"Let's rest first" I said. We are traveling now, looking for a house to stay in temporarily.
We can't go to Manila or any other crowded place.
The more people, the more dangerous our lives are.
"Let's just rest Aicah, are you tired again?" James complained to me. Tsk! I'm not thinking about myself here, Athena is pregnant so she shouldn't get too tired.
"Yes, let's rest first, look at Athena oh, she's blushing" Aubrey commented then pointed at Athena.
she was startled and immediately sweated. "i-I'm okay. a-all right, l-let's go for a walk.
Jacob and Ishmael looked at her. There was a look of astonishment on their faces.
"Are you really okay?" They asked at the same time, so Athena was sweating even more.
Jacob and Ishmael looked at each other. Fear was obvious on Athena's face, so I approached her.
"The sun is too straight, let's get going in dark first" I whispered and pulled Athena away from them.
"I was nervous there" she said as we got away. It was also holding her chest, looking really nervous.
"Are you okay? Aren't you in pain?" i said In worry tone
"I'm fine, I was a little dizzy before" she replied and sat down under the tree. I followed and waved at her
"You think so? Am I right to revive this child?" she asked while holding her stomach.
I was a little surprised by her sudden question. Of course, it's only right that she revive the child. But I didn't say anything first.
First of all, the child is not at fault, whatever sin they have committed, the child is out of there.
"Sure" I replied smiling.
"Why? Are you hesitant to revive that?" I asked.
she sighed and looked at her stomach.
"I don't know, I'm actually a mess" she replied. I hugged it sideways and leaned my head on his shoulder.
"I'm just here for you, you don't have to be afraid, I'm always here for you"
she smiled and touched my hair. "Thank you, thank you so much Aicah".
"Wow! Hope everyone has a bestfriend!" Aubrey cried when she saw us.
We just laughed, it's a pity she's gone, because Vera is gone. That's the only one of her friends and best enemy.
After resting we resumed our journey. In the middle of our walk, small creatures suddenly appeared in the plants.
I think they are elves, they are only up to my knees. He immediately surrounded us, while Aubrey hugged Simoun too much.
Very artistic indeed! Nothing has been done to us yet e. The harot harot!
"Tsk, what do you dwarfs need" Icarus asked proudly. I hit him lightly.
what the heck he is! there is no respect at all.
"Why are you passing through here! Don't you know this is our territory!" One of them replied angrily.
"We're just going! You're so mean!" Aubrey's answer was unbridled.
I looked at it badly, it's another Aubrey! We will be even more damned by her mouth because she is really annoying. Very gaga really
The dwarves were even more annoyed, one by one they shot us a bad look.
Soon a dwarf also arrived, but it was a little taller than them.
"Chief! They are the disrespectful ones who have invaded our territory!" Complaint of one.
Aubrey looked at their leader, her eyebrows meeting as they looked at each other.
But he was surprised to see me, it was slightly backwards and as if it was going to fall, it was immediately approached and supported by the dwarves.
"YOU! WHAT DID YOU DO TO OUR LEADER !!" furious question of one as he stabbed me.
"Another thorn, I'll cut off your hand!" cold threat of Icarus.
Wait? I'm not doing anything to their leader ah ?! I'm silent here, but I'm sorry.
They immediately brought it under a large hole. It looks like this is where they live.
"You! Come with us! You must pay for the violations you committed in our territory!" Strongly said of the dwarf with red poison on his head.
Icarus did not follow anything, Jacob immediately stopped him.
"Are you crazy already! We're going to follow those dwarfs!" I whispered loudly.
"Let's just follow, so there's no trouble" he replied and took my hand.
We could do nothing but follow these unannounced. We went under the hole and there came out to us many more dwarfs.
They were all looking at us, some looked angry, others looked scared.
We sat down at a long table. We were all side by side on one side while on the other side were the dwarves.
We just sat quietly and watched around. We also stared at each other for a few minutes.
"Hmmmm ...." breaking the silence of one of them.
"I'm Arie" he introduced.
"We're not asking" Simoun's philosophical answer. Aubrey immediately drank the water, hiding a grin.
Wow! Still proud of her boyfriend's rudeness. Really stupid!
