1 Nice to meet you

It has been ten years since I last came here. I really miss this place. The green trees, the animals around here, and the vibe here really made me happy. I hope I still remember my grandparents' home. It took around five to six hours from my home to get here by bus. When I arrived, I took all my bags off the bus.

As soon as I stepped onto this village land, I tried to breathe in the fresh air of this countryside. It felt nostalgic when looking at many of the buildings here that are still standing now. This countryside really reminds me of my old memories. It is not irreplaceable and is still fresh in my memory.

I came here alone to stay with my grandparents. I want to help them with the farm and their business with it. My parents also asked me to help them, as my life at home really does not contribute anything to them. Also, it is my wish to be here. I want to live as a village boy here and want to keep my grandparents right now.

Instead of that, I also have something to do. I made a promise to a girl I met in a theatre ten years ago. I hope that we will meet soon. As I walked through some districts in this countryside, I found one building that was very nostalgic for me. It was a theatre that was built around 200 years ago. Since then, people here have been entertained by the performance of the actor who plays in this theatre. This place is really valuable to this village.

Previously, I had noticed that this theatre appeared to be in a decrepit and abandoned state. It is totally different from the look ten years ago. The door is not locked. I thought someone was in that place. This is someone's place. I really should not peek at it. Should I? " Because I was too curious, I tried to peek at the door.

"Assalamualaikum, is there anybody here?" I tried to ask while opening the door. It seems like it has been abandoned. I tried to ask more, but no one answered.

I should look into this place. I put my bag outside and entered this place. I know that I should not invade people's places, but this does not look like anyone can live here anymore. This place looks kind of messy. It is really dark here, and the chairs are all in bad condition. I used my phone flashlight to see around. I am a bit curious. What happened here?

As I went to the stage, I could hear someone talking from backstage. I tried to hear the conversation secretly.

"So, do you know about someone who wants to destroy our theatre?" Person A talks.

"Yeah, I heard about it. But, does not it mean we will lose our shelter? " Person B talks.

"That's right. We need to do something." Person A is trying to find a solution.

"How about we scare them?" Person B suggests it.

"Can't Master warn us not to scare them? We can't use that method. " The plan is declined by Person A.

"So, what should we do?" Person B asked.

"How about..." when Person A wants to give his opinion. I make a sudden sound by stepping on the rotten wood here, "Hah! Who's there? " Hearing the voice, I quickly escaped from this theatre. When I escaped from that theatre, that voice did not come to me anymore, and no one got out of that theatre.

For a moment, I felt a bit of goosebump. Are they ghosts or aliens? I don't know yet. Many things can happen, and I hope it is not about what I mentioned earlier. I tried to look again, but when I look at the slit of the door, I can see one long eye with a red iris. Looking at that creature's eyes makes me spooky and want to get away from that door.

This place is not safe. I think I should get away from this place. When I wanted to move from here, I came across a weird girl who covered her head with a top and covered her body with a winter suit. Also, she wears black glasses. That girl is shorter than me and she is a teenager.

That girl started looking at me and asked me something. "What are you doing here, stranger? Are you an intruder or do you have anything to do with this place?" I didn't answer it for a moment and started to think. If you do not have anything to do here, you can get away from this place.

"Ugh... Alright." I took my bag and got away from that building. What the hell with that girl? Is she alright? In this hot weather, she can wear a thick suit. What a weird girl to be right on this day. Is it a new trend? Hmm... I don't know. " As I was walking away from that place, I just remembered that my phone was not with me. I should find it.

I just remember when I stepped on that broken wood, my phone may have dropped there. I had to hurry before someone took it. I went to the nearby store that I am familiar with. "Assalamualaikum, is there anyone here?"

"Waalaikumussalam, who's there?"

"It is me, Reza."

Oh, Reza! You are big right now. " A woman around 40 years old who wears a hijab greets me. "Eh, please enter! Where are your parents? "

"I came alone. Sorry, aunty, but I have something to do. Could I put my bag here for a moment? "

"Yeah, sure."

"Thanks, aunty."

