On that day. when heavy rains flushed the city area and made him who was feeling stressed it was like meeting a runaway soul. Theresia was walking on the city sidewalk and suddenly saw the bridge on her footing. He saw the river from a height and made him feel a bond that made him want to jump there once in a while and remove all the anxiety that was in him. Not long after, he decided to go home and it turned out that someone was waiting for him at the door of his apartment. that person was none other than Michael. Theresia who was not in good condition then entered her house as soon as the person left her there. A few minutes later, he began to feel the sadness that had been suppressed by him because his family problems were quite complicated. Theresia initially didn't want to admit everything to herself regarding her family and even who she really was. Slowly these feelings continued to appear in him and often bothered him to the point of wanting to eliminate him because he felt it was only to the extent that he should not have been born into this world. Frustration experienced by him more and more made him feel almost crazy and often forgot everything that was in front of him just like that. Theresia who was depressed then she decided something that was considered very extreme and almost made her do it. He who began to lose his mind the next day he was about to commit suicide by taking as much medicine as possible. However, not long before the incident happened Michael came to his house and then unlocked the door because he had known it beforehand from Theresia. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Theresia who was not in good condition and at that moment she was immediately taken to the hospital. With a feeling of concern, Michael immediately rushed to take him as soon as the ambulance arrived in front of his apartment building.
Arriving at a hospital, they immediately took him to the emergency room and started treating him. A few hours later, the doctor informed him of his condition and found Theresa was still alive. Upon hearing the good news, Michael sighed and then chatted with the doctor about his condition. After two hours, Theresia regained consciousness and she woke up immediately knowing that she was now in the hospital and undergoing treatment. Previously he remembered what he did and it made him feel even more frustrated. He quickly then left after removing the infusion attached to him. Michael who was chatting with the doctor then he tried to go to the room where Theresia was being treated at that time and he immediately said goodbye to the doctor. Once inside his room, apparently Theresia was not there and immediately made her panic. Several medical teams were also looking for him but couldn't find him either. Finally, Michael called him and he didn't pick up. Indeed, he had previously left his cell phone at his house. Not long after he immediately left there and looked for the whereabouts of Theresia who had suddenly disappeared. This time in a different place, he was in a state where he couldn't take it anymore and not long after, someone came up to him who was standing on the sidewalk. That person was none other than one of his family secretaries.
"What are you doing here?" the person said to Theresia with a surprised look on her face.
"You don't need to know."
"Come in. I'll take you home."
"I don't want to go home. There's a place I want to go."
"Then I'll take you to where you're going."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. Besides, I have some things to tell you."
At that moment Theresia immediately got into the car and headed somewhere. Meanwhile, Michael who was frustrated looking for him everywhere couldn't find him and that made him give up and is now at the bar where he works. A bartender who also works there and one of his co-workers came up to him and asked what had happened to him that made him look so messed up. Michael who looked at him then took the alcohol and drank it right away. His co-worker was getting more and more curious and then he sat across from him and saw him drunk at noon. His head seemed to have started to spin and then his co-worker without further ado asked him.
"What happened?" ask his partner
"You don't need to know."
"Hey, who do you think I am? You've known me for a long time so what's the problem if I find out?”
"Oh, shit. I can be crazy."
"Is it because of that girl?"
"You, don't ask too many questions."
“Did he do something? Why did you come to be like this?”
"He disappeares. I've been looking for it."
"Disappear? What do you mean?"
"You won't understand."
“How am I going to understand since you don't explain it stupid,” said his partner in annoyance
"Looks like he's in trouble. And tried to end his life. I saw it myself and took him immediately to the hospital. However, as soon as the doctor treated him and took him to the ward, he went somewhere."
"What are you saying? Suicide? He tried to kill himself? But why?"
"I don't really know. That's why don't ask too many questions."
“Ah, this is troublesome.”
"Where else should I look for it?"
"Don't look for it, let it go."
"What are you saying?"
"Maybe he's with his family. oh yeah, do you know about his family?”
"Not. He never said it. And again I only knew him briefly."
“Then how did you get attracted to him if it was only that short?”
"I don't know, I don't understand either."
The conversation went on until Michael didn't realize he had finished a few bottles of alcohol in front of him. Currently, Theresia who was with her family secretary was heading to a place on the outskirts of the city. The place they were going was none other than a beach filled with rocks on the edge. They had arrived there and not long after immediately saw the scene there. Theresia was walking around the rocks and she saw something beautiful before her eyes. The waves made him feel relaxed for a while and the thought of ending his life was slowly fading away. His secretary just watched him from a distance and kept an eye on him. Theresia thought for a moment what if all of this would end. After she was satisfied with her day, Theresia then went home and at that moment she immediately changed her house password and now she was in solitude drinking a lot of beer. It didn't feel like it was getting late and he was getting sleepy. A few minutes later someone sent a text message and it turned out to be from Alice and she didn't reply for some reason that made her want to just enjoy some alone time for the day. Everything that happened to him seemed to just disappear after everything he went through started to come back and made him feel calm. The night filled with emptiness made him feel a calm that made him fall into a very deep dream.
