Lu[C]Ka Love
38. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVE

Three Years Later,

"All right, ladies and gentlemen. We're having our cooking class today. Please bring the food we made together. I hope the family at home likes it. See you next week. Good afternoon everyone."

"Good afternoon, Chef of Love!" Answer the compact mothers and go in order.

Love stretched her stiff muscles after teaching cooking classes for two hours.

After class, Cinta changed clothes and prepared to go home. He locked the doors and gates of his cooking classroom in a suburban shophouse. For almost two years now, Cinta has been teaching cooking classes at Chef Juna's cooking school. Chef Juna helped Love a lot in realizing his dream.

Love made sure again that the shophouse gate was locked tightly. Love awaits someone in front of the shophouse. Before long a luxury sports car stops right in front of Love. A handsome man got out of the car and greeted Love.

"Where is the class today?" Ask the man who is none other than Chef Juna.

"Goodle. I'm getting used to the mums who are always chatty." Love grimacing.

Chef Juna laughed. "Aren't all moms chatty, huh? You've been here two years, must have started poulting right with the temperament of each of your students in every season."

"Hmm, that's. I like my current job."

"We're late, let's get in the car!" Chef Juna said as he glanced at his watch.

"okay!"

"Many things have happened over the past few years. It all feels so fast. Since Lucka's departure to Singapore, and also my rejection of Brother Lucki. Everything changed. My life has changed too. I don't want to be overshadowed by regrets. I want to achieve what I dream of. I want to be happy.

And I feel happy enough now. I can't be greedy. I will be grateful for my life now. Even though it wasn't exactly what I expected."

"Where are we going, Mas?" Ask Chef Juna for Love.

"And I don't know from when the call was attached to someone who is now with me."

"To resto is. The Marko said he had a new recipe and tried to cook in my kitchen. Hope it's good!"

"Don't look down on other people, Mom. Chef Marko is always great at making food."

"Currently, why did you believe him?"

"I don't stand for Chef Marko. I'm just passing on the facts. I wonder, Chef Marko is cooking this time?"

"Don't be curious. You know too!"

Love glanced at Juna who was smiling to himself.

"What the hell is it?" Love scrunched his forehead.

"Nothing. You sit quietly there! Don't look here."

Love smiled amusedly seeing Chef Juna misbehaving. "Mas groggy, do I see you from here?"

"Be quiet! Don't tease me!"

Arriving at Chef Juna's restaurant, there was already Tommy and Alisa who gave a surprise to Cinta.

"Brave birthday!" They are happy to welcome Love.

"Allisa? Tommy?" Love still can't believe they remember Love's birthday.

A boisterous atmosphere of joy filled the entire room of the restaurant that today was deliberately closed by Chef Juna.

"Blow candles! Blow candles!" Tommy and Marko.

"Eh, wait Miss! Make hope before blowing out the candles." Alisa still calls Love with the call 'Miss'.

Love closed her eyes.

"Lord, I don't know what to ask for. I can't ask you anymore. I've asked too much. I just want someone who's far away .. He's always fine. And I I also want to always be okay here... Aamiin's."

Love opened her eyes and immediately blew out the candle in front of her. There's a number 22 there.

"Yeah! Happy birthday, Miss. May Miss always have good things in Miss's life." Alisa said while hugging Love.

"Thank you so much Alisa."

"Let's take a photo together!" exciting Tommy.

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Two hours later,

"the chef! What's this concept of a tart cake you made?" Ask Love curious.

"Umm, don't know either. I just follow the train. Lately there are some bakery stores that make tarts but from instant noodle ingredients. So, I just want to try to make it. But using pasta. What say?"

"Umm, good anyway. Looks different. It tastes good too."

"Thank you's. I know it's gonna work."

"But why pasta?" tanya Love curious.

"Eitherway. Maybe because it reminds me of someone."

"Eh?" Love stupefied, then silent.

"Love, it's night. I'll take you home. Marko! Make everything right before you go home!" Chef Juna approached Chef Marko and Cinta who were talking together.

"OK boss! Be careful on the road! Love, once again, happy birthday yes!"

Love returns with a sweet smile.