
Alarick stood up and leaned against the wall of the shop. He could not bear to wait without doing anything. But how else, he was already in the souvenir shop along with this drunk couple.
"Which one, honey? Pink or white?" tanya Marion held a pair of bridal dolls in her hands.
"Both are good. It's up to you, Baby," replied Almero gently.
"Then I choose pink. I adjusted it first with the flowers and the greeting cards," Marion said with sparkling eyes.
"Yes, you set it up. I'll wait here."
Marion walked to the flower section with the owner of the store. While Almero approached Alarick who looked very bored.
"Rick, I'm sorry, you have to wait a long time. Marion was making sure which souvenir we were going to pick" Almero patted his sister on the shoulder.
"It's okay, Brother. I can understand how complicated marriage is. Just imagine that I can't," said Alarick raising his eyebrows.
Almero chuckled at Alarick's words.
"You said that because you haven't found a woman who can make you fall in love. If you've met him, you'll change your mind."
Alarick opened his glasses while tilting his head.
"I won't change my mind. I've never dated a woman. Last time I was dating Monica, but I was acting normal. Nothing too special. I even told her to go to the salon and shop by herself. I don't understand why you can be this patient with Marion."
"That's because Marion is my true love. I'm willing to do boring things to please her. Besides me, there's another example, which is Daddy. She adored Mommy so much up until now."
Alarick long jostled.
"If Mommy doesn't ask again. She is the one. In the present, I'm sure there's no woman as beautiful and tough as Mommy. There they like to whine and only rely on men to spoil them."
"Maybe now you don't believe my words. But when you love a woman sincerely, you will only understand me. In the eyes of others, perhaps the woman is ordinary, but in your eyes she is most beautiful and perfect. And most importantly you want to marry her and have a lot of cute kids."
"I don't want to be tied to marriage let alone have children. Children are usually naughty, noisy, and make my head dizzy. Now I just want to live free and achieve all my dreams."
Almero laughed again at his brother who was antipathy towards marriage. But he believes Alarick's attitude will change drastically when he is reunited with the woman who became his destiny.
"Darling, I'm done" said Marion to Almero.
"When is the souvenir done?"
"Two weeks, baby. I'm relieved that all of our wedding preparations are done."
"Yes, Honey. Now let's go home. Rick can't wait to see Mommy" said Almero glancing at Alarick.
"Betul Sister-in-law, I miss my Mommy's cooking so much" Alarick said.
"I also really like Auntie Clea's cooking. I'll learn from him how to make Almero's favorite dish" Marion said.
Almero and Marion left the souvenir shop hand in hand. Alarick deliberately kept his distance. He followed behind like their personal bodyguards. But when he was about to get out, Alarick almost hit the glass door due to the actions of a woman who entered the store.
"Sorry, sir," said the woman bowing her head. He was in such a hurry that he did not notice Alarick at the door.
"No problem" said Alarick, raising his hand. He is lazy to take care of such petty issues. Not caring about the woman anymore, Alarick walked towards the car.
"What's up, Rick?" tanya Almero looked at the annoyed expression on Alarick's face.
"My heart almost hit the door because of a woman's reckless behavior. But forget it, it doesn't matter" Alarick said, closing the car door.
While inside, the woman immediately walked to the birthday souvenir section. His eyeballs moved to the right and to the left, tracing every object neatly displayed on the shelf. He only stopped when he saw a small bag shaped mickey head and minnie mouse. Well, it's perfect for her twins.
"Sir, how much is a pair of these bags worth?"
"One hundred and twenty thousand, ma'am. But at least it should print two hundred pieces."
"Yes, Mom. We do not accept orders in small quantities because our products use high quality materials. In addition, we also provide a greeting card bonus designed according to customer requests."
"Are there any other souvenirs that can be purchased units, approximately thirty pieces?"
"Sorry, can't ma'am, unless there's a print leftover from us. But it happens very rarely."
The woman took out her business card and handed it to the souvenir shop clerk.
"This is my name and mobile number. If you have any birthday souvenirs, please contact me. I can't come here anymore because tomorrow I have to go back to Bogor. Can the souvenirs be delivered to Bogor?"
"Of course you can, Mom."
The female employee read the business card she had in her hand while frowning.
"Ravella Griselda, Marketing Supervisor of PT. Shining Clean Equipment," muttered the employee.
"Thank you, Ma'am. I'm waiting for the info."
With a quick step, the woman walked out of the shop and into the taxi waiting for her.
"Sir, please take me to the Adhiyaksa Group office. I have to attend the meeting in an hour."
"Yes, Ma'am," answered the taxi driver, nodding his head.
...***...
A girl was lying weakly on her bed. Her pretty face looked pale with slightly blue lips. He looked at the screen of his phone, trying to find out about his friends who were undergoing an orientation period as a new student.
When the door of her room was opened from the outside, the girl immediately hid her phone under the pillow.
"Aura, it's time for you to eat and take your medicine, dear," said a woman who entered with a tray.
Aura nodded while smiling bitterly.
"Tante Diva, I can't take any more medicine. My tongue is bitter. I can't taste the food I eat."
The woman placed the tray on the nightstand and gently stroked her nephew's hair. She did consider Aura as her own child since she had been nurturing him since infancy. Aura's mother has died from heart disease. And now Aura also suffered from the same disease.
"Patience, Honey. Your father's still trying to find the right heart donor."
"But when is Auntie? I'm tired of waiting. I think I'll catch up with Mama soon."
"Don't say that, Aura. God is never late to help. You have to believe that. Now eat it."
Aura received a bribe from her aunt with a heart that was heartbreaking. His friends are currently on campus, while he is slumped alone in the room.
"Is my desire too high? I was just hoping to be a reporter, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen,"
inner Aura was sad.
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