THE LONG JOURNEY TO YOU
LONG JOURNEY TO MEET YOU
After the food party that Deon had made because of his overwhelming demand for food, all of his small members fell asleep. As usual, Niel slept with his annoying snoring voice and thanks to that, Deon was able to wake up from his sleep to meet with Algiz.
Deon walked up the mountain, past the cave set up and waited near the mouth of the cave as he felt a cold sea breeze blow towards him. Wusshhh!! Not long ago Deon was sitting leaning back, Deon already felt a sense of drowsiness attacking him due to the coldness of the cold sea breeze.
“Huaah!!” Deon yawns because of his drowsiness. Puk, puk! Deon hit both sides of his face to ward off his drowsiness. You can't sleep, Deon! Not wanting to lose his drowsiness, Deon took his phone, put up his earphones and played songs in his playlist.
One minute, two minutes, five minutes.
One song, two songs, three songs.
Tuk, tuk!! After hearing three songs instead of expelling drowsiness, Deon actually felt more and more coughing. Deon who was not strong enough to withstand his drowsiness because last night ate more than usual, leaned his head and intended to really sleep.
Buk, buk!
Deon remembered himself not long asleep, but a small punch landed on his shoulder and disturbed his sleep. “Eng??” Deon opened his eyes slightly, more precisely peeking to see what disturbance came disturbing his sleep.
“You are really evil! Though I was willing to wait for you for hundreds of years and now you are asleep just because you can't wait for me to be a little late!”
Seeing the owner of the voice that was nagging at him, Deon who had only opened a little eyelid immediately opened his entire eyelid and was completely awake.
“R-Rae!!” Deon straightened his head and looked at Algiz with sparkling eyes complete with a smile on his lips. “Ka-when did you come??”
“Ba-just now!!” Algiz sat down next to Deon. “Kalo drowsiness should not have come. You are really!!”
Eh?? Deon remembers Algiz talking a little while and if not necessary, he won't talk. But the Algiz who was now in front of Deon looked more familiar, warmer and a little different than the previous Algiz.
“Why silence?” asked Algiz because he didn't get a response from Deon.
“Ka-you are a bit different, Rae!!”
“I?? Different where??” asked Algiz by frowning.
Deon notices Algiz sitting next to him and begins to look for the differences between the current Algiz and the previous one. “You did not wear a black mask again and blatantly appeared in front of me. Then ... You now also talk more than before. Expression more than before and highlight your eyes look warmer than before.”
“Actor is different well.” Algiz praised Deon.
“That's. A lot of experience I learned while working in this field.” Deon felt a little proud of himself and his work. “But what's with this change of yours, Rae??”
Algiz reached out his hand and left Deon perplexed by his actions. “We're acquaintances again. Introduce my name Madaharsa.”
The question that this morning came to Deon's mind was now completely answered. “Ka-you really Madaharsa??”
Deon still has not returned Algiz's hand because he was too surprised by Algiz's actions. But Algiz was not surprised by Deon's reaction, and instead he pulled Deon's hand to shake his hand. “Yes, it's me Madaharsa. You should also have seen the memory of Akmana's skeleton that Madaharsa - the last guardian of the village's opening heirloom object did not die and chose to sleep.”
“Y-yes, I saw it.” Deon nodded his head weakly due to his mixed feelings at this moment.
“You know why I did that, right??” Algiz still clasped Deon's hand tightly and made Deon even more nervous.
“Yes and now that person is in front of me. You are the reincarnation of Akmana that I have been waiting for.” Algiz let go of his hand in Deon's hand and looked towards the sea where the full moon was still shining brightly complete with a few stars nearby. “It took me a long time to see you again. What a long journey to see you again.”
“A-I am now not Akmana, but Deon. You still want to meet me?” Deon looked towards Algiz and wanted to confirm his reaction.
“Whether you are Akmana or Deon, it does not change how I feel about you. Long ago .. I liked Akmana. And now .. I like you. I fell in love with the same person twice. Isn't that the proof??”
“Ka-you are so blatant once.” Deon still could not believe what he had just heard from Algiz. Whatisthis?? He turned 180 degrees from before. As I recall in my dreams, Madaharsa was not this blatant person. Why now??
Deon looked towards Algiz who was sitting quietly, smiling and occasionally playing his hand. Deon knew the meaning of Algiz's hand movements because soon a flock of fireflies appeared that made the night atmosphere more beautiful. I guess .. I'm overreacting. He remains the former Algiz and Madaharsa in my dreams.
“From now on I have to call you by what name??” tanya Deon made sure. “Madaharsa, Alger or Rae??”
“Rae only. Now that I'm still working as a Disaster Protection Force, I still have to keep my identity a secret. Who would believe that I am hundreds of years old??”
Uhuk, uhuk!! Deon immediately choked on hearing that sentence from Algiz. Damnit damnit!! I forgot that fact!! Deon closed his mouth because he had just remembered the fact that if Algiz was Madaharsa then Algiz had lived for more than hundreds of years.
“Why?? In your eyes, I already look like a hundred year old grandma??” reply Algiz.
“Of course not! In my eyes, you look very beautiful, even still the same as when you were alive with the name Madaharsa.” Deon shook his head, not daring. Maybe I could die if I talked about being hundreds of years old!
“That time .. I didn't recognize you because of my lost memory. If you hadn't invited me to be friends, I might have missed you when I chose to sleep for a long time to meet you. That time ... Why are you friends with me??”
“Why are you asking that again??” Deon tried to avoid answering that question.
“Too I thought again, you are a little strange, Deon. Did you like me from the beginning? You want to be friends with me for what reason? The power I have, the curiosity or maybe because I'm beautiful?? Which is your reason??”
Deon later recounted his dreams of Madaharsa appearing in his sleep since making hope in the meteor shower. “You asked me which one was the reason, I think all could be the reason. Can't I be friends with you for those reasons?”
Algiz, who had been sitting looking at the sea and occasionally looking at Deon, suddenly hugged Deon and made Deon shocked instead of playing.
“Ke-why suddenly hug me?” Deon was panicked and nervous to see Algiz hugging himself.
“I'm grateful you made that wish, Deon. Thanks to that ... you forced me to be your friend when I shouldn't forget you and find you.”
