A room with soundproof carpet walls, complete with three beds and an office desk. The lights were dim, though the owls were calling for mates and food. The absence of the two rectangular windows made the room even darker, the feeling of fear of the dark would naturally increase.
Even so, three lanterns are ready to be installed. On two tables near three beds and an office table. Even though the lighting is minimal, the man whose face is occupied by a billion smiles in the world is still working it seems. In fact, could that smile give another light? Or a warmth.
A man with fast and disciplined fingers, at an office desk staring at a laptop. Then he stopped typing after the "enter" key. He sparked a story for his girlfriend.
"Ah! My dearest! Want to hear a story?” said the man who was wearing a full suit like an office sales employee. Even his hair was neatly combed and looked dapper.
Meanwhile….
“….” His interlocutor was silent.
The woman with her graceful and skilled fingers. Even with the minimal lighting, there was no sign of disturbance to her at all. Even her hands were still moving the two sticks with the blue thread dangling.
In contrast to the man earlier, on her face residing the cries of a billion people worldwide. Her face looked lethargic with pale skin wearing clothes resembling light green pajamas. In fact, her sad face can give empathy to others? Or feeling lonely.
“In a time of trouble, there lived a poor girl. Single… and her mother has gone ahead to meet God….” The man kept telling stories with enthusiasm, then sat near his girlfriend while lightly massaging her lover's shoulders. “Her father…, just a small office worker. Living for the two of them in even a small flat is very difficult. Because of that, the girl decided to work hard while continuing her education.”
The woman was still silent, as if the two sticks and thread were more important at this moment. Even so, he still enjoyed the massage on her shoulder.
The man still continues the little story he started.
“That girl continues to struggle. Working while studying, eh? I had no idea how hard that would be. Moreover... anyone who is poor, must experience oppression in any place, right? For example school. That poor girl… also has enemies she didn't create!”
The man embraced his lover for a moment, then continued his story.
“Bulled! bullied! Reviled! Mocked! Humiliated! All of them were snacks that the girl had brought, even though they didn't fill her up or even just made her taste buds delicious.
The girl is down! For six years! Middle and high school for her is hell!
At one time…
She became a woman. Step on the lecture bench!”
#Knock,Knock!
"Come in…."
The door opened.
A nurse brought a platter containing a syringe, pills, and a glass of mineral water.
The nurse with a tired face and pouted lips immediately headed towards the man's lover without a word. A nurse with a “very unfriendly” impression, the man thought. Automatically, that made the man get away from his lover and let the nurse work.
That nurse….
Took the woman's two sticks, then put them on the table. The nurse immediately grabbed the graceful woman's arm firmly. The woman just gave up and didn't fight, let alone his boyfriend who couldn't do anything.
#Jleb!
The syringe hole has now been inserted.
Then, the nurse opened a pack of pills. Again, without permission or words, that sullen, unpleasant, and tired look on her face made her understand right away.
#Gluck!
The long black haired woman had taken the pill. Now, she no longer moves her fingers on the two sticks. Instead, the blanket was pulled back and her head propped up on the pillow.
After the nurse's business was finished, without a word, straight out of the room.
#Blar!
The door closed quite hard. Even though the man with a billion smiling faces smiled, it was certain that he didn't appreciate the nurse's behavior at all.
"Tell me, darling, has working hard changed the life of the woman you spoke about earlier?" with a limp and soft voice, the woman's lips said slowly.
The man turned back to his lover. He sat back and leaned against her.
“Hmm? After many internal stabs and hard struggles… normally…..” the man said softly. He stroked his girlfriend's head to make her comfortable.
"Normally?"
“Well, the best news is… that woman made a best friend in college! Wow! Isn't that an interesting thing, my dearest?”
“Um… best friend…. I guess… it will go well?”
The woman immediately fell asleep. The man slowly moved away from his girlfriend's bed. He then returned to his swivel chair and office desk. His fingers started typing something.
#Hahh.. (Sighed)
"Well, that's normally the case. Since we live in an abnormality, I guess that woman needs to consider her best friend again?”
.
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The next day, the "very unfriendly" nurse was kicked out of her job.
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