A Clown (English Version)

11.15am. The meeting has just ended, the meeting went quite smoothly this time. Discussed the construction of orphanage foundations with third parties as donors. There were several recommended places, but there was one that caught Teos attention.

”Heh! Just daydream, ” Janes voice startled Teo.

Teo was shocked for a while, but soon his expression flat again after seeing the sweet smile of Jane, his secretary.

”Jane. What do you think about this place? ” Teo asked while showing the construction site.

”Good, the place is beautiful and the air is fresh, suitable for children, ” obviously Jane.

Right. The place looked good, but for Teo it held a memory, ”Yeah, its really a nice place, ” Teo said as he walked over.

”Do you have time today? ” Jane asked.

”Nothing, busy! ” Theo replied curtly.

”Tonight our class has a reunion, ” Kane said while walking behind, suddenly Teo stopped his steps.

”Huh reunion? ” Teo asked as if surprised.

”Yes, our class of friends have a cafe opening and others are invited. So its all a reunion, ” explained Jane.

Teo paused and thought, is he coming? He said all the children from the class were invited to the event, I hope.

”How about you come along? ” Jane asked.

”Okay Im coming, where and what time is the event? ” Said Theo.

”At 8 pm, Ill share lock the place, okay? ” Jane replied as she walked away towards her room, leaving Teo alone in the hallway.

Shadows of memories began to come back, how the meeting happened. How his smile can melt the stubborn Teo. But why? Why did he just leave? The pain, without any definite clarity.

Arriving at the office, Teo leaned his body on the chair, ”Haahh.. Should I come? ” Teo muttered under his breath.

But.. Is he ready with the reality that will be accepted? What if she is married or belongs to someone else? Teo really wanted to come and see him just once.

Teo took earphones to listen to the song, indirectly Jeff Bernats song – Changes was played in the playlist. Damn the lyrics are Related, in line with the current situation.

… I just want you by my side

But do I still have your heart

Do I still cross your mind

Have we grown apart

Should we even try

I still keep your picture frame on the side of my bed

Acting like Im good but I can no longer pretend

Keeping myself busy trying to find something to do …

It doesn feel like its already 18.11. Theres still time to go to the bookstore. Teo slid into a bookstore in one corner of the city, ignoring the weather that had been sad lately.

Teo really likes to read any kind of book. From Comics, Novels, Encyclopedias, History, Astronomy, Mythology and other books. According to him, reading can increase knowledge, although now it is practical to just search on Google and there is no need to go to bookstores to find out. But for Teo, going to a bookstore and looking for books is a pleasure in itself, even Teo can spend a full day not leaving the house just to read a book in his room.

Arriving at the bookstore. Teo immediately targeted the Novel area. Teo searches for novels written by his favorite Novelist. ”Its definitely over again, ” Teo muttered to himself, because his novels have always been bestsellers.

After searching, Teo finally found the book he wanted, the book tells of a thug who controls an area with the title. Story of Alex

7:09 p.m. Teo came out of the bookstore and drove the car to the reunion. On the way, Teos heart fluttered, not because he was going to meet old friends from college, but what Teo hoped for was to meet someone who made his day.

After almost an hour of driving due to traffic jams, finally Teo arrived at the venue. The cafe looks simple with the Outdoor and Indoor sections. In the outdoor section there are several tables, chairs and a stage. Teo guessed that the stage was the venue for later Live Acoustic.

The indoor section is so minimalist with tables, sofas, wooden chairs and a bar. It turns out that here not only provide coffee and food, there are also alcoholic beverages such as beer, whiskey, vodka, wine, rum, tequeila and some cocktails.

Some people like liquor but Teo doesn , he thinks its bitter and unpleasant. But whether with other people, maybe they have their own reasons for drinking it. Teo looked around hoping to find someone he was looking for.

”Theo! ” Said someone calling from a distance.

”Wihhh our CEO, how are you doing? ” Jo asked.

His name is Jonathan Matthew. Commonly called Joo. He is one of the friends in the department who is close to Teo. He and Joo are very close. They knew each other during the Campus Orientation period. Where at that time he and Joo both did not bring the goods that were ordered, as a result they were both subject to the law.

”Healthy Joo, how are you? ” Asked Teo just small talk.

”Healthy, wheres Jane? Not together? ” Joo asked, looking around as if looking for someone.

”No, he said hed come up with some business first, ” Theo replied.

”Btw, where are our hanging out children? I saw that there wasn one, where is Lee too? Usually he sticks with you, its like bird eggs even though, ” Joo asked jokingly.

”You bastard want me to pites huh? ” Theo cursed.

Jo laughed.

”Si Lee, he has a meeting with a client, he said he was busy. If he had time, he said he would follow, ” explained Teo.

”Whats wrong with him? He usually skips work, ” asked Joo in surprise.

”I don know, Im also strange why I suddenly work hard, ” said Theo.

”Teo, Joo! ”

Someone called their names, they suddenly looked in the direction of the voice. It turned out to be Jane, apparently the beautiful woman had just arrived.

”Awww my dear Jane just arrived? ” Joo greeted in a joking tone.

”Ive been hitting you for a long time, Joo! ” Said Jane raised her fist and lowered it again.

”Yeah, just kidding, you
e really serious, ” Joo replied curtly.

”Im disgusted with you, ”

”Yeah, Im disgusted with you, too, ” added Teo, agreeing with Janes words.

”Its true that your Satan, you have a friend like this, ” Joo grumbled in annoyance.

”Test, test, test! ”

”Hello everyone, good evening and welcome to the Opening Cafe and Bar event tonight. I as the Owner thank you for taking the time to come. Please enjoy this event! ”

Hearing that many of them shouted cheers, people clapped as if enjoying tonights event.

We continued to talk casually, discussing what happened when we were still students. Discuss business, and other things.

No less absurd Joo told himself and Jane an article that called Adolf Hitler the Nazi dictator of his time was a Bekasi.

Joo insisted that Adolf Hitler returned to Bekasi when the Nazis lost to the allies, Teo and Jane just laughed at Joos explanation. Suddenly Lee came while we were chatting.

”Where have you been? ” Joo asked patting Lees shoulder.

”Im busy, not like you. ” Lee replied jokingly.

”Yeah … ” Joo pouted.

”Hey Lee! ” Whos Jane?

”Hey Jane. Hows it going to be this kids secretary? Its quite a burden, isn it? ” Lee asked as he patted Teos shoulder, chuckling crisply.

”Hahha … Yes Lee, he wants a lot, ” obviously Jane.

”You want me to cut my salary huh? ” Teo asked glaring at Jane in disgust.

”Joking Theo. ” Jane replied stifling a laugh.

Lee and Joo laughed and they continued to chat happily, but Teo was still looking for someone in the crowd, hoping he would come.

And accidentally from a distance Teo saw someone, yes it was a beautiful woman with long black hair, no longer brown like before. Teos heart skipped a beat seeing the figure from a distance.

Our eyes met, oh my god! she walked up to him and greeted him in a soft voice.

”Hi … ” He said while waving his hand at them, unexpectedly the woman glanced at Teo silently.