40 Days, One Love
Tiger vs Tiger

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His exhausting days after teaching all day and his fatigue guiding his students, made Arga sigh long. Not meeting her boyfriend for a few hours has made her suffer. Despite having met Yua this morning, Arga was still lonely.

"It's 17:30" Arga said, looking at his watch. "Is it closed?" continued again.

It seemed that Arga was about to head somewhere, but he doubted whether the place was closed or not. Fortunately, the road was not too jammed. Arga also increased its speed to 100 km/h hoping to get to the place before the place was completely closed.

Where is Arga headed?

After several red lights, several intersections, the place where Arga went to began to be seen. He parked his car under a tree on the shoulder of the road.

...***...

Hew

Arga again sighed because after a long journey he finally reached his destination. He slightly stretched his body and both hands up. Arga looks out the window and sees an unusual sight. It made his heart unhappy.

The place that Arga wants to go to is Ever Cafe. He wanted to buy tiramisu from the cafe and bring it to Yua. But he wouldn't have expected Yua to be there with another man.

Of course it was painful for Arga to see Yua with a man she didn't know laugh out loud. Honestly, Arga had not seen Yua laugh in a long time. Either angry or sad, Arga got out of his car and was about to take Yua home at that moment.

...***...

clutches

It turns out that the door of the cafe is still not locked until anyone can enter it, including Arga.

Yua and Alex were shocked and suddenly silent to see who entered the cafe. They are both wondering why Arga came to this cafe when everyone knows that this cafe is closed at 5 pm.

"Arga"

Not yet Yua finished her sentence Arga grabbed her hand and hid it behind Arga's back.

Not only that, Arga also clasped Yua's hand tightly until unconscious Yua felt a little pain even though he still held it. Seeing how tight Arga's grip and not wanting Yua to feel pain, Alex did not stay still.

"Let go!" alex's orders.

But Arga did not heed Alex's words. Arga just let go of his grasp after Yua himself said it.

"That's!" imbau Yua's. "My hands.." said Yua with a slight groan.

Justjust right... After Arga released Yua's hand, Yua's wrists turned red with Arga's hand.

"Sorry Yua, I didn't intentionally" said Arga who then took Yua's hand and examined her wrist. "Why are your fingertips bandaged?" asked Arga when he saw one of Yua's fingers was bandaged.

Unpleasant to see Alex, Yua let go and hid her hand back from Arga. Yua also decided to immediately take Arga out of this cafe. After all, Arga will forget what happened inside the cafe one step after leaving the cafe.

"Well, let's go home!" yua Pinta.

But, Yua just remembered that her bag and luggage were still left in Alex's room. Inevitably he must take it before he goes home and inevitably he must leave Arga and Alex as he takes his luggage.

"Wait here.I'll grab my stuff first and don't make a fuss!!" yua's thoughts on the two men.

Yua then took her luggage and asked Arga to wait for her for a while. Although hesitant to leave Arga with Alex alone, Yua believes he can definitely take his luggage for less than a minute.

shhstttts

With lightning fast Yua ran towards the second floor and took her luggage. It took Yua more than a minute to clean up all the mess she made in Alex's room.

...***...

While Yua cleaned up the mess he made in Alex's room, there was only Alex and Arga in the main room of the cafe. The atmosphere between them was getting heavy. The sharp gazes between the two of them were inevitable, already like Tigers vs Tigers.

Not wanting to be dragged into a strange drama, Alex also stopped his attitude that looks like children. He sat back at his cashier's desk, cleaned out the scattered stationery and read a book. However, Arga again disturbed Alex's calm.

"Who are you?" ask Arga.

Just like Alex, Arga is also seen controlling his emotions and words. Although not staring at each other sharply anymore, still the air between them is still heavy.

"I? I'm Alex who owns this cafe" Alex replied with a faint smile.

Although he looked calm on the outside, but in his heart Arga was even more upset to see Alex smiling at him.

"In less than two weeks, we're getting married. So don't get close to Yua" Arga said.

Hearing a word of warning that sounded like a threat made Alex shake his head but slightly tingled.

"*H*aha"

"Why laugh? is there anything funny?" ask Arga.

"No. I just remember someone" Alex said. "Please sit down, it's up to you to sit anywhere" continued Alex invited Arga to sit down.

Arga finally sat on a chair near the door of the cafe and waited for Yua there. Despite sitting quietly, Arga still looked at Alex with suspicion. No wonder Alex is disturbed again.

Tap

Alex who was solemn reading was disturbed and closed the book.

"Originally you know, I'm uncomfortable with your strange look. So please stop!" Alex pinta.

Arga did not want to look at Alex for that long, but he was trying to remember who the man in front of him was. For Arga this is the first time he saw the man in this cafe, strangely again why he can be so familiar with Yua.

"Why haven't I seen you here before?" asked Arga and folded his hands, a sign that he was seriously asking who Alex was.

"What is it that every time you come here, I have to say hello to you?" ask Alex to Arga.

"......."

Arga was silent at Alex's words. What Alex said is true. Cafe owners don't always have to be at the cafe, he thought.

"But...why are you so familiar with Yua?" ask Arga back.

"Come on. Ask destiny" Alex said briefly.

"Destiny?" muttered Arga.

Intentionally or unintentionally, Alex's words even make Arga more unhappy. Arga becomes overthinking, thinking as though fate is trying to unite them together and fate is trying to separate Yua from her.

Arga got up from his chair and walked towards where Alex was.

Brakes

The chair Alex was sitting in fell. Alex also had to stand up because Arga pulled and clasped his collar tightly slightly strangling his neck. Now, Arga's left hand is holding Alex's collar while his right hand is tightly clenched like he wants to hit the person in front of him.

Seeing Arga so aggressive does not make Alex follow the emotions. He looked relaxed and did not forget to smile. And,

Bam

Eventually, Arga lost control of her. His right fist landed on Alex's cheek. Alex's cheek and lip were bruised.

...***...

Hearing the noise from below made Yua who had just tidied up her belongings rush down the stairs. When Yua got below, he was greeted with an unpleasant sight. The two men were already grasping the collars of their respective opponents. Moreover, Yua saw the cheeks and the tip of Alex's lips had turned blue.

"Stop" Yua cheered.

Both Arga and Alex immediately let go of their respective opponents.

"What the hell... Just left five minutes has been a fistfight" chirped Yua.

Yua who saw a bruise on Alex's lips, went straight to him and checked Alex's condition. However, Arga pulls Yua's hand and takes her luggage.

"Let's go home!" exciting Arga.

"Eh but.." said Yua who still wants to treat Alex's bruises.

But, Arga still forced Yua to go home.

"Lexi.. I'll go home first!" pamit Yua while walking out to the cafe door.

"Wait!" prevent Alex before Yua actually leaves the cafe.

Yua then asks Arga to wait for her in the car and will be back soon. Maybe Arga's mood is still bad, Arga immediately released his hand from Yua's hand and got into his car

"Save this!" said Alex who gave a small piece of paper to Yua.

"What's this?" ask Yua.

Alex asks Yua to see him when he gets home, because it's not good to make Arga wait too long in the car.

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