
Melinda moved to Jakarta the next day. Without saying goodbye to Raihan, let alone telling the young man through WA.
Apparently without Raihan's knowledge, even without telling him anyway, Melinda has taken care of all her moves to Jakarta. Especially moving campus from Surabaya to Jakarta.
Even more painful it seems that Melinda has long planned to separate or break up with Raihan. So that painful parting went smoothly.
Raihan never saw Melinda again. Because the beautiful girl left Surabaya when Raihan was still busy working in the factory.
Due to not knowing the circumstances, after work Raihan directly to the house of his bulek (aunt or aunt) Melinda, where Melinda lived during college in Surabaya.
Raihan previously tried to contact Melinda via mobile phone. But the number Melinda Raihan called was no longer active. That's why he ventured to come directly to the manor's house.
But of course he did not find Melinda there. Melinda was the only one she met at the time, who told her that Melinda had moved to her parents' house in Jakarta.
Even the bullek told him to forget about Melinda. He does not deserve to be with Melinda, the son of a wealthy businessman. While he was a poor young man who was not clear of his circumstances and status.
With heavy disappointment Raihan returned to his costs. When he returns to reflect on the fate of his love as if played by destiny.
Does a poor young man not deserve to love a rich girl? Or is Melinda not a match for him?
The two questions kept on popping into his mind. So that makes it drift in contemplation long enough.
One year later, Raihan had a romance with Melinda. Never once did Melinda bring up her poor condition. Even Melinda never demanded material things to her.
The girl only demanded that it be given love and affection. She's the only woman Raihan loves forever. And that's what Raihan gave to Melinda.
But why at the end of their relationship Melinda brought up the problem of her poor condition? It was as if Melinda was showing that she was a materialistic woman.
Long enough Raihan thought about Melinda's situation which he thought was strange, so he asked to break up with her.
So Raihan can conclude that Melinda has been defeated by the insistence of her family who in fact did not approve of their relationship.
Plus Melinda has known or been introduced to the handsome young man as well as established, family choice. It could be that Melinda had loved that young man who also loved her sincerely.
Until finally he was predicted as a loser. Lose in the love competition. Plus losing in the competition of treasure.
Thinking about it made him self-conscious. He must know who he is. It is impossible to be with a rich woman.
Departing from that realization, Raihan was determined to no longer date a rich woman. The actions of rich women such as Melinda make him disappointed and traumatized.
He'll be looking for an ordinary girlfriend. Not rich but kind and loyal. Especially not a materialistic woman.
Thinking further, for the present moment Raihan does not want to be busy thinking about the name of a woman. In other words, don't want to date.
While forgetting Melinda alone took months she succeeded.
★☆★☆
For almost a year, Raihan was free from thinking about Melinda in a special way. Almost completely forgot about it. When he remembered, he seemed ordinary. There is nothing special anymore.
But not long ago he was freed from the torment, again he was afflicted with disaster. He was fired from the factory where he worked.
He was fired not because he broke the rules of work. But the factory where the order is working is quiet. So that many employees are in-PHK, including himself and his best friend.
A month Raihan had to become an online motorcycle taxi. Because he has not got a good job. Although being an online motorcycle taxi is quite promising, but he does not really like it.
Until one day when he and his friend and boarding friend named Bayu were chatting casually one afternoon, a friend of his who worked in Jakarta came to visit their boarding house.
After chatting with each other for a while as an expression of pleasantries because he had not met for a long time, his best friend offered them to work in Jakarta.
"Samples' will no longer work here. How about you guys come with me to work in Jakarta?"
"There is work in Jakarta, Mas Herman?" respond with enthusiasm.
"Yes there is a clear to" said the young man named Herman with a serious mimic. "Where might I offer to you if there's no work."
"What work, Mas Herman?" ask Raihan as if interested.
"It just so happens that in the cafe my friend is working is receiving about 5 new employees" explained Herman. "If you're interested, now I'll call my friend if I get two people who want to work at his place."
"Pie, Rai?" asked Bayu while looking at Raihan.
"Koe pie?" Raihan asked back.
"Mr koe gelem, I also gelem."
Raihan was momentarily stunned as if considering the offer. Then he looked back at Herman, asking again.
"She's pie? What is UMR?"
