Not Just Love
Chapters 12. The place I'm headed

Early in the week, that looked lonely. There are only, a few local tourists, who visit the beach. It's always like this, except the weekend.

Maya has opened a sales pitch. Various fruit juices, snacks and mixed rice. It was a lonely day, Maya made little food.

"Sir, coffee is one." The man with the white shirt and shorts, was already sitting on the bench. His eyes focused, on the blue of the sea.

"Good." Maya makes hot coffee, which no visitor usually orders. On a hot and hot day, most people order a cold drink.

Maya puts down a cup of coffee and a plate of fried bananas that are still hot. The man, has not looked. I don't know what's interesting there, until both eyes are still focused in the same place.

The wind blew, Maya closed her eyes. Like this, the way he calmed down. Let the wind, carry away his wounds and his past.

"Sir, I didn't order this." The man finally woke up. He pointed at a plate of fried bananas.

"I give you free, Brother."

Because she was called sister, Maya called her Big Brother. Be balanced, he thought.

"Thank you, yeah."

Maya simply nodded, then looked back at the sea and felt the breeze of the wind, hitting her face. Yesterday, he roared alone. It seemed, today his heart felt a little calmer. Peace with destiny is the most powerful way to live life. Whether it's good or not, he just has to do it. After all, regret and complain, will not restore everything as before.

"You're new?" The man, trying to talk.

"Yes, Brother. I've only been selling for a few days."

"just fine. But your face is not foreign. I've seen it, but I forgot."

"My face, it's the market, brother."

Maya responds to the potluck. He was tired, because often get the same questions by visitors, who approached the store.

"Is it so quiet when you close your eyes?" asked the man, who had been watching Maya.

"Yes, very calming. Try it!"

The man, finally closed his eyes. There was a sharp nose and thick eyebrows, and black eyelashes, in front of Maya. Instantly, Zamar's face flashed in his mind.

"Do you like this place?" zamar asked, hugging Maya from behind.

"Like. I love the sea."

"If you have a problem, come here. You can scream as loud as possible and close your eyes. Let the wind take you away, all your troubles."

"Are you going to look for me?"

"certain. I'm gonna find you and this place, it's gonna be the first place I go."

Tests, tests. Again, Maya's tears fell without her being able to prevent it. The promise remains a promise, which will never be kept. Don't look for it, worry about it, maybe impossible.

Last night, he hugged another woman. So, also the next nights. Perhaps, in a moment, there will be happy news from the two of them.

Then, what about me and our son, Zamar? You are too cruel and I will never forgive you.

"cry. I won't bother you!"

Maya immediately wiped away her tears. He forgot, there was someone else in this place.

"Sorry."

"It's okay. Sometimes, the wind can make us remember the past. I closed my eyes and I was able to calm down. Thank you." Thank you."

"Together." Maya gets up and meets a new customer who is already sitting down, with her partner.

He again provided the order menu, painstakingly. Then, deliver.

"Silver. I'm dropping this. I'm gonna go for a swim." The man gave me the car keys.

"Good, Brother."

Maya puts it in her pocket, then goes to clean the empty glass, as well as the plate.

Until the afternoon, only about ten people stopped by, in the Maya tavern. The man who left the car keys has not been seen. Maya has cleaned up her things and washed the used equipment used.

"You got a bathroom? Public bathroom, full."

"There, Brother. Please, through the back. Oh, here's the car keys."

"Thank you, I'll get you a change of clothes first."

"Sorry to trouble." The man suddenly appeared behind her.

"Ah, it's okay. Please." Maya returns to the front, where she sells.

Maya makes a glass of warm tea and a plate of rice, complete with vegetables and fried chicken. Maya purposely prepared it. The mixed rice is still a little, there is no way he will sell again tomorrow.

"Sorry, you got food?"

Maya looks. The man had changed his clothes and was wearing a hoodie.

"I've prepared it." Maya pointed to a table that had served warm food and tea.

"Well, thank you very much. You know very well that I'm hungry."

"Usually, people will be hungry after swimming" replied Maya origin.

While waiting for the man, finished his meal. Maya composes a plastic chair, to be carried inside the house. So too, with his desk.

"Let me!" All of a sudden, his hands were burly, seizing the arrangement of the plastic chair and bringing it in. He also recaptured the plastic table, which Maya brought in front of the door.

"Thank you."

The man, sitting back down, continued eating. "Together."

Maya cleans wooden tables and benches with rags. He also picked up plastic waste, in front of his shop. Some of the merchants, seemed to greet as usual.

"How much?" The man, ready to open the wallet.

"40 grand, brother."

He gave a hundred thousand dollars. "no need. Back to the bathroom!"

"Well! No need, Brother. It's free."

"Hey, you must have bought some water, to stay here. Just take. But, by the way, call me Ansel. What's yourname?"

"May."

"May?" Deuteronomy. "What a good name. I'm pampering. Thank you." Thank you."

Equally, Maya murmured, when the man was far away. Maya takes care of the dishes and glasses, before the sun completely sinks. He wanted to sit for a while, on the sand enjoying the sunset.

White sand, blue sea and sun that began to sink. Maya sits on the sand, leaving both her legs wet, due to the waves. At a time like this, his thoughts were only on Zamar.

Her fiancee has married someone else. The man who loved her all this time, had belonged to someone else.

"You can shout as loud as you can and close your eyes."

Maya cried loudly and shouted in anger. Every night, he would do this. He does not want to be tormented, every night because of longing and hatred, which is the same.

Feeling better, Maya will swim until the sun is completely sunk. The extremely cold pierced through his bones and blood as if it was freezing. Maya walks walking, with a trembling body.

"Why?" Maya looks. He could not see clearly, for it was dark. But, someone approached and enveloped his body.

"You who?"

"Go home. I'll drive you."

The voice of the man and he embraced his shoulder, which was already trembling. Right in front of the house, Maya can only see clearly Ansel's face.

"Why are you back?"

"I forgot my car keys and wet clothes, in the bathroom."

"Come in. I'll give you a plastic bag."

"No, Maya. You change clothes first. You've been shivering. I'll wait here."

Maya did not answer again. He walked in, and Ansel waited in the shop. Actually, the man came back earlier, but did not find Maya. So, he walked towards the beach and found the girl, crying and screaming. He thought it would be over in a moment. But, unexpectedly, Maya instead swam when it was getting dark.

"thank you. Here's your clothes and car keys." Maya handed me the plastic package. "The blanket, I'll wash it first." Maya's hand hangs in the air, because Ansel has not moved to retrieve his goods.

"You, Maya Ilhamndari, Zamar Abidsatya's fiancee?"

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