That afternoon Zaskia took Jacob for a walk looking for the famous ice cream in Bandung. The legendary colonial-style ice cream restaurant is always crowded, even though according to Jacob, it tastes normal. Much tastier Hageendaz his favourite ice cream. But maybe people are buying the history and story behind the ice cream. Romance, nostalgia and memories always have their own strengths.
After enjoying Zaskia's ice cream, he asked Jacob to accompany him to meet his old friend, his best friend when he was in 2nd grade of high school in Melbourne. Because there is no other event, Jacob agrees, he must occasionally still remember Pak Karno's message to him, 'Be careful with the woman you are close to right now.' And for him, it was clear that Zaskia, whose position had replaced Najwa as his lover.
The Novotel hotel, which is close to the station, is seen as crowded with guests from various countries passing by around the lobby. There was Zaskia's voice calling her friend,
Zaskia : Bonjour Katrina, comment vas-tu, j'attends dans le hall avec mon petit ami.
Jacob just realised that Zaskia can speak French
Katrina : Ô salut Zaskia, contente que tu sois enfin venue. Allez, prends ta petite amie, je suis prête et je t'attends ici chérie.
Zaskia : Ok, nous avons immédiatement pris yandi quel numéro de chambre ?
Katrina : Huit deux trois
Zaskia : Ok, allons-y bébé
Katrina : Oui, j'ai hâte de te voir
Jacob didn't really understand what they were talking about on the phone when suddenly Zaskia pulled his hand to walk towards the elevator on the left side of the building. But from the way they called Jacob could conclude that they were close enough and seemed to be calling each other dear.
In the elevator Jacob asked:
Jacob: Shouldn't I just wait in the lobby?
Zaskia : No, he wants to meet you while kissing Jacob's cheek.
Jacob : Oooh (in my heart I wonder why I want to meet Jacob)
Jacob is basically an introvert so he's not too comfortable getting to know strangers, especially in a hotel.
Finally the elevator door opened and Zaskia excitedly took Jacob's hand down the thickly carpeted corridor to room 823. As soon as he arrived at the old mahogany-coloured door, Zaskia pressed the available doorbell and peeked inside idly from the small hole that the occupants of the room used to check who the guests were outside. There was a voice from withinqkamKatrina : Hello Zaskia, wait a miinute.
The sound of the room door locking chain opened and there was a short blonde woman with a wide smile and white towels who immediately hugged Zaskia and even kissed Zaskia's lips. Meanwhile, Jacob was a little surprised by the super indifferent performer Katrina even though she knew that her best friend would go up to the room with her boyfriend, especially seeing them kissing their lips. Is it true that in ordinary France like that Jacob doesn't understand.
Zaskia introduced Jacob to Katrina who immediately hugged Jacob warmly even though they met for the first time. Somewhat awkwardly Jacob accepted Katrina's hug.
Katrina : Waouh, quelle bonne prise Zazkia. Tu as de la chance.
Zaskia : Tu veux dire qu'il a de la chance de m'avoir ? Hahhahaha
They laughed together without Jacob understanding what they were talking about.
The conversation continued while Jacob sat on the edge of the bed dumbfounded. Every now and then the two of them glanced at Jacob with naughty glancing eyes. Jacob hesitated and became wrong because of it.
Then Katrina took something out of her suitcase, it turned out to be a bottle of drink. Katrina took 2 glasses and one cup from the table then said.
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Mystery / ThrillerJacob was born into a humble family, where his father worked as a carpenter. Every day, his father would collect discarded wood and metal scraps in their small town, trying to transform them into something useful before selling them. His upbringing...
