Silent Guardian

Simple Life

I woke up in the morning.

What time is it? By the way, there are no clocks in this era and if there are, they are only for the rich.

I opened the window alone in the house and looked at the sky. I heard the chirping of the birds, it was nice to listen to the ears that were about to calm down. The roar of the waves and the whistling of the wind.

When I looked out the window, I saw Arlene in the distance holding a man's hand while the two of them were talking by the side of the boat.

I just ignored them and went to the kitchen to start the work.

They don't have aprons? How can I cook that?

I started to get the cookware.

While I was cutting the groceries, I noticed that they didn't have any vegetables, bread and meat, so after I finished cooking, I went out and went to town to buy some.

After I finished cooking, I woke up Manuel to eat.

Sister Zamer why?

Wake up and when you eat then we will go to town now.

Sister Zamer, can I not come with you, it's cold, it's cold, because now it's over, I still want to sleep, sister Zamer.

Manuel said. I touched his forehead and saw that he had a fever.

Oh my god, the child has a fever.

Manuel, just eat and I'll go to town to do some shopping, don't you want to come with me?

Are you shopping, sister? Let's go.

Manuel suddenly became energetic and stood up from where he was lying. He ran to the table to eat so I served him hot soup to make him happy. After he ate, we went outside.

Sister Arlene, brother Martin, good morning to you. Manuel said to the man Arlene was talking to.

Good morning to you, said the man. Wait, Manuel, who is with you? Manuel asked while staring at me.

Arlene, we'll just buy a child first. We are leaving now, just to say goodbye.

Come on Manuel, talk to him later. We will shop more.

I saw that Arlene was not happy with us when Manuel came and talked to his sister.

Manuel, do you know where the bread shop is here?

Yes, Zamer, it's close to the park we went to yesterday.

Alright, what about the food store? like vegetables, fruits, and meat where?

Next to the kingdom. There are many sellers of strange food. Are we going there?

Do you know my Manuel where the road is?

Yes, it's not that far, but there is a market right here near the park. There are vendors of fruits, vegetables, meat and so on. There is also a seller of household furniture there.

Okay, Manuel. It looks like we are close to the park.

Sister Zamee, sister Zamer is you. What are you doing here? The little boy said to me.

Sister Zamer went shopping today and took me with her.

I smiled at the boy and he started talking to Manuel.

I heard from them talking about a school that will be built in their area which is only for those who can afford it and I also learned from them that it is difficult for them to be able to read and write because at their age that is not yet they attend school. Because of poverty.

It didn't take long before we arrived at the market.

There we met Kaca's mother and she greeted me.

Sister Zamer, go ahead, I'm leaving to say goodbye. Kaca said.

I also say goodbye to you with a smile.

How much is a kilo of meat for you guys? I asked the seller.

Iha, a kilo of pork costs fifteen silvers, whole chicken costs twenty silvers and goat and cow meat costs sixteen silvers. What will you buy young lady?

Three kilos of pork meat, after the old man gave it to me, I also gave my payment of forty five silver for what I bought.

The meat is still wrapped in a large leaf. Because plastic was not fashionable then. I put it in the basket I was carrying. Fortunately, I have a lot of silver with me.

Miss, please can you give me some money because I haven't been able to eat properly for several days and I'm really hungry.

Said an old dirty woman while opening her palm to another person. Unfortunately, her desires just reject her. So I came closer while Manuel was buying something.

Grandma, I took her hands and immediately waved as a sign of respect for the elderly.

This is grandma, please accept them. This is all I can give you now, grandma, so please forgive me for this little money.

I gave the old woman the thirty-six pieces of silver I was carrying and I wrapped it in a piece of cloth and handed it to the hands of an elderly woman who looked cured and I immediately went to Manuel's place.

Manuel, I said while holding his arm. What did you choose?

Sister Zamer already has a case, it looks expensive, let's go to the vegetable market.

Manuel said to me while regretting that I asked the salesman how much that toy was.

Ten silver young lady.

