Sohabat (The Lost friend)

Morning rose with a scent of new faces in the atmosphere, leading a boy to a road he never venture. "Hi, good morning! What do you want to do today?" said Kyle, the first boy who greeted him to the village, the boy who gave him the opportunity to make a change. "Who's she? Is she around here?" "Oh! Karen? She's actually not from here at all, she's the daughter of a wealthy merchant who just passed by here a week ago. She's here waiting for her father to come back from a town called Nellshire, doing some errands i suppose", "Alright, I see. Well, I still have a whole day with you, let's go to that waterfall you're been saying last night", agreed Kyle with a clear anticipation in his face. "Hello, maybe I was not properly introduced, I'm Jake. I think i know you somewhere". Yes, he has a name, which made no difference for him before because people tended to recognize him as a nephew of a skilled carpenter. But, nevertheless, he still expressing to people the significance of that name. He seem unnoticeable to her, he tried the second time but with a more manly tone of voice. When she turned, her blue-sea eyes were gazing right through his deepest soul. " I know you! You're that nephew of the carpenter that always come to my father's shop. I'm Karen Smith, how did you end up here, in this small village?", with the worry on her face, he too was shock, shock to see that someone really care about his leave from home.

Although he actually never seen her up close, but they acted like close friends, separated by time & distinct history. He never had real friends, neither he seem to care about the enemies he encountered, he was in his own world, a lone ranger, a desperado. That meet made a difference. A slight of relief appeared in his heart for the worries he had in his sleep, whether by knowing her, could help him satisfy his curiosity. "Karen. Kyle & I will go to the waterfall in the forest. Have you been there? They say its one of the most beautiful creation of life. Wanna go?", "Sure", she nodded gently with a smile. On their way up the hill, Jake just couldn't help himself realizing she was different from what he saw every time at the window of the shop, while waiting for his uncle. Somehow, she's more radiant than his vision could show. Along the way, they talked their way from boredom, with spooky stories about the forest & the magic within it. With a rumor that a witch stayed here & trespassers hit her most sensitive side, the trio became cautious for a moment. "How about tonight we go & check it out? Just the three of us", Kyle had them both with question marks on the matter. Jake never really gave an answer, but kept on walking, giving himself space to make a decision, the next biggest thing besides putting his foot down on moving out of town. Should he go? Do I need this right now? What is really out there in these mysterious forest? "We're here! Come on!". Kyle & Karen left him with his thoughts & ran up a steep slope, to an opening which leaded to a ..........