Ephemeral: A Journey To Find The Meaning Of Life

Chapter 5: The Question

Do you believe that all the people we will meet in the future are predestined?

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She's the pretty girl I saw this afternoon, isn't she? I just follow that beautiful voice. I didn't think that the owner of the voice was him. What am I supposed to say right now? My heart is really worried.

"Hi"

He did not reply and just looked at me in confusion.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm just singing" replied the girl.

Why would I ask such an obvious thing!

"Isn't it already night, why is it still outside?" My toot.

"It's none of your business!"

We both stayed silent for a while. Then, the girl moved from where she was.

"I'm done, you go home." Said the girl while walking quickly.

Yeah, I better go home, too.

I intend to go home because it's very night and time for everyone to sleep.

Is this just my feeling? It seems like the place we are going to is the same.

"Hey! You're a stalker, aren't you?"

"What do you mean?" My toot.

"Obviously you've been following me!"

"This is in the direction of the place I live. Besides, what am I following you for?"

We did not speak again and continued our journey. Yep... Maybe it was a coincidence that surprised me.

"That's right! basic stalker. Please open the door, Mom! there's a bad guy who's been following Helen"

Miss Maria rushed out of the house.

"Where is that guy?" Ask Miss Maria.

"That's it Mom!" Pointing towards me.

"Hmmm...? Apparently you're Luke" Miss Maria took a deep breath.

"Mom knows her?" Ask the girl.

"Get in first, I'll tell you a story."

After entering the house, Mary explained to the girl why she knew me. After the story was finished, the girl quickly went to her room.

"Please forgive Helen for her attitude yes"

"Yes ma'am, it's okay. Understandably, he might be surprised to know this" I said.

"By the way, ma'am, is he a mother's son?" My toot.

"Actually, we have no blood relation. He was a boy who was dumped by his biological parents. I met him when I was 6." Mary explained.

"Where did his parents go?" My toot.

"There is a rumor that his parents went to a faraway place on a boat. Most likely his parents went to Eshean. That's all I know."

I can't say anything. What is the reason for both parents to leave their child?

"Even if I had no blood relation whatsoever to Helen, I would still consider her my son. I promised him I wouldn't leave him no matter what."

"It's night, go to sleep" he said.

I went and went into my room.

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In the morning, I thought about what I should do today. I got out of my bed and headed down.

Apparently, everyone is still asleep. I don't know why I want to do something interesting.

"I'd better go around this village, who knows if there's anything interesting to do."

After getting ready, I went to surround this village. There may be a lot of interesting things that have been missed.

This village has its own uniqueness. There are so many musicians around here, not infrequently you will find a busker who has great singing ability.

I don't know why I feel like people who can play guitar look so cool. Maybe I should give it a try if there's a chance someday.

"Please!!! She stole my wallet" a grandmother asked for help.

I responded to it directly.

"Give it to me."

I used a simple magic power to stop him.

"Fire Spirit Magic; Lower Level: Fireball!"

The attack I gave about the thief was devastating. With that, I managed to recapture his wallet. Simple magic will be powerful when fighting people who do not have special abilities. After that, I went back to give the wallet to the grandmother.

"Thank you son, you're my savior."

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I found a garden that planted fruit that I had never seen. They say the name of the fruit is Quance. I had permission to ask for one and they gave it to me. I tasted the fruit.

It's a bit hard and sour. But yes, not too bad.

After a long day of walking, I found a lot of new things. Because of helping the grandmother earlier, I was summoned by the local village chief. He rewarded me with a lot of money. Apparently the grandmother was the older brother of Mr. Kades.

I think I'm lucky, haha.

The sun is setting, it's time for me to go home.

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Will she sing again tonight? I wonder if he does it every day at night.

Not long after that, a singing voice sounded.

"It looks like it's him"

I rushed to where we met last night. And sure enough, he was there singing a beautiful song. The girl noticed my presence and immediately stopped her singing.

"What's it gonna take to come here?" Ask the girl.

"I won't bother you, do what you want"

"Huh.... You weird guy."

What try, suddenly saying I'm a weird guy.

He continued singing until it was over. After that, he went home without saying a word to me. I really don't understand what women really think, it's the hardest thing to understand.

Since that day, I've been seeing him every night when he's doing his thing. With a beautiful face and beautiful voice, I never get bored.

Many days had passed, right on that night. He started calling me and talking to me for the first time.

"Hey, can you sit next to me?" She asked.

I walked over to him and sat close to him.

What's wrong with me, my heart seems to explode. What kind of situation is this???

"Luke..."

"Yes Helen"

"Do you think my voice is good?"

"Of course"

"Oh.... Hey Luke, you think if I stop doing this one day, will you keep looking at me?"

"Why do you ask such a thing?"

Helen was silent for a moment.

"Haha, sorry I asked such a strange thing" Helen tried to shift the topic.

I was confused how to answer that question. Why would he ask me that?

"It's late, let's go home Luke"

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From that day on, I thought about what the question meant. Day after day, I spend more and more time with him. He always accompanies me wherever I go. One day, Miss Mary wanted to talk to me about something.

"Luke, I want to explain something about Helen. Can you listen to me?"

"Can Ma."

"Helen was a quiet boy from childhood, and he never had any friends. I'm sad to see him always alone, I want someone to be his friend. And, finally I found you Luke, you're the one I think is best suited to befriend him right now. Lately he's been smiling a lot, I'm sure you're the one who made him that way. Luke, can I trust you to take care of Helen?"

"I can't promise, but I'll try my best."

"Thank you Luke. Oh yeah, I've seen you two spend a lot of time together lately. Many think that you are lovers, haha!"

Rumors are always spreading fast...

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As usual at night I always spend time listening to her sing. It feels familiar to me.

"Are you done, Helen?"

"Yes, let's go home"

I walked next to Helen when I got home. To be honest, I wanted to say something to him. Not long after, we arrived at the front of the house.

Maybe this is the right time.

"Helen" said my nervous self.

"Yes?"

"Maybe it's too sudden and it'll feel weird. But, I want to say that you are my precious friend. I don't know how I am in your eyes, but that's how you are to me."

Helen said nothing and went straight into the house.

Did I say something wrong?

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