
Today a job requires a husband and wife to be separated for a while, not for only 5 days. Business travel abroad.
Lucas who had already persuaded Orange to come with him, 5 days parting with his beloved wife made a nervous wreck.
Various kinds of effort and seduction he did, but it seemed like Orange was really reluctant to come along.
" Come on, baby, come with me ?" Whimper Lucas.
" No, why am I there, just waiting for you all day, you've left already, I'm home waiting for you, ok ? " The orange patted her husband on the shoulder, as if he was giving her a sign of patience.
" It's 5 days, baby, we haven't seen you for that long ?"
" Please don't be more, just 5 days not 5 months let alone 5 years."
" I don't want to be away from you !"
Orange seemed to not care about her husband's whining, her hands were busy preparing the clothes that Lucas would bring, arranging each pack and putting it in a suitcase.
" When I'm disturbed by Tsania, how ?" Lucas said, suddenly making Orange look at him. staring in silence and thinking hard. Lucas who saw that, a faint smile was created from the corner of his lips.
" You're not afraid, there I met Tsania, and she seduced me again ?" Ask Lucas again.
" No !"
" No, you're not worried at all, your husband is seduced by another woman ?" Lucas was shocked and in disbelief.
" Yes there's no way he's flirting with you anymore, but there's still less of an effort for him to get away from us, and last time we met, we met, you say she's stupid and you don't want to see her again, as a normal, self-respecting woman, I'm sure she doesn't have the face and guts to meet you, let alone your temptations, unless you still hope to meet her ?" Ask Orange a little quip.
" Nope, I didn't expect to see him at all ?"
" Oath ?"
" I swear, if you don't believe it, so you're going ?"
Orange is silent, trying to draw the neem, should he go along ?
" No, I'm at home, I'm in college again a lot of work, so there's already Jimmy who won you right ?"
" Yes different, I want you to come, itung-itung we honeymoon dear ?" Lucas put on a hopeful face.
" I'm free to go with you, I'm coming for the moon, if I'm on it not for the honeymoon, but for the dark gray moon." Say an orange while laughing.
Hearing the rejection from his wife, Lucas seemed disappointed.
" Huh ah, don't be sad, 5 days is just a minute."
" It was a long time, not a second to see you I missed you, you know, said Dilan, miss it was hard."
" Yes it's Dilan's business, not mine ." Answer the orange with his cuek.
The orange furrowed his brows, feeling astonished. Why did her husband become this womanizer and celebay.
" Well, if you don't want to come, I'm leaving now." Lucas was disappointed.
" Here, the suitcase." Orange smiled as sweetly as possible, handed the black suitcase to her husband. Instead of being heavy to let go, even orange as usual.
" Be careful on the road, don't forget to eat, don't be tired, my dear." Orange hugged Lucas, as her hands gently patted her husband on the back.
And Lucas can only step aside.
*****
Paris
winter lasts for 3.7 months, from november to March, with average daily highs below 10°C.
Occasionally Lucas stretched his hands and neck, trying to relax the muscles of his body that felt already tight and stiff.
He saw his cell phone, just checked if there was a message from his wife, and sure enough his wife was sending a message. Good nigt dear .
yes, the time difference is far away, currently in Paris at midnight, but in Indonesia it is still late afternoon.
Lucas smiled, he felt happy, got the attention of his wife and in reply the message.
But again he hoped that Orange would be by his side, not just the messages from his wife who accompanied him.
Until suddenly the sound of knocking on the door blew his mind.
Lucas momentarily wondered who the night-night knocks on his door, he doesn't order room service, nor does he tell Jimmy to come to his room.
Lucas immediately opened the door, because honestly he was also curious, the knock from behind the door was quite curious, who was the figure behind the door.
" More ?" Lucas said slowly, shock and disbelief clearly visible from his face. The woman who was not expected at all to him, and as if peace was a prayer, he still remembered very well making Tsania a reason to persuade Orange to come, even though the results were free. And now God seems to remind him to be careful in speaking.
Why is he here ?
" Can I come in ?" Ask Tsania to the point.
Lucas was silent for a moment, not answering, from his facial expression it was clear that he did not like the arrival of Tsania.
" Can I come in ?" Ask Tsania again.
" What business ?" Ask Lucas coldly.
" I just want to have a casual conversation with you."
" It feels like we're not in the right state to talk to each other in the middle of the night like this."
" Just for a minute, 10 minutes. There's something I want to say to you. Please ." Tsania pleaded.
Lucas can't seem to dwell, Tsania is his old friend, despite everything that's been going on lately between them.
" Ok, I'm only giving you 10 minutes."
Then Lucas let the woman in, into her room, just the two of them in there.
" Where do you know I'm here ?" Lucas asked directly without further ado, he was not in fashion to be able to talk casually let alone chat with the woman sitting in front of him.
" Oh I accidentally saw Jimmy, so I thought you were here too."
Lucas did not believe it.
" Aren't you staying in Bali ?"
" I miss my papa, so I'm back here."
Lucas seemed to forget, Tsania's parents lived here, so it was only natural that if she was here at this time, Tsania lied and followed him, but again she was made aware of reality.
" So quickly, what's up ?" There was no hospitality on Lucas's face.
" Do you have a glass ?" Tsnaia tried to divert the conversation. He took out a wine from the bag he had been carrying.
" If you want a drink, don't stay here, find somewhere else." Lucas warned.
" Just one glass, accompany me to drink, after which I will leave and may never again appear before you." Tsania said, again she begged Lucas to agree to her request.
Lucas just kept quiet, he didn't know what to do. But somehow it felt like there was no harm, he wanted to give Tsania a last chance to meet him. This last.