Goddess Corter
The Little Reftia (2)

A few days passed. Maybe it's been two weeks. I always skipped school, I don't know what my friends thought. My parents didn't know this either, I pretended to go with Diana and dropped out of school when Diana got into her class.

Darren's like a teacher to me, he's willing to skip 3 hours every day just to talk to me. He said it didn't matter, whatever he did wouldn't get him fired because director Darren needed him too much.

“Sorry yes, every day should make you ditch.”

“Not a problem..I also sometimes have to get out of working hours, the director was already like a demon, he always tortured us.”

I only responded with a small laugh.

But after that, Darren gave me a brown parcel. It happened all of a sudden, I didn't even realize he was giving the parcel.

I asked him what this was, but he didn't answer. For sure Darren just smiled. He told me to open it, at least the order did not come out of his mouth, but from his eyes.

In amazement, I opened the simple brown parcel.

It turns out that there is a necklace with a heart symbol that says ‘Reftia’. I doubt it was an ordinary necklace, the matter was heavy and the color made me believe it was made of real gold. Why did Darren give me the gold necklace?

My hands trembled as I spread the necklace, without me noticing that I was moved and crying.

“Reftia, anywhere and anytime.You must be strong to live this life. To reach the Goddess, one was willing to become a demon. You are not the devil, but an angel. Well. in the end Reftia still Reftia. one dollar is still a dollar even though it has been wasted though.”.

My tears are getting louder, digesting all the words that Darren said, I really can't believe I would hear such a sentence from a human being.

Without a second thought, I hugged her tightly. Crying loudly in his chest, I vented all my happiness and thanks to Brother Darren.

With her big, soft hands, brother Darren rubbed my head. He hugged my body too, and it felt very comfortable. Although Darren and I always talk on the bench in front of the ice cream shop, which means it's a public place, I don't really care if I have to cuddle here.

“Reftia. I just want you to be stronger. When you see that necklace, remember all the moments that make you happy. Because. maybe it is a parting gift for us.”

“.. eh?”

“Sorry, yes.”

“... earlier brother Darren.. said what?”

“Reftia, I was transferred to work out of town. There is no reason for me to refuse. Because of that. sorry, this will be our last meeting.”

My blood froze when I heard that line from Darren's brother.

Darren could have said that cruel thing while he could still smile. I didn't even expect that line from him at all, this is a crime. Darren's brother is so evil, he's been torturing me.

And also, what the fuck is this parcel? If Brother Darren gives me this parcel, there I will only grow to miss and love him.

My happy feelings instantly turned into sadness. I who had felt this parcel was a sign of the permanence of our relationship, turned out to be betrayed just like that.

“You must promise to be stronger.”

***

My meeting with Darren's brother, even though it's actually been a long time, I feel like it's only happened for a while. Meeting 3 hours for 2 weeks, it felt to me no more than a minute. My sister's words are always thought of whenever I'm pensive.

But I can't argue that the meeting messed up my school. When I parted with Darren, I spent my time renting a hotel, when school hours ended and I went home. And that's why I didn't come home, my mom just knew I was going to school as usual.

The problem was that when Darren left, I ventured to go to school. My friends' response was obviously very bad.

That morning, I did not leave with Diana. We haven't even met for 2 weeks.

I walked in the corridor of the first floor, at least a few more steps to get to my classroom.

Everyone shouted at me with harsh words, I lowered my head and grieved, holding back the unstoppable tears. Even so, I still continued my steps, not wanting me to leave this matter again.

With trembling legs, I ventured to enter the classroom. Even when I entered, everyone's eyes were on me.

‘What is he doing here? Oh, he's alive? Jesus, that idiot Reftia is back!’ Words like that somehow often sound in my ears. It's not easy for me to ignore it. For sure I can just duck down and walk towards my desk.

As I stood beside my desk, I saw that my desk was full of scribbles and rubbish. Inks, crayons, until a thick, green liquid that I don't know what it is. But what sucks the most is when my chair isn't there. Yeah, I can't sit down. My chair is not where it should be.

“A-Anu. ap-what..someone saw...my chair?”

With a very slow weak voice, I tried to ask in the middle of class. When everyone was watching me, they held their laughter. No one wanted to answer that question, they were silent.

Until a woman named Felicia, she was my classmate, her face was pretty and with a ribbon on her head, it made her look cute. But actually she is the woman who always bullies me, even it seems she is the one who always instigates my other friends.

