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Chapter Fourteen: I Do?
Mai POV
"Are you sure?" I asked glancing down at the walls of the mountains. It looks very unsafe, slippery someone can get hurt.
At least it stopped raining, and thundering completely.'
I glanced up to see looking down as well he seems to be calculating something in his mind.
"We have to keep moving, or not, we will never get out of here. Also, there's no flood, which is good," he stated, adjusting the bag behind.
"It's unsafe, what happens if one of us slips and gets hurt. There's no hospital nearby."
"We'll make it. Just don't think about it." and before I could even utter a word, Naru bends down and began to climb down. Getting on my knees, I tilt forward and prayed for his safety.
"Please be careful," I mumbled to myself, watching him as he slowly and carefully climbs down. About a few minutes later, Naru finally reaches the ground and dusted his hands.
Naru cups his mouth with his hands, and screams, "Just go very slow! I'm here so don't be scared." he assures me.
I turned my head and glance at the cave once again to make sure we didn't leave anything behind. Then turn to look outside.
I can do this, I can do this.
I gave myself a confident nod after I fist my hand.
"Let's go," turning around; I kneeled, and began to climb down. Holding each rock with my dear life, only to slip a few times.
Naru looks at me concerned, as I told myself.
"Don't look down, you can do this, take deep breaths."
Please let me make it.
"Just a little more," Naru encouraged.
I watched movies, if they look down, they always freak out. I won't do that. Just keep going. with that in mind, I kept going until I felt the ground under my feet.
Naru came up to me.
"Good job," I heard behind me since I have my eyes close, and holding tightly into the wall.
"Mai?" I heard him concerned. Feeling Naru's hand wrapping around mine.
"I didn't die." I breathed out, feeling my heart pounding hard. Naru gently turns me around, placing his hand on my shoulder.
"You did a very good job." he solutes, as I snapped my eyes open. Regaining my senses, while Naru checks for any injury on me.
Wow, that was something., Wait, did Naru just complimented me? Realization dawning on me.
"You compliment me." I gasped feeling good about that. It's rare, that I gave him a soft smile. Naru retreats his hand; shrugging his shoulders, but avoid my sight.
"Let's go," he simply says, turning towards his right to walk. I kept my smile on, moving towards his side.
"If we weren't trapped on this island, I would have never seen this side of you. It's sweet, and I like it a lot." I blushed but lifted my gaze towards the now blue sky once again.
"Is that so?" he murmurs.
"Jup, either way, we need to head more into the south, and then go down the mountain, we'll find some remains, of what? I'm not sure, Ayame didn't clear that out for me."
"We'll figure it out." Naru then kept his mouth close for the remainder of the day.
Once again, we traveled more in the south, avoiding some wild strange animals, and boars. At least it wasn't in the forest, so it was a bit easier. Reaching a midsection of the mountains, something on the corner of my right eye causing me to stop in my tracks.
"Ne, Naru, look," I pointed at my right, Naru stops, turning to face me, but then follows my finger.
"What?" he arched a brow confused. I frowned, moving forward.
"It's the shiny thing I saw this morning," I explained., watching the shiny thing reflect from the tree.
"Shiny thing?" Naru moves now next to me, trying to see it. I nodded my head.
"Yes, it looks like a floating orb or something in those lines," I explained, moving forward, but Naru takes a hold of my hand, stopping me from going.
"Huh?"
"It could be a trap, haven't you learned from the past?" he moves forward.
Right, it can harm us, but for a reason, I don't feel like it. with that in mind. I followed Naru.
Upon reaching the spot next to a large tree, far from the stream. The shiny object disappears. I look around, trying to see if I could spot it once again.
"Odd, it disappeared."
Naru turns around, placing his hands on the back of the bag, and hoists it up.
"Maybe is Isac trying to lure you out or his brother," he concludes. Without another word, he began to walk once again.
"It's shiny thought. I saw it this morning, but it disappeared. That's why I was zoned out, not because I was daydreaming." I finally told him.
"You tell me this now?" he snaps at me, turning to face me once again.
"I forgot, you were mad. You thought I was daydreaming. I forgot that we were even in the cave." I admitted. Shaking off the feeling and the embarrassing moment. Naru pinched the bridge of his nose, as though he's shrugging off a headache.
"Fine." he turns and kept on walking. I arched a brow, at the statement.