"I'm Aicah, ahmmm they are my companions, Icarus" I replied and held Icarus on his shoulder because I was just next to him.
"Jacobo," I pointed out here just next to Icarus.
“They’re Athena, Ishmael, Aubrey, and Simoun” I unfold. He looked at us one by one, but he frowned at the cork that I was looking at.
"Something's different about you," he said.
"Huh?" I asked even though I knew what he was referring to.
Duh, I’m really weird because I’m the eighth savior.
"Is he the eighth savior?" One whispered to him, but I still heard.
He didn't answer and just stood up. "Call the women! Get them something to eat!" Its strong command.
Everyone immediately dressed up, just a few minutes ago the dwarf females arrived and served us delicious food.
"Wow! Taray! Lots of foods, social!" Aubrey said excitedly while still clapping. It's really embarrassing.
"Isn't it poisonous?" I whispered to Icarus. He looked at me and shifted his gaze to the food.
"Don't just eat the black fruits they serve" there was no emotional answer then drink water. They all looked at Icarus, they seemed to hear what he said.
"Tsk, we're going to be poisoned" I heard Ishmael whisper then smiled.
"There is nothing really trustworthy in this day and age" Jacobo replied meaningfully. Athena and I immediately looked at her, Athena's face showed fear.
"I hope you like our dishes" the women said at the same time.
"Yeah, sure! Thank you so much !!" Aubrey replied with a smile and the food started to spread.
We also started eating, Aubrey always takes the black fruits and tries to taste it but Simoun quickly grabs it and puts it back on the plate.
After we ate, they took us to the rooms where we were staying.
What is this hotel? Did I think they would charge us? Why do they seem to be serving us?
We are already in the room and talking softly because those dwarfs might hear us.
"Aren't they nice? They fed us and even gave us temporary accommodation" said Aubrey while fixing the bedsheet.
"We're still not sure about that," Simoun said.
"They don't have the ability to hurt us, they're just dwarfs" Jacobo said.
"Their leader has a strange power" replied Ishmael. Hey, even I’m confused too, whether they’re good or bad.
If they were good, would they try to poison us? If they are bad, why do they treat us like important guests ?.
"I'll just go out" Icarus said goodbye. I immediately grabbed his arm, he stopped and looked at me.
"Where are you going? Isn't it dangerous?" I asked worriedly. He took my hand and removed it from his arm.
"I'm fine, we're safe here" he replied and left.
Icarus, you always just leave.
"It's Athena's morning to go to bed" said Aubrey as she looked at Athena who was sleeping soundly in the chair. Jacob immediately approached and lifted her onto the bed.
"Nice! Jacob has a new life! He's a good husband!" It's still teasing. I looked at Ishmael who just looked at Athena seriously. Woahh, I'm stressed out with them again.
We were just shocked when we heard some insane crying coming from outside.
Everyone is mourning and crying. Others have lost consciousness from crying so much, we all can't believe what happened. We just woke up and this is what we arrived at.
The leader of the dwarves was dead, it was found lifeless in his room.
They were all anxious and crying. I slowly approached his corpse lying on a bed.
It looks scary, its whole body is also very black.
"W-the leader is gone, he died this morning according to our doctors" cried a female dwarf.
"We sympathize" I said and touched his shoulder. I sat down in the vacant seat and just silently stared at their lifeless leader.
I had a different feeling, they said he died of old age and he also had a disease, but I had a strong feeling that was not the cause of his death.
"You seem to be thinking deeply" Icarus said while leaning against a tree. I ignored him and just focused my eyes on the leader.
"We have to leave," he added.
"Where were you last night?" I asked without emotion.
"You didn't come home last night, right?" It barely laughed.
"I went home, but I didn't go straight to our room" he replied.
"You think so? Who could have killed him?" I ask seriously.
He didn't answer and I felt him walk towards me. When he got closer, he sat down next to me and slowly brought his mouth close to my ear.
"Why? Do you think I killed him?" its whisper. My hair stood on end, tears were already forming in my eyes.
"No, I hope not" I answered with tears in my eyes before he turned around.