“Reftia. You don't come in too often. Though I intend to throw away your desk too, but others say they want to keep doodling it. Yes already, forced me to leave the table alone.”.

“.. t-but.. how can I sit?”

“Pfft..!! Ahahaha!!! Where do I care! You can sit on the floor, anyway.”

Instantly, he stopped his scathing insults.

Felicia's mouth was no longer open, she clenched her teeth with an annoyed look. His eyes were fixed on something hanging from my neck. It was a necklace, given by Darren's brother.

Roughly, Felicia pulled the necklace and made it loose from my neck. It made me angry, considering it was a very precious memory. But, I guess I can't do anything. Even when my memories are taken away, I can only be silent and sad.

“Golden necklace.. heart-shaped.. reads ‘Reftia’... Who gave this necklace?”

In a annoying tone, Felicia spread out my necklace and asked that question.

“... who gave it. is the person. y-who I love.”.

I was so embarrassed when I said that. I'm pretty sure my friends heard what I said. Surprisingly they did not laugh and were just waiting for a reaction from Felicia.

Felicia grew even more furious with me, her beautiful face with a smile now turned scary with great annoyance. He slapped me very hard, grabbed my hair, pushed me to the floor, and stomped on my face.

“Which way possible! How could you love someone! You're just a slave!”

Felicia's legs are so heavy, never once in my life has anyone hurt my face. My nose is bleeding from being stepped on repeatedly.

When my face was battered, Felicia vexed, pulled my hair and put my face in front of her. I, who was already helpless, was dragged by him out of the classroom.

Several times I rebelled, but Felicia's hatred for me made her very strong. I could only enjoy my body being dragged on the floor with my hair pulled.

Felicia pulled me into the ladies' room, and strangely, during that trip, no one stopped her. The teachers also had no reason to walk in the corridor before the lesson time began. In other words, this is the perfect time to possess me.

In the toilet, Felicia threw me into one of the cubicles. He locked the door to the cubicle, and started opening the toilet seat that was available inside here. Again he grabbed my hair and slipped my head into the toilet.

Several times, until I was out of breath and couldn't scream. Despite that, Felicia remained dissatisfied. He did not laugh as usual, he always said creepy sentences.

“You.. There can't be anyone giving you a gift! Especially the gold necklace! You must have bought it yourself! Not because your parents are rich, you have the right to show off in front of me!”

He pushed me into the toilet, made me sit in that toilet.

At that time, I felt like I was losing my life. A face full of wounds, out of breath, until my hair that like to be dislodged. I drowned in this torture.

“Reftia.. ihh.. do you know how much I hate you?!! You.. you are.. always take everything from me!!”

“..what...what did I ever get from you.?”

“Everything! Ever since you came here, everyone's been watching you! This beautiful me is forgotten like trash.even..even the person I like, Erick...he also falls for you!!”

“.. I never knew that! They never approached me. They just.”.

“Ahahah!! Of course they never come near you! That's because I made up a lie about you. You who never use social media, will never know the truth.”.

“What... are you talking about?”

All my life, I never knew the world was so cruel. How I shun such sins, no one ever understands.

When I was born, people who hated me were born. That is an absolute law.

But lying to me by saying that I was a whore, that was outrageous. Especially when it comes to Darren's problem. Darren's brother is not a bad man. I love him so much.

Butwhy? Why is the world so cruel?

I woke up, and strangled Felicia's neck very hard. With strength that came out of nowhere, I strangled Felicia while crying.

She looked in pain, but Felicia immediately acted quickly. He kicked me hard, made me sit back in the toilet sitting with a pain in my stomach.

“Finally..you finally really hurt me. With this, I can finally do more cruel things.”

Felicia reached into the pocket of her shirt that was covered by the vest she was wearing. What he took out of his pocket was shocking. It was a knife.

“F-Felicia.. what..what are you doing?”

“Hihihi.. See you in heaven, Reftia!”

Felicia stuck the knife in my eye.

Already, I don't want to know anymore. The world is too cruel for me.

On that day, my life history ended. I finally reached ‘toin’ in my sad story. In the school toilet, using a knife, a girl was allegedly killed. That is what the media will tell us.

***

I'm pretty sure I'm dead.

I don't know why I can feel my body.

At first it was cold, the tip of the knife that stuck in my head was cold. But for a long time the cold turned warm.

