Hope Is You's
Twenty Six
2 Weeks later
Faiz sat cross-legged facing his laptop, having opened the e-mail and no usual message files sent from the central office for him to work on this Sunday, he then turned to glance at the phone lying next to his laptop, he grabbed the flat object and opened the screen and touched the green chat application, opening his last chat with the girl who almost this month made his feelings restless, he typed something there and then deleted it again and like some days he ended up undoing the intention to contact the girl.
'I avoid no problem, right? Our relationship is nothing more than a superior and subordinate' the girl's speech was revived in his memory made him quickly put back his phone and then switch to the laptop screen, then switch to the laptop screen, he closed the e-mail window and headed to open a file folder titled One Piece and started watching one of his favorite anime.
Soon, Faiz was almost 26 years old but his anime watching hobby never disappeared since childhood, so during holidays like this if there is free time he will definitely watch anime from his laptop.
Just a few minutes his laptop screen aired his favorite anime, the sound of knocking on the door made him have to pause and stand open the white-painted door.
His pupils dilated as soon as he opened the door and saw the towering figure of a man a few centimeters high from his - standing by with his hands in the pockets of his sports pants while smiling obliquely looking at him.
"Hi! Long time no see!" Greet the tall man to him.
"Well what are you here for?" He asked in a cold manner more than before.
"Wouldn't let her in first?" Faiz only snorted and took a step back to give way to the person before him.
"Three years old, and you seem to be living in this little house" the man walked in looking around the small house type 29 with one room, living room and kitchenette in the back. The house was actually a facility given by the retail company where he works now, as well as the silver car he used to drive.
"You just wanna comment on my house, let's get out of here!" Faiz, who was already caught off guard by the man's arrival, added with a comment on his disdain.
"Sound you're in a relationship with a girl?" The man did not respond to Faiz and instead switched the conversation.
"It's none of your business!"
"Why don't you take the girl and introduce her to mom and dad?" Faiz only snorted at the man's suggestion.
"I was wondering what kind of woman could make you move on from Andin after three years of your silly heartbreak. Ahh I heard he works in the same minimarket as you? I wanted to see him" he continued by putting up a face mimic thinking.
"Never try to approach him let alone touch him!" Faez sizzled as she brought her face closer to the man.
Tringg
The ringing of the cell phone from the man's pocket intruded on him, the man pulled out the latest electronic object from his pocket and smiled obliquely at the caller id then he pressed the speaker symbol on his phone so that the sound from across could be heard by Faiz.
"Hello? Yes, ma?" When answering the phone
"Hello, Yudha? Where are you ? It was not home in the morning. We haven't had breakfast together yet." The voice of a beakbaya woman heard from across the street made Faiz instantly petrified to hear the voice of the woman he loved the most and he missed for three years.
"I'm jogging ma, it's stopping by somewhere." The man named Yudha replied, who was none other than Faiz's older brother.
"Yaudah, don't be long. Breakfast is ready, we eat together"
" Yes ma."
Tutt
The phone connection ended and Faiz was still petrified and felt the pain of missing the woman who had given birth and raised him too much.
Yudha glanced at the expensive clock perched on her right wrist - which was already showing at 7:50.
"I have to get out of here." Faiz did not respond, his mother's voice was still ringing so that he could not move the body or just respond to people in front of him.
Yudha then turned around and stepped out but stopped right in front of the door and made a sound.
• • •
It's been two weeks since Atika tried to avoid Faiz, her last meeting with the man just as she drove Atika home on a motorcycle, after that they never met again or even just sent a message.
Sometimes when Faiz visited the store for a weekly routine briefing, surely at the time of Atika off day, making Atika think that Faiz was fulfilling his desire to avoid. Part of him was grateful because it meant that Faiz was not serious about approaching him but some felt that something was missing.
"New lunch mom?" Tanya Nindi who had just entered the kitchen saw Atika who was eating fried noodles java as her lunch - while glancing at the clock on her wrist that had pointed at the number two through a little. And answered with a nod by Atika.
"Where?" Ask again.
"Where's what?" Atika frowned while putting a spoonful of fried noodles as the last mouthful into her mouth.
"Sir Faiz" Hearing the name made his hand stop who had wanted to unseal the mineral water cover.
"Why?" Instead of answering, he asked back to make Nindi snort.
"He still knows you? He belom ever call you again?" Atika took a sip of mineral water until half was left and replied.
"Gue dodges, he just wants me. But from here I can already understand if he does not really want to deket the same me, the proof there is no struggle." Nindi nodded her head feeling that what Atika said was right.
"Bu Atika, outside there is a cariin" Indra's voice interrupted their chat, making the two look at each other and raise eyebrows.
"Who?" Atika asked the tall thin man and only answered with a raised shoulder.
Atika got up from her seat and walked out after cleaning her food, with Nindi trailing behind her.
Indra pointed at the man sitting in the front seat of the shop, Atika's eyes narrowed trying to recognize the back of the person in front of her, and her eyes immediately rounded as soon as the person turned around.
Ian-man who was sitting outside-stand and approached Atika who was staring at her flat from inside the store.
"Ehm. Hi, am I interrupting?" Ian asked clumsily as soon as he arrived before Atika.
"Banget!" Atika answered and then turned around to leave Ian.
"Nis, wait. Plis give me a chance." Atika looked at her wrist that Ian grasped and then turned to look at Nindi, Galih, Indra, Fani and some shop visitors who stared at them. Atika let go of Ian's hand then walked out and was followed by the young man.
"What's wrong?" Atika asked still in a tight tone without looking at Ian who was already standing behind her.
"Can I take you out?" Atika turned around wanting to protest but Ian quickly continued,
"Click, give me a chance to explain everything to you. This is the last one, you've taken care of all the reasons I've given this to you, to us." Ian exhaled a furious breath and then resumed, continuing,
"Once I clear everything to you and you keep going, I'm sincere and let fate finish everything, finish what's left between us" Atika glanced at Ian at a glance then turned back to look at the man.
"I'm still at work, still two hours away." Atika spoke still on Ian's back, and the man smiled like he had a glimmer of hope.
"It's okay, I'm waiting here."
"Jude." Atika turned around and walked into the store past Ian who was still smiling, a smile that once made Atika fall in love, a smile that once made Atika comfortable and happy, but now? I don't know, he himself still doesn't understand.
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Enjoy SHARK 😘🤗
