Four days passed since that night. Ri didn't appear in club during weekened. Kel don't know if it was because what happen back then and others had no idea but Su tell them Ri was busy with her laptop when asked. Shu didn't ask why because she don't like knowing about other matters besides their works.
Yesterday Ri was sent away to L City along Mag to deal with some newbie thing. Kel was worried and blaming himself for what he did. Besides, he didn't meet Ri since that night. He clearly know she was angry and he couldn't read her mind. Back then, when he enter the car he only saw her poker face. Kel apologised but not respond. They went back home dead silent only the sound from car can heard. Kel dare not to speak.
" Fuck! why is this?" Kel murmured on his way to Ri's house. He don't know how Ri will react.
When he reached, Ri was there on her gate as usual. She slightly nod her head and get in the passenger seat.
" Good morning" Kel fake a smile.
" Good morning."
" When did you returned?" Kel didn't know what to say so he ask about work.
" After 1:00, this morning." Ri was only answering what is asked. There was no hint in talking any further she still have that face. Once it become silent in the car. This time it was completely different from how they were before usually they are silent most of the time because Ri didn't talk much but now Kel feel the atmosphere betweent them awkward. He feel uncomfortable but he maintain appearance. He saw Ri behaviour was as usual like before.
" Uh..about other night...." Kel was not able to hold on but he was cut off by Ri.
" Mr.Kel, don't ever bring out what happened." he saw that she was dead serious. He knew from her tone that she is frustrated so he stop talking. It was first time Ri calling his name 'but Mr.Kel not Kel' he feel little sad, she always use 'hey you' whenever she call. When they reached the company they dispersed for their own work.
The ME Company had two main building one shorter than the other is hardware building. ME is IT company.
When the day end they check out the club as always. If Shu Mei come they gather together and chat otherwise they do their own things. Tom is always gather by women, not to say he is quite attractive. He always play with them.
" Mag, did you get her?" Tom ask. They were sitting infront of the bar and drinking.
" Not exactly but we are good" Mag show some evil smile. This shows that they are progressing. Tom smirk at him for he don't understand why his friends who were notorious player like him lose interest. He thought he'll never understand how love feel.
" Here you are, my dear." Mag try to hold Su which Su slapped away his hand and sit down. Ri take the other chair and ask for cocktail sitting down.
Tom drink and look at sisters. They are very beautiful and pure. Their beauty are opposite, Su was a beautiful woman with gender and more kind making man fall for her but never make any close contact with man except him, Kel and Mag. Making things hard for his friend because she care more about her youngest sister. On the other, Ri is beautiful and aloof. Ri also had a good taste in clothing making her look more cool with great beauty. With her cool looks man can't help liking her though she has aloof personality she respond when people try to talk to her. When she smiles she is goddess. Tom admits she is damn cool-beautiful kind. Ri sense someone is staring at her.
" You have something to say." Ri wasn't expecting Tom to be looking at her. She was leisurely sipping her drinks.
" Damn it! you look too cool." he said looking at her, he was not joking. Ri just stared at him Tom rarely compliment others.
" No wonder man are head over heel but your cold aura is always scaring them away." Tom blurt out leaving Ri blink her eyes twice. He is too direct.
" I have nothing to do with them." Ri comment.
Su and Mag who were talking childish look at them wondering what happen to charming man and aloof woman.
" Is Boss coming?" Ri ask him making herself another drinks.
" No idea. She must be busy." Tom respond looking at the glass in his hands. They talk about the terrorist thing while Ri listen to them. Half an hour passed, Boss and Kel were not to be seen.
" Why is Kel not seen? He's never late." Mag says and look around.
" Ri, did he say anything when you came back from work?" he ask looking at her. What the hell? why would i know what he is doing. He have his own life and one day absent in club that's normal, right. Ri feel her head ache. What the hell am i thinking, she curse.
" No" Ri respond. She cracked her neck lazily and look at her watch.
" I have to go." Ri was about to leave. " You are working on new software?" Tom ask. He find it little amiss. They know she is a computer freak and Su told them she spend all her time on her lap recently. It was true she is busy with her lap but not software.
" No, it's not software." Ri walks away wave her hand in the air. They look at her back they have the same thought if not software then what is she up to.
Ri saw her little sister working on her books when she returned. It's was ten-twenty.
" Homework?" she ask.
Bell nodded. "You drink again?" Bell wave in the air. She got a super dog-nose.
" I am going to my room" Ri laughed finding her sister funny reaction and patted her head.
" Take shower, it smell" her sister a clean freak shouted.
" I got it. Good night." she went to her room.
After shower, she sit on her bed putting lap infront of her. She type a little and toss it besides her. Ri wrote down the feel of kiss recalling it made her heart feel suffocate. She lay down back and touch her lips lightly. When Kel kiss her that night her mind blank. It was so sudden, though it was only few seconds she feel hands squeeze her and flesh on her lips. Kel suck her lips with his lips. Thinking of this she just feel it, Ri cover her mouth and hit her head with hand. She chuckles and toss off fill with various thoughts in her mind. No body knows what she was thinking.
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They did not expect Boss to come. Mei directly went to her regular room when she come. Kel also came not long after Ri left. They thought he must have met her since her way home is same road as he came but he said he didn't see her. This just make Tom feel wrong but the duo didn't seem find any. I must be thinking too much, he thought.
They all sat with Boss. It seems today was not good day for some because Mei look tired and things with Kel and Ri behaviour seems unusual, especially Kel he was rather quiet recently.
" Is something wrong, Shu Mei?" only Tom can agrue and call Boss name among them. They sense Boss mood was not too good.
" No, tired from surgery. We nearly lose life because of damn nurse but everything clear." Mei left a long sigh.
" I thought you encounter something else never expect that." Tom said. They all feel relieved.
"Where is Ri?" Mei ask. She didn't find Ri when she enter. She got a sharp eye-sight.
" She left hour ago" Su answered.
" Is she alright?" Mei look at Kel as she ask. Kel feel an instant stared from his Boss reminding him that he is wrong.
" Reporting to Boss, she is more busy with her lap lately." Su replied. Ri is always busy but this time she seems to keep her mind busy.
" I'll be downstairs if you need something" Su said and Mei nodded. Su left the room. Seeing her Boss look at Kel, Boss has something in her mind and she don't want to hear about things with her sister. Su knew they only talk about good thing for them. Su don't care because her sister can overcome anything. Ri is not a weak or easy girl. Boss and Kel won't do anything bad to her.
" Excuse me, Boss." Mag run away with Su.
Shu Mei was sitting on the sofa with legs cross and arm resting. She keep looking at Kel. Tom who was sitting on single sofa-seat understand that he was right. Something was wrong. Boss knows all back then. Kel see both of them eyeing him silently.
" Don't stared at me like that. If you have something to say then just ask." Kel was impatient now as he can feel the pressure.