Still In Love's
EP. 26. That’s Her

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At midnight Blue sat in her work chair after waking up from an Albi phone call. Remembering his dream . The dream again, in a playground, he saw a girl waving and smiling, this time calling out to him. But still, no matter how hard he tried to see the girl's face, he couldn't. The radiance of bright rays blocked the girl's face, only her smile could she see.

Swiping his face rough, Blue grabbed his tablet and started reading the file that Albi sent. He read every line of writing that contained the identity of the orange. No stranger.

Until his attention is fixed on the photo of the Orange High School. As if de ja vu, Blue felt like he had met the girl. Maybe her friends were right, the girl had something to do with the part of her memory that was missing.

“Not bad.” Blue murmurs unconsciously. He admitted, Orange does look beautiful even in formal photos of the school.

Blue nods. It's not wrong that he used to like that girl. But he also wondered why he could fall in love with her, because he remembered all this time, he was always skeptical of beautiful girls, even today.

“Jingga. . .”

“Rendra . . .”

“Mona . . .”

Blue murmurs while rereading the identity of Orange. Not much information is obtained. Just the identity of the students as in general.

Blue was blown away, once again rereading the identity of the orange to make sure. He realized if the girl he was looking for knew his identity was the same as the girl he would be betrothed to.

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“Ma, Pa, open the door.” Blue banged on the door of his parents' room impatiently. He did it for five minutes and then the door opened.

“What's up, Bi, malem-malem gini?” Grumpy Mama with a sleepy face, her eyes are not even fully open. The woman let Blue in and sat on the sofa. Looks Papa who is sleeping soundly, does not seem to be disturbed at all with the arrival of Blue.

“Ma, the girl you guys want to mate with is called Orange, right?” Ask Blue to make sure.

“Hmm.” Mama nodded lazily. He leaned his back on the back of the smbil sofa with his eyes closed.

“Which Om Rendra is with Aunt Mona?” Ask Blue again.

“Iya, Bi. A few days ago we had a family dinner, time has forgotten again.” Mama muttered, she really could not help but sleepy, several times she yawned widely.

“Mama has her photo, don't you?” Blue shakes your shoulders to stay awake.

Clucking, Mama opened her eyes. “Mama has none. My mother has never met him either. But Mama can definitely make her beautiful.”

“Ihh, how could that be? What if she wasn't beautiful in my eyes?” Blue Prrotes.

Mama rolled her eyes lazily while throwing a rough breath. A moment of scratching his non-itchy neck. Upset because the child interrupted his sleep at midnight like this.

“Tante Mona equals Om Rendra, right, beautiful and handsome. Yes, his son must be good looking, too, Bi. For example, you are handsome because the derivative of Mama Sama Papa is good looking.” The woman said confidently despite being very sleepy.

“But Ma – “

“Udah, tomorrow you also meet Malem. Now that you're out there, Mama wants to go to bed.” Dispel Mama while pushing Blue's shoulder to quickly get out of her room.

“Then that's the address, Ma. Mama must know, right?” The blue behind the door knocks again, wishing Mama's yearning. He only wanted to make up for it if the girl was really the same person.

Blue snorted while kicking the small door of his parents room.

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“Gue find out, he said Jingga used to study in the UK. Keep the last info from his home security guard, he works at John Hopkins and now back again. Means the real Bian see.” Said Albi while raking a piece of red velvet cake.

Blue thought silently, trying to match the orange data that was slightly obtained from his parents. And that's true. If it was like this he would not bother to look for it because soon he would meet at a family gathering and the girl would also work at the same hospital as him. But about this, Blue has not intended to tell her now to her friends. About the orange that will be his calom.

Blue must be sure. Ensuring that the Orange his friends mean is the same Orange as his future wife.

“If you want, I can anter lo to his house.” Add Albi while moving both eyebrows meaningfully.

“Neventless. I can find out for myself.” Resist Blue. Albi just nodded and went back to enjoying the cake. Sweet foods are very suitable to replace the energy lost after work.

“But. . .” Blue hung up his sentence, hesitating to continue. “Gue what if I have met him?”

Albi smiled amusedly, this one friend is stiff about girls. Really inexperienced. “Yes what is it, cake acquaintances, as long as you do not want to tell me you want to know your lost past. Confused him later.”

Blue snorted, Albi really could not give him any good advice.

