Angel woke up hearing someone calling her name repeatedly. When she opened her eyes, she saw Dave, her husband was looking at her with a worried expression on his face.
Angel stretched then opened her eyes wide and saw Dave more clearly.
“You better get up now, it's dinner time.”
Angel immediately widened her eyes in surprise and immediately turned to the window, there the sky was already dark. “I… slept that long?” she muttered.
Dave reached out to fix Angel's disheveled hair.
“Yes, and now it's dinner time,” replied Dave.
Angel shook her head. “No, I'm fine. How about Kina?”
“You better rest first. Kina may have arrived at the inn.”
“Where's my phone?”
Dave fell silent. “You have to eat first. Right now, your condition is the most important.”
“But Kina—”
“Angel, do you remember what alm
Dave returned to his inn and was touched when he found Angel sleeping in the living room. The woman coiled comfortably there. Dave walked over to her, kneeling in front of her without the slightest sound. He watched his wife's face for a long time.“You should have waited for me in the room,” said Dave. He then got up, carried Angel into the room and laid her gently on the bed. Angel squirmed and slowly opened her eyes.“Ssshhh! Go to sleep, honey,” Dave whispered, then kissed Angel's forehead lightly.A small smile appeared on Angel's lips. “How about Kina?” she asked.“I've already escorted her back to her inn,” answered Dave. He didn't want to tell her about what Kina was trying to do earlier. Simply because Dave didn't want Angel to be hurt or disappointed.“Is she okay?”“Y
Angel stepped into the pool area wearing a thick white towel. She saw Dave swimming, Kina sitting by the pool with her feet in the water, and Doni lying on one of the sun beds wearing only shorts.“Hi,” Angel greeted Kina.Kina looked up, then frowned at Angel's appearance. “Hi,” she said. “What's with your clothes?”Angel looked at herself and shrugged. “I'm not going down to swim,” answered Angel.Kina's frown deepened. “That's no reason for you to wear a towel when the sun is shining so bright like this. Come on, open!”Angel shook her head. “I'm fine. I thought you guys were going down to the beach. Why here?”“Dave want to be here and he,” Kina pointed at Doni with her eyes, then continued, “can't swim so he prefer to just sunbathe.”“Oh, I see.” Angel nodded in understanding. She knew why Dave didn't want to go down to the
Dave grabbed Angel's hand and took Angel to their room, then closed the door tightly and turned the key that was there.Angel widened her eyes when she saw Dave doing that. “W-why did you lock it?” asked Angel haltingly.Dave didn't respond. He wrapped his arms around Angel's waist and pulled her into a tight hug.Angel was stunned by him. She was taken aback, but said nothing and waited for Dave to speak again.“Are you okay?” he asked. Even though he seemed to be filled with anger, his voice and treatment of Angel was really gentle.Angel nodded. “I am okay.” However, the incident earlier had clearly managed to shake Angel in its own way. She wanted to explain everything to Dave so that there would be no misunderstanding between them.But Dave then said, “You don't have to explain anything, I trust you.”“Okay,” Angel muttered, then returned her husband's hug very tightly.
Since the holiday in the Maldives at that time, Angel felt Dave's treatment of her was different. The man was no longer as cautious as before. He came more often to Angel's flower shop just to have lunch together. Kina was there too, she came to the shop almost every day. The three of them had lunch together. And those were the times that made Angel feel so warm like she had a whole family. And the evening was the culmination of Dave's sweet demeanor. They would make love, or occasionally chat, or Dave would just cuddle her in bed and they would both fall into silence. Whatever Angel went through with that man, never once was bad or boring. Angel enjoyed every moment. Today, she and Dave were having a romantic dinner at an expensive fine-dining restaurant in town. The place is quiet and there are only a few visitors sitting far apart. Dave chose a table near the window so Angel could see the city view on a very bright night. “You want some more food?” Dave as
Angel closed the cupboard and climbed into bed, sat back down and started to open the diary, reading it.***“It's always a pleasure to be with you.” Diana rested her head on Brandon's shoulder, smiling as she watched the rain fall. “Do not leave me.”Brandon smiled and kissed Diana's forehead.“I don't and never will.”“Can we be like this forever?”“Forever, baby, have faith in me.”“You don't regret proposing to me even though I haven't graduated from college?”Brandon smiled gently. “Why not? You can get married and stay in college at the same time.”“You're right, you're right.” Diana laughed. “But only you will work for our household in the future.”“Who says it?” Brandon frowned, pretending to be serious. “I'll collect all the expenses I incur on you once you graduate from college and receiv
“Maybe you saw it wrong or you got so caught up in your daydream that you thought the guy looked like Brandon.” Clarissa glanced at her best friend who was so gloomy after telling the story.Diana sighed. “The problem was that he didn't look like Brandon. He's more like a misplaced hedonist prince in that coffee shop.”“If you're so curious, then why don't you approach the man?”Diana blinked her eyes. “I... I'm afraid.”“Afraid of what? Afraid to become a victim of the charm of the Hedonist Prince?” Clarissa chuckled.No, Diana muttered to herself. I'm afraid I'm going crazy and mistaking everyone for Brandon. I'm afraid that I've been living in my imaginary world all this time.Clarissa looked at Diana sympathetically. Her best friend was still daydreaming and looking sad, even a year after Brandon's death. Well, who wouldn't be sad if their lover died the day before their wedding
“His name is Brandon.” Diana smiled, reminiscing. “And I will always love him.”They sat in the corner of the coffee shop as usual. It wasn't raining hard outside, just a drizzle that was pleasing to the eye. Diana pondered while looking at the raindrops that formed lumps like tears on the glass, counting them carefully.That day Diana told her about her past, about Brandon, her true lover who was snatched away the day before their wedding.Adrian looked at her. “I'm sorry for your loss, Diana.”“It does not matter. Brandon will always live here.” She touched her chest cavity, where her heart was. Brandon had indeed died, his heart was no longer beating for Diana as he had promised. However, Diana's heart still beats for Brandon, hopefully for the rest of her life.***“Look who's waiting for you.” Clarissa smiled as she pointed in front of the campus gate. Several people seemed to
“So you're going to keep acting childish and avoiding Adrian?” Clarissa put her hands on her hips while looking at Diana who was so gloomy, sitting hugging her knees in the corner of the bed.“He's mean, telling me to forget Brandon.”“He's not mean. He just wants you to get up in the real world, step forward again, enjoy your life.”“By forgetting Brandon?”“You don't have to forget him. You can still keep memories of him in your heart, but you can't wallow in those memories. You have to move on, Diana.”“Your speaking style is like Adrian. I suspect you guys are conspiring.”Clarissa laughed. “Listen, my beautiful friend, we both love you and, because we love you, we think the same. Maybe Brandon over there will think the same as us.”Diana fell silent, taking Clarissa's words in silence.At that time they were choosing a ring and intended to