Meant To Be

A Long Night

"Your strength doesn't come from winning. It comes from struggles and hardship.

Everything that you go through prepares you for the next level."

― Germany Kent

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Mew mostly looked down instead of looking at the boy, cause actually his emotions were messed up.Mostly the people living in Area C was okay with this formation, they saw the chaos when fertile ones were not captured and they were all agreed to keep living like this.But Mew always felt awful about all of this, that was why he needed few days before making up his mind and going there again to pick someone.He hate to see everyone living like that cause he was thinking about something most of the people didn't, the fact that it could be him.He could've been a fertile one too, his best friend could, anyone could; but nobody seemed like they thought about that.They were so focused on putting on a system and following it since they almost reaching the point of not being able to reproduce.

"Here." He finally lifted his head and stopped thinking when the woman turned back to the room with a tray in her hands.He smiled softly and thanked her, holding the cup with both of his hands as he watched the woman sitting on the bed, placing their own drinks on the nightstand beside it.

"So, you guys already talked things out, right?" She asked and Mew smiled weirdly as Gulf sighed, rolling his eyes.

"I left you alone for more than 15 minutes, what have you been doing?" She raised her eyebrows and Mew looked at him innocently, not actually realizing it had been that long since he was lost in his mind.

"I just—"

"We don't have to talk." Gulf interrupted him and he looked at the boy, but Gulf was looking at his mother instead. "He's the one who did this to me, he's gonna take the responsibility." He said, throwing a look at Mew when he saw the man getting lost for a second.

"Oh—yes---I mean yes, of course." Mew quickly nodded, he realized that Gulf didn't tell all the story to his mother.Maybe that was why she seemed happier than the time she stepped inside that room.She missed him for a long time and now seeing him alive and well was enough for him, that was probably why Gulf didn't let her know about the way they treated him in the Area C, especially the rape part.

"I'm glad that he's finally getting out of there." She smiled at Mew and the man could only mirror it, he didn't really know what to say, he didn't even like his position right now cause that woman was dying to take his son back to his home but obviously, she couldn't.Even if it wasn't Mew, they were going to give him to someone else and it was making Mew feel even worse.

"He's not gonna try something like this again—right?" She said softly as she grabbed her son's wrist, caressing over the bandage gently.Mew looked at Gulf to see his reaction, the boy sighed as he saw his mother's teary eyes.He gave her a soft nod but for Mew, it wasn't so convincing.

"I can't lose you too, Gulf." She mumbled before sniffling and Mew saw Gulf averting his gaze when his mother's hand caressed his own, he seemed like he actually forgot about his mother, like he did that on purpose and didn't see her to not feel like this.He seemed much more loud and wild when his mom wasn't around, but after a couple hours with his mother, his face seemed less stressed.

"I'm sorry for the trouble he caused, he won't do it again.Please don't report it." She suddenly said to Mew with pleading eyes and Mew was surprised, he paused for a moment.