LAST GREETINGS

Episode 8

Week pass. Mike keeps busy himself with his work on holidays - occasionally repeating the lessons he has learned in the first semester.

He felt something less. He knows it's his fault. Ignoring Mega made him regret. When Mega arrived in the village, there was no news from Mega for him. Mike looked forward to the news from him like someone who missed the news of his beloved who had gone far away.

Sometimes Mike thinks he's weird. When Mega was nearby, he treated her like his best friend, his sister. Now, when Mega was far away he missed her half dead. He felt something was missing.

When Mega was nearby, Mike did not reciprocate his feelings at all. Mike is strong with his ego that Mega is only a friend to him. There is absolutely no growing liking of Mega.

Mike tried to keep himself busy with his work. Go home early in the morning. Expect to forget the figure of Mega for a second. Not thinking about his poetry, not thinking about his departure without any news even though Mike knows, Mega is only briefly there.

Mike tried hard not to remember it as often as possible but in fact, the more he tried to forget it, the more Mega was present to haunt him in my day and night.

He decided not to go back to the hostel tonight. Mike went to the park where he used to spend time with Mega.

Nothing special. Sometimes there was a drink in his hand and also Mega but tonight he did not bring anything, stepping gontai towards the usual place they always sat face to face around a table made of stone.

His steps stopped for a moment. His eyes fixed on the usual place he and Mega were sitting there. There's a girl there. Alone, wearing a maron-red t-shirt, long black jeans. Her hair is long. Her lips were smeared with a deep red lipstick. Mike was stunned for a moment. The girl's aura makes Mike sculpt.

Mike stepped forward with great hesitation. The girl looked down at her phone. His fingers were busy playing the mobile phone screen. I don't know what he's doing. He was unaware of Mike's arrival.

"Hi, do you mind if I sit here ?" Mike asked nervously when he got to where the girl was sitting, where Mike and Mega used to spend time here.

The girl raised her face quickly as soon as she heard Mike's voice.

"No, go ahead, please" said the girl casually. He then looked down again to play his phone. For a moment Mike glanced. It seems he is reading something. Probably novel.

"Are you waiting for someone ?" Ask Mike again to make sure.

"No, I was alone, not waiting for anyone" the girl replied calmly. This time he did not immediately go back looking down at the phone screen. Maybe he realized Mike wanted to talk to him. Then he downed his drink, and looked back at Mike.

Mike felt a tremor in his heart. The girl's gaze, sharply stabbed into her heart. Mike felt something enter his heart as his eyes fixed on him.

Her eyelashes are plump. Pee curvaceous. His body was a little small, meaning shorter than Mike's, maybe about fifty inches. Mike's nervous.

"I'm Mike" said Mike suddenly, giving my hand to acquaintances.

"Tania," he replied gently. Touch of his hand, uhhh. Mike felt something strange. Something like flowing with the touch of his hand. Yeah, there's something. But the girl stayed calm there.

"Sorry, I don't have anywhere else to sit. I'd rather be here" Mike continued before he let go.

"I've been here a lot and this is where I am" Mike said, smiling. No matter the smile is sweet or not in the eyes of the girl but at least she already knows that her smile is sweet from the confession of a girl. Mega. He said it once.

"You come here often ? Alone ?" The girl named Tania asked back.

"Emmm, no. I'm with my friend" said Mike in a slightly nervous tone.

"Love ?" Mike was shocked. His eyes were spinning fast.

"Emm, no. Her friend. Now he's on vacation in his village" Mike answered quickly trying to hide his nervousness.

Again Mike was shocked by the endless questions that Tania threw. He took a slow breath.

"Yes, that's what it's like" said Mike casually as his hand scratched his head despite no itching in his head.

"We often spend time here unwind after returning from campus. He's my college friend" Mike said.

"Oh, okay. I thought your lover so you came here because you missed him, hehehe," Tania continued mocking him. There was not the slightest hint of embarrassment that seemed from every word that came out of Tania's mouth, yet friendly and courteous.

They're silent. Mike looked at him sharply. Sometimes he caught Mike staring at him so Mike pretended to duck and scratched his head indistinctly. Mike's heart is racing. Tania realized that. He pretended to look down again at his phone.

"Are you here often too ?" Ask Mike again to Tania.

"This is my first time. There's no time for me to come here" replied the girl named Tania.

"Then, tonight ?" Ask Mike again to find out.

"Come on, I suddenly wanted to come here alone," he replied calmly. This time he turned his eyes to Mike. Mike always felt a great vibe as Tania stared intently at him.

Then they shut up. Mike keeps stealing glances at him while he doesn't care about Mike.

"It's almost ten o'clock, I have to go home," Tania said suddenly as she glanced at her watch.

"You still want to be here ?" Ask Mike again.

"Yes, I'm still here. Maybe I'll be home soon.

"Alright, I go first" he said, waving his hand.

"Wait," quickly Mike stood up and stopped his steps.

"Want me to drive home ?" Mike asked nervously. I don't know what possessed him so boldly offered a ride to the girl he just met.

"Hehehe, don't bother. I ordered an ojek online. Maybe next time," Tania replied with a chuckle. Maybe he felt funny with Mike's sudden strange and pretentious behavior.

Mike is not sitting down. Still he noticed Tania who was walking quickly towards the crowd of online motorcycle taxi waiting there. His gaze did not change at all from the figure of the girl he had just met.

"Alright, he has given hope, next time, hehehe," he murmured inwardly. Tania has given a signal and she will probably come here a lot after this.

Mike sat down. This time, there was not the slightest shadow of Mega present in his mind even though he was currently sitting right at the place where they were often both. His mind was only thinking about Tania who had just left. The gentle touch of his hand, the look in his eyes, it felt like he was sending something that had come in and was going to rest in Mike's heart.

You guys, it's quick to forget the other girl when you know another girl. Eitss, wait a minute. Mike and Mega are not lovers. It's only natural that Mike thinks of another girl. Yeah, Mike wishes this was his name in love.

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