PODCAST ROMANCE: Love You Mr Lucifer

Chapter 4

Oh my God… what dream did I have last night? I still can't believe I'll be sent a message by someone I'm dreaming of. The figure of Lucifer, who has recently been able to color the day when the situation is in a pandemic.

"Here, let me reply!" said Carla. She took the phone in my hand. Because I realized that I had been drifting in a dream.

Carla typed something on her phone to reply to a message from Lucifer. A very surprising reply.

[Greetings again, handsome and charming Lucifer.]

Oh s**t! Carla is very mischievous about pranking her friend on this one. I was so dead in shame. Where will my charismatic face be kept? My charisma suddenly disappears if I say such disgusting things to a man.

Carla was now laughing, satisfied with her crazy action. Not long after that, Lucifer was seen typing a message to me. It suddenly made me nervous with Clara. Indeed, the two of us were like two crazy happy people. Luckily, no one saw it.

Ting!

My phone buzzed, indicating that there was an incoming message. Who else if not from Lucifer?

[Alright, is it really Anna Aurelia who emailed the story to me?]

[Yes, that's right, Mr. Lucifer.]

[Okay, Anna… may I use your story to cover my podcast in an audio streaming app?]

For whatever reason, I shut my mouth in disbelief. Still, no one guessed that my fad of sending the email had now turned sweet. Of the many emails that come into his account, my story is the one he chose now. The Universe is very good, presenting the current Lucifer. Then, as soon as possible, I replied to his message.

[With pleasure, Lord Lucifer.]

Carla and I looked at each other, still with an unexpected feeling. Oh my god…

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Now, I'm back to struggling with a pile of tasks. With all my determination, I will steadily change. Even though I was struggling with it, I was lucky to have Carla as a role model.

My ambitious friend from the tenth grade is now helping me to return to that ambition, so that, lately, Mom doesn't often nag at home. At least, the atmosphere of the house becomes calmer.

When today's assignment was collected through online media to the teacher in question, now I want to pamper my body. Lying on the bed, I put earphones to my ears.

What else could it be if not to listen to the very special Mr Lucifer podcast. Yes, now the schedule for my story is out on his account page.

"Hi! Come back with me, Lucifer. In a podcast that will accompany your days that may be hit by loneliness. This episode is a little different from the other episodes, because of what? Because of this episode, I was emailed a story from one of the listeners here. It's about his love story in the past. Okay, without further ado, let's read it. Keep enjoying and listening happily.]

Oh my God… just when I heard the opening, my heart was already shaking violently. Sounds ridiculous, but you need to know, this is beyond my control as an Anna. It was strange, because it had been a long time since I had felt such a great vibration again.

[Hi Mr Lucifer, I'm Anna…]

My heart skipped a beat when he said my name. He read out the words I sent him word by word. About my past that I have not forgotten. The story is too imprinting and hard to get rid of in the mind.

Raven is the only man I've ever fallen in love with. You could say Raven was my first love. She was a classmate who was quite popular in her time.

However, after he graduated and we saw each other less and less, it turned out that he quickly turned to his college friend. Maybe that's what made me too traumatized to start over again, what it is to fall in love. Even though we have tried to be the best for him, if there is someone who is more able to make him comfortable, what can we do? Just made a choice, and the new person is the winner.

Lucifer brought my story with a very touching demeanor. Make the listener feel the same. Turns out, I'm not the only one who feels this way. There are so many in the comments that they have experienced it too.

What I have to do now is—let go. Lucifer said, I was advised to move on. Don't get too caught up in the past that doesn't care about us. But it's hard, it's really hard to let Raven turn away from me. My heart feels fragile and breaks when I remember it.

Now I'm reminded of how sweet Raven used to approach me. Listen to my every complaint. Often he always cheers me on. Like a home to be a place to go home and complain.

But now the house has found a new occupant. He left without explaining anything. Since his departure from my life, half of my happiness is gone. I went with him. My life feels empty, it's that easy for him to leave.

The clear tears came out of my eyes. Raven's presence in my life was so memorable that it made it hard for me to accept new people. Oh, come on, Anna! You should be able to forget about Raven. After all, you have a lot to be grateful for. It's time for you to focus on your current busy life, with your world without him in it.

[Lucifer, thank you for choosing my story to be the topic of this episode.]

One message I sent to the owner of the podcast.

[You're welcome, Anna. Are you happy?]

[More than happy. Thank you very much.]

No more replies. Ah, it's going too far to think I'll ever be a part of her life. I had better not put my hopes too high on Lucifer. I continued to stare at the photo that Raven had given on a frame that was now attached to my bedroom wall.

Yes, that's a photo of the two of us posing smiling at the camera. Looks like a happy couple. However, now it's all over and gone. There are no more stories to measure the journey.

Damn! It seems my thoughts today have been wasted due to recalling events from the dark past for me. Huh ... the suffering of people who fail to move on. It's sad. I should have chosen activities to make myself happier. Uhm, seeing that Lucifer's reply hasn't been sent, maybe the signal there is bad. So I tried to message him—again.

[Lucifer?]

Sure enough, when I sent the next message, he now immediately replied to it.

[Ah! Yes, Anna. You're welcome. I hope you can forget about it soon.]

My lips reflexively curved upwards into a smile. Apparently, Lucifer has a friendly personality. But, don't get carried away, Anna! He's just a distant human in my eyes.

[Can you help me to forget it?]