23 Chapter 23: What is love?
Of course, Arthur knew nothing of his father's tears and that he was waking up from his beautiful dream.
It was raining and Arthur enjoyed the drops of water that fell on his body, after all, the rain was a great disguise to cover the tears from his eyes, all his questions have been answered and the doubts in his heart also disappeared, now all that's left is to end this charade and wake up.
(Tomorrow huh?)
"Hm?"
But as he walked slowly, he saw a familiar figure, sheltering from the rain in a corner of a building.
She was a woman with a somewhat neglected appearance, with large and round glasses, her braids in her black hair were wet, likewise, her face was normal, like a girl that could be found anywhere.
"Pamela?"
"Huh? Liam ?! What are you doing here?"
This woman was also one of his ex-girlfriends from his past, a girl whose headache was great.
Back in the past, Arthur met this girl on a blind date, he still remembers that it was Jenna herself who introduced her Pamela's mother was a good friend of Jenna, and from what I hear from Jenna, the mother of Pamela, she did not know how to handle her adult daughter, she did not want to work and spent all day in her room, finding a man was difficult for Pamela who stayed days, even weeks without going out, her unkempt appearance and dirty clothes, no it was fit for a lady.
Jenna took pity on the poor mother and decided that she would find a solution.
And the solution was Arthur.
They both thought that with a man in Pamela's life, she would change and be more feminine, likewise, at her initiative, this woman would leave Hikikomori's life.
What a terrible mistake, her experiment failed.
The beginning was easy, with them going out on dates once a week, however, Arthur noticed the vice that this woman had for anime, manga, it was excessive.
Arthur had no problem since he could still visit her and have a good time, everyone had a hobby and Arthur would not judge her.
The problem arose a month later, the vice that Pamela had for manga and games, got worse, with Arthur as a boyfriend, money was no longer a problem, causing this girl to buy like crazy, every game or light novel that came out. sale, causing this girl to forget about the outside world and lock herself in her room.
Her increasingly missing the occasional dates she had with Arthur.
To get her out of it was a challenge, Arthur spent several weeks, reading anime, manga, and light novels, as long as they had a common hobby and thus gradually reduce her defenses.
It worked at first, but Arthur had her job, so he could not accompany her all the time and the trust between them diminished little by little and when she took the money from him, Pamela threw tantrums, like a small child.
Sincerely Arthur tried, I spent sixth months trying to get this woman out, even Pamela's mother also helped, but Pamela didn't come out.
With a steady flow of money, she didn't care about the real world.
This caused Arthur's patience to run out and he ended up knowing Pamela's mother more than his girlfriend, but in the end, it all had to end and Arthur got away from that mother and daughter pair.
It was not worth being with a woman who prefers anime to her boyfriend.
After all...
What will happen if they have children? Is it possible that Pamela will be able to raise them?
Arthur didn't know it, but with how tough his childhood was, he wouldn't risk his future children living a motherless life, as he had.
"No, that should be my question"
Seeing this woman leave his room surprised him a lot, especially now that the weather is not good.
"Well ... You know ... I'm looking for a job ...."
Speaking almost in a whisper, Pamela lowered her head while her cheeks reddened, she also wondered if this meeting is a work of fate ...
"I understand..."
Suppressing, Arthur shook his head the day this girl had to face society had arrived.
Her mother had gotten tired of having a useless daughter, who had taken her out of her home, so with no other option, she had to find a job if she wanted to support herself financially, however, due to her inexperience, the interviews where she was rejected are several, giving a blow to his low self-esteem.
"This ... Liam ... You know ... Is there a ... Possibility ... That we ..."
"I will get married tomorrow"
Touching her fingers with shyness and embarrassment, Pamela looked with one eye at Arthur, hoping that maybe, what happened in the past, he could come back, so solve his problem, after all, when they had a relationship she was in paradise, she had it all, however, Arthur didn't let her finish speaking before mentioning their relationship.
"Eh? ... Is that so? ... Sorry ... Please ... Forget what I just said ...."
Feeling uncomfortable, because of how stupid she had been, Pamela ran off without caring about it rain, but before disappearing, she turned her head ...
"Congratulations, you are very happy"
"Thanks..."
She could be a Hikikomori, as well as a careless and tomboyish girl, however, she was not a whore.
Just a simple girl who couldn't face reality.
And now that she remembered, he had been Pamela's only boyfriend.
I guess she must have been locked up at home.
As for if Pamela was a virgin?
Honestly, Arthur did not know, after all, when they had sex, this girl no longer had her Hymen intact, but according to her mother, this girl was very perverted, that when she was in high school, she liked to masturbate with eroge games and one day After so much playing, her hymen broke.
But, this is something that Arthur didn't care about, everything was already in the past.
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"It's about time huh?"
The next morning, Arthur and Aina got up early, it is the day of the ceremony so from the beginning each one left to their due families.
Arthur at this moment was wearing his white ceremonial suit, while he looked at the image of her in the mirror.
He had to admit that he never thought of wearing a wedding outfit, especially with Aina.
However, he no longer had doubts, his smile was calm.
"Are you ready? The ceremony is about to begin"
"I am"
Assisting his father, Arthur let out a sigh as he walked towards his future.
The weather was nice and the guests had arrived, as well as Aina's parents and her family.
"Congratulations Liam, as work colleagues I sincerely hope that you are happy with the woman you have chosen, but as a woman, I will be delighted to wait for you at the end of the ceremony."
And just when she was about to start the ceremony, Jenna approached him with a smile, patted her on the shoulder, while she whispered these words to him lovingly.
"I understand..."
And of course, Arthur knew what he meant he was surprised by how well this woman could understand him.
