
Stop being so obvious
Because the world was always dark
(you heard what I said)
How can you smile so brightly? (what?)
But looking close, I see your face is sad
I know I’ve been there before
•221, though•
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Finally Luckas breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the man's reply, he knew Lidya!! Luckas tried to keep looking calm, covering up a sense of excitement that he could barely contain.
"Can I meet him? I'm a close friend of his" Luckas lied, he didn't want to be frank first. Luckas is afraid that Lidya will leave when he finds out that she's looking for him.
"But..Miss Lidya has just moved to New York City, or if something is important, maybe we can help you convey it" the man said.
Luckas couldn't cover up his disappointment. "is it possible if I asked for his phone number?"
A little surprised by Luckas' question, but the man still tried to serve Luckas with professional and friendly "I'm really sorry, sir, we can not give his personal data to you,what if you give me your name and phone number? we'll pass it on to him"
Luckas shook his head "no. that's okay". Giving her name to Lidya, as if telling Lidya if Luckas almost found her. And just the thought of Lidya coming back away from him made Luckas limp.
"Well, this is your room card, sir. Our members will help and deliver you to your room.thank you, sir.may you have a wonderful time here" the man was friendly while coding one of their bell boys.
Luckas followed the bell boy into the elevator with a step that looks not powered. When Luckas turned to the elevator wall, there was a picture of Lidya there.
"The Best Manager"
Lidya had cut her long hair short, but that did not change her beauty. She looks as charming as she was three years ago, nothing has changed. Luckas looked at the photo of Lidya with a very poignant heart. Just now he had hope regarding Lidya's existence, and now he was faced by the harsh reality back.
"do you know him?" ask Luckas at the bell boy standing next to him.
The man smiled "of course, sir. He was very friendly to all of us, even though we were just bell boy or cleaning service, but he always remembered our names and was friendly to all of us"
Unknowingly Luckas smiled proudly at the man's reply, 'really.it is Lidyaku!!' it is in the heart.
"has he been..married?" ask Luckas slowly.
As if struck by lightning, his soul seemed to disappear from him the moment he heard the man's reply. She looked at the picture of Lidya smiling so beautifully, but it hurt in Luckas' heart "Lidya..Have you really turned away from me?" lirih Luckas in heart.
**Three years ago**...
After leaving Luckas' life, Lidya was devastated. His life was like a small ship that was in the middle of a ferocious sea, swaying udder without a definite purpose. She decides not to be in touch with anything that concerns Ryans, and including her having to lose her job.
It comes to Lidya's mind to return to Lexington, her hometown. However, given her pregnant condition, she undoes her intentions. He was sure that both his parents would be very disappointed in him, especially his mother who trusted him so much. Lidya was determined to fight on her own.
Bostonian..
The place where Lidya decided to start her new life. Trying to apply at several hotels but the results remain nil, eventually he was forced to do odd jobs to fulfill his life first,of course, it is not easy for him to start a new life from zero with the condition of the stomach that is getting bigger and bigger.
Lidya began to feel desperate and down. Often Lidya felt like giving up even wanted to end her life. However, remembering the child in his stomach makes Lidya want to fight again, because now he is not alone. Lidya stroked her stomach gently as if reminding herself to stay firm for the sake of the child inside her stomach.
The next day, as usual Lidya took a morning walk around the neighborhood where he lived. With his condition now, Lidya chose to live in a small and seedy boarding house to help him be more economical. Although the hostel looks seedy, but the environment around the hostel is very different from the condition of the hostel located inside the small alley.
Lidya's leisurely stroll today ends in one of the mini markets. Lidya always buys breakfast steamed bread to fill her stomach, her favorite and also inexpensive steamed bread. Lidya stepped at the cashier to pay for her bread but her eyes were glued to the page of the newspaper that attached a job to one of the DeParis hotels.
Without waiting for long, Lidya immediately tried to apply at the hotel. After quitting the Ryans hotel, Lidya so longed to work at the hotel back, of course the vacancy this time did not want Lidya wasted.