The next day, he went to a place that was none other than a park and there was talking to Alice telling her everything that had happened to him and even his family. the past that previously made memories that shouldn't be remembered, instead he said all that to Alice. The reaction on Alice's face was completely different from what she had in mind and beforehand she had been prepared that she would lose one of her friends and it was all wrong. Alice actually saw him in a different light and that's why she trusted him so much and said that she was going out with someone. What he said was not bullshit and it turned out that the two of them were indeed dating. After the day was over, Michael came to see her and told Theresia everything until they finally started dating. Theresia, who felt the joy of being with her, made her forget the troubles that haunted her for a moment and enjoy time with her. The two of them looked happy and it made several people who were in the same place as them, immediately glanced at them. Theresia had now arrived at her house and she decided to rest after the day of her first date was over.
"You're asleep," Michael said over the phone
"I was just about to sleep."
"Then go to sleep."
"Yes. By the way what are you doing now?”
"I will go to sleep."
"You sleep there too."
"Yes. Until tomorrow."
Not long after he called Theresia, he then called Jay and it turns out he immediately picked up as soon as the number was dialed.
"Hello, what's up Michael?" ask jay
“Wow, this is really interesting. Do you want to know?”
"What are you talking about?"
“Recently I met someone and he was pretty easy to beat. You want to know what happened next?”
"Are you playing it on purpose?"
"Not. You are wrong."
"So what? did you hurt him?”
"Not really."
"Tell me what you're doing damn."
"Don't scream in my ear. I think this time will be a little different. And again I noticed something strange with that woman."
"What is it this time?"
"Looks like he's not a random person."
"Is she the daughter of a conglomerate?"
"Not really. Ah, maybe it's just me or what?"
"Now I understand. You're just going to use it right? Let me guess, what if he was the son of a criminal? Like in an action movie. What would you do?"
"Your talk is all over the place. Don't talk nonsense. I mean it looks like he's depressed."
"What?"
"I saw a terrible thing happen and immediately took him to the doctor but he disappeared at that time and stressed me out."
"Wow, I didn't think you would care about her so much."
"Of course I care. Are you a human without empathy?”
"Don't make fun of me. So you're going on a date with him?"
"I also just dated him before."
"And you didn't know he was depressed? Wow you are a useless boyfriend.”
"That's not what I meant," said Michael irritably
“Your story is not complicated at all. Don't tell me you're going to ask what I should do?”
"You guessed it."
"That's easy. Everyone who is already at a dead end is like that.”
"Hah? So you mean I'm at a dead end now? Seriously."
"How long are you going to play around like that Michael?"
"I am not sure. This looks fun.”
"You are crazy."
"Oh yeah, how about you? Are you doing something?”
"What are you talking about? I didn't do anything at all."
"Not like usual."
“I have no interest in such things. I don't think it's challenging at all.”
"You really never change."
"Oh, I see. Too bad. even though I have returned to this annoying city.”
"What? are you really back? Have you gone mad?”
"Of course I'm perfectly sane. It's just that I have some business to attend to."
"This time, what are you going to do?"
"Who knows. I do not know yet."
After Michael chatted with Jay on the phone, it wasn't long before he immediately looked at some of the websites where the kid was having fun. Everything listed on their website is nothing but the sale and purchase of drugs that they do. Michael who saw it was not at all surprised because the boy was indeed one of the brokers of the dark world using a pseudonym. Time goes so fast. it's morning now. Michael then wakes up and he is getting ready to go to college. a few hours ago, at Theresia's residence. Today he decided not to go to class just yet because he had some things to finish. Because of that he decided to entrust his absence to his friend. Theresia was currently approaching someone who was none other than her acquaintance who lived in the suburban harbor area. There he had arrived and was walking towards his residence. when he arrived at a house on the beach, he saw someone walking into a shop. Apparently the shop was attached to the house he was going to visit and he slowly entered the shop then looked around and it turned out that he finally met that person. They then greeted each other politely.
"Oh, Theresa. You've come. how are you?" said a woman who was the shopkeeper named Ruka.
"I'm fine. How about you?"
"I am okay, too. Been a long time. Please come in."
"Yes."
