The Unexpected Love Journey

Ch 2's. A Glimmer of Memory From the Past

On the way to the mall, Mr. Budi constantly smiled at him from behind the rearview mirror of the car, making it a bit uncomfortable. Although repeatedly he reprimanded by pretending to cough several times, still not digubris.

“Sorry sir, something is wrong with my appearance huh? From earlier I saw the father smiling continuously.”, the woman's question broke the silence in the car.

“Ah. There is no problem, only I am a bit rarely see how I bring guests in his car, especially women.”, replied Mr. Budi who threw a ignorant smile when saying the word ‘, especially’ as if he wanted to emphasize something.

“Duh, Om. Please, focus on driving. Don't discuss anything else.”, Andre commands while staying focused, playing online games on his ipad. Sometimes he looks out the window so that his head does not get dizzy.

“Sorry deck, my bangs are a bit stiff. If you can know whose name is it? Surely you guys do not know each other, right?”, asked Mr. Budi.

Andre wanted to cut and denied that he was not stiff, but did not want to deal with the woman beside him. However, he broke his resolve.

“Yunita pack.” The woman beside him answered,

Hearing the word ‘Yunita’, Andre immediately remembered the moment a few years ago when he participated in one of the robotics competition during Junior High School. At that time, he had a brief acquaintance with a girl named Yunita also in the competition.

Although in the end he had to accept defeat and go home without success because of some personal problems he experienced. At that moment he was also the first time amazed to a woman, because he rarely saw women who are also great about robotics.

Too bad at that time he only remembered his smile because he was still dating people whose names he did not want to mention again.

If only, if only, he had observed well the woman's face, or maybe the girl's no. call, maybe the story would be different now, let alone they both have the same interest in robotics. Who knows, right? it is possible, they will get along better and fit in with each other.

“Oi," said Mr. Budi, "however you are. People again acquaintances even bengong.”, continued Mr. Budi, resuscitated Andre who was unconsciously too swept away in his past memories earlier because he heard the name ‘Yunita’.

“Anaan anyway, people again think about the task.”, replied Andre while looking out the window,

Trying to dodge if he was daydreaming earlier, in his mind he wondered if Yunita who was beside him now was Yunita whom he had met or not.

“Many reasons to you. Your name was first mentioned. From earlier in tanyain, if people again say yes focus lah.”, said Pak Budi who increasingly makes himself upset because Pak Budi is too late in his role.

“Andre.”, he answered briefly, in the middle rearview he can see clearly now, Mr. Budi is smiling widely.

Seeing Yunita who did not respond much, and just smiled kindly, made her think that maybe she was not the Yunita she was referring to or maybe just happened to be the same name. In his heart he wanted to ask if he had ever followed robotics, but the sense of prestige in him this time won, and he chose silence, focusing back on his tablet until they arrived at a mall.

Because the parking lot is quite full, they eventually dropped off in the drop zone while Pak Budi looking for parking. Not able to stand the hot air he felt after getting out of the car, he immediately invited Yunita in first.

As they walked for quite a while, Andre only realized some of the male eyes that were looking at Yunita who was in a fairly tight uniform; moreover, he himself had a rather tall stature, yunita's head alone even reached her shoulders.

And also, she wears a sweater that makes her less obvious to high schoolers; if people don't notice her pants. Unwilling to be the center of attention, upon seeing the clothing store that was a few steps ahead of them, he immediately held onto Yunita's arm, and invited her inside the clothing store.

“Ngapain anyway,” protest Yunita with a face that looks upset,

“Not aware what if you noticed the people from earlier?” obviously Andre, though,

“There can I help?” greet one of the store clerks who approached her shortly after they entered.

“Ah, I want a sweeter that is quite suitable in his body (pointing Yunita), if you can not be too tight,” said Andre, and the store clerk looked at Yunita for a moment and immediately left them.

However, after entering the store, there was a bit of regret in his heart when his eyes accidentally saw some famous brand names with prices that could also make the wallet cry, hanging on the wall in that shop.

