IDFYL 3 : First Meeting

"You'll pick me up in two hours, right?" Said Dira before dropping from Rendra's car.

"Yes. I'll pick you up in two hours. Maybe I'll take a little longer. You can spend time in the mall and eat."

"What kind of business do you have?" Said Dira who wanted emotion again.

"You told me already, I'm meeting my girlfriend..." Rendra answered indignantly.

"Did Dina skip college? Isn't Dina being given a special lecture?"

"Dina is sick. And I want to see her and bring her some food."

"Ah, no wonder you only left me for two hours. Turns out your girlfriend's really sick." Said Dira with a short word of Rendra.

Rendra glanced annoyed at Nadira. "Go inside the mall and see if you can meet your man in there. Hahaha.."

Ctak...

"Oh, sister, you didn't have to hit me in the head." Said Rendra with a grimace of pain and wiped his head.

"You're so infuriating!! I know I don't have a boyfriend compared to you. Just go away!" Said Dira who had immediately returned from Rendra's car.

Rendra only sniffed his breath and immediately started his car back toward his girlfriend's house.

***

Now Dira feels somewhat saturated. Shopping by yourself at the mall is boring. Especially if that list of groceries her mother gave her was massive. Nadira walked with her chest stiff and sighed slowly many times.

"What to buy first? Ah, well I'll get the kitchen supplies first." Said Dira mumbling herself as she took a shopping cart there.

Dira did write down everything listed on the list that Meisya wrote down on a piece of paper. The girl is so eager and nimble that she can have everything on her shopping list fulfilled. Nadira wanted to relax at the ice cream shop and buy some novels as soon as possible.

After being in the kitchen needs section for a few minutes, Nadira moved to the fruits and vegetables. After had finished all the supplies she needed, Dira went straight to the cashier to make payments.

Two large plastic bags that Nadira took slowly with her. She keeps her deliveries at day care. After that the girl who today her hair was pigtailed into that one seemed a little tired. Her pace carried her off to the second floor, where the stores were. And Nadira went to the ice cream parlor instead.

Dira ordered a cup of ice cream with a spoon in it, reluctant to eat because it was so crowded. So while Dira is running while buying and eating.

While enjoying the ice cream, Nadira remembered something. Looks like she had to buy a novel book. Besides Meisya had her buy a book of novels.

And Nadira's move went straight to the bookstore. Dira was delighted to see the latest book of novels set in line on the front shelf.

Her nose felt so good when she smelled the good book of novels in this shop. For Dira, reading is her world and her own imagination. Reading is what Dira has been fond of since childhood. Reading the book allowed Dira to forget her problem for a moment when her mind was not calmed and was in pain.

While talking through the interior shelves that display the best-selling novel this year, dira could get all wrapped up and wonder if the shop was her own library. The girl didn't even realize there was a man standing behind her. The man appears to be picking out a novel.

"Oh, I finally got it!! This book is my goal from two weeks ago. Uh oops!!"

All the Shouting words of Dira's mouth disappeared when the novel she had picked up fell to the floor. Dira also accidentally ran over the man behind her, as she was turning to the cashier.

Nadira's eyes quickly saw that she had a drop of ice cream on the shirt the man was wearing.

But the man didn't react like Dira. The man was just a bit surprised and his expression was flat.

"My goodness! Forgive me.. I accidentally spilled my ice cream on your shirt. Ah, I have a handkerchief. Take my handkerchief." Said Dira clumsily. Dira handed the handkerchief to the man.

The man simply cleared his throat and received a handkerchief from Nadira. He wiped out the ice cream on his shirt on his chest.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to.. I'm really sorry I didn't know if anyone was behind me." Said Dira honestly.

"Yes, no problem.." The man answered in a very flat tone. He was still wiping off his shirt with a packet of ice cream.

"Ah, thank you. You're very kind. My handkerchief is yours alone. Should I leave?"

The man only nodded in reply. Dira quickly grabbed the novel that had fallen on the floor and brought it to the counter. While Dira made the payment and went straight to the first floor to pick up her shopping.

"Huft.. Good Lord. Why would I run over someone and spill my ice cream on them? Ah, I'm so embarrassed." Said Nadira mumbling softly.

The girl glanced at her watch, and it was only half past twelve. Rendra promised to pick her up at half past one. All right, since when did Dira use only one hour?

Dira can hardly believe it. Normally being sent to this kind of shopping would take a long time. Is it because she went shopping alone today? Perhaps because spending all by herself made nadira do her business quickly.

Nadira walking with some weight. Carrying two full bags of confetti made her hands hardly firm.

"Do you need help?"

Dira looked directly to the right. Where there was a man that she hit at the bookstore earlier. The man stood beside her and was carrying only a small bag of one book of novels.

While scouring her forehead for a while, 'Is he offering me help? Ah, is he trying to seduce me?' Dira asked herself.

"You seemed to be in trouble carrying the load. I can help you bring it." Said the man. His tone sounded friendly and courteous.

Dira smiled awkwardly and nodded mildly. Right away the man had called the two heavy bags from Dira's hands. Dira was relieved that her shoulders didn't even hurt anymore. While Dira was quickly surprised to see that he had brought her two shopping bags at once.

"Oh my.. You brought us both. Should have been one." Said dira apprehensively.

The man turned and gave us a short look. "Just relax. You gave me a handkerchief. If we meet again I will return your handkerchief."

Nadira is somewhat nervous and clumsy. The girl gave a head nod in answer.

The white taxi pulled up in front of them. The man had put all of our groceries in the luggage of the taxi with great skill.

"Emm... Thank you very much yes Sir. Sorry to trouble you."

"You're welcome.." replied the man with a rather humorous smile. 'what was that? Did she call me Sir? Do I look very old?' the man said to himself.

***

"A meeting didn't feel strange at all. Once and twice the meeting was practically a coincidence. However, our next meeting does not know if there will be anything that might be felt."

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