Leah Riady, Story Life!

Chapter 7

"For?"

"Come up with your wedding ring design idea ..." Audrey smiled. "Don't break it ..."

"Of course," Leah smiled back. "Hadrian said what?"

“He's okay. All decisions are up to me. "

When they left Audrey's house, Audrey's mom again watched Daffin and Leah with smiles. However, this time Daffin didn't dare to tease anymore. Afraid that Leah was sulking again.

* * *

Arriving at her apartment, Leah immediately opened Audrey's box.

"What is it?" asked Airin.

"This is an Audrey-Hadrian special box."

Slowly, Leah took out the contents of the box. There is the first photo of Audrey and Hadrian. Leah remembered that she was the cameraman. The photo was made a week after Hadrian and Audrey officially dated, ten years ago. They are still both wearing high school uniforms. Then there are the cards and love poems Hadrian wrote for Audrey. Leah laughed to herself at it all. Hadrian really loves Audrey. The contents of this box reflect everything.

"Hadrian is romantic, huh?" Airin, who was watching from the side, also commented. Leah nodded. “He is also very patient with Audrey's explosive behavior. He really suits Audrey the best, even though she has been dumped by Audrey many times. You know, Audrey is very impulsive. Hadrian kept coming back to Audrey. They are soul mates. "

Airin sighed softly, "When will I meet my soulmate?" Leah's mind wandered far away. Hearing the word soulmate, Leah remembered herself. At the age of 30, she also hasn't found soul mates. Who do you think will be soul mates? The image of a tall man with a charming, sexy smile was vivid in his mind.

She? Her soulmate? Leah shook her head hard. There's no way Daffin can be soul mates. Although she desperately denied her thoughts, Leah's heart was still pounding ...

***

Daffin finished his pending job. He is a garden designer and is currently designing a city park. Environmentally friendly city park. City park where children, teenagers and parents gather. Daffin stopped his work and moved his neck which felt stiff. He laid his head on the back of the chair. His eyes rested on the cigarette case beside the sketch. He grabbed the cigarette box, then he went to the balcony of the apartment. The sky was very dark and in the distance was a single star shining faintly.

Daffin lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, then exhaled. He looked at the faint shining star. The impact of air pollution! Daffin chuckled. How ironic. He was smoking a cigarette — which polluted the air — while his mind was condemning the air pollution that kept the stars from shining brightly. Daffin returned to smoking deeply. Actually he had wanted to quit smoking for a long time, but somehow it could not be done.

Remember cigarettes, he remembered Irene. An extremely beautiful girl, also an extraordinary girl broke his heart. Because of that broken love story, Daffin started smoking. Actually, he knew that smoking would not get rid of the anxiety in his heart. Cigarettes are just an escape for a moment. But ... it is indeed difficult to quit this bad habit.

Daffin again smoked his cigarette. Out of nowhere, Leah's face appeared. Yesterday, when she went to the balcony to smoke, it so happened that Leah was also on the balcony of her apartment. Because their balconies were side by side, Leah could see Daffin who was blowing deadly smoke from his mouth. Leah gave an angry glare.

"Selfish!!!" so she said.

Daffin turned and frowned at him.

“You smokers are selfish people! Apart from harming yourself, you also harm others! " Daffin just smiled and turned back into his apartment.

Daffin smiled to himself at the memory of the brief conversation. He always felt something warm in his heart when he was close to Leah. For some reason, the girl brought strange vibrations in her heart. Even though Leah had not shown her friendly attitude until now, Daffin knew that Leah had the same feelings as him. He firmly believed that he could win Leah over Nathan. Daffin turned his head when he heard the sound of the next balcony door being opened. He poked his head. See who's coming out of the balcony next door. Leah or Airin?

Leah's figure came out wearing a robe. Her long hair fluttered with the wind. Leah tightened her bedroom coat. Seems trying to dispel the cold that night. One hand holding his favorite glass. Hot steam rose from the glass.

"Hello ...," said Daffin. Cigarette smoke wafted from his mouth. Leah gasped. "Daffin!" he admonished. "What are you doing? Just make me shocked! " Daffin smiled a little. "I just finished my work, then went to the balcony ..."

"Smoking again?" said Leah. His hand moved the spoon and stirred the contents of the glass. Daffin nodded, smiling lightly at Leah's reaction.

“It's not good, you keep smoking. Try to live a healthy life… ”Leah's voice sounded different. It seemed Daffin caught a shiver of attention at that tone of voice. Is it true?