"Fine? What is fine?" I asked moving faster trying to keep up.
"Wait Naru, you have long legs, I don't," I complained, making him stop at the midpoint.
"You know, I should just get a tape recorder. Let just go." once again, he kept walking. I stare at his back, confused with his mood swing.
Every time he's like to be hot and cold or just plain confusing.
Catching up to him, I took a hold of his arm making him turn to look at me.
"Explain, what's wrong now? You know, you're worse than any woman in their period." I accuse, crossing my arms.
"Since I met you, I keep having these whiplashes, you know. I never met.. I never met a person as confusing as you."
"A person confusing as I? What's wrong with me?" I felt anger fill me up. Naru turns his gaze and started to walk once again.
"That's the problem. It's hard to explain. Just let it go." he fumed this time. I move away from him, fisting my hands.
"Fine. I won't even barge in your territory."
"Is not like that." he stopped in his tracks, turning to face me, taking a huge breath.
"How do I place it. You make me do things I shouldn't do. Okay. Are you happy?" I blinked at him, not understanding his words. So I simply reply, which is true by the way.
"What about Madoka? Or Your Mother?" I challenge. Knowing very well, how easily Naru is manipulated by those two women. Naru eyes narrow at my words.
"They are different. They don't make my mind go..." he stopped, noticing that he caught himself in time. I arched a brow, confused by his words.
"Don't make my mind go? What?" I was now curious. Naru crosses his arms, turning around, to head forward.
"Nothing. Just something stupid that came into my mind. Let just go, or not daylight will surely be wasted." and that was that Naru stopped talking to me the rest of the trip.
I felt disappointed by this.
O.O
The next day, (which I might add, was a very awkward last night. We just ate and went to sleep, that's all. No conversation whatsoever, not even a cricket sang.) we set out once again. This time, reaching the end of the mountains.
"I never traveled this long." I wiped my forehead from the heat, feeling my clothes clenched into my body due to the massive sweat I'm producing.
"At least last night it was chilly, not as hot," I told myself. As I was in my thoughts, Naru surprise me, when he takes a hold of my arm, pulling me back.
"Huh?" I snapped out of it to glance up at him.
"Now are you going to talk to me?" I challenge, hoping for a yes.
Naru shook his head and points behind me.
I followed, only to have my eyes widen. There was an old bridge and a huge drop in the bottom. I jump back, to feel Naru's hands on my shoulder.
"Okay, that doesn't look safe at all." I gasped out, watching some of the lumber falls, or just crack in the middle.
"There's no other way around it. Unless you want to go down and swim the rapids?" he offers. I bit my lower lip nervously.
"Err, the bridge seems so much safer." My voice sounds so stretched out. Naru just nods and goes around me.
"Just follow, where I step," he orders. I nodded watching him grip the old dusty ropes and use his right leg, to check if the first step is solid. Satisfied, he slowly does this trick. Naru stops and turns his head.
"Follow what I did, okay." he gently tells me. I nodded taking in a big breath.
Must not whine, or be a burden to him. I can do this.
With that, just like yesterday. I slowly follow his steps. Trying to remember which one he stepped in. I never concentrated as hard as I did at this moment.
Reaching the sixth border, a sudden wind picks up, making the old bridge sway back and forth panic rose on me, as I grasp the rope.
"Eii, don't snap, please," I begged. I am freaking scared for both of us. Naru stops, turning his gaze again.
"We almost there." He encouraged. I lifted my gaze, to see a long ways off."
"Are you kidding me? We aren't even in the middle yet." I argued.
Naru turned his gaze, watching a sweat drop behind his head.
"Well, I keep telling myself that. It's working. Keep going!" he somewhat yells, Which is rare for Naru, to do. So I do and I kept up with him.
Again the wind picks up, making the darn bridge wobble. My heart dropped to my stomach as I close my eyes, I felt more sweat rolling down my neck.
I can do this. Please God, help us. I prayed, snapping my eyes open.
Naru stopped, turning once again to face me.
"I think we need to jump." I just stare at him.
"Either I'm too freaking scared that my ears are being clogged by fear itself. Did I just hear you say jump? Are you freaking kidding? I'm already having mini heart attacks as it is." I argued, not liking this all.
"Stop complaining Mai, there are no borders under. I'll jump first, then you do the same," he says.
