Chapter 8- Escaping reality

"Hello, everyone, Today I Kiro, a student of the third year from XX University will deliver my presentation concerning the summary of the book titled "The spirit of Aloha" By Aloha.

A formidable love between two people, belonging to two opposite worlds. The male protagonist sets out camping with a group of friends. He then unintentionally sets foot inside the restricted area of the forest and soon diverged from his track and falls into a pit landing in an unknown place. He tries calling the others for help but soon due to experiences nausea and ultimately dizziness. He then opens his eyes to a place that is similar to earth but much more advanced. Like the euphoric version of earth that we see on TV. He is bewildered at first but then all his confusion is eradicated when he sees more males around and a female sitting in the center ordering them to do different chores. Those of you who passed out earlier should get back to work soon. It was at that point that he realized he was bound to another male by a rope and they both had to perform the chores daily. He could only hear things and his voice subsided somehow but soon he became accustomed to his life and he and his male could not free themselves from the rope so he tried to befriend him and soon they were in love. They both realized that but no one dared to talk about their feelings. Since he thought that in his world it was taboo and the same applied here. But one day his partner made an unusual gesture and that made him realize that the feelings were mutual. As soon as he reciprocated the gesture their voices returned and the rope broke off. They both presented themselves in front of the lady queen and were granted permission to go back to their worlds together.

After 6 months he opened his eyes and realized that he was in a coma and thought everything was a dream but then he realized that the world has changed and new rules were made and hence everyone was treated equally without a caste barrier. he did not meet that person in this life but hoped that his memories for him were sufficient for now and he closed his eyes and said "Aloha."

Thank you."

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"Oh, I see you have presented Mr. Aloha's work at the university level too, the person who asked me this question was from another entertainment company. The call from earlier was from this person. I gave interviews for many companies before joining the present one. And as I thought nobody recognized me for my talent but it was mainly due to the policies. But since now the policy is well accepted by people, they want me to work for them and set an example for others. They contacted me since I was the first omega that they interviewed and also they actually liked my resume but were waiting for a month to pass. Now, if I remember correctly, I do recall that their text stated that they will contact me in the future if they found a suitable spot.

So, here I am, sitting in a pub near the apartment and thinking of accepting his offer.

15 minutes back,

I opened the door to my apartment and saw a person sleeping on the sofa.

"Oh! that startled me and yes, I don't live alone. So, today is the day of our meeting. I will just put a blanket on him since I don't want to wake him up."

I trodded towards my room without having a perfect glimpse of his face. And when I returned he was already sitting but his face was enveloped by his hand this time.

"Ah! So tired" the man who was my roommate sighed. But for me, it was something unacceptable. I really tried to live a quiet and peaceful life but why the voice of this human reminds me of someone whom I barely managed to forget.

My roommate raised his head and yes the person I adored the most once, My, Hyung, was staring right back at me.

"Hah! I can't believe this," he made another sigh and rubbed his eyes.

"Why am I imagining him right now," he talked to himself again. As I watched him with the blanket in my hand, my legs got weak as if I was re-enacting that previous time.

"Hey, hey," he ran towards me and held me by my shoulders, he then halted and looked me straight in the eyes. His shocked expression with his mouth still open in amazement made me realize that he was really there. He lifted his hand and caressed my cheek, he then pinched himself and yelled my name.

"Sarang! Sarang! Is that really you? Tell me I'm not dreaming?" He then slapped himself several times and stopped only when I held his hand.

I flinched by his sudden touch or maybe because I heard my true name after so long.

My head drooped while I started speaking, "So, it is you after all. Huh! Kiro Hyung," I released his hand but my head was still facing the ground.

"Sarang! listen to me. Let me see your face. I should have known when I saw your name on the documents but I was not absolutely sure. My dear, Sarang let me embrace you," his arms approached me and his embrace felt warm.

"I'm so glad you are doing fine, my little brother. Alright, let's sit on the sofa and talk, okay," he released me and as he raised my head, he saw me being a total mess. I was sobbing and he looked helpless once he saw me. I wonder this is how I looked from your perspective, Hyung, I thought to myself. I wonder if you had the same feeling when you left me alone in the park that night. I wonder when you were running away you had this expression on your face, I thought all these to myself.

"Yes, yes, Sarang I am the guilty one here. I am at fault, you please don't cry," I could see his body shivering but I was not quite sure if it was from fear or from the cold ground. I'm sure neither one of us anticipated this situation. So, why am I crying? I promised myself to forget everything then why are their tears in my eyes. Why do I feel a sudden urge to tell this person everything that happened to me all these years? What type of hardships I have been through, I want to tell him that I almost died because something terrible happened but all I could do at that moment was to keep quiet and let the emotion of sadness overpower me.

No! He is not my Hyung anymore. I pushed him and started yelling.

"Why? Why do I have to meet you now when everything was going fine. You...I...I don't consider you an important person anymore. Why is this happening to me?" I yelled without taking a pause. I could see that he was traumatized by my remarks.

No, this is not what I wanted to say, I knew it in my heart. But my mind made those sentences on its own.

"Hyung! You don't even know how hard it is to live as an omega and still, you left me. I'm doing fine now and I am trying my best to forget that past of mine. Things have been stable lately thanks to the XX entertainment company, I am earning my own bread. It will be best for us if we go our separate ways again. Let's forget today's encounter," I completed my sentences which my brain framed for me and headed towards the door.

"Sarang," he yelled my name and I knew what he was about to say as his unstable expression made things evident.

"Sarang, please don't hate me. I had my own reasons, I didn't want to leave you either, and trust me I tried my best to search for you. I didn't want to meet you directly but instead, I conveyed my message through my book."

What? A book! What is he even saying? I turned around in a haste and bumped with the bookshelf. My favorite book titled "The spirit of Aloha" fell down. He immediately picked it up and shoved it in front of my face.

"This, have you read it?" he waited for my answer desperately.

"I wrote this, Sarang, I wrote this for you to reach me." He sounded desperate, "I remember that you always liked reading books, and through books, you found your own peace. So, I wrote this for you to read and find peace," he again grabbed me and it felt like he was begging me to face reality. But for me, the reality was getting entangled in a loop with no start and end. The things he wants me to believe are beyond acceptance.

"Yo..you are the author Aloha?" my senses were now on the verge of losing control completely. Although I had my eyes open, my vision felt blurry for me to see straight. I quietly stared at the book in his hand.

"Sa..Sarang, Why do you look so disappointed?" he questioned but this time holding me gently.

"Of course I am, I never expected us to meet again and above all this....," so I freeze in bewilderedness.

"Don't touch me." I yanked his hand and took out my phone from my left pocket. Hello, Can I still take on the offer? Oh! Great then I will meet you in 15 minutes. Sure thing," I ended the call and headed towards the door. A hand reached out to me from behind.

"Sarang, please just listen to me," his hands were cold and things felt nostalgic. But this time it was the other way round.

"Ouch!" I let out a sound and with that he let me be free.

"Oh sorry," he was no longer holding me now. I tried to subside my surge of anger and calmly bowed since deep inside I knew that it was neither his fault and nor mine while I left the apartment and finally implemented on my decision about the call I received 2 weeks ago.

To be continued.....