Fake Princess
Dxlix Chapter
Zeki pulled my hand closer to the crowd, our footsteps both stopping near Adinata and also Julissa, as I glanced my eyes toward Aeneas and Aniela who were holding hands in front of the embers of the former campfire. “What are they doing there?”
Julissa looked back at me, “the woman said, if every couple should hold hands then jump through the fire. If they manage to jump by holding hands, the couple will be happy forever,” said Julissa who threw back her gaze towards the front.
I also threw away my eyes, I looked at Aniela who had jumped up in joy while raising her hand that was holding the hand of Aeneas. “It seems, already many have jumped. Now, it's our turn to try it, Julissa,” Adinata said as she walked past us by pulling Julissa's hand beside her.
“You want, we try it now? Or, we have to wait for a few more people to do it?”
I turned towards Zeki who was clutching my hand even more tightly, “I want to finish this as soon as possible. So,” I said as I raised my hand held firmly by him.
He took me for a walk to a small campfire with some embers scattered around it. His grip on me grew stronger as his eyes turned to me. I threw a sideways look, occasionally I patted my own chest as my heart felt more and more rumbling than ever.
I took a deep breath, as we stood closer to the fire. “Are you ready, Zeki?” I clasped his hand tightly as I gulped my own saliva at the still burning fire.
“If you are afraid, I will carry you on my back to pass through the fire.”
“I, not that weak. In the count of three, you understand?”
“You, definitely jumped over that fire, didn't you?”
“Of course. If you, do not jump ... I will throw all the embers into your face,”, I said, Zeki smiled broadly as our eyes met again.
“Alright, Zeki! One, two ... Three!” I said, I ran close to the fire and jumped.
I turned back, staring at the growing bonfire in the wind. “We succeeded,” sprightly, I immediately turned to his voice.
Zeki smiled as he raised the hand he held up. “There's still something we have to do,” he said again as he slowly pulled my hand to follow him.
He took me, approached some of the marching couples .. We stood side by side, waiting for the line to run out. A middle-aged woman gave me a flower dress with a candle in the middle of the flower arrangement. “You guys, have to light this candle, then bring it to the lake that is there. Put these wreaths and candles, onto the surface of the lake water. Let him sail, if he sinks ... Your relationship too, will suffer the same fate.”
“This procession, named by the marriage between fire and water. If this boat of your wreath can get through it, not even death will be able to separate you,” said the middle-aged woman again when the wreath in her hand had moved into my hand.
I nodded before moving away from her, “it felt terrible when I heard her,” I said, I gave the wreath to Zeki's hand that was raised towards me.
“A moment before, when the chicken didn't want to peck anything, I felt like I didn't want to know it .. I felt, didn't care about any of it, and didn't want to believe it. However, when I heard the news, if the chicken had pecked the seed. Me, instantly want to believe all those prophecies.”
“Truly strange,” said Zeki back, he smiled while still lowering his face.
“Whatever, the result later,” he said that suddenly immediately cut my words, “I want to stay with you. Difficult, happy .. I want to, we are always together,” he said, which left me a little stunned.
“Your answer?” continued again, my face lifted looking at him for a long time, “ayo we do. Although later, the result is far from what we can imagine .. At least, we have had time to struggle,” I said, Zeki clasped my hand tightly, raised it and kissed my hand very long.
“Thank you,” he said who again lowered my hand while smiling knots.
Zeki walked past me, his footsteps moving closer to a torch planted on the ground. He turned back, put his foot near me while carrying a wreath with a candle in his hand. I raised my palm close to his hand, trying to hold the wind so as not to put out the fire on the candle in the wreath.
Slowly, the two of us crouched down beside the lake which had been illuminated by the many torches surrounding it. Zeki, very carefully, placed the wreath on the surface of the lake water. He, little by little moving his palm, paddled softly so that the wreath could move forward.
He, holding his hands close to his lips, followed by his closed eyes. I, too, did it, just as he did.
Deus, I don't know, which one is true .. My heart? Or brain? If it is true that later we are not meant to be together.Find it, he is with a woman who you think is more worthy of him than I am. But unfortunately, I won't let go that easily. Bodo time with your destiny! I, will not stand by and let you do as you please. It's not a threat, but it's an appeal. I, too, want to be happy. O you the greatest.
I opened my eyes again, I let my eyes look at him who set his eyes forward, “Zeki,” I said slowly calling him.
My body moved slightly as he turned towards me. She was stunned, her eyes blinking softly a few times as I gently tucked her lips. I stood up, put my feet out, left him still, and crouched down by the lake. “Why do you always do something that threatens my heart?” it sounded from behind.
“What do you mean?” I asked him again, continuing my steps.
“Hug me suddenly, or kiss me suddenly-”
“I just did it to you, do you want me to do it to other men?” timpalku again cut his words.
“If you don't want that man to die in my hands. Then just do it,” he said which again sounded.
“I'm just kidding. I'm so hungry, because since morning .. I haven't eaten anything.”
I turned to the side as I felt the embrace that wrapped around my waist, the “festivity was done, right? Should, we go around looking for delicious food in this place?” she asked with a smile looking at me.
“Make sure you bring a lot of money, because I .. So hungry, you want to eat anything.”
“Carried out, Princess. Whatever, you command," he answered briefly while kissing beside my head.