"Is this a dream?"
"If this is a dream you can do whatever you want!" "Why is that?"
"Because you can't control what happens in the real world." ...
Irina looked at the man's back, standing straight facing the window. It was raining heavily outside, lightning flashed repeatedly with its terrifying roar. But it wasn't as scary as Irina's current situation, day by day the dark side of Noah and the company began to appear. It's just that Irina didn't know what it was, why did it have to be Irina? Was it because she happened to work at that company? That's why she was chosen from several people who might have been relatively new to working there.
"A beautiful, intelligent girl, with good achievements and came from a good, obedient family. But all that changed when she married a man, who didn't look at her at all.."
Noah spoke as if Irina wasn't there, or rather, he was teasing the woman. "...until finally the man had another woman and they divorced."
Noah continued. "Enough!" Irina who had just come back from her consciousness now had to face Noah's words that cut her feelings, remembering her wasted youth with all the achievements she had achieved. Noah turned around, from the window behind him lightning could be seen striking.
As if the man was the angel of death who was ready to pick up Irina right now, but Irina was not ready for that because she was still thinking about her career. "Why is God so mean to you with all those life tests?" Noah asked, Irina covered her ears and rubbed her face roughly. It felt like Irina's life was too hard, but Noah kept giving Irina an understanding that her life was very unlucky.
"Okay, do you want my soul? Take it! I'm tired of hearing all your talk, you can kill me now!" Irina said who was starting to get frustrated. Hearing that, Noah tilted his head while looking at Irina who was still sitting on the bed.
"You know? There are things that are harder than just killing people?" Noah said, Irina just kept quiet, waiting for an answer. "Making people evil, you pick them up from the trash where they live because of their past and fears. Then you make that fear into strength, then you fill their souls with revenge..." "...and then, push! They will become evil! Very evil! To the point that they don't know that they have become followers of the Devil because of their evil, but they realize that they will burn in hell forever. Why does they still do it? Once again, because they are not obedient." Noah explained at length, Irina almost felt dizzy hearing it.
"So you want to make me an evil person?" Irina raised an eyebrow. "Is that why you instilled all those principles in me?" Irina asked.
"I just showed my true self, Irina!" Irina let out a sigh of annoyance. "What true self? I'm not an evil person." Irina said trying to defend herself, one of Irina's mistakes this time was, she let Noah continue to talk and give Irina understanding. If Irina was not a person who was strong in her beliefs, then her soul would have faded instantly and maybe the woman would have considered Noah as something to be respected. Irina should have listened to Lucy's words, by staying away from Noah. Instead of challenging the man with all his crazy theories.
"Let me ask you, do you want to marry me?" Noah said, Irina's eyes immediately widened when she heard it.
"Why would I marry you? I just met you." Irina replied. "If you've known me for a long time, even been in a relationship with me. Would you want to?" Noah asked again.
"No." Irina answered firmly. "Why?" "Me, I'm still traumatized by men." Irina said, Noah grinned hearing that. Showing his teeth but Irina couldn't see Noah's face clearly because his room was dark and it was also quite dark outside. "That means my guess is right, you are someone who easily gives up and vents all your problems on your career and work." Noah said.
"I want a better life-" Irina tried to defend herself. "A better life is when you are with God, not crazy about working and prioritizing your career and then leaving your God!" Noah asked, and unfortunately it was all true. It's just that Irina is too naive to realize it, a small thing like that can make her like a bad person. "Even if I tease you. You will definitely give your body to me, that's called hypocrisy, Irina! Even though you say that you have a trauma with men."
Noah added again when Irina's head was filled with doubts in her life. Why could her life be like this? Unlike other people whose lives are always smooth, graduating from college, working and having a good career. Then marrying the person they love, having children and then living happily.
"Even though I slept with you, it doesn't mean I want to marry you." Irina replied still not wanting to lose. "That's called sin, Irina! Having sex outside of marriage is one of the beautiful creations of the Devil." This time Irina was silent. Was she really a sinner? Her thoughts started to get confused, she had just woken up because of Noah's chatter. And now her head was getting dizzy.
"Can you get out of my house? I want to rest, it's already late at night." Irina said while pointing towards the door. But Noah just stood there, without moving an inch and not even paying attention to Irina's words. "You still don't realize who you are?" Noah spoke again, this time Irina's head was really dizzy until she messed up her own hair.
"Get out!" Irina hissed. "One day you will beg me to have sex with you!" Noah said which made Irina shudder in horror.
"There is a reason why I chose your soul, to come with me, forever!" After saying that, Noah then left Irina's room. Leaving the woman alone and her thoughts raging, Irina's confidence had faded a long time ago. Since she had to give up her single life because of her parents' orders. Now, all of that was further strengthened by Noah, that she was not a good person. Was Noah right? But all of Noah's words sounded reasonable. And the reason why Noah chose her to take his soul, was still a mystery. Irina lay down, looking at the ceiling of her room but for some reason Noah's shadow always appeared every time she closed her eyes. Dominating her body until she was silent and letting the man touch her body, until finally the man would stab a dagger right into Irina's heart. And take out her heart.
