TIME (For A Taste )
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“You...... Already married? ...”

Malia is at a sushi restaurant in Jakarta.

A man from Malia's past appears before Malia when Reiji's wife sits inside.

Now, Malia and the man from her past named Irsyad have been sitting together at the table where Malia is.

Conversing a little, Irsyad asks about Malia's status as the man looks towards Malia's left hand, where her wedding ring and Reiji are embedded in her ring finger.

Malia did not answer.

Reiji's wife found out that Irsyad had been looking at the wedding ring on her ring finger.

“Iya. I'm married, Brother.”

Malia gave a quick glance at her wedding ring, and she immediately answered Irsyad's question, revealing a faint smile to Irsyad.

“Wow, a surprise once ..”

Irsyad said while glancing at Malia. Highlight the eyes of the man who had been seen sparkling to meet Malia, seemed to change.

Across Irsyad, Malia watched the movements of the man rather closely. Malia's hand, which was on the table, was now on her thighs.

“Cong-rats yes?” said Irsyad later. A very thin smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

“Still.” Sahut Malian. Then the atmosphere became a little awkward for the two.

✨

Malia and Irsyad are both confused about having to speak. The two seemed to dissolve with their respective minds, until waitress delivered Malia's order to her desk. Malia smiled faintly at the waiter who presented her order, after all Malia's orders had been presented before her.

“Ikut eat yuk, Sis? ..” said Malia, who broke the silence between herself and Irsyad.

“Thanks, Lia.”

Irsyad.

“I'll tell you that I ate earlier.”

“Oh Yes ..” Malia smiled awkwardly.

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“Eating, Brother ..”

Malia made a sound, after she held a pair of chopsticks in her hand.

“Iya, please, Lia ..” says Irsyad.

Then Irsyad said softly.

“Ehem, Lia ..” Then Irsyad looked at Malia while also calling Malia.

“I think should be this part.” said Irsyad. “There is a family gathering.”

“Oh, okay.”

Malia.

“Until you meet again yes, Lia? ..”

Irsyad got up from his seat and Malia did the same.

*

MALIA

Irsyad shortly resigned after my order was served by one of my favorite sushi restaurant waiters. Exactly, after he asked me if I was married.

Where did Irsyad ask after I think he realized that there was a diamond ring that the model clearly showed if it was a wedding ring that coiled on one of my ring fingers.

“Until you meet again yes, Lia? ..” Irsyad who had stood up from his seat said to me.

What did Irsyad say? See you around? Do we have to meet again? ...

Nah! There should be no more meetings after this between me and Irsyad.

“Iya, see you, Brother ..” but that sentence came out of my mouth. I don't know what to say.

So that spontaneous sentence just came out of my mouth in return, when Irsyad saluted me, then left after.

Just my bases. Yes, just a pleasantry.

Anyway, how can we meet again? Irsyad didn't even ask for my new phone number.

It also seems like Irsyad does not know if I have replaced my phone contact number with a new number, because my old phone has been lost in the pickpocket.

I do not know and will not ngeh if I have changed my mobile number, because he did never contact me again, or just ask news through a message.

Kan, is that so?.

Ah already.

Indeed it should not have been me and Irsyad to meet again after this unintentional meeting.

Everything about Irsyad I should have forgotten, I let go.

So there's no need for another meeting after this with Irsyad.

But, in fact, in this corner of my heart, I wanted to, hoping to see her again.

At least, shouldn't I and Irsyad have to talk first, before I trigger ‘parting’ with him?.

So that there is no wedge between us. For me especially.

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Malia froze in place, after Irsyad experienced it and then turned away from before Malia just like that.

Malia flinch until the figure of Irsyad that Malia noticed walks away through the back of the man who disappeared after passing through the door of Malia's favorite sushi restaurant.

‘What will we meet again, Brother?’

Malia.

Only then did Malia sit back in her place.

‘Do we have to meet again?’

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MALIA

I'm in my apartment right now.

And I immediately cleaned my body when I got to this place where I live after I married Reiji.

I left quickly from my favorite sushi restaurant, shortly after I saw Irsyad disappear from my sight. Even the sushi I ordered and served at the restaurant earlier, not so I ate there, due to my appetite that suddenly disappeared.

