40 Days, One Love
Carry Atmosphere

Tik Tik Tik

No talk happened during these few minutes, both Yua and Alex were both silent and even the sound of a wall clock ticking was heard. Alex is busy with his book while Yua is just staring at Alex since then.

"Hmm.." deham Alex. "What have you been doing since? I'm uncomfortable. It's still a good thing I let you stay here" said Alex who was very ketus it.

Yua still remained steadfast with his stance. It was all he did to find out what happened, what this cafe had to do with the passage of time and how true the letter from his father was.

"Yes, as per our agreement, you help me and I will definitely go home!" nego Yua once again.

"I said I don't know!" snapping Alex.

"No need to do anything? don't use formal language, relax!" yua Tegur.

Tap

Alex who was reading the book was annoyed by Yua's words and closed the book and left Yua. Alex avoids questions and chooses to continue his work in the kitchen. But still Yua followed Alex wherever he went, including the kitchen.

...***...

No No No

In order to make a cake that is soft and certainly delicious, Alex process the ingredients of the cake carefully, especially when he shakes eggs and then when entering other ingredients such as sugar, flour and developers must be in accordance with the dose. Yua who had since noticed Alex made the dough feel amazed by Alex's skill.

"I love the tiramisu from this cafe!" said Yua.

Of course, tiramisu is the mainstay of this cafe cake, making it just so careful. The aroma of coffee is also very polite into the nose and the taste of the mouse (cream in tiramisu) is so savory. Getting compliments from Yua makes Alex a big head, maybe because it's a pleasure to be praised.

"Because you're going to my tiramisu, I'm going to make a special one for you tonight" Alex said with a smile.

"Seriously?" yua said he could not believe anyone would give food to a stranger like himself just because of a compliment.

"Of course!" answer Alex.

Seeing Alex offer her a special tiramisu for her after today's fruitless attempt, Yua realizes that Alex just doesn't want to talk about the matter but is open to other things.

...***...

The dough material is finally finished and it's time to bake the cake in the oven. The mouse and coffee batter for the smudge is also done. Just wait for the cake to ripen and decorate it. Setting time, fire up-down, and temperature and finish. It takes 45 minutes until the roasting is complete.

Pok Pok Pok Pok

Yua applauded loudly as the first step of her special tiramisu was completed. Only a few more steps until the tiramisunya who enjoyed it. While waiting for Yua to taste the mouse that is still not used, do not forget to innocently give a question that blindly to Alex until Alex overwhelmed with the nyinyiran Yua.

...***...

"Ahh.." said Yua who like just remembered something.

"A few days ago when I was going home from this cafe and again waiting for someone. I saw someone on the second floor. That you?" ask Yua.

"........"

Alex was silent without answering or refuting Yua's question.

"Silence once again." complained Yua. "I'm sure it must be you, which I know and observe since morning there are no other staff in this cafe unless you are the same waiter" explained Yua.

"If it's me, then why?"

"At first I forgot but suddenly remember...why do you say weird things like we've met before?" yua asked what Alex said at the time, "Don't come back happy!!".

"You must have been wrong!" call Alex.

Alex is back. Tired of hearing that constantly berkilah make Yua become impatient. Yua then walked up to Alex and stood straight in front of him.

...***...

Her life became tense. The aroma of half-baked dough, the sweet aroma of the mouse and the bitter aroma of coffee began to collide. Alex now could not avoid Yua who looked into his eyes sharply. Of course Alex will not be afraid, but it is Yua who should be wary of his own actions.

"I know you're hiding something!" firmly Yua.

The more Alex lies the stronger Yua's curiosity becomes. He did not know how else to get Alex to talk to him until a feeling arose that was about to explode from his heart.

"I'm confused... My father was in a sudden accident and died, my fiance's father threatened me, his mother gave me a letter from my father that he wrote 20 years ago, my fiance told me that I had a mother that I never remembered, and the Intan who used to hate me now appears and is kind to me!" said Yua who was confused, despite having held back his tears but still there was a drop that he could not stand.

However.the atmosphere turned heavier. Alex, who had been cold to Yua, was moved to wipe away the tears that fell on Yua's cheeks. After wiping the tears of Yua using her thumb, somehow Alex's hands now hold both of Yua's cheeks and slightly raise Yua's head up.

Dugs

Both eyes meet. Both Yua and Alex are now staring at each other. For a second they could not divert their hands.

...***...

The longer, Alex's face drew closer to Yua's.

The Dag Dig Dug

Yua's heartbeat also felt this tension. His heart is beating faster than usual. The more Alex's face approached her, the more her heart beat. Surprisingly, Yua who knew where this situation was heading continued did not dodge or fight. Yua even closed both her eyes. As if forgetting her worries earlier, Yua was now immersed in her feelings.

Likewise with Alex, He who had been holding himself before Yua was even carried away and could not control it. Maybe because of his instincts as a man. He could not see a sad woman before him, especially when it was just the two of them there.

Unknowingly only one more cent of his lips met with Yua's lips. Right the saying... Do not be alone in a lonely place, because the third is a demon. I don't know what demon possessed the two of them.

Kiss

Now, Alex's lips are right above Yua's. But Yua didn't feel strange about her. Receiving a kiss from someone you haven't known for so long hasn't even been a week. However, his feelings said that he was happy to accept it all.

Short and fast.

They opened their eyes and looked at each other again. But it doesn't seem like it's over, Alex pushes Yua's body slowly until a wall stops them.

One kiss was not enough for both of them. Yua closed her eyes again, and so did Alex. Alex's lips gently kissed Yua's fragile-looking lips. From a few small kisses to a passionate kiss.

...***...

Yua's feelings suddenly became mixed. She is someone else's fiancee and is about to get married, but she is so strong that she receives a kiss from someone else. Even he and Arga have never been more than a kiss in his head.

His heart accepted, but not his mind. Again the tears came back up. Not because of his betrayal, but like there's another reason.

Not only did Yua rise in tears, at the end of Alex's eyes that were still exploring Yua's lips also looked a little wet, like there was sadness in his heart.

Tik Tik Tik

It was like being taken into a dark room. One by one his memories appeared. His precious memory. From the time he was a child until he was an adult.

However, there was one new memory that suddenly appeared in his memory. Memories of the past he visited.

Tik Tik Tik

Tik Rat Tik Tik

Tik Rat Tik Tik Tik Tik

The clockwork sound was getting faster and deafening Yua. Then in front of him appeared a clock that became the source of the sound. However, the clock was instead cracked and increasingly cracked without being touched.

The Krek Krek

The clock broke and shattered.

At once Yua opened her eyes and made Alex move her lips. A moment after Joshua opened their eyes they were shocked by a noise from the oven,

Ting

Finally after 45 minutes, the dough they roasted had matured.

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