The Journey of the Chairman
15. Episode 15's
Talitha took the boy to a horse-drawn carriage that would take them to the village where the boy came from.
"Where are you going?" ask a man who will take them.
Talitha then told the boy to show the way to the village where he came from to the man who would take them there.
"All right, now we're leaving. Go upstairs" said the man.
Now Talitha and the boy were in the chariot that was to take them.
"Hey boy, what's your name?" ask Talitha.
"Eric" said a boy named Eric.
"Why do you want to help me get this far?" asked Eric, looking down.
"I don't know, maybe because I'm good" Talitha said.
"Currently, there are people who praise themselves" said Eric.
"Hahaha, by the way why are you only three with your mother and sister, where is your father?" ask Talitha.
"I don't know, he left the three of us in that shack house and he went somewhere" Eric said.
"Oh so" Talitha said.
"You're not pretending to be nice to me and selling me, are you?" ask Eric.
"Huh?! Do I look like a child salesman?" ask Talitha.
"You wear a veil like that, so I'm a little suspicious of you" said little Eric.
"Hahaha, apparently you're afraid of me. It's true I'll sell you" Talitha said with a suspicious smile.
Eric who heard that was shocked and planned to want to escape by jumping off the carriage.
"Hey, just calm down. You can't be joking. I'm just kidding with you" Talitha said.
"You shouldn't have said that to joke around, miss!" eric said the little man was sobbing.
"E-eh don't cry, I'm sorry" Talitha said.
"Humph.." Eric refuses Talitha to touch him.
"It's very troublesome to deal with a little child" Talitha said.
"Pftttt.your face becomes ugly if you cry like that" Talitha said withholding her laughter.
"Hey, don't make fun of me!" shouting Eric.
"Yes I won't make fun of you anymore, so now let's make peace" Talitha said as she extended her hand to Eric.
"Human.. All right" said Eric.
During the trip the two people chatted and laughed a lot.
"You're a small, whiny man" Talitha said.
"in 3 years I'll be a grown man and you won't be able to mock me anymore" Eric said.
"Fttt.. Did ya? You short boy" Talitha said.
"Hey! You're always mocking me!" eric did not accept.
Talitha and Eric have a 5-year age difference between Eric and 14 and Talitha, who is 19.
Now they have arrived at the village where Eric came from, the village is indeed small and only seen a few residents who are there.
"Who's the owner of the car"
"I don't know"
"Isn't that Eric?"
"Right, but who's the woman that's with him"
"Well, now that you've reached your village, where is your home now?" Talitha.
"Follow with me" said Eric pulling Talitha's hand to follow him.
"Wait here sir, I'll be right back" Talitha told the man who escorted them.
Now Talitha arrived in front of a small hut.
"Sister! You finally came home" said a little girl who thought she was 8 years old, suddenly throwing a hug at Eric.
"Hey sister, calm down and let go" said Eric.
"Is he your brother you're telling me about?" talitha and Eric asked.
"Lesya, meet Talitha. He's the one who's been helping Brother" Eric said.
"Eh?" shocked Talitha.
"Hey, Lesya! You are not very polite to guests" said Eric.
"You don't have to scold him, Eric" Talitha said.
"Let's go in" said Eric.
When entering Talitha was quite surprised to see the contents of their house that was almost empty and there was only a table and mattress where there was someone lying there.
"Is that your mother?" ask Talitha.
"Yes, she's my mother" Eric said.
"Sister, did you bring food? I'm so hungry, I haven't eaten in the morning waiting for you to come home" Lesya said.
"Sorry Lesya, you don't get the least money" Eric said.
"Ah it's okay, then I'll play outside huh sis" said Lesya.
"Wait a minute" Talitha said.
"Take this money and shop outside as you like and buy something for your sister and mother as well as a little sister" Talitha said as she stroked Lesya's head.
Lesya accepted the money and nodded.
"Thank you, beautiful sister" said Lesya then ran out.
"I'm sorry I'm troubling you again" Eric said.
"Hey, you didn't get the money because I didn't. So I replaced it by giving the money to your sister" Talitha said.
"Thank you very much" said Eric.
Now Talitha and Eric walked over to his mother who was just lying on the bed.
"Mom, I'm home" Eric said.
"Uhuk uhuk it turns out you've come home yes" said Eric's mother.
"Mom I want to know someone to you" Eric said.
"Is there anyone who wants to meet us who has this kind of situation" Eric's mother said.
"Of course, Talitha is here" Eric said.
"Hello aunt, my introduction is Talitha" Talitha said smiling behind her veil.
Hearing the voice made Eric's mother suddenly switch and look at Thalita.
"Daughter Arisa? Y-you're Princess Arisa, right?! uhuk uhuk" said Eric's mother, who is now trying to wake herself from the bed.
"Mom calm down, what's wrong with you" said Eric, who now helps his mother sit down.
"Sorry aunt I don't understand what you mean" Talitha said.
"Why are you showing up now, I've been looking for you for a long time, princess" said Eric's mother, now shedding tears.
"What he actually said, I don't understand at all" Talitha said.
"Mother, you're wrong she's not Talitha not Arisa's daughter you're referring to" Eric said.
"No way, from behind that veil, I can recognize it" Eric's mother said.
"Can you open your veil? I beg my mom not to think you're someone she knows" Eric said.
"Alright" Talitha said as she nodded and then removed the cloth from her face.
When the two people who were in front of him were shocked to close their mouths because they could not believe what they were looking at right now.
"I've told you she's Arisa's daughter, ah but there's no way she's still a teenager like you it looks like you guys are just alike" Eric's mother said.
"Who's that Arisa's daughter, aunt? Can you explain it to me" Talitha said.
"So 20 years ago in the northern kingdom, I served a princess named Arisa, she was very beautiful just like you and she was also kind. But suddenly one day he falls in love with a lowly man and the King who disapproves of their relationship ends up expelling the princess and the man from the northern kingdom, but I don't know what Arisa's daughter's condition is after that" Eric's mother said.
"However, why are you in this western kingdom? Aren't you from the northern kingdom" asked Talitha.
"After the departure of princess Arisa, I decided to quit as a waiter and I wanted to go look for her, at that time I got the news that the princess and the man went to the western kingdom and finally I followed here, but until now I have not found it at all" said Eric's mother sadly.
"After I got tired of looking for her, I decided to stay here and I married Eric's father, but after having Eric and Lesya, my husband left and left the three of us in this little hut" she continued.
"That is their fate" Talitha said.
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