Never Not
Ch. 6: Continues to be Suspected

Tone wiped the sweat that began to wet his temples. He had used a hat, his favorite salem color blouse, as well as holding a hand fan, but the blazing sun still could not fight. Plus, The Grand Palace was still crowded even though it was still eleven in the afternoon. Nada had thought people would target a lot in the afternoon, especially because this is a weekday.

Nada immediately ran away to enjoy the coconut ice and decided not to continue her journey. Many will say "it's like that, finally coming home?". But that's how Nada is. He did not care, if he was already uncomfortable then yes the best way is to be left behind.

Nada enjoys her dark ice while playing her phone. Suddenly a message came in.

How is The Grand Palace?

Hot. And I give up.

Tone sent a picture of him enjoying coconut ice.

Natya gives emot a laugh. "That fast?"

Yes.

So what are you planning to do then?

Eat.

😅😅😅

Tone doesn't reply anymore. He weighed whether to eat around here or continue eating in the Khao San area. Khao San itself is famous for its nightlife and snacks. However, there is Nada's favorite Mango Sticky Rice that he likes there. Nada decided to go there, plus there was Tom Yam's place she liked as well.

Nada decided to go there in about thirty minutes. After getting a little bored with social media and the articles he reads, somehow his heart is tickled to see someone's account - or maybe two people.

He typed in the @adriantama90 account and saw no uploads at all. Yes, what he expected. The last time Adrian uploaded anything was in July of last year. Finally, Nada ventured to type in another account @ArintaSaraswaty. There's a new instastory. Nada's hands were itching to see that. If he was determined to see, who knows Arinta does not know. However, the girl already has almost a million followers, so it will not be possible to realize that ordinary strata like Nada is seeing the story right?

Nada finally opened the update. Arinta is enjoying Royal Osha, one of the famous restaurants in Thailand with local dishes. The tone continues to open the story of the dots to find a figure that he knows. However, it is still not visible figure Adrian in the photo. However, Nada was sure there was Adrian there.

Sometimes, Nada muses why Adrian can survive to become a shadow in Arinta's life. Is that what is called falling in love. Before Adrian was close to Nada, he stayed away from Arinta because he felt he was never considered a friend. Although they have known since High School. Why is Adrian back with the girl?

In fact, ever since that damned Valentine, Adrian never again contacted Nada. It completely disappeared like being swallowed by the earth. The heart of Tone again felt an incredible pain. He tried to calm himself. The experience at Valentine is one of the worst experiences in his life that if remembered likes to make Nada shudder grill.

The pain was so great that he could not describe it. The type of pain you expect to be completely unplugged is gone from your body..

Tone put down his phone and tried to focus on his drink. Once this was done, he would just pull it away, leaving behind this temporary pain.

••••

"What time was it yesterday?"

"My ten o'clock is also at the hotel."

"Trus nguap mulu. I thought you were coming home early."

"Gue's coming home from work first."

"What went home yesterday?"

"Ship with BTS."

Dhito nodded in disbelief. "What do you want the girl?"

"This is how this Tone likes to squirm the lights of the city that."

"Finally, you can have a friend who is frugal update ya."

Natya just glanced. He did not actually conquer either. Nada also did not force them to have to board the ship or BTS. It's just that if you see the girl's eyes sparkling every look at the row of lights, Natya becomes happy alone.

"Tonight we will walk again."

"Seriously? Gercep very lo. Every day the street mulu."

"Yes that's it."

"Where else are you going?"

"Gue wants to take him on Chaopraya's River Tour."

"Waaah... But if it's a malem what's a keraamean ntaran."

"My dad handles it."

"Handle?" Dhito tried to guess then his eyes widened. "Well, you crazy. Seriously?" Dhito realized what his friend was doing.

"Yes. But not everything. I suspect he is also. Lagian... It hasn't gotten to that stage yet either."

Dhito shook his head in amazement. "Gee... I was curious about the same tone as this. I'll come with you sometime. If you can't in Bangkok, in Jakarta don't forget me lo."

