About Taste

Arrive at Juanda Airport

The man walked closer and closer to her, and eventually Ella was completely convinced, if it was a figure she was very familiar with.

"Ricky!" call Ella.

The man turned his head, and looked closely at Ella. He looked at her from toe to head, making sure that the woman standing in front of him was the woman he had once been his friend.

"You're Ella, right?" ask Riky to make sure.

"Yes." replied Ella with a smile.

"For so long we haven't seen each other, you're getting prettier." shouted Riky, hugging Ella tightly. It was unbelievable if Ella suddenly stood here, because from the news she heard, since Ella High School graduation went to London.

"Eggolje... Eggheem...!!" Kairi cleared her throat loudly, and looked at Riky sharply.

Sontak Riky immediately let go of her embrace. His scarps when he sees Kairi's gaze as if swallowing him alive.

"Who is El, your lover?" asked Riky slowly.

"Yes." replied Ella while nodding.

"You're sure El is in a relationship with him, about the face is really handsome. But his look was horrible, horrible. You're not afraid of dying young El, having a partner as scary as he is" Riky said as she glanced at Kairi.

"Don't talk recklessly, we love each other" Ella said.

"You don't match him El, you.." Riky hasn't been able to continue his sentence, suddenly his shirt collar has been blocked by Kairi.

"You dare to talk again, I'll make sure this fist will knock your teeth out!" kairi snapped while clenching her hands in front of Riky's face.

Riky's body trembled, Kairi was blocking his collar until he could not run away. And Kairi also looked at him very sharply, as well as the fist that was already near his face. What if this man really landed his fist on his teeth, ahh just imagined it was already painful.

"His face is bule, but why does he speak Indonesian. El you meet a crazy bule like this where the hell, it's scary, what do-don't he's a mafia ya." Riky's inner in his heart.

"Let's let her go" Ella said slowly as she lowered Kairi's clenched hand.

And with a quick movement, Kairi took off the collar of Riky's shirt.

"He was Riky, my friend back in High School" Ella said, staring at Kairi.

"I don't care what his name is." Kairi said quickly.

And yet neither Ella nor Riky answered Kairi's words, and Varrel suddenly approached them.

"You know each other?" varrel asked as he looked at Ella and Riky.

"Yes, we used to be high school friends" Ella replied.

"Friends? Was he the best friend you told me about back then?" asked Varrel hesitantly. Could it be that the friend Ella once loved was her cousin?

"Is he really your dear friend, he's ugly and also has no manners. What did you see of him?" kairi's inner self while looking at Riky.

"No, we're just friends" Ella replied.

"El you know Varrel?" riky asked as he glanced at Kairi, afraid that the bule would come back to attack him.

"Of course, we used to go to the same university" Ella replied.

"really? Well you're very lucky Rel. You know Ella's very smart, her brain exceeds the computer, from Junior High School to High School she's always ranked first, cool." Riky said as she looked at Varrel.

"Don't talk about intelligence in front of him, Rik, I'm embarrassed. You know, when the entrance exam came, she was ranked 4th, and I was ranked 98th. Now you know what her intelligence is" Ella said, chuckling.

"real Rail? I didn't expect you to be that smart, ahh since I was just a bad-brained me." said Riky, scratching his head.

"I'm ordinary, not that smart." Varrel said with a smile.

"Oh yes Rik, since when were you in Jakarta? And I see that your relationship with Varrel is pretty close, you've known each other for a long time?" ella asked while looking at Riky.

"Since graduating High School I lived in Jakarta El, I studied here. And Varrel, he is my cousin, since childhood we have known each other." Riky replied with a smile.

"Oh yeah, I went straight to London, so I don't know where my friends went to college. All I know is that Vino, he's still in college in Surabaya" Ella said.

"Yes, now that he has become a great lawyer, his parents are starting to boast about him" Riky said.

"Thank God, it was a graduation party, he promised to be a great person when I came back, I never thought he would keep his promise" Ella said with a smile.

He recalled that at the graduation party, Vino was the only person who gave her encouragement.

"Vino, it sounds like you have a close relationship with him. Is she your best friend Gabriella." Kairi's inner being looked at Ella.

