normal after being left behind by him, because we fought and were ignorant quite often. But apparently, our relationship is not that limited. I don't know why I was left behind by my own little sister. It's only been a few minutes, I've missed it" Drake put down his glass and didn't drink the filling.

"She'll definitely feel the same way as you do" Lulu said.

Arthur nodded with a smile, "Right. He must have the same feeling for you. By the way, sorry about that Drake, when needed I couldn't even come.

Drake turned his head and nodded, "It's fine. He definitely wouldn't dare to chase after Joy again."

"Where are you sure about that?"

"Just my estimate."

"Ooh.."

Because his job to take Flora and her husband to pick up Joy was done, Arthur said goodbye. He has to work because he works at curfew.

After escorting Arthur away, Lulu follows Drake walking back inside the house. They continued drinking and talking about Drake's ability.

"Are you sure that person won't bother Joy again?"

"Hmm" Drake nodded.

"Are you doing something that scares her?"

"It seems so, hehehe."

"Cih," Lulu chuckles. "I guessed it."

Drake smiled and lowered his head.

"So, what exactly happened? Do I know, since when do you have such amazing abilities?"

"Well." yeah."

Drake sighed and stared fixedly at Lulu. He considered an answer that Lulu could accept.

"I'll tell you, but after that don't ever laugh at me or think I'm crazy" Drake said.

"Yes promise."

"Look. There's actually one living thing inside my body."

"Creature? What kind of creature? Ah, you are this. Don't scare me, dong!"

"If you're so curious, listen first. I'm not done talking."

"Ehehe, yes, okay. Continue."

Drake cleared his throat slowly before he continued his story.

"This creature that lives inside me, calls itself the F5 1833 bacteria."

"Bacteria? You mean some kind of microbe that can split?"

"No. Not like that one. I think it's a little bit more like a parasite. But also like aliens in the movies."

"Alien? So, which one is right? Bacteria or aliens?"

"I don't know. It's just that he lived in my body and gave me this kind of ability" Drake picked up a guitar on the opposite wall from where he was sitting.

"Wow! You know, I've always wanted to have that ability. Take something without having to go get it."

"I wonder what kind of creature that lives in your body is," continued Lulu while leaning her body slightly forward.

Drake stretched out his right hand and opened the palm slowly in front of Lulu.

"You can show yourself to him" Drake told F5.

Lulu stared fixedly at Drake's palm. He's curious. What will appear there. Is it something like a jellyfish? Or some kind of worm, if it's a parasite. One second, five seconds to a minute waiting, F5 did not show up.

"E', F5, don't you want to show yourself? Aah, I get it. You'd be uncomfortable if I told anyone this."

Drake turned to Lulu for a moment and spoke to F5 again, "Alright. I'm not gonna do it."

He pulled back his hand and apologized to Lulu, "Sorry, Lulu. I can't seem to show you the other side of me."

"It's okay, I'm jug,-"

"Hoaahem, are you seriously going to show her your secret?" suddenly I heard the F5 sound.

"Eh??" Drake hurriedly opened his palm.

From there, Lulu could see a hole in Drake's palm that resembled a mouth with pointed teeth and a red tongue that momentarily turned purple.

GLUE

"God. Are you really possessed by a creature?" Lulu glares.

Drake nodded.

"Is it because of that, you were able to come back to life when you were in the hospital you were pronounced dead??" Lulu trembling.

"Yes. That's all thanks to me" replied F5.

Drake turned his head quickly towards his right hand. Because of that, he realized something.

"wait. What does that mean, I can't live without you?" he asked nervously.

Lulu was ready to listen to the answer of the creature in Drake's hand carefully.

"Actually I don't want to say this. But all right, since he's talking about death, let's just talk about it."

GLUG

Drake gulped and listened intently to the explanation of the F5.

"Look. When you had an accident with that little boy, I could actually tell you that you were dead. Right then, that place too."

"s really? Why didn't you ever tell me that?" Drake was shocked when he heard the F5's story just now.

"Well, I don't know how to get that news to you. I'm afraid you'll be shocked or angry if I tell you the truth."

"Of course, it never crossed my mind at all" Drake spoke unblinkingly with wide-open eyes.

"But my friend, one thing you should know, even if your leg is broken and an iron plate is stuck in your back, I will always be ready to heal that kind of wound again."

Drake laughed in shock, "Well, broken legs, gaping wounds on the back, so you mean, without you in my body, I'm just an undead person right now?"

"On that.. You could say that."

Drake is really depressed. He clenched his right hand and lowered his head due to the mixed feelings of sadness, hurt, anger and confusion.

Lulu, who heard the explanation, hugged Drake from the side. He wrapped his hands behind Drake's back and rubbed the man's right arm with a feeling.

But still, he could not speak or comfort Drake with his words because his mouth and throat were glued.

"It's impossible" murmured Drake softly.

F5 has an increased heart rate in Drake. He was worried, the other side of himself would rise if the pressure was increasing and explosive. So, he warns Drake with an inner language.

"Huuf, I know you'd be like this if I told you the truth. But, my friend, try to master yourself. Don't let anger drive your mind!"

"Drakes..." Lulu called out to Drake because the man beside her was a little strange.

As Lulu called out, Drake turned to the girl with a robot-like head gesture. Who would have thought, his eyes had already turned dark black. Then suddenly, Drake's mouth opened and turned like a monstrous monster with pointed teeth.

"YAHOO!" Lulu screamed in surprise.

Even more shocked when something as long as snakes and worms sprung up from within Drake's back.

Apparently, the dark side of the F5 is awakening. The large and small tufts came out of the scar on Drake's back that was re-branded.

Drake was unconscious. He also does not realize that he is creating a situation that makes Lulu threatened.

In the darkness of that night, Lulu ran and tried to shout Drake's name repeatedly so that the man woke up and regained consciousness.

"Drakes! Wake up! Be aware!" lulu shouted as she pressed into the corner of the wall.

While walking closer to Lulu, the tassels protruded long and caught Lulu's body. Winding it tightly and pulling it closer towards the gaping mouth with sharp, pointed teeth.

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SERIATE......