"Yes ... I promise, someday I'll definitely stop." Daffin turned around, wanting to enter his apartment. "By the way...," he turned to Leah, "thanks for your attention." He smiled softly.

Leah's chest was pounding. What did Daffin's words mean? And why is her smile so gentle?

Stupid!

Why did she also show such concern for the man who charmed her?

Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

Leah brought her glass of chocolate milk in and flopped on the sofa. Her hand reached for the remote and turned on the television, just to get rid of loneliness. On the table lay a women's magazine that Leah hadn't had time to read. Without aim, Leah flipped through the magazine. On an advertisement page, Leah saw a picture of a girl sitting on a swing.

Her eyes were fixed on the image of the swing. Her thoughts returned to her childhood memories. She really likes swings. Her dream now is to have a hammock, like a swing. However, until now that dream has not been fulfilled ....

* * *

"This is all, Le ...," Airin ended her explanation. Leah assigns Airin to handle one of her clients, a fashion designer who wants to use Leah's jewelry for her fashion show. Airin has just given a brief report on what kind of jewelry the designer chose.

"So, when is the fashion show?" asked Leah.

"Two more weeks."

"Are all the documents complete? The insurance? Then the person assigned to look after my jewelry? "

"It's all settled." Airin nodded firmly. Even though everyday he is a bit reckless person, when it comes to work — especially working with Leah — Airin won't mess around.

"Okay, then. You keep on monitoring huh ... "

" Okay, boss! " Airin gave a military-style salute then walked out.

Leah smiled slightly watching Airin's disappearing figure, then continued her activities before Airin came.

Krriingggggg ...

The sound of the phone distracted Leah.

"Hello ..."

"Leah ... at three o'clock accompany me to the Bride's World, OK?" Leah glanced at the clock on her wrist. "So today, do you want to order the wedding dress? It's about time . Indeed you should have ordered a wedding dress. " Audrey chuckled. "Yes ... that's why I want to ask your advice again." "Suggestion?" Leah's eyebrows rose. "Do you want to hear my advice? When we went to Bride's World yesterday, you tried twenty-seven wedding dresses without any of them that you liked. Even though I have given you a lot of suggestions for you. "

Audrey's laughter grew louder. "Okay. This time I will definitely listen to you. Eh, what are you doing, by the way? " Leah stared at the scrawled paper in front of her. "Again designing your wedding ring."

"Really?Audrey's voice sounded very excited. "Then, bring the design as well! I want to see!"

"Sorry, you can't. The design is not finished yet, and you can't peek at anything until the design is completely flawless! ”

"What the heck, Le? How come using that seriously? I'm so excited to hear it ... "said Audrey with an overflowing tone. Leah chuckled.

"Okay. I don't want to spoil your secret. Okay, see you later at three o'clock! I'm waiting for you at Bride's World. " Leah put down her phone and resumed her design. Hadrian and Audrey's wedding rings were really carefully designed. All night she browsed through all of Hadrian and Audrey's memories from their special box. Thanks to that special box, Leah had an excellent ring idea. The two rings are an unbroken band of gold. Well ... even though Hadrian and Audrey's courtship kept on going on and off, Leah wished this marriage would last forever. Isn't that the essence of marriage? Eternal. One for eternity.

Leah looked back at Hadrian and Audrey's ring designs. This ring must represent Hadrian and Audrey. On the body of the ring, Leah designed quite a lot of tiny diamond beads. They were tightly located, and at first glance the diamonds looked like sparkling champagne. The Beads sparkling champagne symbolize Audrey's shining personality and want to be the center of attention. Meanwhile, the soft color of the rings reflects Hadrian's calm personality. Leah smiled with satisfaction at the design results.

"Excuse me, Miss Leah ..." Sheena's head poked out from behind the door.

"Yes." Leah smiled broadly. Her work was done and she was very satisfied.

"Here is Mr. Nathan." Leah immediately got up from her seat. Nathan. It seemed that she had not seen Nathan in a long time. Leah recalled, when was the last time they met? Time for the La Rouge concert, hmm ... that's about three weeks ago. During that time there was no contact whatsoever. Surprisingly, Leah felt nothing. Leah sighed. Is feeling that gone? I don't know ...

"Hi ...," said Leah.

Nathan, who was looking at the jewelry from behind the window, immediately turned around awkwardly.