“If it turns out she is not the girl and I still do not recover how?” Ask Blue again.

“Yaaa, no matter what. Lo, right, just another attempt to heal. If he is not the girl, I will still help to find the mysterious girl who is in your head.” Sahut Albi relax.

“Who is the mysterious girl?” The sweet-talking girl surprised them for coming suddenly.

“Ehh, Luna. You guys make an appointment?” Albi looked at Blue and Luna alternately. Blue just shakes.

Luna smiled sweetly. “No, coke. I just happen to see you guys here. Can I join?”

Blue looked at Albi asking for approval. Albi's just prying, whatever. But if you can be honest, Albi does not like it because their conversation is interrupted.

“Sit aja, Lun.” Saying Blue relaxing. Luna exclaimed happily, then placed her coffee and cake on the table.

“But I'm not bothering you guys, am I? I see you guys are kayaking really seriously.” Tanya Luna took a seat beside Blue.

“Casual aja.” Sahut Albi while smiling thinly.

“By the way, just two tumbens? Usually foursome.” Ask Luna again. His eyes were looking for Bian and Bhishma.

“Still busy them.” Answer the Albi again. While Blue just quietly enjoy his iced coffee blended full of whipped cream to make the whipped cream a little straw around his mouth.

“Yes, Bi. Habits, deh, kayak gini.” Blue was surprised when suddenly Luna stuck out her hand and cleaned the messy cream. Likewise Albi who was suddenly uncomfortable to see the scenery.

“I Can myself, Lun.” Blue held Luna's hand, her gaze seemed to dislike.

“Nothing. Consider me good again.”

“Jingga. . .” Shouted the casual-looking handsome guy while waving at the girl who was standing in front of the cashier table. Skies.

The coffee shop in a state of deserted visitors, making the cry of the Sky echoed to make the attention Blue and Albi automatically diverted to him. Blue did not even heed Luna who was still continuing to clean the cream in her mouth.

“Mission complete.” The jovial cry of Orange who turned around while brandishing a cup holder containing two ice blended pieces on the Sky.

The girl walked cheerfully towards the Sky that stuck out one hand, ready to embrace her.

Blue noticed the orange that walked adorable like a rabbit child. A moment of time seemed to run very slowly, like deliberately set slow motion when suddenly Orange glanced to make their views meet in a straight line. The girl's gaze was illegible.

Like a magnet, Blue's eyes were drawn to stare at the girl's face for a long time, until a moment later Orange turned its gaze first.

Blue's gaze changed dislike when from behind saw a man's hand embrace the beautiful girl's shoulder. Dark Blue eyes followed them until they were lost behind the coffee shop doors.

“That’s her.” The speechless muttered Albi looked at the beautiful girl again after nine years had passed.

“She's beautiful, huh? Until your neck muters gini, Bi. You are also not flickering.” Ledek Luna realized the attention of her two comrades was diverted to the beautiful girl who had just left. He did not refuse if the girl was indeed very beautiful. Even a girl is fascinated.

“Gue also.” Said Albi then ran after Blue who had arrived at the doorway.

Luna snorted bitterly as the two guys just left her.

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Jinga was completely unconcerned by what she saw earlier in the coffee shop after she and Sky handed the file to the hospital.

Orange vented his frustration by playing tennis, his hands shrewdly sipped the tennis ball out of the ball throwing machine.

Orange never imagined it would meet Blue again in this painful way. There was no greeting or warm smile, there was only the cold gaze of the guy.

Will his nine years of waiting be in vain like this? Blue doesn't recognize it. Has it been just a solitary orange who keeps hoping for a relationship?

Blue dumped him.

Orange continued to vent his frustration, whether how many balls he hit, until long ago his upper arm was already painful. If it was a mannequin arm, maybe it had slipped out of place.

It was late at night, Jingga still continued to vent her frustration with the tennis ball. He was really surprised and had a hard time digesting what he saw.

That cold look.

The orange continued to hit the ball even though his arm was very painful.

And the girl sitting next to Blue? Looks very close. Orange never once saw another girl touch Blue.

“Lofer.”

TUKS

“Job.”

TUKS

“So all this time I was hoping to be alone?”

The sky that saw him was frustrated. Since then he was standing on the sidelines watching her.

