
Nina POVs
After walking a long way, I finally got to this house. Why am I living here alone? At least there is an alternate world version of mother and sister here as friends at home. Yes, since my goal is to come here to guide Ruiga, then no friends are no problem.
Then I went inside and turned on some lights inside the house. This place is much better than in the real world. It's just that there's no brother of mine and my mother who should be with me.
The question is how do I feed if I have no parents here? Grandpa didn't tell me anything about this. Looks like I have to work. But how am I supposed to split my work time while giving Ruiga guidance?
"Don't worry about food and other necessities of life! Grandpa will cover all that. In the refrigerator and kitchen I would fill food every day. And if you need money, you can grab it in your closet. There is ration there every day. " Said Grandpa Zelus who suddenly appeared.
"My grandfather just surprised me! Say hello next time if you want to come."
"sorry. Grandpa is too used to this. It's not wrong that I brought you here. The result is quite satisfactory." The new grandfather came straight to the sofa in the living room.
"What does Ruiga need to do in order for grandfather to believe that Ruiga has already accepted her destiny?"
"Whatever you want to do. Just acting is not enough to make me sure. But an action must also be based on the intention of the heart. Today maybe Ruiga had already done a good deed as a big brother. But in his heart he did not do it completely. In other words there was a compulsion when Ruiga did her act."
"That's a hard cake. That must have taken a long time. Why can't grandfather just forgive Ruiga? Pity him if he's been here too long. The problem is that both of his parents are worried about him. I can't see it myself."
"I've forgiven him. But punishment still has to be carried out. This punishment was carried out with the aim of changing Ruiga's mindset. To change a person's mindset, experience is necessary. And Ruiga's experience in the alternate world is what will change Ruiga."
Here grandfather does not linger. His figure suddenly disappeared without saying goodbye first. There are still many things I want to ask. But yeah, that's it. I don't have to think about my life in this world. The most preferred thing was to help Ruiga get out of here.
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At night around 21:58 I couldn't sleep. That night, I wanted to sleep to relax my body and mind. I think eating a little snack in the living room can make me sleepy. Uh but it didn't work.
And then the sound of the guest bell. Do you have guests this evening? Who wants to visit at this time? What's the need for him with me? But if it matters, it's okay.
With a bit of laziness, I opened the door for my guests. And it turns out that the guest is Rui.
"I thought who. Turns out.... "
"Can I come in?"
"Can't!" I said in a high tone.
"I need you now." He said with a face. Feeling unable to throw him out for the second time, I let him in.
"Yes, you can come in." He went inside too. Then he laid his body on the carpet in front of the television.
"Hhh you're this...."
"I slept here."
What's?! sleeping hitchhiker? Mean stay? Where could that be? Don't tell me he got kicked out of the house like it happened in the real world! If so, then there are people.
"Sleeping here? You were kicked out of the house?"
"No really. I purposely stayed here because I needed you."
Need me? What are you trying to mean?
"You can't sleep here!"
"Come on. I am tired of the atmosphere at home. Ruhisa always interfered with my time to relax, while my parents always scolded me for no apparent reason."
"There's no way they're mad if you don't do anything wrong."
"Oath. They were different from my parents in the real world. My parents here tend to be fierce and picky. They're too privileging Ruhisa over me."
"You should have used that time to blend in with them. There must be a certain purpose to their attitude towards you. You need to be more sensitive to Rui's situation."
"They?"
"Ah forget! You're the most insensitive man in the world. I hate you."
"If you hate me, why do you want to be friends with me, and help me with this?"
"That's why you're insensitive. Should I explain it all the way to the roots?"
"Easy! I hate to play guess. To the point only. Tell me what you know!"
The **** this makes my heart so nervous. Is my code not clear enough? When I was in school I used to tell him that we were special friends. He should have realized a little what I meant. But his brain never came to think of anything higher.
"I know you are *****. That's it."
"You're mocking me?"
"God understand that sentence only you can't. It's proven that you're a vindictive *****."
It turns out he was offended by my words. It was obvious that both of his eyebrows were shrunken plus the look of his eyes that became sharp.
"You are no different from Ruhisa. You two always make me emotional."
"Who said I wasn't angry when you were bullied at school? Just so you know yes, in my heart I was dying to hit you back then. But since you're a woman, then I undo my intentions."
"Yes already. Just hit me now let you be satisfied!" But Ruiga was silent and did not dare to look at my face. Ah I guess, the flame is not big enough to fight. Moreover, she knew that I was the type of woman who dared to fight when hurt. So where dare he be to me?
"Why silence? So don't you hit me?"
