Beautiful Landlady

cross the beach. Yet, Roni and Miya remained comfortably seated, chatting

ldhood, revealing that she had once lived

nally from the city?"

ck then. It's still there, actually, but we moved to Ja

l miss them to this day. Sadly, our village has changed a lot. There

ick to accept me as a friend, even th

from the village who are distant too. Maybe Bobi likes being friends with you

fe in the village. I'd lov

popular in the village. I rarely socialized. I spent most of my time working in ot

. where are your parents now?" M

and how to live well. But then he passed away when I had just started middle school. Since then, I've had to survive on my own. Even so

I shouldn't have asked you about your life in t

, that's just the path my life took. I've never complained or envied

he noise coming from Bobi's tent had stopped-it seemed

said, "Look at those stars

e cont

d surrounded by darkness. Just like our lives-though filled with challenges and wrapped in difficulties, we

er they are. Be like the stars-whose strength comes not from

ght or dim, they all have a role. So do we; whatever our co

n about the dark-they shine brighter. In life, let every c

like a star-resilient, radiant, and always fu

ome under the soft glow of the remaining fire. She didn't know what she felt exa

Roni looked at her, he realized she had fallen asleep. Seeing Miya exhaus

whispered softly, "Your face is so beautiful and lovely, just like your gentle nature. I hope so

nket inside the tent. But when he tried to leave and r

tightly. Feeling sleepy himself, Roni final

und of waves and the gentle morning breeze over the beauti

anch. Meanwhile, Bobi and Seli were still fast asleep inside their tent, h

s back while he continued to hunt for fish. His effo

h for breakfast," Roni mutter

gan searching for sticks to

ish?" asked Bobi, who had just wok

idn't think I went to the market,

ching them. And this is a

bathing while hunting

p you," said Bobi, sitting down b

asleep?" Bobi asked, notic

p pretty late last night, talk

he used to be quiet and cold. I think she's finally found someone she can open up to," said

Was she always like that since she was little?" Roni asked

d them away. I don't like those who just want to take advantage of her quiet nature. Miya's my only sister, so I have to know who she becomes friends with.

quickly to be around her? Yo

's not just that-your down-to-earth nature made me believe you're someone good who can look after her. I just ask one thing-he

l didn't fully understand what Bobi meant, especial

lly happy you all welcomed me as one, even tho

for you. Are you interested?" Bobi asked, changing the subject,

s it? I'm fine with anything, as long as it'

u'll be managing the storage of our rice harvest. My dad's business is growing fast, and we decided to a

n can I start?" Roni a

lk to my dad first. Once I get the green l

ght t

Seli, Bobi quickly walked over and handed her a shawl to co

your neck," Bobi said. Seli understood imme