Chapter 12 - Second Encounter
Chapter 12 – Second Encounter
Like yesterday, the coffee shop closed early because all the cookies and coffee prepared today were sold out two hours earlier than the closing hour, so that made Anne have to close the shop even though the sun was still high.
"Should we change our coffee shop schedule, Jack?" Anne asked Jack excitedly as they walked out of the coffee shop to Anne's apartment.
"How do you change the schedule?" asked back. Jack did not understand the direction to Anne's conversation.
"Like today we are not early and closed early, so we can enjoy the day by walking like this afternoon," said Anne, smiling broadly.
"Dream on!!!" Jack replied quickly as he quickened his footsteps.
"Why?" asked Anne, confused.
Jack just raised his hand in the air to hear Anne's words while continuing to walk without waiting for Anne who looked tired to chase him from behind. Anne can finally rest in a chair near the park with Jack who is getting ready to enjoy his cigarette, but suddenly Anne grabs the cigarette in Jack's mouth and throws it in the trash when Jack is about to start a fire.
"Smoking makes you sick, so keep cigarettes away from you," said Anne without guilt.
BAM
Unexpectedly, Jack suddenly threw the glass of coffee that he had brought from the coffee shop onto the asphalt with a bang, making Anne shocked.
"Don't take care of my life Anne, you have no right to interfere in my life. Who do you think you are that dare to ban me from smoking huh !!" Jack shouted in a rising voice as he glared at Anne who looked very shocked.
"I-I just …"
"Mind your own business Anne, when your life gets better then you can comment on other people's lives. Your life is messed up and …"
Jack, who was furiously angry suddenly fell silent when he saw Anne's eyes glaze over. -the glass with a flushed face, not long after that Anne was seen getting up from the chair. He then took out a cigarette box from his bag, apparently every day Anne forbade Jack to smoke he counted it well so he could prepare a replacement.
"Sorry … I'm sorry," said Anne slowly holding back tears, she then left Jack in the park alone.
Seeing Anne leave like that made Jack petrified, he stared at Anne who was walking with her head down. There was a sense of regret in him for saying that, he then lay down on the chair, staring at the still very bright sky.
Anne left Jack while remembering Jack's last words to her, it feels very sad when good intentions are not returned.
"It's better that I don't have to interfere in other people's business," said Anne softly with a smile.
As Anne was walking down the sidewalk a black BMW following her from behind, the car belonged to Aaron. He was driving his own car because he wanted to walk in the afternoon but he saw the woman he was looking for.
Suddenly Aaron immediately followed the woman without daring to come down and get acquainted in person, he still wanted to pay attention to the movements of the girl that caught his attention yesterday.
When he was concentrating on driving a car, suddenly Aaron was surprised by what he saw in front of his eyes, it was clear that Anne was helping a grandmother who could not cross and was becoming the butt of other drivers because they were considered slowing down their vehicle on the highway.
Anne could only smile as she repeatedly pointed her hands up and apologized to the drivers of the stopped cars when she helped the grandmother who had difficulty walking across the green zebra crossing.
"What an interesting girl," Aaron said quietly as he passed beside Anne, who was talking to the woman he had helped.
As he was about to get out of his car, suddenly Aaron saw a young man approaching Anne and grabbing the girl's hand roughly, then asked her to leave, leaving the old grandmother sitting alone in the park across the front of Aaron's car, which was parked not far from the previous seat.
Aaron saw clearly how Anne looked hard trying to release the grip of the young man who invited her to go.
"Is that her boyfriend?" Aaron muttered to himself as he continued to stare at Anne who was walking away.