"I'm not complaining. It's called being scared, okay. This old thing can snap at any moment. So excuse me for sounding annoying right now. Anyone in my shoes would be complaining." I argued back.
Naru just turned away his gaze and moves back.
"Naru," My voice dropped, anger leaving me as worry is replaced.
"Hmm?"
"Be careful." I encourage, taking a hold of his hand, and giving it a little squeeze. Naru stares at me, but nods softly. With that, he hands me the bag and took a breath. I held the bag close to my chest watching him with worry.
"If I fall, just keep going. Okay." I stare at him, not liking this at all, as a sudden weird feeling hits my heart. I didn't like this at all.
"You made me a promise, so if you die. I will kill you myself." I threaten, trying to mask my real feelings. Naru smirks at me, making my heart warm up.
"I'll hold you to that." he gently tells me.
Naru steps two steps back as I move to the side to give him room.
Then he runs, running as fast as he could, it causes the bridge to wobble, even more, making me take a hold of the rope. My heart stopped at the second, watching him jump over the whole, almost making it to the other side.
"Naru!" I yelled out, panic-filled me, as I watch him rapidly take a grab of the rope. Pulling himself forward,
"That was so close." I huffed out in relief, taking a hold of my chest, trying to calm my heart.
"Are you okay, you're not hurt are you?" I yelled. Naru turns around, shaking his head.
"I didn't hurt myself, come. Just run very fast, and jump, just throw the bag first," he advises.
"Here," I threw the bag across, making Naru move his hands very fast to catch the bag itself.
"Inhale and exhale," I told myself doing just that, I move a few steps back feeling my hands shake.
"I'll be here to catch you." I heard Naru gently state. We lock eyes, noticing how serious he is.
Naru would protect me. I trust him with my life.
I began to move forward, but only felt something off, my legs were frozen in place, fear consuming.
"Mai?" Naru asks as I glance down, to notice that my legs felt like sticks now.
"I think I'm petrified. My legs aren't moving."
"Just don't think about it. Do you trust me?" he asks. I lifted my gaze, watching him take a hold of the rope, stretching his right arm out.
"I trust you, but not the bridge." was my answer. Naru rolled his eyes at me.
"Just run or not, we will be stuck here." without a word, I took another breath, trying to calm myself down.
Don't give Naru trouble, or be annoying. We are on a mission. with that, I lower myself and pinched my legs, causing me to yelp.
"What in the world are you doing?" I heard Naru ask, watching my action. I lifted my gaze, giving him a soft smile.
"So I can come to you." so I moved a step back, concentrating.
Naru is on the other side. He made it.
Shaking my head, this time I moved my legs as fast as I could, running forward, I jumped over the gaping hole, only to land on the edge, to fall back. My eyes widen,
"Ahh!" I screamed as I hold on to the wood for my dear life.
Naru eyes widen and move swiftly before I could comprehend what's going on.
"Mai!" Naru yells.
'Oh no, I'm going to die.' My final thoughts, but before I fell over, I felt Naru's hand catch my arm and immediately pulls me up. I landed on top of his chest, making the bridge bounce. Naru wraps his arms around me, sheltering me.
I grasp his shirt and began to shake in his embrace.
"Are you alright?" he asks, as soon the bridge became stable once again. I shook my head rapidly feeling Naru caressing the back of my head.
"We are finding another way back, even if we have to swim." Hearing Naru sighed in relief, he lingers around me for a few minutes, which I didn't mind.
"Err? I'm okay." I finally spoke after a few minutes of silence. Naru lets go of me and I stood up. I stretched my arm out to offer my hand for him. Naru lifts his gaze, staring at my hand.
"Thanks!" I mumbled, still my heart is racing. Naru nods slightly taking my hand and I help him up. Only to make the dang bridge move once again.
Naru adjusts his bag and surprises me when he takes a hold of my hand, holding it tightly.
"Err?" I stare at our join hands, as my heart started to race once again, and this time is not from fear.
"We don't have a rope to tie us together. So we need to stay together. We are almost there." was his excuse. I nodded shyly, tightened my hold on him, feeling safe once again.
Upon reaching the edge I turned around to stare at the bridge, only to see one of the wooden boards fall. I flinched at that sight.
"Aren't we lucky we avoided that?" Naru turns around and started to head down a small hill, pulling me along. I stare at our join hands once again.
