Chapter 292 - You were a dream. (1/2)
=== Present ===
Lena was hugging Kris very tight as if she was not going to let anything separate them. At that moment, she doesn't know anything anymore. She did not care if this was a dream or reality, if she was dead or not, or if she was crazy and making a mess on Kris.
The only thing that mattered right now... was the presence of this man in front of her.
”Are you real...?” Lena cried.
”Yes... I am very-- AH!” Kris flinched from the unexpected bite.
After that, Lena did a weird laugh while crying. ”You're real... ahahaha.”
”....” Kris was very worried... What did Lena dream about? ”Do you want to bite again? Or slap?”
”No....” Lena sniffed, trying to stop crying now. ”Just... stay.”
”Okay.” Kris caressed her head and kissed the top of it. ”I'll stay here as long as you want.”
As he was still holding Lena tightly in his arms, he saw that K12 slightly opened the door and mouthed, ”Doctor.”
Kris nodded in affirmation but waved his hand slightly to signal him that the doctor can wait.
”Are you still crying..?” Kris asked after a long time.
Lena shook her head, still cuddled in his arms.
”You really gave me a fright...” Kris explained.
”Why? What happened?” Lena pulled her head away from his chest and looked at him. He was slightly pale...
Kris put his hands on her cheeks and wiped the tears from her face. He held her chin with one hand and planted a soft kiss on her lips.
”I tried waking you up... but you wouldn't wake up.” Kris said. ”What did you dream about?”
”Home.” Lena clasped her head on his chest again and closed her eyes. ”Home sweet home that turned into a nightmare when there was no you. I never knew the world looked so... black and white without you. No one I knew here... existed.
People said you were a dream, a figment of my imagination. Weeks went by, months... I was starting to think that... maybe you were really a dream. But something deep inside me kept telling me that.. you were real.”
Kris kissed the top of her head again and tightly squeezed her in his arms. ”I am real. We are real. I won't leave you.”
”Kris...”
”Hmmm?”
”You promised me before that you would find me wherever I am... So if someday, I am gone, don't stop looking for me.”
”I promise. I won't stop looking for you, ever.... And you can't stop remembering me.”
”Mhm...”
”Okay.” Kris smiled. ”Why don't we get your face cleaned up and have the doctor come check you out.”
”Why?”
”Sweetie... I would shot you with a gun and you would still be asleep.”
”Ehehehe...” Lena laughed, but she understood how serious it was.