So I asked the waitress of the restaurant to just wrap it up, along with some other sushi variants that I ordered again for me to serve Avi later.

My appetite is gone, because of Irsyad. Either my appetite just disappeared because I met him, or because of my brief encounter with Irsyad?.

I don't know.

What did I expect?.

Toh Irsyad ‘leaving me’ just like that.

‘Leave me’ as before, when he decided he would go to London and live there, after the company Irsyad dream turned out to receive his job application. Without Irsyad ever discussing about our relationship, which is never clear status.

HTS?.

Alias Relationship Without Status.

Or, or,

TTM'S?

Friends But Mesra?.

I don't know, I don't know what relationship I had with Irsyad either.

What is clear, today when I met him again after so long, Irsyad again ‘leave me’ without many words.

‘Leaving me’ just like before, just like before. When Irsyad decided to go to London and settle there, in order to pursue his dream.

‘Leaving me’ for the sake of his dream, where my dream became out of shape because of it. ‘Leaving me’ without any certainty regarding our relationship.

Well, let alone a certainty. Irsyad did not even make small talk, giving me the lure of a wish regarding our relationship.

Hope, to wait for him, suppose?.

Because if Irsyad did that, I wouldn't have accepted my match with Reiji.

Right now, I will not bear the title of Madame Reiji Shakeel.

Oh my God, why am I so immersed in the memories of my past and Irsyad?.

Well, talk about past relationships.

About the status of my relationship with Irsyad that somehow and how, I remembered the past relationship Reiji and his female friends that I had accused, if they had a relationship in the form of Friends But Friendly.

TTM...

Remember TTM, I remember Reiji. Remember my accusation about her and her best friend.

Now, if Reiji finds out about my story and Irsyad, maybe he'll laugh at me, or even say it to me.

I lightly talked Reiji into TTM-an with Shirly, but without reflecting on myself.

Remember Reiji, I remembered one thing....

Should I tell her about Irsyad?.

To that husband?.

***

“So how do you think about Marco, Jeng? ...” Avi has been in Malia and Reiji's apartment.

“......”

Avi exclaimed as she stuffed a piece of sushi she was enjoying right now, onto Malia's lips.

“Ish!”

Malia hissed, then chipped at Avi who chuckled then.

“Ya elo! ...” protest Avi. “Who says crybaby!” continued.

Malia clucked a little, then took a piece of sushi which she then put directly into her mouth after she had mixed it first into soy sauce that had been mixed with teriyaki sauce, chili powder and wasabi.

“Why the hell lo?” avi asked because the Malia he had seen was daydreaming.

Malia shakes. “Ga nothing...” Malia replied by trying to relax in front of Avi.

“Lia, Lia... cake I just know you yesterday aja!...” said Avi, then he put another piece of sushi into his mouth.

‘Gue story about my meeting with Irsyad earlier to Avi, ga ya?...’

Malia. While he was weighing.

“Btw was what was it? ...”

Malia asked Avi, who seemed to be daydreaming earlier, Avi asked her a question.

“About Marco ...” replied Avi.

“Oh.” Respond Malia to Avi's answer. “Ganteng.”

“Be careful muji laen man in front of my brother. Padlock him, berabe.”

Avi's apelukan made Malia snort amusedly then. “Btw the Marco that guy that time lo story to me is not, anyway?”

“Yap!” sahut Avi steady.

“Not said he nyebelin?”

Malia no longer thinks about Irsyad.

Well at least at the moment.

Malia thinks she's better off enjoying her time with Avi, listening to her best friend's love story as Malia's sister-in-law at this time.

“Emang!” sahut Avi again.

“Well you want to date him?”

Malia picked up another piece of sushi and put it in her mouth.

“Besides him handsome.” Malia connected her words.

Avi whines first before answering Malia.

“Tajir and royal!”

And one toyoran landed on Avi's head from Malia's hand.

Avi chuckled later.

“Matre to say!” malia Cibir.

And Avi chuckled again. “But he's strong also chasing me. Romantic truss turns.”

“So when?”

“What time? ...” Avi answered Malia's question by asking.

“Nfollow my trail ...”

“Nikah? ...” respond Avi.

“Hum ...”

