
Episode 10: the:
Half an hour maybe I'm on the rooftop. All I did was snack on cassava chips and drink soda. It doesn't change like the person who is joining.
" A problem again?."
The voice of someone who does not know the origin, surprised me who was busy chewing chips while listening to music using a headset.
As I searched for the origin of the sound, looking around me. Strangely enough, I found no one there.
Instantly made my hair goosebumps.
'Don't-don't, there's a subtle creature here again. It's not funny if I become soft food genderwo residents rooftop this.' My inner.
I also shuddered in horror. But I pushed away my fear
'Maybe this is just my feeling. There may be subtle creatures here. This place is often read the holy verses of the Qur'an equally papa. How dare he.' I thought.
Papa often teaches at this place. In addition to a comfortable place and away from the noise, this place is also cool with the cool night breeze.
I put the headset back on, and chewed back my snacks.
" Eat is not shared." Speak someone's bass.
I was surprised instead of playing when I looked to my left side, which turned out to be a typical handsome young man with a sweet smile and dimples.
Who else if not the person who has been terrorizing me all this time. Yeah, that's Arkha's voice, the mysterious man.
I stroked her surprised chest. Even with fear as usual. Even though she fucked me, I still felt scared. Because anyway, I don't know his identity.
" Y-you again?." I said brick because I was afraid. I quickly shifted my seat away from him.
" Don't be afraid of me anymore. We have met a few times, you are still afraid. I don't eat people either." Say it while raising his eyebrows.
This fear, slowly began to disappear due to seeing his behavior that was so friendly.
" L-lagian, why are you suddenly here anyway?. How's it going?." Ask me to start bracing myself.
Arkha shifted a little, to get closer to me. But in the slightest I did not stay away, as if I was used to his existence.
" I told you. Wherever you are, there I am." Say it relax.
Another case with me who was astonished and thousands of questions that appeared in my mind.
' Why does she always say that?, and what does it have to do with her so she always follows me.'
I rubbed with my own thoughts, until finally a hand touched my soft shoulder.
" Why daydream?." Ask Arkha. Made me wake up from my daydream.
" Not daydreaming." Mine.
" I know. You must be wondering about my identity and whereabouts, why it can always be here." Guess what turned out to be true.
I was a little surprised. ' Why does he know what I'm thinking?. Is it possible that he can read minds?.'
" Not really. I can only guess from the look on your face."
I was again surprised by him. How not. He could always guess what I was thinking.
' This may be a necessity.'
" It's no coincidence. You and I have been together since before we were born. I can also feel what you feel." His imbuh. Which makes me more into heranan.
" You need not be surprised. You will know for yourself." Add it again.
" Who are you really?. Honestly I want to know, so I don't feel scared anymore." I said curiously.
" Why should I be afraid of you?." Instead of answering, I asked back.
" But you have to promise me that you won't be afraid of me." Pinta.
There was a deep sense of worry from the look in his eagle eyes. Afraid that I'd stay away from her after finding out her identity later.
I took a deep breath, tried to brave and strengthen myself then nodded, agreeing to her request.
" Yes, I promise." My words are steady.
Instantly he immediately smiled, revealing the characteristic dimple so deep, which always managed to make my heart jump in there.
He also started telling stories. Look straight ahead. His gaze was fixed on the moon and the stars that were close together up there.
So did I, seriously listening to the story that he would bring while looking seriously at his handsome face and stern jaw, accompanied by the jakun up and down.
" I used to love a king's daughter named Princess Aleta." His words began to tell stories. But I was a little surprised by the name and the story he told me. But I chose to focus on listening to her story until it was over.
" We both love each other. But because of caste differences, my relationship and her ended tragically. He died at the hands of his own father's man."
" Why can?." Ask me with a tense face. He glanced at me with a sweet smile, then looked back and continued his story.
I'm the one in the face of it, somehow suddenly my heart concerts in there.
With my heart still pounding, I refocused on the story he told me.
" Because he was blocking the sword that was going to draw me, it hit right in his heart, causing him to lose his life." Arkha's voice began to tremble, like she was holding back her tears. I was stunned to see this man beside me.
This man who looks strong and dashing can also be sad. Indeed I admit, the story is so touching, to make me also carried away.
" Wait!. A sword?. Do you live in the time of Majapahit." Ask me to joke.
" Regardly the kingdom of latitude. He was the only child of the notorious king Bramantyo, but loved his only child. She did not want her daughter to get a man who was not in line with her, at least she was also a royal descendant even though it was only a small kingdom. Whereas I am only a Senopati in the princess Atala's own kingdom." He breathed heavily. Recollecting oxygen supply that feels tight in the chest.
I could only be astonished to hear the story that I thought was like bedtime stories, which my mother used to read when I was a kid.
There was a sense of disbelief hearing the story about his life. But I try not to break what he says, I just want to be a good listener.
" King Bramantyo did not accept it when I said that I wanted to make his daughter a companion for life. Because he had also betrothed his daughter to prince Aditya, the sole heir of the Srivijaya kingdom which was also the largest kingdom before the latitude kingdom." He looked back at me with a difficult look to understand. Again I was amazed to see the look of his sharp eyes.
" Daughter Aleta chose to curb her father because she did not want to be separated from me, even though I had forbidden her not to do the desperate and obey her father's orders but she remained in her stance, he threatened to end his life if his father didn't approve of our relationship." He seemed to smile bitterly at a glance when he remembered the incident he had experienced.
" Fearing the threat of her beloved son, she was forced to bless our relationship, and eventually we both got married. But my father-in-law turned out to have a devious plan. When princess Aleta and I were legally married, she made a fuss with the enemy kingdom being her scapegoat."
" How do you know that the one who made the ruckus was your own in-laws?." I asked him who was finally curious about his story.
" She managed to snitch me, and after that she told me the truth. He intended to kill me, so he told me the truth before I died." I nodded, seriously listening to the story.
" Where was Aleta's daughter at the time?." Ask me.
" He was sealed in his room so he wouldn't see that I would be killed. But at that time, somehow princess Aleta was able to escape from custody. He managed to get to me when the warrior king Bramantyo was about to start executing me, but was successfully prevented by other soldiers." At the time of the sentence he was about to say next, he suddenly could not stem his tears anymore. Her tears just spilled. He cupped his face with both hands.
I tried to ventured to get close and to calm her down.
" Us. If it's not strong anymore, don't go on." Prevent me from saying softly.
He confirmed his sitting position and opened the hand that had covered his face, then looked at me with a difficult gaze to understand.
" I'm fine. I'll continue my story." Saying it with a smile, I nodded to agree.
" He did not give up so easily, he tried to escape from the soldier who held his hand and succeeded. When the executioner is about to draw his sword at me, princess Aleta runs to me and blocks her sword." At the time of the final sentence, he could no longer contain all his sadness, seeing the handsome man as fragile and pitying, I stretched out my arms to give him a hug.
Maybe my embrace couldn't bring back what she had lost, but at least with me hugging her, she could feel calmer.