Back in Time

Evernesia. A couple years passed by and Rey still went smoothly undetected, attending his lecture as a stranger, an undercover, a mysterious young man. People didn't find out anything suspicious yet. He's just a quiet student who liked to bury himself under the heap of books in the IT Faculty's Library, or sit alone behind the monitor, typing the keyboards, trying his hands on new programming languages. Or simply spent his leisure times walked around alone in shopping malls, looking and reading books in bookstores for free.

And Joy, who was still on the other side of the town, actually not too far away from the start. As a tomboy girl who didn't like to wear any skirt nor using heavy make-ups, she might looked like a Plain Jane. But she's not a Plain Vanilla at all. She managed to enter her Design College for almost free, as she gained the first place in the College Placement Test. She already had some artistic talents like painting and drawing, and then decided to sharpen her own abilities with her own way. While many of her best friends went to study Economics or Accounting, Joy seemed enjoyed her art lecture classes. Peeking at art books which displayed nude human bodies, not as a cheesy display but as an artistic representation of human reproduction. Sometimes, painting human anatomies as well.

But she's not yet experienced with love, and her knowledge of connection between two humans was still so low. And as she grew in an 'ideal' family who taught her to live politely, religiously educated not to lose her virginity before marriage, she always held that in mind.

She always prayed and wished to meet her ideal type of man. A kind, cute, and accept her just the way she was.

But ironically, still so many guys out there preferred to be with 'Barbie' kind of girls. Pretty, flirty, outgoing, and easy. So, nobody might ever crushed on this poor thick-glassed Joy from around her college or in real life.

Long before she met this Mr. Rey, Joy already fell in love about five or more times. Not including the Prince Charming, of course. She liked her neighbor boy Kyo, a handsome kid of ten years old, then she also liked Rick, her music teacher's son, then crushed with a smart guy in her junior high school, and one more young man in high school.

And one more student guy in college. Yeah, Joy didn't really intend to fall in love that many times, but it did happened.

From that many guys, Joy didn't find any 'replies' or same feelings toward her. They were nice to her, some almost like her best friends, but eventually they withdrew from Joy's life.

Left her in endless loneliness, feeling failed, and ever lurking and never ending questions, will I ever find true love in my pathetic life?

The phone suddenly rang again, brought Joy back to the present where she already 'met' Rey. Even only through chats and calls.

"Mr. Rey? Is that you? Really you?"

"Hi, Ms. Joy. Yes, it's me." said the nice deep voice she silently adored.

"I thought you wouldn't call me again!" Joy almost shouted, burst in her happiness.

"I miss you. Sorry." Rey chuckled.

"Aww, why you said sorry. Honestly, I miss you too."

"Do you, Ms. Joy?"

"Yes, I've been waiting for this call." Joy sat nicely to enjoy her conversation.

"I'm so glad you do."

"How was your day, Mr. Rey?"

"Just call me Rey. I'm younger than you."

"Alright, Rey. Me too, just call me Joy."

"I was born in February, a Piscean, and you?"

"In July, a few months elder from you, 1 year earlier. I'm an old Leonian. Do you prefer to befriend with younger girls?"

"Ha ha ha, no, I don't mind, elder girls are wiser."

"I hope so. I'm still childish and not too pretty."

"Why in the world did you say that?"

"I wear thick glasses, my myopia is so deep, I almost blind without this. Look, it made me have four eyes..Then, my hair is short, thick, and looks just as stiff as a broom."

Rey smiled, and once again his melodious laughter burst.

"All are not a problem for me. Me too, honestly, not a handsome man at all. My eyes are so narrow and small. And I'm so skinny and not as tall or as brawny as my friends."

"I like that, narrow eyes seemed sexy to me."

"And most of all, kind hearts are the best if you want to be someone's friend."

"I agree, Rey. I want to have a friend like that too. But it seemed so rare. You know, people nowadays like to have good-looking friends or lovers."

"I got an idea. What about we exchange each others' pic? Not through internet. But with airmails."

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