Malia is mangosteen, while again devouring a piece of sushi.

Avi grunts amusedly.

“Yes have Ya’, I am dating Marco aja new a day,” said Avi. “Times have thought of marriage?”

“Ya times ...” murmured Malia but not slowly.

“Gue depends on him, Ya’ ... if Marco is talking about marriage, then he wants to do a spit marriage, yes I will yes-in ..” Avi.

Malia is also mangosteen again.

“Eh Yes’! ..” call Avi.

“What? ...” Malia says.

“Because when I again nemenin Marco nemuin his client, I like to squirm former lo deh.”

Malia instantly raised her eyebrows, staring at Avi. “Mantan?. Since when do I have an ex?..”

Then Malia spoke.

Avi chuckled again. “Oh yes I forgot, if my sister-in-law is a former jones ..” said Avi later.

“Jojoba.” Sambar Malian. “Only say I jones ...”

“Yes, okay, okay.” Tukas Avi, responding to Malia's protest just now that rectified his name.

Malia then coded Avi to continue the words of her best friend and sister-in-law before.

“What do you mean by my ex who?..”

“Irsyad!”

And the next second Malia gets a little clumsy. Avi glanced, to see Malia's reaction.

“Where do you think it's him?”

Malia normalizes her clumsiness.

“Meet you have never been with him ...”

Malia continued her speech, returned to picking up a piece of sushi, then grabbed the television remote to change channels.

“Ye, let me never meet or acquaintance with that Irsyad, I will know his face.” Sambar Avi's. “Lo is a collector of photos of the Irsyad in college!”

“Hum ...” respond Malia.

“But I'm sure anyway if it's the same Irsyad that was once the idol of lo it....”

“Emang it dia.”

Avi immediately focused his eyes on Malia, after hearing Malia's speech just now. “So you've met her?” ask Avi afterwards.

“Ga accidentally met. Last time I was in Groove.”

Malia smiled faintly as she turned to Avi.

Then Malia chuckles sliced.

“After a long time ...” Og Malia. Avi also pulled the corner of her lips.

Then Malia's friend who also doubles as Malia's sister-in-law, stroked Malia's arm slowly. For a little bit, Avi knows how Malia feels about that man named Irsyad.

“Are you okay? (Lo all right? ) ...” ask Avi.

Malia just smiled faintly.

Then Malia nodded at Avi.

Cover up, that actually Malia's heart is not okay.

“Continue meeting him earlier, how?”

Avi asked again, then Malia sighed.

“Yes ga how-how. Just talking for a minute, too. Just say Hello aja.” Malia answered so badly. And yes it was a little short he spoke to Irsyad when they met earlier.

“He knows you are married? ....”

Avi asked again, and Malia nodded.

“She saw my wedding ring, kept her. Yes I answer honestly,” said Malia.

Avi is also mangosteen.

“Continue reacting him?”

Avi is still poking Malia with questions.

“Passion me congratulations. Keep him cus! ...” replied Malia, back to acting casually in front of Avi.

Avi mangosteen again. “Can I ask you something? ...” said Avi while asking.

Malia grunts amusedly. “From earlier you did what? ...” said Malia and Avi chuckled because they understood Malia's intentions about her who was indeed harassing Malia with questions about Malia's meeting with Irsyad.

“I mean want a more specific name ...” Avi later. “But before I want to know first about one thing.”

“What?” malia Response.

“Feeling lo into that guy what's still there?”

Avi's question was enough to surprise Malia.

“Udah no need to discuss that. It's not important, Vi.”

Malia answers Avi's lazy question about her feelings for Irsyad.

“So you don't have the same feeling?...” ask Avi again.

“Please deh Vi, it's not important anymore to discuss.”

Malia asked Avi's question with rebuttal, because Malia was lazy to discuss it.

“What is my status now? .... So mending it should not be discussed again deh.” cetus Malia.

Malia is trying to be firm with herself over her feelings for Irsyad, simply so that her feelings are not torn apart again, considering she is married at this time.

‘Because if you want to discuss it again, I am afraid it is getting harder to eliminate my feelings to Irsyad which in fact still exists ..’ Inner Malia. ‘Sorry Vi ...’ Malia in her heart. ‘Sorry, Rei ...’

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