Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 1~ Foreign Women

The rainy season has arrived. Now, a young man has his 18th birthday. But on this supposed happy day, it becomes just the opposite.

He just celebrated his birthday alone.

But he's not really alone. He was accompanied by an old parrot that he kept. The burung is called Coki. The bird was his birthday present 4 years ago before the death of his parents. Now he just lives alone at home. Actually, he still had an older sister, but right now, his older brother was working out of town.

"A shitty year!"

He pushed a birthday cake that said his name there. The cake fell off the table and fell apart on the floor.

"I'm so upset!"

"Why on this day that should feel good, it ends up being the opposite?!"

"Sister doesn't care about me anymore. And now, the Cockatoo is babbling alone. It really makes me uncomfortable!"

Chef, is the only creature in his house. He was the one who always accompanied her in that house. His presence has made the house not quiet, because of the chatter of the Chef who is very noisy.

Dylan Levianos.

That's name. The man did not like his name. His life is completely ruined. "What good would it be if life was accompanied only by an animal?"

"I'm a social creature. I don't deserve to live alone. Pissed off...."

"Huh, I don't know when my life will change for the better...."

Because he was not strong, he had tried to kill himself, but he was still thinking about it.

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Chapter 1: [Foreign women ]

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TING TONG'S....

[A moment, your train will arrive at Station 5. Station 5. ]

"Oh, it's here, is it?"

[ Station 5. Be careful, the door will open! ]

"Is it right here? Uh! I have to get out...."

Many people got out of the car. Shortly after, after everyone got out, the train was back on its way to the next station.

A 16-year-old girl (possibly) just got off the train. The child was wailing while observing the surroundings. He felt alien to his place at this time. He saw many people walking quickly up the stairs there. Confused, so the boy followed the horde of people only.

The stairs led him to the station building. He was following some people there. He also had to find a way out of the station building. Because actually, the woman had only first boarded the Railway alone.

The woman, seeing the people heading to the ticket booth. They attached the ticket to the machine to get out. The woman reached into her pants pocket. He finally got his own ticket.

Then she did the same thing as the people she saw. Unfortunately, the woman could not do it. Then, shortly thereafter, a guard officer came to the woman.

"Is there a problem?" ask the officer.

"A–Nani? " The woman was surprised.

"Is there a problem?" ask the officer again.

The woman shakes her head. Then after that, he cradled his bag forward, unzipped his bag and took something inside. He pulled out a small book. The woman opened her little book and searched the pages she wanted to find. Finally got.

"Ba–help me with this." The woman answered nervously while showing her the train ticket she was holding.

The officer picked up the ticket the woman gave him.

"Hmm.., let me help!"

CLICK!

"Well, it's open. Now go ahead to get out."

Slowly, the woman followed the teaching of the officer. He was finally able to use the rocket engine to get out. After coming out, the woman turned her body, faced the officer and bowed her body.

"ah! The arigatou! Eh? Thank you." Thank you."

"Yes." Yeah."

The officer returned the woman's ticket to the owner. The woman received her ticket back, then she turned around and walked slowly while chuckling around.

The woman was looking for the exit of the building. He looked up and finally, he found the word "out" on it. He was right in front of the stairs leading down. He went down that ladder. Until finally, he managed to get out of the station building.

The woman walked forward while watching the surroundings. He felt a stranger in his place at this moment.

Then the woman looked to her right side. There, he saw a large banyan tree. He approached and stood before the banyan tree. Everyone around him felt strange about the woman who was looking at the banyan tree.

"Let's go, Kono okinaki wa Nani desuka?" muttered the woman.

Before long the woman muttered to herself, she was surprised. Of course something surprised him. Because he saw something that no one else could see.

After that, immediately, he moved away from the tree. Then the woman ran from the banyan tree. He ran to the street in front of her to find a safe place for her.

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"Hey, look! That's the loner. "

"I was amazed by the boy. His face was so handsome, but why was his life like that? "

"Subjecting. Left by her parents and her own sister. He is also the son of No Life. Emotion and crazy. He likes to talk to himself. Weird, right? You guys don't be friends with him! "

"Yes. Uh! He looks towards us. Let's go! "

"Huh, I don't care about their talk. Whatever, they want to say what. Thisismylife. I take care of everything."

"They shouldn't interfere with my life. I want to return their words. But, for some reason, my heart always says that I must always be patient."

Dylan was walking towards the school gate while playing a cell phone. Again the other disciples always looked at him strangely and spread rumors about him that made him upset.

"Here you go, it's time to go home to school."

He remembered something. Before returning home, Dylan wants to go to a bookstore to buy the latest comic he likes.

He got information about the publication of the new comic book on a website he found on his mobile phone. Now he's leaving too. Go hunt down that new comic!

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Finally arrived. Here is his favorite bookstore. Dylan got into it. He walked to a comic place. There, there were several bookshelves filled with comics. He started looking for the comic he was looking for before it ran out.

One by one, the bookshelves there he checked all. One to two shelves there, he still has not found the sought-after comic. There are no comic covers that look like the images on that website. Where was the book put?

He was sure that the comic had already appeared in this bookstore!

"Where is the book? The cover is like this, right?" Sometimes he glances at the phone screen. Take a good look at the comic book cover image on her phone.

Still searching and searching. But the comic could not be found. "Am I not careful in searching?"

He has reached the end of the comic shelf and still has not found his target. Because he wanted it so badly, so he would repeat his search from the first one again. He also began looking for the comic from the beginning of the first shelf.

Really thorough!

Very thorough!

Every comic title and cover there, he saw with his eyes in detail. Shortly thereafter ....

"Well! That's it!"

