Displacement
by K. F. Queen
Akan diterbit 2023
Disunting oleh Farah Fakhirah & Fairuza Hanun
Novella, 53 halaman
dalam Bahasa Inggris
ISBN 978-623-7716-83-9
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Rita was an ordinary person. Living in a standard apartment with a decent job, until she found a game. She was very fond of the Villainess, she had finished the game and was very satisfied with it. But what is this?! “Why am I suddenly inside of the game?!”
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The sky was bright and blue that day. When you look outside you will see lots of people, some walking, running or shopping for clothes in the nearby clothing store. The street looked busy as ever, with people out and about enjoying the bright day. During the hot day, many people will take advantage in going to the café, buying cold drink to cool themselves off.
“Hey, you ok? You kinda blanked out there,” said a customer while they snapped their finger at the girl behind the counter.
“Ah, sorry I must have spaced out, is that all?” asked the girl behind the counter, she had black long hair that was tied up to a ponytail, and beautiful teal eyes that were mostly covered by her messy bangs, smiling brightly at the customer. She was glad that the customer she served was very kind and was very generous too. She was very tired since the customer before was very rude and started to yell at her because her coffee wasn’t warm enough.
“Yes, that’s all,” said the customer, they smiled gently, paid for the drink, and started to walk towards a table in the corner beside the window. The girl behind the counter swiftly does her job and makes a nice latte with a double swan design for the customer there.
“Hey Rita, I’m going on a break, wanna come?” A boy from the storage room requested.
“No thank you, my shift is going to be over after this anyways,” Rita said, as she put the mug on a tray and walked to the customer serving the latte.
“Alright! My shift is over, see you tomorrow!” Rita smiled as she put down her apron and walked out of the cafe.
“Sure, just don’t ignore my calls again, ok?” The boy from the back room said. Rita looked back and smiled at him while waving her goodbye. Then she happily walked around the mall the cafe was built in and looked around. She entered a fast food restaurant and waited in the line for her turn. As she was waiting she heard two girls talking to each other. She really didn’t mean to, but she was curious so she kept listening.
“Ah! I almost forgot, have you heard about the game that’s super popular right now?” asked the girl behind her.
“What kind of game?” asked the other girl.
“You didn’t know, the game is called ‘My Love for You’. You should try it! I heard it was really good and when I played it myself I couldn’t stop!” the girl raved excitedly to her friend. Curiosity got a hold on Rita. She quickly took her food and drove back to her apartment; she was in a hurry since she wanted to try out the game the two girls were talking about.
She lived in a three-room apartment. The apartment was close to the mall so it only took about 15 minutes to get there by bicycle. With a plastic bag in her hands filled with the food she bought, she opened the door, put the food she had on top of the small table on the floor, showered, and changed her clothes. Then, Rita sat on her soft white bed and took out her phone, downloading the game. As she waits she starts to put the food she bought in a bowl and eats it. There are 3 modes in the game, the easy mode, the normal mode, and the hard mode.