Aminah (Between Ex & Future)

Memories

Memories of Dani running back in Aminah's mind.

His eyes warmed up in memory of that time, with fingers still glued on top of the HP screen that still displays Dani's name there.

Five years passed, but the moment was still bright and memorable. In fact, the wounds that were once created were not able to make Aminah completely hate.

Aminah felt something warm flowing from the edge of her eyes, along with Naya's voice coming out of the back room. As fast as lightning Aminah turned her face and wiped away her tears.

"I'll go to the bathroom first." Said Aminah without seeing Naya and immediately walked quickly away from the cashier's desk.

In the bathroom, Aminah again looked at her phone screen, then her fingers moved slowly pressing the delete text.

'I don't hate anymore, but I'm not ready to be around you anymore. I once loved so deeply, before I was injured to a crumbling crumble.' Aminah said in her heart.

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Today's store is quite crowded, snack box orders from one of the regulars for an impromptu event left Aminah and Naya overwhelmed. Energy that only two people are not able to handle everything. Eventually, they were forced to close the store until the order was completed.

At about 2pm, the store opened. Aminah flips the writing close to the open on the front door, not forgetting to wipe the glass doors and windows to make it look cleaner.

Suddenly Aminah remembered the first time on vacation with Dani.

At that time Aminah and Dani were still in the twelfth grade of High School, both of them were in one class. That day, they both got a class picket schedule. Aminah from the middle class cleaned the window. While Dani was in front of the middle class picking up trash.

Aminah smiled wryly as she recalled those memories.

"So, the glass will break! From earlier it was glorified." Naya's voice from within broke the Aminah daydream.

Aminah laughed a little, then immediately entered.

"Must think of Dani. It's exactly like you used to fit first time there was news Dani married the Maya. Many cowering. Why not try to open your heart to other guys. Since long ago many who came to bed you, even until the Akbar son of the landlady in our village also have been sleeping, even you refuse." Naya.

"Who thinks of her, knows you." Aminah.

"Didih, ngeles mulu. I got married, obviously because I wanted to find money to help Mom. That you? Because you haven't moved on, have you?" Say Naya again.

Aminah took a long breath.

"No, I still want to enjoy my own time." Reply Aminah.

"It's not because you're afraid that a guy keeps you wanting him to be with Dani, is it?" Naya.

Aminah looked at Naya. He then shook his head and smiled faintly. In my heart, I said yes. He had always been afraid to start everything with another man because of Dani's shadow. She was afraid that the other man who was about to enter her life could not be as perfect as Dani.

Seriate....