'Just like when we arrived,' my heart quiver at the memories, but remained quiet. I am such a fool.
Stopping at the midpoint, Naru turns around, pointing with his free hand.
"We need to go very slow, there's a lot of rocks on the bottom," I move to the side, looking down. Only to find a shallow steep step, fill with very sharp sticks.
"I think this is our end, let's go back," I turned around, (forgetting, that we are holding hands) trying to sneak back, but Naru's hand pulls me back, causing me to land on his side.
"Good luck on swimming." he sarcastically tells me. I felt a sweat drop behind me, as I nervously rubbed the back of my head.
"At least I gave it a try." I shrugged causing Naru, to ignore me, turning his gaze back towards the pit thing.
"If we try to move very slowly, and watch our footing, we can avoid the death trap," Biting my lower lip, tighten my grip on his hand.
"If we made it this far, we can continue. Let's go." with that, we turned around fully and started to go down.
Slowly, we watch our footing, slip here and there, but not much to fall in completely. I watch some pebbles rolled down the small hill down the death trap.
"Just a few more." I heard Naru, while he kept going. Finally, about five or more minutes we reach the bottom. I breathed out in relief, leaning my head against Naru's arm.
"Okay, now what else do we have to face. I feel like that America old movie, Indiana Jones." I giggled.
Naru turns his head, to look down at me.
"Is that so."
"Well, we are going through enough things with death written all over, yet we still manage. So, yeah." I shrugged at him, turning my gaze towards the front. Something caught my sight. The shiny orb thing once again floated above the land.
"It's you." I pointed out, moving forward, forgetting that I still hold in Naru's hand. Naru snaps me out, pulling me back.
"You? Who?"
"The shiny orb thing."
"It's here?"
"Yes. I think it wants us to follow it. I don't sense no danger coming out of it." I reply, Naru doesn't seem so convincing. I rub his hand trying to ease him.
"Just trust me okay," I told him, hoping that I'm right.
"Okay, then lead." he gives up, pinching the bridge of his nose, trying to shake off the frustration, he's been building up to now. Maybe since yesterday.
"Thanks," I move my head and started to follow the shiny orb thing.
As we kept going, we pass now an open field, that overlooks the mountain, no caves, and you can see more of the ocean, but not as clearly as before. Yet, something in the left seems oddly weird. The shiny thing orb float towards it.
So we kept going, until we stop at the edge of an open field, my eyes widen, as a gasp escapes my lips.
"Is that?"
"A field of tropical flowers. Okay, now I feel like we are in a cliché movie." I heard Naru intake on that. I just stare at it with amazing eyes. The flowers seem to be more alive. Different colors, and a powerful sweet scent fuse with the air.
"Cliche or not, it's so beautiful." I started to head towards it, but the orb stops in the middle of the field.
"The orb stopped. Let's go." moving forward, Naru follows, holding on to our grip a little tighter than ever.
Going on, felt like going into a jungle, full of leaves around, while the buds fell or hit my face.
"I wish these flowers wouldn't grow this big, there are as big as a sunflower." I flinch away, while Naru helps me remove some.
"Where's the orb?" he asks.
I lifted my head, to see the orb disappeared...
"Huh? It disappeared."
"Why did it lead us here?" Naru searches around. Without a second thought, I pull him so we can move forward. About a minute later, we finally reach our destination.
As soon, without joking, a piercing headache hit me straight up, causing me to wince in pain.
"Ah," I hissed, grasping my side of my head. Then I heard a piercing scream, causing me to cover my ears. (After letting go of Naru) Naru eyes narrow, feeling him get on his knees. I turned, my eyes widen, to see blood running down his nose.
"Naru," I gasped out, kneeling in front of him, but then flinch when the screams got louder. Naru lifts his sight, taking a hold of my cheek.
"You're bleeding," he said concerned.
"No, you are, from your nose. Can you hear them?" I brush his bangs away, not liking this.
"No, but I can see them," he says, pointing behind me. I slowly turned, not liking this at all. When I finally turned, to my surprise, I don't see anything, but the screams, which sounds more like nails scrapping the board.
"What in the world is going on?" Then, before Naru could answer me, I felt a hand on my shoulder, causing me to go stiff at the touch.
"Please, let it be Ayame," I prayed to myself. Then I felt the hold on my shoulder turning stronger. Naru grabs my arm, pulling me towards him.