"Haaiii ... Leah ...," he said with a nervous smile.

"Come into my office." Leah did not want Nathan's nervousness to become the laughing stock of his men. Nathan followed.

Kreeekkk...

Leah turned to hear the voice. Behind her, Nathan was strangely standing. Somehow, one leg caught in the leg of the chair where he was sitting earlier. Leah heard the choked laughter of her men. Nathan gave Leah an embarrassed look and again smiled nervously.

"Sit down ..." Leah tried to sound relaxed. Hopefully Nathan can relax too. Nathan sat down followed by Leah.

"I ... we ... haven't met for a long time ..." Nathan squeezed his hands.

Leah watched all of Nathan's movements. His behavior was full of nervousness. Looks very insecure.

Leah's eyes wandered. Without realizing it, he returned to comparing Nathan with Daffin. Nathan's clumsy and nervous behavior was very different from Daffin's confident behavior. Leah never saw Daffin nervous at all. Confidence seemed to emanate so strongly from every pore of his body.

"So ... I ... I want to take you out for lunch ..."

Leah glanced at the clock on her wrist. Soon it will be twelve o'clock, it's time for lunch. All right, then he'll be seeing Audrey soon. Leah got up. "Okay," she said.

Nathan looked confused. "Where are you going, Le?"

"You know ... you said you wanted to invite lunch?"

Nathan smiled nervously. "Oh yeah ... Let's go ..." Yes ... for a long time il-fil too in Nathan's style!

Leah shook her head quickly, trying to shake off the il-fil she had just tasted. This is Nathan, the boy she likes. She had determined that Nathan was the best for her. She should have been happy with Nathan's invitation. Who knows, in this event, Nathan will express his heart. His true heart.

Nathan took Leah to lunch at a cafe. The dim atmosphere of the cafe managed to build the romantic impression Nathan wanted to convey.

After eating, Nathan wiped his mouth as well as his hands. Repeatedly he changed his sitting position. Leah watched him silently. I don't know what was going on in Nathan's mind.

"Hmm ... Beautiful Leah ..." Nathan began.

"Hmm?" Leah waited.

"I ... we ... have known each other for a long time, huh ..." Nathan squeezed his hand. His hand reached out to grab Leah's hand. Leah felt Nathan's hands shake violently.

"Mee ..." Nathan took a deep breath, "I love ... love you. And I want us to be serious about dating. " The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Leah was stunned. There was no fanfare, cheers,scattering confetti, owasp fanfare in her heart. Her heart felt ordinary. All that is not felt.

Yet who knows how many times Leah looked forward to this moment. I don't know what he feels now. Leah herself was confused too.

"I ..." Leah said, stammering. Nathan waited.

"I ..." Leah looked away. Couldn't bear to see the pleading look on Nathan's face. "I do not know."

"Do not know? Make ... you mean? " Nathan's brows knitted together. What a mess. Leah sighed. "I do not know. I have to think about all this. I ... asked for time. "

Nathan looked like he was about to pass out, his body was shaking violently. However, it was obvious that he was trying to control himself. "Yes ... yes ... I'll give you time. As much… as much as you need, beautiful Leah. ”

* * *

Leah was greeted by Brianna upon arrival at Bride's World.

"Is Audrey here?" he asked.

Brianna shook her head. " Miss Audrey said, Miss Leah can have a look at the clothes bridesmaids first." Leah nodded. Wouldn't a bridesmaid wear clothes similar to the bride's clothes? Then she'll have to wait for Audrey's choice of clothes first.

"Hi, Leah dear ..." A woman dressed in a sari— a typical Indian woman outfit — in bright pink came up to Leah. The woman also wore Indian-style hair ornaments and jewelry, complete with blackon the eyes and eyeliner bindi redon the forehead. Her hand also drew mehindi with flower motifs. Leah looked at this woman in amazement. This is it ... Madame Alma?

"Ha ... hi, madame."

Leah tried to hide the surprise on her face. Behind her, she could hear Brianna giggling softly. Brianna seemed to understand enough of her boss's rather magical behavior. Another case with Leah. Leah was surprised to see Madame Alma's appearance. The last time she met the bridal fashion designer, the madame was dressed in the style of a Gypsy girl. Now she is dressed like an Indian girl. I don't know what else to wear at the next meeting. As if the surprise wasn't enough, suddenly Audrey came in followed by ... Anna!

