Chapter 8: Bliss is Being With You Always

There are things that are rarely seen, the rarer it is the more precious it is. But, I'm sorry, even though I consider you even more precious than my very own life, I don't want our moments to be rare, because I need you every moment in my life."

Chapter 8: Bliss is Being With You Always 

"Mom! What Am I going to do? They say that there will be a whole night power blackout!"

"That's not a problem, you know?" Mom replied. "Do you see any solution to that Amelia?"

"Well, no, nothing so far." I replied. "But Mom, I want to play Ragnarok later!"

"You cannot do anything about it. The very power grid is down, you know. It'll take them no less than twelve hours to repair it.

"But there is something you can do. You got some money right?" 

"Yup! What about it?

"The generator!!!" We exclaimed in unison!

"Okay mom, I'll go out and buy some gas." I quickly went down to the stockroom to get the petrol can.

"Just be back as quick as you can so I could help you set the generator!" 

"Right away, Mom!"

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It has been hours since yesterday and Amy is not yet online! This is unusual. What could have happened to her? I hope she's okay. We never had a problem like this before. We are so happy and she has always been online by 5 o' clock! It's already ten minutes past five! I'm starting to get concerned about this?

Why so? Why are you so worried Ben? How many are the possible factors that made her fail to be online by your usual time of rendezvous?

Amy and I had been exclusive friends in Ragnarok Online for five months since we met at the forest dungeon. We had been so happy together ever since that day that I never felt the need for any other friend. I treated everybody else as friendly players but I never asked any other player a friend request.

Why? 

I honestly don't know. How would I know? I honestly never bothered to ask many things about us. Like, why haven't we asked about our surnames, or where we live? We never asked the other why we never had any other official friends? What Does it mean for us to be like what we are now?

Are you afraid to ask? Why?

The only time I remembered feeling some kind of fear was when we fought our first midboss. But from then on, we became so fearless that many players had asked us to party with them in their boss battles! We are almost invincible! A Crusader and a Priest!

We enjoyed our time together so much that we considered anything else and everything else secondary. 

Thus, until now we never asked each other personal questions as we never bothered to delve deeper into each other's personal lives, not even once. Probably it is because we are both uncomfortable discussing our lives in the real world. For one, I am a weakling in the real world. I don't know but I don't think she is weak like me. She chose to be a warrior, probably he is a real life princess!

I don't know where she lives. But it is okay with me. At least we are not going to meet each other soon, because I'm afraid that if we do, she might not like me in person.

Nobody likes a weakling after all. Although I really want to know where she lives. Even if I just get a glimpse of her beauty, that'll be awesome!

Are you sure she's beautiful? 

A beautiful soul and a beautiful heart will surely be a beautiful person inside and out. If she's not, it's perfectly fine with me. I'm not handsome anyway. At least if I know where she lives, I can stalk her without her knowing and I can admire her from afar. 

Whoah, that's deep! But have you ever thought that stalking her might not be a good idea after all, Benjamin? You might get arrested for invading her privacy!

Well, At least I will be able to explain myself properly and I think she would understand.

You're hopeless Benjamin!

I'm not. If there is one thing that would describe me, it is not hopeless. I am so full of hope because for once in my life, I met someone who made me happy. If there's something that would describe me, It is Blissful. Yes, every time I'm with her is blissful.

No matter what monster we face, no matter what dungeon we invade, no matter what treasures we get, we are happy just being with each other. All the rest are just consolation prizes, because being with her is already the Jackpot!

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"Okay Mom, I've already filled it up and we still had a gallon to spare. I've hooked up the generators to the mains and we're good to go." 

"Okay, let me pull that cord."

Then, after several attempts, the generator sputtered to life! The whole house lit up like a girl in bloom! We took time to admire the electricity. We went to check every corner of the store to admire the lights and other electrical devices. As we reached to check the beverage chillers, mom got two bottles of soda, opened them, put a straw on each of them, and she gave me one. 

"Amy, I'm so proud of you." She said while giving me the bottle of soda.

"Thanks, Mom. I love you so much!" I hug her tight. Savoring the sweetness of this moment that we have, I clung to her as I always do.

" Of all the things that happened to my life, you are one of the best, Amy."

"Thanks for being my mom too. I wouldn't be like this if you hadn't raised me well."

"So, How much have you paid for the gas?"

"Not much mom. I got this. Cashed out earlier today, so I even got some more money in my wallet."

"So, you're really earning some serious money in that game ?"

"Only because we're that good mom. Not everyone has the opportunity to earn money. You have to be one of the best players to earn a decent amount of money. People will pay you in trading items, and for services rendered to them. Thus you need to be able to Rank up and earn some reputation. It's a good thing that I have one of the best Priests at my back who heals me every time. He is off the charts and a really powerful player! He saved me more than a thousand times already, I owe him a ton, mom.``

How did my daughter get into this? I am happy that she is always happy now. But I am also afraid that she is already getting infatuated with this Benjamin guy. I Hope he is a good person. Of all the guys who surrounded her even in kindergarten, I never encountered anybody she would describe like she's describing this guy, Benjamin. Who is he? How will I be able to know him? I can see that he is being a good influence on my daughter. I also don't feel anything bad or sense any questionable hunch that there might be a bad thing. I never heard Amy speak about anything bad or sensitive that he said to her. He might be a good person after all. One hint is that he chose to be a priest. Although I cannot , I should not fall overconfident. 

"However, I can see that you're happy now that we already have electricity. However, you forgot that someone's waiting for you to go online."

"Mom! How could I have forgotten?!!! I got to go, mom!!!" 

"Go, meet your man!"

"He's not my boyfriend , Mom!" I yelled back.

I hurried upstairs. I'm almost Flying! In a few seconds, I was already in my room, switching my computer on. 

Welcome to my world!

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"There she is!" I almost yelled. 

There are few things that would make me yell in pure delight and seeing Amy online is the topmost. I am so hooked with the immensely exhilarating feeling when I am with her. Being with her is a moment of Adventure, of triumph, of being cherished, of loving and being loved in return.

"There you go, finally!"

"What is there, finally?"

"You have just admitted that you are in love, Ben. You just can't take that back. An honest statement like that is carved in stone. It's past denying that, you know."

"How can I deny anything to myself, you know how I feel in all honesty. It is just I can't admit it yet to Amy. I am afraid to rock the boat. I am afraid she might walk away if she knew that I'm falling in love with her."

"Will she walk away? Why would she walk away? Will she be hurt if you say you love her?

Will it hurt her to love you back?"

"I don't know and I just don't want to risk it. I can't afford to risk it."

"I understand you."

"Of course, you do. But will she understand?

"I honestly don't know either."

In a mutual introspection, two minds are in sync with each other, without knowing it, they are both asking the same questions to themselves. Ben and Amy are looking at how they are doing and realizing that what they have is truly precious. They may not be able to openly declare their feelings right now but they don't really mind that. They are happy and that's what really matters.

"Are you sad about the situation now, Ben?"

"I am honestly afraid, but when I'm with her, I only feel bliss."

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"So, what now Amy?"

"Well, all these things are secondary, because when I'm with him, all I feel is bliss."