Ephemeral: A Journey To Find The Meaning Of Life

Chapter 4: Helen

I still ring with my voice last night. Who is that guy? Famous singer? Or it was just my delusion caused by my tired body at that moment.

Walk straight from here and you'll find someone called "Mother Mary". I forgot to ask you this more specifically. I tried to ask the locals about the house of the Lady. They say that his house has two floors and he is usually playing the guitar at this time.

Do most people in this place have musical talent yes, unique...

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I heard a guitar playing at a slow tempo.

The sound produced from this guitar makes me happy and anxious simultaneously.

I saw a woman playing the guitar. Maybe it's called Miss Mary. But I don't feel good about disturbing the fun, maybe I should wait for him to finish first.

I wonder what it's like to play that guitar since I was a kid. Those who can play that instrument are really cool in my eyes. If there was a chance to play it, I would be very happy to do it.

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Finally done, maybe it's time.

"Sorry to interrupt, are you Miss Maria?" My toot.

"Yes, I'm Maria. You who?"

"My name is Luke. I just got here a while ago."

"Oh so..." Answer him while nodding his head.

"Mom by the way, can I stay here for a few days?"

"Of course I can! Let's go in son" Miss Maria invited me into her house.

We also went into the house. There are many musical instruments besides the guitar in this house. Maybe Miss Maria is someone who loves music. I don't need to be surprised, everyone in this village has a good taste in music.

"Your room is on the second floor" while giving me the keys to the room.

I went straight to my room above.

Hm? There seem to be two rooms. Which room is yes....

I found a photo that looked like a mother and son. I thought this was a picture of Miss Maria with her son.

A painting? It looks like it was painted by a child..... Helen's? Is this his son's painting?

It seems one of those rooms is his. And sure enough, in front of the door of the room was written the name Helen. The other room is mine.

I jumped into the bed after opening the door.

"Finally, a comfortable place to rest. After cleaning things, maybe I'll go straight to sleep" said my exuberant.

I take care of the things I carry. To be honest I kind of miss this rustic atmosphere, quiet and peaceful.

Finally finished too. Okay, maybe it's time for me to go to bed. So much relief, maybe I'll sleep a little longer this time.

Just closing my eyes, I fell asleep from exhaustion.

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"You're so mean, Luke... Why did you leave me after saying that? Fuck, just die you!!"

What kind of dream is that.... I seem to have slept until night.

I tried to stand up from my bed to get some drinking water. And, something strange happened.

Huh, someone's singing?... It was a sound at that moment! Is the owner of that voice around here? I'd better investigate this.

I rushed down the stairs and looked for the sound.

It seems like the sound is coming from outside, I better hurry over there.

I walked towards the direction where the voice was. The longer it went, the closer it got to me. And finally, it was the owner of his voice. Just as I thought, the owner of this voice is a woman. But for some reason, his face was not foreign to me.

The woman realized my presence. When I saw his face, I was a little surprised. I didn't believe this at first, but it's not wrong... That was him.

"Hey, it's not like you are...."

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