
All places can be a place to calm down if we are already feeling quite tired. For Sofia at the moment the place is in her car.
After a day of having to follow a meeting that is dizzying his head, the silence in his car is like an oasis in the desert. There is no speech about monthly turnover.no business strategy is presented.there is no departmental evaluation.There is only the roar of the machine that growls slowly.
After several skipping evaluation meetings as Sofia often follows Romi, her father protests loudly and eventually forces Sofia to attend today. And Sofia reluctantly must obey the wishes of her father. Not that Sofia is reluctant to work, but for now she cannot concentrate well.
At least a little fun thing that happened today was Bono who seemed to have given up on approaching him. He only focused on the presentation and only greeted lightly and was seen trying to ignore Sofia. The dinner plan was a huge success. And this is the perfect result..
That success led Sofia to imagine Romi who had not yet succeeded in achieving perfectly.
Why is he now, he wonders.
Sofia's phone vibrated from inside her bag.
"Hello.. surprise? what the hell.?... eh?? tugguin I'm there!"
Sofia's Mercedes tire poked in her ear as her car sped up and almost jumped out of the parking lot. Sofia stepped on the gas pedal as deep as she could while weaving through the crowded daytime streets. If his mother saw how to drive at this time she would have fainted. But for now speeding on the road is a decent thing to do.
And thanks to his racing style he was able to arrive in ten minutes in a Northern food court. He got out of the car in a hurry and rushed to the Thai tea seller Tias.
"Hey.." Sofia gasps for half a run from the parking lot to here.
"Ngapain is running, anyway" said Tias who was sitting at the front desk of his shop.
"Yes you suddenly said it was like that."
"Hehe. Your sign is still tied to the past."
"Bawel ah.. where???"
After tidying up her things and talking a little to her employees Tias led Sofia to walk towards the back of the food court.
They both have to walk a little distance because this place is very spacious, maybe able to accommodate more than 100 shops. Even in the middle there is a small field commonly used for emergency parking and music performances. Even on an ordinary day even this small field is often used for people playing bicycles, skateboarding and others.
Sofia had to struggle a little Tias carried up and down some stairs that separate the complex of shops here, they walked through a row of shops that felt endless until finally until the back of the park.
This park is no less spacious than the middle field. There was a wedding with a garden party theme at this place some time ago.
They both sat on a bench not far from the children's playground.
"No.." Tias points to a slide that is shaped like an elephant's trunk.
Sofia turns her eyes and watches closely for what her best friend means. There was a child, perhaps two years old, who was climbing the stairs accompanied by his mother. The boy glided smoothly down to the bottom making him laugh out loud.
"Dark funny...." Sofia commented with anxiety.
"Yes funny you know," said Tias as he glanced at Sofia nosily.
And a little while later the boy's father arrived after buying a milk box for him.
Instantly Sofia no longer smiled with anxiety.His heart felt wry.His jaw tightly clenched.
"Damn it.." he murmured slowly.. He was hurt, upset, but also grateful to see the figure back. The boy's father was none other than Andre..
His figure is dashing, friendly, can care for his partner, tenacious work, and most importantly, he is also handsome. All of that did not seem to fade even though he had not met for three years.
Back to this city, again seen his figure brought a long untouched memory..
No tears rolled down Sofia's cheek.
"Lho was crying!" Tias was startled and immediately took out a handkerchief from his pocket.
"That's okay.this eye irritation.."
Tias clucked in disbelief as his best friend still kept his pride sky-high. Crying is okay for Tias..
Even though he said irritation, but his chest felt a little tight. His heart was pounding more vigorously than when jogging. He wanted to dart away from seeing Andre but somehow his heart forbade him from getting out of the chair.
"Ah if even crying so nyesel I'm gonna tau.."
"So also said irritation.many of these trees become sore.."
While Andre and his son are playing, Sofia and Tias keep looking from afar. Fortunately their seat was slightly covered by ornamental plants. If Andre sees them, they will be approached. And if that happens Sofia would prefer to be buried alive.
"Udah has another child" said Tias, who started pumping. "Make up her son.."
"He was thirty-five and he was his age.it was time to have children.."
"You used to be crazy about her.."
"Then..."
"You used to ride a girl's storm who took her, right??"
"Yes, yeah.."
"Crazy, you were brave and reckless.."
"What the hell do you mean..?"
"Lu still love Andre??"
"Yes, it's not! it's just memories that make me feel.."
"Now who do you want?"
"Rome.."
"Why not kayak first? why wait for Karina's birthday if you can get her a piece of it?"
Sofia glanced at Tias sharply, she thought she had told her best friend this was all the plan she wanted to do. "It can't be haphazard, it can be.."
"Snow? You used to be reckless with the person.if you wait until later we sabotage again..what mood does not become even worse because Karina later failed him dapetin?"
Sofia silently thought while still looking at the scenery of Andre's small family.
I also want that kayak...Should I be more reckless than just using Sarah's help??
His mind kept on shaking.. Opportunities often do not come by themselves but through effort, and sometimes that effort requires extra courage..