1 Chapter 1

"What the hell! Are you kidding me?"

Lova only take a quick glance to her friend, Evelyn, who just say her word louder than expected with disbelieve face. The woman with that long hair only lie her head on the table lazily.

"Evelyn!" that girl looked around, find her co-workers felt annoying because of her screaming. Evelyn bow her body repeatedly and put her hands together as her apologize.

"Who the hack? Alder?" Evelyn close her head to Lova to minimize her voice.

Lova only shake her hand with does't care look. "I'm starving. Let's have our lunch."

Lova stand up and Evelyn automatically follow her friend's step. Evelyn is Lova bestfriend who have a beautiful face but vice versa with her behaviour which really absurd.

"Lov, tell me first, huh!" Evelyn want to know more about Lova's story.

"I don't know, Eve. I don't even expected, he suddenly came in front of my face at the market and I just wore my house dress."

"Oh my God, Lova! Why you act like a woman without any aura? Oh, my old maid bestfriend."

Don't blame, if Lova want to throw the cup of water in front of her to her friend who just make her as a joking and called the satay shopman out loud now.

"Sir, two jumbo porsion of Sate Padang here, please."

"Will be served soon, Miss Evelyn." That answer come from satay shopman who selling in front of Lova and Evelyn's publishing office.

"So, how is he look like now?"

Lova shake her head with annoying face because of her bestfriend antusiasm to hear her story. Actually, Lova won't to remember what was going at the market that time, she decided to forget it. But look at her bestfriend want-to-know-more gaze.

Arlova Zemira only exhale her breath heavily.

"His look?" Evelyn nod her head with a happy bright smile. ""He's big, his skin is black, bloated stomach and there are a lot of hair all over his body."

Brak! Evelyn kicked off the table with annoyed face. Lova who know her act was caught, only laughing out loud.

"Shit! I heard you seriously, Lova. Is he a demon?"

"Two jumbo porsion of sate padang."

That happy voice came from satay shopman who deliver their order with two plate of sate padang that still hot.

"Thank you very much, Sir."

"My pleasure, Miss Evelyn. Please enjoy the sate padang."

Lova and Evelyn smile brightly before the shopman leave. They enjoy their favourite food with big appetite. Sate Padang is one of traditional foods from Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, consist of chicken or meat that cut with medium size and pouring with yellow watery gravy full of herbs and spices ingredient.

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Lova and Evelyn walk to their office after finished their lunch while laughing with their absurd jokes.

"Where have you going, guys?" someone who approaching them with heavy breath but vice versa with her brightly eyes.

"What is that, Ta? You butt in like a white buffalo," asked Evelyn with furrowed eyebrows.

"Did white buffalo can butt in people, Eve?" asked Lova with an innocent face.

"Of course. Especially, butt your head in to make you back to reality."

Lova punch her bestfriend arms who only laugh because her act. They focused back to Lita who have breathing normally.

"What is going on, Lita?"

"It's crazy, Lyn. There is a young bussinessman who bought almost all of our company holdings. And he will work with us here, together. I expect that our office will become heaven on earth because of that new boss."

Lita put her hands together with sparkling eyes while gazing far away.

"What is the look of that new boss? Until you said that our office will be a heaven on earth?" asked Evelyn with unbelieve gaze.

"He's still 22 years old, but he have done his bussines magister in England. And his face, Oh Gosh! I can't say it more."

Whoever sees Lita now, will think that this girl was lose her mind because of her exaggrating act.

"Ouch, young man." Evelyn shake her hands not interested.

Lita squinting at Evelyn who immediately silent. It looks like she did something wrong. "For women who late marriage like us, young man is like a treasure, Evelyn."

"Us?" Lita and Evelyn look at Lova. "Take it for both of you. Don't mind me. I don't have any interest."

"Seriously! You'll regret your words, my beloved friend. You're the older here. Don't be silly." Lita grumbled after heard what Lova said and that woman only shake her hands without any care.

Lova is the older on her office co-workers. Even, she's short and her body is not really big. But, Lova is 34 years old woman. That age can't be avoided.

