Hey guys... We meet again sooner than I expected. But, I think it's good, right? We can finish this past story faster than my calculations. Well, we'll see about that...
I see... you want a chapter that tells about Blu with his mother, eh?
Well, it's trivial to know if this chapter with the previous chapter... those two chapters actually were a whole one chapter... one chapter which divided into two subchapter. My main reason for doing that is the length of the chapter. Both chapters have more than five thousand words, and I think you'll be tired if you read such a long chapter, so I cut it.
And yes... I'm going to write about Blu with his mother in the next chapter. With a note, don't be surprised by what will happen in the next chapter. That's a little hint from me.
Happy reading...
Alex's POV
'1 Birch Ave, huh?' I whispered to myself on a bicycle that was moving slowly, on a quiet road, 'Where is that? I just moved to this city, and of course I haven't memorized the environment around here...'
As I recall, it was only the winter of last year my family and I moved to this small town, Even though it's small, but I have to admit that here it's so quiet, and also cold... I can't increase the speed of my bike between this temperatures that almost make my feathers dry freezing. It's summer, and the temperature here is no different than in winter... at least that's what I read from the encyclopedia.
A quiet, cold morning... but the dew around me began to melt and evaporate due to the sun's rays that began to warm this land where I rode my bicycle over it...
It was about thirty minutes after I asked Emy about his address, and since then... I just circled around this city, which has an area of no more than four square miles, five times just to find the address.
'It's useless... I can't find his address at all.' I muttered to myself desperately.
I've never found anyone I could ask about this address. I think it's normal, because it's still so early... people are still lying behind their warm blankets, on their soft beds.
'Am I too early, huh...? What if he is still asleep?' doubts began to arise in my heart, even so, my talons could not stop pedaling this bicycle.
When I stopped at the intersection of the traffic light with its red lights on, I saw a highway in front of me... it wasn't that crowded, but I could see some cars passing by on the highway.
'Oh right... I haven't searched in the residential area across the highway,' I said to myself, staring at the residential area east of the highway,'But the area is wider than the one in the west. Hopefully there is someone I can ask about this address there.'
About a few minutes later, the traffic lights finally turned green, and I could safely cross the highway and head to a residential area close to the lake. It didn't take long for me to look for someone I could ask about this address, because right across the highway, in the corner of the intersection more precisely... near a gas lamp, there was a truck in the front of a house, with its door opened widely, and dozens of boxes in front of it.
'Did they just move to this city?' I asked myself, after seeing the birds from the housewarming service, I think, who moved the boxes from the truck, 'I doubt if they know about this address, but... I'll try to ask them, anyway...'
I speeded up my bike when I saw a truck from a housewarming service start to go away. I arrived in front of the house shortly after they had gone away... no... it was not a house... but, it was more like a restaurant, or maybe a cafe... because there was a large window-like wall near the entrance, with a writing on it. I stopped between the piles of boxes in front of that cafe-like house, and read it with my stunned face...
"'Helados Blue Alas'...? What is that?"
I didn't expect my voice to be too loud, because suddenly there was a heavy noise coming from inside this cafe-like house... the sound of an adult male with a tall and big stature, a sturdy body with sagging eye bags. His beak is large and curved to almost form a ninety degree angle. His flattened feathers on the top of his head, with dark blue feathers on his shoulders and his back.
What a stranger to me, but he seems friendly...
"What's wrong, young man? Is there anything I can help you with?" he asked me, his pale green eyes staring at me, smiling kindly after walking out of the cafe-like house. I think he is the owner of this cafe-like house.
"Ah...not really... I'm just curious about that name." I pointed to the writing in the window-like wall.
"I told you, dear... that's a very ridiculous name." then, a female voice came from behind the adult male bird. I think she is his wife, because she has the same feathers color, the difference is she has a shorter and slender body. Her tail is long, and her beak is small... and she also has slanted eyes. Her feather on the top of her head is elongated like a bangs on the back of her head.
"Please... stop mocking our ice cream shop's name. You even agree when I decided it to be its name..." the male bird said to his wife, in a slightly annoyed tone.
Oh, I see... this cafe-like house is an ice cream shop actually.
