Ode To Latitude
Serli and Adam

Meeting with company X in 10 minutes. Tara saw the alarm on her phone vibrate. He sits at a meeting table with Prita and some other people he doesn't know. The thick makeup was unable to cover the dark circles that were faintly still visible under his eyes.

"Hoam" Tara yawned slowly.

Prita nudged his arm. 

"What the hell" said Tara emotion.

He's a 1-liter vertical coffee he bought at FamilyMart. 

Tara menoel-noel Prita who seemed focused on listening to the concept that will be carried for advertising later.

Prita. His face seemed to ask "what else" 

Tara pointed at the back of her left hand. The area between the thumb and index finger. Prita understood Tara's intentions. The pressing of the back skin of the hand is as strong as possible.

Tara whimpering small.

The pain helped him to wake up from his sleepiness. Not as strong as when the school used to be Tara often asked Prita to hit her forehead hard while she was sleepy heavily.

"Watch badminton again?" hardik Prita's.

The two men had finished the meeting and were now sitting in the seats inside FamilyMart. 

"His coffee is not useful" said Prita saw Tara devouring bakpao and sipping the remaining 1 liter of coffee.

"Forced" said Tara Short.

Cih, what should. Tara devours chicken rice package b. Jumbo-sized chicken breast devoured without residue.

Tara felt an incredible pleasure. Chicken rice version of this lite is not as good as KFC but somehow Tara wants to linger in the family mart sambi waiting for his stomach reduced by half and intend to eat another portion.

Tara was willing to wake up at two o'clock in the morning to watch Lintang compete in the All England, the prestigious competition as well as the oldest in the sport badminton. Six hour time difference between London and Jakarta. Tara felt the satisfaction of watching the match live rather than re-broadcast. 

"Hay" said a man standing in front of Tara and Prita.

Tara almost choked to see Tedja Aribawa smiling silly in front of her. 

Tedja Aribawa the protagonist in the soap opera played by Tara some time ago. In the film Tedja played a second male lead, who willingly helped the female lead who ended up with love clapping one hand. Tara plays the antagonist. What a shame Tara thought. 

Tara and Tedja were quite intensely co-starring in three episodes. Through the role, the three-episode rating rose significantly. Polls and viewer comments flooded the channel's youtube channel owned by the soap opera production house that Tara starred in.

Tara is quite fed up of reading the comments that suggest the director made season two that recounts the journey of Serli and Adam (their role in the soap opera). Until finally one of the online buying and selling sites offers fantastic pay if Tara and Tedja are involved in their ads.

Tedja brought the same food box as Tara's, sat down in front of Tara, smiled, and started eating. Tara gawked at Prita, who was now moving tables, talking to Tedja's manager.

"**** you" said Tara without a voice, his eyes staring at Prita fiercely.

"We'll see each other a lot during this project" Tedja opened the conversation.

Prita looked at Tedja cynically as if she cared about Tedja's words.

"Is there something you want to say?" ask Tedja.

"Nothing" 

Tedja put his shoulder up.

"I don't know what makes you so cynical every time we meet. If you have a problem, just say it" 

"Cynic?" tara didn't believe it. 

Tara thought for a moment. Nothing, it's just that Tara is sick of seeing Tedja's friendly attitude towards anyone even Tedja who is an artist helps the crew do their job. Isn't that too fake?

"none. Hopefully this project runs smoothly, see you again" said Tara sound awkward. 

"Why hurry, you don't want to talk that way" Prita teased in the car.

Tara twists her eyeballs. He opened his phone while checking the Lintang match schedule. Breaking News, Lintang's opponent in the quarter-finals resigned due to injury at the end of yesterday's game. A great opportunity for Lintang to advance to the final round. Tonight I can sleep well, Tara's mind while stretching her neck and shoulder muscles.

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