Scarcely Awaits Your Soul

Chapter 2

THIRD POV

Safiya woke up and noticed in the clock that it was already 4 in the afternoon, she prepared herself for she will wait again the sunset. However, she just realized that she doesn’t have a nightmare from her past. She is surprised for not dreaming the tragic event from her past. She doensn’t know but there is something within her that she wanted to see the stranger again. She want to confront him and she just suddenly want to thank him.

Safiya is about to go to the shore when she remembered her favorite cookies. Safiya decided to prepare the cookies and put it inside the glass canister, she also brought her favorite milkshake and went to her door. The sky is in mixed purple, pink and orange color, she is more excited to go to beach compared from the past 3 years. It’s almost time for the sun to set, she is sitting in her favorite spot of the sand when a strange figure is standing beside her. It was Nicodemus, he was also looking the horizon and greeted her. Safiya is almost stunned, she looked up to him and stare again to the horizon. She also greeted him and they stayed both silent. The sound of the waves is the only noise that can be heard, they feel relaxed while the sun is setting, the sky became dark blue until the sun has been disappeared. None of them decided to break the silence but Safiya needed to stand up to go. She give her full courage to stand up and face in the front of Nicodemus. She handed the glass canister filled with cookies along the milkshake to Nicodemus, and she thanked to him after saving her life. Nicodemus was shocked but he drew a curved in his lips, he find Safiya cute and innocent at the same time. Her white string dress always suits on her and her sandals matched her outfit perfectly. Her hair is also being blown by the wind, Nicodemus can’t stop checking at her. He just thanked at her while being holding the canister and the glass filled with milkshae. He is just looking at her while Safiya can’t even look at his eyes. Nicodemus told her that she shouldn’t repeat for what she did last time for it was a sin, Safiya just keep silent while looking at her sandals. Nicodemus told her that she needed to go home for it was already dark, and Safiya just stayed silent. Nicodemus know he is a stranger to her and she is also a stranger to him but Nicodemus feel that he really want to talk to her. He asked if she want to ride a motorcycle with him, Nicodemus know the risk but he just can’t stop his feeling. Out of sudden, Safiya agreed and decided to walk with him to the side of the road. Nicodemus help her to wear the helmet and even guide her to sit comfortably to make her safe. He already starts the engine and his feelings is in mixed emotions for he know it was his first time to let a woman and also a stranger to ride in his motorcycle. Safiya was nervous but also very excited, she know he is a stranger but she just want to escape her cage. It was dark and only the light from the motorcycle provides a light from the dark road, it was cold and Safiya’s skin became cold as ice, she grabbed Nicodemus waist to signal to stop, Nicodemus stopped the engine and stand up to confront her, Safiya is hugging herself because of the coldness and Nicodemus understand her. He take his jacket off and put Safiya’s body to cover her soft and milky white skin. He asked her if she want to go home already but Safiya insisted, she told him she want to reach the end of the road of the hill so she can see the city lights from the other island. Nicodemus can’t stop smiling for it he is always alone watching the city lights from the hill. He hurriedly starts the engine heading to the hill. When they are about close to the destination, Safiya was very suprised to the city lights from the other island until they reached to the end of the road of the hill. Nicodemus stopped the motorcycle and let Safiya to watch the city lights. The moonlit is very bright, the sea is quite dark, and the soundwaves can be still heard from the hill. Nicodemus slowly removed the helmet of Safiya and telling her to breath and relax. Safiya took a deep breath and took a glimpse to Nicodemus, he is smiling in a soft curve, Safiya noticed the clean haircut of him, the plain black shirt, navy jeans and his boots perfectly matched his skintone. Alyona looking at him when Nicodemus catched her, Nicodemus noticed how beautiful Alyona is. He is mesmerized by her beauty but feels ashamed when he realized Alyona is young and alluring, he pittied himself because he know their age gap. It seems that Alyona is just her daughter. Nicodemus feel bitter and asked Alyona to fetch her home, Alyona agreed and decided to go.

