Me Before You
Chapter 11

Ferdinand entered a small cafe at the end of the street near his workplace. Today the man had an appointment with someone, his name was Felicya Sesya. A South Korean girl introduced by her cousin. Felicya is an Instagram model. At first Ferdinand thought Felicya was an arrogant girl⸻ saw Felicya's life surrounded by everything, but when he invited the girl to chat through chat, it turned out Felicya was a friendly and innocent person. Sometimes people only judge someone from one side, but in this world there are so many unexpected things.

Ferdinand knew that he was a little late, so he was a bit hasty when he opened the cafe door. Fortunately at that time the state of the cafe was not so crowded visitors, so he could freely browse the entire cafe, looking for the figure of Felicya. Not long after, Ferdinand found Felicya sitting in the corner of the cafe by the window. The girl was focused on reading a book.

At first, Ferdinand thought that the girl who was now sitting at the other end was not Felicya, because Ferdinand saw Felicya bowing his head plus he was wearing a white hat, Ferdinand needed to sharpen his eyes to recognize Felicya.

Slowly, Ferdinand approached the table in the corner of the cafe and chose to sit right in front of Felicya.

"Oh, my goodness! I'm shocked." Felicya slightly jumped while holding onto her chest.

While Ferdinand was smiling widely, but that smile looked clumsy. "Have waited a long time, huh? Sorry." said he.

"It's okay, I just arrived. I thought I was late." continued Felicya.

"Have you ordered something?"

Felicya. "Not yet."

"Ah." said Ferdinand shortly, then the man raised his hand, called the waiter, to order something. "What message do you want?" Ferdinand looked at Felice.

"The lionade."

The waiter nodded and recorded Felicya's order. Then the servant looked at Ferdinand, waiting for the man to mention his order. Ferdinand was still focused on looking at the menu book before him, a second later, he turned to look at the waiter.

"Machiato Caramel."

After taking down the order, the maid immediately moved away from Felicya and Ferdinand's place. Now they look at each other waiting for who started the conversation. Both are ashamed to start. Until finally Ferdinand cleared his throat and started the conversation.

"What are you reading, anyway? It seemed fun." asked Ferdinand.

Felicya immediately showed Ferdinand the cover of the book he had read. "I read novels. He's my favorite author, good story." Felicya smiled.

Ferdinand again narrowed his eyes, sharpening his vision. J.Dawn's? Oh, my gosh, Joshua turns out to have a lot of female fans. The proof, with only a thousand words of capital, he can get the hearts of many women. Ferdinand laughed at a glance.

"Why?" Felicya frowned, astonished when he saw Ferdinand laughing.

"No, it's okay." Ferdinand tried to hold back the laughter so as not to be mistaken for weird by the girl he had just been dating.

"You know? According to what I read on the internet, the author of this book never showed his identity. Though I was very curious about him." Felicya said while looking at the cover of the novel.

Ferdinand put a smile back on his face. "How curious are you about the author?"

"Hm, very" he said. "If I meet her, I just want to say that her female character fits me perfectly." she laughs short.

Ferdinand laughed, then he said again, "if I manage to bring you together with him, what will you give me?" the man suddenly made an offer to Felicya, leaving the girl a little shocked. Of course Felicya thought Ferdinand was just joking.

Felicya did not immediately answer, he tapped the tip of his fingers on the table, trying to think what was the answer to the attractive offer. Either just kidding or real. A second later Felicya ventured to answer, "if that's true, maybe I'll treat you?" then the girl smiled broadly.

Ferdinand shook his head, as if not receiving with the reply received. "Tractable only? I don't think it's up to the offer I gave."

"Then, what do you want?"

"How about starting a serious relationship?"

"Eh?" Felicya blinked her eyes, not believing what she had just heard.

"Why? Don't wanna?"

"No, it's okay" Ferdinand said, relaxing.

"You cheated!" felicya Protest.

"I'm not cheating."

"We just met."

"Then if you're new, can't be serious?"

"That-that's...." Felicya was seen biting her lower lip in doubt, a second later she chose a silence. He could not believe that Ferdinand was this smart in speech.

In his silence he thought, isn't the offer Ferdinand is offering good? Felicia has two advantages. First his desire to meet with J.Dawn materialized and the second, he could establish a serious relationship with the man before him, considering he often broke up with men when in a relationship. Honestly, he was tired of living that way. At the age of twenty-five, Felicya needs a serious man. Not just relying on him to gain popularity.

And Felicya thinks, Ferdinand this is a good man. He's a very understanding man.

"I won't force⸻"

"I agree!" sideline Felicya quickly.

"H-hey, I'm not forcing." Ferdinand looked stiff now.

"I seriously want to. Not because of J.Dawn, but because...." Felicya was silent for a while, then he continued, "therefore you, I agree." muttered the girl softly.

It was Ferdinand's turn to be speechless. It was just a joke. Ah, why is he so full of this in front of a girl.

Right in the middle of that unsupportive atmosphere, the waiter suddenly came to deliver their order. After the waiter left, the two fell silent and focused on each other's drinks. They make the decisions, but they also make the decisions in the end.

Ferdinand cleared his throat again, trying to save his first date, before starting the next conversation.

"Come, let's talk about something else" he said.

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Joshua Spencer straightened his stiff fingers from a day of laptop wrangling. Today he is happy to be able to finish the first chapter of his new story. Finally after a long time suffering from depression because he did not know what to write, now he can breathe a sigh of relief. Right now his mind is completely smooth. All thanks to Monica Frances, she became inspired to write.

For the past two days, Joshua Spencer has been busy putting together a story frame before making a full story. In the midst of his busy life, he was still able to interact and accompany Monica Frances. Joshua was happy to see Monica change, the more the girl smiled. Joshua was relieved that Monica's life was better now than it used to be.

He can not deny, if Monica looks happy in the place where she grew up.

Joshua was always watching Monica for her every move. Even the girl's facial expression did not escape Joshua's sight.

Joshua thought, it might be better for Monica to forget about her past, because she is already living well at the moment. The man hesitates a little to help Monica remember her past. Joshua could not bear that Monica had to lose the smile on her face.

Joshua also breathed a sigh. He pulled the chair back and stood up, trying to straighten his back. The man unlocked his phone to watch the clock. And. geez, it's already three in the afternoon. Joshua even just realized that he had not eaten from morning, just deserved since his stomach rang.

Joshua then walked to the bedroom window, trying to breathe the afternoon air in December. It may be that December is closely related to snow, but not to New Zealand. The country has its own snow season, which is from June to August. New Zealand is entering early summer. So the air felt so warm.

The man narrowed his eyes when he heard the sound of laughter around him, trying to find the source of the sound. Not long after, he found it, it turned out that the laughter came from two girls who were joking in the vineyard. When you look around, it looks like Joshua knows the two girls and sure enough, after being examined, the two girls are indeed people who are known to Joshua. Monica and Angela. The two were chatting occasionally laughing in the middle of their activity picking grapes.

One more moment where Joshua Spencer could see the smile of Monica Frances.

Unknowingly the man smiled. There was a lot of pleasure in Joshua when he saw Monica happy. Seeing the girl happy, of course, makes Joshua happy. That means Monica is fine. And it's Joshua's job to make Monica's memories come back, she won't, because she's happier now.

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