"So, have you seen our new boss, Ta?" asked Evelyn looked at Lita that only scratch her head with a grin smile.

"Not yet. I only heard from others too." Lita look like a child who never did any sins.

Evelyn close her eyes for a moment, hold back her emotion that want to blow up to her friend, Lita.

"Something will be only a gossip if you're the one who spread it up, Lita."

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Lova stretches her arms up, relax her muscles that feel stiff from constantly dealing with the computer.

Her job as novel translator is the hardest part in the publishing and people rarely want in that position last long. But, it has been these 5 years, Lova took that job as translator with some knowledges when she completed her bachelor degree at English Teaching Department.

English Teaching Department? Yeah! Who would have thought that Lova will be a translator now. Lova have been training as a teacher. But she never really into education world. Lova's brain suddenly freezes when talking about education.

Lova want to make her parents dream come true. Continue her education in Teaching Department with a hope that her daughter will become a teacher after that.

But, what it should be? Lova never into teaching world. But, she really thankfull because her study program also teach about entrepreneurship and translating. To be a tour guide or translator is Lova's main goal.

And translator is her choice. Lova didn't like to write, she only likes every books which can be read as entertainment and artworks.

Fortunately, her parents support what she did and what she decided. Moreover, Lova helps her brother's medical education that now live with her.

One thing which became a burden on Lova's mind, her parents wish that want her to get married soon. She doesn't even have a boyfriend or someone who close with her now.

This is Indonesia, for women or men who unmarried in their middle 30 age will be the center of conversation and attention. And Lova at her 34 years old age. It means, she is the one who the center of conversation because she is an old maid.

"Lov."

Lova turn her head around after she heard someone called her. A man with clothes that already a bit messy approaching her.

"Want me to give you a ride?"

Lova look her arloji, it was already nine o'clock. She is overtime, today. Finish her work that will be submit the next two days to her team leader, Sir Gustian.

"Arnav pich me up, Zal. It's oke." Lova smiles to Rizal, one of her division friend, who noded his head.

"So, where is Arnav?"

"Maybe he's already outside."

"Okey, let's go outside together, then."

Lova noded her head and shut her computer down, reach her sling bag and her hoodie pink that lying on the back of her work chair and aligning Rizal's steps.

Rizal. A good man who became one of the male idols in the publishing office where they worked. He is tall with sexy muscles under his shirt. He's 36 years old and unmarried. A lot of girls chasing him, but Rizal never gave any attention for them. It make him look like an arrogant man, but Lova feels a bunch of attention Rizal gave to her.

Actually, Lova knows what Rizal feel to her. She understand and really know if that man like her as a woman. But, Lova won't Rizal disapptointed, because Lova have no feeling with him.

That's why, Lova make everything going as normal as it can. Rizal hasn't even confessed his feeling to her.

"Hi, Nav."

The young boy who sitting on his motorcycle look around with a smile and shake his hand eagerly.

"Hello, bro. I wanna pick up my aunty."

Arnav take a glance to her sister who already hold up her punch to the air. If Rizal is not here, Lova may have beaten her bother.

The age gap between Arnav and Lova are ten years apart. It makes Arnav called her aunty more often then big sister.

"She's still beautiful for you to called her aunty, Arnav." Rizal's smile make Arnav round his mouth to respond. Lova know, for sure, her cheek are already red.

"I'll leave first, then. Drive carefully, Arnav."

"Sure, brother."

"I'll back first, Lov."

For a few moment, Lova felt Rizal rub her arm. Lova only smile and nodded her head. Rizal leave Arnav and Lova that still watching his back away.

"He likes you, I'm sure." Arnav nudge his big sister that make Lova look toward him lazily.

"Don't act like you know everything, Arnav."

"Don't underestimate me! I can read human body language, by the way. And I know, for sure, Rizal like you as a woman."

"Mind your education more, Arnav. Don't make me hit you because of your random opinion."

"Oke, oke. I'll mind my own bussiness, my old maid aunty."

No one can stop Lova to hit her brother head to vent her frustration.