My Hate, the Water of His Eyes (The End of A Taste)
Did I Make a Mistake?
"Are you sure all right?"
"Yes, brother. I'm fine and that's thanks to Fandy's brother who already picked up Syera. Thanks, brother."
"It's good that way. Now you go in and rest and don't forget to change your clothes."
"Sister Fandy also rest, brother must be tired of working all day at the office and pick me up," said Syera felt bad to have inconvenienced Fandy.
"Don't think like that, I'm just happy because the person you remember at that time is Brother Fandy."
"I'm sorry to bother Fandy a lot."
"Here, don't think about it. Come inside."
Fandy's worry about receiving a phone call from the missing Syera is gone. Now he feels happy because the first person Syera contacted was him. As much as possible Fandy will always be there for Syera, making sure the girl is okay and hoping to be the only man Sheera relies on in her life.
Through the incident tonight Fandy is sure if it will not be difficult for him to be with Syera. Fandy knows if the taste that Syera has for him to date is affection for an older brother but Fandy is sure as time goes by Syera can definitely feel what Fandy feels for him.
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Because so tired Syera immediately went to bed and snuck into the blanket. He just took off Fandy's suit that he forgot to give back. Syera remembered her phone that had been thrown when there was lightning and lightning simultaneously struck. Sangking was afraid that Syera would not dare to take her downed phone and bathed in rainwater. Again, Syera has no cell phone.
The rain outside had subsided and left a fine drizzle. The sheera wrapped in her blanket was already united with the dream realm.
Late at midnight Leo just arrived at the apartment. His face and appearance were so tangled. He walked closer to the room of Syera and slightly opened the door of her room.
"Even you can sleep well right now."
Seeing the sleeping Sera added to the pain in Leo's heart, thinking that Syera did not think about it at all. Leo closed the door to Syera's room slowly.
Leo took his old phone from the drawer where Syera found pictures of him at school.
Because of him I no longer remember you but because of him also I remember you again at this time.
Leo looked at the only contact number stored on the phone.
His index finger vibrates when he types a message to send to the owner of the number. Without a doubt the message he typed directly he just sent without thinking first. Usually Leo will think a thousand times before sending it not even so send it.
The phone is shaking, a message is coming in. Leo was surprised because it is not usually also the message directly in reply let alone this is late at night. The content of the message made Leo smile and cluck.
"It's worth getting answered, right away" decak Leo.
Leo did not reply to the message, it seemed like the message he sent was the last message to the woman who now belonged to someone else and became part of his past.
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As usual, Syera prepared breakfast and did housework. Same is the case with Leo who is currently preparing to leave for work.
"The breakfast is ready, brother."
What Syera cooked was neatly arranged on the dining table. He then ran to his room to pick up a towel and a change of clothes to go to campus.
After coming from the bathroom Syera followed Leo who had breakfast first. Silence, no one opens the conversation. Syera felt that there was something strange about Leo.
Lately almost every morning Leo will ask this and have Syera do things that Leo can actually do himself but not for this morning.
"Sister Leo all right? Or maybe there's a problem in the office?" tanya Syera opened the conversation.
"Eat, no need to worry about me. All is well" replied Leo flatly.
This morning Leo's appetite was not there but he did not want to disappoint Syera who had cooked. Even though only a little Leo still forced to eat.
"Is the food bad?" afraid if the taste of the cuisine is not as usual.
"I'm just a little bit tasteless" Leo said honestly
Leo could no longer afford to continue eating it, he ended it with a cup of warm tea that Syera made.
"Will Leo leave for work?"
"Em."
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"Em."
"Sister Leo needs something?"
"No. I'm fine."
"Did I make a mistake? Is Syera saying something that Leo's sister doesn't like?"
The question of Syera this time is so difficult to answer Leo. There is no answer Leo has to that question. The atmosphere was silent for a moment, only their two pairs of eyes were looking at each other. Ask and answer through a net that does not understand each other.
"Nothing, everything's fine. I'm just tired because there's a lot of work and it makes me less rest."
"Sister Leo no longer lies?"
"Em, don't think anything weird. You just have to study well on campus."
From the way Leo spoke, Syera felt that something was happening but Leo always said that there was nothing and everything was fine.
While continuing his breakfast Syera recalls what he did last night that might have caused him or been the reason Leo was cold this morning.
"Is your phone dead?" ask Leo before you go to work.
"Mobile?"
"Yes, did you turn it off? Last night I called a few times but your phone is off."
"Ep... I-it, brother. My phone's dead, it might be broken. Last night his phone fell into the water when Syera was coming home from the restaurant."
"It wasn't raining last night, how did you get home? I'm sure there's no public transportation when it's raining like last night."
"I-I took a taxi, brother. Coincidentally there was still a taxi passing by last night" Syera lied.
"Are you sure you got home last night in a cab?"
"Yes, brother."
"Hm.all right," Leo sighed. "I'm leaving" said Leo.
Shera was silent after Leo left. Syera could not understand her lying self. He could have been honest if last night he asked Fandy to pick him up at a restaurant for heavy rain and public transportation that no longer exists but Syera did not do it, he chose to lie.
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Upon arrival at the office Leo told Bima to buy a new cell phone for Syera. Bima immediately did what Leo asked and after from the place of purchase of the mobile phone he immediately met Syera to the campus to give the new cell phone Syera.
It is not difficult to meet Syera. Bima simply went to the rector's office and asked to meet a student named Syera Hanindy and not long ago a lecturer had come with Syera to come with him. This can be done by Bima because Suntama Group which is currently led by Leo is the largest shareholder of the campus where Syera lectures.
Honestly Syera feels uncomfortable and unpleasant on the campus with the way Bima when she wants to see him but how else, Syera has no control over it.
"This is your new phone and the number is also still as before" said Bima handed over the phone he just bought.
"Is this from Leo's brother?"
"Yes. I've saved Mr. Leo's number on your phone."
"But brother Bima, but don't talk formally like that with me. I am neither the master nor the master of Bima's sister."
"It should be, you're Mr. Leo's sister."
"I know but don't care about it, just think of Syera sister Bima as well. Especially if only the two are like this, brother Bima just relax."
"If you'll excuse me, I have to go back to the office now" said Bima.
"Thank you for the phone, brother."
"I'm just doing my job. That thank you word better tell Mr. Leo."
"Yes, brother. I'll say it to Leo's brother."
Syera returned to her room while observing her new phone. Syera knew the price of the phone was equivalent to her three months of work at Linda's mother's restaurant.
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The message Leo sent
Leo: Looks like I'm going to experience the same thing a second time.
My Vanila: The story of each meeting must be different. Time and opportunity do not always come on our side. Sometimes we ourselves can create that happiness (LEON ).
My Vanila is the name of the contact that Leo made for someone named Jesselyn Anastasya. If you want to know who he is, just stop by my first novel. The story is like Le Mineral & & ''S 'Antire.
The reply to Leo's message was not Jesselyn but Leon. Who her? Stopped in the first novel...🙏🙏