***

Leah frowned. She? she asked silently. Audrey nodded in resignation. Her face was so wrinkled. It seemed that she had just fought it out with her desire to completely crush Anna's figure. Anna was chatting with Madame Alma, of course in her nasal voice.

"Wow ... this place ... not bad... Just not bad," said Anna, putting too much emphasis on the word "not bad". She looked out. Acting just like a real estate agent assessing a place. "This is nothing compared to my wedding organizer in America there." This time his tone sounded very insulting. Anna laughed nasally.

Madame Alma frowned in displeasure. Of course! Who likes being harassed like that?

Audrey's chest heaved, a sign that she was struggling to control her anger. Leah held Audrey's arm and shook her head lightly. She didn't want a bloodshed between two grown women, well, a grown woman and a very immature woman, here.

"Madame Alma ...," called Leah politely.

Madame Alma still stared at Anna with disdain before turning towards Leah. Her smile grew very thin.

"Can we immediately see your latest wedding dress design?"

Madame Alma's smile grew wider. He immediately embraced Audrey and Leah into the next room. She ignored her, Anna. Treated like that, Anna immediately stomped her feet, but again no one paid any attention.

"I heard that Madame is also trying to design evening dresses, right?" Leah distracted Madame Alma.

Madame Alma smiled. "So true."

“I saw Madame's draft in a magazine, and all was well…” Madame Alma smiled even wider. She opened a large wardrobe, a place to store her latest wedding dress designs. She stretched out her arms proudly, showing all the bridal gowns in her design, as if they were very beautiful babies.

"This is my latest design ..." Her arms stretched out, allowing Audrey to choose a wedding dress that suited her. Audrey fingered the wedding dresses. Find out which wedding dress is matched with her.

"Want to try this one?" Madame Alma pulled out a dress. The dress rustled softly as it moved into Audrey's hand.

"I'll try it first," replied Audrey.

"Brianna, please help Audrey," Madame Alma asked. Brianna nodded and followed Audrey into the dressing room. A few moments later, Audrey came out of the locker room. She circled in front of Leah and Madame Alma.

"How? How? " asked Audrey excitedly.

The dress looked simple, made of brocade with floral motifs. The brocade material did not look heavy, instead it seemed to hug Audrey intimately. Her V-shaped neck cut was low. At the edges there is a pink satin ribbon. In the center of the ribbon was pinned a flower-shaped brooch. The whole dress looked simple, but also very elegant.

"Simple, but yet so elegant," said Leah.

Anna was heard snorting. No one cares. She snorted even louder. Again, no one cares.

“I think this dress is perfect for a church blessing,” said Audrey. Leah breathed a sigh of relief. It looks like the selection of the wedding dress this time will not last as long as the first.

"Now I need a dress for the reception ..." Audrey's body twisted, turning back to face the line of dazzlingly beautiful dresses. She returned to feeling Madame Alma's bridal gowns.

"This is the design I like best ..." Madame Alma pulled out a dress with great care. Audrey's breath caught. Her gaze was filled with admiration. He went into the locker room followed by Brianna.

When Audrey came out of the locker room, it was as if there was a light shining on her only one person. And the dress? The dress blended beautifully into Audrey's body. Each strand of fabric curves perfectly, forming a silhouette that makes it hard for all eyes to turn away from Audrey. Shaped in bustier and sexy, the bottom narrows, exposing Audrey's curves, then the ends widen to form a dramatic tail dress. The bottom part is decorated with little lace with a very cute design. The entire dress was decorated with sparkling sequins. Every time Audrey moved, the sequins reflected the light so that Audrey appeared to shine brilliantly. Leah was sure that one hundred percent, the glittering sequins must have made Audrey mad. Slowly, Audrey felt the dress. She moved to observe her body in her wedding dress. Her whole body was twinkling excitedly. Audrey smiled broadly. A gleam of admiration flashed from his eyes.

"So beautiful, Rey ...," Leah whispered. Audrey just nodded, too excited for words. Audrey looked at Leah. Leah laughed inside, for the first time that Audrey had been silent for a long time. Usually his best friend is never still more than five seconds.

"You look like a queen...," said Leah sincerely. "Your Majesty ..." Leah bowed respectfully, as if standing before her was a great queen.

Audrey laughed. She turned to Madame Alma. "I'll take this one too," she said firmly.

“Wait! A voice startled them.

Anna!

They forgot all about the woman! And that woman doesn't like to be forgotten!