Attracted By The Moon
Chapter 8: Pickled cucumbers

The moon was getting creepy because Bima was looking at her in a similar way, like Arkana was staring at her just now.

"Good morning." said Moon bowing her head, the situation was really awkward between the three of them.

After arriving at the 7th floor, the Moon came down and directed by Bima to enter first the meeting room. While he kept Arkana there to talk about something.

"What's up..? We're too late." Arkana was curious about Bima's agitated expression.

"hey, you remember I almost married a girl right?" whisik Bima's.

"Star? The girl you fantasized about during the coma?" Arkana thinks Bima is crumbling again this time, after a few days ago he was looking for the figure of the Star desperately, now Bima hallucinated again, thought Arkana.

"She, she's very similar to my Star." Bima pointed at the back of the Moon which was getting away.

"ffit... hahhahahahahaha...." Arkana couldn't help but laugh. Bima is really crazy.

"You don't make up the story of Bima. We met him yesterday, why did you just talk today?"

"I'm not lying. Yesterday he looked like an astral being, but today..why does he resemble my Star?"

"really..? wahh, their names are even matching. Is it possible that the star is from the Moon that has been buried for a long time?" ledek Arkana laughs amusedly.

"Arka, I'm serious. She really is similar to Bintang, my future wife." Bima insisted. He knew it would be hard to believe what he was going through during the coma.

"OK.ok, then what do you want? Get her married? You don't even know her, we don't even know if she's married or even having children. Bima realize, it's just an illusion."

"It really bothers me, we don't have anything to do with it, but why is it in my subconscious? Why did we meet again in the real world? Don't you think this isn't a coincidence?" bima said with a confused face.

"Is this a curse because I dumped him then?" he added, if he remembered he was very cruel because he had dumped the Moon on the first day they met.

"Why did karma come to you? I was her lover back then, I told you to do it all. If it's karma, then it should come to me, not you." - timpal Arkana left, his ears could not bear to hear the irrational words of Bima.

Bima and Arkana entered the meeting room. There is already Mr. Tara, a 50-year-old man who is none other than the CEO of this company.

Arkana and Bima nudged each other, they would reason what this time? They are too often late.

"Sit down, we just get to the point" said Mr. Tara as he twisted the tip of his beard. His eyes are eager to tear the two stripes that are always late, but he tries to keep the image in front of a new person who is none other than the Moon.

"So, has the story you created not been listed on that platform?" ask Mr. Tara to begin.

"No sir" replied the Moon slowly, he was very nervous now.

"Will you be willing to give us the right to publish your work? If so, please sign this contract. And remember, it's an exclusive contract, so you can't publish it to any platform anymore."

Months of reading for a moment the contract deal. It is quite easy to follow for a novice writer like him. He just does not need to sell his work to various other media.

"For the rest, you can match the dialogue, venue, and additional scenes from the director. Join them at lunch, maybe we will reduce, or add scenes outside the story you create. If you object, please correct it when discussing it later."

The moon just nodded to hear verse by verse the sentence said by Mr. Tara. After that Mr. Tara left the three of them.

Feeling finished, the Moon got up from her chair and was about to leave.

"Where are you going?" ask Bima and Arkana simultaneously.

"You.. go home, it's done, right?"

"Have you had breakfast?" asked Arkana, she suddenly acted relaxed. Reflexes alone, because in his heart he and the Moon were once very close.

"Be.lum," replied the Moon shaking quietly. He was really surprised by the attitude of the two men that felt very strange.

Arkana moved out of her chair. He stood before the Moon, "Join us and the crew, introduce yourself."

"All right.." The moon nodded, from a distance of one meter, he noticed the figure of Arkana and then commented inwardly. "This man.. have we met before..?"

The three of them went to the Crew room, to discuss the continuation of making a film titled The Prince of Illusions, the work of the Moon.

As they walked, the three of them were silent to each other. The moon is pounding because it still feels like a dream. Arkana who continues to look at the Moon silently while spinning back the longing that had decomposed. While Bima, he wondered if the Moon really did not remember him?

Arriving in the Crew room, Bima and Arkana were greeted by colleagues. They were very happy because after more than three months of leave, Bima finally returned.

"Include him to the Moon, our author" said Bima enthusiastically, he can't wait to show his greatness to the Moon. That the story that originally deserted the reader, will be the most memorable story. That is Bima, full of ambition and determination.

The crew introduced themselves one by one. In total there are 35 core crews that will be involved in the making of the film later. And the two main actors, namely the actress who recently won the award trophy, Dania. An artist who has long been in the entertainment world, but only two years ago his name soared thanks to Arkana.

"And her, your main character, Dania." points Arkana to a beautiful actress who is the same age as the Moon.

"hi..," said the Moon, he was amazed to see the beauty of Dania. All this time he only saw it on television, not in the original thought more beautiful. Like angels.

Bima clapped his hands to focus the attention of the Crew.

"Guy.. What's our breakfast menu today?"

"Seafood fried rice..!" sahut they're all in unison.

Yes, there was already a pile of seafood fried rice on that big table. They ordered it at a restaurant near there.

They all sat on the chairs surrounding the large table. Likewise with the Moon, although awkward, he forced himself to keep smiling. He pulled a chair, right in front of Bima. Arkana is next to him.

When opening the fried rice box, Moon grimaced because he saw there was pickled cucumber in it. He resisted nausea because it immediately imagined the taste of pickled cucumber which he thought was strange.

Seeing that Arkana immediately swapped the Moon rice box with hers. "You don't like pickles, do you?"

The boisterous chatter of everyone was instantly silent hearing Arkana say that. They all know, Arkana is not someone who easily gets along with new people. Especially to exchange his rice box. And he doesn't like pickles either.

"Thank you.." said Moon smiled awkwardly. He began to eat the fried rice slowly, as well as Arkana.

"hey, don't you not like pickles either?" bima said astonished.

"Why do you like pickles?" ask the Moon unconsciously. As she remembers her online lover used to also not like pickled cucumbers. But why is Bima so greedy.

"You remember me..?" Bima asked back with her deep gaze, like intimidating.

All the people at the table looked at the Moon and Bima in turn with confused gazes.

While on the Moon, he felt his throat choked at the question. Does Bima remember it?

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