Mr. Hephephobias
CHAPTER 30 - Who is he ?
Reisa looks very worried after getting a call from Lucia by crying asking her to wait in front of the boarding house. Arriving inside the house, Lucia just sat down and tried to act as if she was fine.
“What happened?” reisa came over and hugged her friend. Lucia's tears slowly trickled and then returned Reisa's embrace.
Lucia was still unable to say anything. He himself still did not believe everything that had happened to him. He regretted his stupid decision.
“Alright, you don't have to tell me now. Rest first, I will prepare dinner for you” said Reisa did not want to add to the sadness of Lucia.
Lucia held Reisa back from leaving herself by hugging Reisa even tighter. He slowly started to open his voice telling me everything that happened. All the difficulties he was facing with his family that made him decide to work at the Bar without Reisa's knowledge.
“Why didn't you tell me?” ask Reisa. “If I knew, I would definitely try to help you in any way”.
“I'm sorry” said Lucia who can only say sorry.
“How can you work there? Lucia, this isn't like you. How desperate you are or how difficult the situation is, how can you decide.. “talk Reisa with anger then immediately hold back and stop his words when he saw Lucia just lowered her head and continued to cry.
Reisa instantly realized, this was not the time to scold Lucia. He was the only person who could comfort her. He shouldn't have lectured Lucia without thinking about her condition. It was not the time to raise questions that made Lucia feel cornered and even more devastated.
“I'm sorry Lucia" said Reisa. "Why do you have to bear it alone Lusia" he continued by re-embracing Lucia.
Reisa grabbed onto both of Lucia's cheeks, wiping away the tears that had soaked the girl's sweet face. "Lussia, listen to me. You're not just a friend to me. You've been like a mother, sister, brother, friend and everything. I'm willing to use all my savings or work part-time or whatever. Although it may not be much but at least I feel it can still be useful for you” he said back hugging Lucia with tears.
“Thank you very much Reisa, but I can't take it.”
“What makes you unable to accept it?” ask Reisa.
"Don't worry, I can definitely find another way" he replied.
Reisa sighed. “Alright, we don't need to discuss it now. Rest, we will find a way out with” said Reisa calms Lucia.
***
The morning was welcomed. Reisa tried to get up early in order to prepare breakfast for Lusia. Lusia always prepared breakfast for him. Reisa wants to do the best she can for her best friend Lucia.
Lucia woke up, her half-conscious self trying to grab her phone. He was surprised because the time had shown at 08:00 in the morning. Lucia immediately rose to collect all her life.
“What will you do?” reisa asked by putting milk and sandwiches on the small table next to the bed.
“I have to go back to Villa” he replied.
“The guy named Mickey called and searched for you earlier, because you were still sleeping so I answered his call. She said to let you be a sleeping princess and asked me not to wake you” Reisa said by grabbing a glass of milk and giving it to Lucia.
“Mickey says that? What's wrong with him?” lusia asked with a sip of the milk Reisa gave her.
“Entahlah, but instead it's just good. So, I helped directly answer OK in seconds.
Not long after Lucia received a message from Rayn.
[Today you can be free. I'm busy in the painting room so don't bother me and don't knock]
Lucia just sighed reading the message and Rayn.
“So, did he give you a day off?” ask Reisa.
“Eemm, not really. If he had said so, it meant that there was nothing I could do for him as long as he was busy in his painting room. Because if he is already there, usually in the afternoon even a new night out of his cage it” replied Lucia
“Alright, we'll enjoy today. I will fill my day back by becoming a sleep” princess continued Lucia by back lying down and grabbing a blanket. He wanted to rest for a moment and forget all that
happened last night.
“Can't” yells Reisa pulls Lucia's blanket.
“Why? What's wrong with you?” tanya Lucia whines for her blanket.
“I've decided, if I'll ask David for leave today. So, what if we go for a walk? OK ?" ask Reisa. Reisa wanted to accompany Lucia and comfort her
“Wah..., will he use his post again to grant your request?" chirp Lucia shook her head.
“Wait, car? I forgot if I left it at the bar. Mickey said he'd take care of it when he gave me a ride. Stupidly I just play along. What if she said a no-no to Rayn meeting me at Bar”, said Lucia frantically reaching for her phone to contact Mickey immediately.
In a phone call. “Mickey, do you really set up my car?” ask Lucia.
“Of course, I've never spoken” replied Mickey who sounded like he just woke up from sleep.
“How did you do it?” ask Lucia.
