Fragments of A Broken Heart (Completed)

IX. Just Another Bad Love

Three butterflies flew in a growing flower garden in Lusiana's heart.

Yet, two fell, and their hope to build a home in her heart had died.

One was shot by Lusiana's rejection towards a dysfunctional love.

Another one was catapulted by the different spectrums of life they shared.

There was the only one left...

But was he the one for Lusiana?

Lusiana's roommates, Alya and Irana, were the two college students who accompanied Lusiana when she lived alone and moved out of her house after a big fight with her father. They loved to spend time with Lusiana, and she loved to do that too.

"Lusi, we never saw you going out with your friends anymore?"

"Do you mean Abimanyu?"

"Yes. And the girl, Aulia?" asked Alya.

"Yes. Abimanyu and Aulia are busy nowadays," Lusiana answered without thinking just to avoid talking about them.

"How about another Bima? I think you have a friend named Bima, but it's not Abimanyu," asked Irana.

"Bimasakti?"

"Yes."

"He's Aulia's friend, and they are busy, Irana."

"Hmm, but Lusi, how about your experience with dating apps?"

"Why, Alya? Want to try?" She asked with a silly smile remembering all their talks about dating apps. Mostly they talked about how it went into something crazy because people tend to use it as a direct way of looking for a one-night-stand relationship.

"Anyway, we just asked because you seem like dwelling yourself into your job too much today, Lusiana."

"Haha, well, it's true. I want to think nothing else but my job right now. Let me work hard to earn extra money and cover myself in gold."

"Agree. Who needs to think about a relationship when you can earn money?" said Alya agreeing with Lusiana.

"Hmm, but as I recall, don't you meet someone in your dating app?" asked Irana.

"Yes. Bimasena."

"So, any news or development?"

"I think he's fine."

"Fine?"

"Yes," Lusiana said, not truly honest because she didn't know a thing about Bimasena anymore.

The truth was, Bimasena was a mystery himself for Lusiana. Sure, he was there to say condolences about Lusiana's father. But after that, where was he?

Lusiana was being ghosted by Bimasena. But she tried to not think about it ever since. In fact, Irana's question had become a reminder for Lusiana to search about him again.

Shortly after Bimasena was consoling her after the death of Lusiana's father, Lusiana asked once more where he would be gone if he would go soon. He said that he doesn't know about it, about them, or about the future held for them.

So why would he be there again if he couldn't affirm the future for them?

Unable to hold her anger, Lusiana asked Abimanyu to be a fake boyfriend for herm and showed it off to Bimasena. Some silly act, she knew it. Yet she couldn't stop herself from doing that because Bimasena was so annoying. He came back, but he couldn't make sure to be there for her. He was there, but he wasn't there. So, what did he want?