
Tenry's car stopped at a contemporary dining establishment on the side of a business district on the beach. It's eleven o'clock, not really breakfast time anymore. This place has just opened, some employees seem still beberes, but it looks like there are other visitors here. Holly's never been here before.
There were not many places he had visited in this city, not all the areas he knew. To the mall alone can be counted with the fingers, sometimes he is forced to come along if his brother needs someone to watch the ponakan play on the playground, not to buy something for him. He also does not like to go to the mall because of his fear of riding escalators and elevators, and actually he likes to be sad if he sees girls his age can choose and buy something, he does not have that privilege. Semenyadah it his life 🤔 - uthor not more bewildering people who are afraid to ride escalators or elevator--
This all-open dining with an industrial cafe concept with many black iron accents. There is a kind of deck at the top with the concept of lesehan. The floor was covered in thick carpet like green grass, many large colorful pillows lying on the side of each table were short, contrast with the dominance of black in the framework of the building even in the frame of the table chairs available there. Tenry took Holly up to that deck and took a slightly corner position at a two-person special table.
"Sit down, Ling..."
Holly sat awkwardly on a large orange cushion while observing the surroundings. Tenry immediately ordered the food without asking Holly again. While waiting for Tenry to play his phone, Holly was silent, occasionally his gaze circulated in the room, looking at the people sitting down to eat, not wanting to look at the Koko who was sitting opposite this time.
"Ling, what's your phone number?"
"My number hasn't been active for a long time..."
Holly replied without looking at Tenry. Remembering his cell phone that he kept more between his clothes than he used. Hanie's cell phone was given a year ago when Hanie switched phones. She doesn't feel good always asking for money to buy pulses from Hanie, finally she keeps her only valuable object, she knows it will be needed when she goes to college.
"Where's phone?"
"At home..."
"Later we'll drop by your cell phone huh..."
"Make whatever, don't do it, Ko..."
Holly can hide all the questions in the heart also hide the uncomfortable feeling alone, since leaving earlier the Koko has messed up all the systems in her body, cold hands and feet were also the thump that always appeared on his chest. Tenry just smiled at Holly's nervous attitude, he then made a comfortable bouncer almost lying in front of Holly, his feet coming under the table touching the soles of Holly's feet sitting cross-legged. Even now the white heel is superimposed on one of Holly's legs. Tenry seemed unaware of his behavior and did not lift his legs until Holly shifted slowly her legs and grabbed the iced coffee that was already in front of him, sipping almost half.
"Don't drink much first, hunt full..."
Holly did not continue to drink, throw a view to the side, a view of the sea was plastered, the view of the calm sea attracted his attention even though the light rays of daylight made the eyes uncomfortable.
"You got a college plan, huh, Ling?"
Koko's distinctive voice sounded after a long silence.
"Yes Ko..."
Holly smiled faintly. He was always excited to talk about this.
"Take what?"
"State Administration..."
"mmm... FISIP, right?"
"Yes..."
"When did the selection go in?"
"Again waiting for the announcement, Ko.if not mistaken early June..."
"Oh that is. so work in the store to make time doang ya..."
"Not really, Holly wants to work continuously, want to earn money for college."
"Let's not focus on college if you have to work too..."
"No papa, the important thing is that Holly can go to college..."
"But like my mama doesn't know you work in the store, you might not receive a salary later. Usually my mama acc if added employees..."
"Yes, Hanie has obviously done it anyway. mmm Ko, how can Holly get the job done..."
Tenry stared inside Holly's face, seeing the real intent of this girl on her little face made her want to do something.
"Oh, there's no..."
Holly turned her eyes to the floor. Sadness creeps up quickly, he has to find another meaningful workplace, but where does the student accept employees later? Because it is absolutely impossible to expect fees from parents, must be his own business, he also does not want to burden Hanie.
Tenry could not bear to see that sad expression again, from the first time he saw Holly, Tenry saw a sad line in the look of Holly's tiny face.
"Later Koko talked to Hanie deh, to my mother too, later we will see how you can be accepted, easy anyway it. will be a store employee does not need an S1 diploma as well..."
Holly raised her face...
"Can?"
"Can, can..."
Tenry smiled, unable to break the spirit of this cute girl.
Holly smiled wider than the smile, she did ask Hanie several times before, but Hanie always answered short: later, work, easy, does not give certainty to her status. Tenry saw something radiate in Holly's expression, a wish splashing there. His sight was interrupted with the arrival of the waiter carrying the order.
"Well, our food has come, it has Lingling, yes...?"
Tenry fixed his position, sat down cross-legged and pushed a plate of pasta in front of Holly.
"If Lingling wants this one, too..."
A plate of sandwiches was also brought close to Holly. Tenry himself immediately enjoyed a plate of fried rice with white vegetables. There are still 2 other dishes, I don't know the name of the menu. Holly stared confusedly, they were just the two with that much food.
"Let's eat Ling..."
"It's a lot, Ko... Could it all be?"
"Hahaha.. taste everything yes, deliberately Koko order a lot so you get big fast..."
"Ko Tenry..."
Holly answered half embarrassed and half happy, but began to feel comfortable with Koko. Looking at the instantly appetizing display of food, Holly chose a sandwich and started eating slowly, occasionally her gaze meeting with Tenry. Holly has no doubt a smile for Koko now, even if only a thin smile from her thin lips. Tenry caught Holly's happy countenance and in his heart was called to something, like a promise that would often lead Holly down the road like this, wanting to see the sad gurgle on Holly's face completely disappear.
From where they ate, Tenry's car drove not to his shop but to Holly's house. Tenry's car clutches on the side of the road before Holly's entrance.
"Let's get off, we'll grab your phone before we go back to the store..."
"Ko Tenry want some Holly cell phone? That's Hanie's old phone, too, it's not good, Ko..."
"I'm not going to do anything Ling, just want to change a new number, so you can use again..."
"No need, Ko. later the same again, next not Holly fill in the pulse or data."
"Take it, Koko will..."
"Son, Ko. just go back, later she was afraid Holly was detained told to know what the house people, even can not go to the store again..."
Holly cut out Tenry's sentence, actually she was not afraid of being told to work again, instead she was afraid of receiving Tenry's kindness, her instincts whispered that, starting much that Tenry did, so much that Tenry did, if he allows this one there may be others and he feels he should not receive any more attention for the sake of the attention of Koko.
"If Koko wants to talk to you how dong.. or buy it later you change yourself..."
The tone in the last sentence was very different, making Holly try to digest Ko Tenry's intentions in silence.
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