Antara Darah dan Hati: Dream Reality English Translation

Chapter 15 Part 5 "In ruil voor je vriendelijkheid en goede daden"

POV Lodewijk

All my senses are dead except for hearing. I don't know if I am sleeping or awake, there are times when I feel worried about what is going on around me because I don't know what danger lies ahead. However, at some point in several times I always heard a girl's voice whispering in my ear, her voice not cynical, threatening or seductive but soft filled with compassion. I feel like I've heard this girl's voice but where did I hear it?

I've always looked forward to that girl's visit, hearing her soft voice made me feel safe. I wonder what her face looks like, if only I could open my eyes, maybe one day.

I heard the sound of my bedroom door opening and closing and the sound of the wheels rolling on the floor, then the girl's voice can be heard in my ears.

"Lodewijk, it's me, Riri, if you like me coming here, please give me a sign by increasing your heart rate."

I heard the LCD monitor's heart rate indicator's beeping sound faster than before then she said.

"I don't know when you will wake up, or if you will remember me or not but this is all I can do for now." she said to me then she continued her words.

"Until you can get out of here, I will continue to take care of you, sorry if it is not enough, but I hope that what I do is enough to pay for your kindness, who defended me and my father when we're almost evicted from our house and our land, thank you very much Lodewijk for your kindness. "

I don't remember which case she meant, maybe because there are many cases I have handled so I can't remember it or maybe because my brain is playing a memory, ah I don't know myself whether what I heard was coming from a dream or real but if it was real, I hope I could immediately know who this person named Riri was.

"I have to go now but, tomorrow we will meet again. As long as I am not there, I have one request to you, please hold on and be patient, I will also pray every day so that your suffering will end soon and turned into happiness." she said then I heard the sound of footsteps and the sound of rolling wheels then the sound of the door opening and closing and then, silence. There was no sound other than the sound of the heartbeat indicator from the LCD monitor filling the silence around me.

Alone again, I just realized something, many people come and go from my life. Both my parents are gone, some of my friends left me first and are already in another world and my brother has caught up with them.

Ah, life is strange, some people are meant to stop by for a while in our lives, some are destined to accompany us until the time comes for us to be called and leave them first.

There are many people who want to live long and get called later but for me, whether I called first or later, both are equally good. If I get called first, at least I can meet my two friends and my brother and if I get called later, at least I can still do the things I want to do.

Finding someone to love, get married, have children, ah it seems like a long time before that can happen. Well, of course hardship and sadness will still occur but, there is always a way out even if you have to go through pain first and wait just like the end of my relationship with you Ludwig, right, broeder?

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Dutch Dictionary

In ruil voor je vriendelijkheid en goede daden = reward for your kindness and good deeds

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