"His career is pretty good El, but his love story is not good. You know until now he's still alone, doesn't have a partner" Riky said.

And yet Ella answered, suddenly Kairi had already denied it first.

"Darling you still remember, if I'm still next to you." said Kairi with annoyance.

"Don't sulk, I just met an old friend Kai, sorry for ignoring you" Ella said, clasping Kairi's hand.

"I'm thirsty, we take a yuk drink!" bring Kairi.

"Come on." replied Ella.

"Mr Aliensky, excuse us" Kairi said, staring at Varrel.

"Yes, please enjoy the dish." Varrel replied with a smile.

"Varrel, Riky, I'll excuse you" Ella said.

"Yes." replied Varrel and Riky simultaneously.

Varrel looks at Ella and Kairi's departure, Kairi embraces Ella's waist with a friendly, ahh they are indeed a matching couple. Ella is so beautiful, and Kairi is so handsome. Varrel smiled blandly as he recalled about the time, he accompanied Ella in search of gifts and dresses for her wedding party Dimas. Although tired, Varrel felt very happy when he saw Ella wearing a very beautiful light blue dress. And now the dress is on.

"Rik!" call Varrel while looking at Riky.

"What's wrong?" ask Riky.

"Vino you guys were talking about, is he Ella's best friend?" ask Varrel.

"No, Vino and Ella are just friends. But Rel, how do you know that Ella has a best friend, your relationship is pretty close?" Riky asked back.

"Okay, I don't understand whether we're close or not. You know more than five times Ella refused my love." Varrel replied with a laugh.

"You're serious?" ask Riky.

"Yes, it used to be because he wanted to focus on college. But finally he's honest, if in fact he loves someone else, and that's his best friend. I'm still chasing him, because I think his best friend is in Indonesia so I still have a chance to get his love. But then, Kairi came near Ella, and I retreated because Kairi was too perfect to be my rival" Varrel said at length.

"Ella likes her best friend?" riky asked while looking at Varrel.

"Yes, why?" Riky asked back.

"I don't even know if Ella likes her best friend. There used to be a lot of people who liked it, and Ella never responded. I guess it's because she wanted to focus on her school, so it was because she liked her best friend" Riky said.

He was reminded of the words of Vino first, Vino always argues if Ella and Andra are actually both harboring flavors.

And now it proves, if Ella used to love Andra. Then what about Andra, could she have loved Ella too?

"What's Ella's best friend like?" ask Varrel.

"On the face is handsome, not inferior to the bule earlier. But her personality is far from good, it feels strange that Ella could like her, given Ella's personality as good as it is" Riky replied.

"Of course I know, her name was Andra she used to be my best friend too. Now he's already a director at his mother's company, and from the last word I heard, he said he'll soon be engaged" Riky said.

"Oh so yeah" Varrel said as he nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me that you liked Ella. Know that I can help you, rather than her having such a terrible lover" Riky said as she stared at Varrel.

"You mustn't be careless, we're just dust grains, when compared to him. You see his face is a maximum handsome, and just so you know his wealth is as high as the sky. His father's company is quite influential in the European Continent, and he is an only child, now you can imagine how bright his future is" Varrel said.

"So yeah, it deserves a sharp and creepy look, it turns out he is from the upper class huh" said Riky while scratching his head that does not itch.

"That's why I chose to withdraw, because it's impossible to win if I compete with him. But I back off there is a silver lining as well Rik, proof now I can marry Callista, a woman who is no less perfect than Ella" Varrel said with a smile.

"Yes you are very lucky to get a bule as beautiful as Callista, unlike me who until now is still dimly lit" said Riky with a laugh.

"Aren't Felisya fit?" ask Varrel.

"If I'm a good fit, but I don't know if he is." replied Riky with a grinning smile.

"Have you ever expressed your feelings?" Varrel asked again.

"Not yet, afraid of being rejected." replied Riky.

"That sucks, so the man has to be brave. The important thing must be expressed, the problem of being rejected or accepted to believe only in destiny" Varrel said with a laugh.

"I'm not you, who has no shame despite being rejected up to five times" Riky said.

Varrel responded with increasingly loud laughter.

