"Stop by Lavanya first."
"It's okay, thank you. I just want to go home."
"Those who are in love, they just want to stay in their room and make the phone call."
"What the heck. Don't make fun of me like that ah. Just pray that he's the best for me. Hopefully he will be given a way and guidance."
"Amen. I hope you can be happy with your husband in the future. Don't let you be like me."
Suddenly the atmosphere became sad. Dhira remembers her past with her husband. Lavanya as a very sensitive friend immediately hugged her very tightly while rubbing her shoulder hoping that Dhira could be strong. Moreover, so far Dhira has been through it very well.
"Oh, don't remember it anymore. You are great. One day you will surely get a husband who is much better than yesterday."
"But I'm not that old, Lavanya."
"Don't talk like that. No one knows the name of a mate. Well then I will go home first. Bye Ghali."
"Bye Aunty. Aunty be careful, yes," replied Ghali.
"Thank you Lavanya."
"Yes, you're welcome."
This time Lavanya really left Dhira's house.
"Now let's go in. You change your clothes, then rest."
"Yeah, um..."
Dhira and Ghali enter their house which is not as big as Lavanya's. But for them, their lives are very happy with the simplicity they have without the presence of a male figure as a husband for Dhira and a Father for Ghali.
******
As time goes by, Lavanya and Arzan are getting closer day by day. Even if it's only via a cell phone. They both often call or just chat. But it was an accident that made the two of them meet again.
"Thank God. Finally this meeting is over," Lavanya muttered.
"Ow," Lavanya whispered.
Lavanya bumped into someone in a Restaurant after she finished her meeting inside with her clients. Who would have thought that it was Arzan who hit her.
"Arzan?"
"Lavanya? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
"It's okay. I was also wrong earlier because I was playing with my cellphone."
"Are you here after another meeting?"
"Yeah. Just finished."
"It's lunch time now. Want to have lunch together?"
"Hmm, okay."
"Ok, go ahead."
"Yes."
Lavanya walked first right in front of Arzan. She chose a seat for the two of them. Lavanya immediately raised her right hand to one of the waiters there and immediately ordered food. While waiting for the order to arrive, Lavanya and Arzan talked to each other about their respective personalities.
"Oh yeah, where do you work Arzan?" asked Lavanya which she had been wanting to ask for a long time.
"I work in the Office next door."
"Oh yeah? What part?"
"I'm just an ordinary employee there. How about you? You must occupy an important position at your workplace, right?"
"No. I'm also just an ordinary employee. I guess that's what we ordered."
Lavanya is dishonest with Arzan. She didn't reveal who she really was. Because what is in Lavanya's mind, Lavanya is afraid that Arzan will feel uncomfortable with her after knowing who she really is. Especially after knowing that Arzan is just an ordinary employee in a not-so-big company. Lavanya diverts the conversation by discussing something else.
And it was true, the food and drinks that came were their orders. Lavanya and Arzan also enjoy the dishes they ordered. For some reason, being able to have lunch with Arzan is a joy for Lavanya. Lavanya really fell in love with Arzan's simplicity.
Especially after having lunch with Arzan, Lavanya finds out another side of Arzan. It turns out that besides being simple and kind, Arzan is also someone who is fun. He can make his interlocutor smile when he talks to her. People can be joked around but can also be serious when the discussion is serious. The bonus is that the longer you look, the more handsome Arzan looks. With both brown eyes that make the eyes that look at him feel shady. Not to mention the sharp nose and naturally red lips and thick eyebrows that make him seem very manly.
"Where are you going after this?" asked Arzan.
"I'm going back to the Office."
"Then I will take it."
"You don't have to. You also have to work. Moreover, your Office is closer from here. If you take me, you will be late for the Office."
"But are you sure you're okay alone?"
"Yeah I don't know why."
"Well then you be careful okay?"
"Yeah, you're welcome. Thanks for the lunch too."
"You're welcome."
Lavanya immediately got into her car and left the Restaurant to go back to the Office. Likewise with Arzan who had to return to his Office.
*******
"Wiss, someone else is really happy," joked Arzan's friend at the Office.
After having lunch together with Lavanya earlier, Arzan did look fresher than the look on his face. A faint smile was painted on his lips, which were naturally red.
"Happy. How can I not be happy, I finished having lunch with the girl I told you about."
It turned out that it was not only Lavanya who told about Arzan's figure to her best friend, but Arzan also told his close friend Lavanya's figure at the Office. Some of his friends already know about Lavanya from Arzan's story.
"Finally there is progress too. Who's paying for lunch? Don't tell me she's the one paying hahaha."
"It's me. I'm willing to run out of my savings as long as I can invite her to eat, go out together. For some reason it feels really comfortable to be around her."
"That's great bro. I hope the girl this time is really sincere with you."
"Yeah, I hope so. I want to work first. I'm excited to work for you hahaha."
"Hahaha. Well there and there."
One story that many people may not know. Arzan once loved a woman very sincerely. He had tried everything for her happiness. But unfortunately the woman who was with him at that time was too demanding of him. Arzan, who is just an ordinary employee who has a mediocre salary to live on, can't fulfill his wish. Until finally Arzan was left alone. Until now the news of the woman has not been heard again.
Be grateful.
Maybe that's a sentence that should be said by Arzan at this time when he met Lavanya's figure. Lavanya is a nice girl, just the way she is, and also has a lot of respect for her. Making an Arzan drop his heart again. But I don't know what Arzan will do when he finds out that Lavanya is not an ordinary girl. But she is the only daughter of a large company owner.
-To be Continued-