Theresia then entered her house and now the two of them were chatting in the living room on the second floor of the building. Some time ago, he contacted her and was eager to meet her because there were some things she wanted to ask him in person. So far, Theresia knows Ruka as a friend on social media who previously both liked their idol. In addition, it turns out that they became close and several times were seen to be friends with Michael. From there, Theresia and Michael started getting to know each other until one of them started telling her feelings for Theresia. Ruka who is none other than Michael's relatives, but they are quite far away. Right now, Theresia was ready with what she wanted to ask Ruka. Right now, Ruka had been managing her shop since she graduated high school and was so busy that she didn't have time to go downtown and even just for fun she didn't have time for that. Therefore, It was Theresia who came to visit him.
“You said you wanted to say something. What is it?" asked Ruka with a sweet smile on her face.
"Question. That… is it okay if I say it now?”
“If you are sure of that, then just say it.”
"Actually Michael and I have been dating recently. However, there are a few things I would like to know. That's why I came here only to hear it directly from you who is none other than his own relative."
"Ah, that's how it is. By the way, why don't you just ask him?"
"I've tried it. But he always changes the subject. That's why I want to hear everything from you."
"As expected he wouldn't be that easy to tell others."
"What do you mean?"
“Michael does have a lot of secrets in his life. Plus, the kid wasn't the type to hang out with other people and tell him everything including his own girlfriend. Oh yeah, really why are you so curious about that?”
"I just want to get to know him more."
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Okay then I'll tell you everything."
"Yes."
Ruka then told him everything about that person and all the stories he told were all made up lies. A few days ago, before he realized anything about that person. Theresia was suspicious of his attitude that did seem to care for him and liked him had ulterior motives. His hunch always said so and even his secretary warned him the same thing even though he had only seen him once and that too from inside the car. Theresia tried to find information about herself by asking the person directly and it turned out that everything she said was just nonsense. Because of that, he tried to find out from a different angle and that person was none other than Ruka who was indeed a relative and must know something about him even if only a little.
"Why did you come to Ruka?" asked Grace, who met Theresia and told her when she was at work and was taking a break.
"There's a lot I want to ask you."
“Wait a minute, are you really dating that person? did Alice know?”
"Not. I didn't have time to tell him because at that time I just said I was going on a date without saying who."
"You are. It's good at least you told him that way he won't worry about you."
"Oh yes, Grace. Do you think there is anything strange?”
"What?"
"That person."
"I do not know. Because I haven't met her yet and again she's your boyfriend. You should be the one who knows better."
"What should I do?"
"What are you looking for? did he really use you? That's outrageous."
"Not. Not that."
"So what?"
“I felt something bad. lately, he's not as usual and only cares about himself and his friends besides, I heard some strange things about him though I don't believe it. But, it feels reassuring.”
"Good grief. I don't understand what you're talking about."
"That's enough. I will do what I think is right.”
"Good. Just do it I support you."
After he talked to Grace not long after when Theresia was about to meet him, apparently his cell phone was off and that actually made him very annoyed at once and kept calling him. When he was starting to get frustrated he made her that earlier he said he would meet her at the cafe and in fact he did not come for hours. besides, the next day he said he'd meet him somewhere again and it was all bullshit. Not just once or twice like that and it turns out that for the next few days it will still be the same. Teresa, who was annoyed, then came to her apartment where it turned out that she was not there. His cell phone continues to be unreachable. And finally he came back to his house and saw Theresia who was squatting in front of her apartment waiting for her there. Seeing that made him feel irritated and then slapped him hard. Theresia, who was filled with anger, kept hitting him and saying a lot of words to him. Michael who was surprised then he just kept silent and immediately said something to him with a face that looked convincing.
“The reason why I didn't contact you was because. First I'm busy working and the second I have a lot of work to do with my friends. That's why I couldn't contact you," Michael said with a battered face.
"Liar."
"What?"
"The second reason. Is that a lie? Your friends are not with you at all. What are you doing? Why did you just disappear without telling me when I already helped you.”
"What are you talking about? help me? Not. You're just blocking me."
"Are you crazy?"
"That's enough."
Michael then entered his house and left Theresia who was at the door of his apartment alone. Since then he has decided to seek information about his mysterious self from Ruka and now they are talking about it. Everything Ruka said was only good things and that of course he had heard from the person concerned. Not long after, Theresia then decided to return to the city center and no longer wanted to linger there. Hearing this made Ruka feel surprised and told him to stay there for a while because it was getting dark. Theresia who refused to leave immediately went and then she walked around where Ruka lived and was about to go to the bus stop and it turned out that as soon as she was about to leave, Ruka then chased her and forced her to stay overnight because she was worried. Once again Theresia refused and then she left Ruka who was on the road. Night came. Theresia came home on the bus and she was now on the bus. His look that looked disappointed with all of this made him feel annoyed that he wanted to kill that person. Theresia secretly sent Grace a text message.