Euforia

12. Dreams

"How did you know all that?" I asked in a trembling voice. Who was this girl to know the outline of what was going on in my life.

Nakamori laughed mockingly. "Didn't I tell you clearly before. All that I know is through dreams." He emphasized his last sentence.

"Wow... are you a psychic?" I tried to change the subject. To be honest, my heart started to feel bad when this person tried to talk about something I didn't like.

"You're trying to avoid me." Nakamori looked at me intently.

"Let's end it here," I broke off unilaterally. I didn't want to get involved any further. "Bye," I said before leaving her.

"I apologize for making you feel uncomfortable. But you can't run away from your problems. If you're willing to accept it, you'll find something you'll never expect," the girl said.

"Huh?" I really didn't understand what she meant by that.

***

Fallen poured Club-Mate into Regen's glass. After pouring into Regen's glass, she then poured into her own glass.

Regen watched the drink for a moment, before he finally drank it quickly and without a trace. The man took a quick glance at the Club-Mate on which the words "man gewöhnt sich daran" were written.

"How did you find out that I like Club-Mate? Don't misunderstand my words, I'm just asking because I feel like you're a stalker. I don't think I've ever talked to you about my fondness nor are we close." Regen gave Fallen a sharp look.

Fallen smiled faintly. She did not answer and looked like she was indifferent.

"I knew it, it's useless talking to someone like you," Regen complained. "Tell me what you came to see me for?"

"Take a look at this." Fallen showed him a photo showing a couple embracing each other.

"They look good together," Regen commented. "I honestly kind of envy how people like them can have a partner."

"I almost laughed hearing you talk like that. Apparently you and "he" share similar thoughts. But you seem to be more normal than that freak," Fallen said.

"What is your wish?" Regen looked at Fallen suspiciously.

"I just want to see how a pair of birds in love live forever in a safe cage," Fallen replied.

Regen's eyebrows shot up one side. When Fallen answered like that, suddenly her brain seemed to send out a distress signal. "How could you have such an obsession? Don't you ever think for once, to stop doing evil deeds?" Regen was really desperate to deal with someone like Fallen.

"Evil is subjective. It looks evil from your point of view but it looks beneficial in the eyes of others. I just think that if I let something profitable slip away, then it would be a pity. I can't let the cry for money go unheeded," Fallen said in a calm voice.

"All you think about is material gain. Knowing how wicked your behavior is, I should not be surprised if a monster of greed lives in your heart. You remind me of someone who hung himself on a tree." Regen glanced at Fallen sarcastically. "If you were not blinded by treasure... you should be able to see the greater benefits you could gain. That advantage is not the treasures of the world but your own salvation."

Hearing Regen's words, Fallen only responded with a smile.

Finding Fallen's reaction like that made Regen sigh heavily. "I knew this kind of talk would always end in futility. It's foolish of me to deal with a demon like you. I'd rather go to church than add to my sins," he quipped disgustedly.

"Hahaha... that quip of yours always sounds like the worst joke I could ever hear." Instead of feeling insinuated, Fallen seemed to enjoy hearing Regen's sarcasm.

Regen just chuckled in annoyance and turned his face away from Fallen. To be honest, he was really sick of being associated with that fake figure. But he could not just let go, Fallen was an important key for him to solve all these problems. Although Regen himself doubted that he could do it.

***

Life in this world is really very strange. There are many things that are sometimes very difficult to solve with common sense. And obviously it would definitely cause a bad feeling.

"I'm sure you must have met that girl. Isn't that right Saeran?" the stranger asked me. The man who gave me that strange job finally reappeared. He was really mysterious and very strange.

"Where have you been. Disappearing and appearing suddenly like this makes me feel horrible about you." I gave the stranger a sharp look.

"I'm sorry. But right now I can't give you a proper answer. Saeran... now let's take a look at this daytime sweet dream," he said.

"What do you mean?" My body instantly moved to try and get away from this strange man. "Stop!" I warned him.

The man approached me calmly and then closed my eyes with his hand, after which I saw nothing. Everything was dark and I couldn't feel anything anymore.

***

I could see a woman with a beautiful face, looking at me gently. She walked over to me and handed me some papers. Not long after that everything changed quickly, I was now in a room filled with flames. Then everything changed again, now I saw a man wearing glasses sitting facing me with a haggard look on his face. I couldn't really see his face clearly, he had his head too far down and it was hard to recognize his face.

"What's your name?" the man asked me.

I wasn't sure how to answer but my mouth moved on its own to answer.

"Choi Saeran."

"Where are your parents?" he asked again.

That question was too weird to ask. I really didn't want to answer it. This person was so horrible.

"Your mother killed your father and you were sent to an orphanage and lived there until you were 12 years old." The man answered his own question.

"Who are you? How did you know all that?" I asked hesitantly. Cold sweat soaked my body. I was really scared now.

The man smiled faintly and that smile looked terrible in my eyes. "You tried to forget everything that happened in your life because you were scared. You think that if you forget everything, you'll get rid of the fear. In fact, the more you avoid it, the more it comes up and fills you up," she said in a calm voice.

"Stop this nonsense!" I exclaimed. I was sick of why everything lately seemed to be trying to pry into my past.

"Because you hated your past so much, you tried to forget it. You even changed your hair color to red because you hated that it looked like your father. You actually hate the thought of your father having an affair and making your mother suffer." The man slowly raised his head until finally his face was clearly visible.

"You?" My eyeballs fluttered when I saw the man's face.

He took off his glasses and flashed his signature smile. "Can you recognize me now?"

My whole body trembled, I was filled with so much fear. My breathing felt so heavy, my heartbeat was getting out of control. Slowly my vision began to blur until finally everything went dark.