After putting my bag there, I hurried back to that place again. When I arrived at the entrance, I heard someone talking inside. It looks like there is a ruckus there. I should have seen it while searching for my phone. I entered that place slowly. I don't want to disturb them. As I entered, I heard someone talking from backstage again. This time I took my phone first, then tried to hear what was going on there.

"Master, do you think we can safely secure this place?" It is the voice from Person A earlier.

"Hmm... I hope we can, but I don't have any ideas anymore. They said they would buy this land at a high price. We have two choices. Use that money or this place will be destroyed. " I recognised this voice. It was a weird girl that I had met before.

"Wait, wasn't that the same? We still lost our house. "

"Sorry guys, I can't do anything. If my parents are still alive, they might have a brilliant solution to this problem." I heard her voice start to cry, but she tried not to cry in front of her friend or someone there. I guess that is all I can hear. I have to get out of this place soon, or I will get arrested for entering someone's place without permission.

When I exited from that place, I noticed that one car in black had just arrived. Looking at that vehicle, one guy in corporate clothes enters that place. Fortunately, I just moved away from that place earlier. I don't want to disturb this family business. I just watched what they did.

A few seconds later, that guy who had earlier come back to his car with that weird girl who followed him appeared. I can see that her face does not seem happy. Actually, what happened there really. I tried to guess, but I can't. Without thinking anything, I just moved to that place again.

As soon as I arrived, the car just started moving. When I was in front of that place again, I heard someone call me. "Psss... hey kid!" I looked for that voice, but I couldn't find it. Maybe I just hallucinated. "Use that bicycle. Please save our master for us. We can't do anything." A bicycle out of nowhere just happened to be at my back.

"Why should I do that?"

"I will explain it later. I beg you, please help us. " Hearing that phrase, I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to move right now before they went further. I took the bicycle and pedalled it to that car. When I pedalled, I didn't think anymore. I just focused on the objective of why I pedalled.

I found that car at one junction. It stopped there for a moment. Maybe, he called someone for a moment. I stopped the bicycle in front of that car. As soon as that guy looked ahead, he saw that I was in front of his car. He pressed a horn to make me move. Instead of moving away, I moved toward that car while walking.

"Hey! If you don't move away, I will hit you. " That guy talked to me when the window was open.

"Do it if you can."

"Ok, if you want to get hit. I will hit you. " That guy started to move his car faster.

As soon as the car was a bit closer to hit me, I jumped on that car's bonnet faster. When I was on the bonnet, he drove the car at a high speed. Because of that, I stayed in front of his car windshield while making him lose concentration on driving. When I do that, I look at that girl and give her a little sign to get out of that car. She looked at me and felt astonished. It seems she does not understand it. I have to make another plan.

I made that guy drive in some way and bumped into a streetlight. When that car crashed, that guy and the girl next to him passed out. I took out that girl. She wears a thick cloth, so I do not touch her directly. I just thought of something right now. "How should I go to that place?"

"Hey, use this." I hear someone's voice from behind. As soon as I looked behind, I found out that it was a bicycle that I had used earlier. Without more questions, I just used it without looking for an explanation.

A few minutes later, that weird girl just woke up. "Ugh, where am I?"

"You are at the theatre."

"Huh, you are that crazy stranger from earlier. What have you done to me."

"Hey, I just saved you from that guy that kidnaps you."

"You are not wrong and not right about it. Why would you do that."

"I don't know, I just heard a voice out of nowhere here."

"Wait, you just saved me without knowing anything. What a weird boy nowadays. Don't say to me you are after my body." She was afraid while looking at me.

"It is not funny to accuse someone who helped you."

"Okay. Thanks for helping me. "

"It's no problem. Could you explain to me what happened earlier?" That girl looked at me.

"Are you a stalker?"

"No. I am not, just a bit curious because no one explained to me when I brought you here. Also, I don't see anyone. I just felt a bit poltergeist-like around. Don't say to me this place is haunted."

"You are not wrong and not right about that. This place still stands after around 200 years. It is not possible that this place will get haunted. Are you scared?"