"It's true... but I don't remember agreeing to use Spanish."
"Oh, come on... doesn't that sound cool? The proof is... this kid..." the adult male bird looked at me,"This kid is very curious about our ice cream shop's name."
"Well... I'm not too curious, actually... hehe..." I laughed awkwardly at the couple.
"Look..." the adult female bird... smiled triumphantly at her husband.
"Hahaha..." I stared at the adult male, who seemed disappointed, 'Did I make him disappointed?' I asked myself.
"But anyway... have you just moved to this city?" I asked them.
"Yes..." replied the adult female bird, took a step closer to me who was still on my bicycle, "We just arrived this morning, and we're going to open an ice cream shop tomorrow... opened for business.
"Ice cream shop? Sound great." I smiled,"If I may guess, that name also has something to do with ice cream, am I right?" I asked again, because I'm really curious about the name of their ice cream shop.
"All right...!" finally, her husband, who is going to answer my question, confidently explained to me about their ice cream shop, "Helados Blue Alas... as you can see, there are two words that sound unfamiliar, right?"
I just nodded...
"No... he do it again..." I heard his wife's comments, after she let out a long sigh.
"Helados and Alas..." but he didn't mind the words of his wife at all and went on to explain,"Both are from Spanish. Helados which means ice cream, and Alas which means wings. In other words, Helados Blue Alas means Ice Cream of Blue Wings. Is there any question here?"
I shook my head...
"Honey, I'd better take over from here. You just put the boxes in." His wife said to him.
"But, honey... this is one form of..." but the adult male bird was stopped by his wife's cold smile, and her gaze made him tremble in fear.
"Honey..."
"One form of... promotion that I should leave to you, haha..." her husband laughed nervously, and immediately put a few boxes into the shop.
I, who is still a child, doesn't really understand how terrible wife is... but at least, I can predict how horrible a creature they called wife.
'Hahaha... they are really a harmonious couple...' I thought, after seeing them both argue.
"As my husband explained." the adult female bird, looking back at me, smiled,"We will open our ice cream shop for business, tomorrow. Make sure you come to the opening ceremony, okay? Because there will be a discount of seventy five percent."
"Of course..." I nodded, smiled at her when I suddenly remembered my real purpose coming here, "Oh yes... this sounds weird, considering you just moved to this city, but... I want to ask for an address."
"Don't worry... who knows if I can help." she said without hesitation, "So, you're looking for an address, aren't you?
"1 Birch Ave... do you know where the address is?"
"1 Birch Ave?" she held her chin, raised her gaze and staring at the sky.
I don't think she knows. Well, it's natural that they just moved to this city. How stupid am I...
"Birch Ave and 1st St, perhaps..." her husband suddenly joined our conversation, after entering a few boxes into the shop.
"Oh... 1st St...!" exclaimed his wife. It seems like she knows the address, "Birch Ave and 1st St... it's near the lake. 1st St is near the lake, about two hundred to three hundred meters to the southeast."
"Is it true?! To the southeast, yes? I understand...!" I'm very grateful that my efforts are not in vain. After traveling around the city many times, I met someone who was very kind, and told me the location of the address. Of course... this is all thanks to Emy... she is truly reliable when it comes to important information.
"What's wrong, young man?" asked the male, "Are you lost or something?"
I shook my head,"There is someone I want to meet...!" I replied eagerly, "Anyway, thank you for your help."
"You are welcome." the female replied with a friendly smile.
"As my wife said, come here during the opening ceremony, tomorrow. There are massive discounts, and there is an event tasting our ice cream samples for free, too." the male, her husband, continued.
"Yes... I will definitely come..." I replied, smiling at the couple.
As soon as I said goodbye to the two of them, I immediately left for the location mentioned by them. I immediately stepped on the pedal, and pedaled my bike very quickly, leaving the couple behind me. Moving as fast as possible... I don't care anymore about the cold air attacking my feathers, all I care about now is...
'Wait for me... Hyacinthum G!'
A new writer... A new blood, who is responsible for changing my 'horrible' friend, and made me interested in him...
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'So... around here, isn't it?'
