Elvarette Shiro
Episode 3: Arafis
A few minutes before the pick up.
My phone rang, a call from a friend and teacher in the past. Khidr the old man asked me to be a companion to his new apprentice Elvarette Shiro. A girl niggles like a porcelain doll with long red hair decorated with blooming red lily-shaped tongs. Her face was slightly oval, her lips small and thin like a 14-year-old girl. While his eyes are not too narrow or too thick, his eyes are clear in kiwi green.
Khidr called me three times, first he told me about Elvarette who was looking for peace of mind. Look for a protector that really protects from danger or anxiety. The second call is a description of his little student who has a personal uniqueness and curious character. The last call was a formalized call about his arrival wearing the same black train as I used to.
This is the second time to be a companion for those who are looking for light. The first was my own friend, and the second was a boy caught up in his dark past from the valley of prostitution. I think it's rude of those who throw him into such darkness, but we don't know God's true plan. Maybe he will be the guide as I am now.
The train I was waiting for had not yet arrived, but its presence began to be felt from a distance of three kilometers from the station where I was waiting. It is possible that behind this dense fog will arrive a black train. So patience is a snack that I have to eat first before eating the main menu. The fog is a veil, but the veil can't hide the surprise any longer.
The lights in the station were flashing unstable start signs, it seemed like there was a message that would arrive shortly. Shortly after my mobile phone was re-embroidered, I opened it and written the name of the old man calling.
“Halo, Arafis here?”
“Halo Arafis, how are you? Has the friend you're waiting for arrived?”
“You want to make me a living statue of what old man? I've been waiting a long time.”
“Sorry old friend, please be advised when waiting for economy class train. I think I have a little message for you. Think you remember my friend Hallaj?”
“Iya, I still remember the person who always made me mushroom soup merang.”
“Good, I thought you could help me take her to my friend?”
“I don't mind, but is he in his house?”
“He's at Arafis' house, he's always waiting for people who are lost like you and Elvy.”
“But if I may know, is he ready for this place? Is he really already..”
“Not yet, she just fell asleep for a long time. Until the task has been completed Arafis.”
“But the difference between me and him is so far away, is he not awkward with me who comes from a different era?”
“Alright then, so I don't have to worry anymore.”
“One more time, please teach him to adapt to your place. He still doesn't know anything about mid-nature.”
“Take it easy, I'll teach her like my own sister Khidr.”
“It looks like you guys will be fit in a moment, maybe soon the train you are waiting for will arrive friend.”
“You're right, I've started to feel its presence getting closer.”
“Ya already then, congratulations on running the task friend.”
“Ok!”
The phone has been cut off, I'm starting to feel its presence getting closer. Soon, the locomotive began to appear out of the fog. The train started to stop. White mist started to leave from the window of the train. The carriage door opened, and myself wearing a black jacket greeted my travel companion, a little girl standing right in front of me.
“Welcome my friend, Elvy!”
“Ohba, are you waiting for me here?”
“Sure, the Old Man told me to be your guide. Come on, there's someone we should meet.”
“Who?”
“People in your book it.”
He called me by my last name, no problem to me. Either I get reminded of my friend who is exactly like him in the world before. For sure I must take care of him wholeheartedly and as best I can so that one day my servants will guard those who are lost on the way of the lost.