My Pain Brought Us Together

"Where am I?" I whispered in the silence and darkness of the night.

There were only tall trees, and also grass around me, it's dark of the look didn't allow me to see anything around me.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, we don't have time!" A man in a loud voice shouted at the front.

I saw his face emit light in the darkness, in the cold night I felt a warmth flowing through my body, his hand grabbed my hand then pulled me, carried me away, my eyes saw him from behind who led me, my steps followed his wherever he went.

We arrived at a high hill, in the moonlight I saw a smile on his face, just a moment later, he pushed me back.

"Stay alive, whatever happens stay alive, I leave our memories with you" His breathing was irregular as his eyes looked at me.

"Your smile and the way you look at me, is the most beautiful gift that I have" His voice faded his eyes were sad, and blood was flowing all over his body.

"No no no don't leave me" I screamed in my heart.

"Verona Veronaaaa" shouted my friend who woke me up.

I got up and sat on the edge of the bed, I didn't feel my tears falling, my cheeks felt wet, oh what I thought.

"Early in the morning you woke me up Melva" I mumbled to her while watching her make the bed.

Melvadora, she is my friend since we were little, diligent and smart and cheerful, her enthusiastic and open personality makes her liked by many people, including the dream of men, many proposed to her at a young age, but she refused to accept it.

"Yes, you and I got an invitation to lunch, the king wants to meet to provide a free cooking school" while turning to me, she saw me and explained.

"Is that true?" My eyes lit up, finally my dream to be able to get the title of chef in the city can I get too, I mumbled happily.

"Of course, let's hurry to the market to buy groceries and practice some recipes for a while" She invited.

It's still early, where the sky is so bright, and the air is fresh, making the activities carried out full of enthusiasm. We left the house after taking a shower and made our bed.

Walking leisurely to a market, meat, and vegetables are spread at predetermined prices. We arrived at the market, dressed as simple as a regular shopper, approached the merchant and bought groceries.

"Verona, you buy the ingredients you want, I'll be there in a minute, we'll meet again later" Melvadora pointed to a place she wanted to visit.

"Yes Melva, just go later I will catch up with you" I said to answer her.

I wandered around for a while, I found many kinds of necessities that could be bought, it was not uncommon for sellers to sell at competitive prices, making myself really have to be able to choose which one is of high quality.

Finally after a few minutes I walked, I found a simple shop, a bamboo that looks upright on both sides and supplies that are ready for sale are on a table under the tent, the seller looks friendly, I find some food ingredients that look fresh and quality.

A woman came from the opposite direction, glaring at me like someone who wants to pounce on their prey I thought, I don't have a very good feeling about this woman, but ah I don't care, I didn't bother her.

"Sir, I take this tomato" Without haggling the price I bought the tomatoes I wanted.

"How much do these tomatoes cost?" The woman with the maid outfit took the tomatoes I wanted to buy.

I just mumbled, ah let it be just a tomato, there are still many and I can buy another one.

"I bought all these tomatoes sir" She took the basket and put them all in it.

Gosh I thought, what's wrong with this woman, I didn't really care about it at first, I thought there were still many other groceries, and there are many other shops selling, I left him in the shop while walking towards another shop selling similar ingredients .

The woman followed me from behind and bought all the groceries I wanted, again, again and again.

"This woman is not right" I mumbled.

Until arriving at a shop that sells fish that I like, it feels very appetizing and my appetite increases when I see the fish, making me want to buy it, this time he is also prepared to do the same thing as before.

I immediately caught it and put the fish in a plastic bag, saw me taking the fish and putting it in a plastic bag, The woman who always followed me, immediately snatched the fish from my hand, I held the fish firmly and didn't want to let go.

"Let go of this fish, you leave this market, seeing you here makes me lose my sight, your smell is also fishy, ​​making this market unclean" She tried to take the plastic bag I was holding.

"You've taken everything I want to buy, I just want this fish for me to cook," I said defending myself who wanted the fish I had packed.

"You think people like your presence?" She said curtly.

She also pushed me until I fell, before falling I was slapped hard, it feel hurt and my cheeks burned because of the slap.

Falling on the ground and being stared at with a cynical look, geez what kind of feeling is this, it hurts and pierces my heart, something I don't want to accept be treated like this.

"See!!! She only makes our market unclean because of his arrival, does he want to make people catch the disease?" The woman provoked.

Making people who just normal to me, become angry and furious, throwing things they are holding, both soft and hard objects, Until I don't even feel my forehead bleed after being pelted with such hard fruits.

Until when someone held a glass and threw it at me, a throw that aimed at my head, I was resigned to accept it.

"Can you still wake up?" Asked a man who caught the glass of glass that almost hit my head.

Our eyes met each other, I saw the sincerity in his eyes, his face glowed in the sun, my heart was beating fast, gosh what kind of feeling is this.

"Don't cry, you don't need to spend your tears for people like them" He looked at me with a smile.

I smiled back while looking at him, he also carried me, I felt weak, hugged his neck, I felt the warmth in his arms, I felt a comfort that I've been looking for, what's this!?!? I asked in my heart.