***

Ella blinked her eyes slowly, she yawned while wriggling slowly. His body was still reluctant to be invited to get up from the bed. And finally he just turned his body and re-hugged the bolster. A few seconds later, the ringing sound from her phone forced Ella to open her eyes, leaving her asleep.

Lazily Ella sat down, and grabbed her phone that was on the table.

"Hallo." said Ella with a hoarse voice typical of people waking up. He immediately picked it up, without seeing who the caller was.

"Darling you're okay, I knocked on the door, but there was no answer from you" said the person who called her, who turned out to be Kairi.

"Wait a minute" Ella said as she moved away from her seat. He walked up to the door, and opened it.

Kairi was standing at the door of her room carrying a tray of food.

"Come in!" ella said as she rubbed her eyes.

"You're new bann?" kairi asked as she stepped in, and placed her tray on the table.

"I'm still sleepy Kai, it feels like my body is very tired" Ella said as she yawned.

Kairi looked at Ella who was sitting on the sofa, the dress she wore last night, now still attached to her body.

Then Kairi approached Ella, and sat down next to her.

"Want me a massage?" kairi asked while tidying up Ella's still messy hair.

"No!" ella answered quickly.

"Why?" ask Kairi.

"You're a pervert." replied Ella.

"Hey don't be careless, I'm not messing around. I just want to massage you, because I see you're so tired" Kairi said as she looked at Ella.

"No." answered Ella.

"Yes, then eat!" kairi said as she got up from her seat, and stepped up to take the tray she had brought.

"I washed Kai first" Ella said as Kairi offered her a tray.

"Eat first, then take a shower. We don't have much time, baby. Our flight is two hours away" Kairi said.

"Well!! What time is it?" scream Ella.

"It's 7 o'clock baby, and our flight's 9." replied Kairi.

"Why can I wake up this morning. Because of you Kai, last night took me home late." said Ella, bribing her food.

"You're not wrong baby, not last night you are the one who is preoccupied with chatting with Callista until you forget time" said Kairi while raising his eyebrows.

"Hehehe sorry." said Ella with a laugh.

"Yes eat, then get ready, I wait in the room" said Kairi.

"You're not eating?" ask Ella.

"I'm full, baby, and I've taken a bath, you see I'm good-looking." teased Kairi.

"Stay ugly" Ella said quickly.

"It's okay ugly, as long as it can make you blush" said Kairi.

"What do you mean?" scream Ella.

"Nothing, it's just that I saw your cheeks start to turn red" Kairi said as she stepped away from Ella.

"Look!" scream Ella.

And Kairi responded with a loud laugh.

***

At exactly 09:00 Ella and Kairi were already sitting on the plane that would take him to Juanda Airport. Ella's heart beat faster as the plane began to take off. In just a few minutes he will arrive in Surabaya, a city that became his homeland. A city where there is his family, his old friends, his best friend, and also his first love.

Ella looked down at her feet who were wearing white shoes. The feeling of uneasiness returned to his heart.

Next to him, Kairi also lowered his head, it dissolved in his own mind.

In a few minutes he would set foot on the city that had once inflicted a deep wound on him. The wounds that even today are still gaping.

"I'm coming back, maybe in a matter of hours we'll meet again. And I hope that with our meeting this time, our relationship can improve." Kairi's inner self in her heart.

Not feeling the seconds and minutes rolling so fast, the plane carrying Ella and Kairi has now landed at Juanda Airport.

Ella was moved as her feet stepped out of the plane. He recalled that time, in this place he cried to hug his mother when he was about to leave for London. Now he has come back again with success, he has become an architect, and can wake up the store for his mother, his ideals are really realized.

"Are you happy, baby?" kairi asked while holding Ella's hand.

"I'm moved by Kai." replied Ella, wiping her tears. Not tears of sadness, but tears of happiness.

"I understand how you feel" Kairi said as she hugged Ella.

"Because I feel the same way. But the difference is, your arrival was well received, while I, I don't know...

I don't dare to dream, I'm afraid of getting hurt again." Kairi's inner voice closed her eyes. Trying to pull off all the wounds that came back across his memory.

Seriate.....