Pain and don't want to be far away

Andre watched Maya's steps slowly away and disappeared from his sight.

Many people say that in this world we have seen people who have the same faces as us but could that girl just happen to be similar?

Even their name was the same as Maya, a question that bothered him and even aroused his old wounds. Memories of Maya, her little friend as well as his first love, who died a day after he left for America to join his mother when his parents divorced made Andre hurt so deeply because he could not see Maya before being buried.

Andre still can't accept that Maya has died and makes him feel guilty every time he remembers it.

"What are you daydreaming about in the early morning?" A white-haired old man came over to Andre who was lost in his reverie.

"Dad, remember I told you if there was a girl who was very similar to Maya?" Andre asked blankly straight ahead without looking at his father who was now standing beside him.

"Andre, stop thinking about Maya. She was calm in heaven there with her family." The man patted his son's back gently and advised him, he knew that until this moment Maya still inhabited his son's heart, which was always drifting into infinite sadness.

"Even her name is the same. Her name is Maya, isn't it a coincidence that this fellow is impossible?"

The man named Agung fixed his glasses and thought for a moment. If Agung did not see the bodies of Maya and her brother directly, then he might be affected by his son's words.

"She's not wearing the ring I gave her. I put it on her finger before I left." Andre looked sadly at the photo of his togetherness taken before he left the country.

At that time, Andre put a ring on Maya's ring finger but Maya's body when she was found burned did not use the ring he gave her and Kania did not allow the police to autopsy Maya and Arya's bodies, which always raises suspicion in Andre's mind. However, at that time he was too young to oppose while his father was immediately dismissed from his job as a legal advisor for the Maya family after the death of Maya's parents thus he has no authority over Maya and Arya.

"We should have brought them to live with us." Andre bowed his head regretfully, he and his father had planned to take care of Maya and Arya but Kania forbade it.

"Yes, I should have insisted at that time." Said Agung who was also sorry because after all, Maya's parents had been very kind to him while they were alive.

Andre's heart was so devastated that he also seemed to have died until Andre accidentally met a girl who was sneaking around carrying cakes in his neighborhood. The girl was indeed shabby and didn't look like the Maya she used to know, but her smile was so similar that it opened an old wound in Andre's heart who couldn't believe that his first love had died.

"Stop thinking about Maya and go to work. Don't you have a case to handle?" Agung patted Andre's shoulder before leaving his son who was still pensive.

Andre wiped his tears slowly dripping because his heart still had not accepted the bitter reality of his life.

***

The sweet scent of sugar smelled when Marve had just come down the stairs, he was looking for Maya's whereabouts because he had fallen asleep earlier and when he woke up Maya was not with him.

"You woke up already." Maya smiled as she opened the lid of the steamer and made sure that the steamed cakes were cooked enough to serve.

"What are you making?" Marve came over and looked confused while the waiters and chefs were just waiting in the corner of the kitchen anxiously because they let Maya enter the kitchen. "Cupcakes? Why not in the oven?" He asked again.

Maya didn't answer and just rolled her eyes annoyed by Marve's questions, how could he don't know the difference between a cupcake and a steamed sponge? From the shape, it looks different.

"You didn't put the topping on it?" Marve chattered again when Maya put her homemade cake on a plate and then brought it to the dining table.

"Why are you so talkative?" Maya grumbled, Marve just smiled indifferently and sat at the dining table when Maya put a steamed sponge that was still evaporating from the heat on his plate.

"It's beautiful isn't it, the color is like roses in your garden." Said Maya, smiling proudly.

"My rose is much prettier." Said Marve, he said it with a flat face made Maya is annoyed by him.

"Is this edible?" Marve lifted his plate and noticed how Maya's cake looked very similar to a cupcake except that it had no cream topping on it and it split apart like rose petals on top with blue on it like a beautiful petal.

Marve is so incredibly annoying, why does his annoying nature suddenly appear. Marve used to always act nice to her in front of the waitress before so why was he so annoying this morning?

