Painful Reality
Anastasia spent five days in the city of Kupang in her most happiness time, although the feeling that was bothering is still there, the girl tried to ignore it. And tonight, is her last night in this city. Danzel has another plan. He will bring the real Kevin before Anastasia.
"Are you sure that I should see her? I'm not so sure, Man," Kevin asked doubtfully.
Danzel nodded, "She- I mean, I confessed my love for her, Kev. And she accepted. But I'm sure that's because she thought I was you. So, till how long are we going to play this stupid game? She told me the truth. But we played with her feelings with silly reason," said Danzel.
"Are you seriously in love with her?" asked Kevin.
"Have you ever seen me play with someone's feeling?" asked Danzel.
Kevin shook his head and took a deep breath.
"Just let her love you and be yours. If it must be like that, I have to be able to accept it. I don't want Anastasia to feel lost for the umpteenth time. You have to take care of her later when I'm no longer existing."
"Since when are you becoming a God? No one knows about destiny. Including death, you will also not be able to predict what will happen tomorrow or the day after."
"You know the disease I suffer from; you know that it's impossible for me to live much longer without a donor. And, to this day no one has been able to become a donor, am I right?"
Danzel clenched his fists, he tried not to believe what Kevin said. All this time he had always pretended that Kevin was fine.
"Forget about your illness. At least if you die tomorrow, you won't die in curiosity or become a ghost because you've met her."
"Heh! You wish me dead?"
"At least there's nothing left for me to worry about if you die!"
Both of them burst out laughing at the same time.
"Okay, we'll go to dinner together, and tomorrow I'll drop her off at the airport."
"I agree then."
***
Anastasia was waiting at the best restaurant in Kupang city. She deliberately chose Waroenk Resto Kupang because the recommendations from the search results on the internet. She decided to wear a knee-length black dress with a cheongsam collar to make her appearance look so elegant and beautiful.
Not long after, Kevin and Danzel came and went straight to Anastasia. And, when Anastasia's gaze met Kevin's, she felt something warm spread across her chest.
"This is Danzel, my best friend who I often tell you about. He is curious to meet you," said Danzel a little doubtfully.
Anastasia smiled, "Kevin often talks about you. It turns out that you are quite handsome, too bad you are still single," said Anastasia in a friendly manner. Kevin chuckled, he glanced at Danzel who looked annoyed.
"Ha, so this bastard actually told you about my single title," Kevin chuckled. For a moment Anastasia choked, hearing Kevin's voice. Why did she feel so familiar with his voice, and why ...?
"What's wrong, Ta?" asked Danzel, patting Anastasia's shoulder. The girl seemed to wake up and immediately turned around.
"No, but I feel deja vu looking at Danzel. Have we met before?"
"Maybe in our previous lives we've met, that's why you feel deja vu," Kevin replied calmly as he took a sip of his drink. They began to eat happily while occasionally joking.
"So, tomorrow you're going back to Jakarta?" Kevin asked.
"Yes. The day after tomorrow I have to do the schedule that has been prepared by my sister. So, I will return to my world and face everything like before when mama was still around."
When saying the word 'Mama', Anastasia's face looks sad. However, a few seconds later a smile returned to her beautiful face.
"Sorry, I got carried away. Hmm, how about we talk about you guys? How did you guys become best friends?"
"Didn't um-hm, didn't Kevin already tell you about us?" said Kevin who immediately got a sharp glare from Danzel who was glaring. Feeling almost let go of his own charade, Kevin pretended to take a sip of his drink.
Anastasia knew something was wrong, but she didn't dare to guess.
"I don't remember, all I remember is that you guys were good friends since childhood, and both loved to paint."
"I thought you only remember being single," Kevin chuckled.
"If you come over to Jakarta, I will introduce you to my sister. She usually has many beautiful girl acquaintances who, you know, could become your lover," said Anastasia.
"I already have someone who can't be replaced," Kevin said making Anastasia silent. For some reason her heart felt so vibrating and warm.