My suspicion is correct, it was Icarus who killed the leader of the dwarves. I know he did it because I have a strong feeling that he is the only one who can do that.
I tried to ask why he did that but he didn't answer me.
Our whole trip I was just stunned, I didn’t know what to do.
My conscience haunts me, I feel sorry for the dwarves, they don't know that one of my friends killed their leader.
"Come on! There's a hut!" Aubrey happily pointed to the hut. We can finally rest. We quickly approached the hut and knocked, but no one was there and the door was open so we entered.
This hut is small but there is one bedroom, I entered the bedroom and closed it. Suddenly drowsiness visited me so I fell asleep in bed. As I closed my eyes I felt my soul wandering again.
It takes me everywhere again. I was surprised when it took me back to dwarf territory.
"Thank you and we managed to talk to you" Arie said excitedly.
"Why? Why did you bring me here again?" I asked in astonishment. Didn't they already know that Icarus killed their leader ?.
"We're not going to wander around anymore, you have to be careful and stay away from Icarus" he replied.
"Before the leader died, he instructed us to tell you to stay away from Icarus" it added.
"What are you saying? Icarus is not a bad creature!" I was in tears.
"Don't let love blind your eyes, the day will come when you will be killed by your madness with him" it seriously promised. My chest tightened more and more, why is what he says so painful.
"Of you two, you're the only one who loves him" I was silent at what he said.
Little by little tears flowed from my eyes. M-I love Icarus, and I know he loves me too.
I feel that! I know he loves me too. I awoke to the force of Icarus shaking my shoulder.
I immediately sat down and hugged him tightly. I sobbed on his shoulder as he caressed my hair.
"Icarus, i-I love you" I don't know but it just came out of my mouth.
"You love me too, don't you?" I have a difficult question. He didn't answer and just continued stroking my hair. I let go of her hug and faced her.
"I love you! I love you! Did you hear what I said !?" I asked emphatically. But he just kept staring at me. It was as if it memorized my face. I stopped crying when I saw him smile.
It wiped away my tears with the back of his palm. After that, he slowly brought his lips closer to mine. I just blinked when I felt his soft lips. Wait? H-he kissed me! My goodnessssss!
I immediately pushed him down on the bed when Aubrey suddenly entered the room. she was surprised to see Icarus at the bottom of the bed, she looked back and forth at Icarus and me before she smiled.
"Tsk, you're flirting Aicah ah, are you still here? The trees here are already fragile" she said smiling.
I widened my eyes at her. "Your mind is so rude! Stop it!" I scolded her. she shrugged and then closed the door. I could still hear her insulting laughter.
"Sorry, I did not mean to!" Embarrassed, I promised then to help him stand up.
"It's okay" she replied and it was time to leave the room but I spoke again.
"Does that mean you love me too?" I asked incredulously. It sighed and left me alone in the room.
What's that? After kissing me, just leave ?. Can't he say he loves me too? Does that diminish his personality? Bwiset !!!!
"Did He kiss you?" Athena asked in shock.
"Shhh! What the hell might someone hear you!" Saway ko. He held it in his mouth.
"B-why? Is someone interceding with you?" Puckered at its question. I shook my head and sipped a grape.
It beat me weakly. "Nothing but kissing?" she jokingly said. I looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"you're nothing but you're pregnant". she held it to her chest.
"Awful to pile up ah i'm offended too" its joke. We both laughed.
Hayss to this day still fascinates me! The pleasure of feeling loved by the person you love. This is probably how Aubrey feels every time Simoun kisses her. Tsk, it's still funny.
"How are you? Your baby?" When I change the subject. I just pee with excitement every time we talk about what happened to Icarus and me.
Her reaction changed and she bowed.
"Are you okay?" I asked worriedly. she looked at me and forced a smile.
"I will confess to Jacob that I am pregnant, I will confess my sin to him. I can't take it anymore, my conscience is chasing me every day." Its language.
I held both her hands. "I'm just here, no matter what the consequences of what you do, I'll stay by your side" I said smiling then hugged her tightly.
Jacob received only wounds and scars while Ishmael received only a few scars.
They had just fought earlier, they almost killed each other. If Icarus hadn't taken them away, one of them would probably have been dead.
