"Come on, Lea . Let's have a double date for once," Grace whined, repeating her request.
What was her reason for forcing her sister to come along? Apparently, their mother forbade her to go out without Lea. Oh, oh ... what the hell, Lea thought irritably."Who else should I bring, Grace? You're being ridiculous!""Whoever, office friends, hangout friends. Isn't there anyone? Come on, please," Grace whined pleadingly to Lea.Lea, who, even though she often fought with Grace, couldn't bear to make her sister disappointed. Finally, she relented by obeying her sister to go to the movies even though she had to be alone. Who else would she want to invite?"Yeah, ... Oh, wait, then how about you watch it with Freddie's friends? Who is the same age as you, and single of course, so who knows while getting to know each other, something more gonna be happen, hehe...," suggested Grace, thinking of another possibility so that her sister would not end up being cheated on.The siblings, two years apart in age, looked at each other. Coincidentally, Lea was also really upset because she was the only one among her friends and even her sister, who didn't have a boyfriend. This could be a way to find a partner. Lea thought to herself.Then, without thinking, she answered desperately, "Yes, I'll try it anyway. Is Freddie has a friend like you said earlier?"Grace's eyes lit up with excitement. She was happy because her plan to introduce Lea to Freddie's friend was working.She and Freddie often talked about Lea, who was still single. Freddie had a suggestion to introduce a friend of his who was also single. It's just that so far, they haven't had the right opportunity to reveal their plan to Lea."Absolutely. We'll bring you one of the highest quality ones!" Grace winked at her sister in the style of a professional matchmaker.Lea laughed and shook her head at her sister's silly behaviour. In her heart, of course, she hoped that this time, what Grace said was high quality was really in accordance with her standards. The problem was that Grace had also been introduced to a slack guy who was actually rather telly and made Lea auto-leave from the guy even before they were alone for about an hour.That afternoon, Grace busied herself with dressing her sister as beautifully and elegantly as possible. Several times, they mixed and matched dresses that felt suitable for dating events and also in accordance with Lea's tastes; finally, they chose a simple cut dress with short sleeves, knee length, a drawstring accent at the waist in smooth pink colour. The dress, which Lea had never worn since she bought it, looked very suitable.Staring at herself in the mirror, Lea looked quite satisfied with the results of her sister's makeup. Grace made up Lea's face with thin, simple, natural makeup according to Lea's usual character. Lea definitely did not like to wear makeup. She usually always only wears light powder and lipgloss to go anywhere. This time, because of the dating event, Grace was forced to wear eyeliner and lipstick to complete her sister's makeup.Freddie picked them up right at 6 pm. Their father and mother were forced to permit Grace to go out at night because, this time, she was with Lea. Her mother had smelled a conspiracy there. Unusually, Lea was willing to hang out with Grace and her boyfriend. However, for lack of a better reason, her mother couldn't stop them."Hey, you really looks beautiful, Lea. My friend will have an instant crush on you." Freddie made small talk behind the wheel when they were already in the silver CRV type car that was winding slowly down the road out of the alley of Lea and Grace's family home."Yes, meet the MUA first, hehe...." Grace patted her chest proudly."Wow, you're top, honey." Freddie flicked his finger towards the nose of Grace, who was sitting next to him. Meanwhile, Lea, who was in the back seat, was alone and nervous, thinking about who her blind date would be."So we'll meet him in the movie theatre, huh, Fred?" Lea asked in order to ward off his curiosity."Yes. He doesn't live in the same direction, so he'll go alone. We'll meet him there. No problem, right?" Freddie asked Lea back. He was afraid that his girlfriend's older sister would be uncomfortable or that there was something wrong with their plan. He had to maintain his image in front of his future sister-in-law if he wanted to make it easy to get Grace's parents' blessing."Oh, no. Just wondering why." Lea answered in an indifferent tone even though her chest was pounding uncertainly, waiting for the figure of her blind date partner. What would he look like?"You'll definitely like the person. He's my friend. He's a good man." Freddie explained a little. Really, very little information was given, making Lea even more curious. She had been interrogating Grace since the house, but her sister didn't know anything about it."Oh, maybe he's a bit quiet, please be understand, okay. He's originally quiet, so that's how it is. No wonder it took him so long to meet a girl, ehehe." Freddie again gave a little description when they almost arrived at their destination, the movie theatre.When they arrived at the big mall where the movie theatre was located, Freddie took them in the opposite direction from the movie theatre."Let's have dinner first; it's still an hour away, right?""Okay, honey. Where's your friend?" Luckily, Grace represented the question that was already hanging on Lea's lips."There, waiting for us at the cafe over there," Freddie pointed while entering a cafe. The cafe had a special table setting with only two chairs."Oh my, is this cafe designed specifically for those who are dating, huh? Only two chairs per table on purpose?" Lea commented in a hilarious tone. Making Freddie and Grace laugh instantly."It could