"Sampean serene wae, Mas Rai," said Herman added convincingly. "The average company in Jakarta is paid according to UMR standards. If it's not appropriate, it's demanded."
"Thank you, Rai, "persuade Bayu. "Here again difficult work these days. Why ta?"
"Yo wes, we'll take it," Raihan said. "Calculate added experience in a big city."
"But I'm really to, Mas Herman?" tanya Bayu wants certainty. "Ora did you?"
"Truth, I'm not lying" Herman said convincingly. "Moso' konco dewe I'm sorry."
"Yo wes, if you guys are really determined to accept the job offer earlier, now I call my friend. A pie?"
"The phone wae koncomu in Jakarta, Mas Herman," Bayu said. "We're wes mantep."
Shortly afterwards, Herman called his friend in Jakarta, telling him that he had 2 people who wanted to work at his friend's cafe.
While the friend, because he had believed in Herman, he immediately accepted Raihan and Bayu to work in the cafe where he worked. Continue to inform Raihan and Bayu as soon as possible to Jakarta.
Coincidentally Herman's friend was the receiving part of the new employee.
Two days later, after packing their motor vehicles to the freight service, Raihan and Bayu left for Jakarta with delivery by Herman.
They leave for Jakarta by bus transportation services from Surabaya terminal to Jakarta terminal.
★☆★☆
Without feeling Raihan has worked as a cafe employee for more than a month.
At first he was a little awkward to adapt to the surrounding environment. Both adapt to the environment in which he and Bayu kos, as well as to the cafe environment in which they work.
But over time, Raihan has started to get used to his new environment. Moreover, that young man was indeed the type of person who was easy to get along with.
In addition, he also has a nature that is liked by many people; good ethics, full of manners, and not arrogant.
And one more thing, he has something that many girls like, namely a handsome face, combined with athletic body stail. So no wonder some female employees try to find attention to him.
But in Raihan's mind at this time do not want to be preoccupied with the name of a woman. In the sense of not wanting to first get along with them, let alone get to the level of dating.
Even now he was acting rather cold with women.
His attitude certainly has a background. The girl he once loved, chose to break the love between them just because she was a poor young man.
From there he can take lessons to be more careful in choosing a woman who will be made a lover. Especially at a more serious stage.
After all, she is still traumatized by the affair perpetrated by Melinda, the former.
He could forget the girl. Even the love that once resided within him towards the girl, had now completely disappeared.
But Melinda's infidelity to her loyalty, leaving her still injured. The wound is still scarred, and the mark has not been lost.
So it traumatizes him if there is a woman or a girl who wants to approach him seriously. He means to be her lover.
Meanwhile, as usual, Raihan carries out his duties as a cafe waitress. Cleaning used tables used by cafe visitors. Deliver other visitor orders.
When Raihan was busy carrying out his duties, it seemed that two visitors had entered this large enough cafe, two girls with beautiful faces.
From the appearance of both can be expected that the two girls are 2 students or students. In other words 2 college girls.
At first Raihan did not see as the two girls entered the cafe. Until they picked up a table not too far from the entrance.
More precisely not having time to pay attention to the two girls. Because so busy he and his colleagues serve cafe visitors who are fairly crowded.
Understand that tonight is Sunday night. Although ordinary days or nights are also crowded visitors. But Sunday nights are usually the most visited by connoisseurs of malming.
It just so happened that he got the task of delivering the orders of the two girls. Then he could see who the person was who ordered this food he had brought.
From afar seeing the two had not surprised him. But once half the trip again he will arrive at the table of the two girls, at once he was immediately surprised instead of playing. Until his steps stopped.
How narrow the world is. The person he had forgotten, why did it suddenly appear in his eyes? What is this sign?
For a while, maybe even 1 minute more he was immediately dissolved in the rumble of his feelings. If only none of his comrades had reprimanded him, he would have stayed where he stood long enough.
For a moment he neutralized his feelings that had rumbled. Normalizing her state to ordinary mode, as if she did not know one of the girls who had surprised her.
After he managed to do that, then Raihan stepped back to deliver the order of the two girls.
His steps were so light a sign he had relaxed. His handsome face also looked ordinary, not tense from the shock like that.
Most importantly, he should not be carried away by the feeling when he arrived in front of the girl.
★☆★☆★