"Mai," he hissed, I turned my head, and my eyes turned big. The wolfman was there, looking at us with his blood-red eyes. No words came out of his snout. He just stares at us but does point behind him using his tail.
"Whatever it is, be ready for anything," Naru whispers in my ear, as he helps me get up. Following the phantom pointing position, Naru takes a hold of my hand and my eyes flashed, as though someone took my breath, I gasp deeply.
Instead of standing in a field of flowers, we stood in front of souls on which are in a circle, looking down at something.
"What the?" curiosity filling my heart, I started to move forward, and this time, Naru doesn't stop me. No, he moves with me.
"Naru, do you see what I see?" I asked.
"Yes." He simply answers as we slowly walk forward, with each step, a fire footprint is left behind.
Reaching the souls, they all move to the side and point down. Now, Naru by my side, holding my hand as best as we could with determination at hand. Both of us look down.
"Oh My God," I gasped out in horror covering my mouth, looking away. Naru just stares at it.
"That's just..." I couldn't even speak.
"Well, we found the remains that Ayame wanted us to find." I heard Naru say.
"They want us to keep looking," Naru gently tells me, moving me to the side.
"How do you know this?" I asked, afraid to look down. Naru shrugs, pointing around with his eyes.
Right the souls.
'Taking in a breath I turned my gaze, to see it.
There's this pothole, inside is a body, and that body is badly burned to a crisp. But what is out of the ordinary, and horrific, is that his eyes. His eyes are staring at us, and not just regular eyes, no, but red bloodshot eyes. Just like the faceless phantom.
"He's staring at us." I move back, but Naru took hold of my hand.
"We need to see, what it wants us to see, or learn. I'll be right here, okay." Naru once again seems calm about this, but above all things, he seems to try to give me courage. Which I am grateful for.
My heart beating hard, my body shaking, I nodded, turning again, trying to avoid its eyes. I mean, okay, the burned body. I feel so horrible for the guy, but his eyes, shouldn't be staring at us, especially with his eyes as red as blood.
I bend down on my knees, to see if I can see anything.
"Oh, God. I feel so bad for him, but why is he staring at us. This is a dead body. Can we just give it a proper funeral and pray for his soul?" I felt Naru bend down next to me.
"Just search," he stated. I gave him a shrug look, but turned my gaze and place my hands together, and bow my head.
"Sorry to disturb your body," I mumbled, then move forward. I was about to reach, the burnt body arm lift, and takes a hold of my wrist.
"Ahhh!" I yelled in panic, but on doing so, Naru pulls me, only to fail.
The next thing I knew, the body is gone, and I was standing in front of a village with huts and such.
"Please, don't kill him. He didn't do anything," a female voice rang behind me. I turned around to see a young woman. She looks familiar. Not sure how, but she does. She has long brown hair, and brown eyes, and a light complexion, wearing a long white dress.
A village of people, came up, holding into a man, (actually dragging) the young man. Which I recognized immediately.
"Isac?" I asked, confused. The man lifts his gaze right at me, and a smirk passes his lips. I gasped.
Can he see me?
"Kill me all you want. I will get my revenge. I curse more this land. More than it has done to us. My brother, a betrayer. I shall come back and get all of your souls. Especially hers." he stares straight at me when he said the last statement. I couldn't even move, from the fear itself.
"Then, kill me all you want. I haven't done anything wrong."and with that, the villagers move swiftly, and moves Isac towards the middle, where we found the burnt body. I watch in horror as they tied him down in a pole with strong ropes. The bottom has wood already set up.
A big bulky old man with dark long hair held a fiery torch and turns to look at him.
"May God has mercy on your soul." He prays for him as he lowers the torch ready to get him on fire.
The woman from before ran up to Isac and wraps her arms around him.
"Please, I beg you, he hasn't done anything. I promise." she pleads in desperation.
"Please, leave him. He hasn't done anything wrong." she looks up at Isac, noticing the way she was looking up at him. With love? Wait?
"Isac, please tell them you didn't do it. It was Alack," she begs him.
Alack? I whispered, remembering the name. Isac turns his gaze at the woman, and his eyes turn soft.
"I will get my revenge and to those who come here. Yet, you." he paused, noticing pain passing his eyes, as the woman cups his right cheek.
