
The beautiful woman in a Spanish guitar posture was preparing to go somewhere. Her pale lips had been polished with a thin lipstick. Wearing a dress as usual with heels in line with the dress he wears, as well as a branded bag in his hand.
His condition is much better after he returned to Indonesia especially when yesterday he met Keno, the person he loves. However, he had to keep his body from getting tired. Since her illness, Ellen's family has been more positive with her. So he is not allowed to bring his own car and must be with his driver. Feeling so constrained and unfree is certain, but this is much better than not being able to get out at all.
"We went to the Sanjaya group, sir." Ellen told the driver.
"Good, Non."
Staring at the window staring at some vehicles passing by, the road was so calm because the time had shown at nine in the morning There was no speeding by reason of fear of being late to work.
Ellen observed the places she and Keno had visited. Remembering what they do, even if only briefly because of the busyness of each. While turning on their favorite song from his phone, he continued to imagine the togetherness first. Smiling then sad if remembered when he left Keno in a way that was not right.
Arriving at the Sanjaya group, he went straight to the elevator to Keno's room. All employees do know Ellen, Ellen used to go to the office often. And Keno gave him the freedom to just walk in and out of the office.
Chequek. The door was opened by Ellen. His smile expands when the person he wants to meet is there. Sitting in a chair of honor staring at a laptop and not realizing someone's presence. Ellen walked up to him and closed Keno's eyes with her hands, giving him a surprise.
"Why don't you tell me if you want to come here anyway, what time is it that there's no work?" ask Keno.
He immediately took off his hands in his eyes, and looked at the owner. A little surprised of course, he thought it was Aira it wasn't.
"Ele?"
"Hi." said Ellen, waving her hand and smiling.
"What are you here for?"
"Just want to see you, I miss this place too." Ellen sits on the couch and is followed by Keno.
"Just miss the place? Not people?" keno Goda.
Ellen chuckled, "I do miss this place, but I miss the owner even more" she said, hugging Keno's arm spoiled.
"Why are you following me sitting here? Is there no work?"
"I'm not good at ignoring you. The time you came no one accompanied."
"Didn't that happen before? If I come, you'll still do your job."
Scratching her nape that wasn't itchy, "yes yeah it was, now it's different."
"Here finish your work, I'll wait here."
Keno continued his work but he did not sit in his usual place, instead he sat next to Ellen. Sometimes they talk and joke. Ellen continued to stare at Keno without distracting him for a second.
Two hours passed, and Keno seemed to stop his work. He was planning to take Ellen to lunch.
"We have lunch first yuk, it's time for lunch now." asked Keno.
"I can't, I'll have lunch with my friend. I had an appointment with him."
"really? Then let me take you to where you made an appointment with him."
"No need, I'll be with my driver later."
"I'll just take it with me. I don't mind."
"Master, GC Company is advancing its meeting. And we have to go to restaurant X right now" exclaimed Frido who had just opened the door and entered the Keno room. Keno looked at Ellen with a lethargic look.
"Go, I'll go now" Ellen said.
"Huffttt well, remember you have to be careful. If there's anything to tell me." said Keno, pinching Ellen's nose.
"Yes, President." cried Ellen while paying respects to Keno.
They split up in front of Keno's office. Keno is going to meet her client while Ellen is going to Aira's cake shop.
***
"So this is Aira's shop, where it's nice, interesting, and soothing. Looks like I'll be here a lot later." Ellen muttered as her car began to enter the shop's parking lot. He got down and walked into the store.
"Welcome to Ai Cake's" said the employee as Ellen walked into the store.
"Yes thank you. Oh yeah, where's Aira?"
"Mother Aira? Are you Ellen's friend of Aira's?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Mbak Aira hasn't been here yet, but it's been advised to me that if there's Ellen she was told to go to her room mbak Aira only. Aira's mom is still in the office."
"All right then. Oh yes, I bought lunch for employees here. You can take it in my car. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"It just so happens that we haven't had lunch. Thank you very much mbak. Oh yeah, let me take her to her room, Aira."
The employee escorted Ellen to Aira's room. They serve Ellen well according to Aira's orders. Without having Aira told them, it seemed like they would also serve Ellen well, since Ellen had already given them a free lunch.
An hour passed, Ellen was still faithfully waiting for Aira in her room. He enjoyed the cake and drinks that the employee gave him. And shortly after, Aira arrived at her shop.
"Hello Ele, sorry for the long wait. I just finished my work." said Aira to Ellen who was sitting on her couch.
"It's okay, I didn't wait long. I'm not bored either, look at this your employees gave me this much food and drink and I love it it tastes so good. I think I'll be here a lot hehe."
"Thank you, Ele, then I'd love it if you come here often."
"Of course my new friend."
"Oh yes Ele, why did you buy lunch for my employees. It's too much, next time it doesn't need to be like that anymore huh."
"It's okay, don't think too much. I'm sincere."
They continued talking, occasionally joking and laughing.
