One chapter for Epilogue coming soon.
Dear Kevin, I’ve miss you the moment you were gone. And I still miss you terribly. I'm still counting the days when the miracle finally happen around me but I guess I just expecting it too much. I shouldn’t think about you a lot, but I can’t help it. I know I should let you rest in peace, you’ve been through a lot… Kevin. It’s been two years and I still can’t overcome it. It’s hard to move on. I know I should, I know you will happy if I am. I’ll try, I promise. Now, I’m doing better though… I did like what you told me to. I bought the house with savings that you gave me and I can’t thankful enough for that. Now this antique, beautiful, peaceful place, is mine. It’s ours. But oh boy, I was so bothered by the fact, this house was a well maintained old house, scattered, the moment you were gone. Everything’s broken. The ceiling, the floor, the walls, the window and doors?! Kevin, I would laugh and cry at the same time right now. Just how much power you hold to make this house
Big city.So, this is how It's like. Crowded, spacious and bustling of course.Cars, buses, four-wheeled or two-wheeled online taxis, orderly and neatly pass through busy highways.Franchise shops, cafes, and all kinds of small and large businesses that line along the roadside are ones of the markers that this city is a center of business and industry.Apart from that, here is one of the big cities with the best schools.Some well-known private and public universities are in this city.Many people who migrate here are those who want to continue their studies or people who want to try their luck for the better life. Ria was the one with the first goal.The 18-year-old girl had graduated from senior high school and wanted to continue her study. She's been studying as hard as she can, gave her best effort. It paid off. She got a scholarship at one of the state universities with good rankings.This university is also one of her dreams, because its accreditation reaches an 'A' grade.She
Ria's POVMy guess was right.Strawberry St where this house is for rent, is one the branch of the main road leading to my college building.What a coincidence…Only ten minutes walk?Wow, this is really a great opportunity. I have to admit that the streets in this city are really well managed.Every branch of the road will definitely lead to one big road.So are the small alleys.After entering Strawberry St, there is an alley that leads to a residential neighborhood.These neighborhood usually contains ten houses.According to Trisha, every alley like Strawberry St. will be filled with five group of housing area, each of them will consist of ten houses.This has been the case since 50 years ago.***Entering this neighborhood, made my mood greatly improved.It is very cool and shady here.There are tall Catappa trees and their wide branches stood side to side along the way .Even though the blazing sunshine is kinda terrifying on the day in this dry season, we won’t get overheat un
At least now Ria's mood have improved a little.Finally she found a place to live.She can focus on her study without worrying about where she lives or how far she was from the campus area.She already paid for one year.Ria actually wanted to pay for two years, but she also wanted to make sure she was still comfortable living there the first year.Or in the first month...Anyway, she was more relieved now.She was now at the inn to tidy up her things.This place was 45 minutes away from the house she had rented.She deliberately chose an inn that was a bit far from the city center, because it was cheaper.Ria tidied up her things and made sure everything was ready and not left behind.Books, clothes and little other things she valued.All of that neatly placed in the two medium-sized suitcases and a backpack.For people who were actually moving house, those were very few.What else would she brought with her? She really didn’t have much stuff.Since her parents died, Ria had started
RIA POV I got out of the online taxi that drove me right in front of the house. Reaching into my pocket, I took out the new fence key and immediately unlocked it. Yesterday when I told Trisha I was going to rent this house she immediately replaced the locks with the new one. I went inside, the taxi driver who helped carry my stuff also followed me behind. "Oohh... Now the one who lives here, this beautiful Miss, yes?" He said it casually and look around the house. "Yes, sir.” I answered him politely He put my two suitcases on the terrace floor and his face suddenly became a bit uncomfortable. "Oohh, is that so... Miss, this is all the luggage, right?" I nodded, "Yes sir. Thank you." I answered. "You're welcome. I- eh.. I just want to kindly remind you to be careful. I mean... this neighborhood is so quiet, so there can be lots of thieves or some bad guys, if you know what I mean..." He smiled awkwardly while scratching the back of his neck. “You should try to move in togethe
*** POV Tsk... Another boring day. I don't remember since when I got the fancy to stare at the view out of my window. Maybe because I don't have much to do? Hell, I don't have anything to do... I feel so empty, until I decided to do some funny stuff towards other people that passed by. Sometimes it's fun, but other times…. I also feel guilty. I rubbed my face with both hands roughly. Until when? How much longer must I wait? The last time I tried to interact with someone that tried to live here, he was really scared and left the next day. I laid my body on the bed, which I used to remember was very soft. Yeah, technically I don't feel anything. I think I look like I'm lying up here. In fact, I'm just floating. Of course. In fact, if I have to move places, I don't have to step foot. But I prefer to do it the way I used to. At least that can remind me of my old habits. While I'm still breathing and alive…. What? you ask why am i still here? Yeah, I did choose to stay. W
There must be an explanation for all of this. Ria walked along the alley, brought her groceries in both hands. Even in the night, this area was not so quite. Some people still passed by and the street light was all on, so she thought it was still pleasant to walk a little at this hour. She needed to think. Maybe, Trisha came back to the house and cleaned up a little after she left. Maybe… She could not accept any illogical explanation for whatever happens in that house. Well, her brain refused to. In this world, there must be some logic answers for every little thing that happens. Even the old once said many things out of myth and belief, it turned out that they just didn't know what really happen yet. Once they said rainbow is a bridge for angels. They descend to earth using the rainbow ladder to a lake to bathe. When she was little, Ria really believed in the story and admired the rainbow because of the beauty of the colors and its function as a bridge for the angels. At
What was that all about? That dream… It was so real, as if she was actually there. Ria rubbed her face roughly. No. She's just exhausted. Dreams usually relate to something we think about before going to bed that day and she was thinking about some odd thing she had found in this house. Her brain made her thought a lot about it all the way to her dreams. She didn't want to think about the nonsense she had in her sleep. Dreams are just collection of thoughts. Right? “Forget it, I have a lot to do now...” Ria muttered to herself. She got up and immediately headed to the bathroom to finish her business in there. After taking a shower and changing clothes while arranging her toiletries in the bathroom, she already felt refreshed. Ria tried not to think about things she didn’t feel necessary, including that dream. Ria often dreams in her sleep. Some things she didn't understand, some things scared her. But she always forgets the dreams, even just hours after she wakes up. That