Finally I can see you again Rachel, 6 years ago I hold her hand walking under these cherry blossom tree it was end of summer and that time it was the first time I dare to kiss her lips. Clearly I remember we both are nervous like everything has stopped for us. After what you have done to me you said you don't know me? How come? You made me fall in love with you and then you dump me like a trash without saying goodbye you disappear, I heard a rumour she had working in a nigth club after her disappear. How could you dare appear in front of me now? And who is he? Is he your boyfriend? why you both so closed? You looks the same as before not too much changing, still have beautiful smile but why you are so skinny, where do you live right now? at least I know where do you work, we still have something to settle, I need to get my revenge.
Suddenly the car stopped.
"Guys we arrived, please smile to the cameras" said the road manager.
"woww it's too many fans here how we can go through? " Chris
"How come we smile it will makes the fans crazy and we could be hurt" Ryan added.
"Please don't tell me they aren't provide the bodyguard?" ask Josh with scarry voice.
"Don't worry guys, this is your chance to be recognize as down to earth group, there will be many news uploaded about us, okay? so smile don't put your mask on Daniel because the entrance is close, just smile brightly!"
The door is open, there's a lot of flashlight, the noise is too loud and here we are with a lot of efforts we put a nervous smile and we managed to get through at the entrance. The manager carry a lot of gifts from the fans and the show begin, everything shining so bright in front of us.
We are back to the dorm at 1am at night, all member looks tired. It's been five years we are living at the dorm this is the part of the contracts and next year we have an option to move out, still have five more years before the contracts ended. We have paid all the debts to the agency after two years we debuted, it is required a lot of efforts, energy, sleepless. We trained so hard to be the best group. We moved to bigger house after 3 years and each one of us have our own bedroom. Finally I can lying on my bed but still can't sleep, should I looking for Rachel Instagram? She was blocked me and make her instagram private since we broke up. Hmm I should create a new profile and follow her, I will put on sunset picture. She also changed her picture using sunset view, I know she likes sunset, she likes autumn season, she doesn't like raw food, I could read her face expression when she's quiet but today it was changed I couldn't read her face anymore. Her expression was different maybe because she didn't like me anymore? How come? I should ask her why she dumped me six years ago, if I knew the reason I wouldn't hate her for so long. I tried to call her a lot of times, sent a bunch of messages, try to found her at the dormitory but she have moved without inform me the reason.
The next morning we could heard Chris alarm ringing across the room. We have scheduled at 9am for music tv show and need to be there at 7am. It's always hard to wake up in the middle of dreaming I had a really bad dream. As usual our manager has been waiting down ay the parking area, that's how we start our day in these passes years.
Our schedule ended early than we thought and we have a free time after that until this evening. I think this is the work off hour I'm going catch a taxi and off to Rachel's office. I want to see how can she looks fine when she broken my heart six year ago.
While I'm waiting for her, my dad call me:
"Hello Daniel I need you to have a dinner with me tomorrow at the usual place"- He told me
" I need to ask my manager first, I doubt if I could make it, dad"
"No, you have to COME! This is what you had promise before"
"Alright dad"
He was really opposed me when I said I want to take Art department and then He became more angrier when I choose to be an Idol. He is really strict and has many rules, I'm really sad for my mom for married a husband like him. My father is a politician so everything needs to be perfect in front of the public, he told me to never reveal his identity as my father and I need to come whenever He needs me, this is my promise back then when I told my parents I want to be an Idol.
I see Rachel go out of the office building:
"Hi Rach"
"Daniel? What are you doing here?" she ask with her shocking face
"I was have an appointment nearby, what a coincidence we meet"
"Ah, really? okay"
"Hmm are you going home now?"
"Yes, I'm going home"
"Should we have a dinner together? I heard there's a famous steak restaurant nearby, do you know that place?"
"Yes, I know"
"So let's have a dinner"
"eehmmm but are okay going out like this?"
"Yes as you can see I'm wearing a hat and mask"
"Okay then, follow me behind"
She leads me to the restaurant without saying anything. Glad that the restaurant more private so there will be less people.
"You can choose anything you want to eat, Rach"
"I don't know, I will follow what you eat"
"Waiters~~ I want to have 2 ternderloin steak with mashed potatoes well done and also 2 glass of red wine"
"Do you want something for dessert?"
" No, thank you. That's enough"
" Okay then, only that.. Thank you"
"Have you ever been here, Rach?"
" Yes, only once when I had a meeting with Kevin"
"Kevin?"
"You met him last time, he is my team leader"
"Ah that guy, last time I didn't have time to talking with you... I was so busy that day, sorry"
"It's okay, you are an Idol now you must be very busy"
"How long you've been working in the advertising company?"
"Not too long ago, I'm still an intern"
"Really so where do you live now?"
"It took around 1 hour from here"
"Quiet far then"
"Yes but it was more convenience for me"
"I heard one of your friends will be marry next month"
"Mina? ah yes I've received the invitation"
"Will you come?"
"Yes, she is still my bestfriend of course I will come"
"So how have you been? I think you still need to explain what happened six years ago?"