We are now sitting round on the sofa. Ishmael sat quietly while Jacob's fist was bent, obviously furious.
Athena, on the other hand, never stopped apologizing while crying.
"How did you do this to me Athena !? Why are everyone still my friend ?!" this question furiously while bowing.
"P-sorry, forgive me Jacobo!" Athena cried in response.
"What's your plan now Athena?" Icarus asked a question. Aba! I even got to ask that.
"It's better that we just separate Jacob" Athena promised then undressed her skirt. He laid it on the table. Almost all of us were surprised, except for Icarus.
Is what we heard right? Will she be separated from Jacob? Jacob immediately stood up and knelt before Athena.
"Please! Please don't leave me! Forgive me for all my sins! I'm sorry for all that! Please dear don't leave me!" Crying pleading for it.
"I can accept the child! I promise I will treat him as my own child, just don't leave me! Please dear! I will change! Just don't leave me."
Athena looked away, still crying. He helped him stand up and made him sit on the sofa, we were surprised when he knelt in front of Jacobo.
"Forgive me Jacob, but I don't want to hurt ourselves any more." its harvest is bent.
"I love you, don't I? I love you with all my heart, Jacob, but forgive me if I have betrayed you like this" she raised her head and looked at Jacob in tears.
"How many years have I endured, how many years have I persevered, how many years have I begged for your love. Maybe those few years are enough for me to lose you".
Ishmael stood up and Athena stood up.
"You shouldn't kneel to worthless men like him." There is no emotion in its language.
"Please Jacob, just let us go, this will be good for the two of us. I'm giving you what you always asked of me before. Jacob, I love you. You're free" was her last promise and then left the house.
Ishmael immediately followed her. Jacobo just cried and covered his face with his palm.
Raphael tapped him on the shoulder and then left the house. Aubrey just remained bent over, she also seemed to be hurt by what happened to Athena.
After that day Jacobo never spoke to us again, he seemed to be just like Raphael but he only changed worse.
Because none of us he talks to. We were just surprised one day it left and never came back.
"Poor Jacobo, the karma is too much for him" said Aubrey while washing the dishes.
"I'm worried for him, maybe he'll be able to" I replied while stunned by the absence.
"He can protect himself, don't worry" she said. I went out because Aubrey was so talkative, what a twisted belief she was telling me, so I just went out of the house.
I caught up with Ishmael who was in the tree, picking mangoes. While Athena was holding a basket below.
"Come on! That one is big Ishmael! Pick it up!" Athena happily taught. It was nice to see that she was happy, but I was worried about Jacob because they were in conflict.
Ishmael came down with the huge mangoes he had picked. He put it in the basket and lifted it.
"Make sure they're delicious, thank you ismael!" Athena's happy promise.
"Just for you and our child, even if I go all over the forest I can only give you the fruit you want" Ishmael replied with a smile then knelt down and kissed Athena's stomach. I went inside and there I found Icarus with something wrapped in paper.
"What's that?" I asked. He immediately turned to me and hid behind him the thing he was wrapping earlier.
"W-nothing" sweatyv its answer. I frowned and made him squint.
"What's that?" my insistence.
"Nothing!" He replied annoyed. I was about to pass him but he grabbed my arm and handed me three pieces of rose flowers.
I felt the criticism on both my cheeks, I also suppressed my smile but I couldn't stop it.
"Why are you giving me this?" I asked with a smile. Goodness !!! Is he flirting? HAHAHAHA yes! I won't be single!
"Isn't that what men do when they like a woman?" its innocent question. I grabbed my stomach with laughter.
Only now have I seen him so innocent, when we become, I'm sure he can't fool me.
"Wow! You're flirting so often!" Aubrey's harvest was modest.
"Wow, there are still flowers," said Athena who had just entered the house.
"Do you also want Athena flowers?" Ismael asked seriously. Aubrey and I laughed.
"Simoun was just like that when he was flirting with me" Aubrey laughed.
"Whew, Aubrey is arrogant again" I teased her.
"Whew! He told me not to flirt! But he's almost done with the thrill" was his retaliation.
"I've already cooked, let's eat" said Simoun. We followed and ate together.