04. thorns in leaves
20 hours ago.
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since he was discharged from the hospital, and waited 2 days to recover, especially since he didn't want to bother anyone who helped him, so he decided to try working as a cafe waiter..
even though he hides the wound on his left eye with a bandage, but that doesn't stop him from being able to provide menus and serve the dishes ordered to customers gracefully, he always manages to make the customers stunned and even fall in love (even though most of the customers are teenage girls, and he himself can only always smile friendly , despite being 26 years old before them).
It had been a week since he had worked as a cafe waiter.
he could finally have time to calm down for a moment.
sometimes, he thought.
Will he be able to enjoy a quiet time as a cafe waiter and be able to forget the bad memories that haunt him every time?
because he always felt restless like he couldn't find an answer.
On the way, he met someone.
and..
" elena. why are you here? "
how surprised Brian was because he didn't expect to meet Elena.
so is it.
because when he got out of the hospital, only Elena came to pick him up as a family representative.
(although actually, there is another hidden reason that should not be told and should not be known by Brian)
" just coincidence.
After all, walk while enjoying the fresh air is no one forbids. Prince cafe?" she teased
"Heh, even though it's 1 pm now. You can still walk, it turns out you have the guts too. little cherry" He replied
"Says who? It's only 10 o'clock." Elena snapped
" i said 1 o'clock. "
" 10 o'clock. "
" 1 o'clock, uh.."
Even though they are the same age, for some reason Elena's temptation always makes Brian get emotional easily and without any definite reason. even so, Brian was always asking himself in his mind.
" sorry. is your head still.. "
" no. i'm fine.
I haven't felt like this in a long time. It's strange that I seem to know you somewhere. ' he said, holding back the pain.
" what are you talking about? we are like family. oh yeah, how about we buy ice cream there? " said a slightly embarrassed Elena.
" of course! "
suddenly Elena grabbed Brian's hand and they ran. he always felt weird because when Elena held his hand, he seemed to remember something.
And when Elena gave him the ice cream..
" here! you like vanilla ice cream, right? "
" thanks "
sometimes, he wonders why Elena can tell the taste of his favorite ice cream.
At first he ate ice cream for a while. until..
" Elena.. sorry for always bothering you and your family . "
however, suddenly Elena faced Brian, then she slapped him instead .
" You didn't bother us at all.
well, maybe this looks bad to you.
but listen to me.
there are someone who really want to see you lead a normal life after you get out of the hospital.
until the time he will meet you, my family and I will always accompany you, and also become your family. understand?! "
For some reason, what Elena said made her unable to say anything.
he could only be silent while touching his left eye.
However..
"LOOK OUT!.."
suddenly someone attacked brian, suddenly elena pushed as far as possible even though his left shoulder was hit by a knife.
" you.. "
" Elena.. " shout him
without thinking, Elena blocked the person despite knowing that she was not worth it, hoping that Brian could run as far as possible.
" i'll be fine. just go, save yourself!"
Unfortunately, Elena was stabbed until she was unconscious.
" ( forgive me. Elena!) "
he had to run so he wouldn't be killed by that person.
but when he ran, the memory appeared for no reason that made it difficult for him to focus.
not even bear it, he fell up and down.
He kept running as hard as he could, until he didn't realize that he had entered a dense forest area.
he hid, tore his left arm into a sheet long enough to cover the wound on his left shoulder.
he just realized the pain caused by the slash earlier.
He felt that the person chasing him might as well have entered the forest and was looking for his whereabouts carefully. So, he could only keep walking even though it made his body weak again.
he also brought with him a stone, which he found under a tree just in case.
Unfortunately, the pain in his head was getting worse, the buzzing was getting louder and clearer. It really caused unbearable pain, until he finally passed out.
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they were silent for a moment. but Damien understood and he also knew that the dense forest was quite far from here. so he didn't feel entitled to hear Brian's explanation any further.
" i see. You don't have to explain to me what you're going through. " said Damien looking very calm.
" Honestly, it makes me not really remember clearly, how I got out of that dense forest.
and how can I be like this, and also without permission to enter this flower garden. " said Brian, feeling uneasy.
" relax, I'm sure that's why you can't remember your condition when you came out of the dense forest, right! "
hearing what Damien said made him calm down.
" i think so. "
" your body examination is complete, now you can rest again. I'll take care of Emily first. "
" wait. You haven't answered my question before? " Said Brian.
he just realized it.
" oh yeah. well, I can only give you this brief explanation. "
and then..
" Emily clyra, she experienced severe psychological trauma that has scarred her soul for 10 years. " he explained while holding back a very painful sadness.