CHAPTER 6: Stunned, for the umpteenth time.

17th May-22.20

As planned, Justin, Edric, and Dennis gather together in their usual club. It is fortunate that Edric has no plans to return to America in the near future, unlike Dennis who has been back and forth between America and Paris as if the country is not far away. They had spent hours at the club doing nothing exciting.

Dennis sighed. "Ah, it's too lonely." he complained.

Edric looked at Dennis who was already bored while embracing the shoulder of one of the women beside him. "Find one for you, Dennis." Edric grinned. Dennis turned, staring at Edric with disgust.

"I'm bored, but it's not a woman's problem." Denis looked around. "Look at us, three of us gathered here while our other 2 friends are relaxing with their wives at home." he continued.

"We're going to talk about women in the end, right?" Justin replied. Dennis sighed again.

"You know, it's too soon to see my own friends find the woman of their choice and now have the family status as husband and future father." said Dennis.

Edric turned back to Dennis with his eyebrows raised. "Evy?"

Hearing that woman's mention made Dennis stare at Edric sharply. "Damn, don't carry the witch's name in front of me." he snapped.

Edric shook his head, amazed by Dennis's still like that. "You're too harsh, Dennis. I bet you don't know anything about her yet." said Edric sarcastically.

Following Edric's accent, Dennis's eyes rolled. "Blah blah blah. And what do you know about her? We have known her this far and I understand best why she deserves to be called a witch. She-"

Dennis had not finished his curse sentence when Justin suddenly stood up with a harsh sigh, causing Edric and Dennis to turn to the man.

"Shut it. You guys have fun, I'll be home now." Jutsin immediately passed while his friends issued a sentence of protest that was only muffled by the sound of the door.

*

Justin's Mansion.

Justin stood on the balcony of his room, letting the cold air penetrate his skin and pierce his bones. As if it wasn't cold he felt, he even remembered what Dennis said at the club a few moments ago. Regarding Felix and Arthur's marriage. Justin smiled imagining the moment when his two friends were doing the wedding.

No. Justin is of course happy that his best friends have finally anchored their heart to the women they love. It's just that, it keeps him worried and thinks about his own past. Every time he thought about that, the pain he felt the deeper. Justin just wants happiness for his two best friends.

*

18th May.

"Mother!" shouted Hannah as she ran down the steps. Her eyebrows raised so it wasn't her mother she met, but Alex.

"Alex? Ah, have you seen my mother?" asked Hannah then.

Alex seemed to think for a moment before answering, "Hey. Oh, yeah, aunty came out early this morning. She looks in a hurry, is there any problem?"

Hearing Alex's answer, made Hannah think. What is the problem with the mother, if they had joked before.

"Hm? I don't know, she didn't say anything to me." replied Hannah. "You yourself? You don't work?" asked Hannah then.

Alex pursed his lips slightly, pretending to be innocent.

"Did I tell you that starting yesterday I would be your shuttle driver? Hehe, great, right?" said alex arrogantly

Hannah was taken aback. What? Driver, he said?

"What? No, Alex. No. You could be late for work if you had to take me to work every day and I would already owe you a lot. I don't want to, I can go alone as usual." Hannah refuses Alex's offer as she leaves the cafe and leaves for work.

Hearing Hannah's refusal, Alex immediately showed a fake face. Ah, he even had to grab one of Hannah's arms and grab Hannah's two hands later.

"Hannah, come on. We've been friends for a long time and you still think of it as reciprocation?" This time, Alex showed his puppy eyes, deliberately trying to make Hannah melt at him.

Hannah rolled her eyes boredly, about to open the door, but Alex stopped her again. Instead of stopping Hannah from coming out, Alex opened the cafe door gently and invited Hannah to come out first.

Hannah sighed then. "Fine." then turned to Alex, who was standing beside her. "Yes, let's go. I don't want to be the main reason you neglect your duties as leader." she continued, which was then responded with a triumphant smile and immediately ran to his car.

Before opening the car door for Hannah, Alex chuckled. "You really are a caring friend."

Hannah smiled smugly. "Isn't 'attention' my middle name?" she chuckled amused.

*

The atmosphere in the car Alex and Hannah was driving in was calm and peaceful. Soft music accompanied their journey. Although occasionally Alex checks his cellphone several times because of the email messages that keep coming to his cellphone. Job problems.

Until finally, the calm atmosphere in the car was disturbed by a loud scraping sound from a car that grazed Alex's car until Hannah and Alex were shocked. Hannah's head almost hit because Alex's car tried to avoid suddenly, if only there was no seat belt and Alex's hands spontaneously blocked her body.

"Jeez!" exclaimed Hannah in surprise.

Alex turned to Hannah. "You're all right, right?" he asked. Hannah nodded her head before turning to a car that had grazed Alex's car.

Alex looked up and turned to the man who was driving the black car in front of him getting off and approaching his car. Seeing that, alex took off his seat belt and got off.

*

Justin himself was surprised accidentally grazing the car from another direction. He didn't have time to see the direction the car was coming from and he realized that this was his fault. So, Justin got out of his car and went over to the car he had accidentally bumped into.

For a moment, Justin frowned. When he saw that one of the people sitting in the front passenger seat was someone he recognized. In fact, again, Justin had to look at the girl with a smile that frames her beautiful face. Oh, Justin was stunned, for the umpteenth time.