Natya laughs. When he replied to Dhito, his phone rang. Seeing the name listed there, made Natya suddenly pale.

"Kay?"

Dhito became speechless hearing the name that Dhito called. He saw the look on his friend's face looks agitated hearing the words from the connection. Dhito would not want to be curious as well. When Natya has tried to go so far, why sometimes there are things that must make her restrained.

As soon as Natya hung up the phone, she looked at Dhito seriously. "Gue has to go to Singapore now."

"Huh? Why?"

"Kay's father is sick. Bokap nyokap I've also been there first."

"Keep your plans tonight?"

"For that one, I'm asking for help, Dhit."

•••

Dhito looked around. There were not too many tourists on the boat. However, he himself knew what caused it.

Dhito looked at the girl before him clumsily. He remembered once the expression on Nada's face when he saw that she was the one who came. Natya says she has already conveyed her apology to Nada and the girl is impressed. But, Dhito could still see a tinge of disappointment on his face. The girl's appearance may even have been trying to look beautiful for Natya. Knee-length black satin dress with hair stroked. Her makeup was simple yet accentuated the friendly aura of this girl. If until something like this, the edges only become a game while Natya, really have the heart of the friend.

Dhito and Nada had a chat for a while before starting to eat his food. Dhito and Natya reasoned that the father of Natya's best friend was critical so as to make the man to go see him. Dhito just does not add that it is a friend and former love of death Natya.

"So where are you with Natya?" Ask Dhito.

"To Asiatique yesterday." The tone gave a gesture to the right with his head. Asiatique's ring was brightly lit in the middle of the night that day.

"Great the hell lo, can take Natya. He's the most arrogant when he goes there. If the office guy goes there he just refuses and chooses to eat somewhere else."

Tone actually does not want to sound upset because it was suddenly left behind. After all, she and Natya had also only known and been together a few times. Plus, his best friend's dad is sick. Of course it is natural that Natya chose her best friend over her. However, Nada could not hide that her trauma when left suddenly by Adrian, making her become excessively worried if anyone suddenly avoided her.

"When are you back, Nad?" Dhito tried to open another conversation.

"Today this Saturday. Lo?"

"Wednesday."

Yes, with Natya too, it should be... The tone suddenly became his own mind.

"Tomorrow no, Nad. I want to go where I want to go," Tawar Dhito is friendly. He also pity to see this Tone must be alone everywhere.

"Hm... It's okay, Dhit. Lo meningan rest just preparation for the flight tomorrow. Morning flight, right?" Tone. He remembered because Natya had told him about her return schedule.

"Oh.. Aye, okay.. " Dhito won't force it. He also becomes awkward if he keeps pushing.

They talk about other common things. Every now and then Dhito tried to joke around who was grateful Nada responded to warmly. As an hour passed, Dhito suddenly sensed that someone was across the table who seemed to be looking in their direction. At first, Dhito felt that maybe it was just his feelings. However, after trying to pretend not to see but steal the view, Dhito is convinced that the person is looking at him.

"Eh, this is I don't want kegeeran anyway. But, this is serem too. I feel like there's a guy who keeps seeing me." Dhito pointed his body at Nada and whispered softly.

"Huh? A timing? Hm... Fancied same time lo," goda Nada.

"Oh, not funny ah."

"Which is it but? Can I just not?"

"Decet the rear end of the left lo. If you can see it too much to him. Well, right, nah right. He's squirming this way again."

"Which way, I wonder. I pretended to take the buffet again."

"Well, maybe even. The guy who wears a brown shirt. Same girl as that."

" Are the same girls continue to do ngeliatin lo?" Frown Nada Frown. "Okay, I'll take it first." Tone standing up then walking to the buffet. When he was willing to take the food from the first end, he looked up slowly to steal a glance to the angle that Dhito was referring to. That's where his view immediately confused with the figure of Adrian. The man was also watching the tone. As soon as they looked at each other, Nada instantly shifted her gaze. Now he suddenly felt an incredible nausea. He simply took out a spoonful of rice and hurriedly returned to his place.

