THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
61. Dreamtime

Nayla walks slowly in a dark alley. His eyes looked around and began to shudder in horror.

"This where? How am I supposed to be here?" he murmured slowly with his eyes continuing to look around in confusion.

The footsteps behind him made him shudder as if he felt something bad was about to happen. A fear that came out of nowhere filled his heart.

His heart shrieked when he saw the tattooed man and the man who was sucking on a cigar grinning at him.

"Who are you?" nayla asked trembling.

"Have you forgotten us, baby?' answer with a wide grin.

Nayla gasped at the man's voice that felt familiar to her. His gaze blurred for a moment as his head throbbed remembering something he had almost forgotten.

As if a replayed movie scene, Nayla looks back on previous events where they cornered her.

His clenched hand tried to fight his fear, and somehow, his hand had grasped a knife. As they approached, Nayla swung a knife at one of them until Nayla heard a groan of pain.

"Arrghh,, that,,,"

The moaning sound paused from the previous voice. Nayla stepped back when she saw blood dripping from the hand of the man curled up on the ground.

"What are you doing?" pissed off.

The upset voice of the man sounded different from the previous voice. Just as the man looked up, Nayla was choked when she saw his face.

"K-K-Kevin,,,?!??!?" nayla says.

Nayla looked at Kevin who was still kneeling on the ground with his hands covered in blood. The next instant looked at his own hands which were also stained with blood.

His body was shaking violently. Look at his own hands and Kevin in turn.

"A-A-I,,, M-Sorry,,, A-I,," Nayla stammered.

Kevin stared angrily at Nayla. The man standing beside her stared at Nayla with a sinister look.

"You hurt my brother, Nay," she said cynically.

The voice he heard was well known. Making tears escape his eyes.

"Roy,," Nayla sizzled.

"Why hurt him, Nay? Is it because you hate him?" ask Rory coldly.

"No,!!!" nayla shakes her head. "I don't hate him" he continued.

"But you hurt him," Rory accused.

"You're not the Roy I know. Who're you?" nayla Sentak.

Her tears kept flowing feeling the pain in her heart.

"Then who do you think I am?" welcome Rory cynical.

"Did you rather spend time with them?" said Rory pointing someone back with his thumb.

Nayla turned her gaze towards the direction Rory was looking at and saw the tattooed man standing there with a wide grin.

"No, no, No, no, no way, no way," Nayla rambled her head.

His hands clasped firmly on the knife in his hand. Staring at Rory with tears continuously flowing, making his gaze blurry.

"What do you mean, Roy?" ask Nayla raucous.

"Isn't that obvious?" welcome Rory. "You enjoy your time with them, and you hate those who are with me" he continued.

"No, that's not true" Nayla argued.

"Then what? Look what you did to my brother, ", Rory said.

Nayla felt desperate. His hand braced his geostrums on the knife. Only then did he again raise his face, looking at Rory in frustration.

"Curtain," Nayla sneered and smiled fakely.

"I won't force you to trust me" said Nayla. "It's up to you, because you're the one who has the right to it" he continued.

Nayla turns away from Rory and sets her sights on those behind Rory.

"You just want my body, don't you? Good. I'll give. You can enjoy my body, rather my corpse," Nayla said.

Nayla pointed the knife in her hand at her stomach. However, someone had held the knife against his stomach.

"Louise,,,"

A gentle call from someone when calling her name made Nayla aware.

His eyes blinked to see more clearly the figure of the man in front of him. The man who was greatly missed by her.

The man held back the knife that he was about to prick his own stomach, resulting in blood flowing from his hand.

"Sister,," called Nayla with a quivering voice.

"Sister," he called again as if he could not believe what was in front of him.

His hand took off the knife and touched the face of the man in front of him.

"This is really Nick's brother?" said again.

"Yes Louise, I'm here" he replied gently.

"T-T-T-His brother's hand was injured because of me" Nayla said stammered as she flipped Nick's hand to look at her palm.

