Chapter 5: CHAPTER V: The Second Day in the Farmer’s Village

The sun was now in the east. It was a very bright day. The village was now returned on a normal day. The rooster crowed and the birds chirped. The atmosphere was filled with the smell of the meal. 

"Harvey, wake up. Youngsters now were late birds. They don't rose up when not called to wake up." Grandpa sighed.

Harvey was now covered with a thin blanket, and he was now sleeping in Grandpa's hut. He blinked his eyes and saw Grandpa. He slapped his face and blinked again just to ensure it wasn't an illusion.

"What are you doing? Hurting yourself again. Nah, people now were abusive on their body.", Grandpa pinpointed.

"Are you real?", Harvey questioned the old man.

Harvey was dazzled by the environment. He remembered last night that he was in the brink of death but now, he was still alive. 

"What happen yesterday? Am I dead?" Harvey asked again.

"What are you talking about? You don't remember again. This youngster's nescience was getting worse. You visited your friend yesterday. You even brought a pen and paper. I warned you to go back before dusk. You're a very obedient grandson. You follow my instruction. I love people who were obedient and law abiding.", Grandpa told.

"You killed a friend. You murdered the maiden.", Harvey suddenly remembered.

"Killed? Murdered? Who was murdered?", the Grandpa intimidated.

"The friend of mine. Anna. You hacked her head, right?", Harvey continued.

"What are you talking about, people? Anna? Who was she?", Grandpa became mad.

Grandpa was shaking and imposing an eerie aura. He was crying and later laughed. He was mentally retarded. Harvey sensed a danger, so he got up from the bunk and quickly moved far. He went to the kitchen to find a knife in case of emergency. When he was in the kitchen, he heard a person from outside.

"Anyone, here? Grandpa, we are now going to plant.", the voice from outside.

Harvey quickly looked for the person. He noticed a familiar figure. The man outside was Zion.

"Grandpa? Are you there?", Zion continued.

Harvey opened the door and he let Zion to come in. 

"Zion?", Harvey clarified.

"Shhhh. Just pretend to not know me.", Zion warned.

The Grandpa was now in the calm state. He grabbed his strewn hat hanging in the wall. He approached Zion and Harvey in the small porch.

"Oh, grandson. You are here. Are you ready to go?", the Grandpa asked Zion.

"Yes, old Grandpa." Zion replied.

"You are a grandson of this old man, too?", Harvey whispered.

"Nah, he was mentally retarded. He just acknowledged all youngsters to be his grandson even though aren't. ", Zion answered.

The old man saw the two men talking about something. So, he suddenly interrupted by fake coughs and said, "Two men were in love, weren't they? I knew people changed and gender did not matter anymore. What the two couple were talking about? Please share it with me." The old man was kinda intrigued by the relationship of Harvey and Zion. 

Harvey was awestricken when he heard the word 'couple'. He contradicted the old man's word and countered, "No, you have misunderstood, Grandpa. We were not talking about something." Zion laughed loudly when he saw Harvey's expression. Harvey's face flushed and he felt embarrassed. 

"Grandpa, his face turns red.", Zion declared and laughed again.

"Yes, I love people who turns red and gets hard easily. Are you, Harvey?", the old man clarified.

Harvey rolled his eyes and walked away. He felt embarrassed and he did not know how to act.  He murmured by himself, "Childish."

Harvey was sitting on the bamboo bench in the small porch while Zion and the old man were going to the farm. He watched Zion on a farmer's clothes and wearing a strewn hat. It was an eye-catching persona. A handsome man wearing the simple clothes made Harvey awed. He was occupied with many thoughts when he met Zion.

Zion noticed Harvey spacing out.  So, he approached him and sit beside the man. He wanted to talk with Harvey while the old man was in the comfort room.

"Harvey, do you want to join with us? Can't move on. Duh, just forget the old man. He's saying that stuff just to entertain people. Don't take it seriously.", Zion said.

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"Alright, just don't speak. I'm used to it. Handsome men were appealing, then.", Zion boasted.

"Away. I am not in the mood. Then, boast yourself in front of a woman not in front of me. It was disgusting.", Harvey replied coldly.

"Oh, disgusting. Retch, then. Are you embarrassed about talking that kind of thing? You were a man, bro. That's natural.", Zion talked the topic again.

"Fuck off. If you don't go, you will get a trouble.", Harvey warned.

The old man was back. He was smiling eerily while holding the machete in the scabbard. His eyes were bulging and ready to explode. It was a scary appearance, so Harvey stood up and approached the old man. He grabbed the knife in the table and stabbed it to the old man. Grandpa was dumbfounded. The blood that flowed from his chest was not red but a black. Harvey saw it and he was taken aback. He did not expect that will be the color of the blood. He watched the old man kneeling on the wooden floor while covering his chest from blood flow. The old man looked up and smiled. He pulled the machete from the scabbard and threw it to Harvey. Luckily, Harvey was physically fit, so he avoided the throw.

Zion was expressionless. He just watched the scene like watching a scene in a movie. He just there standing and watching Harvey stabbing the old man. 

Harvey noticed Zion in the bamboo bench watching him. He said, "Zion, are you alright?"

Zion blinked his eyes and replied, "You killed him, right? Then let's go we were having far enough. The world will begin to vanish. We have no time."

"Vanish? But can we get out? Where is the way out?", Harvey asked.

"Let's go. We'll talk later.", Zion grabbed Harvey's arm.

The two ran through the roads and they reach the rice field where the twin mountain located. They trailed the muddy terrain in the rice field, and they reached at the feet of the twin mountain. Harvey was panting. The world behind turned into dust and the environment particles dispersed. Zion proceeded to the heart of the mountain leaving Harvey. He said, "Wait, for me here."

"Can I wait? The world gradually vanished. I can't wait anymore. Where is the way out?", Harvey demanded. 

Harvey peeked inside the mouth of the twin mountain. He had the feeling that the path will be in there. So, he decided to enter and scanned the environment. While, Zion had nothing to do since this bastard man insisted to do what he wanted. Zion followed Harvey and they walked through the dark path. The two men walked for a moment before they saw a shining hole in the dead end of the heart of the twin mountain.

"Is that the way out?", Harvey asked Zion.

"Not yet. The old man will resurrect and will wait in the black hole.", Zion reminded.

"Are you sure? There is no one there. If you don't want to go, then I will. Farewell.", Harvey bid goodbye and walked towards the hole.

He turned to Zion and waved his hand. But when he wanted to enter the black hole, a cold hand held him. The hand gripped him very tightly that will break Harvey's arm. He stepped back in the dark. He went back where Zion was standing before. Luckily, the man who will vanished in times of hardship was still there standing. Harvey was relieved. He unconsciously held Zion's arm and said, "I am a jinx, huh?". 

Zion replied "Then believe your keeper. You will always trust me. I know you more than you know yourself."

Harvey felt embarrassed again. He was so repulsive that he did not care about other's opinion. He apologized, "Sorry. I am just worried."

Zion laughed. "I know you. You have a soft heart. I love people like that."

Zion grabbed Harvey's hand. He held it tightly and pulled Harvey. "Let's go. They're all gone."

The two of them ran towards the black hole and threw their selves to it. 

They returned safely to the real world. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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