Reta's Dream
episode 21

Now my eyes are made unable to blink with what is in front of me.

A beautiful lake and the water was so clear that I could see the fish swimming from here.

And that's not the only thing that's got me hooked.

Hundreds of red roses grow on the shores of this lake.

And one very strange thing.

There were no thorns on the flower.

Jeriem brought me closer to the lake by passing the flowers.

Jeriem sat by the lake where the land was not covered with roses.

I sat down beside him, looking at his face, which was now staring at the hundreds of roses.

"What is this place?"

Jeriem stared at me with a big smile.

Degh's.....

And my heart started acting again.

"It's.... Is a place where kindness and love are proven." Jeriem took his eyes off of me and looked up at the sky.

I don't know what to reply to.

So now there was only silence that covered us until I saw something shining in Jeriem's chest.

Jeriem took something out of his shirt and after that I could only see a red gemstone that he made as a necklace.

I never saw the necklace before, probably because Jeriem always hid it under his shirt.

But as I recall the stone did not shine at all, even when he brought me here earlier.

"Why does the stone shine?" I asked when Jeriem took off his necklace.

Jeriem, smile.

And it was a blend that perfectly matched the jewel ray that shone on his face.

And he looks so perfect, impeccably.

"Because he met the owner, he always shone, but now he can only shine in this place."

"Who is the owner?" I asked Jeriem because I had not seen anyone other than the two of us.

"A girl who has all the affection."

Jeriem smiled looking at the stone.

I was made to wonder with the words of Jeriem.

He said the stone would shine when he met the owner and the owner was a girl, but where was the girl?

"You know, this rock reta is the reason I'm continuing to live. When their lips say they hate me, but this stone says that they don't hate me, they still love me, still love me just as much as when he was around. We still care for each other and love each other but circumstances that make it this way."

I was made dizzy with Jeriem's convoluted words.

But who they are and he's what Jeriem said.

"This stone is a symbol of affection between us, as long as there is still affection between us, this stone will always be there, but if... There is no more love between us........ This rock will be destroyed."

Now it was no longer the smile I saw on Jeriem's face but the tears that were dripping down his cheeks.

I'm really confused by this situation.

"Groan."

"Yes, we still love each other, it's just that our too big egos are making things change and..... She's...."

Jeriem's tears flooded his cheeks.

I don't know why I don't think she's gonna wipe away those tears.

He kept staring at the rose that was near us.

I'm really confused.

What am I supposed to do?

Removing her tears like I often see in dramas or giving her motivational words to stop being sad?

But she was sad why!?!?!!?

"I'm alone with the guilt that always haunts me."

I don't know why my hand reflexes holding the hand of Jeriem who was holding the stone, so now our position is very close and both hold the red stone which now shines even more when I hold it.

Jeriem's attention was diverted from the rose and looked into my eyes.

Our eyes meet each other.

My eyes and her red eyes that look beautiful as a result of crying.

"You're not alone, I.... Will always be with you." I said.

"Even if circumstances force you to leave?"

I nodded back to Jeriem, because maybe this was the only way he could relieve the water that always came down from his eyes.

"Yes I will always be with you, even if circumstances force me to leave."

I don't know what's going on but suddenly I'm in Jeriem's warm arms.

This.....

What's with my heart?!???!!

Now I can feel the smell of Jeriem's body very clearly.

And I don't know why his scent really calms.

No. gabe.

It was not the tears of Jeriem but the rain that suddenly turned profusely wet the two of us who were still holding each other.

I don't know why the rain could fall this hard, but it was clear the sky was still very bright.

I could not think clearly in the arms of Jeriem coupled with the state of my body that was flooded with rain.

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Now I'm in the guest room at Jeriem's house.

Yes, after the rain, I did not go home immediately because I was afraid to face Regan and my father.

I ran away from home and when I came home my body was wet from the rain.

Will I still be alive later after hearing Regan's endless scolding?

I stared at my reflection in front of the mirror in a yellow dress filled with red gems.

Ah... This dress is really beautiful.

Jeriem gave this dress to me to change my dress that was wet with rain.

But now that's my question.

Whose dress is this?

Does it belong to Jeriem's sister?

Ah... That's impossible, Jeriem is an only child.

Whose dress is it?

This dress is definitely not a new dress because I saw Jeriem take it from his closet.

What possible.....

Maybe it belongs to her boyfriend?

I don't know why suddenly my chest hurts thinking about it.

Geck... Geck... Tock....

"Are you done?" ask someone from behind the door.

And that's obviously Jeriem.

I walked to the door and opened it.

I was stunned by something I saw in front of my eyes.

Jeriem.

Yes Jeriem whose hair is wet and messy and it really adds to his good looks.

Oh... He's really handsome.

Not only am I now watching him, he is also watching me from toe to toe.

Is there something wrong with me?

Is this shirt too open?

I started to look at my appearance because of the different gaze that Jeriem gave me.

Is this dress too open?

Oh of course not this shirt is quite closed, even his arms alone reach my elbow in contrast to the dress that I often wear whose arms are only limited to my shoulders.

But why is he looking at me like that.

"I... Going to my room for a while after that I'll take you home." said Jeriem who broke the loss between us.

"I'm coming along."

Jeriem looked back at me.

"Oh.. Yasudah come on."

I followed Jeriem towards a room with shades of gray.

This room looks very neat for men's room size.

But I don't know why I feel like this room is so dreary.

I looked at Jeriem who was walking towards his wardrobe, I don't know what was taken from there.

I continued to explore every corner of this room, until my gaze was locked towards the photo of a girl on the table beside Jeriem's bed.

I walked over to the table and took a picture of it.

That girl is so pretty that she wears the same dress that I wear now.

Even I think this dress is more beautiful when it's on her body.

Is this dress hers?

But ready for him?

I kept looking at the photo until I found something.

Something that surprised me.

The girl wore a necklace with a red gemstone pendant that looked radiant.

It was the same stone that Jeriem used.

What possible.....

Could he be the owner of the stone?