Loving You From Stars

Women

Before, gael said he wanted search job, corale took him to zoe cafe, and wanted to know what her new friend doing since yesterday she didn't reply any her massage.

corale refused to think negatively about this, give speculation zoe is pretty busy.

for example like now, cafe is crowded with people.

corale failed find empty table, so she choose to search zoe instead. he joins the queue, besides he wants to try another drink menu, is rude to ask employees who are busy at work. when his turn came, that employee immediately knew her.

"oh! ms. corale, good evening. what can i help you?"

corale see the menu list board above his head. honestly, there's a lot he wants to try, but he's not here for dinner, "just lemon tea is fine. what about you, gael?"

"same," gael really not interested try his luck.

"anyway, is zoe here?" coral ask.

"yes, miss. martin is here, in her office."

"can you i meet here?"

"of course! her office on second floor, ms. corale."

corale looked at gael. he give silent nodes, then they lead to second floor, crowded this too.

"this cafe you talking about, i am correct?"

"yes, i know you probably prefer bakery shop, but this is my friend cafe," corale told him.

"i'm fine honestly."

coral know. she about to knock on the door, lamentably failed as the door already open with zoe herself, "zoe~!"

"oh? corale? you here?" zoe not so much happy seeing her new friend.

corale pretend to be ignored that, "since i can't work here, i want to recommend my precious friend. meet gael fabian."

"hi," gael politely introduces himself.

"whoaaa ..." zoe eyes immediately lit up like christmas tree seeing how handsome corale friend is, "nice to meet you too, gael~" she show her charm, "come in, come in~ much comfortable talk this inside~"

"go ahead," corale says.

"you're not coming?" gael ask.

"hm~" corale just give hum response before heading back to first floor.

"wait!" gael try to stop her, sadly the crowded people make his fail to do so. he let out long sigh disappointed. why she should run away?

"i'm sure she won't leave you! corale says before she wants to try all the menu, maybe this is right time~" zoe try to cheer him up.

gael believe that. trying to believe that.

blam.

***

corale spend her time looking at outside window, unable to calm herself dow with her lemon tea, afraid if victor show up out of nowhere to getting close to her, harassing her with his manipulated words.

vega doing great job use her magic to teleport her and gael at side cafe, but who knows victor capable of.

victor already knew this cafe after all.

corale finished her tea at the moment cafe bell door ringing, showing more customers. she didn't missed chance, scanned every one of them, and widened in terrifying know some of them is victor new friends at their college.

'he must be nearby!'

corale wore the hood of her jacket to hide her long blonde hair and the black mask she had prepared in case this happened. he rushed past the people to the second floor to meet zoe and gael who were still chatting, the difference was that gael changed into the same clothes as the employees here, "you go straight to work?"

gael let out nervous laugh.

zoe is the one answered her question, "yes. since our university open registration, the cafe been busy more than ever~! i ask nicely gael to start working right now~ and he says yes~"

"i see," corale couldn't protest against that, "zoe is there any other way out?"

"of course every building has an emergency exit, even a kitchen door," zoe explained, "what about it?"

"i see some victor friends," corale lowered her head, "i'm afraid they hang out here with him."

"oh no," zoe started worried, "i'm sorry, corale. i can't forbids them coming here if they didn't create any serious problems."

vyrion and victor almost fight, however that act didn't include serious problem since corale stoping vyrion doing anymore dangerous.

"that's okay, just show me side exit?"

"there's no way i let you come home alone," gael says, ready to change his clothes, but she stopped him, "corale."

"i'm fine, vega will pick me up," corale says.

"still—!"

"i'll company corale," zoe suggests herself. she knows the small streets that will be difficult to recognize by victor who is a new 'tourist' here.

"i don't know, just two girls—"

"excuse me? a girl? who do you think you are, mister!?" zoe is fuming furiously. really defy people think women is weak, "should i show you my move? huh?" she continued as she swing her left slender right in front gael face, "you don't know me!"

gael gulp his saliva nervously as his eyes scanned every inch zoe bottom heels.

that some karate or judo moves.

"excuse my rudeness. uhm ... miss. zoe is black belt judo, she also have legal hold guns," one of employee explain awkwardly.

"i understand," gael afraid now, surprisingly corale to.

"next time, be careful with your words, gael," zoe still mad, but not like before.

"yes, i'm sorry."

zoe turn around, her face completely change into cheerful like usual, "shall we go, corale~?"

all this new information, corale didn't dare to protest. for now.

***

"i'm surprised vyrion isn't coming with you."

zoe start conversation as their walk in calm street, bit far away from her cafe.

"why you think that he follow me around?" corale ask not show any enthusiasm.

"you wrong. you follow him around that's why i think that~" zoe crack joke as usual. but corale didn't show any shy sign or something telling her something is wrong, "are you two get into fight?"

why zoe think that too?

"we not," corale denied weakly, "he been busy working, he has important duty, you know."

"if you say that," zoe let it slip this time, "anyway, i'm sorry about my act yesterday."

"don't worry about it."

zoe hear, but continue her explain anyway, "i'm under a lot of pressure about my cafe income. you work here would be great help. i just ... disappointed hear your choice."

"zoe, really, i'm okay. don't worry about it," corale not want to add more pain in her heart right now.

"if you say so."

corale node, then stop at traffic light. waiting until sign okay to her walk.

"oh! how about you say what you want to eat? it's on me~" zoe suggested started excited again can spend more time with corale who is really forgiving.

"i'll think about it," corale says as she walk slowly on cross road.

unlike corale, zoe see at her side first, stare at black car who stop in weird position.

this front road is empty why that car is stop slight far away?

and then it hits zoe when corale almost in middle road, that cars go fast without any intention of stopping or honking their horn to warn them. she stare in horror, "corale! watch out ...!!!"