Dear Caroline

Dear Caroline 3

Dear Caroline,

I hope your doing fine. I hope you'll contact me again. I miss you very much. Why can't I visit you there? Is it that far away that you didn't allow me to visit you? —well enough with this drama, I just want to tell you the things happened to me. Remember the guy I told you, the other day? We've met again. Yes... We met again and guess what? His cat is the same as my first name. What I coincidence, right??!! By the way... I want to inform you that my next letter will be on the next month, I might get busy this week, the next week and the next next week. I hope you'll understand. Alyana wants me to handle her business while she was away. Bryan, her boyfriend, and her planned to travel in Hawaii—awww I'm jealous. Remember? That was our fourth dream destination? I hope we can go there. By the way, I have to go... Mr. Ricky's face kinda weird, I think he's mad.

Yours Truly,
Aurelia C. Fretser

It was sunday afternoon and I'm on my way to the café. I didn't bring Mr. Ricky with me because I was attending the mass earlier. But then, I will bring him again later. If Alyana would agree.

The long peaceful road and a sound of the bicycle in the streets makes my day nostalgic. I always remember that this is what I always do whenever I will go home after attending the mass. The busy streets that full of walking humans. The trees that was lined up beside the street and the not so hot atmosphere. How can I miss this kind of feeling?

Well... I was busy with my school since I'm in the course that I'm not certain yet but still I love what I chose, it's just that... My study was eating my whole hours that I forgot to attend the church every sunday. I hope everybody will relate.

"Good morning miss, is this yours?" a boy, he's height was reaching my waist. His plump cheeks, auburn hair and blue eyes told me that his not a citizen here. "Um... Excuse me? Is this yours, miss?" even his tone and the way he talks, he's fluent in English. I look at his hand, he was holding a... cup?

"My Mom told me that you should throw your garbage in the garbage can. May I know if this was yours, Miss?" his brows were furrowed, maybe because of the sunlight? Or maybe... His annoyed?

"I'm sorry but, I didn't drink coffee, today. I don't think that's mine." I gave him my kindliest smile before I pat his head. I saw her cheeks became red and he was avoiding my eyes. "You did a great job, but I think if you saw some garbage might throw it in the garbage can instead of asking people, okay?" I left him there when I saw the time in my watch. Alyana will kill me. But I stop in my track before I face him again.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Eli" he said shyly.

"See you when I see you, Eli." I wave my hand goodbye before I turn my back to him.

The café was indeed crowded. Full of law students, med students and students with high course was there, facing their laptops with an anti-radiation eyeglasses on and a stack of thick books.

"Yana!" I screamed as I open the door to her small office. She was sitting in his swivel chair while answering a call from her telephone. She signaled me to keep quiet and continue to answer the caller.

"Yes, I think my sister will manage it very well... Yes? Oh I know she would. The cake? She will deliver it to you 8 am sharp... Of course! My sister knows how to bake... Yeah, yes. Okay! Thank you ma'am!" she exhaustedly put down the telephone and lean her back at her chair.

"I really need a vacation! You really don't want to come?" I shook my head as I walk near her.

"I told you. Better have a job than to have a vacation."

"But it's summer!" she's looking at me like I'm some kind of a weirdo.

"And after summer is study! How can I earn if I was studying all day and all night?"

"Reasons! You have your reasons all the time!" she surrender and rolled her eyes at me. "But maybe a one week vacation will not hurt your plan... Right?"

I sighed, getting frustrated because of her non-stop persuasion.

"Yana, I already planned my whole summer." I pick up the documents above her table and scanned it. "And I don't want to ruin it."

I put down the papers and with my two hands in my waist I glared at her.

"You only said I will manage the coffee shop for the meantime, you didn't informed me that being a manager will going to be a deliveryman also."

She click her tongue continuously while shaking her head slowly. Like she was disappointed at me because I didn't know about that thing. "Well... I used to deliver my products to my customer, Aurelia. And being a manager is having a patience." her mocking smile showed before I turn my back at her and slam her office door to close.

I was irritated because of Yana's request that seems like it's not because she told me she will pay me triple. And who am I to decline with that kind of blessings?

I decided to stay at home for today and decided to go to the coffee shop later at night. Because of my irritation I didn't get to see the man that always settled in my favorite spot. Maybe he was there? Maybe. In one week of my observation to him, he always went to the coffee shop every 6 am in the morning and leave every 10 am. He was busy, I concluded because he always look at his watch every time the clock strikes 9:30. Maybe because he was a med student? And his time is gold so...

It was night time when I came back to the coffee shop and Yana was panicking.

"My god! Oh my god!" she was walking back and forth and I my head started to get dizzy.
"Can you please buy me this, Lia? Bryan will be late, I really need it now."

Without uttering a word, I nodded and held to the list she gave me.

Wow. Her necessities, of course.

"Money" I show her my palm, asking for money.

"Here" as soon as she gave me the money, I went outside and deciding where would I buy this. I decided to go on a nearby convenience store. Luckily, the store was opened twenty-four-seven.

After I bought all the items written in the list I went outside the store while licking my ice cream, a sound of a cat caught my attention I followed that sound because it sounds familiar. And there I saw a grey cat with her bell clinging on her neck.

"Freya... " I call.

The cat meowed before walking to me. She was examining my face like I real human, she also blinking her eyes!

"Where's your owner?" I look around to find her owner but nobody is around the area.

"What are you doing here in the park alone, Ms. Freya?" I talk to her as I put her in my arms.

Maybe I can giver her to her owner tomorrow? I'm pretty sure her owner would be there tomorrow.

"I can't just let you wander here alone, Ms. Freya. I don't want something bad might happen to you and I'll be the one who will take the blame." I whispered, convincing myself. As I made my choice I headed back to the coffee shop when I saw my sister standing outside her shop.

"Why are you here?" I ask her, confused of why is she here, standing in a cold night outside with a familiar envelope...

"Lia... " she was looking at me, worried and sadness was visible in her eyes. "It's the two letters you sent last week."

My sister was holding my two recent letters that I sent to Caroline.