Why I am here? I don't know. What I'm gonna do? I don't know. When will I leave? I don't know. Where will I stay? I don't know. I sighed and came out from the time machine. "Old sure is gold nope it's zaventine" i said as i turned back and startled by... "Oh shit.... I mean the little shit again". I know this is sure dejavu.
"H-hey" i waved my hands to him as he looked at me with sharp eyes. I know I'm a suspicious man to him.
"Aren't you the bomb man?" Ohoh i don't know what a bomb man means but i know he means me. I slid my hands to my pant pocket to find something to shut this little thing. There I got something.... "A diary chocolate?" How did that end up in my pocket~~~ i smiled as i know that this must be the old man's doing. So he knows that i love sweets. I have this to the boy he gets that without knowing what that is.
"Hey.. that's a sweet thing it's edible to eat" i can feel he hids his smile.
"What's your name?" He asked
"Ah.. uhmm park. I'm park"
"What is that" he said as looking into the thing I'm holding.
"This is a suit case" i showed it high.
"What's that?"
"Uhmm like.. a carry holder?" I said and the boy ran off yelling.
"Mom... A man with a carry holder" wait that sounds similar.
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"Hey you look new. You don't belong to this village. Are you?" A rough voice of a giant and large man infront of me.
"Ahm y-yea I'm from.... To...." Nothing's getting in my head.
"Tofa!?" He excites.
"Y-yea..."
"So there really a man survived"?
"Uhmm yes i think so" i don't even know what he's talking about.
"Are you okay? How you seems to be good after that big war.. without no wounds or not even a scratch?" Great question now I'm gonna get caught.
"Oh you must had your rehab there and return here finnally" i thank him for creating the story.
"Yes!"
"You must be had no family. Oh poor boy look at the thing you're wearing that must be too cheap from the market. You even wear the cloth that torn apart" i gasped... Really I'm wearing the most branded shirt and my favourite ripped pants.
"But it's okay you chooses the right place. This is the only place which could give any facilities you need and ofcourse tofu was a great kingdom but... Kongo is ruthless!" I can feel his sadness along with fear.
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"This will be your home from now on. You can live free now but make sure to pay rent after finding a good job" he states i nod.
The house was small. The doorway was short that i need to bend before getting in or out. It was drab on the outside but cold inside. It was much longer than it seemed. There were a raised platform at the one end, where we can sit and sleep on the cushions or mats. The windows were small but it's enough to let the sun inside. A small place for fire cooking in the very corner. This place really looks interesting. If my dad knows that I'll be staying at this place he'll say "you won't survive a day my son" but dad I'm tired of your money... I really love this place.
"Hey Mr.survivor of tofa" i looked back to the voice "what's your name?"
"He's park" the little kid says as he's eating the chocolate that I gave.
Thank God they never gave me a chance to answer. The weird man must be the kid's father.
"So where's the new kid?" A women enters our chat.
"Momma!" The kid throws himself to the women. She must be his mom.
"Hey.. he seems to be talkative. He never lets me talk" he said as he placed a kiss on his wife's cheek
"Mom he's the bomb man" he whisper's on the women's ear "i know" she smiled at him.
"Go to your father. I'll tour him around." The kid ran to his father's arm as the mother smiled at both of them.
"Sorry on his behalf. I know would never let anyone talk." said as i laughed "so what are you waiting. Come on" she points at the door.
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It was a small village at the verge of the forest. The village must be rich in historical and cultural heritage. Villagers said that it embraces many historical and mysterious places. There's water wells drilled in the rocks in a amazing way. The village is attached to the mountain. Villagers seemed to enjoy the sunrise and sunset through the end of the cliff. The village hols ritual and historical culture festivals every year. There's a open field agriculture, it smells fresh soil. The village seemed small but the population were high. More households were unemployed and the roads were been hectic because of the peoples who seeks things with carts. The children goes to the village school at every morning and helping their parents at evening. The present shop holds single or similar products in a store, but here in the village, the market was big and the products they sell were meats and sea foods in a section. Fruits and vegetables in another. The end were herbs and medicines and other necessary things. The village holds every products that were necessary for daily lives.
"And this is my house!" The women said as she points a home. It was quite big.
"Yes it's quite big because of the rank we holds. Even though this village is kind and welcomed hearty. The villagers earns by the rank they claim." I nods and admire her for understanding my silence well. "Do you have siblings?" I said no.
"Hey kiddo"
"I don't think we share long age gap between us" i pouted she chuckled
"I'm sure I'm way more older that you" uhmm... She's confusing me.
"I'm Lara" she offers me hands to shake
"A-aah I'm park from tofa" i respects and accept her offer.
"So... When you gonna stop lying to me?" I looked at her confused. "Come with me". She takes my hand and lead me to a place. It's the end of the cliff. Where we can see the sunset in few moments.
"There ..." Lara points at the dim moon which is soon to be rise high. "As close to the moon.... Can you see a small star?" She shared her eyes as i looked into the sky. Maybe because the sun is still there i couldn't see a small star.
