Knight and I went to the postrum. It is where couple were tested while sleeping if they are really ready to get marry each other. This is by means of sleeping in a separated bed while wires were attached to our brain wherein a simulated wedding will be seen in our dream together and this will look so real.
Then after that a simulated life of living in one house was next ti be played that allows us to see on how we handle a husband and wife life.
"Are you all ready?" The fractal doctor asked us while holding the injection to make us sleep.
I looked at her and nodded. Knight on the other side holds my hand.
I came to a REM stage of sleep until I saw the church at planet Earth where Knight proposes. People came in and my mother approached me.
"You are very beautiful, Lyrids." She smiled and said to me.
I do not know why. So I looked down my body.
"Wow, I was wearing a wedding gown." I silently said and find the side mirror of the limousine car at my side.
I saw my innocent face.
"I am going to marry?" I asked with confusion.
"Why so early?"I again doubted. I got the feeling of unhappiness from what I saw.
People were pointing to me to enter the door of the chair and walk but I feel like uncomfortable. All I know is it was too early and I am too young to get marry.
From faraway, I saw John in a sad face. He just ignored me.
I just think seriously while if feels like I am not ready to enter a family life until I was shocked in a glimpse of an eye that I was in front of the church's main door. It opened and I saw the aisle of the church. I decided to walk and looked around with confusion.
"I know this. I should marry Knight as early as I can. So that I could change our future. So that I could stop him from expanding the cyborg part of his body. ...but ...but it was against me... It was too early ...
I walked closer. I can see him crying from a distance. He was very happy.
My heart was beating. I want to cry because it feels bad.
I came beside Knight. I do like not but, but why this feels not right. It wasn't right.
I looked at him with an uncomfortable appearance.
"Knight, I love you but I can't. I can't marry you." I said that shocked everyone. Knight's eyes were widened.
"...but I am getting old."
"No, you don't really love me Lyrids." He silently replied.
I do not know why but what I heard doesn't hurt me. I just ran away at the aisle.
I went outside the church and went inside the forest, until I saw a like.
"The place seems so familiar." I said while hiding at the hardwood trees.
I feel so bad from being a runaway bride. I do not want to offend Knight but it happened.
"Why it doesn't hurt my feelings? Does it mean I really don't love Knight?" I asked silently myself.
"Marrying Knight cannot save him." A man voice at my back said in a bossy tone.
The old chinito time traveler ( who appeared before) said to me.
"This dimension you had was already damaged since the day you met Gian." He explained to me.
"Gian?"
"Who is Gian?" I asked but the time traveler disappeared quickly.
After 1 minute, I heard a voice of a woman.
"Finally, you are here." The fractal doctor said while seeing me.
"So this is not true?" I asked her.
"You didn't passed that is why you can't move to another step of simulated world." She replied on me.
After hearing that I wake up and saw Knight still sleeping.
"Why is he sleeping?" I asked the doctor.
"He was at the other dimension of his imagination. He is suffering depression because you rejected him while dreaming together." The doctor replied.
I wipe the falling tears in his cheeks.
"I guess I really hurt him." I said to myself while wiping it.
"There is someone from other dimension that also interferes in your dream."The fractal doctor even added.
After 20 minutes, Knight and I went outside the dream station. He doesn't talk to me until we reached the floating church.
We then prayed together.
"I'm sorry Knight but it doesn't mean that I will reject you in reality." I silently said to him while he is praying in a kneeling position.
After 1 hour of not talking to each other.
"Are we going to break now?" I asked him.
"No, I understand you. It was too early for us to marry but we can still pursue this early marriage if you still want." He silently said.I just nodded with a smiled at him as a positive response.
I went home and think about the name Gian.
"Who is Gian?" I asked again.
I first informed my friends about my marriage. They were very excited for me though some said that I doesn't fit Knight because he was 10 years older to me.
I invited my friends to eat pastries at Facent Artsy. I thought John will again not participate to us but I was wrong because he came.
"So you are going to marry." He silently said.
"Yes..." I replied while drinking white coffee.
After a long talk with my friends, John said that he wants to take me home.
We walked on the pedestrian road.
"Lyrids, is there a way to change your mind?" He said low tone of voice.
I looked down and think that I do not want to see Knight being rejected for the 2nd time.
"If given a chance, I will take you away from him." He said with a funny face.
"Bad boy..." I funnily said while pinching his thin cheeks.
"Bad girl..." He imitates me and also pinched my cheeks.
"Bad boy who wants to ruin a marriage of her friend." He said in a kidding way while holding tightly his cheeks.
"Bad girl who wants to marry an old guy." He also responded while joking that irritates me, so I punched his stomach.
"Ouch!...You are really a bad girl!" John said loudly while in a curvy position.
I walked away from him with a combination of funny and mad appearance.
"Bad girl!" He again said.
"Bad boy, I'll go home alone!" I said loudly while walking fast in order to be 3 meters away from him but he keeps on following me.
On the other side, I do not know that my mother invited Knight on a restaurant and privately talk to him about me.
"Good day, Mrs.Dela Cruz." Knight formally said.
My mother dressed professionally with eyeglasses.
"You know the reason why I want to talk to you." She said to Knight.
"Let me know." Knight seriously said.
"I would like to request cancellation to your marriage."
"Postpone it. I disagree that you marry her at her age of 23."
"Marry her if she turns to 28 or 27." She continuously said.
Knight didn't respond and just sit straightly and listen.
"I hope you understand. She is not ready to become a mother."
"We love Lyrids. She's the only daughter that we have. If she will marry you early, how can she be an independent woman and if she will have children in the future, she's not prepared to handle it. She needs to experience youth life and have fun." She posed and drink water on the table.
Knight stare and just listen.
"You know, the two of you were different. You are more mature while Lyrids is still exploring her life. Do not stock her as early as you want." She said that humiliates Knight.
"I think I should go." Knight stand in a respectful manner.
"I'm sorry if I said some disturbing words."
"Mother's knows best, Knight."
"You know that." She even added.
Knight angrily smiled to her and leave the area.
Knight and I see each other after our work. We take coffee at the white restaurant.
"Knight, I already submitted my resignation at Marsian Wired Systems and I plan that after the wedding to apply as safety assurance time traveler." I gladly said.
"Ah, career shift." He silently said.
"Yes..." I responded.
I looked into Knight and I can feel that he wasn't happy.
"Why Knight?" I asked.
"Lyrids, let's to the beach." Knight requested.
After using the train chair, we went to the near changing color beach.
Knight looked on to the waves.
"Is there a problem Knight?" I again asked.
"Lyrids, how many kids do you want?" He asked me.
"I do not want. Just the two of us is fine. Will be happy together." I silently replied while looking sadly to him. I remember that we can't have kids because his half body was cyborg.
Knight grabbed me and hugged me tightly and kissed my right cheek with a feeling of sadness.
"It is not good, Lyrids. Who will take care of us if we get old?" He silently said.
"We could buy some humanoids, Knight." I responded.
"Okay, stay with me no matter what." He silently said.
I looked into the wavy water and closed my eyes.
"I pity Knight but how about myself? Am I imprisoning myself in order to make him feel good?" I said to myself.