The Love That Is Taken

Dinner with Karin and...Mimin

“Oh, okay. I'm sorry I interrupted.”

Karin nodded and then turned to Jonathan. “Let's go out, Sir.”

Jonathan nodded and smiled to say goodbye to the young man who greeted Karin earlier. Karin's friend Eric nodded back and saw the two men walking away from the crowd of visitors to the exhibition. Then he took a deep breath and exhaled with a feeling of unease. He clenched both his hands tightly. When are you going to forgive me, Karin? linda merana. I have harvested the bad seed that I sown. Is there no chance for me to reunite with you?

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“Who is it, Karin? Your friend?” jonathan asked as soon as they were already outside the exhibition hall. His secretary pensive for a moment then replied slowly, “My ex-girlfriend, Mr.”

“Oh, I see,” says his boss understands. It was only fitting that Karin's attitude was indifferent in responding to the young man's question. It seems like their relationship broke up not very well, the man commented inwardly.

“Where else do we want to go, Sir?” karin asked as he looked at the leader with eyes full of question marks. So clear his eyeballs, praise Jonathan in your heart. His eyes were cold to anyone who looked at him.

“It's been half seven in the night. You're hungry, aren't you? Eat, yuk.”

“Good, Sir.”

“Eit, but this is the weekend, do you have no appointment...ehm...special friend?”

“Means Mr girlfriend?”

“Ya, there you go.”

“I don't have a new boyfriend yet, sir. That one broke up six months ago.”

“Oh, why?”

Karin was silent at the boss's question. Should I answer, huh? It's a personal matter, he thought uneasily. Jonathan seemed to be able to guess the thoughts of his subordinates. He immediately switched the conversation.

“What do you like to eat, Karin?”

“What aja, Sir. I'm flexible with the guy.”

“Mau Western food, Chinese food, or Indonesian food?”

“I'm up to you.”

“You say to me or indeed your attitude always succumbs this way when it comes to food?”

Karin laughs amusedly at the words of her superior. “I'm used to adjusting to the person I'm with, Mr.”

“Means you don't have a stand, dong?”

“Not so. There are some things that I don't think need to be questioned, such as what to eat for example. In addition there are also things that cannot be tolerated if it is contrary to my principles.”

Smart girl, praise Jonathan in your heart. And hold fast to its principles. Eventually the man gave up.

“Ok, then. I decide what we eat, yeah. Like ramen, don't you?”

“Like, Sir.”

“Let's eat that. There's a ramen restaurant here that I've never tried. Right under this floor. We go down the escalator.”

“Good, Sir.”

Then the two human children who are different positions stepped towards the escalator which is located only a few meters from it.

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“Hmm..sedep once!”

“Hehehe..., I love eating ramen, yes?”

“But likes. Especially if it is spicy like this. The sauce also fits perfectly.”

“Add again, Sir.”

“Wah, my training fails later if I mostly eat noodles.”

Jonathan answered yes when suddenly a woman's voice greeted him. “Hai! Not coming to the gym was again fun to date, nih.”

The man choked on hearing Mina's typical splashing sound. He immediately coughed.  Karin who was sitting in front of him immediately thrust a warm ocha on the table.

“Drink first, sir,” advice the girl is anxious.

His boss immediately grabbed the glass containing the Japanese-style green tea and sipped it slowly. Mina smiled amusedly looking at him. “Eatya if you want to eat well, invite dong,” he joked.

Jonathan who had calmed back looked at him in wonder, “You just finished gym-gym?”

Mina nodded her head and smiled cutely until Karin laughed looking at her. “You don't know me as your girl, Jon?” the flaming red-haired nyentric female sindir.

“Halo, Ma'am. My name is Karin, the new secretary Mr. Jonathan,” said Karin took the initiative to introduce herself while smiling kindly. He stood up and stretched out his hand to invite his boss's good friend to shake hands.

“I'm Mina, Jonathan's High School Friend. But he likes to call me Mimin. It's up to you to call me what. Uh, I'm not familiar with your face, am I? Ever see where it is,” cerocos women carry it while scrunching her forehead trying to remember.

Jonathan immediately chimed, “Karin yesterday had a gym with his friend. I greeted him and you had a chance to see him.”

Mina instantly recalled back and commented, “Oh, yes. I recall. Well, your appearance is very different this way. I barely recognize. After work?”

The secretary nodded in confirming. “True, Mbak. Earlier after the office directly invited by you to review the location of the property exhibition in the hall of the seventh floor.”

“Oh, so you two are just this?” ask Mina to investigate.

“Three now. Come sit down here. What do you want to eat? Kutraktir. Where's bastian?” jonathan said repeatedly before his friend asked questions again.

“Bastian didn't come today. So I was playing with the young mothers of the socialites.”

“Asyik, dong.”

“Old bored too, Jon. The chatter is resty, showing off only.”

“Yaaa.., because they don't work. Just receive money from each husband. So the activity is especially if not shopping, treatment, and various things that essentially to spend money.”

“Betul also.”

“Come forage order there. Ntar kemaleman, you know. Later confused again because the stomach is bulging.”

Mina chuckled at the joke of her friend. He looked at the menu book and then called the waiter to order his chosen dish. Furthermore the three people were immersed in a casual and familiar conversation. Before long Mina's food and drink order came and she immediately ate it with excitement. They continued to talk until Jonathan finally glanced at his watch. He was shocked to see that it was almost nine in the evening.

“Back, yuk. Almost nine o'clock. I'm done, right?” he said while staring at the two women who ate with him in turn.

Karin and Mina both nodded. Jonathan calls the waiter and offers his credit card to pay the bill. Moments later the card was returned along with a receipt of proof of payment that must be signed. He checked the bill for a while and then he affixed his signature.

“Thanks a lot, Jon. Next time again, yes,” seductive Mina while laughing spoiled.

“Your welcome.”

“Thank you, sir,” said the other woman with a smile.

“Sama-sama, Karin. Let's go home now. Your car's parked on what floor, Min?” jonathan asked, turning to Mina.

“This floor. You?”

“I'm on the second floor. Well then, I'm the same Karin down first, yeah. Bye.”

“Bye, Jon, Karin.”

“Teen home first yes, Ma'am Mina.”

“Be careful Rin, same boss of yours. That's crazy, he. Hahaha..”.

Jonathan shook his head in response to his best friend's joke. Karin herself just smiled. Eventually the two of them parted ways with Mina in front of the quiet ramen restaurant.

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