Second Time

OLD FRIEND

Grace came out of her apartment, she looked very neat. Grace goes to Jane's apartment, which is one floor below her apartment. Grace walks into Jane's apartment without permission, looking for Jane in her room. The room was so dark, the curtains were tightly closed, even the rising sunlight could not penetrate it at all. Grace uncovers the curtain curtains until the sunlight immediately burst into the figure who was writhing very lazily on the bed.

"Oh what is this? What's this early light?" Jane tried to block the light that was shining down on her face with her palm.

"Wake Jane." Grace shook her head looking at her best friend.

"Grace why are you in my room so early?"

"Come on Jane, it's noon."

"But it's a holiday, Grace. I want to sleep again." Jane hugged her roll.

"Let's wake up Jane." Grace shook Jane's shoulder.

"No way." Jane hugged her roll tightly.

"Jane you promised you'd accompany me to the salon today." Grace was getting upset.

"Why should it be this early?" Jane's still not moving, only my mouth's touching.

"Jane, I'll go alone, if you need help don't look for me anymore." Grace pretended to be upset and moved out of Jane's room.

"Alright, Grace. I'll wake up now." Jane got off lazily from the bed to the bathroom.

"Good." Grace smiled winning.

"You always threaten me." Jane closed the bathroom door hard. Grace just laughed at hearing that.

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Grace and Jane enter a large beauty salon. They were greeted by friendly employees. Grace and Jane are told to wait in a waiting room where the atmosphere is very comfortable. Not long after, several female employees entered and let them into the treatment room.

Grace and Jane take a complete care package, from hair, face, body, and nail care. Finished from the treatment they choose to soak warm water with aromatherapy. It feels like their bodies and minds are refreshed after a week of work.

By late afternoon, Grace and Jane had just finished with their activities. They were completely satisfied with the service at the beauty salon. Grace and Jane tidy up their belongings to get home. When they enter the lobby, they cross paths with someone.

"Definaaa?" A young man greeted him with excitement.

"Me?" Grace looked puzzled, she did not know this man at all.

"Oh baby, you're getting beautiful and mature. Where have you been all this time?" This beautiful man hugged Grace happily.

"Si..who?" Grace's dumbfounded.

"Have you forgotten me, Def?" The man held Grace's shoulder and looked at her.

"Mmm, my name is Defina, but I'm sorry I don't know you." Grace looked at the man.

"Oh, my beautiful girl, did you hit your head? Why did you forget me?"

"Mmm, I'm sorry, I can't remember you." Grace was very confused.

"Def, it's me, Maria. M-A-R-I-A." The man spelled his name clearly.

"Marya?" Grace is confused because it turns out that this man is named Maria.

"Oh baby how could you forget me, where's your phone?" Mary held Grace's hand.

"It." Grace unknowingly gave her the phone.

"Ba.alright."

"Come back here baby, I'm the owner of this salon, you can come anytime." Maria held back Grace's shoulder and looked at her gently.

Grace simply nodded and invited Jane to walk away from the place. The two of them left with all the question marks that appeared in their heads.So did Maria, she felt confused why Defina did not recognize her, but Maria was one hundred percent sure that it was Defina her best friend.

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"Jane?"

"What?" Jane, who was driving, glanced at Grace.

"Are you thinking about what I'm thinking?"

"Yes." Yeah." Jane nodded.

"That wood guy?"

"true." Jane nodded again

"Who do you think she is, Jane?" Grace looked at Jane.

"I think your acquaintance." Jane answered

"But I don't recognize him." Grace shakes.

"But he recognized you." Jane glanced at Grace.

"Looks like he's the wrong person, isn't Defina's name very much?"

"It's possible, but he seems pretty sure that you're the familiar Defina."

"Yes, he looks pretty sure, is he really my acquaintance. But I don't remember at all, Jane." Defina tried to remember.

"Maybe you've met somewhere or at an event?" Jane seemed to think.

"No way, I'd remember his face if I ever met." Grace touched her forehead which suddenly felt dizzy.

"Alright, Grace. Don't think too much about it, maybe he's really wrong people."

Not feeling they have arrived, Jane parked the car, they walked quickly to their respective apartments. Jane tells Grace not to bother her because she wants to continue her delayed break.

"Grace, don't bother me until tomorrow morning, I want to continue my rest that you're disturbing." Jane laughed, waving her hands as she exited the elevator and walked towards her apartment. Grace simply smiled wryly staring and returned Jane's hand wave.

The elevator door opened, and Grace walked into her apartment. His head felt a little dizzy after the beauty incident. Her brain kept spinning trying to remember who Mary was, yet she did not remember her at all.

Grace tried to calm her mind back down, she went to the kitchen and made warm milk. Grace walked towards the balcony, she sat in the chair looking at the sky that was beginning to darken. Orange light seems to be dimming, the sun has withdrawn to take a break from its task.

Grace slowly drank the warm milk in her hand, her mind was already beginning to feel calm. He did not think too much about Maria anymore, he closed his eyes briefly enjoying the gusts of wind caressing his face, the twilight completely calmed his heart at this moment.

Grace grew lazy from her seat, she went back in and closed the balcony door because it was dark and mosquitoes started to disturb her. Grace went to the bathroom, washed her face and changed her clothes in pajamas. There was nothing he could do tonight so he felt a little lonely. Grace opened her phone for a while but nothing mattered so she put her phone back on.

Grace was hungry, she headed to the kitchen and made her favorite meat bun. She eats her dinner while watching television, in fact she wants to visit Jane at this time, but it's very clear that the boy forbids her from interrupting her rest tonight. Grace decides to spend the night watching television.

As the night wore on, Grace got off the couch, turned off the television and got into bed. He had already yawned several times the signs of drowsiness started attacking him. Grace got into the blanket and started closing her eyes. Not long ago he had already slept through the dreamland.

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