That night, after finishing a game on his PS7, Julian grabbed his phone and opened the private group chat with his friends.
Wiro: "How? Did Anindya say yes to you guys?"
Julian: "What do you mean you guys? I was the only one who confessed! Kaza ran away!"
Kaza: "Hehehe, sorry Julian. I'm still not brave enough to talk to a girl."
Julian: "Yeah, yeah. Excuses."
Alvin: "Hahahaha!"
Anto: "So, Julian… did she accept you?"
Julian: "Yeah. She said yes. We're dating now."
The group suddenly exploded with messages. None of them could believe what Julian just said. As Julian was explaining the details, a call came in from an unknown number. Curious, he picked up.
"Hello, who is it?" Julian asked into the phone.
"Guess who?~" the mysterious person on the other end asked teasingly.
Julian's eyes widened.
"This voice... it's a woman's voice. Don't tell me..." Julian said to himself with a shocked expression.
"Wait… are you Anindya?!" Julian asked into the phone."Ding dong! Correct! My boyfriend's so smart, hahaha." Anindya said happily into the phone.
Hearing this, Julian started to blush and immediately answered.
"W-Why are you calling me for?" Julian asked nervously into the phone.
"Moo!, I'm not allowed to call my boyfriend?" Anindya said sullenly over the phone.
"T-that's not what I meant. I-I just wanted to know what made you call me in the middle of the night?" Julian said over the phone.
"I just wanted to hear my new boyfriend's voice, hahaha" Anindya said playfully over the phone.
"S-Seriously?" Julian said over the phone.
"Ahahaha, okay, I just wanted to say hello and ask you out on a date tomorrow" Anindya said over the phone.
"A-A date!? A-Are you serious!?" Julian said in a surprised tone over the phone.
"Seriously, let's get to know each other" Anindya said over the phone.
"O-Okay, where are we meeting?" Julian asked over the phone.
"How about at Kota Tua Station, at 3 PM?" Anindya replied over the phone.
"O-okay!" Julian said into the phone.
"Hehehe, okay, see you tomorrow, Darling!" Anindya said, her voice sounding like a chuckle over the phone.
"D-Darling!?" Julian said, surprised, his face starting to blush.
The call ended immediately, and Julian climbed into bed and muttered.
"I never thought Anindya would have such a personality," Julian muttered, staring at the ceiling of his room.
"Oh yeah, why did she ask for a date so late in the afternoon?" Julian asked, staring at the ceiling.
"Forget it, don't think about it. Better think about plans for tomorrow's date," Julian replied to himself while staring at the ceiling of his room.
Julian started thinking about plans for the next morning.
Sunday, 8 August 2080.
Sunday arrived, and Julian was ready to leave for Kota Tua Station. After arriving at Mangga Besar Station, Julian boarded the train that would take him to Kota Tua. After a long journey, Julian finally arrived at Kota tua Station at 4:05 p.m.
As he got off the train, Julian received a call from Anindya. He answered the phone, and Anindya's voice came through.
"Hello!" Anindya said cheerfully over the phone.
"Hello, have you arrived yet?" Julian asked over the phone.
"Of course I have~" Anindya replied playfully over the phone.
"Where are you?" Julian asked over the phone.
Before Anindya could answer, suddenly Julian's eyes were covered by something. He felt a hand covering his eyes. Julian began to feel confused, but soon heard a voice.
"Guess who~" said the person covering Julian's eyes in a playful tone.
Julian began to guess that it must be Anindya.
"A-Anindya, right?" Julian said.
The person covering Julian's eyes with their hands began to remove their hands. Julian turned around and saw a beautiful girl with braided hair.
"Pimpong~, you're right again. You're really smart, Ahahaha" Anindya said teasingly.
Julian was mesmerized by Anindya's beauty. He remained silent for a moment, while Anindya looked at Julian with a confused expression and a faint smile.
"Hmm?, what's wrong?, you're daydreaming again, ihh!" Anindya said with a slightly annoyed expression and tone.
Julian snapped out of it and said,
"It's okay, it's just that you're so... beautiful," Julian said, his cheeks turning red.
"Ahahaha, don't tease me, ahh!" Anindya said, laughing but her cheeks turning red.
"Enough, let's start our date," Anindya continued, holding Julian's left hand.
Julian, who was holding a girl's hand for the first time, was a little surprised but felt happy.
They started their date, visiting places like the mall, the cinema, the game zone, and the women's shopping area. After two hours of playing, they decided to eat at a restaurant near Kota Tua. The interior of the restaurant was very beautiful; they chose a seat in an area that looked romantic.
They were approached by a waiter, who greeted them both.
"Welcome to Banyu Rembulan Restaurant" said the waiter with a friendly smile.
"Please take a look at the menu," continued the waiter as he handed them the menu.
"Thank you!" replied Julian and Anindya with a smile.
Julian and Anindya looked at the menu.
"I think I'll order Beef Rendang," thought Julian as he looked at the menu.
"I wonder what Anindya will order?" Julian said to himself while glancing at Anindya.
Anindya looked at the menu with a sweet smile. When Julian glanced at Anindya, she suddenly looked at him and said,
"What's wrong? Have you decided what to order?" Anindya asked, looking at Julian.
Julian was a little surprised that Anindya suddenly looked at him.
"I'll just order the Beef Rendang" Julian replied nervously.
"What about you? What do you want to order?" Julian asked Anindya.
Anindya's cheeks suddenly puffed out, and she said,
"Mmmp!" Anindya snorted with a pouting expression.
"E-eh, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Julian asked, surprised by Anindya's behavior.
"Call me by my name! Don't just say 'you'." Anindya replied with a frown and her cheeks still puffed out.
"But I already did that when you were teasing me" Julian said.
"That's because I told you to guess, not because you wanted to," Anindya said with a frown.
"A-Alright, A-Anindya" Julian said nervously, his cheeks slightly red.
Anindya gave Julian a sweet smile, and Julian became nervous, his cheeks immediately turning red.
"I-i'll call the waiter" Julian said nervously.
After that, Julian called the waiter, who came and took their order.
"Alright, please wait for your order," said the waiter with a friendly smile.
The waiter left and took Julian and Anindya's order to the kitchen.
~To be continued~