Paper Dreams

Chapter 11's

"It's a meal, just a little bit of food I've prepared." The food Riana gave me could be said to be very much. "So, why did you reject Kenan?"

"I'm annoyed that I waited for him so long."

"Are you kidding me?"

"No! I'm serious."

"Just yesterday, you're excited. But, just because you waited to directly decide to reject it?"

"Yes. I was so annoyed to know, I waited for him for more than 30 minutes. Aren't you irritated, if you're in my position?"

"Yes. But, is it just because that's how all your feelings go?"

"Yes that's how Na."

"Hm. What else Key wants, feelings are unpredictable."

Riana went back to the kitchen to pick up another snack for the two of us. "Has Lenca been so busy lately?" I asked Riana when she was in front of me.

"Yes. But, it looks like she has a boyfriend."

"Ha. Wh who? As far as I know, Lenca never had a boyfriend."

"Well that's it. But, lately he has been busy with his cell phone. Sometimes he gets busy all of a sudden. Lifting the phone from someone and usually they call very long. Isn't that a sign of having a boyfriend?"

"Yes too. She might have a boyfriend, right."

"Let him, he will be happy."

"But we have to go outside tonight. I'm tired of staying home. You're bored too!"

"Iyya. But where are we going?"

"Hmmm. How about the Mall? Want to play Timezone. Just let's get everything out."

"Haha. You're all there," I laughed as she said that. If only, you knew the real reason I didn't accept him. Perhaps, you will be angry at me for not being as reasonable as I said for now.

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"Can deh. Later, he said 'ko I'm not invited' if he saw our post."

"Yes, right." Riana picked up her phone and contacted Lenca. Tut's... Tut's... Tut's... Not lifted until the last ring. Riana then called back Lenca, a few minutes later she picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Where is your Lenca? We're going outside, aren't you coming?"

"Ahh, I didn't have any business with Riana."

"Oh okay. So, my '" phone was closed by Lenca unilaterally. "It seems, he's really busy" she told me.

"Yes already. Don't call him busy." We went outside the house, to the nearest stop near Riana's house.

"Hello, where are you going?" said a man who was in a car we did not recognize.

"Why Mas?" riana said to that person.

"Where are you going, Ma'am? If it's a line, can ko nebeng same me," he said again with a smile looking at us.

"We got on the bus, he's a rich freak. I don't know about it." Riana whispered to me, but could be heard by the person in the car there.

"His brother knows me. Let's say Miss Key."

When I looked back at his face, I remembered him. He was the one who was in front of Riana's house this afternoon. "Oh yes. Damar, right?"

"Yes Ma'am. Just remember me well, where are you going? If you're on the line you can take it."

"You go to the Mall near here."

"Oh same, we go there together." Damar opened the door for both of us. Surprisingly, we both just got in the car.

Since we were in the car we just kept quiet and there was no talk. I also just realized that I was sitting in the front seat beside Damar, while Riana was sitting in the back seat behind us both.

My feeling, this road feels familiar. After I looked carefully, it turned out we passed the path to kos Kenan. I remember once, if I used to come here very often, whether it was just to ponder it or when he was sick.

When looking at the pedestrian path, I saw a couple of lovers who joined hands. I was thinking 'is in the future when I come back, I have a good partner?'. However, when I looked carefully it turned out to be Lenca and Kenan. What the hell, why are they like lovers? I turned to the side, but I was not in the past. I'm back, but there are some changes here. Actually, what happened that night?