“What is how? I just need to ask my men to take it and ask him to bring it back to the Villa" Mickey replied.
"Why go to the villa?" lusia asked with her head bent to her folded knee.
“Did you ask me to take him somewhere? I don't think you've said anything to me. Do you need a ride back to the villa? Don't worry I can pick you” Mickey replied casually.
“Wait, how do you know if I am not currently at Villa?” ask Lucia.
“You're right, I'm the weird and stupid” Lucia replied whining. "What should I tell him if he realizes I'm leaving but my car is still there”.
“Haha, it's none of my business” Mickey replied.
“Didn't your guy say anything like meeting Rayn or anything like that while bringing my car back?” ask Lucia.
“It's none of my business either. Set the rest yourself, OK” answers Mickey briefly and hangs up. Lucia just gawked at Mickey turning off his phone.
***
Lucia finally takes the free time opportunity Rayn gave her by obeying Reisa's request to go for a walk. Lucia doesn't know if Ryan already knows everything that's going on.
Lucia and Reisa enjoy time walking alone without David. They go to malls, cafes that are trending and even go to the movies. Reisa had wanted to take her to an amusement park but today Lucia still has to work at a cafe. So he did not want to make Lucia tired later.
In the Mall, from a distance Lucia looks to glance at the shoes Heels are a trend. Reisa brought him in. “Hey, what do we enter if it is real will not buy” reject Lusia.
“Why? No sign in means buy right" said Reisa pulled the arm of Lucia playing in just like that.
“But we will busy them” replied Lucia softly then smiled to the saleswoman who welcomed them.
Lucia tried the shoes she wanted and photographed the part of her foot
wearing it then post it on his social media account with caption :
[Haha, I know this is embarrassing, but for the sake of waiting for a kind person Hahaha]
“Beautiful, I will buy it for you” Reisa said.
“Hey, what the fuck are you. No need, I just want to try it” said Lucia take off her shoes and put them back.
Reisa keeps forcing to buy Lucia. Because he rarely saw Lucia showing interest in Fashion. Lucia refused and pulled Reisa's arm out.
“Thank you, sorry to trouble” said Lucia smiled to the saleswoman and left.
Outside Lucia laughed. It reminds him of when he was in school. They went to various shoe stores, bags, clothes to take pictures and put up online to run the Jastip business.
“Oh yes, when are you going to introduce me with that?” ask Reisa.
"Which man do you mean?" ask back to Lucia.
“I think the guy who drove you home last night was him. I wonder how handsome he” said Reisa grinning herself. “Can't you steal the opportunity to take a picture?” ask Reisa.
“Haha, why did you become obsessed with him”, Lucia replied laughing.
“What if we invite him to join for dinner?” ask Reisa.
“Already, do not ask for anything, you know for yourself it is very unlikely now” replied Lucia by pulling her into the Cinema.
“Then what did he do at his house?”
“Eemm..., painting, reading a book or a sport and watching a movie” Lucia replied while checking the movie schedule of the day.
“Painting? he's a painter?" reisa asked increasingly.
“True, I also recently found out” replied Lucia while booking a ticket.
“Ah yes, I forgot that at that time I had not finished discussing the painting with her” continued Lucia chirps surprised Reisa and the ticket officer who served her.
"What haven't you finished?" ask Reisa.
Reisa still kept going by asking questions about Rayn to Lucia. Even he was not aware of what movie tickets Lucia had bought without discussing them with him. Lusia did not pay much attention to him because he knew for sure the edges of playing a match with Rayn. Reisa spends time with Lusia to entertain Lusia.
Upon entering the waiting room, suddenly came a female staff of the cinema approaching the two. He gave a large popcorn with a message paper that was only folded in half. "I'm sorry, someone asked me to give this to you" she said, handing over popcorn and a paper message to Lucia.
"For me, from?" ask Lucia.
"True, he ordered it for you. From the man" she said, pointing to a man wearing a hoodie walking out of the cinema.
"Oh, well thank you" said Lucia. Although he wanted to refuse and ask for more details, but he realized the woman was just delivering a message.
"Who is he? reisa asked Lucia by grabbing a paper message from Lucia's hand.
"Okay, what did he write?" ask Lucia.
[Sorry I wasn't there at the time, I'll teach them a lesson] - a message written on a piece of paper.
"What does this mean?" ask Reisa to Lucia. The clueless Lucia could only answer by shaking her head. Lusia and Reisa were just staring at each other with questionable faces. They asked in their hearts who the man was.
***To Be Continued***