"Even your heart is mine!" The man hissed. Irina hurriedly opened her eyes, sweat began to pour from her temples and forehead. She must have gone completely crazy now, who knows what spell was given to her that she kept imagining Noah having sex with her in such a terrible way.
"Stop, Noah!" Irina screamed, hugging her own body and covering her ears. Hoping that what Noah just said was not true, she would not beg Noah even though Irina had to desperately hold back the desire that tortured her body and soul. But suddenly, Irina remembered one thing that had been bothering her since she woke up in her own house. Irina came out of her room while running, down the stairs to the living room, family room to the kitchen. Irina even ran out of the house around the front yard then turned to the back yard.
"Lucy!" Irina screamed, the woman really wasn't in this house. Irina wiped her face roughly with cold sweat still wetting her body. Irina's appearance was really messed up right now, even though Noah only gave strange ideas that unfortunately were all true. Noah didn't even raise his hand to make Irina this messed up. Irina who didn't want to lose Lucy, the only person she could trust right now. Intending to find that woman.
"To that building!" Irina hissed, that woman must be there. Because Lucy had woken up there and Noah often mentioned that building as if there was something in there. Irina headed towards her car, not caring if all her clothes were wet from the rain or sweat. Not caring if there was a white-haired man, or even Noah in the building. Irina drove her car towards the building that was not far from her house, even though it was under a storm and there wasn't a single vehicle she met on the street. Irina still insisted on going to that place and looking for Lucy. When she got there, Irina saw that there were many vehicles parked in the yard. Just like the first time Irina set foot in this place even though she hadn't had time to follow the material.
And what was even more surprising, Irina saw a group that had looked at Irina, entering the building. But what made Irina feel surprised, all the group were wearing black robes with their heads covered by the hood of the robe. Honestly, Irina was scared, but she would be even more scared if she lost Lucy. With her body shaking from the cold and the fear that began to grip her body, Irina dared to head towards the building.
Knock... knock... knock...
Irina was still polite when she wanted to enter a place, not long after a man came out after opening the door.
"Yes, can I help you?" asked the man. "I-I'm looking for my friend, Lucy!" said Irina, still under the pouring rain. "There's no such thing as Lucy here." The man almost closed the door. But Irina stopped him and finally he said a name that he didn't really want to say.
"I'm looking for Noah!" said Irina, the man was silent and stared at Irina closely before finally allowing Irina to enter. The door opened, Irina's heartbeat grew stronger because of curiosity and fear at the same time. The man invited Irina to enter even though her body was soaked from the rain, her blonde hair was now very wet.
But when Irina stepped into the building, her body felt warm. No longer shivering like before, the atmosphere inside the building was not too scary like in most movies Irina had ever seen. But the deeper Irina stepped into the place, it was as if she was entering a hell hole.
It was getting warmer, and hotter. The group of people that Irina estimated to be dozens of people, gave Irina a path that Irina herself did not know where to go. But for some reason, her two feet kept walking. It turned out, behind the hooded robe.
There were so many people that Irina knew. The woman who had replaced Lucy, namely Amber. Several male and female office friends, even some of Irina's neighbors. There Irina was even more surprised because she didn't expect them all to be one in this group.
Deborah, Mr. Dennis and his secretary. Even the man who had taken Irina's photo for identification was there. Strangely, everyone smiled at Irina as if they had been waiting for Irina for a long time, and the last one. Audit team where there was a white-haired man. "Noah is there!" The white-haired man pointed to something.
A figure standing with his back to Irina, covered with a cloak with a hood. Standing in front of a fairly large fire, but the figure's cloak was not like everyone else's cloak here. The figure's cloak was blood red and not black like the others. Irina had time to look right and left, where is Lucy? She said to herself.
She tried to find Lucy but there was none. Strangely enough, Irina's two feet wouldn't stop walking and kept walking towards where the figure was standing. A figure with a tall body and broad shoulders behind the red cloak. Until finally, Irina's two feet stopped right behind the figure that Irina guessed must be Noah. Although Irina actually came here not looking for Noah but Lucy.
The figure turned around, and sure enough it was Noah. But his two eyes were not blood red like in Irina's dream at that time. His two eyes were still a beautiful blue. Was Irina not aware, or were there some dancers in the room. In the middle of dancing, even though Irina didn't hear any music. Irina looked behind Noah, behind the flames.
With a fairly far distance, there were several women dancing beautifully behind there. Without Irina knowing what dance it was.. But what was more astonishing, all the women who were dancing were not wearing a single thread. Only dancing with their hair down. Irina wanted to run away from this place, but her two legs seemed to not want to move from there. Noah who saw Irina's condition looked chaotic, like she was shivering and scared. Only smiled.
"I knew you would come." Noah's voice echoed in the large room. "Dance for me and take off all your clothes! You will be my lover forever!" Noah said. Irina couldn't think of anything crazier than this, when everyone was watching them.