All right, give me two pieces and I'll just take the payment. I said to the salesman.

Manuel, take the toy you want and I will pay. I saw the joy in the child's eyes so I just smiled.

Mysterious necklace, give me more money to pay. At the same time, silver appeared in the basket I was carrying.

Thank you very much Zamer. I've been dreaming of these toys for a long time but...

But what Manuel?

Go ahead and pick two, this is the payment for the child's toy. Contribute money to the old seller.

Sister Zamer, thank you very much for this. I promise to keep it.

It really should be Manuel. Come on and I will buy more.

Go ahead, sister.

Again I looked at the old woman who was begging, her smiles could not be painted because of joy. So I smiled. He came to me and said.

Miss, thank you very much, please accept this little basket, it will help you in your shopping. The old woman smiled at me and left.

Whatever you put in that basket you will not feel the pain and it will not be filled. The old man said before leaving.

I thanked him and went to buy vegetables.

Manuel, please hold this basket and let me put the meat here first in the basket I brought. Thank you.

Miss, buy the vegetables here. It's delicious and you bought it fresh here. The young man said.

How much is a cabbage?

Each one is worth ten silver, pretty lady.

Go ahead and give me eight pieces for the winter. I smiled at the seller.

This is the money in exchange for what I bought. Thank you very much sir. I told the salesman.

I put in the eight pieces of large belog cabbage and it was as if the container the old man gave me would never be filled.

Next we went to buy rice, I bought two sacks of provisions for the winter and put them in the basket I was carrying. I paid eighty silver in exchange for two sacks of rice.

Then we went to buy bread. There we bought ten long loaves of bread.

We also went to the clothing store. Next is to buy kitchen equipment. Next, I also bought seed crops and planting tools for the coming summer next year.

Soon we went home with the amount we bought.

Sister Zamer, where are the things we bought?

Manuel asked me.

Nako Manuel go ahead, play with them and I'll just fix it.

Alright sister Zamer, I'm going out.

Miss Zamer, where did you go and you just came?

Sorry uncle Carding, Manuel and I went to the market to buy my things.

Is that so, why didn't you say goodbye?

That's why Zamer, do you know that your uncle Carding and I were worried when you left here without even saying goodbye and then you took Manuel with you. If I don't find out from Arlene, we'll just look like fools!

I'm sorry for you, I promise it won't happen again Mrs. Belen. We went shopping for things at home and I also said goodbye to Arlene, I said please tell you because you are not here at home, so I just told Arlene that Manuel and I are leaving.

I'm sorry, Miss, because your aunt is hot-headed and yelled at you. Let's fix that. And we will talk to Arlene first.

All right uncle, I came to aunt and handed over the silver left over from our shopping. Aunt, I'm really sorry, it won't happen again.

Alright, next time, Zamer, learn to say goodbye. Arlene told us that you took Manuel and left without letting him know when he asked.

Is that so? I just smiled and started to fix the house.

Let me help you Zamer said aunty.

I can't do this anymore. It's simple to do. Can you go out first and come in later while I fix your house?

What ? ok and I'll talk to Arlene first.

Alright, thank you very much.

Apollo, help me fix it.

I saw from a distance a white owl that entered the forest and it changed form as a person.

Stop time Apollo so they don't get bored waiting.

Apollo followed me and soon Apollo and I finished fixing the house.

They now have a large and well-organized wardrobe for clothes. With the help of Apollo I changed the color of the house and it became yellow. We even replaced the furniture. We filled the food containers and Apollo and I replaced the clothes and blankets and even the pillows with new and beautiful things.

When Apollo and I were cleaning, I never once saw him speak. He was just quiet while working.

Apollo can you always be here by my side?

I want to but I can't because like you my life is also in danger and I'm only protecting you my majesty.

What are you Apollo, can you be honest with me why do you call me your majesty what am I really here in this world.

Zamer, your questions will be answered by time, so wait patiently.

After he said those words, he disappeared like a bubble and time went back to the way it was before.

