Chapter 40 - Maybe, Fate is Real
The moment Davi heard his question, a short silence went by as her arm around his neck slightly tightened. This caused the disguised Zaki to somewhat rethink his question even though an instant disappointed expression carved on his face, as though he was a paparazzi who just missed the perfect chance to get the scoop for his next epic headline.
"Er… if it"s too hard to answer right now, I"ll just ask you another---,"
"No, it"s fine. I"ll answer it."
Hearing her words, the light of the heavens returned to his face. In an instant, he turned into a serious looking father who was ready to listen to his beloved daughter"s confession about her precious feelings about his soon to be son in law. He shut his mouth as he waited intently for her words to drift into his ears.
"Hmm… I haven"t thought of it until now actually, but now that I think about it… hmm." Davi fell silent for another while and then she continued. "I admit, he still scares me occasionally, but lately I think I"m getting used to him. Of course, he still sends s.h.i.+vers down my spine but… It"s strange, I feel like I don"t want to get away from him, that whenever he is being scary like that, I want to get even closer to him and just pet him and embrace him… It"s not like I want to change him because I won"t. He"s scary and of course, I wish he could be softer and warmer too but… when it comes to him being scary, I think I don"t hate that side of him. Even though it almost seems like it is the only side he has almost all of the time. And whenever he"s quiet and all, lately I think I"m getting pretty used to it as well. At first, I thought I would never be able to stand it, but now I think I don"t hate the kind of silence between us after all. Haha. Is that weird?"
"Not at all," he answered right away. Tsk. This girl… You don"t actually have any idea how wonderful you are, do you? Zaki was actually smiling widely as he listened to her sincere, warm and long statement. He even casually walked out of the elevator once they reached the third floor and took the stairs to gain more time to listen to her.
After his reply, Davi continued talking. "I think all I want to do right now is stay beside him, I guess. Right now, he"s no longer a stranger to me and, I think the reason why I haven"t felt any regret until now was because of him. Maybe, no, I"m sure I was able to breathe again because it is him that I"m with right now. I was actually thinking things like, what if it wasn"t him and I ended up with with someone else that day? I ask myself that question countless times, and I can only shake my head and almost don"t want to even think about it."
"Don"t you think, that"s what they call fate?" Zaki uttered. He was being drawn quite emotionally by her that he responded to her without realizing. The moment he realized, he had no choice but to keep going. "Well… Maybe, fate is real, after all… and you"re one of its victims."
"Haha. You think so? I don"t see myself as a victim though. At least for now."
Somehow, Davi smiled and laughed thinking about the idea of it. If fate was indeed the one responsible, if it was indeed real, then won"t she need to give thanks to the G.o.d of fate?
At that same moment, upon hearing the last part of her statement, even though Zaki mentioned the word "victim" in a good way, his gossiping side made him ask her another question. "Why? Do you think you"ll eventually become a victim in the future?"
Davi fell silent for a while.
"Hmm… I don"t really know. But, do you think Sei will eventually turn me into a victim in the end?"
"Er… is that your question to me?"
"Uhh... No, that question can wait for the near future, I have a much more important question right now."
"Okay then, go ahead."