
Adhan magrib has reverberated, it is time to carry out the obligations of the three rakaats. Mosques near the highway began to fill the residents. The figure of a handsome man who had shady eyes was there, the man was none other than Aji.
Aji hurriedly came home after finishing reading dhikr and prayer. Tonight he has to go with Farhan to meet one of Farhan's friends who owns a cafe. The preparation of the cafe he managed with Farhan was already ninety-five percent. The opening of the cafe was just waiting for the good day that Kyai Yusuf had determined.
During this one month Aji focused his mind on the cafe, for now he stopped looking for Tata in Tangerang. After a hard day because of Tata, Aji finally gave all his worries to the Creator.
"I'll be leaving soon, I'll pick you up, sir," Aji said after pressing the green icon on his phone screen when Farhan's name was written there.
After a few minutes of preparing, Aji was finally ready to go to pick up Farhan. Tonight he looks more handsome with his casual appearance, white sneakers also add their own value to his appearance tonight.
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The white Avanza car that Aji and Farhan ride finally arrived at the spacious courtyard of Cafe D'lilac. The spacious courtyard of the cafe was filled with motorized vehicles.
Aji immediately entered with Farhan to discuss the problems surrounding the cafe. The two of them just walked in and looked for the VIP room that had been prepared by the cafe owner.
At a glance Aji looked towards the stage, where there was a shoulder-haired cafe singer who was standing behind the cafe visitors. Maybe the singer was discussing the song with the guitarist in front of him, that's what Aji thought.
"Welcome, bro.." said the owner of the cafe when Farhan and Aji entered the VIP room.
"How are you, bro?" tanya Farhan, "introduce, this is Aji, my business partner and lecturer," said Farhan, patting Aji on the shoulder.
Aji reached out her hand to shake the hand of the man named Ferdi, at a glance he developed his smile when Ferdi introduced himself
"Please sit down" said Ferdi.
The three of them finally started chatting, many things they discussed around the cafe, ranging from marketing, selling prices, profits and others. However, there are things that make Aji's mind start to not focus. The voice of the cafe singer is almost the same as Tata.
"Why does Pak Aji look so nervous?" farhan asked when looking at Aji's different expression.
"There's nothing, sir." Aji tried to neutralize the feelings that were in her heart. He broke his heart saying that the singer was Tata.
The voice increasingly disturbed the peace of Aji's heart, especially when the singer sang a melow song that made him creep. This time he was absolutely certain that the owner of the soft voice was Tata.
"Sir Aji, I'll go out with Brother Ferdi. Mr. Aji's coming home by himself doesn't matter?" farhan's voice managed to make Aji aware in his daydream.
"Yes sir, it doesn't matter" said Aji, "then I'll just go home now, sir." Aji came home because he was curious about the cafe singer.
After saying goodbye to Farhan and Ferdi, Aji finally came out of the VIP room. Currently, Aji was standing in front of the door of the VIP room while staring at the two women who were descending from the stage. Aji focused his gaze on one of the women who was almost the same as Tata.
Aji decided to sit in one of the empty chairs not far from the woman was with her friends. He had to make sure it was Tata.
"Woman is very similar to Tata, maybe it's Tata? but why does it look like that? why so many tattoos on her body?" Aji muttered in his heart.
Aji's heart and mind became unsettled when once again the woman smiled sweetly. A smile that Aji could never forget for a second. Aji continued to notice the figure of the woman as she moved from her seat. The tattooed woman just passed by beside Aji, without even turning her head. Aji was increasingly convinced that the woman was the Tata he was looking for after seeing a tattoo inscribed 'Saka' on the woman's upper back.
Aji moved her feet quickly so as not to lose track of the woman. He stopped his steps when he saw the woman was still in the courtyard of the cafe.
"The word!!" the woman turned her body around shortly after hearing a sacred name called by Aji.
The look in the eyes of the two met, Aji felt such a great vibe in his heart when he saw the gaze of the girl he had been looking for. Likewise with the figure, there was a burning feeling in his heart when he looked into the shady eyes that he had missed every day all this time.
Intan Rahma Ayunda, that is the full name of the tattooed girl. Tata is the nickname of his parents when he was a child and in this city he introduced himself with the name Intan for certain reasons.
"Tan!" Kinar patted his best friend on the shoulder when he saw Intan as he looked at a man.
"You go first, there are things that I have to solve by myself" Intan said while staring at Kinar meaningfully.
"Please be well!" kinar said before leaving with Jon and his friends.
Aji drew closer to Intan, now he was standing right in front of Intan who was bowing his head.
"Are you my old Tata?" finally Aji let out his voice after a few minutes of silence while observing the tattooed body.
"Can't Gus see the old Tata in a different cover?" tanya Intan with her head still down. He was really embarrassed to face Aji at this moment.
Intan never imagined if she met Aji here with her revealing clothes and tattoos on some of her body. It seems, Intan wants to cry because he met the man of his tribe, Ajisaka Pangestu-Kyai Yusuf's youngest son.
"What's really going on, Ta? why are you like this?" aji asked without taking her eyes off Intan.
The sound of thunder suddenly rang out, the speck of rain began to fall. Intan straightened her head while looking at Aji.
"Sorry I .. I .. emm sa-I have to go home soon, Gus. Excuse me ...." Intan stammered because on the verge of nervousness. Intan turned her body, preparing to step away before the rain got heavier. However, Intan had not stepped up, Aji's voice managed to make his body stiff.
"Don't go home alone! I'll take you home!"
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