"Why are we even fighting? Didn't you say you wanted to help me get out of here?"
I'm switching the conversation. Just saying that you don't dare to hit me is it hard anyway?
"That's because we haven't fought for a long time. Do you remember when we fought?"
"It's been a long time."
"It hasn't been too long either. Time you don't remember anyway? You used to be at my house these nights too. Then I drove you out of my house. And the next day I got word that you were in a coma in the hospital."
"So my body in the real world is in a coma?"
"It's not just your body. Body too. It's not really a coma. Except just falling asleep for a while."
"Let me stay here a day Nin! You're the only real human I know. I don't have any friends here that I can talk to. Even with the alternate world version of Nina alone I can't get close to her. He is different from you bondally. Besides, I also want to talk to you a lot."
"It can't be. But I'm afraid it might cause trouble if you stay here. You must not be here alone, right?"
"Know where?"
"You said your parents were so fierce. From your words I can conclude that you dare not say goodbye to your parents who you consider fierce."
"Actually it's not because of the ferocity of the hell I'm not saying goodbye. But since I don't like them either, so I don't need to say goodbye to them."
"You should know Rui. Although they are not your real parents, Zelus' grandfather wants you to also be kind as if they were your parents. It's free for you to accept Ruhisa as your sister if you don't accept them as your parents. You need to know, here I'm not long. So I can't keep you company until you get out of here. All I can do here is give you advice and guidance. So don't you waste my help!"
Suddenly the weather went cold. It was as cold as when I was on the mountain. Then I had the initiative to make hot tea to warm up. It just so happens that what I need is already available in the kitchen. So I just wear it.
"Drink first to be warm!" I said as I placed a glass of hot tea nearby. But he did not drink it straight away. He looked confused and thought of something.
"Don't think heavy! Here is me who will ease your troubles."
"No. I'm just confused, why did Zelus do this to me? Why does she want me to be a good sister? Though out there there are many brothers who are very bad and disobedient to his sister. But why aren't they the only ones forced to accept his fate?! Why should I?!"
"Everyone has their own story. We should not compare our fate with others. Just take the positives! Who knows once you get out of here, you'll get enlightenment. I'm sure it is."
"Is that?"
"Now I want to ask. Why did you buy a bandage?"
"You didn't tell me what to buy either. I was also confused about what to buy. So I just buy that."
"That's not the same time!!! Why not just buy food?! Even buy a bandage!" I said with anger.
"Since Ruhisa is female, then I think I should buy items related to women as well. And the only most relevant item is the sanitary pad. Women your age really need pads, right?"
***** huge oath! Is he not ashamed of buying pads? He's a guy. If I had a sister like that, I would have slapped her. I didn't dare tell my sister to buy me a bandage. Uh he's instead...
"Don't repeat it again!" I said in a high tone.
"Why are you even angry? Ruhisa is normal."
"Ruhisa actually doesn't like it either. But he pretends to be happy and tries to appreciate your gift. Surely as long as you're here you've never bought him anything, have you?"
"Well, did I buy him something? He also had money and he could buy something he wanted himself."
"That's not the problem! I know you're rich and you can buy whatever you want. But the gift of an older brother would be considered special by his younger brother. Therefore, sometimes a brother needs to buy something to his sister to be happy. You don't have to buy it, but you can make it yourself if you can."
"What a big brother?!"
"It has become an obligation of a brother to make his sister happy. And it can't be bargained for. BTW tomorrow I plan to take you to the mall. So before you go to the mall, you find out what kind of stuff Ruhisa likes."
"You want me to buy something for Ruhisa again?"
"Yes. But this time it's more special. Ruhisa don't know if you want to give her a gift! This is a surprise for Ruhisa. This way he'll be more happy with you. Not only is Ruhisa happy, but both of your parents are also happy if their children get along like this. I'm sure if you're getting nice to them, then they'll have more respect for you. And you won't be lectured again."
"You sure this way will work? I don't think they're going to melt quickly just because I gave a gift to Ruhisa."
"You should be optimistic dong! Every action will have no results if it is not accompanied by optimism."
From his face, he seemed to understand what I was saying. Yes, hopefully you really understand, not just it seems like you understand.
I know this is hard for Rui. But I'm sure Rui can do this. From the way he spoke, there was absolutely no rejection from him. There he tried to make peace with the situation. Lfs nice. Next only need to instill sincere intentions in his heart so that Zelus' grandfather believes.
Every minute of the night is getting colder. The cold air coming in from the vents was so piercing the skin that we had unwittingly shivered. Though the location of this complex tends to be hot and rarely feels cold at night. This world is strange.
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