"Why, Nad?" Dhito became shocked to see the face of Nada who suddenly turned pale.

Dhito glanced at the end of Adrian's table. The man no longer looked at them.

"Gue knew the man" said Nada.

"Who?" Dhito looked at the face of Tone that turned grim. "Hm... The ex?" Ask carefully.

Tone shaking. "Worse than that." Sudden panic tone. "Well, where can't this stop?"

"It's an hour away, Nad. Let's just unplug it."

"duh... It's so bad for me."

"Who is she to be so scared?"

Tone is just stunned. The girl's eyes dimmed. Dhito was shocked himself. If there is a woman who gets this sick, usually it is too much treatment given to her.

Dhito suddenly had a crazy idea. He just wishes Natya never knew about today's events.

"Nad, I have an idea. But, I don't want to do it if you don't agree."

"Hm?"

Dhito signals with his hand for Nada to come closer to him. Nada leaned towards Dhito. Their distance became so close that Dhito could see the lines of Nada's face, her cheekbones, and her tiny lips. For a moment, Dhito felt a strange thing in his heart but hurriedly expelled the feeling.

Dhito whispered in Tone's ear. The girl's eyes widened but then felt that maybe it was time she did not just run away or hide when she saw Adrian.

"Where?"

"okay." Fuckin' blinking tone. Dhito laughed then suddenly stroked softly Tone hair.

Nada was actually shocked by Dhito's actions. However, she had already agreed that she would pretend to be the man's girlfriend tonight. At least until he doesn't have to see Adrian again in front of him.

Dhito tried to keep talking to Nada and make the girl laugh with all her jokes. Nada finally did not pretend anymore, she really felt the Dhito stories were funny and made her laugh.

As the song played inside the ship turned into a slow dance song, Dhito extended his hand to Nada. He saw that the other couples had already started to dance. Nada initially hesitated, but she remembered her principle for risk it all in Bangkok. He also welcomed the hand.

Dhito and Nada started to dance slowly. Dhito only held his waist and grasped the hand of Tone. Tone can smell the scent of Tom Ford's perfume strengthened from Dhito. He himself suddenly felt his heart beating at this closeness of theirs.

"Udah is no longer considered, Nad. It was sempet. But he also dances just like a girl. Who the hell is he?"

"It's just some weirdo in my life."

Dhito even laughed at the statement of Nada.

"Where is Natya?" Dhito Fishing.

"Natya is not strange," defended Nada directly.

Strange if you want to leave you like gini.

"Yes, not weird. My best friend is a very nice person." Dhito praised in a joking tone. He lowered his head to see Nada's reaction.

At the same time, Nada also looked up and made the two of them look at each other with the distance of the body getting closer.

Dhito smiled slightly and then turned his gaze around. As soon as the song was over, the two of them immediately rushed to their seats.

For a moment, Dhito hoped that the journey on this ship could be a little longer. However, at the same time he also wanted for this to end soon and he could return to thinking normally. Dhito and Nada were fortunately still able to return to normal conversation. Even Dhito knows more about Nada. Not just from the short story Natya told.

When their trip was over and they arrived at Mandarin Oriental, Dhito offered Nada a ride home. Nada initially refuses, but Dhito insists that it is night.

"This is Natya's word. Make sure you get to your hotel safely," added Dhito in a solemn tone.

Tone according to the end and he was riding in a car with Dhito. Dhito was seen poultice with the ins and outs of the road in this city. They don't talk much in the car. Just her and let the song on the radio fill the space then.

"Thanks, Dhito. That was really a great night." Tone thanking me sincerely.

Dhito just gave a thumbs up as a sign he also felt the same way.

The farewell tone then turned around. Dhito watched until the girl was completely out of sight. Dhito immediately left and brought the memories of that night with him. He hopes that what happened today will be enough today and will not be repeated again.