This is not the right time for you to know things about yourself. Just wait, your majesty, all of that will be answered in due time. It's better to focus on the people around you first. Because you are truly amazing. I hope that I can change the fate of the princess so that she will not be harmed anymore.

Let's eat and the food will get cold, my mom said it's bad to wait for the food.

I shouted at them inside while looking out the window. I saw that they were surprised and so they just entered.

When they entered, I saw tears in their eyes.

Zamer! did you do it? Did you do this?

Arlene asked me in tears while still speaking. He walked around the house and looked at the things inside the house.

They just changed. Zamer. Thanks a lot .

Arlene hugged me and I was surprised.

I'm just for that. That's just nothing. Let's eat now. The food will be cold.

They sat in the chair at the table.

Before this chair was only four and now there are five small ones and the table and the chair are the same shade.

Said aunt and uncle who are happy with what they see.

Yes, that's because of sister Zamer. It's true that sister Zamer is unique and rare. It's like there's magic that can do anything you want. It's not just that she's beautiful, but she also has a heart full of joy. Earlier, while we were shopping, my sister approached an old woman and gave her money. Said of Manuel .

After we finished eating, Arlene came to me.

Zamer, I'm sorry, I hope you can be patient with me for what I did to you. I never thought you were this good. Look at our little hut now it's like a real house where it's very comfortable and then I only dreamed of our house being like this but now it's happened. I'm really sorry Zamer for what I did to you.

Thank you, sister and sister Zamer are now friends. Sister Arlene, you will never regret being friends with sister Zamer because she is a very good person.

I don't know about you Manuel bolero eh. You keep making me cry. Pinch the child's nose at the same time.

After our conversation, he introduced me to his friends.

In my entire life, I have only now experienced having friends and people who truly love me outside of my family. It is a miracle.

Martin, Lea, Joy, this is Zamer, my girl friend's, she lives in our house.

Miss Zamer, I am Martin, a man who is secretly in love with you.

I put my hand together and kissed it.

By the way, your name is Zamer, young lady. Nothing is as beautiful as your name. Martin winked at me.

Arlene scolded Martin for the nonsense he was saying and then they laughed.

You are too funny. Arlene said. please be patient Martin.

It's okay, this friend of yours is funny.

This is how fun it is when you have friends. It's good that you are here to make me happy.

Said to them. They were surprised by what I said so they asked questions about me.

Why don't you have friends?

Actually there is nothing. No one wants to be my friend.

Why are you so beautiful?

Like you, I don't know either. But now I'm fine because you are there to make me happy. You know, Arlene, I used to dream of having a friend who could introduce me to his friends, but now, look, my little dream is happening.

Come on Zamer, do you know how to ride a boat and go boating?

Why?

We're going to the other island, that's the island where we always hang out and spend time there because it's our friend, I want to take you there. Arlene said.

There are two boats there. Joy pointed to the two boats on the bank.

They got on the boat and started sailing there.

Arlene invited Zamer to come here. Martin got off the boat he and Arlene were riding in and helped me climb into the boat.

You know Martin I know how to ride a boat. I only regret that there are only two boats on the shore.

Come on Zamer, I'm going to row. Arlene said.

We started boating. While Martin and Arlene row the boat. While I was looking at the water, I saw a figure of a woman smiling at me. Soon we reached the other island.

Here we are, said Martin. Jump on the island together.

Arlene and I got off and started walking around the island.

Look Zamer, do you see that little hut near the big tree, the four of us made that. Martin said.

Look at that on that side there is a vast land that is wider than our town. Joy said.

Have you tried to tour this whole island?

Not yet but there are no animals living here. Because it is a secret island and no one has discovered it yet. They explained.

What did you shine in the middle of that vast land?

I asked them.

It is a vast land and we have never been to the middle of that land because of its vastness.

Is that so, let's go back to the island. Maybe people will find us there.

After we talked on that island, chased each other and so on, we went back to the island to rest.

This is the life I want. Very happy and beautiful. It's very simple but charming and full of happiness.