Hello?

Part 5

Eunice's POV

*Beach*

"How... How did you find me..." He looks impressed.
"I know you well, this is the place you like. You have to trust me"
"I don't want to listen..." He turns around and stares at the sea again.
"Lay..." I sit down next to him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"What do you want to tell me? Tell me that I'm not a human? I'm going to vanish in a minute? Or you have never liked me?" He sheds my hand and avoids my eyes.
"You are wrong! All wrong! Why don't you just give me a chance to explain???" I can't control myself from yelling, I'm in a hurry. I have to try my best to make him stay.
"Tell me and then leave."
"Yes I got you from a shop, I didn't know the plant would turn into you. I've never thought you as a plant or thing that I can use. I treat you as a friend! If not, why would I let you live in my house and introduce everyone to you?"
"Then why don't you tell me about the truth?"
"You can see the result, you would probably just run away like this. I don't want to lose you so I lied. Is that reasonable now?"
"...I thought you don't like me..." He lowers his hand and uses his finger to poke the sand.
"Don't be silly. Now we have to find the seller and ask him how to make you stay." I pull him up from the sand.
"Can you say you like me? I want to hear that... So I can trust you..." He holds my hand and begs me
"I like you, Lay. I do like you. So don't let your imagination runs wild, okay?"
"Okay... I like you too..." He's still so shy.
We start heading to the shop, it's already 9pm...

*Shop*

Eunice's POV

Finally, we arrive. The shop still looks mysterious and dark.
"What brings you two here again?" The man asks without looking at us, he is reading a book.
"I have something to ask you, something really important to me, and Lay." I sit opposite to him.
"What so important? I guess he is leaving soon, isn't it?" He peeps at Lay.
"That's the problem. I don't want him to leave, do you have anything that can help?"
"There's only one way, only one. And you know it. You must confirm that he loves you." He continues to read the book.
"I mean, other methods apart from this one! Please!" I squeeze his hand.
"Ouch."
"I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry! You know he will disappear soon!" I look at Lay. Am I too tired? Why his hand looks a little bit transparent?...
"Of course you are in a hurry, he's disappearing already." He takes Lay's hand and observes it.
"Say something Lay! You don't want to leave, right??? If you don't promise, we aren't going to leave!!!"
"Yes, I don't want to. I want to be with Eunice Can you help me?" Lay asks him sincerely.
"You two... Take this." He gives me a little bottle.
"How do I use this? Drink? Or sprinkle on him?"
"Pour it into the mud that generates Lay. Be quick. You have to do it before 12, or else no one can help you."

Luckily I didn't throw the broken bottle and mud. I glued the broken glasses recently.

Lay's POV

"So I don't have to leave now???"
"Yes! We just have to go home now and pour this liquid into the mud! Then you can stay with us forever!!!" She holds my hand and we bow to the man.
"Thank you, sir!" We say it together.
"Go now, don't waste your time. Wish you all the best." He goes back to his seat and reads his book again.
"Come on Lay!" She runs first and I follow at her back.
"Wait for me, don't run so fast!!!" It's already 11:30pm when I look at my watch.
"Ahhhhhh!!! Noooooooo!!!" She falls on the floor because running too fast. And I can hear, the cracking sound of glass.
"Are you okay????" I check her legs immediately.
"The bottle..." The little bottle is broken... Liquid is all on the floor.
"Don't think about it... Maybe it's my fate... I'll get you home first." I piggyback her and walk back to home slowly.
She lies her head on my shoulder. My shoulder is wet after a while. I know she is crying...
"We still have a chance... Go home quickly!"

Eunice's POV

Lay puts me down on the sofa and sits in front of the piano.
"I want to play the piano before I leave..." He plays the song that he played before, he told me that it's call miracles in December.

"The small and weak person, because of your love
Just like this for everything (my whole existence)
I changed the whole world
The me who didn't know how to be thankful for love
The me who thought that the end was the end
To the image of you who wanted me to be, I fixed myself everyday
I think my love will continue on forever"

he uses all his strength to sing along. His whole body starts flickering...
"Lay... Don't leave me..." I sit next to him and hug him tightly.
"I only have a minute left... Tell me everything you want to tell me, I will remember it and brings them along with me..." He wipes my tears.
"No... We still have to try... Please don't give up...(sobs)"
He just shakes his head slightly and hugs me back.
"Lay, you love me right??? Please say you do! You can't leave me like this!" "I..." He looks into my eyes and wants to touch my face.
He disappears before his hand reaches face. He. Disappears. "Lay... Lay... Please tell me you're here... Lay!!!" The warmth between my arms vanishes also. I can't believe. He's gone.
I fall on the ground and cry so hardly. Even I beg, no one answers me. There's only me in this house.

TO BE CONTINUED

A/N: I'll be posting the last chapter. kekekeke. VOTE AND COMMENTS PLEASE :)