365 Days Towards Halal

44 #Love is purpose

One by one the invited guests disbanded, after the inauguration of the Queen's hotel had just ended. Queen swept her eyes, trying to find Raka in the multifunction hall. He breathed a sigh of relief when he no longer saw Raka there.

Queen said goodbye to her employees and began to step out of the room.

"Can I talk to you for a second?"

There was a sound of Raka in the hallway, as Queen had just exited the multifunction hall. The queen looked over and looked at the handsome man. His heart beat faster than usual as he looked at Raka's smile which was so attractive.

"I thought I was home" Queen seemed misbehaved and tried to take her eyes off.

"Not yet" Raka said as she walked up to Queen.

"Your friend?" Ask Queen.

"He's gone home first. I'm just charging you a promise that says "we'll talk later".

Queen smiled knotfully and lowered her gaze.

"Do you want Raka?" Ask the Queen without being stale.

"I just want to talk to you, accompanied by a cup of coffee."

Queen looked at Raka carefully, then she looked groggy.

"Queen, will you have coffee with me?"

"Mmmmm...."

"Please don't turn me down, just give me a little space to talk casually with you, like when we're in Ko...."

"Ok," Cut Queen.

Raka smiled all the while and looked at Queen who was walking ahead of her. Then, Raka catches up with Queen and walks beside the girl who is always harassing her nights.

Raka opened her car door when her car driven by a driver stopped in front of them. Then, in a graceful style, Queen enters Raka's luxury car.

After Raka followed in, Raka also advised his driver to take them to his hotel.

The Queen sitting next to Raka looked relaxed and stared ahead. Raka glanced at Queen and smiled with satisfaction.

"You're beautiful tonight,"

The Queen turned her head and looked at Raka, then she smiled wryly.

"thank you. By the way, why are we having coffee at the hotel where you work?" Ask Queen.

"Let's get a discount" Chirped Raka.

Queen gave her smile and looked at the man.

"Don't tell me the hotel is yours?"

"No, I'm just a regular employee."

"This car?" Ask the Queen again.

"Have an office" Sahut Raka.

"So look at lying,"

"Seriously! If I don't have anything, do you want to stay friends with me?" Ask Raka.

Queen looked at Raka carefully.

"Even if you have anything, does it guarantee that I will be friends with you?"

Raka laughed as her questions were answered questions also from Queen.

"Smart woman, it's very difficult to know what's in her head. This girl, she's too perfectionist..!" Batin Raka's.

"So, that man isn't Mr Gunawan?" Ask Raka.

Queen looked at Raka and nodded slowly.

"Great, he's an official..."

"He's my father" Cut Queen.

"Oh yeah...!"

The Queen nodded and tried to smile.

"The hotel was a gift from him, because I'm gonna have a birthday soon."

"What date? Age?" Tanya Raka was curious.

Queen smiled and looked at Raka closely.

"I am old, I am thirty years old on the twentyth of March."

"Twenty March yes, hmmmm... thirty years old? I how?" Raka.

"How old are you?"

"Thirty-two years, thirty-three road" answered Raka.

A smile expands on the Queen's lips. Then, he lowered his gaze.

"Cock smile?" Raka asked with a smile at the smiling Queen.

"I think you're younger than me" Queen said.

"Huh?"

"Yes, your face is youthful,"

"Haha...!" Raka laughed and shook her head.

"I was thinking, you are twenty-five years old."

"Stale, stale tofu!" Said Queen while glaring at Raka.

"No, I swear!" Raka raised her two fingers in front of the Queen.

"What is the secret of youth?"

"Jomblo" Queen said.

Queen laughed, the atmosphere began to melt between the two of them.

"Why not find a companion?" Queen asked, after they laughed together.

"This is coming closer, again,"

"Who?"

"You are" said Raka.

Queen blushed in embarrassment, throwing her eyes out the window.

"Sorry, do you have a partner now?" Ask Raka.

The Queen turned her head and looked at Raka, then she smiled wryly.

"No, yet" Queen shook her head.

The car they were riding stopped at the hotel lobby owned by Raka. A hotel attendant opened the car door and helped Queen to get out of the car, and was followed by Raka.

They both headed straight to the elevator. Queen had stopped her steps when she saw the same elevator when she was trapped in the elevator with Raka.

"Why? Afraid of getting stuck again?" Raka asked while holding back her laughter.

Queen sighed and smiled faintly. He recalled the incident in the elevator, exactly when Raka was about to kiss his lips.

"Hmmm, is there another elevator?" Ask Queen.

"This lift has been fixed, don't worry."

"Really?" Queen tried to confirm Raka's words.

Raka nodded and took Queen by the hand and led Queen into the elevator, just after the elevator door opened.

"Relax, as long as I'm beside you" whispered Raka.

Queen's face flushed. For some reason, with Raka, she was always treated like a Queen.

Ting!

The elevator doors opened when they were on the top floor of the building. Queen and Raka stepped out from inside the elevator. There was a love song sung by the band in action on a small stage in the middle of the restaurant location.

All the employees there greeted Raka and Queen with respect and a friendly smile. One of them drove Queen and Raka to a VVIP table located in the middle of a small park in the restaurant.

After ordering a drink, they looked at each other. Then, a smile expands on the lips of the two men.

"When are you?" Raka asked, trying to start her conversation with Queen.

"Well, she's preparing for her wedding."

"Oh, when is he getting married?"

The Queen sighed heavily, then she tried to smile.

"Two months away" he said quietly.

"Ah, sorry, if I leave you on vacation" Queen continued, trying to divert the conversation.

"It's okay, I just want to hear the reason" Raka said.

"Reason? What should?"

"Yes," Raka smiled and nodded her head.

Queen smiled knotfully and threw her gaze at the expanse of lights below.

"I'm just confused how to behave with you after we...."

"Yes? After us what?" Ask Raka who is pretending to be stupid.

Queen looked at Raka carefully, then she bit her thin lips.

"Why did you kiss my lips?" Ask Queen.

Raka was silent, he looked wrong.

"I'm sorry" Raka said, moments later.

"I'm sorry?"

"Yes, I was wrong, it was inappropriate. It's just...."

"What is it?" Urge Queen.

"I think I'm in love with you,"

Degggg...!

Queen was speechless, she did not know what expression she would have towards Raka's words that she had just heard.

"Love? Is it possible that fast?"

"Yes, maybe. I felt love for you at our first sight at the Mall. Is that wrong?"

Queen, too, fell silent.

"Queen, I know, you won't believe in love for now. But, let me approach you and fight to get love for you. Queen, please don't avoid me."

Queen looked at Raka, then she lowered her face.

"Raka..."

"Please give me some time to make you fall in love with me. I'm not playing games or joking. I'm serious..."

Queen sighed and looked back at Raka.

"What does love mean to you?" Ask Queen.

"Love is the goal to spend the rest of our lives with the right people."

Queen was speechless, Raka's words fascinated her. His cold heart was warm, his frozen soul was melting.

"Queen, you melted just because he said so?" Queen said to herself.