Alicia Just Wants to Live Relaxedly As a Human Being
Side Story: Maid 1
“Hey, have you heard? I recently heard there was a mysterious inhabitant in that haunted house.”
“Eh, that rice field edge ghost house?”
“Exactly, I've never seen. But, many mothers talk about it.”
“What does that occupant like?”
“Hmm, I heard she's a young and beautiful girl. From the rumors, it looks like he's not here. Foreigner or tourist, maybe?”
“But this is just a village, not a tourist spot. There shouldn't be anything interesting around here.”
“Indeed, because that's weird. The crowd said she ran away from home.”
“Swash from home?”
“Yes, said the people who saw it. The clothes were neat and nice, so it must have been the son of a rich man. That's why it's weird, isn't it? If the girl decides to stay in that haunted house and in this less famous village. He must have come to hide.”
“Hmm, reasonable. But strangely did he dare to stay there? I mean in that house, right?”
“Yes, I'm confused too. People here are even afraid of entering that house.”
“Did the girl not know that the house was haunted?”
“Hm, maybe anyway. He's a stranger here, so he must have come in when he found an empty house that deserves to hide.”
“Hiii, I feel sorry for him.”
After school, Karin and Aki go home together.
This has become their routine, because in addition to their homes close together, they are also childhood friends. From Kindergarten to High School they are always together. Now although classes are different, their schools are the same. In High School Karin is in class 11-A and Aki in class 11-B.
In addition to the study hours, they will join again when they have entered the break or lunch hour.
They are what are called true friends.
“Oh, yes. Have you found a place to work part-time, Aki? You used to say you wanted to go to school while working, didn't you?”
“Iya, but no one wants to accept me yet.”
“True too, here are rarely willing to accept high school students as their workers, let alone women.”
“I know that anyway, women are not at all welcome with physical work. Other jobs, when not related to the physical condition of his qualification is to graduate High School. Ribet once setting, huff.”
“Already, means it's just a year left to wait so you can work. After all, this is a village, not many commercial companies need high school employees. Most of the jobs you can get here are just menial jobs, and they don't suit you at all. Stay patient and wait.”
“Huh, it's true, but I have to find a job to pay for my school. It means nothing if I get a job after I graduate school.”
“True too. Wellhh, take it easy. I also helped, I will come to find ideas so you can get a part-time job.”
“Em, thank you Karin-chan.”
After reaching home, they went into their respective homes and continued their own activities.
When Aki was home. He saw the lunch box at the table. There it says ‘for dad’.
“Dad must have forgotten to bring his provisions to the rice fields.”
Aki has always lived alone with her father since childhood. Her mother died shortly after giving birth to Aki. So Aki only knows the face of the mother from the photo of the relics of the father. Therefore, Aki took the role of a housewife while her father worked as a farmer in the village rice field. It is not wrong to say that they are poor. For this reason, Aki is looking for a part-time job during High School. But the plan wasn't as smooth as I thought.
“Now it's past two in the afternoon, maybe you're starving. I have to deliver it immediately.”
In a hurry, without changing clothes, Aki immediately went to her father's place after leaving her bag. The location of the rice field is not far from his home, but because it must turn the river first to be able to cross it. Approximate distance to 1 kilometer. So it took 15 minutes to get there by running. To get there it is also necessary to pass through the rumored haunted house. But because Aki's mind was focused on delivering supplies as soon as possible, he did not realize if it had passed.
When he reached the paddy field he looked around, looking for the whereabouts of his father. Then his eyes stopped when he found a burly figure sitting under a coconut tree on the outskirts of the rice field. Fan himself with a hood to remove fatigue and sweat. Aki who knew who it was immediately approached him.
“Daddyhh!!”
“Hmm? Ah, Aki yes. What's up here, hot-hot like this, you know.”
“Daddy forgot to bring stock, right? That's why I'm here. Here's the provision and also drink it.”
“Ah, thank you Aki-chan. You are indeed the best daughter.”
“It's okay. It's my job to take care of Dad. Dad must be tired, right.”
Seeing her daughter's attention to her only parents. The father showed a happy smile towards the kindness of his daughter.
“....Have you eaten? You look exhausted too.”
“Yeah, because I ran to get here. Maybe I'll take a break here.”
Then, the two couples father and daughter spend time eating while chatting here and there. Unconsciously two hours have passed.
“Ah, is it like this? You go home first Aki, there are still things I need to sort out here.”
“Yes, father also do not overdue. Later dinner cold hunt.”
“Siap.”
Jokingly the figure of the father replied firmly while putting a hand on his forehead, a sign of respect.
“Dah, dad.”
Smiling with her father, Aki left her father with a wave of her hand. His father also replied with a wave.
After crossing the river, on the left right side of the road was only filled with trees. Makes the atmosphere darker.
