"Don't bother me"
An angry girl stormed out of the store after being disturbed by a skinny man.
Despite the rain outside, the girl walked straight home. She even left all her belongings in the store, the cashier in the store was looking at the man with a dissatisfied face. The man became angry and swiped all the girl belonging to the floor.
"If you dare to scold me. I will tell my father to close the store"
The man threatened the cashier using his father's power as city chief. He also leaves the store while making a mess.
The angry girl sat in front of her house door. She remembered why she had been angry.
At first, she was having dinner at the store while watching cartoon on her phone. Suddenly, Soto the skinny man took up her phone and started acting like there were a couple. She was always being disturbed by Soto like that, no matter where she goes. Unfortunately, no one could help her. His father also had a bad reputation in the city but no one can protest because they've Crow gang under them. That's why she got angry and left the store.
The girl had calmed down a little. Now, she felt hungry and cold but couldn't enter the house because she forgot her key. She didn't want to go back, as her house was the only safe place from Soto. Her father is more influential but he isn't coming home because he is busy working as a renowned professor at H.C Company. That's why Soto was brave enough to disturb her in another place except her house. At last, she fell asleep.
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As the gentle breeze brushes against her face. She opened her eyes and see about four people there, accompanying her at the beach. The girl seemed happy with them as it had always been her dream to go on journey with friends. They went to many places, conquered a labyrinth and got to know many other races in this mystique world, but the happiness did not last long. The three of them leave her alone before they embarked on their last journey to an uninhabited continent.
"Wait, don't go without me. I still want to travel with you all until the end" the girl said while catch up to them. They all kept going without looking back, while the girl kept running behind and crying, she begged then to never leave her alone. The girl falls to the ground.
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"Ouch" she bumped a wall and woke up from the dream with tearful eyes. She cursed the dream because it was so perfect and sad at the same time.
"How can I dream like that when I cannot even leave this city" she mumbled. She get up to go to the store because it's already morning. She thought that Soto wouldn't bother her because he should be at school right now. The girl didn't care about not going to go school because it's already her final week before graduation ceremony.
Upon arrival at the store, she felt strange because the store never turned off the radio, but she decided not to care. When she asked the cashier about her belongings. She was stunned after seeing the cashier's face. It's Soto, while smiling at the girl he said:
"got you"
Suddenly she was knocked out by someone from behind. Outside the store, a black van has been waiting for them, Soto and the other man carry the girl to the van. They all leaving the place immediately without checking the situation. In store alleyway a man spotted their action.
In abandoned warehouse, the girl was tied up to the center pole. Her face covering being pulled off by Soto. He laughed like crazy a man while sniffing the girl.
"Smell good, honey"
"What are you doing Soto, let me go"
"Scream all you want, no one is going to help you or do you think that your dad is going to come help you" he laughed loudly knowing that her father will never ever come to this city.
The girl could only cry facing the hopeless situation. On the other hand, Soto is prepared to play with her. The sound of her crying grew quieter as time passed. She doesn't even have energy to cry. Right before Soto touches the girl, there was a knocked on the door.
"Boss, we have a problem here" his sidekick says.
"So what? take care of the problem and get back to guard the door after you deal with the problem. I'm busy right now" Soto replied.
"But boss..." sidekick heads being pushed through the iron door.
Everyone on the room could hear it. Soto directed his other sidekicks to check situations on the outside warehouse. They open the door.They see his friend has being knocked out. Surprisingly, nothing happened, that's what they all thought before all the sidekicks in the warehouse being knocked out one by one. When the moon shine the place from the large window, a man appeared in the top floor sitting in the bar.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here? I thought this city doesn't have crime case, so can someone explain to me what you guys doing right now?"
"Attack him" Soto order his sidekicks.
Sidekicks start aimed at him. The man is so reckless, he casually runs straight into they shooting line. The man fearlessly looked straight into the sidekicks making them fear to shoot.
"Shoot him now, why are you guys just standing at there? shoot" Soto shouted.
The man knocked the two sidekicks out. He glared at Soto, Soto tried to threaten him.
"If you dare hit me, I will make sure you are getting kicked out of this city" Soto said while holding an iron rod.
"I don't care, after all I'm an adventurer" he replied while punching Soto face made him fly to iron scrap. He untied the girl but the girl was already fainted.
At the Clinic Not Sure, a feeble short girl can be seen in the window. She is holding her long brown hair while touching her stomach.