Satisfied with her response, Jenna waited quietly outside the church, also looking at her watch, anticipating what was about to happen.
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"Girlfriend!"
"She's beautiful! She's like a supermodel!"
With her whispers and praise, Aina had arrived, elegantly wearing her pure white wedding dress, the beauty of her superior to her, shone even more with this dress.
And the words of envy and praise were heard, many men thought it was a loss, but after thinking about the man who would marry, they did not think too much, Arthur was a great man, after all, he deserves a woman of this caliber.
And of course, these words inflated Aina's ego and for a moment, her arrogance as her maiden came out.
Unfortunately, it did not last long, after all, in front of the church, she was her worst enemy.
"Miss Jenna ..."
* Clap, clap
"Congratulations Miss Aina, I hope her marriage will last and have a happy life"
Seeing the bride approaching her, Jenna was the first to congratulate her, she also smiled at her.
And seeing this, Aina did not know what to think, Jenna was her rival, as well as the woman she hates the most in the world, and knowing her, she knew that this woman was not here with good intentions, after all, when she went to visit her office. , this woman made it clear that she would not attend her wedding.
This made her happy, she had defeated her worst enemy.
But now, this woman is smiling, like a good friend.
"Miss Jenna, if she's here to cause trouble, I kindly ask you to leave."
"Rest assured that I will not cause problems, I will even refrain from entering, so I sincerely hope that you have a happy married life"
Still, without breaking her smile, Jenna handed her a small flower.
"I understand..."
Receiving the flower, Aina frowned, although she wanted to continue talking, the ceremony awaits, so she ignored her, stepping aside, like a winner would, while she spoke these words inside her.
(I win)
But it was the same with Jenna since she spoke the same words.
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"We are gathered today to unite this couple in sacred marriage"
Seeing the couple in front of him, the priest assisted with his head, it was a beautiful couple.
"You look good in that suit Dear ~"
"And you beautiful in that dress, today I have no doubts that you are the most beautiful of women"
"Dear ~"
Exchanging compliments they both held hands as they stared at each other.
"Aina Brown ... do you want to receive Liam Santiago as a husband and promise to be faithful to him?
in prosperity and adversity,
In health and disease,
and, thus, love and respect him
all the days of your life, until death do you part? "
"I agree!"
Without hesitation, Aina accepted, she was afraid that Jenna would interrupt the ceremony but with the character of that woman it is very unlikely that she would, besides that at this moment, both she and Arthur stared at each other, there was no doubt, that Arthur was waiting for this just like her.
"Liam Santiago ... do you want to receive
Aina Brown is a wife and you promise to be faithful to him
in prosperity and adversity,
In health and disease,
and, thus, love and respect him
all the days of your life, until death do you part? "
"Before answering, Aina I would like to ask you a question ... What is my favorite food?"
"Huh?"
Raising her eyebrows, Aina couldn't understand why Arthur was asking her a question right now, even the priest and the guests were confused, but Arthur didn't care and he kept staring at her waiting for her answer.
"Of course, it's the White Truffle! Come on dear, answer the priest!"
Feeling more and more anxious, Aina responded with the same words that Jenna had said to her that day.
However, this was a terrible mistake, as Arthur widened his smile.
"I refuse"
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What was Arthur's favorite food?
They were not fine and expensive dishes, he, like all humans, wished for the best delicacies that his family could make ...
And Arthur's favorite food was the pork skewers that his father cooked for him when he was a child.
Now that dish was so rare and at the same time so valuable since the most important person in his life prepared it.
And Jenna knew it, that Aina had blindly believed in her words, it was her mistake.
"LIAMMMMM! DON'T DARE DO THIS TO ME! I WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU IF YOU LEAVE ME! COME BACK! TELL YOU TO COME BACK, COWARD! COME BACK, BASTARD! ... SORRY! ... I LOVE YOU LIAM! .. . PLEASE COME BACK! ... I WILL DO ANYTHING ... PLEASE ... COME BACK "
With the screams and cries of a woman, the church turned into chaos.
The beautiful woman had been abandoned at the altar.
"I think Miss Aina is a bit angry, are you sure of your decision? Liam"
"I'm sure"
Outside the church, Arthur again faced her friend, who now carried a beautiful bouquet in her hands, at the same time a white veil covered her face.
Seeing this appearance, Arthur couldn't help but sigh, how far did Jenna predict this situation?
What a scary woman, but this is part of her charm.
"I see ... So Liam, I'll ask you the same old question, I hope this time your answer is to my liking ... What is love?"
Years ago when they met and when Arthur courted her into a relationship, Jenna asked him the same question and regardless of her answer, Jenna was never satisfied.
But she also knew that if her answer satisfied her, then Jenna was willing to be her life partner.
Unfortunately, Arthur never got the answer he wanted so badly.
But now, Arthur smiled and lifted the veil that covered Jenna's face.
There were no doubts and his gaze was firm, the same happened with Jenna, she stared at him and was anxious for her response.
"Love ... Love is Shit!"
"... !!"
Opening her eyes and smiling, Jenna threw her bouquet to the sky, she also hugged Arthur's neck and kissed him deeply.
"Correct!"
After all, love is the purest human feeling, but at the same time the most troublesome, and honestly, Jenna thought it sucks.
Love excites you ...
When the person you love the most disappoints you or when you expect a lot from someone.
So Jenna hated this feeling, she thought it was unnecessary for her life, something like love can go to shit.
"As promised, now I am yours, we will be together forever .... it's time to wake up my partner, Arthur Van Panthohime ~ ..."
* Creakkkkk ...
Likewise, the world came to an end and with it, it was time to return.
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Author's Note: Well with this we end the illusion, in future chapters I will explain what the trial consists of