They arrived in the front of small modernized amakan house, the roof is made from nippa, the other half of the wall is made from amakan and mixed with glasses. The lights are soft white, that matches the color of the wall that painted on white. The small house doesn’t have neighborhood and it is the only home 700 meters away from the highway. The surroundings have tall trees and grasses, it seems that the small house is located in a nowhere. Nicodemus asked Alyona where’s the path heading to the shore, Alyone pointed to the dark direction filled with tall trees and large roots. Nicodemus realized how dangerous to walk in the path alone heading to the beach or to the small house. Alyona thanked ay him before she turns back, Nicodemus waited her to get inside before he start his engine.

Nicodemus keeps thinking his ride with Alyona awhile ago, his heart is happy and he know it his first time to let a woman ride his motorcycle, his wife never ride his motorcycle even once from their entire relationship. He was amazed that Alyona and hin shared the same similarities when it comes to the viewing of the city lights and loving the beach and horizon. He realized that someone might share same similarities with him while his wife just couldn’t connect to him. Nicodemus arrived his home, his attendant immediately parked his motorcycle in the garage and went straight to the door step. He went inside and his brothers Alfonso and Chivalry was sitting in the couch holding their ipads and their schoolpapers and laptops are in the top of the glass table, he went straight to the counter to drink a glass of water when he found out that his cousin is still cooking favorite buttered garlic lobster dish. Nicodemus check her to the kitchen and asked her if it’s already finished, but his cousin just answered that she want to work to his brother’s firm. Nicodemus know how much she want to work on his brother’s company, he thinks maybe she is already bored for being a cook in his house. He told him that he agreed and he just need to talk his brother so she can start immediately. Nicodemus asked Acia, his cousin to go with him in the beach tonight because the moon is so much bright but Acia just refused and told him and it’s not her thing. Acia said she more want to mingle her friends to the mall and eat in their favorite restaurant and purchasing trendy clothers instead of watching the boring horizon and city lights. Acia told him that she never want that kind of past times so he should understand her. Nicodemus know the answer of her so closed cousin but he just keep trying to ask her. He feel disappointed and discouraged, it seems that they are the closest cousin but she couldn’t connect his likes, why they are so opposites.

Alyona keeps thinking his ride with Nicodemus, she was amazed that she ride with a stranger but she know her heart is also happy. She went to the bathroom and prepared herself for a hotbath, it seems like she just want to enjoy her life again. She imagine that she and Nicodemus can sail in the sea, or catch some fish, ride a motorcyle with him out of the town, adventuring to the different hot springs in the mountains or even hike with him in the mountain. Alyona couldn’t stop smiling and her heart is pounding so fast. Alyona was happy and decided to sleep already.

It was afternoon again when Alyona know that it’s her time again to go to the seashore, but she is more excited for she know Nicodemus might be there again, she hurried to prepare her self again and decided to wear her off shoulder white dress, it was above the knee lenght and it matches her biege sandals. She began to walk in the wilderness of the forest heading to the shore, thankfully she arrived there safely and sit in her favorite spot, it’s about time to set the sun and she keeps waiting for Nicodemus. Seconds and minutes has been passed the sun has set completely. The sky is already dark and she was not able to see him, it seems that her heart feels bitter and disappointed, she is expecting that he will come. Alyona decided to go for she is already hopeless, Alyone walked home with a heavy heart and just went inside her doorway.

Nicodemus know Alyona must be in her favorite spot again, he is watching Alyona from the distance, he make sure that Alyona cannot see him. He is trying his best not to get close with Alyona, he know how much he wanted to see her closely and talk to her but he know it’s wrong. Nicodemus just watching at him while waiting for the sun to set, she noticed Alyona looking for something and he know it was him. He tried his best not to be affected until Alyona decided to go. He secretly follows her to make sure that she is safe to reach her room. He noticed Alyona walks in a heavy steps and and slow pace, but he is being careful in order not to make her scared in the middle of wilderness. When Alyona reached her doorsteps Nicodemus turn back and decided to go.