THE MENTARY FOR THE ESTUARY

CHAPTER 6, DON'T STOP IF YOU CAN'T REALLY

Returning to the present, back to what really happened before Riana fell and was unconscious.

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Riana and Nico take the elevator to the 2nd floor area of the cafe. Nico is in trouble. Should he tell her everything, or, it might be better if he kept everything to himself. All decisions are in his hands, and he must immediately choose what to do, because the time is not much more.

    “Why are your hands so cold? Lo sick?” asked Riana who looked worried. By the way, after the incident of their accidental meeting at the supermarket at that time, they finally decided to stay friends, and forget the feelings. That is, there is still affection between them, only the shape has been much different from the previous one. After all, there was one more great event that finally made them aware; which also made clear about the differences that stretched between them, I will tell you sometime.

“No, I'm in good health. Yuk, login.” Answer Nico. He clasped Riana's hand even closer and they got closer to the room where the party was.

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Riana stopped her steps, right in the middle of the room, with Nico who had resigned, preparing for what would happen afterwards. In front of them, the figure of the young man – Rey – who is holding a friendly hand of a woman (who is not her boyfriend, of course, because you remember, Riana just came earlier). Occasionally, the young man also hugged the shoulder of the young woman wearing the one-stropped dress, so his shoulders were all exposed. Riana who was unable to see it immediately fell down and fell down on the floor under her feet, she was in severe shock. But before that, he had put the box of cake on the table, and asked that the cake be delivered to those who deserve it.

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“Sorry me, Ri,” said Rey, shortly after she managed to meet Riana, passing a million barriers given by Nico, Riana's best friend.

“How long have you been with him?” ask Riana slowly. But the universe knows that the rumbling sound in his heart is more than deafening, it is the most powerful rumble that has the potential to be devastating.

“Almost this month, Ri. Ta-But..”.

“You’ve doing great,” praise Riana sarcastic. Don't ask how the long-haired girl feels right now, shed, crumble, crumble and shapeless.

“A-I know I was wrong..” Rey ruffled her hair, rubbing her face rough. He really doesn't understand what to do. And you do think, what can someone who has been caught cheating like that do?

“Ma-Af, Ri, I'm sorry.” Bugh! Someone pushed Rey until she fell backwards. Fresh blood flowed from the corner of his lips after that unexpected blow.

“Sorry doang? Just sorry doang?” ask someone while standing around his waist, just in front of Rey who was lying down because he was not ready earlier. Other Rose Cafe employees immediately stopped from their respective activities and ran to the 3rd floor, intending to divorce their bosses who lost control and even mukulin their children. Nico broke his promise to Riana. She said she would let Riana have a one-on-one conversation with Rey. But there's not five minutes, he's back, and he's attacked everything.

“Mas Nico, the patient mas!” alit shouted while holding Nico from behind.

“Mas, I know the mas has not been martial arts training for a long time, but yes not the children of people are made samsak live it!” Ica the waitres. Carissa stood still on the last rung of the stairs, watching everything soundlessly. His hunch is not wrong, Carissa knows – very well that Nico still keeps feelings for Riana. And he chose to go, rather than be hurt again.

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“Elsa it's my campus,” said Rey. Now he actually talked alone with Riana, in the private room on the 3rd floor. Nico's been secured, taken to another room by the kids. But Carissa didn't participate. Under the pretext of a sudden affair, he was allowed to go home quickly from the cafe.

“Pure friends?” ask Riana flat. He stared straight into Rey's eyes, while the one he stared at chose to throw his gaze far ahead.

“A-Initially Just friends. But, sorry, I'm comfortable with her, because she loves everything I want. Including, that one..” Rey forms quotes with her fingers. After all her strength held back Riana, but finally her defense broke down as well. Riana's crying. He is disappointed, not in the end of their relationship in this way, but about what Rey has been looking for from him all along.

“Sorry to me, Ri. You don't pant with me. You're a good woman, and I'm not that kind of man. Maybe our soul mate just got here. But all you have to know is Ri, I never knew and fell in love with you. But like, you are the one who can get this far with me,” Rey smiled bitterly. For some reason, with him hurting this woman, he feels like he is hurting himself, or his mother, or his sister who is female. Holy hooch!

“I still have the same impression as you, and I never regret what happened to us, from two years ago to this second. But, I didn't expect that the way we ended had to be like this.”.

“Sorry to me, Ri. Really, you can do anything to this very evil me. And after that, be happy, there is still a beautiful destiny waiting for you ahead there, and clearly, you will step there instead of with me.” Rey hugged Riana. He let the girl cry – for the last time – in his arms. And if Rey can selfishly ask, she doesn't want this day to end. Or if necessary, he wanted to free-fall two years ago, to fix everything that felt wrong.

“Sorry I'm Riana... I'll have a hard time forgetting about you.” Said Rey while still hugging her former most beautiful.

“It looks like I did too, Rey, because, those two years are not a short time.” Riana.

“Thank you for everything, for these two years, you're the best, Ri. Whether I'll get another chance to keep a good girl like you or not after this, I don't know.”.

“Insya a better GOD is waiting for you..” said Riana encouraging Rey.

“I'm not sure, Ri, what else after what I did to you..”.

“Make this a lesson, and also an improvement for you going forward. Because I don't think it's possible for you to repeat the same mistake, as bitterly as an event or experience in life, that's the lesson that most clearly means something to us.” Advice Riana wise. Rey is getting deeper. Dismissed his hopes of staying with this good girl, just because of her momentary comfort when he was with Elsa while on campus. Starting from a team during group duty, eventually even become a cinlok; love location that actually breaks the heart of the woman he should be guarding.

“Hey, don't be so sad. After all, this is your special day.” Riana said while smiling and looking at Rey, as if nothing had happened before. Rey's stunned. Apparently, Riana still remembers her birthday.

“Happy Birthday Rey Faris Saputra's. Happy 21 years old.” Riana said again, while giving the cake box that she had brought here after work. And no matter who saved this cake so that its shape was still intact, Riana had to thank for it. Rey received the box of cake with trembling hands. The fragile side as a man can not be lied to, he really felt ashamed of his behavior towards his lover (who has become an ex).

“Make a wish dong first, do not light the candle yes,” said Riana cheerfully while turning on the candle that stuck sweet on the cake. Rey nodded. He closed his eyes and did’a. There were many things that had happened in his life, and the worst was today; the day that he had lost the most precious person in his life, precisely because of his own fault. Ironical.

Finished blowing out the candles, they clapped, laughed, and took pictures together. And oh yes, there are still moments of bribery as well. It's okay, this is the last one. After this, they would walk each one, picking up their respective destinies, with someone else giving a different impression.

“One more time, happy birthday yes, Rey,” said Riana while cleaning up the empty tart box.

“Thanks, Ri. You are the best..” said Rey sincerely.

“But I have one request, can I not?” ask Riana.

“By Ri, what is it?” Rey curious.

“Never stop by if you can't really..”

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