THE PENANCE: THE PEBINOR
TP - 02

In the evening, Yunita and Farhan are having dinner at a fancy restaurant. They look like a new couple dating.

"Darling, guess what I'm working on at the company right now?" Ask Yunita.

"Creating a dress design for a new product?" Guess Farhan.

"You're right, are you a psychic? You're so sensitive that you can read my mind." Yunita laughed a little.

"really? What dress?" Tanya Farhan was curious.

Yunita shows the dress in her tablet to Farhan. "A dress for a formal occasion. I think dark purple is very appropriate and classy."

"It's good, honey." Farhan embraced his wife.

Yunita smiles.

"Oh, yeah. My sister's day after tomorrow came from Germany. He wants to stay a few days at our house" Farhan said.

"really? Faidan's home? Has he graduated from college?" Ask Yunita.

Farhan nodded. "He'll work in my office."

"Well, the last time I saw him was when he was sitting on the Junior High School bench. She must be a big one by now," Yunita said.

In the forest, Zael was taking a walk. The darkness of the night did not stop him. Behind him at a distance of about 6 meters, Nalesha settled down to follow him.

Zael stopped his steps. The man breathed heavily. Nalesha immediately hid behind a tree. The girl was worried that Zael would notice her existence.

As Nalesha peered through the tree, she did not see Zael. It turned out that the man was already behind her.

"Why are you following me?"

"Yeah!" Nalesha gasped in surprise. He looked back, precisely at Zael. "I'm just afraid of being left home alone."

Zael looked at the girl. "Then you're not afraid to walk in the woods at night like this? What if a wolf comes and attacks you?"

"You're not gonna let that happen, are you?" Nalesha's great-grandson.

"Zael, you're not angry, are you?" Nalesha asked as she walked next to Zael. He equated his steps with that man.

"Hm," that's all he could hear from his mouth.

I don't know what it means, but Nalesha thinks that 'hm' is a substitute for the word 'iya'.

"I don't understand why I haven't heard anyone's last scream or roar. Is it because I'm too far away in the woods?" Zael.

"Where possible, you will usually hear the voice of a dying person no matter how far you are" Nalesha said.

"Is it possible that my instincts as a drucless are gone and that I'm fully human?" Zael was worried.

"No way, you can't be human" comforted Nalesha.

"You're right, maybe I'm thinking too far" murmured Zael.

"Patience, maybe today people are not in trouble. You need rest too. Helping humans requires more energy" said Nalesha.

"What's it like to be human?" Ask Zael.

"I feel ordinary, nothing special. I think being drucless is more fun. They are born special with power. They can do whatever they want" replied Nalesha.

"Being drucless isn't that nice. There are many things you should do and that you should avoid. Be thankful that you were born a human being" Zael said.

"If I'm reborn, I want to be drucless" Nalesha said.

Zael looked at Nalesha. "I wish you would still be human, now and in the next life. You won't understand how scary the drucless world is."

Nalesha was silent by a thousand words.

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^^^19.32 | 22 April 2021^^^

^^By Ucu Irna Marhamah ^^^