Beautiful Monster
Invitation Guests

Ignacia didn't realize when her phone had dropped. As he remembered last night there was a call from Rajendra and they chatted for a while. When picked up, Ignacia sees a lot of notifications on the phone screen because it does not turn off its data overnight. His phone battery is almost gone. Ignacia decided to charge first before checking if anything mattered. Soon it's breakfast time, so Ignacia should take a shower.

Sure enough, Rafka knocked on her sister's door just before Ignacia came out of the bathroom. Call for breakfast. Because there is no answer from her brother Rafka also keep waiting and occasionally knocking. After her sister finished the morning ritual, she went ahead to the kitchen. His stomach was hungry to feed.

There was nothing special about breakfast today. Ignacia suddenly remembered about her status now that she had no job after graduating from college. Ignacia did not think of any work when she entered the literature department. He just wants to read a lot of books as recommended when doing every task that comes on campus.

Ignacia wanted to ask her father and mother after breakfast, but she herself had no idea. Especially her parents. Maybe Ignacia will look for references first before asking. Perhaps there was something his parents could add after the argument Ignacia had made. Ignacia should use her expertise in the field of literature as well as possible.

There was a message tucked between the many notifications on Ignacia's phone. A message from Nesya was one of them. For a long time the two had not communicated after graduation. His friend invites Ignacia to come to his house this weekend. He said he wanted to invite Ignacia and Danita to cook at his house like in the pantry at that time.

Ignacia did not have any schedule that day so it is certain that he will come. For Danita, is that girl coming too? This town and that girl town are not close. Ignacia believes Bahri will also escort her lover to Nesya's house. This weekend will be a fun day.

The sound of knocking on the door again disturbed Ignacia. Now her mother is coming. Standing near the door that was left open by the owner of the room. "Can you ask something for help?" My mother asked without stepping in. "Can you buy groceries? Mama wants to prepare the ingredients for dinner."

Both Ignacia's parents will return to work later. From now on Ignacia will replace Athira's duty to keep her two younger siblings at home. Because his first sister had begun to actively study and could not continue to go home. The plan is for Ignacia's mom to cook for lunch. And the night just needs to warm up.

After properly parking the motorbike, Ignacia followed her mother into the city's traditional markets. Mamanua also needs an extra hand to carry fruits. Once you have got the fruit, the two continue to step into the vegetable section. It was almost noon and the market was getting crowded.

Ignacia looked around where she was standing, observing others who were making buying and selling transactions other than her mother. From an Ignacian angle as if called. There was a woman whom Ignacia knew very well of his back. The man was still busy looking for spices until Ignacia could not see his face.

"Ignacia, let's find some spices." The observation of the long haired girl had to end. Even so now he became closer to where the girl who had attracted his attention earlier. "What spices are finished at home? Mama forgot not to take notes." Ignacia went to look around, she also did not know what spices were depleted.

"Ignacia?" A voice changed the focus of the long haired girl. "I didn't think I could meet you here." Ignacia's guess is correct, apparently he knew the girl he had noticed. Apparently someone sent him a message.

Nesya greeted Ignacia's mother who was also there. It just so happened that the glasses girl was also confused looking for spices. Be Nesya and mama Ignacia chatting about what they were looking for while Ignacia was just watching from behind. Before parting ways, Ignacia wondered why Nesya had suddenly invited her two friends to her house. There may be another reason.

"Nothing, I just wanted to invite you. My parents happened to have an event outside so I was alone at home."

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Ignacia tells Rajendra about the invitation to Nesya's house tomorrow weekend. Coincidentally the day before Rajendra also had to return to his city. The short holiday is over. Rajendra promises to visit Ignacia again sometime. This time Ignacia was allowed to escort her lover to the station. Once again Ignacia saw her lover go up the steel capsule to the overseas city.

The next day Ignacia was escorted by her father to Nesya's house. There seemed to be no sign of life, desolate as Ignacia's house as her two younger brothers went out. Ignacia calls Nesya's phone, making sure her friend is inside the house before she calls.

It didn't take long for the owner to show himself. As soon as Nesya was home, Ignacia's father came home. Nesya says Danita's still on her way. As Ignacia expected, Bahri would also come but only bring her lover here. She'll go somewhere Danita said.

Ignacia's guess is that Bahri might come to his neighbor's site in the Ignacia housing estate. Gathering with old friends who happen to be at home. While Danita is having fun at her friend's house, Bahri will enjoy her time as a good ex-neighbor.

These two friends intend to wait in front of the house in case Danita is confused which house to go to. And sure enough, they stopped at a house far enough from Nesya's. If it wasn't for his two friends waving, perhaps the boy had already accompanied the bell and confronted the wrong person.

"Call me when you're done" Bahri said and left.

Today's cooking theme is the same as last time. Buy the ingredients yourself and then do not say the title of the dish until everything is done. Don't know why these three girls made their own side dishes. There are no carbs and fiber like when in the pantry. Hence they had to wait for Nesya to finish cooking the rice to be able to eat.

While washing the cooking utensils, Ignacia occasionally glanced towards Nesya who was standing near the rice cooker. The girl was busy typing something on her phone. If not something meaningful, Nesya should not be surprised when caught off guard by her friend. "Why?" Ignacia asked.

