The Household Ark
Almost Wretched

Shanti was still sitting in the middle of the road without realizing what was happening, until one hand touching her shoulder awakened her from fear.

" is it okay?!"

said the red biker who almost hit Shanti with while patting Shanti on the shoulder.

Shanti, who felt her shoulders patted, turned her head and was shocked when she realized who was the one who almost hit her.

his pale face is now increasingly pias staring at the person in front of him. As if now Shanti is just seeing a ghost.

Shanti still did not realize.he remained silent and dumbfounded while staring unblinkingly at the person who was trying to resuscitate her.

because not immediately getting an answer the man took Shanti to the side of the road to avoid passing vehicles.

"the waves can be dangerous if you cross the road carelessly! especially when you are daydreaming like that!"

"Max..."

notya answered. Shanti muttered to herself as she continued to pay attention to the person before her.

"Mak oy..!!! if spoken to it nyaut dong! even dumb-headed!!!"

his patience was exhausted because he felt ignored. Max raised his voice to wake Shanti.

"uh...! yes, I'm sorry..."

that was all Shanti could say because she was still tense.she lowered her head no longer dared to look at that person.

Max is increasingly confused by Shanti's behavior which even looks more frightened after she snapped earlier.

"sorry mbak notya my max like that. I just try to wake up mbak so as not to daydream again.why daydream while crossing?! mbak's danger..."

Shanti who heard Max's words again looked at the man with a hard-to-understand look.

"you don't recognize me?!"

instead of talking to Max, Shanti answers Max's question with a question as well.

Max looked at her confusedly because of the scorching heat and the tense situation Max was unaware of who was talking to her at the moment.

long he looked at Shanti while thinking about who the person in front of him was.

"yes it does not need to be discussed anymore, sorry it almost makes you wretched."

Shanti soon passes from in front of Max. she heads to the trash bin where she wants to go.

it left Max still thinking, not rather daydreaming there.

it seems like a dreamy disease is popular.it is proven that he was even contagious Shanti daydreaming there.

Shanti breathed heavily.it seemed like she was disappointed, but she did not know what disappointed her.

he no longer cared about Max the man who almost hit him earlier.

"Shy....!!"

before he set foot on the asphalt of the road Max called out to his.His feet of respect stopped stepping.

he stood his back to the man who called him.

hearing Max's voice calling his name suddenly his chest rumbled, his heart skipped a beat and slowly his tears fell on his cheeks.

at first he thought Max had forgotten him and no longer knew him.

he also realized that when throwing garbage earlier, he was quite aware of how many years they had separated.

increasing age makes a lot of difference on their faces, and again maybe there are many things that Max went through as well as the memories of many people make Max has certainly forgotten him.

"is that really you Shanti?!"

ask Max again to make sure, because Shanti who did not say when he called.

Shanti rubbed her tears and inhaled a deep breath eliminating the nervousness that suddenly struck.

"it turns out you still know my name, I think you've forgotten."

he turned to look at Max while smiling stiffly.he did not dare memorize Max again.so he only spoke from a distance a little far away.

"i didn't forget, it's just that the situation made my mind go somewhere."

"i'm sorry I didn't notice the road until it made you almost wretched."

Shanti is still trying to be ordinary.she tries hard to hide the strange and unusual feelings that are now plaguing her.

this encounter makes Dejavu. he recalls the memories of the past while in High School.

memories of the first time they met in the school parking lot when Max who was also almost hit Shanti with his red motorbike.

remembering that he immediately turned to look at Max's motorbike and noticed his big motorbike with an exorbitant price in red parked under a mango tree on the side of the road.

"it looks like he still likes that light color"

muttered Shanti spoke to herself while observing the motor.

"i'm still like I used to be"

suddenly Max was in front of him.it made Shanti surprised because she did not realize the arrival of Max there.

"you're just gonna surprise me"

"hemmheemm.. I'm sorry you. I deliberately wanted to surprise you. because I noticed you've been daydreaming all the time !"

"not daydreaming just a little bit thinking why you still like that color...?!"

"maybe because too many memories of that color make me like it even more."

suddenly the atmosphere became quiet and stiff. Shanti who just fell silent while thinking about nothing, while Max did not know what else to say, making both of them hit by a silent attack there.

Shanti who no longer said that she just nodded her head in response.

"i'm sorry about the incident that almost hit you."

max said he started the conversation after a while.

"em... It's also my fault that crossing the street is not careful."

"yes, you're almost wretched"

"it's important that I'm okay now."

"thank you..."

"do you seem to be in a hurry?!"

"astaga!! I have to get to Fila soon no guests from abroad come!!"

Max only realized where his goal was.he also just remembered the work that had been hunting him until he made him rush and speed on the streets.

"Hem.. It's worth it that you've been speeding!"

"Shan, once again I'm sorry. Now I have to go first, because maybe my guest has been waiting in Fila for a long time."

"yes it's okay. Yeah it's gone there"

before moving on, Max rolled his gaze around like looking for something.

"what are you looking for?!"

"do you live around here?!"

"em?.. no. I'm stopping by my mother's house. it's her house."

Shanti explains her whereabouts here while pointing to the opposite direction where her mother's house is.

"owhhh!"

suddenly Max thrusts his red HP towards Shanti.

"what is HP for?!"

"insert your no. so I can call you another day to make amends today"

"ah.. don't need Max I'm fine."

Shanti refused Max's request because she felt there was nothing to worry about from her condition which was fine after almost getting hit earlier.