Love as Beautiful as Dream

Caught by Deri

Luna stood staring at the calendar hanging on the cafe wall. A red circle appears on a date that is one week away from today. Her eyes shed tears again, Luna's face turned sad.

"Mother, another week is the day you go home. Do you still remember you? Do you pray for you often?" Luna muttered in her tears.

"Sore Brother, what message?" Ask the customer who just came.

"Moccha latte two yes." Say that customer.

Luna came back from behind and grabbed the car keys that were on the table, her eyes twinkling at someone who seemed familiar to her. Luna nodded and gave her faint smile as if greeting the person.

"Okay, Evi replied. Just a minute." Answer Evi while making the coffee order.

"Vi, I'm out for a second. Fried rice and kimbab this morning are over?" Luna asked Evi about the fried rice and kimbab that was distributed gratis on Friday morning.

"It's still one mother." Evi said after checking a pack of kimbab was still in the storefront.

"Yes already, later give it to Brother Desta yes. He's one of our good customers." Said Luna while tidying up her hair then gently patted Evi's shoulder and passed away.

"Sure, he's always like that huh every Friday?" Ask the customer who is none other than Agus.

"Yes Kak, always giving food every Friday morning, visiting his mother's grave every afternoon and night usually he gives a little fortune to homeless people around here." Answer Evi.

As it turns out, there are still noble-hearted women at the end of this age. Inner Agus while smiling thinly.

"Sir boss! Boss sir!" Seru Desta called Agus while panting for breath because he had run to look for Agus.

Agus simply turned his head without answering the call from Desta.

"I'm looking where, it turns out to be here. Miss Rosa was crying in the office. I don't know what to do." Said Desta reporting the chaos inside the office.

"Leave it. When you are satisfied to cry, he will be silent." Answer Agus casually.

"Sir, but you don't get along with miss?" Tanya Desta was worried about Rosa's situation.

"Hem, let it be." Answer Agus lazily.

Agus seemed lazy to respond to the situation of his spoiled sister, Rosa whenever got into trouble then Rosa will always come to Agus and complain everything. But Agus' response remained the same, indifferent and and seemed indifferent. Agus only wants if his sister becomes an independent person and can act mature.

"This is the coffee and this is for Mr. Desta." Said Evi while putting Agus' order on the table and letting him.

"For me?" Desta asked confusedly.

"Yes, today is Friday's blessing. Because our buyers today are a little so this kimbab is still available until the afternoon. But it's still fresh sir." Evi explained.

"Oh yes, thank you." Desta answered with a fluffy smile.

Evi leaves after putting the kimbab on the table. Who would have thought, Agus just grabbed it and ate it without excuse. Desta was only able to see it without prohibition, whereas Desta looked very eager to taste the kimbab made by Luna.

"Nob." Agus said without offering Desta.

Satisfied eating kimbab, Agus then began to sip coffee. Agus chuckled little to see the gloomy face of Desta and looked unwilling with the kimbab he had eaten. Agus then took out a hundred thousand dollars and put it on the table.

"Here, buy another kimbab." Said Agus coldly.

"Sir boss really?" Ask Desta.

"Yes, but if you don't want to yeah I'm not forcing."Said Agus who tried to punish Desta.

"Yes will sir." replied Desta quickly as he snatched the hundred thousand.

Agus chuckled amusedly and went back to enjoying his coffee. The funny expression of Desta was able to make Agus laugh even though Agus hid it.

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"Mom's assalamualaikum." Luna said hello to her late mother who was in the burrow.

There were no flowers sprinkled or anything like that, Luna always hoped that her father would look at her mother's grave. But after marrying Rima, Heru had never come to visit Lina's grave. Luna's heart was sliced apart every time she remembered that fact. Levan came a little late this time. Now both of them are in her mother's grave bag and pray for their late mother.

Finished from the tomb, Luna returned to the Cafe after previously delivering the levan back to the campus dormitory. Still ringing in Luna's head Levan's trivial speech but made Luna ask a question. Luna sat pensively behind the stool.

" Sister, get married. To be lighter the burden of your life. I can't bear to see you carry it all alone." Levan's words were still so clearly ringing in Luna's ears.

"He was right, I should no longer pursue anything uncertain at my ripe age. But why is my heart so attached to a figure I've never even met." Luna is monologuing with herself.

"Ah, whatever it is, I leave it to the almighty. Even if Levan is going to get married first, I'm going to let him go." Mumbled Luna while removing her seat belt and getting out of the car.

Looks like the cafe lights are still on and Evi is busy serving some buyers. Resto is also no less crowded, it looks like tonight Luna will work overtime.

Luna let out a long sigh like she was throwing down a heavy weight that was overstressing her chest. His determination to make him happy and take care of his sister, until it was not thought by him to enjoy free time and puree.

Luna helped Evi and they were really busy at the moment. Someone who is not in the hope of his arrival comes and visits the Cafe.

"Hi Lun!" Say hello to Deri without any shame.

"Hi" replied Luna briefly with the fact that Luna again cleaned the table and served some visitors.

"How are you?" Ask Deri.

