Approach of an Otherworldly Person

AOP Chapter 5

Yoronea warily looked at the counter, controlling herself to appear in a hurry, it was just that she was really hungry and the smell of the foods ordered by different customers that were currently present inside the cafe was illuminating in the air as if everyone’s inviting to have a buffet.

But luckily, when she was about to withdraw her gaze, a serving staff member holding a tray with supposedly ordered food in there walked towards her table. Being not aware of what’s on the track as it is held up high like a professional serving staff in every high end restaurant.

The serving staff approached the table of Yoronea and carefully placed her ordered foods while asking in between if she has anything to get anymore. Yoronea slightly bowed her head, indicating gratitude towards the staff. Receiving the gesture, the staff silently left her alone.

An enticing aroma began to fill the air, and Yoronea inhaled again and again while restricting herself to salivate and looked like a hungry beggar.

Not wasting time any more, she let herself indulge in the food in front of her. To her surprise, despite the really affordable price of the foods in these cafes, the taste didn’t make Yoronea disappointed.

The spicy jalapeno burger exceeds her expectations towards it, especially the size of it, having no choice of sizes for the burgers may bring dissatisfaction, but the one that will be served to you was the large size, which is good for two people.

‘And the taste!’ Yoronea exclaimed to herself after taking a bite from it.

It surely does not lack the sauces, while the softness of the bun makes the perfect combination of the juicy meat inside clashing with the spiciness of the jalapeno.

‘It’s greasily satisfying also!’ as she once again exclaimed to herself while chewing.

Feeling satisfied with the burger, Yoronea turned her attention to the main dish; baked mac ala carte with garlic bread. Once again, anticipating what she could taste, she decided not to waste time any more and let herself dig in, putting a spoonful of a pretty hot baked mac into her mouth.

‘This dish!’ shouting inwardly to herself.

While savouring the dish, Yoronea couldn't help herself exclaiming how it could be the ultimate pasta dish, with a sweet, meaty sauce, hearty noodles, and cheesy topping. It’s hearty and really tasty. She’s sure that it could be a crowd favorite. She couldn't ask anymore what she wanted at that moment, all she wanted to do was devour the hearty foods in front of her.

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Yoronea finished what she had ordered as if she hadn't eaten in a year. Feeling really full as of the moment, she decided to rest for a bit before going into a restroom to relieve her bladder. It became a custom for her to clean up the table that she had used in every restaurant or cafe, putting herself in the situation of the staff. All she could offer was to lessen the stress from the mean and unkempt customers they had.

Decided that she can finally breathe normally as if the air can finally enter her stomach. Yoronea left her other belongings on her table and headed to the restroom to tidy up herself and continue her hunt for work.

Being at ease because of the peace and looking on strict guard for the cafe, she doesn't have any apprehension that her things might get stolen.

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A sudden pitch black color illuminated inside the whole cafe, as if the moon had gone missing in the sky together with the stars in the middle of the night, and the light on the streets wasn't enough for anyone passing beside it to see anything.

Yoronea, who had just got out of the restroom, had been welcomed by the unusual happening. But the really bizarre thing was the people inside the cafe weren't affected by it. And she’s the only one who’s experiencing the abnormality, making her immediately think of the rumored end of the world.

Stunned at her position, not knowing what to do, her mind was filled with so many things leading to different outcomes slowly turning haywire.

But she was astounded by the following blinding light that came from nowhere to refrain her from going crazy, thus recovering and covering her eyes.

Withdrawing her palm from her eyes, Yoronea focused her sight onto the part where the blinding light came from that was now finally calming enough to light the surroundings and not hurt the eyesight.

Momentarily falling in a daze, Yoronea finally saw a figure slowly enveloping the light, but couldn't figure out what kind it was. As if it was made abstract for the eyes to not recognize.

But as time goes by, really long straight hair can be seen in the middle of a light and dark place. Yoronea was trying her best to distinguish the face of the confirmed person but failed to do so, because it was really blurry like a picture that was purposelyn't for distinguishing.

Looking directly made Yoronea feel like losing strength and dizzy, deciding to slightly bow her head just to avoid herself focusing her sight on it. So she tried another thing to distinguish what kind of outfit the person was wearing, looking not from this place nor this era.

If not for the blurry face that’s really hard to identify even to look at, she would think that the person was in the middle of filming for a historical film.

And if not moving, it can be mistaken for a living statue that was wearing a costume that can be seen in every vintage film.

The costume consists of a cream rayon crepe undergarment with a wired double collar. The first underlayer is in raspberry silk with embroidered gold thread looking like a collar. The second underlayer is of green silk with cream embroidered unidentified pictograph collar and orange silk embroidered cuffs. The top layer is trimmed in a printed Indian metallic mesh and raspberry colored sari fabric.

Trying to pinch herself, wanting to wake up from a dream, thinking that she had fallen asleep inside the cubicle because of the exhaustion and just after eating must have made her sleepy. But no matter how many times or how hard Yoronea pinched herself, nothing’s changing in front of her.

The figure of a person was still enveloped by the warming light and the face still blurry, making it hard to distinguish the gender also because of the person it was wearing.

Wanting to enlighten herself about the situation that she had been landed in, Yoronea tried to speak but to her surprise no voice nor sound escaped from her mouth. It was as if she was completely silenced, even if she tried to shout nothing came out.

Feeling the arousing panic, she helplessly looked directly at the figure of the person, making her knees wobbly, resulting in her losing control over her balance. On a sudden, an unknown shout of so many people rang inside her head with the accompaniment of a throbbing pain.

Trying not to stumble on her feet. Yoronea was unknowingly on the floor holding her head hard while pulling her hair, trying to outweigh the pain brought by the shouts. With so much hair on her hand, she still felt the increasing sound of the shout turning into a nightmarish screaming for help.

Until she heard a clicking of fingers making her miraculously fine as if nothing had just happened. Despite the feeling of just having a nightmare, Yoronea stayed in her position, not glancing over the person, making her shiver in fear just by remembering those unbearable pain and screams.

Suddenly, an unknown language of letters entered her head, while hearing an unusual sound from her surroundings. Looking despondent, the person once again clicked his fingers and an ethereal atmosphere enveloped the area. The pitch-black color vanished in a blink of an eye, and a warm light only can be seen.

Despite the sudden changes in her surroundings, Yoronea stayed in her position, not moving even an inch. When an ethereal voice resounded in her ears, she unconsciously fixed her position, sitting with legs bent, knees forward, and buttocks resting on her heels. The back is straight, the hands are folded in the lap, maintaining her head facing her lap to avoid looking at the person.

“There’s only one reason for this encounter. You are getting invited to a world other than where you are.”

Not believing what she had just heard, she fell in a daze because of the ethereal voice resounding as if especially just in her head. Her mind was back once again on the verge of haywire, because the world was different to where she is right now.

“I will be giving you time to think over this matter. As it was not a dream world for kids.”

The warm light was about to slowly dissipate, like the person with a blurred face and bizarre outfit.

“How will I tell you my decision when that time comes?”

Yoronea couldn't help herself to blurt out the only question that she was able to complete.

“I will know. Thus I will come again, but at that time, to pull you to that World.”

The statement resounded in her ear while the person wasn't present in the place anymore, while the surroundings were slowly coming to normal.

Yoronea opened her eyes, finding herself in front of a circle table intended for single occupancy. Still in a daze, and her body slightly trembling that cannot be seen on the surface, cold sweat forming on her back.

She once again tidied up the table that she had used and packed up her belongings, leaving the money payment for her order on the table. She slowly heads out of the place still in a state of bewilderment.

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