There's Only Us

Lunch

Nara returned to her study, footsteps leading her to the sofa by the window. He sat himself there, his eyes staring out the window. The wind blew, blowing away some strands of Nara's hair.

He closed his eyes, enjoying the smooth gust of wind. The weather today is good, but the streets of the capital remain unchanged and are always filled with vehicles. There's a lot of pollution here.

Feeling quite calm, Nara moved and moved. He returned to his daily activities. Sitting in a chair with a table filled with books always accompanies. Nara took a book and a pencil.

For the next two weeks, maybe Nara will be overtime. His right hand held a pencil and was ready to design. But, for some reason suddenly Nara did not focus. His brain stopped working. Nara became confused, what kind of clothes did she want to draw?

Nara thought again, trying to focus. But still can't, his mind has branched out everywhere. Many times Nara scribbled books and tore them apart and threw them away. Until the trash can next to his desk was full of torn paper.

Nara is not aware that it is almost time for lunch. Nara is still trying to focus. When the sound of the door of Nara's room was knocked, Nara just realized and sighed softly.

The door opened and displayed the figure of a petite girl from behind the door. Nara who was initially leaning her head on the table immediately sat down properly. The messy mood is back.

"Her Mother... "

"Honey Darling... "

Nara spread out her hands, preparing to welcome her daughter into her arms. After hugging, two men entered Nara's study. Fahmi and Nevan came together, then stepped towards the long sofa to sit down.

"Still working, Ra?"

Nara walks towards where Fahmi is sitting followed by Nessa. It should have been a break but Nara still forced her brain to work. But it seems useless, because since Nara was very unfocused.

His mind kept branching everywhere, and also thought of his meeting with the man. Nara's brain cannot absorb ideas at all.

"Yes, Brother. There was a bit of a problem so I was a little busy. But I can't focus, from now on confused about what to do"

Nara massaged her temples that felt a little dizzy, dizzy thinking about how she could focus on working without thinking about anything else. This time, the man's face was very disturbing to Nara.

"If so, let us eat first. Let your brain run out again."

Nara lifted her face, looking at Fahmi. Then his eyes glanced towards the wall clock. It was time for lunch. Since then, his stomach has been ringing.

"Yes, we eat first. Brother's looking for a place, yeah." Fahmi.

The four of them walked together out of Nara's boutique. If you look again, they are like a happy family. But the reality is not like that, their closeness is already like a real family, but actually not.

They got in the car, Fahmi was driving. On the way, Nessa enthusiastically tells her about her school, with Nara as a good listener. Sometimes he would answer Nessa's questions.

As for Nevan, he had been silent and had no voice since. His reticent attitude made it a little difficult for Nara to talk to Nevan. It felt like he wanted Nevan to be as chatty as Nessa but Nara herself did not know how.

"Nevan." call Nara.

Nevan turned, "why, Mommy?"

"You don't want to be in the same story, Mother?"

"Nothing," Nevan replied briefly, she looked back out the window.

Nara sighed, not knowing how she could make Nevan look like Nessa.

Just this time Nara heard it, the little boy of today had his mind tainted like that. Nara did not know how to respond.

Nevan stared intently at Nessa, "you little boy know what, hell?!!"

"You're a kid too, I'm older than you! So you're the little boy.. "

Nessa turned her face away, irritated at being called a child. He is Nevan's brother and sister. But Nevan's attitude is like thinking of himself as a sister.

The atmosphere returned to silence, after a 20-minute drive, the car stopped right in front of a restaurant. The restaurant is very clean and away from pollution, lots of trees around it. With brown wood as the wall.

They entered the slightly crowded restaurant. Find a table that matches the atmosphere. Arrive at the corner table near the window that leads to a garden. Four seats are available there. The right choice according to Fahmi.

The four of them sat in their respective places, the waiter came with a menu. They choose foods they like with enough portions to fill the stomach.

While waiting for food, Nessa, Nevan, and Fahmi tell him they laugh occasionally. Meanwhile, Nara, she was silent and did not participate in the conversation of the three people. His eyes were busy looking around.

Nara had never been to this restaurant, but she felt calm and away from the noise. Though still in the capital but the atmosphere is very different. A beautiful garden with a fountain in the middle that Nara can see through the window that is next to her.

While staring around, Nara accidentally caught the figure of the man who had made her lose focus. Yes, Nara saw Gavin in a place not so far away from her.

But he's not alone, Gavin's at this restaurant with his wife. They both look very compatible. Nara stared at it in silence. Why did fate bring him back to meet Gavin?

Gavin who had just finished ordering the food was back in place. He sat down and pulled the phone out of his pocket. But, he realized that someone was staring at him. His eyes went around looking for a figure that made him feel noticed.

When her eyes stopped at one place, in the corner of the room that was only three tables away from her, there was Nara who was staring at her. The look that Gavin saw this morning. Highlight the eyes that look with his sadness.

When their eyes met, somehow they seemed to really enjoy the moment of looking at each other. Both are dissolved in silence. Until Gavin realized something.

His gaze turned to the one who was with Nara. Two little boys and a grown man. Ah, maybe it was her husband, Gavin thought.

But why did Nara keep looking at him? isn't she afraid that her husband is jealous? Gavin looked back at Nara, still the same, Nara still looked at him, for some reason but again Gavin felt familiar with Nara's presence.

For a long time they looked at each other, until the voice of a servant made Gavin and Nara decide their gazes and immediately looked away.

The dish Nara and three of her closest friends came. Nara has refocused on her two children and is no longer looking at Gavin. But, occasionally Gavin still steals a glance towards Nara.

Unlike earlier, Nara there looked happy with her smile. The sweet smile that Gavin never got from everyone but his mother.

"Mother, I want to try Mother's food. Can't, right?" asked Nessa with a hopeful face. His eyes looked at Nara pleading.

Seeing the food Nara ordered, Nessa wanted it. It looked delicious, even though in front of him there was already the dish he wanted earlier.

"Well, which one?"

Nessa pointed to the food she wanted. Nara doesn't mind sharing with her daughter. He took what Nessa wanted. Seeing the face of Nessa who was so happy had made Nara feel happy.

Her daughter's happiness is her happiness too. If her two children are happy, Nara is happy. If her two children were sad, Nara could feel it too.

Perhaps, having Nessa and Nevan in Nara's life was enough. If he could he did not wish to add a new family among the three of them. But Nara still doesn't know where fate will take her.