"Should I put this where?" Danita first got an answer from Nesya before Ignacia. He was in charge of returning the cooking utensils that his friend had washed. Nesya looked nervous as if she was storing something. "Ignacia, let me rinse. You clean with soap." Danita's coming back soon, helping to finish quickly.

Danita's permission to call her boyfriend for a moment. Nesya said the side dishes were too much if only they ate. Bahri's presence will help later. Not to mention the portion of the three girls to adjust the portion of three people. If Rajendra is still here, he can definitely help as well.

After ten minutes, Danita returned with Bahri behind her. Their faces looked confused. Infectious in those who know the arrival of the two. Danita pointed towards the exit without being able to speak. Nesya could somehow instantly know what was happening.

There's one more person coming. A man whose height exceeds Nesya's. An awkward looking smile appeared on his face. In his right hand was a black plastic bag. Ignacia seemed to have seen this guy before, somewhere. It seems to be in High School because her face is different from the one in Ignacia's memory.

"Friends introduce this, my beloved." Nesya seemed to hold the newly arrived man while smiling widely. Happiness emanated very clearly from his face. While the man beside her was still smiling stiffly, it must have been awkward for her.

The man greeted Ignacia and her two friends, "Hello it's good to see you guys. My name is Farhan." His hands are stretched out to get acquainted. Ignacia the first person to get the helping hand felt something strange. His memory may be problematic. The name sounded foreign but this man's body was not.

Now Ignacia knew the reason why Nesya kept checking her phone and holding this event. Farhan sat next to Nesya, opposite Danita and Bahri. While Ignacia was like the guardian of the two. Sitting on the other side of the table with no one by his side. Oh there, Danita and Nesya and yet they're not really next to her.

"So, we start eating it?" Danita makes a sound, breaks the silence.

Honestly, Neysa seemed relaxed in contrast to her lover named Farhan. Usually men will be easy to get along with, as Bahri did. He asked if Farhan was still in college or working. A hobby they might discuss together. Thanks to Bahri, Farhan was finally able to speak a lot. Others also chimed in. Small talk runs throughout lunch.

They knew each other when Nesya was on her way to campus. It just so happened that Farhan was almost too late to run so fast. Nesya offered a ride because the building they were heading to was the same. It was a bit strange because Farhan did not bring a vehicle at that time. It just so happened that his motorcycle was damaged due to lack of maintenance.

The two began to get closer as they met more often. They had only been dating for six months after getting acquainted six months as well. Apparently Nesya managed to graduate at the same time as Ignacia and Danita because there was full support from Farhan in addition to his parents and brother. The support his two friends also got while fighting with college assignments last year.

By the way Farhan is not the shy type of man. He just didn't know his interlocutor yet. The proof is now that he is even familiar with Bahri. They chatted in the living room with each other. While the men are cool to chat, the girl here is also no less cool about the matter of a good place to eat.

Ignacia felt like she was in the same situation as Nesya before she introduced her lover. Alone between two couples who are kasmaran. Again Ignacia felt like a guardian. Sitting alone on a single sofa. At least his two friends were still talking to him.

Danita said that she participated in volunteer activities. A few days ago Danita was invited by her volunteer friend to go to a secluded kindergarten. Despite not having any teaching skills, Danita hopes to help out a lot. At the end of the month, he will come to a place affected by the disaster. Danita is also assigned to make a report of each of them doing volunteer duty.

The good news from Nesya is that her boyfriend managed to get a job in a high school as a language teacher. The job that Nesya dreamed of was achieved first by Farhan. But Nesya is also waiting for another high school decision on her job application letter. If accepted, Nesya can catch up with her lover.

How's now? Only Ignacia hasn't had any activities after graduation? Bahri is interning at a company, so he also has activities to fill his spare time while he has not graduated. "What do you think I should do? What kind of job should I take?"

"You're good at doing chores, you're meticulous. What if you are looking for a job related to something like that? You like novels, how about just writing novels?" It seems that writing a novel is not suitable for Ignacia. The girl easily gets bored with the work that keeps coming. Just doing the college work is exhausting.

As the two friends talked with the floating chatter material, Nesya quickly grabbed her phone in search of something that might help. One of the jobs that might be of interest he showed Ignacia. There is a job that is only in charge of finding typing errors and correcting grammatical errors right before the book publishing process. Proofreader.

Ignacia has never heard of. Usually all he knows is the work of a book editor. They work under a publishing company. He usually started his career as an editorial assistant until he rose through the ranks. It sounds better the first job and it doesn't feel so heavy.

Unlike the work of the editor responsible for editing the manuscript thoroughly. While the proofreader is responsible for correcting spelling and grammar errors, as well as ensuring the quality of the manuscript. Maybe Ignacia can work as a freelance proofreader on the internet. If the job is good, maybe Ignacia could be a book editor as well.

Nesya gave her phone to Ignacia so she could check out the work she was showing. The drinks at the table were almost gone, so he intended to refill them. Farhan called the name of the girl who was focusing on her lover's phone. "If you're not mistaken, you're Rajendra's girlfriend, right? Your name is Ignacia."

How did he know about Rajendra? He never talked about Rajendra. Then Ignacia's memory of seeing this man when High School was right? Ignacia nodded at Farhan's words. Then asked how Farhan could know who his lover was.

"We've never met before, but I Seung saw you with Rajendra at school. We used to be a school." Ah so Ignacia really did see it.