I slowly opened my eyes that no longer hurt.

“Finally wake up too.”

In front of me, there was a beautiful woman in beautiful clothes, sitting on a chair covered in jewels. When I opened my eyes, I looked down in front of him.

I woke up in a very strange place. There were many stars scattered all over this room. Wherever I look, there are stars. It was as if I was sitting on millions of stars scattered about.

The woman stood up, approaching me with a very friendly smile. When he got in front of me, he stroked my head very gently.

At that moment, I who had just lost hope to the lowest point was very happy to be able to feel the warmth of affection from someone. It reminds me of Darren. Moreover, the woman is very beautiful, just seeing her has made me mumble in awe.

“You've tried yes.. Reftia.”

The woman smiled, she bowed her body and hugged me. Behind my head, I felt a very soft hand stroking my long hair. The woman, she had a delicate voice and she whispered the words in my ear.

“Already, there's nothing else you need to fear. O my creation.”

I cried when those words were said.

For some reason, I really believe his words. There's nothing more I need to fear, I believe in it. Then all my life's problems are over? Should I be thankful? To whom should I show gratitude?

With tears pouring out continuously, I tried to hold her back. I told myself to open my mouth and ask.

“S-Who are you?”

“I am Vedetta, the Creator of this universe. In other words, the figure that people worship.”

“P-Creator? Goddess?”

“Aha. yes, you can call me Goddess if you want.”

“Why... Why am I here? As I recall. I was dead.”

“Reftia.. Remember, I never created death for my creations!”

At that time, without me realizing it, I was already friends or perhaps friends with my own Creator.  Very complicated relationship.

Some time has passed since my meeting with a figure named Vedetta. I don't know how long it's been, which is for sure in this place I still feel bored. Whether time goes by or not, I don't know.

Vedetta explained to me about this universe, about the universes in it and the Great Goddesses who govern it all. Vedetta herself is the ultimate Creator, she is a creature that was born in a colorless vacuum. He grew bored after many years of silence and began to fill that boredom by forming creatures.

A being with the same shape as her, beautiful, and powerful, it was a Great Goddess. It was only then that Vedetta created a language to be able to communicate with his creation, to identify him Vedetta gave his creation name ‘Rizhela’.

Rizhela is the creation as well as the first Great Goddess in this universe, Vedetta asked Rizhela to give it a name. And the name Vedetta itself is a gift from Rizhela.

Basically the relationship of Vedetta and Rizhela is not like a best friend, more like an employer and a servant. Since Vedetta doesn't know what to create anymore, she tells Rizhela to do it. At that time, the black and black universe were created for the first time.

Vedetta was delighted, she began to form so many Great Goddesses and told them to fill this empty universe.

And billions of years passed, when Vedetta made a concept called ‘time’, he who is the most genius creature because his mistake made the concept imperfect. Too many gaps in time.

“I woke you up in the time before your universe existed.”

Vedetta.

“What does it mean?”

“Means. This is the time before the world you live in was created. You could call it year zero or something. In essence, your world was not created for now.”

“... does not make sense! Why did you resurrect me at this time?”

“Simple, I just want to ask you, do you want your world to exist? Or do you want your world to disappear?”

A very simple question, but the answer to that question could not be obtained haphazardly. I have a reason to leave that rotten world, but I have a reason to keep it.

Right, Brother Darren is in that world. The person I love is in that world.

“I.. want that world to remain.”

“Aha.. nice.. Then make it!”

With the title of Great Goddess, and the approval of Vedetta, I built a universe of my own creation.

The universe has objects called planets, stars, and objects that have existed in my world before. Especially the earth, I've been building the history of the earth since the time of the dinosaurs. To give knowledge to the earth and to create man.

Darren Corter, I'm going to create it in the distant future.

***

Billions of years passed, my wait for billions of years with Vedetta finally came to an end. The figure named Darren Corter that I had destined was finally born into the world.

In this way, I have fulfilled my wish as a Reftia. I wanted Darren Corter somehow. Billions of years of waiting have made me miss him even more.

And that night. I'm down to earth for the first time, to make a new destiny for the adult Darren Corter.

By setting my foot on the earth, I remembered the terrible events that had happened to me. I tested Darren Corter by crossing dangerous roads, and as I thought he helped me.

Thankfully, I was able to reunite with Darren's sister.