Monday 08.20 pm“Good morning, sir!” Helena greeted Bastian once and then as she passed the reception.Helena has two reasons to say hello to Bastian.First thing first, Bastian is her superior. Helena will seem disrespectful if she passes Bastian just like that when the lobby is full and crowded.Helena doesn’t want to be the talk of office colleagues because she ignores the boss and even passes by. Already quite a few rumors were circulating about her, and Helena did not want to make any more of them.Helena feels confused sometimes. She remembered that she had never harassed or done anything terrible during this time. But whatever she does is always in the spotlight. That isn’t comforting, to be honest.And the second reason is ... because she had no reason not to say hello.Both of them know each other. Both have eaten together several times, and Helena gets help through frequent rides. She felt disrespectful if she did not greet Bastian when facing each other. Unless they don’t m
“What are you doing here, sir?”Helena looked grim when she saw people she knew, especially since they hadn’t interacted as usual for a few days.“Why?” Instead of answering, Bastian threw Helena a question.“Why do you even ask? That should be my question!” Helena exclaimed unacceptably.Sitting in front of Helena, Rian became an intermediate wall between Bastian and Helena, who looked at each other. Instead of a look of affection or falling in love, Helena threw a death glare. At the same time, Bastian looks like holding back the ticklish.“This is a public cafe, Helena. I came here because I wanted to buy coffee,” said Bastian, who finally gave up and chose to answer Helena’s question earlier. “And who would have thought that I would meet you here on DATING,” Bastian said by pressing the word ‘dating.’“We are not dating!” Helena replied, straightening Bastian’s speech. Helena did not want Rian to be awkward to herself just because of his one-sided opinion of Bastian.Helena glance
Relations between Helena and Bastian did not undergo development. Helena is getting more competent at dodging. Even since their meeting at the cafe, Helena has never been seen in Bastian’s sight again.Bastian wanted to visit the cafe in front of the office at lunchtime because he knew Helena was there, but he couldn’t do it because he had a lunch appointment.Until the weekend arrived, Bastian did not meet with Helena even once.Bastian just laid himself on the bed. Sunday is a fairly relaxed day because usually, he can read files or read newspapers or magazines while enjoying a cup of coffee. Or, he will spend the weekend at his parent’s residence.But not this time.This time, Bastian was bored and reluctant to do anything. He had been in bed from morning until noon to pick up. Bastian was still there. He left the bed only when he wanted to go to the bathroom, thirsty, hungry, and did the Zuhr prayer.When Bastian was tired of replying to messages from clients, there was nothing he
Helena gets a food shipment from a mysterious person, then she eats the food vigorously, without suspecting anything. Not unwary, Helena felt that the food was safe. Many people were watching if it was not safe, and they could call an ambulance to help her.At least it’s better than eating alone.Helena ate her lunch while occasionally laughing as she read the comments joking at her.Helena did not realize that her food was only ice cream because she enjoyed her lunch too much,“This is the dessert, guys! After this, we continue to watch again!” Helena said, showing a cup of ice cream.Suddenly a message came to Helena’s phone as she was about to put ice cream in her mouth. Because the notification appeared on the bar, Helena could easily read the message directly.‘Go to Alan’s house?-Helena’s inner Wonder. Because as Helena recalls, there are still two months left before the planned proposal of Nina and Alan. Not long after, a message came again.‘The woman insisted on asking Alan f
Relations between Helena and Bastian did not undergo development. Helena is getting more competent at dodging. Even since their meeting at the cafe, Helena has never been seen in Bastian’s sight again.Bastian wanted to visit the cafe in front of the office at lunchtime because he knew Helena was there, but he couldn’t do it because he had a lunch appointment.Until the weekend arrived, Bastian did not meet with Helena even once.Bastian just laid himself on the bed. Sunday is a fairly relaxed day because usually, he can read files or read newspapers or magazines while enjoying a cup of coffee. Or, he will spend the weekend at his parent’s residence.But not this time.This time, Bastian was bored and reluctant to do anything. He had been in bed from morning until noon to pick up. Bastian was still there. He left the bed only when he wanted to go to the bathroom, thirsty, hungry, and did the Zuhr prayer.When Bastian was tired of replying to messages from clients, there was nothing he
After having dinner and praying together, all the guests return to their respective places. Helena with Bastian to DKI Jakarta, while Nina and her parents will go directly to Bogor.Alan and Bastian split up at a crossroads. They take different routes, driving according to their respective destinations.“Aren’t you scared when it’s just the two of us here?” Asked Bastian as he turned to Helena.“Scared for what?” Helena threw Bastian a question instead of answering.“Well… I think women will usually be anxious if they go on a long trip with a man who is not their partner. Especially if it’s just the two of them,” Bastian explained the purpose of his question.Helena did not give a direct answer. She sent a short message to someone. Then Helena turned to Bastian after she sent the messages.“That’s right. I should feel anxious if I’m in a position like this, and that’s if I’m with someone I don’t trust,” Helena replied, pressing the word ‘trust.’“Do you believe me?”“Sure, why not?”“
Michelle getting used to adapting and no longer experiencing culture shock. Ana’s presence helped her a lot in her social and work life.“How long have you not washed it?”Michelle turned to the side, towards Ana, who was playing with her cell phone. “What are you talking about?”“That...” Ana raised her chin towards the scarf. “Since the fan sign, you didn’t wash that scarf. Is it not dirty? Could you put it in the closet after you wear it? You’re so dirty.”“I put it away as soon as I put it on. Don’t let it get dirty.”“I don’t see the difference, Michelle...”“If I wash, it will only remove the smell of Eugene!” Michelle was as stubborn as ever, while Ana seemed resigned to the girl’s attitude. Despite how hard Ana told her, Michelle remained firm in her stance.“Well, it’s up to you.”Buses stop at their final stop. The door opened automatically, and some people entered while others came out in a row, like Michelle and Ana. Getting safe amid the density of office workers is onfam
Helena woke up from sleep when she felt a pat on her arm. The clap passed from hand to Helena’s face several times until she finally woke up disturbed.“We have entered the Lebak area. I do not know which is Alan’s House,” Bastian explained his reason for waking Helena.“I’m sorry, sir. I slept and let you drive alone,” Helena said, feeling guilty.Helena felt very guilty. Bastian has good intentions to deliver it to Banten. She was supposed to accompany the man instead of falling asleep and letting Bastian ride alone.“It’s no problem. I also deliberately didn’t wake you up because you looked so slumbering earlier,” Bastian retorted to assure Helena that he was fine even though the girl had slept a while ago.“Then drink it. I bought it when I stopped at the crossroad.”Bastian held out a bottle of mineral water to Helena. Helena received the water without hesitation, and she then gulped the water until only half was left.“Thank you, sir,” Helena said, putting the water on the car d