However, his higher ego and sense of prestige hindered his rational thinking telling him to get out of it.

“What does it have to do with you?” yunita said, with the intonation of angry people but with a slightly lowered volume of voice, even almost similar to whispering if slower.

“Gua don't like it if it's the center of attention, satisfied?” Andre retorted, his eyes now fixed on one of the men's shirts on the display case, which looked rather attractive to him for a moment.

“How about this one?” said the waiter who had approached them while carrying 4 different color sweeter,

“Enjoy your time,” he said while smiling and waving, pretending to create the impression of a shopping couple; in his heart he really hopes that hopefully it will not be expensive and there is a discount.

About half an hour waiting, Yunita finally returned. “How?”

“Duh, really long, you change clothes or.” his words stopped when he turned to look at Yunita.

For a moment, he had daydreamed when he saw Yunita who looked trendy and even looked like a model with her slim body. “Easy, that's it?” he quickly grabbed hold of himself, hiding his expression earlier by turning his gaze elsewhere and walking towards the cashier's desk.

Fortunately, the price of these clothes is not expensive. And, seeing the person wearing it look good, he also did not feel too much loss-loss— - although in fact his mind had thought hard what reason he used to explain the CC bill which now must have entered his mother's mobile phone; CC is still in the name of his mother.

...***...

When choosing a mobile phone, Yunita looks confused. Andre then approached Yunita and one of the store employees who was with him. Coincidentally, the same phone as his was displayed right beside them.

He finally pretended to ask about the phone. Seeing the look on Yunita's face that seemed to like the phone when explained, she immediately told the officer that she would take the phone earlier.

“Udah no need, let me just pay,” At the cashier, when he will pay, surprisingly Yunita held back her hand that had issued her credit card earlier.

“Hah, why? Kan gua already said that the cave would be replaced,” Andre was a bit surprised, actually he was a bit skeptical and asked if this woman knew the price of the goods she would pay.

“Pake is just mbak,” Yunita said while handing over a black card.

Andre was surprised when he realized that Black Card is one of the famous private tubs in Indonesia. He can't say anything more. Now, he was even curious and wondered who exactly this woman in front of him was.

***

On the way home to drive Yunita, the neighborhood where Yunita lived made Andre curious. Especially after seeing ‘Black Card’ earlier that not everyone can have it.

“Who do you live here with?”, asked Andre with cool ass.

He tried to hide his curiosity when they entered a residential complex that was arguably quite luxurious.

Everything can be seen from the houses that are in the complex which is modern minimalist style with a large enough size.

“Together my parents and brother”, Yunita replied briefly,

Arriving in front of Yunita's house, the first thing that comes to Andre's mind when looking at the house behind Yunita is ‘daebak’.

At first glance, there is nothing special about the house. The high walls that surround the house, the brown fence made of wood that became the only main entrance barrier then the exterior design that looks simple without a lot of decoration games.

However, if considered carefully, it will only be realized if the house has 3 floors at least. In addition, at the very top of the house there is a place that according to him is a rooftop/place BBQ, clearly visible from the open decoration with lights and roof canopy.

“Not want to enter first sir?”, asked Yunita when after getting off the car.

“Lain times aja deck. Her parents have called from earlier.” Replied Mr. Budi, moving his head towards Andre.

After saying goodbye, Mr. Budi then turned the car and returned to the road they passed. Fortunately the path was rather simple and there were directions so they did not swirl around like a dazed person, unlike when visiting the Dimas house whose path was too complicated to memorize.

On the way to his home. Andre was still thinking about Yunita's true identity. Although suspicious, in his small brain even arise a sense of wanting to make him a friend. It might sound impossible considering he and Yunita already have a bad first impression.

However, it is not impossible that it can be realized. Like the saying ‘sekas-hard stone, if the water is detected continuously will certainly bolong also’. These words are always his mainstay when socializing with whoever it is.

While thinking about all those things. In his heart, Andre murmured, “if Yunita is indeed a good person, make her his friend but if not then let all their affairs be finished until today only.”