EX: A Story That Doesn't Come

Chapter.22 (Khwatir)

Elsewhere, Adrian sat in front of a woman with a flat gaze. Yes, that woman is Mishel. The woman invited him to meet at lunchtime, no matter what he meant and his purpose.

"Why did you ask me to meet?" ask Adrian.

Mishel threw a smile back awkwardly. He looks timid when Adrian looks at him, he takes out a small square shape paper and is thrust in front of Adrian.

"You're new to the city, tomorrow night there's an art exhibition in the biggest gallery in the city center, there'll be plenty of inspiration for you there .. let's go together," mishel said then sipped his coffee again.

"Mishel looks like you've been wrong pa-"

"Let's start over, sorry I made the mistake of not coming to our parents' dinner that day, I want us to get to know each other better," mishel said expectantly.

"I don't want to live by my parents" Adrian said.

"I used to be, too, but I realized that they were doing everything for our good as well.Look now I regret not listening to my parents' words" Mishel said.

Adrian starts to understand Mishel's conversation, "Let's just be friends."

Deg.

Mishel looks quite surprised when he hears Adrian's words but he does not despair just like that, "A-I already have many friends, what I need now is a life partner, not you too?"

"I'm sorry, but I've liked a woman for a long time" Adrian said.

Mishel was no longer able to speak. He gripped tightly the cup in front of him while bowing down. He felt he had just been rejected by a man who had just stolen his heart. Either unlucky or what he always heartbroken when it comes to men's problems.

...**...

By night Adrian returned to the Apartment, arriving in the Indra his kiss was quite disturbed. He stepped into the kitchen where the smell of cooking came from.

"You've come home" said Joni when she realized Adrian's presence.

"Yes, how's the location going, is everything going smoothly?" adrian asked as he opened the fridge to get some drinking water.

"Secure, how's lunch with the future wife, smooth?" ask Joni.

"Who ever said it, it's the truth, eat it, be careful the shrimp is very spicy, I bought shrimp sauce at the restaurant earlier, I just heat it up," said Joni who also sat on the dining table chair.

"Huh, I've guessed, where maybe this is you who cooked, I did not have lunch because of the woman," said Adrian then began to spoon the food into his mouth.

"You mean the woman you're gonna be betrothed to?" ask Joni.

"Who else, this time I will not obey my parents, enough once I obey them and I lose someone most valuable," said Adrian who recalled the incident in the past, after the incident, where he complied with the request of his parents to separate from Luna and went abroad to continue his education.

At that time Adrian still loved Luna very much, only he was very young to stand with his own stand. This time he wanted to start again, but there was a challenge he had to pass yes it was a trauma that was experienced by Luna and all that because of her.

"So the story is you're sorry now," ledek Joni.

"Not now, but since the beginning of our separation, I've been very sorry but can't do anything for him" Adrian said and then resumed eating.

~

At half-eleven in the evening, after finishing her bath and wearing her sleeping pajamas, Luna sat down at the dresser to perform a night ritual of using her night cream. When he was about to go to bed, suddenly the bell rang so many times without stopping.

Without delaying time, he walked out from inside the room and directly opened the door. He was surprised to see Joni standing there with her panicked face.

"What's wrong?" ask Luna.

"Doctor please ex... uh I mean Adrian, suddenly he complained of stomach pain, his face was very pale and cold sweat," said Joni who looked very panicked.

Luna covered her mouth with both hands. Not only Joni was worried but Luna was too.

"Wait a minute, I'll get my bag." Luna quickly stepped into the room, she put on a jacket, grabbed the bag containing her medical equipment and then walked back to Joni.

"Come," said Luna then stepped in tandem with Joni.

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