Felix Charles: The Lonely Star
|1. THE BEGINNING

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The figure of a blonde-haired boy with a beautiful blue netra looked

looking at the vastness of the night sky that is so spoil the eyes, with thousands of sparkles

stars decorate.

He rested his hands on a minimalist fence that was on the balcony

his room, reluctant to move from

there although the cold air that night felt more bone-chilling.

The sound of footsteps came closer to him, but it did not make

he turned his gaze away from the small glowing object in the sky that was

this was the most interesting sight for him.

"Why not sleep?" The sound sounded very calming

his ears, especially coupled with a gentle swab in his given hair

by the owner of the voice.

She turned her head to the side and found her grandmother looking at her in the shade, she

smiling faintly then turned his gaze back towards the sky.

"While looking at the mother," he replied, making the grandmother who was in the

her side lowered her hand that was on the child's head.

"Felix, grandma knows how you feel. But for now, my grandmother can't

telling you," explained the grandmother with a worried look clearly drawn

his face.

Felix faced his grandmother and held onto the shoulder of the woman who had taken care of him

from childhood as well as replace the role of a mother who until now

no, he knows his identity.

How his mother's face was never shown

to him.

"It's not why grandma, I understand. Grandma is back in the room

it's night."

"But—" Before speaking any longer, Felix pushed

granny's shoulder slowly went to the exit of her room.

"Alright, Grandma. Felix

I'll sleep too." He closed the door when his grandmother was fully

get out, make the woman exhale heavily and then shortly start

walk out of the grandchildren's room.

Felix leaned his body against the door, it had been almost twelve years that he had lived

with a question that always lingers in his brain. She never

figure out. Although he actually

very much want to do it.

Is it wrong of him to this day

he still gives his mother a longer chance to find him?

Or...more precisely ‘waiting’?

You know what it's like to hate someone but always fall down with such a strong affection?

Ah, that's so bad. I hope you never feel it.

But somehow his heart said he had to solve this puzzle.

The last time when she expressed her intentions, her grandmother cried and

hugged him tightly. As if forbidding him not to find out.

As a child who quite understands the situation just by looking at the look of the face,

Felix understood very well that there were bad things that he should not approach when

that's.

"What's the problem?" his inner.

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"HEY SLACKER BOY! WAKE YOU!"

The thunderous sound along with the pounding of the door from the outside made it

waking up from sleep. With his eyes half closed he rushed to open the door

before his aunt got even more angry.

When the door opened, it appeared that a middle-aged woman was scrambling

waist and stared fiercely at him, making him try to open his eyes in order to

fully open.

"Have you woken up like this. Clean the page

the house!" The touch of the curly-haired woman who expands.

"Don't forget to flush the plants as well" continued aunt.

"Not breakfast first, bi?" the tanya plain, make the women in

in front of him lowered his hand which was originally at the waist.

"Who's the one who's getting up." Auntie whined and left

his presence made him look down sad and then went back into his room to

a bath.

He took a towel and walked into the bathroom with lethargic steps while

yawning once in a while, he was very sleepy. How not? he just

fell asleep at four this morning because of a fucking nightmare that always bothers you

sleep well every time.

Felix often had nightmares from childhood, so he made them

it is difficult to fall asleep at night. In the past, usually his grandfather who will always

accompany him until he can sleep soundly without having nightmares. But

since grandpa was gone, he didn't understand how to sleep with

calm down like before, how to overcome this nightmare, and

sometimes he was even so afraid to just close his eyes. It's lucky

today is sunday.

He clucked to see the new clock showing seven o'clock in the morning

get out of the bathroom. Okay, looks like auntie did deliberately prick him in order

he doesn't keep getting up in the afternoon. And he glared in shock upon realizing

his room was so messy from the start of the bed linen that he had originally tidied up now

scrambles and some snacks appeared to fall on the floor of the room. Only

by looking, he already knows who did it.

"Bi—"

"Felix quickly down breakfast! If one more minute hasn't come down

I can't get breakfast!"

Just wanted to scream in anger because he lost his chance to sleep

precious and her room became chaotic as it is now, aunt had cut her sentence making it

on the lowest stairs because it is slippery.

