Dream Love : Dream Land - Chapter 128

The night after Mia was buried was the worst night spent by everyone in the palace, especially for those close to her. And Jieun is no exception to experiencing it.

She is crying every single day during the funeral and finds it hard to believe the loss. Eun-Woo is also having a very hard time calming herself down. But he tries his best and not complaining at all.

But, after managing to close her eyes just for an hour, sleeping in his arms, Jieun awake after having a nightmare. Luckily it didn’t bother Eun-Woo there. He stays asleep even though Jieun gasp a bit loud just now because of the dream.  Slowly she got out of bed because she knew that she would never be able to sleep again even if she tried hard.

Jieun make a slow exit from her bedroom and head to another empty room. At the same time, her eyes managed to look towards Ayana’s room that seems dark now. The girl also finds it hard to accept what happens to Mia because the two of them have just become close this past few months. Jieun can only hope that she is in a better state than her.

Arriving there, Jieun kept opening the light and closing the door slowly didnt want to disturb anyone. She actually asks Eun-Woo for that special room for her research purposes after they get married, but she still hasn’t really used it. All of her mother’s medical and research items are also brought there now and only a few remain in Hilleo Village.

On a shelf there, she took a picture that Granny Susan had kept all this time. That is a picture of her and her mother, Aere that being captured in this world. She is smiling to that memory that she never remembers.  But both of them seems so happy at the time.

“I wish I remember all the time I spend with you.” She murmurs to herself now.

“Mom… How do you cope with the loss? You must have faced it before, right? Losing patients one by one. This is the second time I lose someone that I can’t help. Even with this power.”  Jieun looked at both of her hands then.

Her eyes began to blur with tears. She felt very helpless at the time. What is the use of having that power when she can’t save someone? What if something happens to Eun-Woo and she can’t do anything like what’s happening now? She didn’t know if she would be able to handle it if something like that happened.

With a heavy sigh, she went to a closed cupboard that placed the items for  her research. And the pouch that contains Mia’s specimen also in there. A very valuable thing that she need to guard now.

Jieun started to wear a medical gloves there and start opening the pouch to arrange all the specimens in the proper place. As she is in a rush when Mia asks her to collect all of that, she just uses a clean plastic bag and bottle to save all of those things, but now she wanted to puts it inside the proper container. To make it easier for her also to start researching about the mysterious disease later.

The specimen is contained, Mia’s hair, nail, saliva, urine, tears, and also blood. After putting it in the suitable container, Jieun labeling it and rearrange it all into the cupboard carefully. She did save some inside the pouch, in case something happen. She knows that much after being in this world. The backup plan is a must.

Once ready, she opens her used medical gloves and disposes it in the trash can and steps back to see all of her work just now. Little tears came down on her face there when reminded of the day when Mia forced her to take it all. But today, she is feeling thankful because she gave her this. She can’t wait to start searching for this matter, but of course, not today. She is mentally and physically drained right now to even think straight.

“What are you doing?” Eun-Woo hugged her from behind at that moment.

“You’re up.” Jieun say there.  She doesn’t even realize when Eun-Woo enters the room. Looks like she is too occupied with whatever that she is thinking makes her unaware.

“I didn’t see you next to me so I get up to search for you.” Eun-woo is actually worried if Jieun is crying hard somewhere without him knowing. But thankfully that is not the case. She is in tears, but not as bad as before.

Jieun tilt her head slightly in the man’s arms. She didn’t know why, but she is feeling safe while being in his arms. His warm body really calms her feeling and mind and she know he know about that already.

“I’m sorry. I can’t seem to sleep.” Jieun said that.  But didnt tell him about the nightmare that she got.  Didnt want him to worried much about her.

“Is that?” Eun-Woo just realized something when looking at the label that Jieun wrote on the container in front of them at that time. He voice sound a bit  shocked.

Jieun nodded as she broke free from the man’s embrace. She closes the closet and locks it there. Then she returned face to face with the man again.

“Mia force me to take this from her before she died. She said, if something like this occur again, that time I might found the cure and be able to save everyone.” Jieun voice crack in there. She is trying hard not to cry again.

“Sorry, you must be uncomfortable to see me just crying here.”

Eun-Woo come forward and hug her again.

“Just cry if you wanted. I will always be here for you and wont say anything about that.” Eun-Woo clarifies. He actually didnt care. As long as he can be there for her, then its all okay.

“Do you think I can do that? I feel weak for not being able to help Mia, but she still has faith in me about this. I feel like I wronged her somehow.” She finally tells Eun-Woo what was implicit in her heart at that time. She have doubt in herself.

“I don’t know what words are capable of being said to you but I know that you can do it. But if you cant, no one will blame you.” Eun-Woo is now looking into her eyes while cupped her cheeks.

“As I said to you before, in the Summer Region. Youre not a God. Youre an ordinary human being. Its true you have some power and knowledge but its didnt mean that you need to be perfect in all that you need to do. No one will blame you. And if theres someone blaming you, then, that person need to go through me first. I will make them understand that. So dont, burden yourself with this mindless thinking. Its not worth your time and I’m afraid it this will take a toll on your health. Okay? ”

Jieun start to feel overwhelmed now. This man, always know what to said to her. She nodded there understand what he just said.

“After all, Queen Anna told me that, Adele, from the Elysium Land will take you as her student while she is here. People from Elysium Land are good at healing so she probably knows one or two things to teach you even if their techniques is different. I think this is a good opportunity for you too as you only learn by yourself how to use your power before this. ”

Jieun faces lit up a little bit there hearing that.

“Is that true? She is willing to teach me?”

Eun-Woo nodded confirming.

“So don’t think too much and take care of your body and feeling in a good way so that you can train with her well later. Its not wrong to be sad. All of us are sad with this loss. But, don’t overdo it or it will hurt you deeper. I don’t want anything to happen to you. Do you understand? ”

Jieun nodded again.

“Good.” Eun-Woo is finally satisfied there and let go of her now.

Jieun suddenly remember something.

“Eun-Woo … About what happen before, about my transformation. What is that? Why I cant remember anything?”

Eun-woo was silent there. Looking back at the time wheres white light that surrounded his body and the girl as well as her hair and eyes kept changing color.

“I dont know. I never see something like that but its not happened because of the power stone or twin stone. I dont have any explaination to it.”

“Do you think I can trust Adele with it? To ask her if she knows something? As people in Elysium Land is quite special right?”

Eun-Woo thinks deep in there.

“You can do it. But ask her carefully. I don’t want too many people to know about this. Especially Freya or King Liam. I don’t want you to fall in danger.”

“I’ll be careful.” Jieun said. She is now increasingly curious about that power. The power that manages to break the group’s attack.. Maybe there’s a secret behind it that she needs to unravel.