5 Chapter 4: First Bite

"Where should we go first?" he asked.

"What do you want to eat?"

"I don't know. I don't even what you called ypur foods here." he replied.

"Ok then just follow me and I'll take you to someone I know who cooked the tastiest grilled chicken." I answered.

"Wow. Just it's name that made me more hungry and wanted to taste it."

I just smiled at him.

"And by the way, I can't call you with your name Ashtore-"

"It's Asteroger."

"Exactly. No one in this world has a name like that. Or should we say I haven't heard of that name yet. People must not know that your name is Asteroger or they'll ask if you came from the sky." I show him a sarcastic expression.

"But I am a star." he answered.

"Before. But you're a human now. So you must have a human name." I replied.

"What should it be?" he asked. His looks problematic that it made me laugh a bit.

"Wait. I'll think of a name that suits you very well."

What name would suit this man beside me with a body of a chic guy, colored hazelnut eyes match with his messy hair and puffy cheeks?

"Ah! I already have an idea about a name that suits you."

"What?" he asked with full of excitement.

"From now on, you're not Asteroger anymore. People and I should call you Rojen."

"Rojen. What a great name, Fiona."

"Yes! Of course. Duh, I was born to create great names." I said jokingly.

He just laughed.

We walked for about ten minutes until we have reached our destination and within that ten minutes, Rojen keeps on saying that we need to hurry because he can't take the pain his stomach makes him feel and he said that he was about to puke. Luckily we reached it already and I let him sit down on one of the chairs and took a rest.

"Fiona! What are you doing here? It's late already." Said the man who is the owner of the stall where I brought Rojen.

He is Mr. Pome and he was like a father to me because he always give me free foods especially when I have financial problem.

"Mr. Pome, May I get a free grilled chicken again?" I asked while smiling at him.

"Hmm... As if I can refuse what a friend needed." he answered.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Pome. You are such an angel from the sky. Don't worry, I'll pay if I get money." I said.

"Don't bother, Fiona. As long as I am here, I can give you free food. Just be a good girl, okay?"

I nodded as a sign of agreement and then smiled at him.

I wouldn't survive the rest 10 years of my life if Mr. Pome wasn't there beside me.

"Here it is." He gave me 2 chicken grilled and sticky rice.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Pome."

"You're welcome." he smiled at me. "By the way, Come back here once you're done eating."

"Would you mind if I ask why?" I asked out of curiosity.

"I ah... I just wanted to ask you something."

"Oh. Is that it? Sure." I smiled and walked back towards the table.

"Great! Enjoy your meal." He said and waved his hands.

"Rojen. Here's your food." I put the plates on the table. I looked at Rojen and his eyes were fixed on the plates.

"Wow! This looks so yummy, Fiona."

"Yes! It was the best grilled chicken that I ever know. Now eat and feed your stomach so that you won't feel hurt anymore."

Just one bite made him feel like he was in heaven.

"Mmm! Fiona, this grilled chicken is so delicious!" he shouted.

"I know. but can you please not shout?"

"Why? I just wanted to say that this grilled chicken is the best! And it is super juicy."

"Ok. Ok. Just keep eating and stop shouting."

I can say that he really liked the food because that is what I can see on his expressions.

"Why do you act liked you haven't tasted that before?"

"Because I really haven't."

"Yeah, sorry I forgot."

"Like what I said earlier, we stars do not usually eat. That just mean that we don't use our sense of taste because haven't been tasted somethibg before."

"Then why are you showing your emotions like that?"

"I don't know. My feelings just automatically show because of my love to the food. I don't even what exactly happened. It's just that I ate then there's this feeling inside me that wanna come out when I tasted the grilled chicken."

No wonder.

"Okay then just keep eating your food. I have something to talk with Mr. Pome first."

He just nodded while still busy eating his 2 chicken grilled and sticky rice.

"What is this something that you wanted to talk about, Mr. Pome?" I asked when I reached him and stood beside him.

"I wanna ask if how did you met that man who walked with you towards here?"

"I don't even know. I don't know how to explain this. Uhm... He's... Argh! For sure people or you won't believe me if I tell you."

"Why? Is there something scary or magical thing that happened when you met him?" he asked sarcastically.

"Exactly!"

"Wait, what?!"

"See? Even If I told you everything that happened, you wouldn't believe me and I understand it."

"Whether I believe or not, can you just elaborate it to me?"

"Ok. So first, I was at the rooftop while watching at the violet sky. Just this earlier time then I saw a falling star. I don't even care at all because I don't believe on a wishing star. When I was about to leave that place, I heard that there is something that hit a stainless metal thing not from the distance. And there I saw him."

"You mean. He's a falling angel?" he asked curiously.

"No. He's that falling stars who shapeshifted into a human. I know yoi wouldn't believe that and if you wanted to laugh, just do it."

He didn't say a word.

"You're not going to laugh, Mr. Pome?"

"There's nothing funny about it, Fiona. So why would I laugh. I just can't believe."

"I also can't, Mr. Pome. Everything that happened are still haven't registered ony mind."

"So what was his purpose of being here on earth?"

"He said he had to finish his mission."

"Oh. Okay, but can we trust him?"

"Maybe, I guess. He looked so nice after all."

"Just take care of yourself, Fiona. Not all star are good."

"What do you mean, Mr. Pome?"

"I... I mean you cannot trust a person you just met."

"Yeah, I agree with that."

"Want some more grilled chicken?"

"I'm good."

"Ahem! Fiona, help! Ahem!"

"Mr. Pome, I need water."

"Give this to him."

Mr. Pome lended me a glass of water. I took it immediately and given it to Rojen.

"Can you eat slowly? Just enjoy your food."

"But."

"Eat slowly or you'll choke until you die." I threatened.

"See? I'm eating slowly and enjoying my food."

I just shake my head because Rojen was being naive.

"Finish your food. We need to get home because it was late already and I have a job tomorrow."

He just nodded and after a couole of minutes, Rojen finished 3 grilled chicken and 4 sticky rice.

"Wow! I didn't know that you're hungry that much."

"I'm sorry, I enjoyed the food." He said while smiling playfully. He looked so cute with that smile.

"Stop smiling and hurry up. We need to go home."

He stood up and walk beside me.

"Thank you for the dinner Mr. Pome."

"You're Welcome, Fiona."

"See you around."

"You too and take care." He said while waving his hands.

"Thank you, Mr. Pome." Rojen said.

"Oh. You're Welcome,...?

"A-Rojen."

"You're welcome, Rojen. See you around."

We wave our hands and started walking again.

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