"When i was young my mom said that a person from that star visits the land no other trusted her maybe because I was young. i hoped that it'll be true. I trusted her. From that moment i had a hope that things just like this earth exist more." She sighed and looked at me.
"This is your second time here in this place. Right?" I was stunned. So shocked at her.
"I-i don't know what y~~"
"Come on you can trust me."
"I don't know why even though i can say no and lie to her. Lara somehow ends up getting my trust. She seems too trustable for me to say such unbelievable truths.
"So now say... It's your second time with that... Flash thing?" She tried to describe my time machine and i nods. heads down maybe i felt really like a kid near her. Even though I'm not looking at her face i can feel that she's smiling warmly towards me.
"You know before you visited here. Someone just like you visits the place an year ago. I was buying things in the market with Tom my son. He was 3 years old. When i turned back he's nowhere to found. I got scared. Even though more of them in the village knows he's my son. You know he's too young and im his mom i need to be scared. In the same place where you met Tom a tall man was standing there with Tom in his arms trying to control the little kid and he gave the same chocolate you did. He was different. His dress. His walks towards me. His talks. His hair. The way he hold my kid. Everything. Everything in him was different. I couldn't speak more because I was in releif that my son's in safe hands. He stuttered his words. 'B-bye' i still remembers it clearly. Then he returned to the thing he came from. A sudden flash. He disappeared. When Tom asked him what was that at the thing he came. he said that it was a bomb. You know what the strange and acceptable thing." She looked at me. "He looks exact like you. No he was quite older than you." I was confused and something striked my mind. Maybe could it be him?
"What colour was he wearing that day?" I'm sure that was an unforgettable day if she experienced it she won't forget it either. He was wearing a brown leather jacket and inner shirt as well.
"He was.... Wearing something it was quite different. A white shirt and outside another shirt opened which looked like made in leather it was coloured in dark brown" that's it my guessing was right.
"So are you from the star or something like future?" She asked as she drew my attention. I'm shocked completly.. of her brain.
"So I'm your reaction i think you're from the future.. am i wrong?"
"Yes... No... You're right absolutely.... I-i praise you" she laughed as i bowed to her.
"It's okay we can learn eachother's world in time." She is different from others. She doesn't want to know... She wants to learn... I'm impressed.
"Hey the sun's settled. We having a welcome event at night. Come sure. Come to the mountain and yea don't take that way" she points the rightside where two ways parted.
"Make sure to wear the village dress that my husband left it in your home. Keep that mini sword with you as well."
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on my way to the mountain
"So the man visited me '12 years ago' and visits Lara 'an year ago' exactly in the 'same day'." Now what I'm thinking makes me confuse.
"Okay... He can travel any time from anywhere. That's clear. If he came here and saved Tom. We can.... Change this past as well and what we change does reflects on the future too? So now.... I'm here in my past which is Lara's present. I looked at my steps and realising that I'm walking somewhere where i doesn't belong to. So what's confusing me is I looked up. "Which one is the real present?" I looked at my shadow down. I'm really walking into the past.... Into the history..... Into the book.....
Another shadow behind my back drives my attention. That shadow had no shape but I'm sure thats a human covering himself. I turned back and the dark creature was holding a sword. I think he's a robery man. I couldn't see him clearly because the over rocks shadowing him. I move my steps back to drag him into the light.
"H-hey... I don't have anything with me" just as i expected as i walk backwards he moves forward.
"Where you from??" A dark voice
"I-I'm from tofa!"
"Huh?" He laughed short. "So tell me. Is your queen Emy's still alive or not?" He strike the sword through the soil. The sword was highly detailed and very critical, even it could drag himself into danger. Tom's father said I'm the only one survived so isn't it's obvious?
"Queen is dead. Everyone died" i can hear his smirk. It's a trap. That's a trap. I took out the mini sword that Lara left with the dress and i hids it perfectly in my hands. Now the sharp edge of the sword is in my neck which makes my head looks up at the sky. I gulped. "Sorry my mistake Emy's queen of rhoha." Yes just a few steps to see your weakness. But He stopped. I sighed i can't wait anymore. He moved his sword to slid my neck. Moved back and raised my left hand to gain his attention and then holds his wrist then swirl that makes the sword fell down. I can see that he's wearing a black mask. With a sudden burst of courage i spined him around which makes his view unclear. Finnally i pushed him backwards strangely he's too light than i expected. slamming him to the rock now he's under the light. My body completly leans against him. My hands above his chest and the sharp edge of the sword now on his neck side.
I stunned because it's not what i thought. The eyes. It drew my attention. The sudden feeling of calmness takes over me. The eyes were icy. It coloured in glassy shade of blue. It looks dreamy just as this starry night. I'm falling deep in the depths of the eyes. My desire grew. The straight look scary eyes with long eyelashes makes me escape a few heartbeats. The lips lied but the blue eyes showed the truth. The beautiful eyes belongs to a beautiful girl. Beautiful brave girl!