Dream Love : Dream Land - Chapter 125

They had been mourning for three days and Mia’s coffin had just been closed. It was time for them to bury the coffin in a special cemetery for the royal family.

Outside the palace there are still many people who come and go every day because they want to pay their last respects to the girl. Kings and dignitaries from various countries also came to Dream Land for that purpose.

While waiting for preparations to go to the complete cemetery, King Liam was seen entering his room and drinking there.

Queen Anna, who happened to be there for changing clothes saw her husband.

Liam, after Mia’s death, he didn’t react much but after hearing the letter that Mia said to King Angus, it seems that Liam was always pensive after that.

Anna knows well that he is not sad because of Mia, but there’s more to it. Which stabbed her heart when she saw the man like that. But still, she comes closer to him and asking is he is alright. That’s all she can do.

“Why are you drinking at this time? Don’t forget that we need to go later.” Gently Anna asked and remind him.

Liam looked at his glass that was still full there. This is not enough to get him drunk as he have a high tolerance of alcohol, and he knows, Anna just saying that as she wanted to make a conversation with him. She knows him better than himself anyway.

“It’s been years since the last time death occurred in this palace. It’s been years since the last time I saw a lot of people wearing a black clothes and holding the white flag.  Its making me feel weird.  Inside my heart.” Liam began to tell Anna what he feel there.

Anna knows he is not referring to his father’s death.  He never remember about it as he is the one that killed his own father.  He actually scans for his older memories. The moment when his first wife died. Which, he can never erase it in his mind. And also, it its the memories that if possible Anna would like to dispose of in her husband’s mind.

No matter how hard she tries to become a good wife to him, a good partner.  He still love that person so much and he always remind her each time that she is just her replacement. He will never love her, he will never recognize her as herself and Anna know it very well.

Before they got married, Liam already said to her that he will and can give all the things that she wanted except his heart. At the time Anna reminds herself and think that is enough for her to keep going as his queen.  As she got married actually to get revenge on him in the first place. Unexpectedly, she fell in love with him while not even her revenge come true yet.

“Lucia…”

Anna looked at the man. Her heart began to ache terribly. He finally said that person’s name in front of her without the slightest hesitation or guilt. He probably thought that she is okay with that as she always pretended that she is.

“Liam… can I ask you something?” Anna wanted to ask something that she’s been curious all of this time. She can’t find the answer even if she tries to find it herself. So she just decides to ask.  Probably this is a good time for that.

Liam looked at her. Allow her to speak in his silence stare.

“You said that after all of the stone being collected, you wanted to perform the final wish. But why? Why you wanted to revive your son? Why not your wife, Lucia?  That you loves the most.”  There a hint of pain in Anna voice when she mention the name.

Liam’s face was a little shocked then. He never thought Anna would ask him about that after all this years. She even ask straight to his face without hesitating.

Anna has actually been curious all this time now. As close to the secret room that houses the red power stone, there is another room that houses the bodies of Lucia and their son, Louis. He never buried them in the ground and the graves found in the cemetery are just fake to obscure the eyes of the people.

Liam used an ice technology with some magic to keep their bodies all this time in a glass coffin so that it remained like they never died and just slept there. He spends a lot of his time there, if he didn’t have anything to do.

“You ask me to perform the wish together. One for the purpose of reviving your son and the other one, I can wish anything for myself. So why don’t you force me to revive Lucia?” Anna asks him.

Liam looked right into Anna’s eyes at that moment.

“Lucia, never love me in the first place. She married me out of necessity. Being a wife under compulsion. But with the presence of Louis, she always smiles and looks so happy even though it’s the child of her forced life partnership with me. That is why, I wanted to revive Louis so that he can lead the Dream Land that I left for him. But, if I revive Lucia, I know she won’t be happy to see me again. Of course, I can force you to make that wish for me so that she can lead Dream Land together with Louis but the thought of the possibility that she might marry someone else when I’m gone it irritated me. So, let us just meet in the afterlife then. ”

Again, in the end its all about her. Anna lowered her face slightly there. She was about to left Liam alone now, but Liam pulled her hand so that she get closer to him again.

“But, if I really forced you. Will you do it for me? ” Liam suddenly asks.

Anna’s tongue went numb there. She can’t seem to have the answer.

“I can see in your eyes and face Anna, every time I spoke about her you are hurting inside, even though we have an agreement. I told you right from the beginning, from the very start. That I can give you everything except my heart.”

“So why are you still asking?” Anna asks him there.

Liam seems shocked by that question now.

“Why are you still asking me when you clearly know about that? Why do you talk like you care about my feeling when you supposed not to?”

Anna wait for his answer but it never come.  She is smiling now.

“Be careful Liam. Or I really will have a wrong idea one day.”

With that Anna let go of his hand that holding her loose and left him stood there alone.  She get out, prepared to leave for the cemetery.

The atmosphere at that time  in the cemetery was a bit gloomy, but it was not raining. The snow also did not fall at that time, but it still felt cold there. As if understanding their feelings.  Perfect for grieving.

After the coffin is lowered into the hole, all of the family members take turns to close the ground back.  Seeing little by little the coffin disappear from his view made Ethan’s heart ache.  But he know that he need to be strong.  He already promise her.

After that, the tombstone finally been placed over the grave. All that been there, lower their head and praying while crying for the dead.

One by one the people including King Angus and Queen Maya also King Liam and Queen Anna then gradually left, and in the end only Ethan and Ray remained standing in front of the grave. Together.

“She was wearing a white dress on the last day she was with me there. It looks similar like the wedding dress that she wore when we got married. She looks so pretty.” Ethan said there suddenly.  He know Ray is still here with him.

Ray smiles there as if remembering that day. The day he released Mia for Ethan.

“Did you just know that?” Ray said there. He always finds Mia to be pretty.

Ethan just smile. Painful smile.

“Sometimes I wonder if she would be happier if I let her marry you then.”

“She won’t be happy.” Ray said that fast. Not even took time to think. He knows that very well.

Ethan tears started to fall again.

“I feel sorry for not listening to your advice from the beginning. I’m too stupid.” Ethan gripped his hand tightly there. Feeling angry with himself.

Ray looked at him there.

“Did you listen well to her at her last day?”

Ethan looked at Ray there. With a face full of tears. He nodded.

“Did she smile at the end?” Ray asks again.

Once again, Ethan nodded.

“Then it’s fine. You already gave her the happiness that she wanted.”

Ray then looked back at the grave.. Say his forever goodbye in silence.