"Today I told him, and you know? She cried when I told her. She was worried about me, I was really moved when I saw her cry. A president wept over me haha." Ellen's story.
"really? That's good news dong. Then did he take you back?"
"It seems so, yesterday after lunch he accompanied me on a walk and drove me home as well. I went to his office this morning and he's not what he used to be. If he used to ignore me and would prefer his job, but he kept on accompanying me and telling me."
"Well, congratulations, may you continue like that and will not be separated again."
"If it were to split up I don't know, it looks like it's going to happen again. My life is not long, Aira. I have to get a heart donor right away if I want to live longer, for a heart donor it's not easy and it's going to be hard to get one."
Aira cried to hear the words from Ellen, she immediately embraced Ellen. New friends but Aira is already so fond of him because Ellen is a good person.
"Ele, don't talk like that. I'm sure you'll get a heart donor soon. And you'll live longer with the people you love and care about. Happy and aging together. I'm sure of it." said Aira rubbing Ellen's shoulder strengthened the woman.
Ellen wept as Aira wept for her, "Thank you for bracing, I can only try and pray. The others I've put in place with my destiny." said Ellen who made Aira cry even more.
"Hey has-been, why are we so mellow like this. Come on, don't cry anymore." Ellen wiped the tears that were still soaking down Aira's face.
"How strong are you, you still take it hard. I'm proud of you, Ele." Inner Aira.
"Ehm, what about the man you told me about back then, Ra?"
"A few days ago, he declared his love to me. I was also shocked, it turned out that she had the same feelings as me."
"I'm in the mood, congratulations. Oh yeah, she must be very romantic, not expressing it?"
"Cihhh, there's no romance at all. He spoke as usual, nothing special. Haha, but it's okay that I still like it." Aira laughed when she imagined it.
"God is good, He always gives happiness after sorrow."
"Yes." Yeah."
They keep telling stories about the people they love, without them knowing that the people they mean are the same people.
"Ehm Aira, I actually want to shop with you. Do you want to accompany me shopping?"
Because it is not good to refuse, Aira also agreed. At least this makes Ellen happy and not think too much about her disease anymore.
Arriving at the mall, Ellen invites Aira to her subscription store. Stores that have branded goods at fantastic prices. Aira was very familiar with the store, because she also often bought things there. Not often, just a few times. Not that there is no money but he would rather not waste it. Spending money on bags, branded shoes at fantastic prices is not the Aira type.
"I just bought a bag here, Ele. I won't buy it again for now. Besides I don't want you to pay, you're too good."
"So you don't want me to pay? I just want to give you a friendship gift for us. But if you don't want it is okay." said Ellen bowed lethargic.
Seeing the sad Ellen, Aira became unbearable. He accepted Ellen's request. Aira immediately chose the bag that was in the row of the storefront. After a long time choosing them to go straight to the cashier to pay him, Aira continued to refuse to be paid but Ellen was more chuckling than him.
"Crazy for people, buy bags of tens of millions of rich buy candy. I just have a lot of money still thinking." Inner Aira.
"We went to yuk's boutique, I haven't been to my subscription boutique in a long time." asked Ellen.
"Oh here apparently.." cried Aira when she arrived at the boutique Ellen meant.
"Yes, do you come here often?"
"Ehm of course, this is my mama's boutique branch."
"It turns out you have your mama, I've been here a lot because the design is very good and the price is not too expensive."
Aira and Ellen went around choosing which clothes were appropriate for them. Because all of Ellen's nice clothes look confused, it feels like buying everything in her mom's shop Aira. Aira only shook her head as Ellen's hand was already full of the clothes she wanted.
"Ele, what about this dress? It's beautiful, it's perfect for you." exclaimed Aira showing a maroon-colored dress that she thought was suitable for Ellen.
"That's great, I'll buy it too. Well, why your mama's making is good anyway, I want to bring home all the contents of this boutique."
"Maybe it may be, as long as it is not in debt haha."
"You can, let's go to the cashier."
They went to the cashier immediately. But at the cashier, Ellen suddenly felt pain in her chest. He squeezed his chest tightly and grimaced in pain.
"Awwww hurts.." - He shrewdly holds the chest.
"Ele, what's wrong with you? Let's go to the hospital now, I'm afraid that you're okay." Aira panicked to see it, Ellen's face was very pale. He immediately sat Ellen in the chair.
"It's okay, it's common. I'm just tired, it will disappear" Ellen said with a smile.
Aira was saddened by Ellen's condition, she felt sorry for the woman who tried to be strong and smiled even though she was feeling pain.
"How can you be that strong, I know that heart disease is very painful. But you look strong, you're trying to be okay in front of everyone. And you can still smile when pain strikes you. I will always pray that you get a heart donor so that you don't feel any more pain." Aira's mind sobbed.
"Why are you quiet."
"Ahh no.."
"It looks like I have to go home now, I want to rest. Do you mind if we don't go shopping?"
"Of course not, you're more important. Let's go home and get some rest, I don't want you to be sick anymore."
