20 Years Adrift
Chapter 26. Old Friend

"Roll!" peekik Amanda shrivelled.

Now it was the man's turn to be surprised. He looked at Amanda probing. His mouth opened as he recognized who the woman sitting before him was.

"Cayra!" his screeches.

Amanda's smile suddenly disappeared. He had not expected that Roland would not know her. Even after his best friend died, only he was in the hearts of his friends.

Roland thought again. Seeing the reaction of the woman before him, he must have mispronounced.

'What is the name of Kayra's best friend? Die me if I say it wrong again. Amanda ... It looks like her name is Amanda. Aye, right.' Roland smiled happily.

"Hahaha, I'm just kidding, Amanda. You're always together like spoons and forks." Roland tried to turn the mood around.

Hearing that, the originally bowed Amanda now straightened her head and looked at Roland's face. Her round and beautiful eyes still implied sadness.

"You're still rancid" Amanda muttered as she shook her coffee cup.

"Why are you alone? Where's your husband?" ask Roland.

Amanda's face changed again. Only a slab could he do to answer Roland's question. Her chest was so claustrophobic considering her unlucky romance.

His eighteen-year wait must end in disappointment when he finds his loved ones married to another woman. Regardless of the story behind it all, Amanda felt that she was a victim.

"I'm not an expert at reading gestures. What is the meaning of the headband you just showed me? It doesn't matter if you're still alone, because until now I'm still single." Roland picked up a cigarette and lit it.

Roland's remarks provoked Amanda's curiosity. Disbelief swept over his heart. At the age of approaching the head of four, a Roland was still single, it seemed like it was an astonishing thing for him.

During High School, Roland who is of mixed Indonesian-German descent was much valued by women. It was hard to believe that he had not had a partner until now.

"Not to be confused, Manda. It's not that I don't sell, I just don't want to get married. Every time I get in touch with women, they just want to have fun. Without me explaining, you know what life is like abroad." Roland spoke again.

Amanda nodded. His troubled mood made him talk a little. Roland had been the one to keep talking.

"I'm still single. My love claps one hand. The man I've been married to for so long." Amanda's voice grew heavier and more vibrating.

Roland looked at Amanda's face so deeply. They have not met for a long time. Twenty years ago, Amanda was a cheerful and mature figure, not yet she looks so fragile.

"I didn't come here to see people crying. Let's forget all the problems that make us sad and enjoy the day." After saying that, Roland called the cafe waiter and ordered his drink.

Amanda began to lower her level of sadness. While she was down, Roland came as an entertainer. They review stories in the past that make them nostalgic.

Finally Amanda was honest with the complexity of the love triangle story she lived. This was not something surprising to Roland. Since she was in high school she has smelled the scent of the love triangle. Not to rule out the possibility, many other girls who admired him besides Amanda and Kayra.

Roland and Amanda chatted there until the afternoon. They promised to meet again tonight.

Amanda nodded while giving the code by hand. His feet stepped so lightly into his car. Meeting old friends made his heart a little entertained.

Along the way, Amanda's smile did not slip from her lips. That handsome guy named Roland could really make her laugh. For a moment he was able to forget his heartbreak to Affan.

'About where Roland's taking me, huh? I don't think he's a romantic.' Amanda smiled faintly.

At Affan's house, by,

Faya feels better. When she woke up, she still saw Aira sitting in the guest room accompanying her. The mother seemed to be busy doing her job.

"I haven't done my job for the day after tomorrow" said Faya, who was standing behind Aira.

"Faya, are you healed? Rest first, tomorrow will be Sunday." Aira was surprised by the sudden appearance of Faya already standing behind her.

"I'm getting better. Thank you for taking good care of me." Faya smiled sincerely at Aira.

"I didn't do anything. Oh, yes, it's your laptop." Aira picked up a laptop that was still in the cardboard.

Faya's eyes sparkled expressing her happiness. Without waiting for long, he immediately took out the laptop and examined it.

"Well, this is great. I can't believe you're gonna buy me a laptop this expensive." Faya hugged her new laptop.

He suddenly remembered something and stopped his smile. Aira looked confused when she saw the change in Faya's attitude.

"Where are you then? Don't tell me you only bought one unit?" sesal Faya's.

Aira smiled and said, "There's a kog. I bought you the same laptop, but it's still in the room."

"Well, that's real. I'll make a calculation if you're being unfair to you." Faya pulled up another chair and sat down next to Aira.

"But dear, this much money is only for buying things that are not so important. Pity your father to work day and night, Faya."

Faya blinked her eyes inexhaustible with the words of Aira.

'So he didn't know that dad was so rich. My mom is really innocent, we do look simple. If you want to boast, father's money will not run out just to buy a laptop and his shop.' Faya smiled faintly.

Someone knocked on the door from outside the room. Aira got up from her seat and walked towards the door. Meanwhile, Faya charges her new laptop before use.

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