Deri follows Luna but is stopped by Evi. Evi also understands very well how the story of Deri and Luna. Evi also recalled the time when Deri brightly brought her affair to the cafe the other day. I don't know what's in Deri's head, but it looks like the veins really broke.

Luna sneaks in and moves to the resto. In the restaurant there is only one buyer left, Agus, who is eating his dinner casually. Luna immediately sat in a corner of the room that was not visible from the Cafe.

"Mak Luna, why are you grazing there?" Tanya Joko one of the waiters of the restaurant.

"St! Mas Joko don't be noisy. Work there again." Said Luna ruled mas Joko.

Agus just glanced and went back to eating his food. Luna who was annoyed, angry, and fed up but did not dare to vent it could only hold back and take a deep breath while closing her eyes and adjusting her breath in the corner.

How surprised Luna was when the voice of a familiar man called out to her and sat down next to her while rubbing her cheeks.

"Lun!" Excited Deri who is now sitting next to Luna.

"So, I've got a lot of work." Said Luna who was reluctant to serve Deri.

"Lun, sit down for a minute. There's something I want to talk about." Said the Goddess in a clear tone.

It's like stale food, always Deri does the same trick to Luna. But it seems that not for today, Deri's tricks have absolutely no effect on Luna.

"Let go, I'm a lot of work. I have nothing to do with you anymore." Said Luna who tried to release her hand held by Deri.

"No! Don't you still love me so much?" Deri said confidently.

"Deliver!" Luna nodded to let go of her hand.

"Eh, are you deaf?" Agus from behind Deri.

Deri immediately turned his head and showed a furious look. Agus calmly walked over to Deri.

"What did you say?" Deri said he wanted Agus to repeat the same words.

"You are apparently deaf. Off!" Agus let go of Deri's grasp.

Luna grimaced in pain and hid behind Agus' body. Luna's hands and knees were already trembling at this moment, her heart pounding and increasingly making her limp. Unknowingly, Luna held Agus's coat at the back right at the waist.

"Oh, apparently you already have a new boyfriend. It's only right you've been avoiding me." Deri denounced Luna who was only silent behind Agus' body.

" Well, why? what's wrong with you?" Excited Agus who was no less powerful.

"Cih, you cheap lady. Just broke up a few days you already got a replacement. Or maybe you're an affair partner?" Said Deri who seemed to demean Agus and Luna.

"Eh, take care of that rotten mouth of yours. It's not you who cheated on Risna and you also who have taken away the savings along with my car. Now what else? you can't afford the installments or you've embezzled the car? What other problems did you bring me?" Chirps Luna who has exhausted her patience.

Luna who had been silent and reluctant to review the bitter story had now become bolder. Luna just didn't want anyone else to get dragged into her problem. Agus just fell silent to hear all Luna's words. Agus became increasingly confused where Agus had seen Luna with a man who was much younger than him even sleeping on the same roof. Agus really does not know the point of the problems of both of them.

Deri's face was turning a dead red at this moment. Unlike usual, Luna dared to reply to Deri's words. Still with the strong squeezing of Agus' black suit at the waist, Luna dared to stare sharply at Deri.

"Otherwise? huh huh? Especially now? Look, yeah, I'm not the old Luna. Stupid luna that you easily trick." Luna yelled at Deri.

"Lun, I beg you. Please unplug your report. Please, I don't want to end up in jail." Said Deri pleading with Luna.

"What's? won't! My heartache is more than what you would feel inside the bui." Luna is now more courageous.

"I beg Lun!" Deri nodded and pleaded with Luna.

"No!" Luna replied loudly.

The police came and immediately ambushed Deri, apparently Evi reported about the commotion. Evi is also fed up with the behavior of Deri, apparently without Luna's knowledge. Deri also tried to harass Evi in the kitchen while working.

"Follow you now, and explain everything at the police station." Said a policeman who had handcuffed Deri's hand.

Agus just stood up and listened to everything that happened. Agus still really does not understand what happened. Luna's hands were still squeezing strongly, Agus's suit was shaking and his knees were starting to limp until Luna finally fell to the floor. Agus who panicked then helped her to sit back in the chair. With the intention to help, Agus cleaned Luna's knee that was dirty because of a fall on the floor. Agus seemed so considerate even though they did not know each other yet.

Their gazes met on the same line as Luna tried to thank Agus.

"Thank you, Em..." Luna's words hung down because she did not know what the name of the man Yanga da was in front of her.

"Good, call me Agus." Answer Agus who is now standing while patting his dirty hands.

"Thank you Agus." Said Luna softly with a trembling voice.

"This is Ma'am, drink first." Evi gave a glass of water to Luna.

Luna downed Evi's water with her hands still shaking.

"Great boy, dare to avenge that Deri." Praise Evi.

"Hem, thanks. Clean up the cafe right now, let's just close it." Said Luna giving the order to Evi.

Agus was still standing with Luna as if reluctant to leave. Luna tried to stand up but somehow her legs were too limp to walk.

"Do you want to help me?" Agus asked offering help while extending his hand.

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