Chasing the Love of Alex
Lunch in the Park

Lo Storto or The Twisted One... That's the nickname of the office building that Hardan rented for its branch office in Milan. The shape of the building is helical like a twisted tower, the higher the smaller, with the outer wall is rhomboid, the lattice has a solar system and coated by a double glass layer.

This one hundred and seventy-meter tall building with forty-four floors is the masterplan of CityLife Milano, located in the historic district of Fiera city. It contains commercial space, offices and shopping malls that are directly connected to the metro station.

The building offers views from Piazza Firenze to Piazza Giovanni Amendola. While from the workspace Sonya itself treats the view of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a fifteenth-century church that entered into one of the UNESCO world heritage buildings. And the apartment where Sonya lives now, which is adjacent to her office... So Sonya just walked from her Apartment to the office.

A week already Sonya is in this office and still have to adapt to the new work environment, there are indeed some Indonesians who work here but the majority of workers from local residents.

As usual during the break, Sonya prefers to eat while sitting in the garden of her canteen area. It is now beginning to transition from winter to spring, so the air is not too cold and various colorful flowers have begun to bloom

The view becomes even more beautiful. The originally pale landscape with a grayish white color in winter, turned beautiful with a beautiful expanse of colorful flowers. Trees that in winter look bald also now look green because it is filled with leaves again.

And... Many young couples who combine love in this park, sitting next to each other throw a smile and seduction, sometimes they laugh happily, and there are also couples who are without awkward kissing, and there are also couples who are not happy, making single soul Sonya thrashing full of envy.

"Alex...!!"'s search...!!" yelling someone made Sonya's chest gurgle and she immediately turned her eyes around the park, looking for the figure of Alex she knew. But it turns out Alex was the stranger the man called.

Sighing deeply, Sonya leaned back on her chair, "Maybe there will be a time later... Not know when... I'll be casual when I hear your name." sighed Sonya softly as she stared at her lunch in her hands.

But for now I can't forget you... I can never forget you for a second... My heart is broken and fragile because I love you too much... Loved you too much... And now... I missed you too much...

Did you miss me too, Lex...? Ah, he's the only one you'll ever miss... Aye right...? I can only hope that God will heal my longing by presenting you in my dreams...

But... Wouldn't that make me even more unable to forget you...? Then I'll pray... May God not bring you back into my dreams... And may God not let me hear your name again out of anyone's mouth... At least until I have no more feelings for you...

But I always hoped that one day you would miss me too... And when you feel it, you will finally realize that you love me... Then you'll blame yourself... Because of your mistake of letting me sail away from your life... And I hope that mistake makes you sick... Just like the pain you left me...

"Excuse me.." cried someone disperse daydream Sonya.

Sonya looked up at the figure of the owner of the voice, at the figure of the man who was smiling broadly towards her, with a pouch filled with food in his right hand, and a tumbler of drink in his left.

"Yaa.." reply Sonya.

"May I sit here...?" ask the man.

Sonya circulated her gaze to the other garden chair, which was already full,

"Yes, of course..have a seat." replied Sonya while shifting her sitting position.

"My name is Tae... Where do you come from?" the man mentioned his name while extending his hand to Sonya.

"I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia." sonya replied reluctantly to welcome the man's hand, without mentioning his name.

"Your name is miss...?" ask the man again not to take off Sonya's hand before Sonya says her name.

"Sonya... My name is Sonya." replied Sonya as she pulled her hand, "Enjoy your lunch, sir.." continued Sonya as she stood up and prepared to leave the man.

"You speak Indonesian...?" ask Sonya.

"Hmmm quite smoothly..., Will you accompany me to lunch...? I've only been here four days." said Tae.

Sonya immediately sat next to him, it felt good to be able to talk using her language. Tae looks Asian, maybe from Thailand, the Philippines or Singapore, I don't know... And Sonya wouldn't ask.

"Work visit or will it work here...?" ask Sonya again.

"I had an important meeting with a client at Lo Storso's building... All holidays." Tae replied and put his food in his mouth.

"That means you won't be here long...?" guess Sonya.

Tae shook his head as he chewed his food quickly and swallowed it before replying, "Tomorrow I have to go back to my country... It's my last day here." said Tae.

"Oh... How many days have you been here...?"

"It's been four days... And I always see you sitting pensively in this park every lunch hour... But only this time I have a chance to meet you." explained Tae with a grin.

"Do I look that clear when I'm pondering...?" asked Sonya in a tone of disbelief.

"Oh yeah... Your forehead is always wrinkling... Like this..." Tae showed how Sonya's forehead shriveled, making her laugh wide.

"It looks terrible...?"

"No... Precisely adorable.." refuted Tae then gulped down his drink.

"You yourself are on a work visit or indeed settled here...?"

"I'm in a mutation from headquarters in Jakarta to this Milan branch... Well, actually I asked to move." said Sonya.

"Why...? not happy in Jakarta...? Or want to find a new atmosphere...?" ask Tae.

"Hmm looking for the atmosphere just now... I've been in love with this city since I first set foot here... Yes.. Although not all residents can speak English, but it's good I became moved to learn their language." replied Sonya straightforwardly.

"We need to master several languages... Youknew... In my country many are already interested in learning your language, they are scrambling to be able to enter the Indonesian language class which is indeed the quota is limited.." Tae exclaimed passionately.

"Oh yeah...? Why...?"

"Many youtuber from our country who many subscribers precisely because they speak Indonesian... And their content is also about Indonesia... Maybe that's one of the originators, too..."

The conversation with Tae continues until Sonya's lunch hour is over and he returns to his office. They forgot to exchange mobile numbers.