Antara Darah dan Hati: Dream Reality English Translation

Chapter 8 Part 5 "Verontschuldigen"

POV Lodewijk

It was already 4:00 p.m., after my business at the court was over. I went out of the courthouse to the parking lot, mounted my bicycle and pedaled it out of the parking lot. I was going to a small restaurant for dinner.

I arrived at the restaurant, parked my bicycle then went inside. The atmosphere is still quite quiet, there is only me alone. I walked to a table and chair and sat on it, then the waiter came to bring the menu. Her hair is brown, her eyes's color are dark blue and her face is quite sweet, she wears a waitress-style long brown skirt covering her thighs and calves and a long-sleeved white shirt.

She knew me and Ludwig well. Her name is Liesbeth Jansen, she is actually a Muslim from birth. She is a high school student in voorbereidend middelbaar beroep onderwijs kader (high school for vocational preparation). She attended that kind of high school because she wanted to study about gastronomy and also wanted to learn the right way of restaurant management to develop her family's restaurant business. She also has a side job here as a waitress it's just that she doesn't have the will to wear her jilbab yet.

"Assalamualaikum, good afternoon brother Lodewijk, right?"

"Waalaikumussalaam, yes, you're right, my hair style hasn't changed yet."

"Okay brother Lodewijk, what would you like to order?"

"Hmmm, I'm confused, may you please give me a suggestion?"

"Okay, what do you want? Western, Chinese or Indonesian food?"

"Indonesian food, for me it's healthier."

"Hahaha, okay if you want healthy Indonesian food maybe you want Senerek Soup?"

"Ah, that's just the adaptation of Groentesop from the Netherlands. There are many there, i just got back and i don't want to see it again, i'm tired of it."

"Ok, we have Gado-Gado."

"That's better, ok. I order one."

"Ok, one Gado-Gado, anything else?"

"One Bir Pletok please."

"Ok, one Gado-Gado and one Bir Pletok, please wait."

"Oh, Liesbeth, I want to ask."

"Ja?"

"Did Ludwig gave visit here?"

"Hmmm, as far as i remember, he did come by about a week ago."

"What kind of food did he order if I may know?"

"I don't know if this true or not, but I'm amazed by twins because they're unique as if they can be connected to each other despite being seperated by time and space."

"Why?"

"He ordered Gado-Gado, like you."

"Wow."

"Yup, wow. By the way, why are you asking?"

"Well, I'm just curious."

"Hahahah, from the look on your face, let me guess, today you face him in the court and you feel guilty?"

"Yup, like usual. It seems like blood is thicker than water. My destiny can never be separated from not meeting him. I asked about either he gave visit here or not and asked about what kind of food that he ordered because I wanted to buy him something as an apology. I am afraid that I've hurt him even though he'll probably still hates me even if i asked for his apology."

Liesbeth gave her smile to me and then said "Brother Lodewijk, you will never be able to stop his hatred and anger to you unless he opens his heart for you, his hatred for you is not your fault but because of his choice."