Instead of grimacing in pain because his ass was already sore instead of playing, he was

even gawking in disbelief because in front of him there is an aunt and grandmother smiling

towards him while carrying a cake in their hands, also equipped with children

a little girl who was only three years old circled her body while

throw flour at him with a small laugh.

"Happy birthday Felix!" her grandmother and aunt were together.

While he who was still in the same position only blinked his eyes

confused, actually he had too many thoughts or how not to

remember at all if today is the anniversary of his birth

thirteen.

"Happy birthday, big brother" the little boy said as he stopped

in front of her while caressing her cheek with her little hand. That act

success makes Felix anxious himself, without a second thought he immediately stood up

and carrying the boy.

That's Scarlett, princess

the only one from the aunt who now lives with him.

"Thank you, pretty boy" he said, pinching his nose

that brat.

"I'm sorry we just had a chance to surprise you this morning, now come on

blow out the candle," the grandmother ordered, she approached her aunt and grandmother who

carrying the cake still in a cradle position Scarlett, before the aunt took

scarlett's from her sling.

Felix clenched his hand asking God for a plea before blowing

candleholder. Don't ask her what her request is, of course, about her mother who didn't

we were met by God with him.

He blew out his candle when he was done praying, rewarded with a small applause

from Scarlett.

"What do you want this year?" asked grandma while rubbing her head gently.

"Felix wants grandma to tell her about mom," she replies, making

the two adults were stunned and looked at each other for a moment.

Grandma exhaled slowly, then led Felix to sit down

dining table stool. Grandma took his left hand and held it.

"Read Grandma Felix's mind, you'll find the answer after

that," said the grandmother made her furrow her eyebrows confused. Meanin?

What is she psychic?

"You can, look me in the eye." Her aunt said that from beside her, Felix looked at her. The woman clasped her hand slowly,

nods convincingly. He looked at Grandma again

hesitated but was nodded by the woman.

Blue netra looked at the dark caramel netra belonging to the grandmother. Not long

a flash of memory began to appear in his eyes making him frown, like an old cassette playing

revert.

There looks a beautiful woman—ralat beautiful once with white wings

and pointed ears, seeming to be being chased by a swarm of giant bees

very horrid. The woman was carrying a small baby crying

his sling.

There was a blue light from her hand directed at the baby

make the baby quiet, not cry anymore. Slowly her body and the baby

shrinking, the beautiful woman quickly hid in the banyan tree

the one in front of the only house in the area.

Upon seeing that it was no longer being chased, his hand once again waved,

they both return to form.

"Who's there?"

The woman looked at the door that opened with surprise, there was a couple whose age was already

quite mature was standing on the doorstep with a confused look. Woman

it was intent on escaping, but collapsed because its wings were injured.

Grandma ran inside and took something—like medicine from the leaves, then

came out to the woman and helped her to be followed by grandfather. Her

smearing the injured part of the wing with the medicine he was carrying was not going to burden the shabby cloth on that part.

There was the sound of crying from the baby who was in the woman's arms

made grandma want to take over from the lady's sling but undone.

"May I ask both of you for help?" said the woman

start opening the sound.

"Soliciting what?" ask grandpa.

The woman looked at grandfather, "please take care of my son."

Grandpa and grandma were instantly stunned on the spot, they looked at each other for a moment. "What's the problem?"

Ask grandma.

"He'll always be in danger if he stays with me." Woman

he looked at his son and then looked back at Grandma and Grandpa.

"I know you want boys" said the woman

with a smile even though his eyes are already glazed.

The woman handed the baby to the grandmother.

"His name is Felix, please take care of him like you're looking after your son

by yourself." He rubbed his son's hair slowly, while dripping water

eye.

"Don't tell him about me until he's old enough" woman

it kissed the tip of his son's head long ago.

Felix's eyes blinked, as if he was being pulled back into the real world. Chested

a great rumble, he almost fell off the chair if not held back by

aunties.

Felix held onto his chest while staring at the nanar floor. Granny holding

his shoulder, "he didn't throw you away son. But save you."

"So my mom's not human?" tanyakanya.

"No, your mother's a fairy."

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