"Eh?"

As he picked up the comic, all of a sudden, there was someone who came and clasped his hand. Dylan looked up at the person in front of him in surprise.

There was a beautiful short-haired woman. He wanted the comic, too. Dylan pulled his hand slowly and tried to take the woman's hand off him. But, the woman simply tilted her head and opened her eyes wide at him.

"Eh, sorry. This is my comic!"

Still, the woman did not want to let go of her hand. "He wanted this comic, right? If he wants, he can take it back on that shelf. There are a lot of the same comics there. Why didn't he take it back, and instead hold my hand?" dylan's mind was starting to grow furious.

The short-haired woman in white, looked very cute with her big beautiful blue eyes. Her hair is a little messy. Wear a heart-shaped sweater and a picture of a cat with the words Nyan Neko. He slightly opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to me, but he did not dare.

"Did he talk? Or did he really not dare to talk to me? What can't-don't, she ...."

"Nande?"

Dylan flinched hearing his mutter. "Eh? In Japanese? Is he a stranger?"

"Can you please take your hand off?" Once again, Dylan pulled his hand, but it was never released.

"Eh? Stupid me. Why am I talking to him? It'll be free. That woman won't understand my language."

"Any, can I take this book?"

"Eh? She speaks Indonesian?"

The woman finally let go of Dylan's hand. He picked up a small book in his bag. Turn the pages of the book. Looking for something in the book he was holding. "What book is that? Is that his notebook?"

"sorry. A–what can I take this book?" The woman repeated her words.

"The Indonesian language is very raw." Dylan muttered, then he looked at the girl. "Yes, you can pick it up again on that shelf. It's mine!"

The woman raised her eyes again and looked confusedly at him. "Scotto..." The woman slightly muttered as she reopened a few pages of her little book. "Emm..., I was lazy to pick up the book."

"Why? It's not far from where you stand!" timpal Dylan.

"I'm just lazy. I just want that comic you hold."

"Can't!" Dylan. "I found him first. So, this is mine!"

The woman went back to looking for a page in her book. It was a translator book. He used the book to use Bahasa Indonesia here, right?

"Hmm.., okay then. I just picked up the one!" he said while picking up one comic on that no.4 shelf. After taking the book, he did not leave. He looked at Dylan. Don't know why? What's wrong with that girl?

Without saying anything else, Dylan turned around and left first.

Dylan is delighted to finally get his hands on the new comic. He immediately walked in front of the bookstore cashier to pay for the comic I got.

"I'm just buying this, Sit!" he said while giving a comic of choice to a cashier who would be ready to serve him.

"This is all? Tumben once." Said the cashier in front of him.

Dylan knew the cashier. She was a friend of her brother's. Her name is Siti Afwani. She.., very good. But, he wouldn't be nice to Dylan when it comes to comics. Dylan hoped he could give a big discount on the comics he bought. But it can't be.

"Yes." Yeah." Dylan replied briefly. "This is the only comic I'm looking for."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Hmm. As usual, it costs Rp.25,000,-"

"Why not cut back a little?" he muttered while reaching into the pocket of his pants. He was looking for my wallet. "Eh! Where to?"

"Where's my wallet?!"

"Disappeared! My wallet's gone!"

"Is there a problem?" siti asked Dylan who looked agitated.

"ah! Wallet gone. Huh, how's this?"

"really? Have you been looking all over your pants?"

"I–iya. There's nothing!"

"Oh no, my wallet is gone! Did it fall on the road? Does no one take it? Uh! That's not possible. Where's my wallet gone?"

"Let me pay!"

Again this voice. Dylan looked to the side. He was surprised because suddenly, the woman he saw on the fourth comic shelf appeared again in front of him. He gave money to Siti.

"Eh, wait! Does he want to pay for my comic? But how did he pay? Is this woman from another country? How does he pay for comics? Does he have Indonesian currency?" a lot of questions came to Dylan's mind when he saw the girl buy him the comic.

"It."

That woman actually bought Dylan. "Geez, good sakali. Eh? Did ya? Maybe, later he also asked me to change. Means I owe this guy, dong?"

SREK'S!

The woman gave Dylan the latest noisy plastic bag. With doubt, he accepted it.

Before leaving, Dylan said "thank you" to her, and without saying anything else, he walked away from her.

Dylan left the bookstore embarrassed that the foreigner had bought him a comic. But still, he felt happy because he managed to get the comic he was looking for.

"Ah, I'm still confused. Where's my wallet gone?"

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While walking on the sidewalk, Dylan fiddled open the plastic wrap in a new comic. The picture is great. He really likes it. Moreover, the aroma of this new comic, is really delicious.

While walking slowly, Dylan tried to read a little of the contents of the comic. But, for some reason, he felt uneasy while reading the comic. Something is troubling his mind at the moment.

Dylan felt that someone was following him from behind. He looked back, but there was no one.

"Haduh ... why does this feeling always appear when I am in a quiet place like this? Habit!"

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His house is close....

Fortunately, Dylan walked quickly. Nothing happened to him as long as he walked in such a desolate place earlier.

It is natural that the road there looks lonely, because it is getting dark. Usually, the road there is quickly quiet because there is a lot of crime in the area. Such as legalization and robbery to more severe criminal crimes. It always happens in that place. Therefore, there were rarely people passing by there out of fear.

But, how unlucky Dylan is because, that road is the only way to go to school, even go home from school. Hence, he was always cautious and cautious when going through that path.

"Luckily, God is still protecting me. Because all this time, I've never experienced anything bad in this place." He feels grateful.

Until finally Dylan arrived at the empty beloved house.

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To be Continued–

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