The Passion of the Actor
Season 2 Chapter 42

3 Years passed quickly...

Sidney walks into the restaurant where she works. Today he did take the afternoon shift because this morning there was a lecture morning until noon. These weeks were tough because he had to take the semester exam. And starting next semester he has to intern, only later can submit a proposal to join the seminar.

Three years is not easy, but it can be done well. Setting his life with a wounded heart, without continuing to be in a slump.

"Udah come lo, noh girlfriend you waitin from earlier. It was very uneasy to meet Beb with her every day," said Jihan, her co-worker at the cafe.

Sidney was lucky to work in a cafe with an excellent owner. Want to accept him to work while in college. Even the owner asked him to prioritize his lectures, only after thinking about his duties in the cafe.

"Adjust to your college schedule. Jihan is not going to college, she will change shifts with you," said Mr. Bayu, a wise man who had helped her when three years ago almost got robbed and raped*Sa on the street.

Bandung, the city he chose to start his new life. She did not know why she chose this city, but she believed it was her fate that led her to the right place and also met the right people.

Sidney waved at the handsome man with the full suit stellan sitting on the sofa that had always been his place waiting for Sidney's arrival.

"Old time, Mom?" He stood in front of the high table between the two of them. Sidney's hands were folded and placed on the table.

"Well, whatever it is, I'll wait for you." Sidney is smiling. A year later, he was in a relationship with the man, after two years of hanging.

The good man was named Ryu Tanaka, a man of descent, a Japanese father and a native Jepara mother. Sidney knew him when the man came to hang out at the cafe. Ryu says he's already in love with Sidney at first sight.

But full of struggle for Ryu to get Sidney. The first year, Sidney repeatedly refuses, but Ryu keeps getting close to Sidney, despite being the only friend she can give.

Just the second year, Sidney wants to try to open her heart.

"Go back there, I work until nine at night. Later to pick up," said Sidney again smiling.

The man had just returned from Japan, on business and out of his longing, he went straight to Sidney who he thought was in the morning.

"I'm waiting, yeah."

"Go home first, take a break. Just arrived."

Ryu has always been a submissive man. Whatever Sidney says she always follows, but this is what makes Sidney hard to feel the thrill of love for Ryu.

"It's..." The man handed her a box tied with a red ribbon.

"What's this?" Sidney finally sat down next to the man.

"Open up..."

Sidney opened, and a beautiful gleam emerged from within. A diamond necklace, with a sun pendant, one of the gods of Japan.

"You like it?"

Sidney just nodded with a smile. Several times the man bought her things, but she always refused, and this time she seemed to have to refuse back.

"This for you. I have a special message from Japan."

"But... I'm sorry, I can't accept this" he said subtly.

"Please, you have to accept. All this time I never asked you for anything, this time I want you to wear this necklace. I don't know why I'm jealous of that necklace you're wearing. As if it is precious to you. Will you take it off and wear this for me?"

Sidney remained silent. It was heavy, he never expected that Ryu would notice the necklace he was wearing. And now he's asking to let go?

"But, Ryu..."

"I beg you, put it on, yeah."

Sidney could not refuse anymore. The locket is in the shape of that key. Every time he touches it, his memory will bring it back to its owner.

'Only this key can open the lock of my heart, no other woman will be able to enter, as long as this key you hold.'

Three years passed, why did he have to keep this again. Maybe it's time he let go.

Ryu was so happy when his gift necklace was perched on Sidney's neck. Carefully, Sidney stuffed her old necklace into her jeans pocket.

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But out of boredom, he goes to the cafe, to help Jihan there. "Lo's on vacation, why are you here?"

"No, I helped you. I'm bored at kosan."

Right while conversing, two people came in and took a bench in the middle. The man raised his hand to call the servant, and Sidney asked to come forward to serve them.

"Sorry, what message would you like?" Ask Sidney. The girl who was with the man looked at him with an astonished look, but seemed to want to convince him that this person in front of him was the one he knew.

"Lo Sidney, right?" Strangled the girl.

Sidney was silent, her voice looked familiar, but her face she forgot. He continued to observe while digging up his memories.

"Crazy, don't you remember me?! I'm Agnes!"

Sidney, who remembered the girl, laughed as she accepted Agnes' embrace. "Crazy, you've changed so much that I don't recognize."

"Why? it's getting worse, huh?" tanyanya pouting.

"The more beautiful, really. Well, already want to have a baby, congratulations baby, baby," said Sidney again hugged Agnes and caressed her distended stomach.

"Thank you. This is our first child. Meet me, this is my husband."

Sidney also received a helping hand from Agnes' husband who looked more mature than Agnes' age.

"Lo why can't I be contacted again, anyway? Last year we did not payian loh," he explained enthusiastically telling stories.

Sidney answered only. What he can avoid, he will not answer.

"Have you broken up with Paris? A lot of stories," said Agnes again. Sidney smiled as she nodded.

"Gue heard he is now close to the model, whether it's fiancee or not, I also don't know."

Sidney's heart was squeezed, she shouldn't have to feel pain again, it's been years. Their lives are now each.

"But you know, if Oma they're sick? It's in the group what's up one of our generation, all on the saddening. Scot had time to post his wa status, about the state of his omana is currently dying," continued Agnes.

"Oma Nani's? Sick hard?"

"Yes, I still keep the photo in the Scot's post yesterday." Agnes showed a photo of Oma lying weakly with the infusion of all the hoses in her body.

Unknowingly, Sidney's tears trickled down which she hastily wiped away.

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"Let me take you. Jakarta is far away," Ryu said forcing Sidney, the girl initially wanted to take the train or bus, but because Ryu continued to force on safety grounds, Sidney finally relented.

At dawn they left until the morning they greeted them. He remembered the hospital that Agnes mentioned yesterday.

With a heartbeat that he could not control, Sidney stepped into Oma's room after inquiring at the information on the first floor.

From a distance, the room was full. Sidney recognized who was in the room.

His steps stopped, he pulled away. They were all Royal families, what right did he have to go in there?

"Would I go home? But I want to see Oma, "her inner self.

Step by step he advanced, until at the door of the VIP room his steps came to a halt.

"Sidney...." Pekik Raya made everyone who was inside there look towards her.

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How's gais? Heart safe?_____🤭🤭