I muttered to myself, when I found myself in a quiet small road, which is next to Moosehead Lake.
'But... which one?'
Even though I've managed to find the location of this address, but still... I have no clue where's his home. On this quiet road, there are a dozen houses that are almost similar; white walls... and have a yard that are almost exactly the same shape and size. Guessing which house, I got off from my bicycle and bring it with me on this lonely road. There is no sign of the activities of the people this morning, I think they are all still asleep.
'The scenery around here is so beautiful...' I whispered with my amazed face, stopped my steps and looked towards the lake.
I always wanted to have a house close to a lake. Because, I could see the surrounding trees reflected by the surface of a large mirror-like lake, and the orange sky on this frozen morning was also reflected in that large mirror. Moosehead Lake is so large, and also... beautiful. People say, the most beautiful thing when looking at this lake is in the autumn... we'll be able to see yellow-brown leaves reflected by the surface of the lake... it looks as if the leaves create a very charming color combination. Yellow, reddish-brown... the color of anger and passion.
Whereas, when it's summer like now. Fireflies will begin to spread out from the weeds around the lake. Because, most firefly species have one thing in common: standing water. One example is that which is in front of me, a beautiful lake that is surrounded by lots of long grass that turns out to be very liked by them... those fireflies. Indeed in these days, it is very rare to find flock of fireflies in the advanced zone of civilization. The rapid development of people has forced them to immigrate to habitats that they consider comfortable for them. Though, they are only trying to become a little star in this dark land...
'What am I doing?' I finally woke up from my imagination,'I have to find his home right away.'
After I walked with my bike for a while, I arrived at a small intersection, my gaze was fixed on a house with one of its windows facing the lake, is opened. That house stood on the corner of the street, so it looked so striking to me, especially that opened window. I began to guess if it was his home, considering that no one had started the activity this morning, I immediately leaned my bike against a tree not far from that house, and stepped towards that opened window.
'That is... Hyacinthum G!'
I shouted inside my mind, when I saw a bird I saw yesterday in a writing contest. The quiet blue bird is sitting at his desk, facing the lake, which close to the window, so he could clearly stare at the view of the lake without any trees or anything that was blocking. I walked slowly, keeping my steps to not make any sound. Sneaking towards his opened window, like a thief who had found his target.
I am not a thief, though...
'He really wrote the script himself...'
I whispered to myself, when I arrived under his window on the first floor. I could very clearly see him swinging his pencil on his white sheet. While he focused on the paper in front of him, it's easy for me to sneak up... lower my body and sit against the wall just below his window, staring at the lake.
'Now what? I've found his home, then what?'
I asked myself after I finally found out where he lived. His house was completely quiet, no sound was heard except the sound of the wind coming from the lake.
'Maybe I'll sit here for a few minutes, and... watching him write his book.'
I have decided to sit still here, close to him. Besides, it's so comfortable here. This grassy land is really soft and warm, especially with cool gusts of lake wind. Not too cold, and not too hot, but a feeling of comfort... that's what we feel now...
As if...
Chapter 17 : Old Chapters Part 4, The Scenery I Shared With You
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We are sharing the same scenery...
And we're done...
Additional small notes, I don't know if there are any fireflies in North America or not. All I know is if they prefer to live in a warm environment, even though the North American region is almost all cold, including Moose Lake. But with the exception of the summer... I read the data in the encyclopedia if the average daily temperature in the summer is twenty to twenty five degrees Celsius, while fireflies can live in temperatures around fifteen to twenty-five. But there are some advantages to seeing fireflies at relatively low temperatures. Because, temperature does have an effect on fireflies. Cold-blooded animals like insects slow down when it gets cold. So, as the temperature drops, the duration between flashes will increase. We can see fireflies shining more than usual. Then around Moosehead Lake, it can be a comfortable habitat for them... long grasses that surround a large standing water...
Oh yes... in this story I only humanize animals from the aves class, so you can consider insects as usual. whereas animals from other classes such as mammals will not appear.
Well, that's all just for you to know.
So... thanks for stop by guys... I hope you enjoy this chapter. I'll see you soon in my next CoL.