"You are the only one that will leave this place. Only at ten. Just wait for me. I will return to you." he whispers, the woman gave him a very teary and sad, passionate kiss on his lips, as he returns it. Causing my cheeks to flare up.
"I love you Isac. I will prove your innocence and I will wait for you." she cries on his shoulder. The elder man, takes a hold of her arm, pulling her away from her lover. I felt my heart clench on that seen.
I can't imagine. The pain she's feeling, if that was me and that was Naru, I would have lost it.
I thought, watching in horror, as they put the fire in the wood. Isac turns his gaze at me and smiles.
"You saw how I died. You are mine, and mine alone Mai. I won't let that bastard get you. Your soul will lead me towards my dear wife. And get me out of this dead hell island. Those souls will come with me, and I will personally send them to hell."his sight turns so sinister, that I had to take a step back.
"Please, I can help. It looks like is all a misunderstanding." I spoke. Isac turns his gaze at his wife.
"No misunderstandings. It's his fault. She's the one. She will bring us together. I shall keep my promise,"and with that, the flames consumed him completely. I flinched, turning around, only to hit my face against a chest.
"Well, that is very interesting. So, it looks like Ayame is right. Nothing on this island is what it looks like. We need to find the real truth behind all this." I heard Naru, as I glance up with tears now spilling down my eyes.
"N.. Naru, that was so sad." I cried out, wrapping my arms around him, burying my face on his chest. Naru just stiffens at my act, but then relaxes.
"Not every story has a happy ending. There's no such thing." he whispers. I shook my head.
"No, that's not true. Happy endings are only in stories, true love is never stable, no matter what, but still has each other. I feel so bad for them. They seem to love each other so much."
Naru sigh shaking his head.
"Look what Isac left behind, or his orb thing." he grabs my shoulders and turns me around. When I do, the flower field is no longer, but replace by dead plants slouching down and dried up. Where we stood, the corpse is no longer, but something else. An old piece of yellow paper lying flatly on the ground.
Wiping my tears away, I hunch over to grab the paper and straighten up while I look at it.
I turned to face Naru.
"Can you make sense out of this?" Naru takes a hold of the piece of paper, squinting his eyes. I came next to him and dusted the dirt away.
Two words are written on the paper.
"I Do," two simple words. Naru and I read them at the same time. Confuse by its words.
"I do? What does that mean? Who wrote this? It looks so old." I gasped out not understanding it. Naru shrugs, but then something seems wrong.
A tingly sensation passes through me. Making the ring twirl on my finger. I glance down, as my eyes widen.
"Ne, Naru, look at this." I lift my arm to show him my ring. It kept swirling around, a mile per second. Naru takes a hold of my hand, watching closely.
"By the power of God.."I heard behind me. Naru lifts his gaze, to see his eyes narrow. I follow his gaze, and my eyes widen to see the other wedding ring out of the bag and floating in midair, twirling around a mile per second.
The voice didn't sound like Ayame, but a male's voice.
"By the power of God. In the power invested in me, I pronounce you two Husband and Wife." the voice echoed again, as the ring flew right in front of me and flew right into Naru ring fingers.
"Now, you two are bonded forever, legally married in every way. Be strong and overcome this. Together you two are stronger. You can overcome this island. Remember, nothing on this island is what it seems." then it went silent.
Okay, so you know, that awkward silence we had two nights ago on the cave after I repeated Cute? Well. Just multiply it by the double. No words are uttered we don't even see each other. For the next five minutes. We just stare at the rings, and not at each other. The wise words echo in our heads. As it slowly progresses.
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"Ha, ha, ha," a low-cut nervous laugh escapes me breaking our silence. Naru arched a brow, looking now at me.
"I think I heard wrong. Very wrong. Or I'm still in a dream." I whispered so low, shaking my head.
"No, I'm dreaming. This is all a bad dream." I concluded, moving away from Naru. I was in denial.
"I don't think this is a dream." Naru finally spoke. I slowly lifted my gaze, my cheeks turning redder and redder. Something in me filling my heart.
"No, not a dream." My voice turns dryer by the second.
"Nope, not a dream." I took notice Naru's voice is thick as well as he said that. He knitted his brows together, as I fisted my hands.
"Not a dream," I repeated. Then we stare at each other, and finally, we let go, since there was no other way to comprehend what just happened?
"HOW THE HELL ARE WE MARRIED?"