The sky clenched its hands furiously. He also watched Blue at the coffee shop. I want to hit that asshole. But he couldn't possibly make a fuss in a public place.

And all Sky could do to cheer up Jingga was accompany the girl to play tennis to calm her heart while holding the cold drink she took from the vending machine.

The sky immediately approached the orange when the girl was unable to hit the ball and fell.

“Are you okay?” Ask Sky worried while leading Orange to sit on the bench on the tennis court. Orange looked at the sky to then snatch a drink from his hand, he gulped the drink down to the toilet.

“Naik. . .” The sky crouched down, carrying an orange on his back, then walked out of that tennis court.

The orange rested its head on the broad shoulder of Heaven and began to cry.

“Nothing, don't hold.” Said the Sky softly, considering that Jingga had been trying to hold back her cries since coming out of the coffee shop a few hours ago.

“But today only. Tomorrow-tomorrow don't.” Sky felt sad and angry at once. This is not a worthy gift for Orange to get after his nine-year wait.

“He's not Blue, right, Lang?” Ask Orange to convene.

The sky sighed and closed its eyes for a while to hold its patience towards Blue.

“Everything is clear, Ji.” Sahut Sky slowly. The orange is getting sobbing.

“Receive the match and start from the beginning.” Sky then.

“I can’t. I’m still in love with him.” Speak Orange with a voice that is almost hoarse.

“Can, if you want to try it. Don't be stupid.” The Sky's chimpanzee snorted miserably.

“And the guy that Dad chose, I'm sure he's a good guy.” Add Heaven trying to persuade Orange. At least, receiving an arranged marriage is better, than Orange continues to hope in Blue who is clearly not expecting it anymore.

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Blue face scowled sourly, this is because Mama brought a makeup artist to style her hair as fully as possible. Blue doesn't like strangers touching her hair. She prefers to do her own hair. But Mama forced to obey him on the grounds to look perfect in front of his future wife and in-laws.

And here he is now, standing in the courtyard of a magnificent house designed in a modern tropical style that will make comfortable anyone who lives in it. Maybe because the owner of this house is an architect, this house looks full of touches of art, so the house in front of Blue looks very awesome.

“Bi, come.” Papa cried when he saw the still pensive Blue admiring the beauty of the house in front of him.

Hearing her papa's cry, Blue regained her senses and began to set foot, following her parents who had walked into the house.

“Welcome . . .” Om Rendra welcomes the family of Rendi Harsa warmly when they arrive in the living room.

Papa and Om Rendra embrace each other, as well as Mama and Aunt Mona, then they mince each other to ask for news.

“Blue how are you? Add a handsome to you.” Sapa Om Rendra praised his future son-in-law.

“Haha, you can, Ren. Of course he's handsome, a derivative of me.” Just as Blue was about to open his mouth, Papa immediately grabbed it. The guy just rolled his eyes lazily. Her father is completely confident.

“Haha, you can most boast of yourself.” Timpal Om Rendra.

Blue became lazy to pay attention to the conversation of the parents who were full of pleasantries. He walked through the spacious living room, his eyes looking for a figure who would be his future wife, Orange. But only his picture he found on the family photo was displayed in a large frame on the wall of the living room.

Turns out to be true, Orange is the same girl as Orange that he was looking for.

“Ohh, yes. Where's Orange?” Mama's question is very important what Blue wants to ask.

Om Rendra and Aunt Mona seemed surprised to hear Mama's question, but tried to cover it up by putting on a face as calm as possible.

“Ahh, Orange?” Said Aunt Mona with her eyes twitching restlessly.

“He's still in the tennis club. But he's done, really, just back home. Duhh, sorry, yeah. That kid if he's playing tennis likes kebablasan. Though it has been said not for long.” Obviously Aunt Mona is not feeling well.

“Nothing, young people are like that.” Mama replies, accompanied by a nod to agree with her husband.

“Basic is not polite.” Blue grouse in the heart.

“Once again we apologize. Orange too long stay abroad, she became a little wild.” Said Om Rendra with a little restraining wrath, just a moment of his speech was immediately getting a sharp gaze from Aunt Mona.

“Haha, if playing to a sports venue is okay, as long as you do not go to a nightclub aja.” Papa chuckled small.

“Ahh, stop. We better just eat. Let Orange follow later.” Mommy continued to end the conversation full of pleasantries so as not to worry.

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To be continued. . . .