"I'm so hungry. When will I be discharge? the food at here is too little to make me full"
She has sitting like that for several hours while looked at the tree that being illuminated beautifully by sun. She want to go buy food but she still not take back her belongings. Feeling hopeless, the girl decided to sleep. In the process, her stomach rumbled very loudly making her struggle to sleep. It doesn't end there, now she being poked by someone. Feeling angry she woke up and scolded him.
"Don't poke me, I'm trying to sleep here can't you see" she said firmly while her stomach rumbled loudly making the man can heard it too.
The man smiled.Feeling ashamed the girl wrapped herself in the blanket.
"What... what do you want with me? Didn't I have thanked you earlier when we arrive at the clinic"
"I want to give you some food and clothes for you to change"
The man gave two paper bags to the girl. The man also said:
"If you are uncomfortable with me, I can go" he then stood and planned to left. The girl suddenly held the man's clothes.
"Can you stay here a little bit longer? I'm feeling more better if someone like you sit by my side"
The man returned to sit while helping her opened the food he brought along. He gave her porridge, fried chicken and water bottle, while eating the girl tried to talk to him.
"Why are you helping me?"
"Do I need a reason to save someone"
"Don't you know what will happen if you mess with the city chief family"
"I don't care"
The girl seems stunned, worried what will happen to her after this but she tried not to think about it, she doesn't want to involve the man again with her problem.
"Oh, I forgot to introducing myself first. My name is Ariys Nirsa"
"My name is Fri"
"So,mister Fri what are you doing at here? This city is not attractions to adventurers"she asked, felt curiosity.
"Just Fri don't need to be formal with me. I'm just walking around"
"Can you tell me your adventure story"
He smiled.
"looks like Fri also really loves to travel too"she thinks.
One hour and 30 minutes passed, Fri still talking. Ariys has fallen to bed and cannot bear anymore to hear his story. At first, he tells the story normally, but with the time passed he tells the story like it was a fairytale.
"Stop, please stop. You must tired now talking for hour"
He insisted but Ariys stuffed his mouth with fruit.
"finally, peace"She said.The sound of the door being pushed, she look at the doctor that just enter the room. The doctor said she can leave this evening. After Ariys said thank you, the doctor leave with confused face.
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At the Matthew family's house.There were two men with several sidekicks in the garden.
"What's happened to you son?"
Humberto Mathew asked. Soto told everything to him while crying. Feel angry his father shouted.
"Crow, where are you?"
Crow appeared in front of him. Standing arrogantly.
"What?"
"Why is your underling so dumb and weak? they couldn't even guard my son properly. Look at his face now" he pamper Soto.
"Where? Let me see it" he saw Soto not having 3 to 4 teeth with his eye swelling on the right. After he walked a little back, he turned his body and punched Soto until he was thrown to the pillar of the house. He mocked Soto for being so weak.
"Crow, what are you doing?" father felt angry and want to smack him with his cane.
Crow let him smack it, the cane broke into two parts.
"Do you want my gang to rebel. You need to realize without my gang you are nothing so don't try to give me order like you are the leader of this gang" he pointed to his head.
Feeling fear, the father wet his pants. Crow leaves while taking a few money from his pocket with his sidekicks.
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It has been 3 hours 45 minutes Fri told Ariys about his adventure journey. Although, they were going back home now. She began to stress remembered that he had been talking loudly in the store while not felt a little bit shy, but not for her. She planned to ran away from him but she afraid of being kidnapped again if she walk alone.
"The end" Fri said.
"Yes, finally. This is really the end right? " Ariys has the power to smile again.
"Yup, that's all for part one, there are still 9 part" he replied, he even asked her if she wanted to continue. Ariys shook his head vigorously. She tell him that it's her turn to tell story. He said"ok" but not with his face that clearly show not interested.
The girl started to told him a sad story. It's a story about a girl who have dream to go on journey from little but sadly her dream cannot be succeeded. The matter that is holding her from go travel is his own father. Her father put a tracker inside her body that will alert his robot to catch his daughter from going outside this city.
"Maybe you have been wondering who is that unfortunate girl. Luckily for you the girl is right in front of you" Ariys said proudly.
"But you said it's a sad story don't you feel sad right now"
She actually cried inside the face of her smiling. She said she doesn't know what to do. At this city no one is on the level to put device inside someone body, while being emotional Fri ask her if she wanted, he can call his friend to help. Ariys felt so excited upon hearing that without realizing she almost about to hug Fri while saying:
"yes I want it" but she stopped herself right in front of him.
Fri was ready to dodge if she really went to hug him. Ariys felt insulted by him .She asked last question to him.
"Can I join you?"
"What?"He was surprised.