Mixed Blood
Eps. 32 Empty Houses

Princess Zoya and Orion continued to walk away from the place. For the last time they stared at Hera's grandmother's house, the house that gave them warmth and hope.

“Let's go and continue the journey before night comes.” said the Princess to Orion and they again continue their steps towards a new place, far from where Hera's grandmother.

“Mother We are going where... ?”

“We just step forward, later we will arrive somewhere new. And hopefully we will fit in there.” added the princess while smiling to remove the sadness that was still engulfing in her heart at that time.

They continued to walk down the long, rocky road. Princess Zoya strengthened her heart by seeing Orion's smile on her tiny lips. A little smile from his daughter gave a great spirit to him to stay and continue to advance under any conditions.

“Honey... If you were here we would have no trouble like this. How you are now.I miss you so much.I hope one day the three of us can regroup...” the inner princess recalled her husband when sad to hit him and cried in her heart because of the incident.

After walking far enough and passing through some forests and some houses they finally arrived somewhere. Because it was night time Princess Zoya decided to stop and find a place to live with her daughter. He saw many empty buildings left behind in that place.

He looked for the occupants who occupied it, yet there was not a single person he found there. I don't know where the people who inhabit the bed go.

They then entered the other house and it turned out to be the same as the house was empty uninhabited, as well as other houses that turned out to be empty after they entered it.

“whoosh...” strong winds enter the empty house.

“prang...” sound of glass falling from the table hit by strong wind.

The sound made the little Orion shocked and afraid to hear the sound and made the feathers goosebumps.

“Mother...” she said scared and hid behind her mother's body.

“ciit... ciit...” A mouse came out of a closet in the house and passed the foot of Orion.

“Aauw... mother... I'm afraid..” cried Orion holding tight to his mother's feet.

“What a shame...it's just a rat.” he said then carried the child.

Princess Zoya walks in and inspects the empty house. He was able to conclude that the house had long been left from the thick pile of dust that was there as well from some broken furniture because it was not maintained.

They came out of the house and looked at the row of empty houses.

“Mother... tonight we will stay where... ?” he asked his mother when she began to feel cold when the wind hit her body again.

“Wait a minute son.. mother will check out other houses that are suitable for us to live in.” he said while walking back while choosing a comfortable home for them to live in.

The princess saw that there was a house that looks interesting among other houses. The house looks different on its own. Where the house looks the cleanest and most maintained among other houses.

Princess Zoya went deeper and checked every room in the house. He saw a family picture hanging on the wall near the entrance, a man and a woman with two young girls.

“kriek..”.

Again a strong wind came into the house and made one of the doors open again to make Orion tiptoed and frightened and ran and held his mother's feet tightly.

There are three rooms there, one main room and two rooms for children. Orion smiled broadly as he entered the child's room and saw the many toys there.

They then went into the kitchen and found the kitchen equipment is still complete and can still be used. After checking the kitchen they came out back to the front room and sat down on the chair in the room while looking around.

One thing that still holds the mind of Princess Zoya why is the house there all empty ? What is the reason these people left their homes there ? Was there a natural disaster that happened at that time and forced them out of the house or was there something else ? Robbery or something ?

“Hopefully it is not a bad thing that happened to the inhabitants of this house before and the bad thing did not happen to us.” the inner princess after thinking about all the possible causes of the house was empty.

It was getting late and they both felt sleepy. The princess walked forward and then closed the door as the cold wind that entered the house grew colder and bone-chilling.

“Let's sleep first son..!” take the princess to Orion.

They went into one of the rooms and slept together. The princess rubbed Orion's hair while reciting a fairy tale to the boy as she used to do when they were still living in the golden heart villa.

Moments later after Princess Zoya finishes reciting a child's story titled crocodiles and deer, Orion falls asleep.

Princess Zoya settles down beside Orion and closes her eyes. He had closed his eyes for a long time but he was still conscious and could not sleep. He was worried about living in that quiet place. Once again he came out of the room and checked the room to make sure the house was completely safe for them.

He walked from the front room all the way to the back room and found nothing suspicious there. As there was nothing to worry about, Princess Zoya finally went back into the room and lay down next to Orion. This time the woman actually went to sleep after feeling comfortable and there was nothing to be afraid of. He can sleep soundly after feeling tired from a day of walking.

In the middle of the night the princess suddenly woke up when she heard the sound of a door opening in the house. He got up and checked the door in the next room which turned out to be open by himself. He was sure that the door had been closed before.

He went into the room and checked there was no one but him. Because he still felt less sure he was checking under the bed and also behind the door.

“Maybe it's just my feeling like someone came into this house.” he said then went out and checked the front door which was still locked.

The princess returned to the room and accompanied Orion to sleep. Thirty minutes later there were footsteps coming out of the room that had been checked by the princess.

A little boy walked into the room where they were sleeping. The little boy smiled at her and left the house without leaving a trace.

SERIATE....