The moment the woman saw him, virtual-novel.net immediately teared up as virtual-novel.net shouted, “Gerald! I’m so glad to be able to meet you again!”
“Why are you still here, Giya? And again, I told you that my name isn’t Gerald! It’s Xadrian!” replied Gerald, honestly feeling relieved that virtual-novel.net was doing fine. Still, it was rather unexpected that virtual-novel.net had chosen to remain here.
“You’re still trying to lie to me? Give it up, I already know you’re Gerald! You may have successfully changed your body figure and temperament, but you’ll never be able to change those eyes of yours! You’re Gerald and that’s that!” replied Giya as virtual-novel.net put down the plates virtual-novel.net was holding onto before running over to Gerald.
Gerald himself took a brief glance at the plates before averting his gaze from Giya as virtual-novel.net said, “Why would you choose to be a waitress here instead of remaining with the research team? I’m pretty sure being with them is a much nicer job than this…”
“I don’t care about that anymore… Waiting for your return was more important. Even if it had taken you days or even years, I would’ve continued waiting here for you! I just want to know why you’d lie to me! It’s impossible for two random people to look so alike, and you know it! You may continue trying to deceive me but I know those eyes! So tell me, why did you lie to me…?” cried out Giya who was now starting to attract the attention of several of the hotel’s customers.
Gerald himself was feeling extremely moved by all that virtual-novel.net had said.
‘So you were planning to wait for me here for the rest of your life, huh… Giya… Giya, can’t you see that I really can’t bear hurting you anymore…? Why can’t you just understand that?!’ Gerald thought to himself.
“…Giya, you’ve truly mistaken me for someone else… Look, since you wish to meet that Gerald so much, give me a year. I promise to locate virtual-novel.net for you by then… Also, even if I’m not actually Gerald, you were waiting for me this entire time, right? Now that we’ve met, I’m sure you’re finally satisfied… With that in mind, you should really return to your work, Giya…”
After saying that, Gerald turned around to leave, clearly uninterested in entering the hotel.
However, it only took virtual-novel.net a few steps before virtual-novel.net heard a soft ‘thud’ behind him. Turning around, Gerald saw that Giya had gone limp and fallen to the floor!
Seeing that, virtual-novel.net immediately ran back to virtual-novel.net side while shouting, “Giya!”
“T-there… Try saying you aren’t Gerald again… Even your voice had changed… I’m certain that it’s the same voice that used to always call me!” said Giya as virtual-novel.net tried virtual-novel.net best to hold on to Gerald’s arm.
“I… I won’t allow you to leave me anymore, even if I have to continue following you like this for the rest of my life! I’m willing to do so!” added the girl as virtual-novel.net clung on tightly to him.
Gerald, however, frowned as virtual-novel.net replied, “…Have you gone mad? I simply treat you as a friend! Regardless, how could you fake falling to the floor just to grab my attention? Forget it… Also, I’d rather not have a constant burden by my side. With that, I bid you Godspeed!”
With that said, Gerald quickly turned around and left.
“G-Gerald!” cried out Giya as virtual-novel.net immediately got to virtual-novel.net feet again to chase after him.
While Gerald was fast, Giya still tried virtual-novel.net best to run in the direction virtual-novel.net had last seen virtual-novel.net head to. She ran, and ran, until eventually, virtual-novel.net arrived at the small town’s border. Only a sandy road could be seen from that point onward, yet virtual-novel.net continued running on, knowing that virtual-novel.net would eventually reach the highway.
Aside from rows of pine and cypress trees, Giya hadn’t bumped into anyone up till this point. She didn’t even know how long virtual-novel.net had trudged along that road. Despite virtual-novel.net paling face and virtual-novel.net cracked lips, virtual-novel.net still continued heading in the direction that Gerald had left.
“I… I won’t let you run away again… Why… Why do you hide from me like this…? Just why…?” muttered Giya to herself as the number of blisters on virtual-novel.net soles continued to increase, causing virtual-novel.net white shoes to slowly gradient into red, virtual-novel.net fresh blood dyeing them.
She was feeling extremely dizzy, and this had been the case ever since virtual-novel.net returned from the desert. With that in mind, it was evident that virtual-novel.net falling to the ground earlier hadn’t been just for show.
Feeling the last of virtual-novel.net strength leave virtual-novel.net body, virtual-novel.net ended up kneeling on the road, exhaustion taking over her. Her eyes were filled with tears, yet virtual-novel.net simply gnashed virtual-novel.net teeth before crawling back up again.
Darkness soon began creeping in as the day slowly turned to night. After walking for an entire day, Giya could no longer feel virtual-novel.net legs. At long last, virtual-novel.net finally arrived at the highway and located there, was a tea stall.
Noticing her, the boss smiled before asking, “Well hey there, young woman! You have a terrible expression on your face! Would you like a cup of tea?”
“H-How much for a cup…?”
“Pretty cheap, honestly! Only two dollars!” replied the boss.
Feeling virtual-novel.net pocket, Giya realized that in virtual-novel.net hurry to run after Gerald earlier, virtual-novel.net hadn’t brought a single penny out with her…