be, Lea," Freddie said, shaking his head with a laugh."Hi, Shane." Freddie finally stopped at a table that was a bit on the far side. It was quite separate from the other tables.The man who was sitting with his back to them turned around and stood up. A handsome man with an attractive, cool face. His slanted eyes were exactly like those of actors in Korean dramas. Gosh, Lea was immediately attracted by his charismatic figure."Hi, have you arrived?" Only a word with a heavy voice full of authority came out."Yes, sorry, a little late. The road is quite crowded, hehe. This, you know, Grace, is my girlfriend. And this is her sister, Lea." Freddie answered while continuing to introduce the two girls who were with him.The cool figure narrowed his eyes more as he smiled and greeted and shook hands with Grace.Then, nodding his head, he greeted Lea by name,"Shane... come sit down."Gosh, so she had to sit directly with Shane here while Grace and Freddie sat elsewhere? Ah, I'm going to die, Lea thought a little panicked. She was really not used to being alone with an unknown man."Oh, okay." That was all she could say as she was forced to sit in the chair opposite Shane."We'll go there first. We'll meet you at the lobby of the movie theatre in an hour." Grace excused herself and led Freddie to another empty table.Lea took a deep breath. Which apparently was noticed by Shane, making her a little naughty."Don't be tense," Shane said later. That were making Lea even more confused, not knowing what to answer."Oh, no, really. It's normal," she replied shortly, trying to brush off her nervous so as not to look so embarrassing in front of Shane."You both don't look alike, do you, even though you're sister?" Shane commented as she looked over to where Grace and Freddie were sitting.Lea followed the direction of Shane's gaze. Grace and Freddie were laughing together across the table with their hands on that. Oh my! Her sister was apparently quite flirtatious, too, though Lea embarrassed herself seeing her sister's behaviour."Our faces, you mean? Yes, Grace looks more beautyful, anyway, really," Lea replied, starting to melt the awkwardness between them.Shane looked at Lea, then back at Grace while comparing. Lea became red in the face because she was so embarrassed to be noticed to such an extent."I don't mean about your faces. You guys have similar faces, just a little different. Beauty is relative. Freddie's girlfriend is good at grooming. That's what makes her look more wow than you."Since Lea was silent, Shane continued,"What's completely different from you guys is the attitude. See, your sister can be that flexible and cheerful with her boyfriend. As for you, I see that you are stiff and not flexible.""Okay, you're a very detailed observer, aren't you?" Lea commented in surprise."Usually, men are ignorant about such things.""But are my observations correct?" demanded Shane to acknowledge the correctness of his assessment."It's up to the observer. If I say no, you won't believe me, right? You seem to be a person who is too proud of yourself and won't give others a chance to refute.""Wow, you're like a psychic when you talk, seemingly not paying attention to me but actually guessing into my personality; it's interesting how intuitive you are."Their conversation continued with several arguments until their food was delivered. Lea, who had lost her appetite, just stirred the contents of her plate with no appetite to finish. Meanwhile, Shane seemed to be lost in his thoughts.Strangely, the man commented that Lea could not be as flexible and cheerful as Grace while he behaved like a block of ice. So Cold.***"Let's finish the food quickly. After this, the movie starts." Shane ordered suddenly after he glanced at the watch on his wrist.Lea pushed aside her plate, which was only reduced by a few mouthfuls. She couldn't eat in such an uncomfortable state of mind. For her, eating with an ice block with a blind date theme that would hopefully change her single status into having a partner was the most uncomfortable thing.Grey glanced at the contents of Lea's plate. Compared with his plate, which was also still filled. "You also have no appetite, huh? Or did you eat at home earlier?" he asked just to make small talk."I ate earlier," Lea replied quickly to avoid further discussion."Freddie said that his girlfriend's brother was okay, so I'm fine with setting up a blind date with you. But...." Shane paused his sentence a little."But apparently I'm so far from your expectations that you lost your appetite, huh? Do you want us to go home now? Sure, let's say goodbye to Freddie and Grace." Lea
Lea stopped her steps but reluctantly turned around. And a moment later, someone suddenly grasped her fingers from behind."I’m sorry ...," Shane said while looking at her seriously."Let's try watching the movie first," the man continued in a persuasive tone.Lea no longer knew how to answer. She just obeyed as Shane guided her towards Grace and Freddie and walked hand in hand into the movie theatre.It was already crowded inside. The big screen was already playing the opening commercial. Shane still held Lea's hand while walking along the rows of seats to find the seat number that matched with their tickets.After finding the place, Shane invited Lea to sit down, and he sat next to her. Lea looked around for Grace and Freddie but couldn't find them because the lights had been turned off completely. Only the light from the projector was the only source of illumination.Shane, who seemed to be ignorant and cold, was also caring. He still thought of bringing a big box of popcorn and tw
