The Best Thing I Ever Did [Short Story]

Pink Suitcase

It's 2:15 am in the morning and we're waiting for Zihan and Alma at the Soekarno-Hatta International airport. "Hooah... Can I lay on your shoulder?" I said to Sharon.

"Sure, I'm struggling to open my eyes either..."

"Hannie, look at this love birds"

Ten minutes later when we're about to fall asleep, someone's approaching and makes our eyes open. It's none other than Zihan and Alma."Hahaha... you should've stayed quiet, i wanted to take a picture of them."

"Ahh, i didn't think of it."

"Poor you, it's too late for that" Sharon said to them and we laughed together, they took a seat and we started to chit chat. Zihan reminded us that our flight is 1 hour away, so we better check everything up and go to the gate. When we're in the waiting line i see this guy on my back with a hot pink suitcase which caught my attention. He looks back at me and I immediately throw off my face, blush, and just forget about it

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After we landed at Hawaii's Daniel K Inouye International Airport, we're going to the hotel by taxi. When we arrived at the hotel, i saw this guy with a pink suitcase again. He booked a room in this hotel too. Zihan and I are going to the receptionist's desk, want to book a room."Have you already booked a room?" The receptionist asked

"No we haven't," Zihan replied

"Okay, what's your name miss?"

"Laura Zihan"

"NO! This is my room, don't give it to anyone please" The pink suitcase guy said besides the receptionist's desk.

"I'm sorry, but if there's someone who wants to book the room, we will give it to whoever has paid first," The receptionist said nicely.

"WHAT? No, it's mine. I came here first!" He replied.

"It's your own fault for losing your wallet." Zihan argue

"Huh, how did you know?

"Just guessing. So, ma'am, I'll book the room."

"Cih. C'mon, you can't do this, i came first."

"But I paid for it first. Thank you for the key ma'am, let's go girls," Zihan calls out to Alma and Sharon who are sitting at the corner.

"You're welcome, hope you rest well."

We thanked the receptionist and I smiled at him, he looked really annoyed by Zihan hahaha. Actually, I feel bad for him. But I don't know if I want to laugh or feel relieved that we got the last room.

"Aah~ midnight air is the best"It's 3:00 am when we got into our room, and I ran to the balcony to feel the midnight air. The full moon shines so brightly that makes the person down there look a little bit different from others. I blinked a few times to make sure what I saw was real. I saw the pink suitcase guy walking on the beach look so damn gorgeous. Is it really him? What am I thinking? He's only a stranger.

"Karlie~ close the door, please. Let's sleep." Sharon called me

"Okey" I was going to close the door but then I see him looking at me, well I'm not too sure because it's too far to see his eyes. I quickly close the door and the curtains then jump to the bed, try to sleep

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When I open my eyes it's 8:00 am and i hear someone is taking a shower, it's Alma. I think Zihan and Sharon are having breakfast. "Are you not done yet?"

"You're awake? you can go without me, I'll catch up later," Alma said i can go earlier so i pressed the down button on the elevator and met Zihan and Sharon at the table.

I finished my breakfast first, i don't know why they took so long to munch their food. So I decided to take a walk a little bit at the beach. I'm zoning out while seeing the calm waves coming, it's so relaxing. Then it's the time when I meet that person face to face. "BAM!"

"Oh my god, you scare the fuck o- Eeh, who are you?" I thought it was Sharon or Zihan, but it turns out it was someone I pretend I don't know.

"C'mon you know me, we just met last night"

"Aah the pink suitcase"

"What? Hahaha it was my sister's, i borrowed her suitcase"

"Ooh that's why"

"Why are you here? Where are the rest of your friends?"

"I'm just taking a walk around the hotel. Oh, where's your hotel?"

"It's not far from here, it's behind yours"

"I see..."

"Oh I'm sorry i didn't introduce myself earlier, my name is Deron"

"Mine's Karla, nice to mee-" My phone beeped after i said my name, i got a call from Zihan

"Uhm, i have to go back to the hotel"

"Maybe I see you around?"

"Sure."

On the way back I can't stop smiling, my guess was right. The person I saw last night was him, I know it because he wears the same white shirt as the person I saw last night. Will I see him again? am I hoping to meet him again? of course not, we're just strangers.