
Rendra: I have arrived in Surabaya. I tried not long and quickly returned to Jakarta. As long as I'm here, fine right there. Take care and keep your heart😘😘😘
Mauren smiled as she read the message from Rendra. Last night, the man flew to Surabaya and had arrived before midnight. Mauren was tired and went to bed early. This morning he read the message.
"Originally ..in order to keep you here, but I don't want to be selfish. You have business there too" said Mauren.
Since last week, when he and Rendra were shopping together, the man has told me a lot about his father's wishes, telling him to stop working outside and focus more on the family business. However, until now Rendra has not carried out the order, he still works at a company owned by his friend, in Jakarta.
Mauren: Sorry, new bales, I slept last night. How's travel? Smoothly?
After sending a reply message, Mauren was endlessly staring at the phone screen. It feels impatient to wait for the writing 'typing' to become a new message.
Rendra: Smoothly, until here still handsome. Oh yeah, got my regards from my dad and my aunt. He said when to come back here.
Mauren : No convincing, your wits are certain.
Rendra: I'm serious.
Mauren : It's up. How many days' plan there?
Rendra: Not sure, I'll tell you later. The kangennya hold back yes, later treated with VC.
Mauren: There are no kangen!
The Rendra: I love you too.
Mauren: Not funny!
Rendra : But romantic.
"Bas with you, the chattering is trivial, but unfortunately I always smile," said Mauren with cheeks that meet.
Before Mauren typed in a reply message, her phone suddenly rang. Apparently, Rendra was impatient to exchange messages and preferred to speak via voice.
"Good morning, Calon Ayang," said Rendra.
"No need to be shy, same age" said Mauren.
"I'm only twenty-nine, my face is still cute and sweet as a teenager. It is still worth a little more-lebay, what else is the same beloved person." Rendra won't lose.
"Your base" said Mauren with a slightly high intonation. However, Rendra instead responded with a laugh.
"Mauren, I'm sorry if the day after tomorrow I can't go back there yet" Rendra said moments later. His tone of voice implied deep regret.
Mauren closed for a moment. He tried to hit the ego which eventually brought disappointment. The day after tomorrow is his 26th birthday. Actually, Mauren wanted to celebrate with Rendra. But he did not want to demand more. Their relationship could not yet be said to be that of a lover, and what made that happen was herself. It is embarrassing if now he is demanding, while receiving love alone is still a lot of conditions.
"Mauren," call Rendra.
"Sorry, I was drinking. It's okay, finish it first
your business. Don't disappoint your father and your daughter. They are kind and love you" said Mauren.
"No need to say that" said Mauren.
The next second, they joked. Rendra aggressively throwing seduction that sometimes sucks and sounds silly, while Mauren became a loyal listener who always smiled and blushed.
After a long time of joking and laughing together, they ended the chat because of the demands of the job. Mauren has to shower and get ready to go to the office, while Rendra must finish the business that has not been run.
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Today is Jeevan's first day working in an electronics store, a job better than ever. Two days ago his application was accepted and Jeevan immediately looked for a place to live not far from there, rather than a salary exhausted in transportation because he did not have a motorbike or other vehicles.
Luck is still on Jeevan's side, he gets a pretty cheap boarding place. Although it is narrow and located only tucked between magnificent buildings, but cleaner than the old boarding place. The owner of the place also has a simple rice stall, very suitable for frugality. Most boarding residents are ordinary workers with salaries that are not large.
Currently, Jeevan is neat in a shirt and trousers. He had just bought breakfast and had it in his room. Jeevan does it casually because the clockwork still shows at 06:20, while entering work at exactly 07:00.
While bribing his food, Jeevan stared at a bright blue gift box decorated with white ribbons. Beside him was a white rose wrapped in plastic, very sweet.
"Hopefully Mauren likes it" murmured Jeevan.
Yesterday he reached into his savings and bought a snowball-shaped music box, as a birthday gift for his beloved ex. He hopes that the ex will forgive and repair the relationship. Jeevan still clearly remembered how happy Mauren was when he was sweet. No matter how little attention he gives, Mauren will think of it as something special.
"Next night after work, I'll surprise him. Mauren, open your heart again, yes. Yesterday I was just khilaf, in the future there will be no such thing. You ... will be the only woman I love" Jeevan said expectantly.
At the same time, at Mauren's residence. The woman was still lying on the bed hugging the bolster. His long hair was tangled and messy, partly covering the cheeks that still smelled of pillows.
Today there are no scheduled meetings or meetings with clients, so Mauren is still relaxed even though the sun has long been rising. Among the laziness that continues to wrestle, Mauren repeatedly heard his phone vibrate. There are many incoming messages that he guessed from friends and colleagues, who might wish him a happy birthday.
Mauren has no desire to reply or simply see the messages. Because, something that makes him excited still out of nowhere. Since yesterday afternoon, Rendra had no news. Never mind the phone, send no short messages.
"What a wonder, very pleasant to say," Mauren grumbled while pulling a blanket that had sagged to the limit of the foot.
While still enjoying the warm bed, suddenly Mauren's phone rang. Lazily he shuffled and grabbed the phone that was placed on the table, beside the bed.
Mauren's smile began to pester when he saw the name of the caller—Rendra, the man who had been missed since yesterday.
"Hello" said Mauren.
However, it was not Rendra's voice that answered the greeting, but the sound of the connection was interrupted.
"Are we killed anyway?" Mauren clucked in annoyance and was about to call back. However, his movement stopped after getting a message notification from Rendra.
Mauren quickly opened the message, and how surprised he was when reading the words listed there.
"Rendra, this .. this___"
So surprised, Mauren wavers and panics, until he fails to say the sentence clearly. Finally, he exited the room and shouted to the waiter.
"Bi Huh, Bi!" Mauren came down the stairs with half a run.
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