
...***...
Time pass. It hasn't felt like a few days have passed since that night. And from then on, Aphrodite returned to work and spent her time as an office lady.
He had to earn a lot of money to pay off all of his family's debts. In addition to working in his office as a full-time employee, Aphrodite is now also taking on several side jobs to earn more money.
But it actually makes his body's endurance decreased to the point that several times he checked with the obstetrician to make sure if the baby in the womb was okay.
Today is Friday afternoon. Earlier this morning, as usual, Aphrodite left the house at about eight in the morning. You can be sure he can go home as usual at four in the afternoon, and after that if he works more than eight hours including overtime.
"Just a few more files and done. I can go home in time," he murmured as he continued to struggle with some files in his hands.
Jenia who sat in the cubicle next to him then shifted her wheelchair. He looked up at Aphrodite who was busy there.
"Dite!" Call slowly.
"Hm?" Aphrodite replied without turning her head, it was just an indistinct mutter that Jenia could hear.
"Today are you busy?"
"Why indeed?"
"I want to take you away. Hows it? Don't you have an after-work show?"
Aphrodite turned to her file for a moment before she was silent and remembered. Her mouth there was mumbling, what the woman muttered, Jenia did not know.
"Nothing" he said, turning to Jenia there.
"Is there really no?"
"Yes. Where are you taking me?" Aphrodite asked with a puzzled look on her face.
"Later you know. You're coming, right?"
"Ng... How is it?" Aphrodite seemed to be weighing.
"Oh come on, come on? At once we celebrate the return of an Aphrodite who has managed to move on from her former jerk, scoundrel, shit, who better die it!" Jenia exasperated when she had to remember the figure of Xavier who had made Aphrodite completely destroyed. Oh really, if Jenia met Xavir, Jenia was the first one to attack the man. Kick it, snap it, scratch it, and make it really unsettling to stay alive on this earth.
"Alright then I'll come along," the final one after being silent for a while.
"Yeah!!!" Jenia pushed her wheelchair over to Aphrodite. He stretched out his arms and hugged Aphrodite tightly. "Thank you for coming" he said.
"Oh come! Unhand me! I'm having a hard time breathing this!" Aphrodite painstakingly let go of herself.
"ah-ah. Sorry," Jenia took her hug off the woman.
"Hurry back to work. It's time to go home soon!" Said Aphrodite who was back in the bus with her files.
"Good Mom!" Jenia saluted before then returning to work.
"Curtain, basic," Aphrodite smiled faintly there. His best friend was really cheerful. It was no wonder then that he was so expressive, to the point that it was so emotional to listen to his explanation of what was happening between him and Xavir that had left him.
...*...
"What are we here for?" Aphrodite asked as soon as they arrived at a restaurant that contained several pairs of lovers who were enjoying their dinner there. Oh, even very clear from the name of the restaurant as well.
It was a restaurant for couples.
"Yes. Why why?"
"Oh, then we'd better have dinner with him next time. I'm home, bye!" Aphrodite prepared to leave but Jenia quickly held back her steps.
"Wait on! Where are you going!"
"I don't want to eat here. You see? It's all dating people, I don't want us to be considered abnormal! I'd better go home!"
"Eh!! Waitaminute! I'm normal anyway. We're not here for no reason."
"You mean?" Aphrodite frowned, not understanding what her best friend was saying. He turned to face her.
"We're here to do blind dates! Surprise!!! Hurrah!!" The woman was excited herself, grabbed Aphrodite's hand and moved it as if to applaud her for what she had just said. Meanwhile Aphrodite looked at him with a face that was difficult to understand.
"What did you say? Blind date?" Aphrodite's birthday after a moment of silence.
"Yes," Jenia nodded her head.
"I'm not interested. Thank you, I better go!"
"Eahh!! Don't be like that! They've been waiting for us in there since."
"We?"
"Yes. We're."
"But I don't want to. After all, when did I agree to go on a blind date like this?"
"I do know you disagree and indeed from the beginning I did not intend to bring you here. But since the man who was going on a date with me was bringing his friend, so he also asked me to bring one other friend. That's why I brought you here."
"Oh come. Are you crazy? You know for yourself that I just broke up and still haven't thought of connecting with any man. So I don't want to! Why don't you just bring another friend? Why should I be the one you're taking?"
"Aahh! Don't be like that, you're the only one! The only friend I have. Therefore I invite you, and again it is time for you to find another man to replace Xavier! You have to prove it to Vier if you can also find a replacement who's even more than him!"
"But—"
"Easy! Comein! It's a pity they've waited too long since!" Jenia without a cue first pulled Aphrodite's wrist. He took the woman into the restaurant there.
Aphrodite was dragged behind him, until they arrived inside and Jenia began to busy looking for the figure of the man who was about to date her.
"Here!" A man shouted towards her while waving his hand. The man smiled as soon as Jenia got there.
"Oh, there it is! Come on!" Jenia pulled back Aphrodite's hand. Dragged him to the place where the man was sitting with another man of his age. His face is somewhat more handsome than the man who will date Jenia, but anyway the man is not his type. It looks from the way the man looks at him.
"Sorry to keep you waiting a long time" Jenia said as soon as they got there.
"It's okay" the man replied.
"Oh yes, this is my best friend. Aphrodite Guinandra," Jenia pulled him up standing at the side.
"Dite?" Call the man surprised.
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