"I don't want to say I brave or scared about that. I am just a normal human. Humans are weak creatures. We get scared so easily when it comes to creatures that we are not familiar with."

"Hmm. I see. Do you get scared if I say to you that I am a vampire?"

"Urm... well, it might shock me if it is true." She looked at me with a smile on her face.

"Okay, I will shock you." She stood up and took off his clothes.

"Hey, are you a kind of pervert that always wants to show your body to someone you met? If I am not mistaken. Exhibitionist." Her face starts to blush.

"NO. Get out right now!"

"Okay." What the hell with that girl? Is she right?

"Sorry, our master does not have a friend since she lost her parents."

"Hey. It kind of sucks me. Where the heck are you right now. All I can hear is your voice, but I can't see anything. You know that it is disrespectful to talk when no one can see you."

"Sorry, it is just human might get afraid to look at us right now."

"Just get out from the shadow. I don't care about your thinking for a human."

"Okay if you want to see my form, I will show you." That voice came out with a girl appearance, but something wrong here.

"Wait, nice make-up you put on your face. It seems I am looking at a real ghost. Do you like to do cosplay?"

"Huh! Cosplay?"

"Hey. You can come inside right now."

"It seems the master is calling you."

"Okay. I'm coming."

"Ta-daa..." When I entered that room, I found out that she had shown me a suit that she was wearing. "Do I shock you?"

"Wow, you wear cosplay and you are a vampire. Is it right?"

"Huh, you are not scare look at me?"

"Why would I?"

"I have this long ear, white hair, and a red eye. Sharp fangs at my teeth."

"There is nothing I should be afraid of that." She thinks for a moment.

"Do you know my servant yet?"

"Oh, do you mean that girl who wears white clothes? She wears a good cosplay."

"Hey, what do you mean by cosplay?"

"Oh, cosplay is a kind of suit that makes someone become a character in a fictional story. Do you know like a doraemon and a sailor moon?"

"Oh, do you mean their outfits?" I nodded. "What a disgusting thing to do."

"Hey, at least respect their hobby. Is not yours the same as theirs too? Here I can show you some cosplayers. " I showed her my friend from the city, who always wears cosplay.

"Her clothes are weird. It looks like a cartoon. Does she imitate a cartoon?"

"Urm... for an easy understandable. Yes it is."

"Hmm... it looks like she is kind of an exhibitionist, as you said to me. But her suit is kind of cute."

"Yeah, kind of. She wears a sexy outfit. I can't advise her anymore."

"Where do you live?"

"I just moved here and I stayed with my grandparents." I looked at my watch. It states it is 5 p.m. already. "Ah, it is late right now, I don't want to make them worried for me. I think I need to go. See you soon. It is great to chat with you." I went to my grandparents' house after giving her my regards.

"Did he go yet?"

"Yes, master."

"Why is my heart skipping fast."

"Maybe, it is a love."

"Hah! But, I don't know his name yet."

"Congrats, master."

Around 6.00 p.m. I arrived at my grandparents' house. It took a long time for me to get my things from that store. "Assalamualaikum grandpa, grandma."

"Waalaikumussalam. Nice to meet you. You are tall right now."

"Hahaha... It's nothing, it's been years since I don't come here. Really miss you two."

"It is not a nice chat outside. Let's go, we'll chat inside." After that, we talk about what we are doing right now and about our living environment. "It's going to be dark soon. How about you take a bath? We can go to the mosque early."

"Oh, sure, grandpa." As grandpa said, we went to the mosque early this night. I got to meet an old friend and relatives there. It's really fun to reunite with them again. After completing the Isya' prayer, I went home alone.

On my way home, while walking, I met someone in front of me. It is a familiar girl who wears a telekung garment in white colour. She walked at a fast pace. It seems our direction is the same. Where did she live? I just ignore her. I want to get back soon and sleep.

As I arrived in front of the house, I met again that girl. "Assalamualaikum."

"Waalaikumussalam." When that girl looks behind, she felt a bit shocked. "It's... you."

"Hello. Nice to meet you." I smiled at her.