A Step to Meet a Friend

When Will I Come, 1

...As long as we are young, we can choose what we want and who deserves us....

...But no, when you're in your late twenties....

...Everyone urges you, your parents, your brothers, and your relatives....

...You don't have the strength to choose and wait for him for too long....

...This time you are desperate....

...'When is My Soul Coming?'...

...***...

A girl stared out her bedroom window on a very cold night. He saw the wet window glass and small snow falling from the sky. This season he passed it again. He stared at the envy of some couples out there enjoying their date. Some join hands walking on the sidewalk, sitting on a bench while kissing, and couples who embrace because they have only met after a long time. He prayed for the couple to have a happy ending.

The girl sighed. It's the end of the new year and she has no intention of even going out of the room. For him, new year's night was no different from the night in ordinary days. He chose to lie on the bed eating snacks instead of rain just to see the fireworks in the sky while jostling.

'Life is short. For what is difficult with complicated things. Enjoying the holidays by sleeping is heaven for workers like me.'

Sera Widiana Putri, 28 Years Old, Single, Printing Office Worker, Single man who is a hobby of lying. Sera knows that almost all of her friends are married and some even have two children.

'It's fate, after all, ' he thought.

Sera is still single until now. Lies, if he does not envy his friends. It's just, Sera is the type of girl who has trouble moving on from her first love.

'*T*.tock..'

The sound of knocking on the door rang out and Sera was too lazy to get up from the bed.

'Couche.'

Sera's bedroom door opened and she glanced at who the perpetrator was that was interfering with her downtime. A familiar face, beautiful, petite, and pigtail one. The series Widiana Putri, 22 years old, Dating, Student, Her sister Sera, hobbies borrow all Sera collections for dating use.

Their names are quite similar, not twins, but their parents did not have the inspiration to make a name in because they hoped Sera's sister was a boy who was born a girl.

"Sister, borrow dong's shirt." Series breezed into the room towards Sera's wardrobe.

Sera only snorted, as usual, although Sera did not allow Seri to keep taking her clothes in the closet. Once, Sera was angry and quarreled with him because of this but it was Sera who was scolded by her mother. His mother said, Sera should not be stingy and should share her brothers. But unfortunately only Sera who always share not Seri. This is how the fate of the oldest child is always tempered because of the younger brother.

Seri picked up the shirt that Sera bought last week. Sera automatically gets up from the bed looking at her new clothes and snatches them from Seri.

"This one can't. I just bought this last week, "sorry Sera.

"Sister don't be stingy. After all, I wore it a week ago as well. I'm gonna go on a date with Bobi." Series took my shirt.

"This one can't. The others." My ban pulled him back.

Seri looks at me with teary eyes.

Deg

'Damn, she will definitely cry and complain to Mom.'

"Huaaaa.., Ib-hmpth." Seri screamed intending to call Mom but was immediately arrested Sera with an annoyed look.

Sera was forced to give the shirt away because she did not want to hear the commotion on this new year's night. Seri smiles happily keeping Sera's hand away from her mouth and observes the shirt.

"Thank you my beautiful sister~" praise the half-mocking Series.

"Cih," Sera clucked resentfully at her sister's behavior.

Cup.

Seri kisses Sera's left cheek and rushes out of the room before Sera goes berserk laughing with satisfaction.

"Sera's brother's spirit invades her in hahaha's room..," ledek Seri outside the room.

Sera was eager to hit her sister if she caught him.

*

Sera continued to lie down on the bed after closing the door.

Drrt..

Sera picked up her phone located on the study table and found a notification.

Sera got an invitation to alumni of her class first at High School. They meet and gather on New Year's Eve.

Sera saw about 20 people could attend the invitation, 10 people had not answered, and 5 people could not attend. I wonder who will be present and...

Deg

'He's coming.'

Sera had not seen him for a long time. That's since their graduation. Sera wants to see him again. Sera thought maybe he had become a successful man, married, had a beautiful wife and had children. Sera wanted to come but she was too embarrassed to meet him. About 15 minutes, Sera thought and finally she decided by clicking the 'tick' picture'.

'Is my decision right?'

'What clothes should I wear?'

