LOVATY 1.0
Rayshiva Zachery
“Protectors?” ask a boy.
“Iya, protector,” replied the middle-aged woman sitting next to him.
“Why am I a protector?”
“Later when you grow up and meet someone you want to protect, you'll know why.”
“But why should anyone else? I want to be mother's protector.”
“You can't be mother's protector.”
“Why? Because I was a kid?”
“Not, because protecting mom is your dad's job.”
“So I mean mom, I'll be my partner's protector later?”
“Not just a couple, but also your whole family later. That's a man's job!” said a man who had just joined. The man came with a plastic bag containing ice cream, giving it to his wife and son.
“So it's dad's job. Dad did well,” said the boy while enjoying his ice cream.
“Jeez, my son praises me. It must be my lucky day.”
He laughed at the father's joke. The family enjoyed their picnic. Although only done in the garden near the house, but they quite enjoy relaxing and eating dishes prepared by the mother.The parents enjoy taking their children to play in the open, but they can enjoy, while the child loves talking with his parents.
“What kind of girl does my son want to be a couple?”
“That's like mom.”
“That's like mom?”
“Great woman like mom.”
“Then it will be difficult for you to get it. Because there is only one who is like a mother in this world and she belongs to father.”
“Later if I had found it, I would have shown it to you.”
“Of course, we will wait for him.”
***
“They die?”
“Yes, they're dead. Now the company belongs to us.”
“Then the kid? How about dia”
“Little boy like him, it will be easy for us to get rid of him.”
***
“You can't take him!”
“So move on son!”
“No want!”
“Soaring!”
The middle-aged man forcefully tried to get rid of the little boy standing in front of the room door.
“Mother, why can't she stay with us? Isn't he also our family?”
“Son, he can't stay with us.”
“Why?”
“Come here, don't block uncle.”
“No! If you don't let him stay with us then I'll come with him.!”
“Don't play like that, come quickly!”
“No! Uncle take me with him!”
“It seems like no other way. We'd better let the boy stay with us.”
“All right I agree.”
***
The two boys look very familiar, spending time together every day. It was clear that one of them was not treated well in the house. But every time that happens the other boy will be there for him. Even if only by giving him more food, treating his wounds, or invite him to play. Small but very meaningful things.
“Don't worry, whatever happens I will protect you.”
“Are you family protector?”
“Protectors?
“People in charge of guarding this family?”
“I'm not a family protector, but I'll protect you.”
“Why are you protecting me?”
***
“What are you doing here?” said Ray who was surprised to find the man was relaxing in his Villa.
“You don't see I'm relaxing,” replied the man indifferently.
“Can - usually you relax here while your company is in trouble.”
“Not my company is troubled but one of my products.”
“Same is it?”
“Of course it's different. Even if the product is destroyed, my company can still run well.”
“So you don't care even if the product is destroyed? Isn't LOVATY valuable to you?”
“You know why I developed that program. From the beginning I had no intention to release it, let alone hope he would be a great success in the market.”
“Then what about the inventor? If this program gets destroyed don't you feel guilty to her?”
“Basically the reason he created the program is also the same as me, he does not care about the achievement of this product in the market.”
“But.”
“But that doesn't mean I close my eyes on this. This issue is being handled well by the special team I formed.”
“Alright then.”
“By the way Ray, you grew up to be the man in charge. No vain - in vain I take care of you.”
“Why do you boast of yourself! I'm like this because of my parents!”
“But still I took care of you for 20 years. A little bit I have influence over your personality now.”
“Ya, yes. I can't argue with it.”
Ray sat beside the man looking out at the sea, calm with no face to read.
“You still think about it?”
“How do you think?”
“You still think about it a lot.”
“Then don't ask. You're as chatty as ever.”
“You're still trying to find him?”
“I almost gave up on looking for it.”
“Why?”
“Today I tried so hard to find him because I thought he still loved me. But the longer I thought maybe he really didn't love me, that's why he tried so hard not to be found.”
“Usually when you're really about to give up, a clue will come unexpectedly. A sign that your choice is not wrong, try a little more and you will succeed.”
“You talk as if you've experienced it. Are you in love?”
“I can be wiser than you even though I am younger!”
“Who is he? You don't want to introduce her to me!”
“I'll introduce him to you later. At that time you should have brought back my sister-in-law!”
“Where are you going?”
“Unlike you, I do a lot of work. I go first!”
Ray leaves the man and his villa, driving back to his residence. But before the car managed to take him to the apartment he lived in, his attention was turned to a mall there. A mall that somehow pulls him there. Unknowingly he and his car had been in the mall's parking area.
***
If man is a super-advanced machine, then the heart must be the radar. He's hard-wired to signal everything around you. Such as avoiding danger and also finding something valuable. This time my heart took me to him. He was currently only a few meters away from me.
As usual, she looks beautiful. I think whatever he's wearing will make him look that way. Or maybe I'll still like her, regardless of what she's wearing.
He looks very focused, does he have to be this focused when he is in a shopping center? This attitude made her look attractive in my eyes, even though because of that attitude she could not realize my existence.
Calya is circling a shopping mall. His eyeballs are busy moving from right to left, while his head continues to move to make his vision wider. The activity made him unconscious that the rope from his bag had been stuck in a hanger to make his body almost fall to the floor. Fortunately, that didn't happen. No, because someone managed to hold her body before the woman collapsed on the floor.
Calya was surprised, her heart was racing since her body felt attracted by something until someone held her body. He got up and immediately spontaneously thanked her before the figure he saw back shocked him.
“You! What are you doing here?” uvap Calya when he found out the person who had helped him was Ray.
“What are you doing here during working hours?”
“I'm researching for a new project, not playing.”
“I'm also researching, my product is here.”
And when he realized I was, lying was what I always did. Using coincidence as an excuse, even though I know this isn't. Because he just let me get close to him for that reason and I will continue to use that excuse. At least until he could accept another reason.