“Ah, I've been with dad too long. Until I forget about it.”
That's what Aki meant, of course, the haunted house. The more late afternoon, the quieter people might walk through here. The gripping atmosphere was now engulfing Aki's body, making her back goosebumps.
“If you know this, it should have gone home with dad. But it's been a long way. Hii, how else, just run. Hopefully we can get home quickly.”
Without turning her head, Aki who almost closed her eyes in fear, continued to run past an old house that was rumored to be haunted.
But, the unexpected happened.
While running, Aki ended up closing her eyes in fear. Until without looking ahead he stumbled over something.
BUKK
It stuck out her legs so hard that Aki lost her balance and eventually fell down.
“Adu~uhhh, ache~”
With elbows and knees blistering and bleeding, Aki almost cried from the pain. Especially now that he was still in front of that haunted house.
But like falling down the stairs twice, Aki's misfortune was not over until then.
SHHHSS SHHSS
This time it was a hissing sound coming from where Aki tripped earlier.
When Aki looked towards the source of the sound. Soon her face was pale. The expression that had been in pain was now mixed with fear into an indescribable expression.
“Hiiii. Snake, snake! Ayahh~ toloong I~. Hiks.” While crying in fear, Aki who was still sitting on the ground, forced the body to retreat away from the snake snout that went wild.
From the looks of it, the snake was huge. Its diameter was larger than his father's burly thighs and its length was likely 8-10 meters. His spoon-like head, standing facing Aki, was ready to peg at her at any moment.
With the appearance of such a snake, with a distance of less than two meters. Anyone would be afraid of him, including Aki who from the beginning had been afraid of snakes, even though small snakes.
SRET SRET SRET
There was no strength to stand, Aki just dragged her body trembling. His crying face had already been distorted incoherently. In a place like this, away from the village settlement, no one passed by. Despite hoping for help, there was no one around Aki.
Without any more hope, Aki just cried out in despair.
Until his ears caught a glimmer of hope.
“There's nothing now. So you can calm down.”
With a still blurred look, Aki heard a loud and soft voice. It was unclear who because Aki's eyes were currently covered in tears. Even so, that voice was a source of hope for him.
It is like the voice of heaven descending from heaven.
Such thoughts sometimes flashed through Aki's mind, because from her soft and loud voice gave off a feeling of safety and security.
But after all, Aki could still feel pain in her elbows and knees, so it was definitely not an illusion.
Soon Aki wiped her tears. His eyes that were still red from crying profusely made him unable to see clearly for a while.
“You ~hug~ who?” With a hiccup Aki asked the source of the hopeful voice. Which still does not clearly see his figure.
“Hm, My name is Alicia, I'm just an ordinary person passing by.” While thinking the figure replied with the index finger stuck to his chin.
“From that have you calmed down? You look quite in pain in some parts. Here let me treat the wound.” Further.
“Eh?”
While saying that Alicia approached him, then with a still blurry vision. Aki saw a bright light appear from somewhere, like a flashlight highlighting her eyes. With reflex Aki closed her eyes due to the glare of light.
Then with a strange feeling, Aki regained her composure and all her pain disappeared. When Aki opened her eyes again, her vision had also returned to normal. So that the figure that had been the hope before, Alicia, had now become clear in her eyes.
Stunned, she was a beautiful and cute figure. He was more or less the same age or younger than Aki. With gray hair and bright red eyes, it makes her appearance even more beautiful and elegant. It is worthy of being called an angel.
She was wearing a black dress with white lace wrapped around it. Those clothes are not the usual clothes around here. But with that outfit plus her pretty smile made herself emit an aura of elegance from the noble girl. All those looks plus her pale skin made her look like a living doll.
‘Very good...’ Only that word can describe its beauty.
“Is something wrong?”
Enraptured by her figure, Aki instead looked at her for too long.
“Ah, no. Im sorry. Anu, thank you for saving me.”
After being shocked, Aki immediately stood up and bowed to thank him.
“It's okay, don't think too much. Rather, because it is getting darker, want to rest first at my house or want to go straight home?”
As if there was electricity stinging his brain, Aki immediately remembered something.
“Oh, yes. Dinner.” His touch.
“Sorry, but thanks for the offer. I have to go home soon to prepare dinner for my father, who will probably be home soon.”
“Is that? Want me to deliver?”
“No, no need. My house is close by.”
“Ya already then, the important thing is be careful when going home.”
“Iya. Thanks again for saving. I will visit again to thank you properly, tomorrow. I'm sorry then."
Bowing her head once more, Aki immediately left Alicia and headed home.
Meanwhile, Alicia was still staring at the girl from a distance.
“Oh, yes. I haven't asked her name yet. Well, tomorrow only.”
Alicia muttered, then turned towards her old house.
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