One week before our wedding, I'm still holding her hand. "Hey, I'm sorry if I'm telling your dad about our vacation. I'm smiling, "it's okay, let it be. It's our trial," She smiles and hugs my arm. "Do you know, Rose? When I was a kid, I went to the zoo named Taman Safari Indonesia I and took a picture with a cub, a tiger cub." She looked at me, "but I got is penguin's shaped sticker," I held my tears.
"My grandpa said, 'you might be a tiger outside, but you a penguin inside. You hide your true self because your school friend doesn't know what you try to play' And he patted my head," Rose rubs my back. "At that moment, I don't understand what that means. Even my family won't get it," Rose held my hand.
"I love you, and I mean it," we kissed, "this married, Rose. Have you ever felt something?" She looks at me, "I mean, you feel nervous or stressed?" She smiles at me. "I never feel stress or something," I nodded, "nervous it's yes, but... when we get back to Surabaya. Do not meet me for three days until the wedding starts. Can do that, Lobak?" I'm looking at her in the eye.
"For our future, yes! I would do that," she smiles, "it's bad luck for us, you know." I kissed her hand. "Excuse me," I'm looking at the flight attendant, "the captain wants to see you," I'm looking at Rose. "Can you come with me?" I sense something odd here. "Can you tell me why the captain wants to see me?" I saw the flight attendant's name tag. Isabella, but I feel something odd here, "y-your fiance... could stay here," I raised my eyebrow.
"I will not get inside the cockpit without my wife!" Rose rubs my back, "excuse me, Ms. Gabriela." I sighed. "Can you tell the pilot I will not get in there?" The male flight attendance knows me, "my apologies, Ms. Gabriela. She doesn't know you," I nod. "But I'm not sure that she was a real person. Can you check her belongings?" The male flight attendant nodded, and we followed him.
"It's Jane," finally she's talked. "She's here!" I put my hand in my pocket, and I heard someone open the door. "Called police at the airport, please. She's on the run," I gave them my phone, "she's on the list of Most Wanted people," Jane brings a knife, and she takes hostage one of the passenger.
"You move, or I killed her!" Okay, don't panic! I should take a deep breath. "Lobak, are you okay?" My chest, "I'm fine," I need my medicine, "I..." I take a deep breath. "Give Rose to me!" No Way! "Can we talk!?" Jane is still holding a knife. "Look, if you do this, you know the consequence!?" She's sobbing. "Jane, I don't love you anymore!" Jane shook her head.
"You lying!" Oh God, "are you sure?" I nod, "I'm not lying, Jane. I'm not!" Jane wipes her tears, and she looks at me. "Give me a chance!" I shook my head, and I walked as I put my hands in the air, "I know, I know it's unfair for you," I'm trying to calm down.
"Can we talk?" She looks at me, "what talked!?" I saw a kid watching his mom. "Take me," Jane looks at me, "you put that kid's mom in harm, Jane. Are you a nurse, or not!? You still under your oath!" I took a glance at Rose.
"But let me talk to her," I'm walking towards her and smiled, "under the chair," I give her my phone, "I will tell you something quick, okay." I took a deep breath. I can take control in this situation, "asking Ryan to track me down. Your name is in the system of my room, and I will give you a message," Rose looks into my eyes.
"I promise, we will visit my brother together," She looks at me, "be careful. You promise me," I nod and smile. "What if..." all of these people looking at me confusedly, I saw Jane let the kid's mom sit.
"What if?" I'm looking at Rose, "you take both of us? It's fair, right?" She looks at me confusedly, "Rose, and me. If you don't mind, that will be a lot of police at the airport." Jane put her knife down, "okay!" I'm smiling.
"What are you planning to do!?" I whisper her the plan, "are you sure?" I nod, and I look at her. "Do you... remember what were we trying to play, Rose?" She hums. "Wedding March?" I nodded, "Wedding March, I like it. Honestly. What about you, Jane? Do you like classical music?" She nods, "you like that music?" I nodded as I crossed my leg, "I like it too!" I hold her hand tightly. "What about movies, do you like National Geographic, Rose?" She nods, "I don't like it, but I like K-Dramas. But, I like the show called Car S.O.S. What about you, Jane?" Jane looks at me.
"I love it!" I'm distracting her. I'm afraid that she could harm anybody on the plane. "You followed us, right?" She nods, "I couldn't let you go with her!" Please give me a break, "listen, after we landed, Jane. I want you to walk after us, or we never get a deal!" She sighed.
"Fine!" I'm smiling, "but, if you tricked me, I kill you both!" That's fine. I like it! We haven't searched for a place for our receptions, but I already texted Jenny to help me with that. So, Hanks will pick us up at the airport. Always pay attention while the flight attendant gives you a safety demo. It's important.
"You hungry?" I nodded, "can I order a PopMie, Rose? I think it's the only menu we have here," food on domestic flights is different! In my country, what you've got is mineral water and two pieces of bread. It's enough to make your stomach not hungry. While we are on the plane, but we have to order and pay for a meal. And the prices are 3X higher than you buy it in the store.
"You want soto flavor?" I nodded, "one PopMie soto flavor, please" I hate this situation! Time goes slowly. "Hey, are you okay?" She lowered her voice. I nodded. The war begins again, but it's a different war.
TBC