Star And Mr. Moon - [When Silence Speaks Louder]

CHAPTER 30 - The Lake

"Haah...Haaah... "

'I shouldn't be here... I-I could lose my soul, I must get out of here!!!'

Chawarin started to tremble hard as the boat was also shaking along with him. Chawarin just looked here and there, trying to find a way out from there.

He was thinking of getting out from being surrounded by water and going to the closest land as soon as possible, away from the water.

Actually Chawarin was having a panic attack right now. All of the things that he does now was an impulsive action. He was just that scared remembering that one of the rules for him to stay on earth is to stay away from the sea.

But as the lakes are also something that involves water, Chawarin just got triggered by it. As he was uncontrollably panicking at the time, he accidentally let go of the rower and it fell into the water.

Now that the rower fell into the water, there's no way he could move the boat. Except, if he reaches his hand out to take the boat rower again or he could just jump into the water and swim to the closest land. But as 'if' Chawarin could ever do that in this state.

As his hand trembled harder, Chawarin just decided to lay his back down on the boat, palm on the chest, clenched his own clothes as he gasped hard for air. He just stares up at the blue sky, trying to distract himself, trying to calm himself down.

'Chawarin, pull yourself together...calm down...I need to calm down...'

His heart was beating out of his chest, as his ears started to ring. But as time passes, he finally stabilises his heart beats and the way he breathes. Chawarin just stared at the blue sky...he just looked up there as the white cloud slowly drifted along.

And that somehow made him a bit sleepy. You should know it will be so tiring after an adrenaline rush. That's just consuming a lot of energy for some reason.

'This is so tiring...why am I so sleepy?...but I need to get those lotus seeds for Zee...'

Chawarin thought again inside his head. But as he tried to move his body, it just felt so heavy. He felt like sleeping.

'....so that Zee would forgive me...'

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"Aoww Zee? What took you so long? Did you get lost in the village?"

Zee just arrived at his grandma's house and that is Jade that spoke to Zee just now. Jade was sweeping the dry leaves in front of the house while Zee, he just seems like he doesn't want to talk at the moment.

It was about 5.30 in the evening, and Zee didn't answer what Jade said to him earlier. He just walked past him and went inside the house.

'Is there something wrong happening to him?'

Jade slightly thought that inside his head, looking at how Zee walked inside the house before he continued sweeping the dry leaves on the ground.

As Zee step inside the house, he makes his way to the kitchen. And there he didn't see anyone but his grandmother that seems to be cooking dinner. But there's no sight of Chawarin there.

Usually Chawarin also will be there at this hour, helping Zee's grandma on whatever he could help but this time...he was not there.

'Will he be in the room right now?'

Zee thought that inside his head as he poured a glass of water for himself to drink.

'Hah.... should I be talking to Chawarin now? Just why the heck I'm suddenly avoiding him like this... isn't it so obvious that it seems like I'm being upset with him? Now, how should I explain to him that I didn't mean to be cold like this to him...'