Without realizing it, Lea slipped behind Shane's giant body. Wow, this man is quite tall and well-built, typical of a bodyguard, she thought, affected by the momentum at that time, which seemed to be Shane protecting her from the threat of angry man.The fierce man who glared at Lea just left without forgetting to throw his piercing gaze back at Lea, who had hidden herself behind Shane. He must have been eager to at least cuss Lea out, but he didn't want to mess with Shane.Lea breathed a sigh of relief when the man had passed from there."Huuuuft ... thank you so much," she said later as she sat back in her chair.Shane also sat before Lea and looked at the celebrity girl before him with a knowing look. Lea, who felt his gaze, immediately scanned Shane's eyes, wondering what the man wanted to discuss."What?" asked Lea finally when Shane said nothing."Nothing," Shane replied quickly. Too quickly, and it only made Lea more curious."When people say thank you, they'll usually say you'
Realizing her umpteenth fatal mistake that night, Lea spontaneously covered her mouth."Oops...," she said with a mixed expression, a combination of fear, amusement, and frustration.Unexpectedly, Shane grunted in annoyance and didn't utter a single word. He immediately turned away and walked towards his parked car.Lea, who didn't expect to escape the incident without serious injury to his head or at least a slap on the face from Shane for her recent words, followed him with a distant gaze. It seemed like she wanted to stop Shane momentarily to apologize.However, memories of Shane's annoying behavior towards her throughout the night made Lea suppress the urge and try to console herself that her words were polite enough to describe Shane."Bad, seriously," Grace finally said. The girl shook her head in frustration, looking at her silent sister. Freddie scratched his non-itchy head, unsure of how to react. Shane was his close friend, and he was the one who suggested—even forced—Lea to
The following day, Lea decided to forget everything about the disastrous blind date and the fact that she had just overlooked a handsome cop. Now, Lea chooses to be more open towards men, not to be consistently aloof and indifferent as she usually portrays. She had heard complaints from Grace that Lea shouldn't keep such a distance from them.According to Grace, if she wanted to have a relationship, the first thing she needed to do was to improve her attitude. And Lea agreed with her younger sister's advice, who somehow appeared more mature than her."Do you understand, sis?" Grace asked her sister as they were having breakfast."Yeah, yeah...!" Lea replied half-heartedly, picking at the toast with sausage, lettuce, and corned beef filling in annoyance. It seemed like she was venting her frustration at her food."What's going on here?" Mr. Adam looked at his two daughters alternately. They were having breakfast together as a family, sharing stories as usual at the breakfast table.Mrs
"Good morning, Lea," Eric greeted as the tall, curly-haired man entered the room, looking cheerful."Why? Why are you so happy?" Lea asked her colleague, who approached her desk with a big smile."Oh, just happy to see you every morning, hehe," Eric said, chuckling at his joke."Ugh, are you guys deliberately annoying?" Lea grumbled."What's up?" Eric asked, needing clarification about Lea's change of attitude."Being unfaithful friends, I'm upset, and instead of comforting me or buying me snacks, you two bully and one prank. So annoying, seriously." Lea's complaints continued.Eric scratched his head, not understanding Lea's behavior. He glanced at his two office mates, Adelle and Bella, silently asking what was happening with Lea."Come on, get to work!" Bella ordered Eric, pointing to the round-the-clock on one side of the 8x6-meter room.Eric obeyed. He didn't know what was going on with the two girls. Lea and Bella seemed to be equally upset for some reason. He no longer dared to
"Yeah, sorry, I forgot," Eric answered casually."What do you want to do if it's like this? You apologize to Ms. Vivian. She's embarrassed that no one from her division came, and no one asked for permission," Lea pointed out, blaming Eric's negligence."Yes, it's easy. After all, you never want to be invited!" Eric turned to point a finger at Lea."I already told you I had something to do last night; I promised to accompany my sister out." Lea defended herself."Besides, I usually always come to events," she added while pursing her lips."Yes, but never with me, right? Every time I come you don't." Eric cursed again.Bella suddenly kicked the chair in front of her. Her three friends turned to the girl and asked what was wrong. Adelle threw a code with a glance at Lea, who immediately understood that her friend was expressing her jealousy.Lea immediately took quick action by saying goodbye to the restroom to at least stop Eric's babbling, which made her feel bad for Bella. Tsk, poor B
One evening after work, Amanda, Lea’s bestie contacted Lea and invited her to go shopping together."What's up? Why are you inviting me? Where's Alvin?" Lea responded curtly."Oh... still mad, huh? I'll make it up to you. Let's go shopping this evening, my treat!" Amanda said, feeling guilty for making her friend upset the day before.Lea remained silent for a moment. She wasn't angry but wanted to tease Amanda to test her patience."Can't I buy things for myself? You're mocking me!" Lea protested, sounding offended.Amanda sighed on the other end."Oh, come on, why are you so grumpy? Anyway, I'll pick you up at your house at 6 p.m. Be ready!"The phone call ended abruptly.Amanda always knew how to handle Lea's moods. They had been friends for too long to take offense or anything similar. No matter how big their mistakes, they would automatically forgive each other, though usually accompanied by scolding. The most important thing was that they remained friends forever.Lea lay back o