Love On The Side
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"Mango juice." Rere answered briefly while circulating his gaze around. He did that so that his eyes would not look at Alvin who was currently in front of him.

"Mango juice? Don't want some grape juice, Re?" Alvin said with a small smile.

Suddenly, the question immediately made Rere accidentally look towards Alvin. This guy is so much different. The charisma he had, was inversely proportional to the time they went to school.

"Ng-no. Mango juice only." Nervous Rere replied with a slight sigh of excitement.

Alvin who heard even smiled. "Well, let's order mango juice."

"Mom!"

"Yes, mas. What message?" The waiter asked in a friendly manner.

"Mango juice only two, mbak."

"Good, mas. Waiting for ya." The waiter left while putting a friendly smile on his customer.

Alvin returned that smile. Rere who saw this immediately threw his face in the other direction. In his heart he thought that Alvin was still Alvin. Men's eyes basket who always like to tease women.

"Re. Sorry if I always make you feel uncomfortable with my presence. For almost seven years we have not seen each other. There's been a lot of change seen from you now huh."

"Mm .... " Re who felt awkward with that remark, was of course confused to answer with what words. Because right now, he really could not think of what words he should say.

"There's no need to feel awkward like that, Re. We are friends. Well, even though I admit that I've been very naughty by bothering you a lot while we were in school."

"Oh yeah, Re. How are you doing now?"

"I'm .. I'm fine."

And finally, Alvin managed to find the awkward atmosphere that Rere had previously felt. They even chatted casually after some time had passed.

Unknowingly, Rere also carried away in the atmosphere of a pleasant gray puti period reunion. A time when the mind is not much of a distraction. A time filled with happiness, which can carve a story without any heavy life obstacles like today.

But now, those days are just memories. I want to go back to that time to be happy with my friends again. I tell a lot of things while laughing together. Happy with the simplicity we show.

But baby, that time can never be repeated. Because it will only happen once in your life. Even though the heart wants it. School is the happiest time in life.

"Re, I used to chase after a dream angel as hard as I have. But unfortunately, I am not a god who can make him fall in love. Rather, a servant of peril is inappropriate for an angel even though I love that angel very much."

That speech made Rere's face instantly change. But, as much as possible he ignored what Alvin said.

"Your wrong angel means, Vin. Why should you feel low just because your love is not accepted? Or maybe, your angel .... "

Rere suddenly hung up the sentence he said. Because suddenly, he didn't know what to say. He didn't want to make Alvin misunderstand what he said. Therefore, he chose to hang the sentence just like that.

The curious Alvin, of course immediately raised one eyebrow.

"From you ... What, Re?"

"Hm .. If so, I'm lucky because you didn't forget me, Re."

"He .... " Rere immediately put on an awkward smile like before. Alvin's words again brought an uncomfortable feeling for him.

Alvin who was aware of it, immediately tried to melt the atmosphere back.

"Ah, yes. How's your mama doing, Re? Has there been any progress?"

"Mama .. well, that's how it is. There hasn't been a single development in sight."

"Hm .. be patient. Well, I was wrong to ask. Your mom just got into the hospital yesterday, didn't she? So it must take a lot of time to heal. You see, mama I also experienced the same thing as your mama, Re."

"Mama was declared in a coma for a long time after the accident. But, thank God, my mother came to her senses in less than fifty days. My mom needs treatment for a few more weeks. After that, you can go home."

Rere listened seriously to what Alvin was saying. A glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in Rere's heart. He hopes, the mother can also be aware in a short time as mama Alvin experienced. If he could, he would want his mother to wake up in a matter of weeks.

They also kept chatting back. There's a lot of things they're talking about. Including, when Rere hit Alvin the first time the mother entered the hospital. Alvin knows it's Rere. But wanting to chase, impossible.

To be honest, he was very concerned about Rere at that time. The sad face Rere showed made Alvin's heart feel sad too. He believes, at that time Rere must be in desperate need of friends to share the sadness. And, he really wanted to be that friend. But unfortunately, that will never be possible. Given their not-so-good relationship in the past, Alvin suddenly felt he had no guts to do what his heart wanted to do.

Next, Alvin instantly finds out all about Rere. With the power he has, what he wants to know he can know in no time.

After that, Alvin immediately assigns people to help Rere. Like, the guy bi Sari said this afternoon. That man was Alvin's man. However, Alvin did not say anything about all that to Rere. They only talk about the life they've been through. Prejudice of work, also did not escape their chat that was quite familiar now.

Suddenly, Rere's device rang. Chat that is running smoothly, forced to stop because of the ringing sound of the phone.

"Sorry, Vin. I answer the call first."

"Yes, not papa. Please answer me, Re. No need to bother."

Rere nodded for a moment. After that, his hands and eyes were immediately focused on the flat object he had just taken out of the sling bag he was carrying.

"Hello, Dan."

"Hello, sis. Where is Rere now? I've been almost twenty minutes in front of the hospital."

"ah! I'm sorry, Dani. I was at the cafe with a friend. Wait a minute, yeah."

"Sister Rere at the cafe? The one next to this hospital isn't it, brother?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"I'm going there, yeah."

"No need. Just wait in the car. I'll be there soon."

Dani followed what Rere said. Meanwhile, Alvin who heard Rere's chat with someone over the phone allows Rere to leave now.