"I only put one spoonful of poison," Maya replied casually when the waiters and chefs were just about to taste Maya's steamed cakes which now made them worried.

Dewi just smiled, it looks like Maya and Marve are fighting right now. husband and wife do not always get along well.

"You want to kill me?" Marve asked, Maya, smiled and nodded.

"Alright... I hope you put enough poison in your cupcakes to make me die."

"Not cupcakes Marve, but steamed cakes. " Maya interrupts, but wait a minute...

"So what if you don't die?" Maya asked confused, Marve then showed a meaningful smile and ate Maya's steamed cake without answering Maya's question first.

Everyone praised that Maya's steamed cake was so delicious but Marve just said "Not bad." When finished eating it made Maya narrow her eyes and stare sarcastically.

"Oh my gosh... your poison doesn't work its way." Marve supported his chin with his palm and stared at Maya.

Maya is now smiling uncomfortably because Marve's gaze teases her a little, his right hand then begins to reach over the back of Maya's hand and plays his fingers over Maya's hand which makes her pounding.

"Perverted man, what else does he want now?" Maya muttered to herself.

"What if I make you a drink? I think I gave you too little of the poison." Maya got up to avoid her nervousness and walked towards the kitchen but when Maya passed Marve, Marve suddenly pulled her until Maya fell on Marve's lap.

"Honey... Many people saw us, don't tease me? " Marve muttered the facts to make Maya feel even more annoyed that she felt like exploding.

"Are you concussed, Marve? Should I hit your heads again? " Maya asked a little in a whisper. Maya remembers that this morning she had banged her head hard enough against Marve's head when Marve teased her.

"It's still half-past seven in the morning. Veronica will be here in about an hour and a half so you guys still have time. We will not disturb you just enjoy your time sir, madame..." Dewi realized that maybe Maya was awkward because there were many servants currently at the dining table so she told all the servants to leave the dining table including the chefs and now only Maya and Marve were left.

"Wow .. are they all conspiring to support you?" Maya squealed irritably.

"You seem happy to be on my lap like this." Marve teased Maya again.

"Perverted man!" Maya then gets up and makes Marve smile, teasing Maya is very fun, especially because her annoyed expression is very cute.

"I will start work today."

"Is it true?"

"Why? You want me to keep you here?"

He started again, to be honest Maya felt a little sad because Marve's presence made her feel at home in this very spacious house and it seemed like she was going to start feeling lonely because Marve was going back to work.

"Feeling sad already?" Marve brought his face closer, he will not find the pleasure of teasing Maya at the office later.

"Of course not... I'm very happy." Maya replied casually

Marve folded his arms across his chest and leaned back in the chair, he hoped Maya would feel sad at least even if only a little. Marve realized that because of his twenty-four hours together with Maya, he slowly became interested in the girl in front of him, so he decided to start working sooner if not, maybe he will fall in love with Maya.

"Are you going to work wearing these clothes?" Maya asked, she saw Marve still wearing casual clothes today.

"So my wife wants to find work clothes for me? Or do you want to dress me too?" Marve teased back, he pulled Maya's hand so that Maya's body was attracted and approached.

"No, thank you. Hurry up and go to work and get me a lot of money." Maya replied smiling.

Marve just laughed softly at Maya's joke and brushed Maya's hair gently, then walked to his room.

Maya sighed heavily now, for some reason she didn't want to be away from Marve.

Now Marve has put on his suit and it remains only to wear the tie when Maya enters his dressing room because Marve has been there long enough to make her very bored.

"Woah... who's this handsome man in front of me?" Maya walked over to tease Marve, making a smile engraved on Marve's face again.

"Miss me already?" Marve replied with a gaze that made Maya nervous, he then walked closer to Maya and squeezed Maya in the corner of his glass cabinet.

"I think so," Maya replied with a look that was no less tempting.

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