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TRINGS!
The bells on the doorstep rang every time a customer came and went. Jenia walked in by pulling Aphrodite behind her.
Aphrodite was dragged behind him, until they got there. Arriving inside, Jenia began to busy looking for the whereabouts of the man who was about to date her. Jenia was trying to find a place where the man was sitting.
"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 there with a surprised look.
"French?" Aphrodite was no less surprised to find Francisco who was now sitting right next to another man there.
"What are you doing here?"
"I asked Jenia to eat here. You alone, why are you here?"
"I also invited my friend to dinner with him."
"L-lho? Wait-wait! You guys know each other?" Jenia turned to Aphrodite and Francisco alternately, as did the man sitting with Francisco. He looked at them with a surprised face mixed in confusion.
"O-oh yeah, we know each other," Aphrodite turned to look at him.
"really?"
"Yes. Frans is the son of my late father's friend."
"O-oh so apparently. You should know each other."
"Yes, that's it."
"Then it's good, you don't have to feel as awkward with each other as someone you just met. You guys can talk about a lot of things" Jenia smiled there.
"A-ah, yes," said Aphrodite in a low voice like a murmur.
"Oh and I almost forgot. This is Aiden, ", Jenia said, introducing the man she wanted to meet.
"Yes, greetings" Aphrodite shook the hand of the man she called Aiden.
"It's nice to meet you" the man said, smiling. Aphrodite simply nodded while smiling back.
"Oh yes, please sit down" he said. Aphrodite and Jenia pulled each one of the chairs over and occupied it.
"You've been waiting here a long time? I'm sorry that Dite and I were late, there were some things we had to take care of" Jenia said.
"It's okay. We also arrived a few minutes ago. Uh, what do you want to order?"
"I want the most delicious food here," Jenia grabbed the menu book there and began to open it. They then began to busy by choosing the food they want to order. Meanwhile, Aphrodite and Francisco felt something different there.
Aphrodite felt a tremendous sense of awkwardness as she sat down with Francisco at the same table.
It had been a very long time that they had not met, and it had been a very long time that they had not come into contact with each other. Since that day, Francisco has never come to see him again. Never showed up in his office again and never showed up at his house either. It was gone, either because it was busy or what, but it was quite a relief for Aphrodite.
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"I'm sorry if my presence makes you feel uncomfortable" said Francisco quietly beside him.
"Eh?" Aphrodite looked at him with a bit of confusion.
"If you feel uncomfortable with my presence, I'll go" he said again who was about to approach Aiden there but was hurriedly restrained by Aphrodite.
"No! You don't have to go" he said, holding back.
They are currently in the ticket room. They want to buy a ticket to watch a movie in the cinema. After dinner, Jenia and Aiden ask them to watch a movie together at one of the theaters not too far from where they are.
"Are you okay if I'm here?" Fransisco asked as he stared at Aphrodite there.
"At least it's better than being alone here. So I hope you don't go, and stay here to keep me company" Aphrodite murmured softly.
"alright. But as much as possible, I won't bother you" said Francisco, who then stepped in to buy their movie tickets.
After buying a movie ticket and buying some snacks to accompany them to watch the movie, they then entered and sat in the chair there.
...*...
"Hows it? Did you like the movie?" Aiden asked Jenia as soon as they got out of the movies.
"Yes, I like it."
"What if next time we walk together again?"
"Huh?"
"I think we fit in. If you're willing, I'd like to take you for another walk. Both of them, just between me and you. How's it?" Aiden asked as he stared at her intensely. Jenia looked timid there, her face blushing.
"Y-yes, I'm ready. I like you anyway, you're a warm, caring, friendly, kind person."
"Are you really ready?" Aiden.
"Yes." Yeah."
"What about next week? Are you busy? If not, let's meet at the restaurant."
"I'm not too busy next week, so I can come."
"OKAY. What about three o'clock?"
"Well, we meet at three" Jenia said.
While they were busy chatting together, it was different with Aphrodite who was now neglected. The woman walked next to Francisco who was now silent and noticed Aiden and Jenia there.
Arriving outside the building, an extremely piercing cold air greeted them. Making Aphrodite inevitably had to hug her own body, tighten the shirt she was wearing for the sake of warming herself. Unfortunately, it didn't work because the wind was too strong.
"Dite, it seems that I can't go home with you" Jenia said, glancing at him.
"Eh? Why?"
"Aiden will take me home. So you're okay with going home alone?"
"Oh yeah, it's okay. I can find a cab."
"No-no! Nay! You better get between Frans's house!" Aiden doesn't agree there. In the lyrics of his friend who now stands next to Aphrodite. "French! Get him home!"
"A-ah, no need! I can go home by myself," Aphrodite quickly refused.
"No, it's late and it's dangerous if you go home alone at night. You're a girl, so you better go home with her."
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