The For 1000 Years Longing

Fretted

"I'll tell you about the sea anemone. It is beautiful but able to paralyze the fish around it, but at the same time become a protector of clown fish that live in the slamnya."

~Hids

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The full moon hung in the dark sky, its light invincible with the brightness of hundreds of lanterns that enlivened the city. No one cared about the coldness of the skin-stroking air, the happiness of the night seemed to be hypnotic for everyone who enjoyed it. The night was so crowded, people from all over the country came to the city. Like a laron shrouding a lamp, they gathered at one point.

The moon festival is a festival held once a year in the city, precisely when the full moon looks full and is more than twice as big as usual. That said, on that night the Goddess of Welfare was descending to earth to give blessings to humans and other earth creatures.

The moon festival is the most famous celebration in the country, even tourists from abroad enliven it. The inn almost ran out of empty rooms for tourists, making some of them have to give up looking for other lodgings. Stores on both sides of the city street serve the most special menu, various types of seafood with imported raw materials into the favorite menu of the night. Various snacks are sold at several booths at crossroads. The smell of food carried by the wind can tempt everyone who enlivened that night.

Elvina enlivened with grandma. This afternoon a neighbor invited her to celebrate the festival in the city, making Elvina immediately prepare with her best clothes, clothes that rarely come out of her old closet. Elvina wore a long dress with arms along her elbows and slightly showed her curves. The dress is sky blue with a white cherry tree-shaped pattern on the bottom. His hair he cepol back with a little braid decoration and accessories orchid flowers live moon that he found in the forest earlier.

Actually this is not the first time Elvina went to celebrate the Moon Festival in the city, but somehow this time it feels different. Maybe because of his age that began to step into adolescence, making him more sensitive to the color of his feelings. *What a beautiful night. Ahh, which other favors of God will be denied? Elvina took a deep breath, inviting the scent of all kinds of feelings that night to enter her heart.

However, somehow his feelings are not calm, as if there is always someone eyeing and watching him from the kejamunan. At first glance, that feeling was through his heart. The bright lights of the lanterns were unable to illuminate the uneasiness of his heart. Hmmm, what else is this? Just-there! Isn't 'is everything still okay? Haaa... Maybe it was just his feelings that were too timid.

But when Elvina was separated from her grandmother to buy a street food, she was suddenly surprised by the hoarse cry of a grandmother who called to be not far from her place. "Hey Miss! Hey you girl in blue!"

At first Elvina did not understand who the grandmother was calling, she only realized when the grandmother who was sitting down pulled her long dress. "Hey, Miss. Wouldn't you stop for a second and hear my fortune telling me?" The grandmother smiled smirk behind the shabby white hood she was wearing. Elvina did not believe much in divination and superstition, she tried not to crush the astrologer's grandmother and continued her steps.

"Hey, you probably won't believe me. But remember, son. I'll tell you one thing. Each life has its own meaning, the living has a role. Remember your role for your life, son! Remember these words! You are the same then and now, but different. Remember this message! Someone will pick you up one day, and your choice will change your destiny! Remember that, son!" The enigmatic words shouted by the astrologer's grandmother were enough to make Elvina stunned for a moment. Soantak his chest thumped, his breath hunting as if he had just escaped from a savage beast.

For a moment he was silent and neutralized the breath, his steps had already stopped since then. Elvina remembered the astrologer's grandmother. But unfortunately, as he turned to look at it, the fortune-teller's grandmother had already disappeared. Whatisit? Who'sis that? Did I dream with my eyes open? 

The evening's event ended at eleven p.m., which was closed by flying a giant lantern by the mayor. Elvina and her grandmother were going straight home. They still had to find a vehicle to go home, as it was impossible to walk five kilometers in the middle of the night like this. Tonight was so beautiful, but whether to reach out to Elvina's heart felt restless and unsettled since, there were things that disturbed her mind, especially the voice of the fortune-teller grandmother that seemed to echo in her ears. It's just that he didn't want to show his feelings to Grandma, Elvina didn't want to take away Grandma's joy on this beautiful night.