Suddenly her face taken a back
"I'm doing good as you can see and I didn't have anything to explain about that time maybe because we were still really young and there are a lot of things that we need to do and achieve, look at you now... you have become successful now everybody knows you" She smiles (how come?)
"Yeah I know but how..."
"Excuse me sir" the waiter brought the food
"Let's eat first Rachel" ....
After we eat she insist to pay her bill it was like six years ago we always had a little argument about this.
"Let me pay I was the one who invite you Rach"
"No, I will pay what I eat. How much is it?"
"Maybe later you can treat me at other place, ok?" I give my card to the waiter.
"Later?" She asks
" Yes, why? You don't want to see me again?"
"No, it"s not like that but you are famous now. I don't want to disturb you"
"I still can make a time for you... And also we still have to continue out conversation, right? can I have your number?" I ask
"Hmmm for what? ( this women really get my nerve)
"Of course to letting you know when will be the schedule to treat me"
"Okay this is my number 06190xxxx"
" I will call you, that's my number. Please save.."
"Thank you for accompany me to dinner, I will go out first. Bye!"
I left her inside the restaurant because I don't want the paparazzi found out, I have to change my car so many times because of them, that's why I'm not use my car if I want to hanging out.
The next day I'd informed my manager I will having a family dinner. He knows the condition so He letting me not to attend the schedule with my member. As usual my father always choose a really secure private restaurant where there's no a single person to be seen. It is the perfect place if you want to have a secret date.
"Daniel you come? It's been 2 months, how are you honey?" my mom hugged me
"Mom, come on. I'm not a boy anymore"
"For me you will be always my little boy"
"Hello dad, is there anything you want to discuss?"
" Sit down, let's eat first" he said as usual with his ordering voice
"You will come home next week, right? come on son let me be happy for oneday"
"Yes I will come it is your birthday mom"
"Mom just want to make sure about it" she is really happy to hear that
"Daniel... I think this is the time you should think about marriage" my dad told me with his serious face
"Wait...what?? Marriage??? No way" I said
"Your mom will arrange you a date"
I look at my mom she's using a sign language to tell me to calm down.
"I will send you the pictures this saturday Son. Let me know which one you interested I will arrange it" My mom said with her worry face.
"No, Mom... you know I'm an Idol I still have a contract with the agency'
"Enough!!! I can buy your agency if you object this"
"Oh Come on, dad! I know you have a lot of money. You can do whatever you want with your money but please not my future, I don't have appetite.. I will go out first"
"You know what the consequency if you object, right? You can go..."
"Daniel, son.. wait...." my mom call me
"Sorry mom this time I really need a space, bye!"
I feel sorry to my mom as always. My father still not change afterall. How come he told me to get married? what a joke! If I want to marry, I will choose Rach...(eh? what am I thinking?) what a bullshit.
"Hello Rachel?"
"Yes?"
"I think you can treat me to dinner tonight?
"heh? now? I have overtime"
"It's okay, I will waiting in a cafe across your office building okay.. see you~~"
I heard she wants to say something but I hang up first.
I drove my car to the cafe, I always bring my hat and mask that's the essential for an Idol to not get caught, but I think with my height everyone would know I'm a model. Rachel come hurriedly in the cafe it's almost 9pm.
"Daniel, let's go outside.. Don't wait too long here"
"Please wait me at side of the road, I'll bring my car"
" Car? Oh Okay!" Rachel seems more worried to get caught than me.
I see her waiting for me with her worry face.
"Rach, come in"
"I don't know you bring your car"
"Yes I had something to do"
"So what do you want to eat?" she ask
" hmmm chicken and beer?"
"Really?? I think we can't having that meal with your status"
"Why? what's wrong with my status"
"It's 9pm, you are an Idol having a chicken and beer with a woman? and you bring your luxurious car in front of restaurant? come on, I don't want to wake up with a nightmare from the journalist"
"Hahahaha you right, but how can we eat? I really want to eat chicken and beer, how about we eat at your place?"
"What???? No way!! My place is too small and it's not pleasant to a celebrity like you"
"I don't care about that I just want to eat now"
"Alright then, you can wait in the car. I will buy it for you"
At a moment later I'm inside her place, it is really small like she said but it's cozy and tidy, enough for her alone. I think she always bring her work to her place.
"Wait, I will remove my working paper first. You can eat here" she said.
"It's a nice place... Oooh I'm hungry, let's eat"
"You can eat first, I need to continue my work"
" Oh come on Rach, you can continue tomorrow"
"No, I can't. Tomorrow is the deadline, you can eat here while I'm doing my work, Okay?"
"Ok then".
She looks really serious doing her work. This is the first time I see her face like this. How come she become a workaholic like this? Her place it's really simple, only have one photo frame.
"This is your father?" I ask her
"Yes"
"Ooow He looks like you'
I see her smile a little bit.
I continue to eat and drink and then I drunk.
"Daniel...Daniel it's almost 1am, you drunk? you can't sleep here...Danny"
I heard Rachel voice, the voice that my heart rememberd~
I woke up next morning and realized I'm still at her place, I saw a memo in the table with the hangover drink below written as:
I'm going to the office, if you wake up please drink this and be careful when you drive. Rachel-
I keep the memo on my pocket, take the hangover drink and go out from her place. It's almost summer.
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