"Some people may have changed their mind. About one-third of the number who wrote his name was absent," replied Kim, looking at the paper listing of names on her hand.
"It's okay. We can do it within a week if people who come today insist on doing this in the following days," says ren. She saw the whole amount yesterday. So, she counted immediately to get the right number of days.
After waiting long enough, the citizens were directed to give attention to the three who would take the lead. They would put their ears up and shut their mouths to understand what Alen was about to say.
"She's ren. One of the white wings who will teach us how to plant trees properly!" said aloud to the assembled citizens.
"Can she teach us? Isn't she too young to know anything about planting trees?" asked one of the residents.
"I thought Kim would teach us!" said another citizen.
"Everyone, it's not true. I am a teacher at one of the city's academically held, but I don't know anything about trees," says Kim.
Ren stepped forward a little so the citizens could hear her voice that couldn't be so loud. "Where I come from, kids our age know that very well! So you don't have to worry about it."
"How? Should we start now?" asked Alen. The citizens agreed to the proposal and activities began.
It starts with a brief explanation from Ren and then continues to practice directly until the citizens understand. Afterward, the activity continued smoothly until the first day ended.
***
Alen planted the tree as ren taught him to do. He kept watching ren explain something to one of the residents who asked. Once in a while, he saw the girl smiling wide as she practiced. However, his serenity was soon over.
"Stop all this!" someone shouted to those busy planting trees. Then, he walks up to ren. "You shouldn't be here," he said, pointing at ren's face. Ren immediately bowed his head in shame. Alen, on the other hand, stands up because of his emotional outburst.
"You don't have the right to say that!"
"Alen, aren't you the outcast? You were the only black wings who could not properly wield your spirit," the man groaned loudly. "You don't get to make any decisions about this place."
Ren thought to hear that. Still, she was wondering if what the man had said was true. Because all this time, she saw Alen use the power of the spirit well when removing and sprouting her wings and while making them fly.
Kim is walking towards ren and the unknown. "Who are you? Why are you humiliating Alen and ren like this?" asked her with a puzzled face. She saw several citizens already whispering to each other about Alen.
"You don't know who I am?" he asked Kim. Kim just stopped to look at that emotional face. "You want to know who I am?!" he asked the citizens again.
"Just tell me who you are!" snapped Alen. Some of the people who were there snapped. Ren and Kim were holding his arms at the same time. He's still trying hard to contain anger.
"I am the brother of a sister who was brutally murdered by the white wings!"
"What do you want?" Asked Kim with a cold stare at the stranger.
"Aves this girl out of the city!" The man restated. Ren immediately stiffened and clenched his hand with a tremor. She bowed without saying a word. Meanwhile, Kim and Alen looked down at ren and pity. "You are all foolish for trusting the girls of the white wing! "The man went on Shouting in a half.
"Tobi, stop! Will you take responsibility if our city is filled with toxic fumes? "Shouted one of the residents.
"Yes, can you eliminate the smoke in this city with your mouth?"
"Go! Before we throw dirt at you!"
The guy named Tobi moved away right after the locals put him on the ropes. Alen and Kim immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It's a good thing the people stood up for them and weren't affected by the Tobi rumors.
"Everyone! Let's continue planting the tree!" Screamed Kim.
***
Ren flew with the help of Alen's spirit force. Meanwhile, Alen and Kim are by his side. As they flew in peace, she moaned, remembering the words of the man who had embarrassed her. She was also part of the white wings that killed one of the black wings.
"That guy was a real pain in the ass. I almost spit on him, "Kim muttered on the way home. Her irritated expression was able to make ren smile a knot and forget for a moment his guilt.
"Yes, that's right. After that, you will be known as a teacher who knows no ethics."
Kim flattened the lips. "Alen, aren't you upset? What's wrong with teaching him a little lesson? Besides, the guy named Tobi was also disrespectful, "he was upset. Later, she took out the chewing gum from her pocket and chewed it.
"Maybe he's tired," he said indifferently. At that, Kim took off her shoes and threw them at her. Yet, Alen moved swiftly and stuck out his tongue afterward. After that, Kim grumbled while taking her shoes that had just been bought a few days ago.
Alen laughed when he saw Kim, who was upset. Because he couldn't control Kim being overthinking about things that had happened. Then he allowed Kim to be angry with him to distract the woman. As he had expected, he succeeded in getting Kim to at least breathe a sigh of relief that had relieved her.
They separated at the crossroads. However, Kim looked at ren with an incomprehensible stare. "Ren, what's wrong with your wings?" Asked Kim.
"I can't fly," replied Ren who thought that Kim was questioning her wings given spiritual power by Alen.
"That's not what I meant," she blurted.
"What? What's wrong with my wings?" Asked Ren in a puzzled face.
Alen saw Ren's wing more carefully. "Ren, did your wings get wet or something in the planting? That's black." He asked after seeing the black spot on ren's upper wing.
To be continued....