Aira pulled Ellen out of the mall and drove her home. After dropping Ellen off and making sure she was okay, Aira returned to her shop.
He daydreamed, thinking about Ellen's condition. Ellen was very kind but why was her fate not worth it. Aren't good people going to get something good too, but why Ellen had to accept such a hard ordeal. Why did he have heart disease at such a young age.
Aira kept thinking about the woman, she did not want to lose a friend as good as Ellen. Dissolved in his daydream, Aira did not realize that Keno had called him many times.
"Yahoooooo!!!"
"Well, what's up."
"Come home ! From earlier shouted but hingga nyaut-nyaut. Bummer tau no !" keno said full of emotion and immediately invited Aira into his car.
In the car, Aira still dreamt of Ellen. To make Keno upset again.
"You were shopping?" tanya Keno stroked the paper bag in Aira's hand and looked at the contents.
"Yes." Yeah."
"Why is there nothing for me? You should have bought something for me."
"You've got a lot of stuff, if you want something, grab that bag. Just put it on, I'll give it to you."
"Cihh, you're right. I was wearing a girl's bag." Keno continues to imagine if he wears a bag that Aira bought, a light grey sling bag with ribbon on the side. Keno shuddered in horror imagining it to make Aira chuckle.
"Actually it wasn't me who bought it. I was forced by my friend, the friend I told you about. He kept pushing and paying for it. She looked sad when I refused, so yes I accepted."
"Ohhhh. Next time you don't take anything from someone else, who knows if that person has any other intentions you should be careful with him."
"Where he might be, he's very kind. Last afternoon he bought lunch for all my employees. And he bought the bag when it was very expensive, but he casually bought it for me. But I feel so sorry for him."
"Why pity?"
"She has a heart disease and must get a donor right away. I was so impressed with her, she was able to hide her pain in front of so many people and always tried to smile so as not to make people worry about her pain."
"Why can it be the same as Ele, she also needs a heart donor and heard the story of Aira her person is similar to Ele. Ah, maybe it's just a coincidence." Inner Keno. He himself also did not know that what Aira meant was Ellen.
***
Aira was in the kitchen helping bi Ijah prepare dinner. Perhaps this was the last one to cook at Keno's house, because this afternoon he asked for permission to have Keno terminate the agreement of those who stayed three days. Aira will be staying with Mr. Andi and Ms. Mira.
"Sir Aira really does not live here tomorrow?" tanya bi Ijah is sad when he hears that Aira will return to his house tomorrow.
"Yes bi, tomorrow Aira goes home to papa. Aira will stay there, but Aira promises to come here often. Bi Ijah don't be sad dong."
"It's sad that there's no Aira here, but don't papa. After all, Aira will soon marry Mr. Keno so yes will stay here again hehe." chimpal mang Dadang who had earlier nguping. Aira just shook her head.
After dinner, Aira headed to her room to pack her things into the suitcase. Actually he was reluctant to leave this house, but he had to attach importance to his mother. Mama Mira wants Aira to return home, maybe this is the way for Aira and her mother to be closer.
"Are you sure you'll be staying with your parents?" ask Keno who just walked into Aira's room.
"Of course why? You're afraid to miss me huh.." seduced Aira who still put her clothes in the suitcase.
"Ehm doesn't know, but it doesn't seem to" said Keno, pretending she also wanted to tease Aira.
"Alright, then we won't have to meet again after this. I won't miss you either, take it easy." Keno chuckled at hearing that, he was anxious and pinched Aira's cheek.
"How can I not miss you, I will miss you so much. We'll get married soon let's keep it together." said Keno shyly.
"Alright sweet boy." cried Aira cupped both cheeks Keno.
"Oh yeah, why haven't you been living with your parents and choosing to live in an apartment with Mega?"
"When I was in 3rd grade High School, Hana had an accident and her injuries were severe enough that she had to perform pen-mounting surgery on her leg. They think I forced Hana to ride her own motorcycle while buying food. Though Hana who asked for it herself, and at that time Hana was not really able to ride a motorcycle."
"Continue?"
"Of course Mama, Papa, and Aunt scolded me, even papa and mama beat me until I was battered and fainted. They also locked me in the barn while Hana was still sick, letting me sleep there barefoot and cold. They even forgot to feed me until I was hungry."
"Hana only recovered a month later, and during that time I stayed in the barn. I was a little traumatized, and since then I promised after graduating High School I would go to college out of town and would live alone without Mama and Papa. I was so afraid it would happen again" Aira said with tears in her eyes.
"Sorry to remind you of that bitter thing. Don't be afraid, I'll always be there for you. I'll never leave you, I'll always protect and give you happiness." Keno grabbed Aira's body and hugged her tightly.
"Thank you."
"I am grateful that God has replaced Raka with someone better than her, I love and love Keno. I wish I could be with him together. Amen." inner Aira.
.
.
.
.
.
If you like the story Do not forget the likes, comments, and votes yes wkwk
Thanks for reading: :)