THE SAVIOR'S
CHAPTER 42 FIRST LOVE SARAYU PART 2

Sarayu’s POV

           Hearing Winner's words about something I had, I was really shocked. Does Redo really like me? Is it true that the handsome school idol fell for me who is this ordinary girl?

           The question repeatedly swirled in my mind as I looked at the little smile Redo was looking at me in the past.

           Not likely. No way, Redo likes me.  

           “No way, Redo likes me.” I said that sentence to Winner as a form of refutation of his words.

           “Why don't you realize it, Sarayu? Feelings like someone sometimes can not be reasoned, can not be logical. Because it is love, sometimes someone who is so perfect falls for someone who has many shortcomings. Because it is love, someone who has everything can fall in love with someone who has nothing. Since it was love, Redo could have fallen for you. And that's what I saw this.”

           “. .” I shook my head, still unable to believe what Winner told me. This is impossible! Redo was just teasing me. In his eyes, I was just an ordinary friend. No more and no less.

           “What makes you sure Redo doesn't like you, Sarayu?”

           Sarayu stared at Redo from a distance who was currently teasing little Sarayu. “Because at the end of this year, because at the end of this school, Redo will have a lover and that person is not me. From that incident, I knew that during that time Redo only considered me a friend, Winner.”

           Suddenly the time that was around Redo and little Sarayu moved quickly. Fast movement is like a movie that plays with maximum acceleration.

           “What happened??” Winner asked puzzledly looking at the quick movements of everyone in the past.

           “I don't know. But I think the purpose for which we came to this place, is already beginning to be seen. My relationship with Redo in the past, seems to be the reason why I am here.” I looked towards Winner with a small smile. “And you, Winner. It just seems like it's bad luck getting involved with me and getting carried away because of me.”

           Winner chuckled at my words. “It looks like so. But. . can see how you were as a child, it doesn't feel bad enough for me.”

           The scene that seemed to accelerate suddenly came to a halt. This time the past shows the time where Redo and her lover-Nara are talking.

           “You still like that girl so much, Redo??” Nara spoke in an annoyed tone to Redo. “Isn't it obvious that the girl Sarayu only thinks of you as a friend?”

           “True, I still love it, Nara. How could I not like it if all this time I had harbored my feelings for her? It has been more than five years, I fell in love with her, Nara and those times can not be erased easily.”

           Winner and I were shocked to hear Redo say something about her feelings that I had never known in the past.  

           “I've helped you by pretending to be your lover, Redo. But. .that girl is not at all disturbed by our relationship, wouldn't that explain enough if Sarayu doesn't like you at all?”

           Redo was silent unable to answer.

           “. . . Now can you give me a chance to be your real lover, Redo??” nara asked. “I've done enough to help you, Redo and you promised that if Sarayu wasn't disturbed by our relationship, then we'd be real lovers. I want you to know, I really like you, Redo.”

           Redo did not reply anymore and this time walked away, leaving Nara alone.

           Feeling that I had missed something important, I got up from my seat and left Winner just like that on the roof. I got off the roof and rushed running to follow where Redo was walking away after leaving her Nara-lover.    

           “Sarayu! You really!”

           I heard Winner's scream that was upset with me. But. . . Right now, I just want to see where Redo is going. I wonder why Redo would do such a ridiculous act just to make me confess to her if I like her. I just want to know why the clever Redo is so stupid when it comes to how someone feels.

           “You fool, Re-“

           I was going to curse Redo after leaving Nara. Originally, I had intended to curse Redo after using Nara just for the sake of his goal. Originally, I intended to curse Redo because his stupid actions hurt a lot of feelings for his purpose. But all of that was stopped when I saw Redo approaching me in the past who was asleep in my hiding place while listening to music.

           I remember very well every Saturday where there were no school days, I always came to this place with my friends. We spent time talking together, reading books together and eating snacks together. I've found this hideout ever since Redo started being Nara-si's lover - the almost perfect sweet girl who deserves to be next to the perfect Redo.

           Today because all my friends had to repeat the test because of poor grades, I was in this hiding place alone. I then accidentally fell asleep while waiting for my friends to come.

           “You really are a stupid girl, Sarayu!” Redo suddenly sat beside me in the past and let my head that was about to fall, fall on his shoulders.

           “I am a fool,” reply.

           “Repeatedly I tried to tell you how I felt, but in that time over and over again, my efforts always failed, Sarayu. I know you like me, but why don't you want to admit it at all? Is it so hard for you to admit that you like me? Is it so hard to accept the fact that you and I like each other? For the first time in my life, I feel so sorry to be born with all the advantages I have.”

           Unexpectedly, my tears trickled when I heard Redo say to myself in the past who was soundly asleep while listening to music in both ears.

           “The first time I met you, five years ago. That day happened to be your school and my school using the field outside the school at the same time. That day I saw you pushing your friends to keep running, when they were almost desperate. That day without you noticing, I started to take an interest in you.”

           I shut my mouth not believing what I just heard.

           “Our second meeting was when I accidentally ran away from home because I was too upset with my mother who always worried about me. Because of the pain I have had since childhood, my mother has always been careful of me. I could never play outside when it was raining and when I first did that, I saw you who was also playing in the rain in front of your school while waiting for your invitation.”

           My tears flowed even more when I heard Redo say about our little meeting that I had never noticed before.

           “After that, every day I will always take my time to see you when you come home. Two years later happiness came to me when I found you and me, finally in one school and one class. I thought. . . We'd be able to be friends easily, but we're not. Getting close to you is hard and full of obstacles. Attracting your attention is even harder than taking the exam. Therefore, for the sake of getting your attention, I ended up pissing you off at me.”

           Winner somehow got off the roof and caught up with me. Winner who caught up with me then looked at me who was in tears looking at Redo who was talking to me who was asleep in the past.

           “As you may have guessed, my efforts were successful and you finally started to look at me like I've seen you all this time, Sarayu.”

           My tears were unceasingly flowing listening to Redo's confession that I had missed in the past.

           “Test. .” Winner came closer to me and patted my shoulder gently. “The reason we're here is to see this confession you missed, Sarayu.”