However, there were no injuries there. Nick just gently rubbed Nayla's hand to show himself okay.

"I'm fine" replied Nayla.

Nayla hugged Nick tightly with tears in her arms, which was greeted by lovingly rubbing Nayla's head.

"I want to go with my sister" said Nayla sobbing.

"And leave Chris alone?" nick replied asking.

"Chris still has Om and Aunt, he's not alone" Nayla argued without taking off her arms.

"Chris?" Nick raises his eyebrows while letting go of Nayla's embrace.

"You're still naughty" Nick pinched Nayla's nose.

"Did you stop calling him brother because he left you?" ask Nick.

"Not so," answered Nayla rubbing her nose.

"He's going to have to leave because of Om and Auntie, so I don't blame him" he said.

"Then?" ask Nick with raised eyebrows.

"I'm just-, uh,,"

"You'll only make her sad if you leave her, Louise. Because he loves you so much" Nick said.

Nick's body began to look faint.

"What about brother?" nayla.

"Sister is always with you, Louise. Brother never left you" said Nick stroking Nayla's face.

"Liar" said Nayla, with teary eyes. "In reality, Nick's brother is still gone" he added.

"Sir is inside you. If you want to see big brother, you just have to ask for it" Nick said softly.

"You've grown up, you've also grown into a beautiful and strong woman" Nick said proudly.

"I'm not that strong without big sister" greeted Nayla Parau shakes her head.

"As far as you know, this one brother's sister is not a crybaby" Nick replied, wiping away Nayla's tears.

"Look carefully who is in front of you, he is the one who loves you very much. Are you going to leave him too?" ask Nick. " He even cried for you" she continued.

"Everything you've seen before is just a form of fear growing in your heart, and it's not real" Nick said.

Nayla stared at Nick's gradually changing face. The figure of Nick who was in front of him faded and was replaced with the face of Rory who looked at him worriedly.

As if realizing something in her hand, Nayla lowered her head and saw Rory's hand holding the knife that was about to pierce her stomach. Blood flowed from his hands.

"Ma Cheri, please, come back to me" whispered Rory sobbing.

Nayla flinched and blinked her eyes again. Kevin looked at her worriedly. Ethan and others, including Martin.

"Look, Louise. They love you so much" Nick's voice came from behind Rory's back.

Nick's figure is fading almost not seen while smiling gently at him.

"Remember that you are always with me. Brother even enjoyed all the books you managed to create, including the room you prepared for big brother, isn't that proof that big brother is always with you?" said again.

"Sister always hears everything you say. So don't be sad and smile" Nick said.

"And one more thing, you like the way they call you, Nayla. But for sister, you're still little Louise's proud sister,"

"Sister always loved you" Nick said before his body completely disappeared.

"Sister, Nick, Nick," hissed Nayla, her tears flowing for the last time before she closed her eyes.

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#Nayla's nursery room.

Rory kept holding Nayla's hand.

A few minutes ago, Nayla's suddenly declining condition made her worried. Rory gently dipped Nayla's fingers while closing her eyes, continuing to pray that Nayla would be fine.

Suddenly, Nayla's fingers moved slowly. Making Rory quickly open her eyes and immediately get up from her seat when she felt Nayla's hand move in her hand.

"Ma Cheri, Nayla," Rory sizzled expectantly.

"Do you hear me" asked Rory.

Kevin and the others immediately approach Rory upon hearing Rory hold Nayla.

Nayla's fingers moved slowly as if responding to Rory's question.

"I'll call the doctor" Martin said and left the room immediately.

Slowly Nayla opened her eyes.

The first thing he saw was Rory who was smiling gently shrouded in worry at him. Kevin looked at her worriedly and smiled at her at the same time.

In the opposite place to the two of them, Thomas, Ethan and Nathan also had the same expression.

Nayla closed her eyes for a moment, then reopened her eyes and smiled weakly.

"Roy," he said weakly.

They cheered happily and were grateful Nayla had actually come to her senses. Until they hugged each other and shed their tears.

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