LOVATY 1.0
Beta Version
Calya is still stuck with Arion at the moment. Walking down the shopping center with his hands still being held by the man. Had thought this would all end after coming out of the boutique earlier, it turned out all was just empty wishful thinking. The man had absolutely no intention of letting her go, not one bit.
In the middle of their journey two people suddenly approached them. Shocked, astonished and suspicious are clearly visible on the faces of the two men. Even so they still act calm when greeting. The same is the case with the calm shown by Arion and Calya when replying to their greetings.
“You refused when I took you shopping, you said you wanna go home. So, this is your home?” Qeiza said quietly, while Damian and Arion were busy talking.
“This is not what you think.”
“Hmm. Whatever.”
“Wait!” Calya's words stopped the barely budding Qeiza, but remained as slow as possible so as not to be heard by the two men.”You need to save me.”
“How? I have no idea.”
“I don’t know! Think of something.”
The conversation of the two women who did not hear the contents made Arion began to suspect. He moved closer to make the women's conversation stop.
“Are we not supposed to go? No good interrupting other people's dating.”
Somehow the man's words made Calya feel like she had no choice. He said goodbye to his friend, forgetting the opportunity to escape they were planning.
“They look closer.” said Damian.
“I'm not sure, but they do look close.” added Qeiza before the two of them continue their journey.
No different from what Arion and Calya did. The couple were also walking through the shopping center, entering the store one by one. This is Qeiza if she has been shopping, starting from bags, shoes to clothes, she will not stop before visiting all the places she knows. Fortunately Damian did not look disturbed at all, really patiently following the footsteps of the woman.
After a while Qeiza finally finished going around, some items she had already found and that was enough to make her satisfied. Both are now on their way home. In a quiet atmosphere filled with only the strains of old songs from the music player, Damian suddenly started the conversation.
“Have you prepared your clothes for the party?”
“Party? Oh, you mean Anniversary Radhika Group?”
“Iya.”
“Untailah, I plan not to go.”
“Why?”
“Members of other teams will also leave the company leaders. I think that's enough.”
“How about me?”
“What?”
“ Shouldn't you accompany me to the party?”
“Hah?”
“How?”
“...”
“Then let's go find clothes for you, I know a good place.”
“I haven't even answered,” said the woman inwardly.
Damian brought Qeiza to a luxury boutique downtown. Letting the woman look through all the dresses on display while she sat down and waited patiently.
Qeiza finally picked up a few pairs of dresses and took them into the dressing room for her to try. As he was about to go out to ask Damian's opinion, he saw the man talking to someone. The same woman he saw the other day at the cafe.
Instead of exiting, Qeiza hid in the dressing room. His eyes kept watching the movements of the two people there. But he could not hear a single word they said. Until the two men walked out of the boutique, then Qeiza moved from her hiding place and hurriedly approached one of the employees there.
"Excuse me."
"Yes, Miss. Can I help you?"
"What.. You know the woman who just came out?"
"of course. He owns this shop."
"Ahhhhhhhh.. I see. How about p.."
"Have you?"
Qeiza's question was cut short when Damian suddenly came to her.
"Which clothes?" Ask the man again.
Qeiza hurriedly pulled the man out of there, worried that the employees would tell the man about her question just now. Because if this is a woman's boutique, then the employees here certainly know Damian. Qeiza did not want her suspicions to be revealed before she got any definitive proof.
***
As new in spite of the difficult times, Calya who finally managed to escape from Arion lies helplessly on her couch. Not physically drained, but mentally. For the past few hours he suppressed his annoyance and anger and tried not to create trouble, which only got him caught up in the matter itself.
Now that he had reached his own home he didn't have to hold everything back anymore, did he? He knew how to vent his current feelings in a proper way.
It may be too late to carry out the plan with Keanu as he has been made, but his presence is more useful in times like these. Without further ado, Calya immediately released all the contents of the heart that for several hours he pendam. Right as soon as the figure of the man appeared, expressionlessly watching the woman speak at length.
Not a second pause appeared between each word issued by Calya. But one thing finally stopped him from speaking, a dry throat. The woman finally moved from the sofa to the kitchen. Sipped a glass of water to wet his throat. As soon as he turned around, his eyes widened from something to the point of dropping the glass in his hand.
“How can you..” Said the woman. Still can't believe what he just saw.
“Follow you here?”
Calya nodded her head.
“This is one of the new features that we are currently developing. Didn't you join the beta?”
“Wow! That's incredible! You can really move.” Calya said in amazement.
The woman walked around the apartment building where she lived just to test what the new features of the program were. And still impress him somehow for how many times. It changed his mood for the better, erasing the veiling vexation in his heart and mind over the past few hours.
“Please provide feedback regarding our new features, to help the program development process get better.”
“What is this? You sound like a robot.”
“I'm not a robot, but a human visualization in an impactful reality.”
“Who asked for your explanation?”
“I'm just straightening out any misunderstandings you have..”.
CLICKS
“He sucks!”
Stripped his feet while walking back to his apartment. Like a child, Calya who was upset turned LOVATY off suddenly. His mood changed twice in the last few minutes and it was all because of Keanu.
“I won't use it again!”
His frustration is getting worse at the moment. At least he could understand his sense of resentment towards Arion, because that man was basically a bitch. But not with his current annoyance.
Disappointment clearly on his face. He depended on the virtual figure, getting used to it, to think it was real. But what he felt just now seemed to have forced him back into reality. A fact he already knew, but refused to admit.
“I won't use it again!”
People say do not easily believe the words of people who are being ignited emotions, because the words are not well thought out. It seems like that happened to Calya as well. His words that said he would not use LOVATY again only lasted for a few days.
Now he has started using LOVATY again, even more often than before. If previously he only used LOVATY in his apartment. This time he used it almost everywhere he was. Cantor when he had to overtime alone to the supermarket when he was shopping for home necessities. He is currently using it, while walking casually in a park.
“Wow.. What is this?” Her eyes widened as soon as she lit LOVATY. The surrounding scenery now looks more colorful, what an incredible visualization.
“This is a new feature that we are developing. What say?”
“And you even change your clothes too?” Too stunned to not realize the changes that are beside him.
“To make everything look more real. then the clothes must also be adjusted to the place.”
“Yeah.. not bad.” small nod accompanies his recognition of the development idea the company is doing.
“Do not forget to provide feedback so that we can develop the program even better.”
“Oh. please. i’m tired to hear that words. I'll make sure to put this into feedback later!”
“Are you not satisfied with the new feature we are developing?”
“I love everything but you, you're the problem! All other things are improved but you yourself are getting worse!”
“You can send your input on feedback..”.
“Don't worry, I'll do it!”
Calya speeds up her steps to avoid Keanu's annoying robot mode. Of course it's impossible to do. No matter how fast the woman stepped that fast Keanu followed her, her movement was Calya's own movement. That made the woman even more upset. He was ready to run. But only a few steps he can take. His legs hit something that made his body almost hit the ground if only there was not a hand holding his body.
“Are you okay?”