Chapter 1: No More Dream
Lost, Hopeless, Sadness, Dispirited, Mourn, Guilty, fear all in her pitiful heart. As she open her eyes, her sight become reddish black as the blood from her head flowing down to her left eyes. As she open the right eyes, she saw thick black smoke rush to each corner of Sri Bayu Kingdom. Sri Bayu is under attack.
The city where she was born, the city full of beautiful flowers, the city full of kind people, the city full with it's beauty, are now drown with fire, thick smoke everywhere, blood everywhere, screaming everywhere, bodies everywhere !
In her eyes, all she had built, all she had loved, everything is gone. None of it survive. As her tears streaming down her smooth cheeks, her mouth shut. She can't scream, she too shock. Her heart ache.
As the sole heir of the throne of Sri Bayu Kingdom, Princess Hanna are useless at that time. The young and cheerful 21 year old girl who used to troll around the city, meet with her people are now sitting helplessly while looking at the horrible scene around her. With her blue dress are now fill with blood and debris. She feels like ready to die.
All the noises around her gradually become one. She froze. She hurt. suddenly, she hear a voice. The voice become near and clear but she didn't move a muscle.
"Hana ! Get up ! Get yourself together ! We have to go NOW !" the man with fine face scream to her as he pull her smooth hands up and support her waist to prevent her from falling.
Blank.
She can't think or talk. She look at the man beside her with blank eyes. She realized that man is her best friend. Not knowing anything, she just follow him.
They fled together.
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She can feel a warm and squishy thing at her lips and sometimes she feels her chest is being press ups and down. She open her eyes. Then she feel a surging sensation in her stomach, after a second, she threw a pile of water from her mouth.
"Easy.. easy.. we are save now. I'm sorry for letting your hands go as we cross the river" the man said sorry.
Catching breath, she don't know what happened. Her mind wouldn't process what had happened, it's like she lost her memory due to shocking incidents.
"Why are u apologising Jimin ? and where are we ? why am i wet ?" she ask in one breath before continue catching her breath again.
Jimin, her personal bodyguard and her closest friend. Jimin is the son of Major General that served the royal families for generations. His father is the most talented soldier and Jimin is following his father's footsteps. He is the second in line after his father who will be promoted as Major General after his father retired.
Panting, Jimin look down at Hanna's face. He don't want to upset her anymore yet he don't know what to say to lie to her.
Jimin shut his mouth. With a sorrowful smile he continue
"You are coming with me" Jimin said.
"To where ?" she look at jimin confuse. Her breathing are normal again.
"Somewhere " Jimin said. Looking at princess pretty face and help her to get up. Without doubt, Hanna follow Jimin. She thought Jimin wants to show her something amazing like he used to do.
They walk for 7 hours in the woods as they realise it almost sunset. Shocking, they didn't spoke to each other for almost 7 hours although they hold each other's hands, and walking side to side, they just focused on their thoughts.
Jimin is focusing on the road while Hanna don't want to bother jimin's focus, so she just follow him.
They make a stop after there's no sun lighting their way. They had to stop and rest their whole body. Unprepared, they had to sleep with a bed of dazzling land and a wide night sky. There's no star tonight as they are hiding, scared to come out.
They were lie down side by side leaving a space between them. Jimin is staring at the vast night sky like he's trying to figure out something.
Princess Hanna look at Jimin.
"Chim" She called him by his cute name. She usually called Jimin as Chim or Chimmy or Chimchim when she wants something from him.
Jimin Humms.
"What happened ? You looked weird this evening?" She asked.
Jimin change his position, now he's looking at her pretty face while his white hand support his cheek. He confused, He's blanked. He want to say the truth but somehow it's too hurt to swallow yet too hurt to say. The truth untold.
"By any chance, do you remember what we do this morning?" Jimin asked.
"What do u mean ? Don't you remember? This morning we....we... we do..." She said stammered, trying to remember again what activity they've done this morning.
Suddenly she gasped. She don't know what thoughts playing inside her mind. It's like the memory playing by itself! She saw horrible scene like a projector inside her mind. She saw buildings collapsed, Families burned, Bodies everywhere.
She panics in real life. From lie down she suddenly sit straight and starts to press her temple. She start to cry. Jimin rush to her and hug her tightly and patting her back. He's too shock by her action. Jimin feels guilty and try to calm her down.
"Jimin ! What was that ? What was that, that i saw ? what is it ?!" stammered, Hanna scared and scream. She still in his embrace while press harder on her temple. She suddenly felt hard to breath, her breathing getting heavier.
"Hana, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry" Jimin apologising while tightening the hug. He continued "Sri Bayu is gone. All the people, they fled away but I don't know where they go" Jimin don't want to continue. He knows the truth.
"My family? Father and Mother, where are they ?" Hanna asked with abnormal breathing.
Jimin saw, the dead body of the King and Queen but he said
"I didn't see them. The palace soldiers must there to protect them. Let's pray for their safety" Jimin had to lie as he don't have a heart to see his best friend depressed more. He know She will hate him eventually but as for now, he just can't tell her the truth.
Hanna still shivering due to the playback scene.
"Then, where are you taking me to ?" Hanna asked after a moment.
Unprepared, Jimin clueless, He also don't know where to go. As the only home are gone. They were in the middle of nowhere. No compass. No water supply. Nothing. All Jimin know is Hanna is save. They will come out with better plan to get Sri Bayu back.
"Do you trust me ?" Jimin asked.
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