“This scene is beautiful, it’s been a long time since I saw something like this.” Kevin uttered.Ria let a long heavy sigh, “Yeah, me too…” She said.They sat on the ground which covered with green grass that soothes their eyes.Added by a pretty sight by a beautiful lake in front of them. Some goose were bathing, showed their pure, white, breathtaking feather.“So beautiful…” She mumbled while looking at the goose that seemed to clean their feather with their beak.“Yeah, you’re right.” He said.He was not looking at the scenery in front of them, but at her face from beside her.She felt that someone was staring at her. She turned to her side and their eyes met. Both of them, without they even realize it, stunned looking at each other.After seconds that seemed to pass slowly, they came to their senses and turned their gaze to other direction.Both of them tried to hold the smiled that began to form on their lips.Kevin sat beside her, the space between them were pretty close, Ria
They decided to buy some dinner on their way home.“Wow. They didn’t change at all! I mean the space is bigger but the decoration is remain the same.” Kevin looked around the restaurant.It’s the same restaurant as Ria visited the first day she got to this town.She ordered some menu, enough for the both of them and sat on one of the chairs to wait her order.“She’s old already..” Kevin said.Ria looked at the person he was talking about and turned out he was talking about the owner of this restaurant.“Back then, she was still in college while helping her parents in this restaurant. She’s about two or three years older than me…” Kevin’s babbling about everything he saw and Ria didn’t find it irritating at all.Even though she can’t respond to his talking that freely in public. But she likes hear him talking about something and comparing it to his time back in the past.“Hey, Ria…” A voice heard calling her and they turned to see Loren on her way towards them.“Hi…” Ria greeted her wi
After the incident happen with Loren, Ria’s life became more peaceful.Hans or Loren never bother her, or even talked to her anymore which she was grateful for.Maybe, after that night, Loren told everyone she knew including Hans. That’s why he seemed to put some distance with her.May be she told other people too but they could care less so did Ria.She didn’t need her attention or others. She could just focus on her study and job.Meanwhile Thomas, still greeted and talked to her like usual.They became closer to each other as he often asked Ria about relationship matter. She didn’t understand why Thomas ask her about it, she already told him that she never in a relationship before.“I know, but maybe you can help me to put my nervous down! He asked me to a date tonight!” He exclaimed.She was happy for him. It can be said that she secretly learn from Thomas about relationship.As for Loren and Hans, Thomas opinion were the same with Ria’s thought.“I knew him from senior high, I ca
“Goodbye Miss Ria, see you tomorrow!” a queue was formed in front of Ria as she hugged and said goodbye to her students in front of the class.“Bye sweetheart! See you tomorrow! Don’t forget your assignments, OK?” She hugged the last student and waved her goodbye.The class was empty and she tidy up her table and the students’ project for today.She sighed happily. This was her dream job. She loves teaching and interact with children.Even though she didn’t get to talk with people that often. But Ria always love children. They are cute and always remind her of her past time.Back when her parents still alive, she was also a cheerful and happy little girl. Even her mother’s family didn’t fond of them, she got more love and attention than she could ask from her parents.Ria walked out of the class and also prepared to go home.She took her steps while thinking about what Kevin did at home right now. He must playing with Ben, she shook her head, smiling.Kevin was with her the third day
Ria came home with so much matters in her head.She opened the door and walked in absent mindedly.“You are home!” Kevin greeted her.“Hey..” She smiled, “Yeah. How are you doing at home?” She approached him, and threw herself at his opened arms.“Busy as always. Ben made me occupied with his constant hunger…” He sighed and they laughed.Ben meowed and yawned widely in the background.“He’s getting lazy day by day.. I don’t know what to do…” Ria looked at the fat cat and sighed.“Let him be. He will be a great friend to you..” Kevin laughed.But Ria tilted her head up and frowned, “What about you?”“Me? Am I ‘just your friend’?” He emphazied the words made her blushed.She didn’t say anything. Besides she was really shy, she really didn’t know what to say.In college, she often overheard the other girls talking about their love relationship.How their sweet action to each other and their feelings for their boyfriend.She compared those with how she and Kevin acted to each other this
“I hope you don’t mind being a friend with an old guy like me.” Sam uttered while focused on the road.They were on the way to Ria’s home.Ria thought about it. Samuel was Kevin’s teammate and his classmate, of course he was as old as Kevin. If there was any age difference than it would be no more the one or two years.She never have any problem with Kevin. She in fact, enjoyed it. So, she didn’t see any problem with it.“That’s okay with me…” She said and Sam was delighted.But Kevin never saw her with those nasty eyes.“I’m sorry if Claire caused some trouble and bothered you. She was cranky because me and her mom were divorcing. So I guess she sometimes threw some tantrum or behave like a mean girl but I promise you she is the sweetest girl ever.” He explained.Ria didn’t know where this was coming from. She wasn’t his mom or his girlfriend that she got his life report but she didn’t say anything and only nodded.Okay now that he said that, she got the right to judge it in her mind
“I knew it was you!” He yelled at Kevin who was looking at him indifferently. Ria was a bit confused when he saw Sam’s expression. She was expecting him to be scared and tried to run away, but instead he looked upset. “Calm down. We need to talk, well he need to talk to you..” Ria emphasized her words. “You are in this? What are you planning!?” He glared at Ria and still standing restless with his hands on his waist. Hi soft and tender behaviour to her disappeared a while ago. “Yeah, didn’ I say it just now? Sit down.” She glared back at him, “And if you think you can run away, just watch what will happen. Sit down and we are gonna talk. So that it could ended quickly just how it start, then you can go.” She added firmly. Sam gulped at her tine and under Kevin’s glare at him. He sat on the opposite couch, made his distance as far away as possible. “What is it?” His voice trembled but he tried hard not to show it. “Kevin wanted to know how did he actually die that day.” Ria as
Kevin sat on the couch in silence. His eyes were glued to the table in front of him.His mind wandering to the memories he had all this time.Ria came in through the door and walked towards him. She just sent Sam away a moment ago.“What’s on your mind?” She asked softly and sat beside him.Kevin let a heavy sigh and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, he pulled both of them to lean back on the couch.Ria smiled feeling the cold that always been her favorite since the day she felt it on her skin.“Just thinking about all of this…” He said. His tone was telling her that his mood was a bit down after their conversation with Sam.Ria took out their little brown note, “So, Sam is out of the list?” She asked him.“Yup.” He nodded and Ria crossed out Samuel from the list of possible suspects.She also took out the polaroid photo and five other people there were still on the list.“What do you think about the others?” She asked pointed out their photos.There are five people left on the list