The Adventures of the Goddess of the Night

CHAPTER 13

"So where's that kid named Alex?" I asked Sari who was making coffee next to me.

"That's all wearing Ijo clothes, facing north." replied Sari while pointing to a guy named Alex who sat five on a couch located inside the stall.

"Oh so that's your boyfriend anyway" I said as a mangosteen.

"How cool is my girlfriend, Sari is it loch!" sari said as she patted her chest proudly.

"Ach time anyway, the handsome is also Zahir," said I as I ran away from the front of Sari regardless of his grunts to wash dirty glasses and cups.

*****

The two men who were in the piggy bank immediately came down from his parked motorbike. I, who had no customers, rushed to those who had been sitting on one of the cots, then questioned their orders and immediately made them.

After that, I rejoined them to deliver the order and accompany them to chat, because it was also part of my work, to be courteous to anyone who came so that they would not come here.

"Drink the coffee," I said, offering to make small talk

"Sampean kok ayu (iya mbak, are you beautiful?)?" said the guy in navy clothes.

I smiled embarrassedly to respond. I am not used to receiving compliments from the opposite sex, especially from people I did not know before. Although not infrequently people who praise me since I work here, but it does not necessarily make me confident and proud, it even makes me embarrassed and nervous in front of them.

"You can be Mas, my people are not beautiful" I said humbly.

"Ach is not good for me you are beautiful" he said smiling, "Know me Lukman, greetings yes," Lukman thrust his hand at me and I immediately shook hands.

"I'm Loverina, call Erin, greetings."

And that was the first time I met Lukman, someone who would always be there for me and make me fall in love, even though I couldn't just forget how I felt about Zahir.

Until unknowingly, I had done what Sari suggested at that time, opening my heart to those who liked me, I felt comfortable living it, for the main reason I did it just because of this job, he said, there was no intention to play with their feelings.

But not everyone who likes then I make a girlfriend, only Lukman, Opi, and Ryan alone that I accept to be my girlfriend with various considerations. Of course I had thought carefully before that there would be no one among them who became my real girlfriend even though I liked them, because after I quit this job and went back to my town, I would never see them again and that meant that this relationship would end on its own.

And Zahir, he still has a special place in my heart because he was the one who first made my heart beat when I thought about it. But so far, our relationship is just a relationship without status. Even so, I could never hate him who never gave clarity to our relationship, because after all I could not force him to like me as well as I liked him.

I was happy enough to love her, to reply to her messages, even though I had to take that love away and bury it deeply.

*****

I don't think the month of fasting is almost over. In five days, Sari and I will return to their respective cities. I can't wait to go home and meet my family. Although my chest was back in tightness when I remembered the wound I had been trying to heal for three months.

"do they miss me too?" my mind in my heart.

We never exchanged any news, because my parents didn't have a cell phone. Deep down there was a deep longing to remember them, but the memory of that day, where I had to be dishonorably expelled from school and forced to work in this place, made me sad, frustrated, frustrated, and disappointed.

I always cry when I think of those memories, memories I can never forget and without me realizing it is the memories that ultimately destroy my life.

*****

"Yes Hen,"

"Why don't you come back here? later I will not have any more tea donk, not fun you mah," exclaimed Hendi pursed his lips in annoyance.

"I want to find another job that is better than this Hen," I said lirih.

"I'll look for another job but you work here just don't go back to your town,"

"Can't Hen, I'm sorry. I'm not gonna lupain you kog, are you my best friend." persuade me that Hendi will not feel sad because after this we will never meet again.

"Judah how else, may it be the best for you Rin," said Hendi as he patted me gently on the shoulder.

"Thank you Hen, you want to be my friend" I smiled.

"I'm definitely not going to forget you Rin, you're fun, supple, friendly, so I like your friends." praise Hendi dined me long

"Has Hendi been feeling for me all this time?" ask in my heart

*****

"Why do you want to leave me?" lukmann said glumly.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go home" I said softly, not wanting to make him sadder.

"yes but why not come back here? how am I donk? what about our relationship Rin?" asked Lukman with teary eyes. He never imagined his relationship would end so soon.

"Sorry.." That's all I can say, I don't know how else to get Lukman to understand.

"You can't help but leave me Rin, but only a little while this relationship is established, as soon as this is also over. I can't if I have to eat you,"

"Man, there will be a meeting for sure there will be a farewell, sure if we match, surely we will meet again" he said.

*****

"Are you really going home?" asked Zahir, this time he decided to come to see me, but as usual, he only communicated via text.

"Yesa..," I answered softly as I lowered my head, unable to look at Zahir who still fills my heart.

"Mmm. be careful, take good care of yourself there." she said again, looking into my eyes fixedly.

"You must be careful too, sorry if I am wrong with you." this time I ventured to return his gaze.

For a moment our eyes clashed, trying to find a speck of implied taste, but I realized and immediately turned my face the other way, hiding my cheek which was now shamed.

Before long Zahir was alone, leaving me who could only stare at his departure with sadness, without being able to reach my wish to be with him.