See You Tonight

Chapter 39: Meet Cindy

"There is no Cindy here" Ahsan said.

"Any, when I clearly saw that he had just entered this store," explained Ruben.

"Maybe you're wrong Ben's time" Ahsan said.

"So you saw Cindy wearing what color?" my many.

"Pake the red shirt" replied Ruben quickly.

I looked at the two female visitors who were here. Of the two female visitors, none of them were wearing red. Then the possibility is true, if what Ruben saw was Cindy. The question now is where Cindy is now.

"Maybe what you saw was really Cindy Ben. You see, there are two female visitors who are here, none of whom are wearing red clothes" I said.

"If it is, then Cindy should be here" Ahsan said.

"She should be, maybe she's in the bathroom?" my spoken.

"Maybe, but what if we just ask the shopkeeper's old grandmother. Maybe he knows where Cindy is. And if indeed he went to the bathroom, Cindy must have asked permission first dong to the grandmother," said Ahsan.

"Good idea," I said.

Then Ruben walked to the old shopkeeper's grandmother who was busy reading books.

"Excuse me Grandma, did a woman my age wearing a red shirt come here?" ask Ruben slowly.

The old granny who was reading the book, then turned her eyes towards Ruben for a while. There was no sign that the old grandmother would answer Reuben's question. He then closed the book he was reading and immediately walked slowly into the room behind him.

Reuben also seemed confused by the reaction of the grandmother. He then turned his head towards us while shrugging his shoulders indicating that he did not know what the grandmother was doing.

We were shocked when my grandmother came back from the room. He's back with the man we're looking for, Cindy.

Not only were the three of us shocked, but Cindy was also. Cindy was very surprised by the three of us.

"Cindy?" ruben said while still in a state of surprise.

"Eh Ru-ruben, Ah-san, Ga-lang. You-you're looking for me?" ask Cindy with a bit of a stammer.

"Why did you know that the three of us were looking for you?" ask Ahsan.

"So my grandmother told me that someone was looking for me" Cindy replied.

"Eh grandma? Don't-don't these shopkeeper grannies are your grandmothers huh Cin?" asked Ahsan again, who was surprised this time.

"Well, this is my grandmother" said Cindy, to Ahsan, Ruben, and I'm surprised.

"O-oh so yeah hehe. I just found out," replied Ruben while putting on a smile to escape this quite awkward atmosphere.

"You better just talk inside. Let it taste better. Then let grandma make you some tea" said Cindy's grandmother as she told us to go inside.

"Eh thank you, Grandma. Don't bother," Ahsan said with a slight smile.

"It's important that you go in first," said Cindy's grandmother again.

"Let me make the tea. Grandma can go back to the front again" Cindy said.

His grandmother went straight back to the counter, while Cindy walked in the opposite direction. Maybe he'll make us tea first like what he said.

"I just found out that this bookstore belongs to Cindy's grandmother" Ahsan said.

"Yes the same as me. Though I've subscribed to buy books in this store for years from when I was a child," I said.

"Oi Ben why is your face still so moody. You're not ashamed of Cindy putting on such an ugly face?" ahsan said giving a little encouragement to Ruben.

This time Ruben did not reply to the taunts from Ahsan. He looked silent and thought of something serious.

"Why is it silent. Later if you think too much, you can faint knowing hahaha," Ahsan continued his joke to Ruben.

Not long after, Cindy came while carrying trays. On top of the tray, there was a teapot and four empty tanks. Upon arriving here, he immediately put the tray on the table and began to pour the tea in the teapot into the empty cup. Then he started handing out the cup which now had warm tea to us. I don't know why the atmosphere this time was so awkward.

"How are you doing, Cin? Why did you go to school for two days without a reason?" tanya Ahsan broke the awkwardness.

"Gak papa San. I'm doing fine. I was busy these two days, so I decided not to go to school first hehe" Cindy replied with a faint smile.

"Aren't you really papa Cin?" ask Ruben.

"Yes Ben, no papa kok hehe," Cindy still replied with a faint smile on her face.

I don't know what to say to Cindy right now. I was like I was out of words. I decided to listen to them talk first.

"Oiya was our class there is a repeat of History Cin. Those who have not yet joined the replay can ask for a repeat if they have left," Ahsan said again.

"Oh yeah, I completely forgot about the retelling of History. Thank you San for the info," Cindy said, "please drink the tea, get cold."

The four of us started drinking tea slowly. The tea taste is good, not too sweet. And also although this tea is warm, but somehow it feels soothing when drunk, although this afternoon air is quite sultry us.

"Thank you yes. You guys have bothered looking for me. Did you come to my house or not?" ask Cindy.

"Cin hehe yet. You see, when we were about to pass through this store, Ruben suddenly saw you were walking into this store. So, we stopped by at this store. Oiya Ruben was worried about me a lot, hehehe" Ahsan said, teasing Cindy and Ruben a little.

"Well, thanks Ben was worried about me. But it was fortunate that you guys have not reached my house hehe," Cindy again put on her thin smile that felt a little stuck up.

"So, tomorrow you have started going to school again or not Cin?" ask Ruben curiously.

"Not yet to know Ben hehe. If I'm not busy, maybe I'll start school again tomorrow" Cindy replied.

"so yeah. By the way, what are you busy with? To the extent that you don't go to school like that" asked Ruben again.

Cindy did not answer Ruben's question this time. He was silent and seemed to be thinking about answering Reuben's question.

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