The Beginning of a Dream

Thousand Steps

“You want to eat what Safira?” Reffan asked gently at the woman in front of him.

But the answer was not immediately answered and finally shook his head.

Reffan breathed a rough sigh looking disappointed with Safira's answer, “As I ordered earlier.”

“Good Sir.” The voice of the waiter accompanied by his body bow confirmed the order of Reffan.

“Safira, are you upset with me?”

Sapphira was still silent did not answer Reffan's question, but in her heart she cursed, ”Yes clear, why still ask.”

“To be honest I don't like being rejected by you, let alone you avoiding me. Why do you easily want to just walk away from me, without giving me a chance at all? Behave wisely Safira, you can't just decide to leave. Now tell me what's my fault with you so you don't want to give me a chance to prove my seriousness to you?” Reffan looked at Safira hoping to get a satisfactory answer for her.

“You are not wrong Mr. Reffan, I was wrong because I was late realizing I should not be here.” Sapphira's speech was so calm that it was inversely proportional to her heart pounding so fast that even Safira was afraid that Reffan was aware of her nervousness.

“And now you even regret coming here, you are amazing Safira!” reffan's face was already very upset to hear Sapphira's confession, Reffan did not expect Sapphane to be at all unhappy with what had been prepared for him.

“Pak Reffan, you should understand if you shouldn't be acting like this against me. I'm just an ordinary person who is comfortable with my life. Then suddenly you said you wanted to marry me. Then I have to think how other than you want to play me. I understand you're used to getting what you want even about women, but please don't me. My life is ordinary Mr. Reffan but I am very grateful.”

Reffan clenched his hand, Sapphira who realized it started to fear his words offending Reffan.

“You even said something as if you understood my life so well Safira. You think I'm just gonna play you. You think I'm a man like that.” Reffan had not yet resumed his words a servant came to bring food for Reffan and Sapphira.

Not much food came, Reffan deliberately only ordered food in small portions and not much choice because he was sure Safira was not comfortable eating with him.

“Eat Safira, this is not much so you should be able to spend without any reason.”

Safira still had not touched anything on the table, her gaze turning to the pool.

Reffan let out a rough breath finding that his orders were not immediately carried out by Sapphira.

“Quickly eat Sapphira, or are you waiting for me to bribe you?” reffan's face turned a mischievous smile looking at Sapphira.

Spontaneous only Sapphira whose face reddened in shame turned to the right and left fearing anyone heard Reffan's words, even though their table was far from the other table. Of course this was deliberately done by Reffan.

Reffan was preparing to cut off Safira's omelet

“Don't, I can do it myself!" Safira was surprised Reffan would actually do as he said.

Reffan smiled enjoying Safira's face which was still a shy red. “If you don't spend, I'll gladly feed you Safira.”

Sapphira's eyes bulged towards Reffan with slightly bulging cheeks due to the food inside and do not forget her face which was still flushed.

Safira was really uncomfortable enjoying food with Reffan's gaze that did not want to be separated from him. Yesterday night was the first time he had eaten alone with a man and now he's repeating it again. Sapphira really felt sinful to have done this let alone the gaze of Reffan who continued to focus on her.

How can I get out of here, Inner Sapphira. He's really a coercive man and I'm in his territory now. I don't want him to go any crazier, ah, what am I supposed to do.

Because Sapphira was busy with her own mind without realizing that the food in front of her had moved to her stomach. He really wants to leave now. Apart from the gaze of a forced human like Reffan.

“I'm done, now I have to go.” immediately A statement came out of Sapphira's mouth.

“Now, tell me why you want to go? More precisely why do you want to leave me?”

“Go from you? Are those words not superfluous, even I have never been by your side, as if I once belonged to you!”

Reffan smiled at Safira's reply who looked very upset, inexplicably Safira looked adorable with such facial expression.

“Ok, okay. Safira why don't you give me a chance to get close to you and marry you?”

“I don't know you well.”

“I Reffan Satriya Bagaskara owner of this hotel Safira.”

“I don't want to be close to rich people like you.”

“Why?” reffan's face turned serious because he wanted to hear Sapphira's answer.

“Pak Reffan aren't you a rich and powerful man who can get the woman you want then why me. I am just an ordinary person who wishes for a quiet life and away from the sparkling of your luxurious life.”

“Why you? Because I want you Safira. What do you think of my life?”

Safira smiled in annoyance at Reffan's reply, people like him, ah everyone knows too. Rich people seem to know how hard life, what they want is clearly very easy to realize. Luxury items have become everyday food. Women, wealth and power are not always attached like a coat they keep on wearing. And last night without guilt she said she wanted to marry me. Does he want a woman like wanting a dish he wants to enjoy. Dish, ah why now I'm the one who's horrified by myself.

“Pak Reffan, I am not what you imagined. I'm sure you can get the woman you want, but not me. Please understand.”

Reffan's hands clenched on the table. Sapphira who saw him was also shocked, her mimic turned frightened. “Ah, I made her angry, how is this?” the pekikin' in heart.

“Go Safira, while you can go!” Safira did not budge.

“Go Safira!” Reffan's voice had already raised his eyes staring at Safira.

Quickly Safira stood up from her seat, “I'm sorry.” Slowly muttering, Safira thought she should apologise if her words offended the person in front of her even though she hoped it would be the last time she saw Reffan's face. His body immediately turned around and took a thousand running steps away from Reffan, that was all he had in mind now.