How Your Garden Grows
chapter 15

I have to go, that's what I said before Toni went to the fields to check on the workers.

"i'm sorry about yesterday jeje's problem" he said, holding me tight.

we were in the courtyard, preparing to leave, and the goddess did not show her nostrils

I hugged him back, I understood, at the time of the escape first, he was always talking about this, at the end of his life, he just wanted to live on the outskirts of the village, he said, staring at the sunrise in the morning while enjoying a cup of coffee, then relax for a moment before doing the work of the field.

farming like everyone else, and coming home in the afternoon with a hoe on his shoulder, he always talked about this even when his life was on the edge.

and I have to respect him, I just need to find another member to help me in guarding the nobles.

yes, although the world does not know my existence, but it is one of the advantages, yes I consider it an advantage, because that way, I am free to go anywhere and be anyone

"where's the goddess?". asked Toni as she turned her body, staring at the door.

we were in the yard, stepping on the long green grass no more than an ankle

toni voluntarily loaned us his black sedan, he didn't even expect it to come back, he knew exactly who it was going to lend to.

the goddess walked out the door with a yawn, like she was lazy to travel back.

"come on, lady, a little spirit, you're going to try to save the world right now." toni yelled as she raised both hands, trying to tease the goddess.

the goddess only growled, not interested in retaliating.The path was really like a zombie.

I just laughed, between happy and sad, happy because finally toni can realize his dream, and sad because toni can no longer come with me anymore

ah I really miss the escape period with him.

"let me drive" said the goddess as she began to bow her head, trying to enter the car's steering wheel.

"you relax behind the goddess," I held her shoulder, trying to forbid.

"right lady, this car won't last more than an hour if you drive it." toni mocked the goddess as she grinned.

the goddess stared intently at Toni, her eyes hinting that she was ready for a fight.

the wheels of the car began rolling on the asphalt after a few minutes of rolling on the dirt road, leaving wheel tracks along the highway.

when viewed from the map, our journey will take approximately 7 hours, even if the goddess does not ask much

our next destination was kosla, a village far from urban, I don't know if the road is now good or still the same as before.

kosla is a place far from the residential area.

it was a place to practice Toni. He told me to go there again to find a replacement.

the car started to turn, entered the main road, docked with another car, I tried to quickly drive this car, overtaking the car in front of me, right, left, right again, trying to swerve, trying to swerve, the wheel rotated rapidly over the asphalt

I kept playing my hands agilely holding the steering wheel. The goddess was still busy with the book she had brought from the toni house, not much to say.

directions to the city began to be seen on the side of the road. green, making it easier for us to see it even though it was dark.

I just glanced at the sign, refocused on the steering wheel.We had a moment, the goddess said she wanted to drink something that cooled the throat, forcing me to pull over.

we continued on after fifteen minutes of rest, and five minutes of arguing

he suddenly wanted to return to the house toni, no matter what the reason, he really forced, I denied it, on the grounds that our destination was in sight

the car began to docked back on the main road. drove fast, along with other people's car. The wheels turned on the asphalt, just as fast. the silver wheels did not look like spinning

we began to turn into the feeling, the road was still asphalt, just not as good as the main road

dewi had embroidered commenting on this path, blaming anyone who crossed his mind, he even had time to scold toni for not wanting to come with us.

the wheels of the car keep turning unevenly paved, it looks like this is not asphalt, but just a mixture of coral with cement, visible from uneven roads and steaming dust.

once we twice asked the people around us for directions, they nodded their heads, then pointed out the direction with a hand gesture

they seemed to know this place very well, and knew who we were looking for, seen from the enthusiasm of the citizens when explaining to us the direction to be headed

"fool, I told you not to trust anyone when we're in a foreign place" the goddess embroidered, cursing at the sight of no road a car could travel.

at the end of the road directed by the surrounding residents, we met a dead end, in front of which only the forest, and a path that is impossible to pass by a car

but I still know this place well, still the same as before, this road is not passable by car, we still have to walk on foot to get there

I smiled bitterly, recalling the memories of the past, while still living in the forest

I stared at the gate made of stone, it could be hundreds of years old, it was full of plants around it, the writing on it was not visible, covered by age

we parked the car in any place, as I recall that was what toni did first when we got in front of this gate, then began to step into the forest

"which crazy person will make a home in the forest like this jeje" said the goddess after passing through the archway and looking in all directions

"great madman" I replied briefly

we started walking into the forest

this road is only 2 meters wide, with shady trees towering on each side, only a few leaves scattered, as often cleaned

also the footprints, people here always seem to walk on bare feet,

no fallen leaves piled up along the way, only trees lined up like they had been hinted to be placed there

and the torch on every two trees we pass, maybe for road signs, or lighting when it's dark, the torch is still burning even during the day

after about half an hour of walking, and the scolding that came out of the mouth of the goddess every two minutes, we finally saw the settlement in front there, a house made of bamboo cubicles

this place is crowded even though it is in the forest, like a market, people pass by and around, I immediately asked one of the people passing in front of me,

the man was carrying a sack, not wearing clothes, only wearing pants that were longer than his knees slightly, he lowered his luggage, then pointed to one of the houses near the well

me and the goddess rushed to the house

it was a stilt house, with a booth as its wall, and coconut leaves as its roof, I began to climb the stairs, sounding squeaking after the second step

"it seems that if I push the walls of this house will fall" the goddess spoke after climbing the second staircase

"you wouldn't believe it if I told you this house was standing before you were born" I answered the goddess's babble and knocked on the door made of wood

prakk

there was a sound of wood breaking from inside this house, my hand stopped at the door, had not yet knocked, I looked astonished at the goddess