'Do I have to dress up?'

'But for what? Who I saw.'

'Ha, this is confusing.'

Sera glanced at the clock on the wall of her room.

At 21:00 PM, the alumni invite. Now that it was 8 o'clock, he needed a few more minutes to get ready.

'Ah, fuck.'

Sera was pressed for time because she got impromptu information because a few days ago did not see chatan in the group because he was busy working. Sera rushed up and got off the bed towards the bathroom.

*

Sera glanced at her phone and made sure the location shared in the group was correct. He pushed the glass door. They held an alumni meeting at a cafe owned by one of his classmates first. An employee approached Sera and asked if Sera had booked a place. The cafe is very crowded and many visitors especially now the new year's night.

"On behalf of High School Alumni Permata Hati Force 20XX."

The employee understood and guided Sera where the room was. The officer left after pointing at a door. Sera could hear the voice of the middle person chatting and was very noisy inside there. Sera took a breath and threw it away because she was nervous. He hadn't seen his old friends in a long time. Sera was about to put her hand on the door algae but someone behind Sera first held her and the door opened wide.

Deg

Everyone in the room looked towards Sera. No, rather a tall figure behind Sera.

Deg

Sera looked back and the person smiled greeting Sera.

"Woah, look at this, who's coming. Idol girls in class first haha..," greet a short-haired woman with a slightly tomboyish appearance. Mitha Astuti, 27, married, has two children, opens a boutique store, a former class president.

The man who had just arrived was just chuckling at the joke of Mitha the class leader and sitting on the bench next to his friends. He's Abel Wahyudi, 28 years old, Property entrepreneur, status unknown, first love Sera.

Sera walked towards the empty bench and sat there. As usual, Sera seemed invisible in the eyes of the people and just sat quietly alone.

'This is the reason why I don't want to hang out with my old friends.'

In this room we form a sitting position facing each other. The large table is rectangular in shape and lined with benches on the right and left with the same amount. Sera was quite far away from Abel. Abel sat on the two benches at the far right while Sera was in the middle of the left.

Sera secretly eavesdropped on Abel's conversation with her friends. Abel has many friends and is easily familiar with anyone and now he is chatting with Mitha and a man named Mio, an employee of T company.

"Bel, you've been successful. It must have been married and had a beautiful wife like lo who was handsome haha..," Mitha laughed seductively at Abel.

"Haha..," Abel responded with a laugh.

'It looks like Abel is married, ' Sera thought.

Mitha glanced at the gazes of the girls of her single classmates asking for certainty. Mitha was sorry to see her single classmate and scolded every male classmate, whether there were still unmarried ones among them.

Sera flinched as her gaze suddenly met Mitha. Sera is embarrassed because she was caught curious about Abel's status. Mitha smiled towards me kindly. Although Sera was in class with Mitha, she was not very familiar and only knew her as the class leader who always collected every task book. Mitha looked back at Abel.

"What is the answer. Tell us - we, many girls here are curious about the status of lo, Ani, Yanti, Vika, Rahma, Wely, Cika, Tuti, Meri, and Sera. The entire left row can be Lo select if you are still single." Mitha exclaimed loudly to make Sera surprised when her name was mentioned.

Mio who was sitting next to Abel nudged him while chuckling. Abel just scratched his nape and looked at the girls before him while smiling and lastly Sera. Sera reflexes lowered her head not daring to stare in embarrassment.

Deg

'Ah, very shy.'

Sera realized the place she was sitting in was a line for unmarried singles.

'The order of this line is empty.'

"Gue is still single." Abel opening his voice made all the girls sitting on the left row smile brightly because they still had a chance while Sera raised her face in surprise staring at Abel who was also looking at her.

"Ra, you're Single too, huh?" Abel suddenly asked Sera making the whole people in the room look at her.

Sera was not used to being the center of attention like this and because one question from Abel made him confused about what to answer.

'If I say yes, what happens?'

'If lying says no, how?'

Sera began to sweat anxiously even though the weather was very cold. Everyone still stared faithfully at Sera waiting for an answer including Abel who gave her a friendly smile.

'Ah, what should I say?'

...-TBC-C...