"Ma! ... A! ... Miss!" I could hear someone calling from a distance, with a disjointed voice that was not very clear. Suddenly a dark-clothed man was already in front of Elvina, "Sweet Miss, .. accept .. my gift ... This very simple one, Haahh ... Hahh ..." the man seemed to have just chased after Elvina, he tried to explain his meaning in the middle of his stingy breath. The man gave Elvina a black box of floral images.

Elvina did not take the box for granted, "Ummm ... Sorry, did we know each other before?" asked Elvina doubtfully.

Grandma who was standing by Elvina's side only noticed the two. This time the man's face was not covered in a hat. He looks like he is 24 years old. Ah, maybe the guy who likes his teenage girl. That was how Grandma thought, since Elvina had also grown so beautiful, it was only natural that there was a man who had a crush on her.

Elvina started to remember what happened a few months ago. Yes, he had indeed been hit by a man, and if it is remembered again it seems that the man is the same as the man in front of him. Blonde shoulder-length with thin lips, seems to be true. Only, only this time he saw the gaze of his eyes that were always on his guard.

"Ah... Of course, Sir. Thank you for the gift, you're too much" Elvina received the box. Hey, but is he allowed to receive the box given by the man? Does a person have a reason to be rejected?

The grandmother who had been watching started talking to the man, "Sir, sorry before, how much more comfortable it would be if we could get to know each other."

"Ahh, I'm sorry. Introduce my name Alfaroz, I am just a traveler from a far country and am completing a mission in this city" the man introduced himself.

"It's good to see you, sir. Now it doesn't matter what my name is, you just call me Grandma, and this is my granddaughter, her name is Elvina," Grandma introduced herself briefly. "Ah, yes. Where will you spend the night tonight, sir?"

"Hmmm ... I don't know, maybe I should immediately look for lodging," said Alfaroz.

Hey, whoa. Hasn't that guy been here a few months? But why is he still not getting lodging? Ummm, does this guy like to move around? How could the man still remember the face of the person he had hit a few months ago, whereas he immediately left in a hurry? Even he is also sure that he gave the box to the girl he hit a few months ago? I don't know.  Well, unless he's the one who can remember someone's face with a single glance. Well, maybe he's a great guy! Elvina's critical thinking began to revolve thinking about the man, for her it was too strange. From the beginning the man gave the black box until what he was circulating just now was all strange.

"If you are pleased, you may spend the night in our old house. But to get there we still need to find a vehicle, our house is on the edge of the village," Grandma offered. Elvina who was busy with her thoughts was unable to prevent grandmother's will from inviting the man.

"Oh, of course. That will help me a lot tonight, because even if I look for lodging, I will not necessarily find an empty inn. Because the night of this festival makes tourists come and flock to find lodging," explained Alfaroz.

No need for further ado, they are also looking for a vehicle to go home. Thankfully, they found an entourage with unidirectional purpose. Going home by car does not take long, in just half an hour they have arrived home.

It's late at night, maybe it's already over twelve o'clock. Because there are only two rooms in the house, the grandmother can only allow her guests to sleep on the sofa living room is ancient and simple. Grandma only gave extra pillows and blankets for her guests. "Pardon us sir, for I naively invited you and was not self-conscious. Though our house only has two rooms only," regretted grandma.

"No need to apologize Grandma, I just slept on the living room sofa is enough. I just thank you because grandma wants to give a ride to a traveler like me. So, I can save more," said Alfaroz.

Moments later, the house went dark. The lights were turned off, the curtains of the shabby cloth were already closed. Leave the humans who dissolve in the dream world. Elvina had already entered her room, her eyes yet closed in memory of the events that had happened on this long night. Then he remembered the black box given by Alfaroz. Already since the box was on his side, curiosity asked him to open the box immediately. The box contained a few pieces of brown bread, it looked really good. Elvina recalled to Grandma, she immediately ran towards Grandma to share the bread with her, maybe grandma liked it.

It turned out that Grandma had fallen asleep, Alfaroz seemed to have also fallen asleep in the guest room. Hmmmm... Maybe tomorrow I'll offer it to Grandma. Elvina tasted the bread, it was sweet and tender. It was a beautiful night, and Elvina did not miss it. The exhausted Elvina fell asleep on the night, so fast that she had no more nightmares.

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