
"Tant, it's late. I'll take it, yeah!" said Ken.
"Why not from earlier?" cetus Valerie's.
Joana walked first to the door. As Valerie was about to catch up with Joana, Ken pulled her hand and whispered, "Valerie, I never messed with my words. Including chasing you!"
Valerie immediately brushed off. He's so resentful of the shameless kind of guy Ken is.
Ken didn't say much either, he left.
"Valerie, don't be fierce. Aunty could see Ken was a good guy. Even though you can't open your heart to love another man, at least you remove the line you've been building. Your goal came here to forget Hansel, wasn't it? If you're still the same as you used to be, just seeing Hansel in your eyes, you won't be able to get out of the man's shadow, Vale!" joana said, trying to advise her niece. Hope if Valerie is willing to listen and do the advice Joana gave
Seeing Valerie still listening, Joana sat down next to Valerie. "You were once disappointed by a man. But that doesn't mean all men are the same. Make friends with anyone." Joana's words were considered by Valerie. The woman confirmed what her Tantenya had said.
"I'm gonna try to make more friends, Tant. What Auntie said was true" Valerie said with a smile as she nodded.
"alright. Tomorrow morning you're planning on jogging, right? Just let Stela and Ken come along. Isn't it nice to jog with friends?" Joana patted Valerie's thigh softly.
"Well, Auntie didn't join Valerie jogging?" of course Valerie was shocked. They were planning to jog together.
"If there's Stella and Ken, Auntie's not coming. Already old, afraid that her bones would fall out all over," Joana grimaced as she held onto her body.
Hearing her Tante's words, Valerie could only smile as she nodded.
"Accept ...."
***
The next day, Valerie is getting ready to jog around the apartment park where she and Joana live. As Valerie was wearing her shoes, there was the sound of knocking on the door repeatedly while calling out Valerie's name. Valerie was very familiar with the voice behind that door. Without having to let the two people wait, Valerie let them in with a friendly smile that adorned her lips.
"Have you come?" greet Valerie, let Ken and Stela go inside. Since Valerie's attitude was different from usual, the difference invited a big question mark for the two.
"Can we come in and take you for a jog?" ask Stela again to be sure.
"Of course, I also need friends," Valerie nodded again.
"Where's Aunt Joana?" stela asked, wailing but only found Valerie alone.
"Tante Joana has a photo shoot, early in the morning it's gone" Valerie replied succinctly.
Stela of mangosteen again.
"Have you had breakfast?" ask Valerie.
"Well," replied Ken quickly.
"Come, let's start jogging now!" take Stela, leave Ken and Valerie behind. Deliberately provide space for both.
The sun began to rise, Valerie repeatedly wiped her sweat away. Usually, Valerie must have been wearing more covered clothes. But now, she looks beautiful with Hotpants, all-black crop top, and hair in the ponytail.
"Sit down here first, I'll buy you a drink" Ken said.
"Where's Stela?" valerie asked, looking for her other friend.
"Stela's gone from there. Suddenly his stomach mules," said Ken. "What do you want to drink?" ask Ken again.
"White water only," Valerie replied with a smile. Ken, they have met several times, this time Valerie showed her sweet smile just for Ken.
Ken immediately turned around, carrying the pounding of his heart that was not because of, throwing his face that had been blushing, blushing.
"Why is he like that? Is my smile so ugly? It's only fair that Hansel never liked me," Valerie thought, smiling wryly to herself.
"What are you thinking?" Ken gave a bottle of water to Valerie.
"none. Just thinking about my tragic love fate" she replied, smiling again as she received a bottle from Ken.
"It's open?" Valerie was a little surprised that the bottle cap had been opened. He never received such attention from Hansel. A small attention that made the woman smile happily.
"Why? Don't you like it? I always do it for the people I love, like Stela!" honestly Ken, looking at Valerie so fixed that Valerie felt uncomfortable.
"Don't keep looking at me!" reprimand Valerie without looking at her interlocutor.
"Why? Nervous?" Ken chuckles a little, it makes Valerie slouch until she punches Ken's shoulder slowly.
"Yes, I'm nervous. Are you satisfied?" Valerie pinched her lips. While having fun with others, he forgets someone he really wants to forget.
"Said Stela, you like someone but clap one hand?" ken's question left Valerie speechless. Too confused to just agree or choose not to admit. However, Valerie had prepared an answer of her own.
"really. And finally I can only be an escaped loser. This feeling that I had been forced to destroy forcibly for decades. It hurts a lot, but I'm strong" Valerie smiled bitterly. Afterwards, Valerie only realized that she had spoken too much.
"You're not a loser, Vale. I'm sure he's sorry for losing a woman as good as you!" ken said breaking the silence that had happened for a while.
"okay? We just met, how do you know that I'm as good as you think I am? Be careful in judging someone."
"You can love someone for so long, which means you are loyal and sincere. Loyal and sincere can only be found in good people" Ken said.
"Let's see, I also don't understand why my mouth is loosened and talking too much!" Valerie looked at the clock on her wrist. "It's so hot, let's go home now!" take Valerie, move on without waiting for Ken.
Meanwhile, in a different place, a man was feeling uneasy. Driving his car at high speed.
Upon his arrival in front of a house that became his goal, he hurriedly entered and looked for the owner of the house.
"Where's Om Rey and Aunt Rena?" hansel asked a maid who welcomed his arrival.
"In the back garden, sir."
Hansel immediately walked quickly to the back garden that he already knew was located. It's true, Rey and Rena are having a conversation. Seeing Hansel's arrival, the two immediately smiled.
"Hansel, what's wrong? Arga has not yet returned to college" said Rena.
"I don't intend to see Arga, Auntie. But I wanted to ask you something about Valerie" she said later. Rey and Rena look at each other.
"Regard Valerie? What's up, Hans?" ask Rena curious.
*Connected*