DRIVING ME CRAZY (ENGLISH)

CHAPTER 2 : Birthday Gifts

Darren Revano Abrata. The man who Mikaela loved very much, seven years ago, until now. Mikaela still loves him. But now she will not expect any more, since Rendy said that Darren already has a relationship with the doctor who cared for Daffa three years ago. Then now, Rendy says that they are already engaged and will marry soon.

Mikaela know all of Darren's news from Rendy, and of course her two best friends in Indonesia, Tiwi and Siska. If Rendy does not tell what Mikaela wants to know about Darren, then her two best friends who will find out, because Tiwi work in Darren's office. While Siska is Rendy's business partner who is also a neighbor near Rendy. Like information when Tiwi once caught Darren kissing in the office with the woman who become his fiance now. And it just makes Mikaela smiled sadly. Darren may have forgotten her and consider her insignificant, unlike Mikaela.

If Mikaela could beg, she did not want to meet Darren again, forever. Or maybe until Darren was married and Mikaela was also married to the man she would love someday, then maybe Mikaela would appear before Darren and apologize to him. For now she is not ready. Her heart was not ready to see that man happy with another woman.

Darren has changed. He's a big boss now. Mikaela know he successfully led his father's company and made the company a big equivalent to Rendy's father company. They are really great people, while Mikaela? She feels low now. If not for Rendy who has financed her life, maybe Mikaela will not be able to continue her study in the place of her dream. Mikaela is grateful she knows the man as good as Rendy. Until whenever she will not forget it. She will avenge Rendy someday.

"What are you thinking about?" Rendy dispersed Mikaela's daydream.

The girl looked left and right because the car she was on had stopped.

"We've got to the airport, you want to get there like that."

"I..."

"Do you think of him?"

"Of course not. Come down."

Mikaela's rush pulled Rendy down, that guy definitely knows that she is thinking of Darren. Rendy is as dangerous as Darren, sometimes he can read Mikaela's thoughts.

Again, Darren in her mind.

"I want to give you something." Rendy said while walking alongside Mikaela who drove him to the airport after many hours they talk.

"What? It’s a gift?"

"Turn back. It's your birthday gift."

Following Rendy’s words, Mikaela looked back, but she found nothing.

"What? I don't see anything."

“Really? Try to look carefully."

Mikaela looked again, this time with a more thorough attention to her back. But she still doesn't find anything either. With being lazy she squeaks and returns her body towards Rendy. "Ren, you want..."

Mikaela's words stopped when she saw someone in front of her. Not Rendy, but the man who wears the army green coat with a warm smile that has stood beside Rendy.

"You did not recognize me again after a year ago we met, Mikaela?" said Daffa, the man who has stood in front of her now.

Mikaela almost cried when Daffa hugged her. She was really surprised and did not expect Daffa to be here, coming to meet her.

"Of course I know you, you are a new bride with a very festive party and a lot of media covered there, how can I not recognize you, your face a lot on the Internet."

Laughing at Mikaela's speech, Daffa took his arms out of the girl and looked at Rendy. "Hurry up, or you'll leave the plane behind."

Rendy snorting. "You really do not know how to be thankful? I should not have invited you here," he said.

"I can come alone."

"I won't let you meet Mikaela then."

"Wow, who are you?"

"Stop! You guys really don't change," said Mikaela sigh.

"Well, I'll go now." Rendy checked his watch. "Hey Daffa, remember, your wife is waiting at home."

Daffa punches Rendy’s shoulder slowly. "You're the person who knows best why I got married. Safe flight. "

"Thank you, you really can surprise me the most,” Mikaela added.

"Enjoy your time Mikaela, your other gift waiting in your apertment, so don't get long with him, after all, he has a wife now, not good with someone else's husband." Rendy glanced at Daffa, who looked dislike of him. He was stunkling.

"Alright. Take it easy, I can keep myself."

"I will come another week to meet you." Rendy randomizes Mikaela's hair before moving on from thats place.

Mikaela smiled warmly. "Take care."

Rendy’s wave on Mikaela and Daffa slowly disappeared. Now the focus of Mikaela to the man beside her, the man who looks fine now, with a body that already contains even muscular, very different from his old body.

The man is Daffa Revano Abrata, Mikaela’s first love, Rendy's best friend, Darren's brother, used to have loved Daffa, until Darren came across Mikaela's life as Daffa, because at that time Daffa was sick and coma, Darren came to replace Daffa, without Mikaela knows, and Darren managed to seize Mikaela's heart from Daffa without taking a long time.

Mikaela does not know, Darren loved her or not. Mikaela just know, if someone love her, he will not give her to anyone, including Daffa, his brother. Without thinking of Mikaela's feelings, Darren told him to be with Daffa, who at that time loved her too.

This is a very complicated relationship. Mikaela smiled at her remembrance, remembering how her childish's love with Darren and Daffa. She turned her face to Daffa who was staring at her.

"How are you? How can you be here?"

"Should we look for a place to talk?"

"A good idea, can we going to my apartment?" Actually Mikaela wanted to quickly go home to see what gifts she would receive in her apartment like Rendy greeting. After all, Mikaela wants to talk with Daffa. More freely if they are talking in her apartment.

"Well, I miss Salma and your dish."

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"Your body is fuller than a year ago."

"Yes, I eat a lot and always go exercising."

"Just deserve now you're very sexy." Mikaela pays attention to Daffa's body, dressed in long-sleeved shirts.

"Do you change your mind after seeing me and regret already reject me at that time?" Daffa teasing while stacking plates of former dishes.

Salma just smiled to see those who were talking at the dinner table. She helped to settle the dirty plates on the table. "Hmm, maybe I'll regret it, but maybe not because you're a married man now." Mikaela’s joke made Daffa and Salma laugh. "Your wife is very beautiful."

"How did you know? You haven't met her."

"I saw it on the internet. A single heir to the large company, M. S group Company. You have to introduce her to me later."

"Sure, I will introduce you."

Mikaela rose to help Salma who was struggling to wash dishes not far from her.

"Just go on your conversation, let the Auntie do everything." Hearing the rejection of Salma Mikaela go takes the glass. "I don't want to help you, I just want to drink water."

That girl sat at her table again. "Did you take care about your wife's company?"

"Yes, for a while."

"Why?"

Daffa heap his cheeks on the palm of his hand and looks at Mikaela. "Do you really want to know?"

"Actually yes."

"Just wait, if it's time later I'll tell you."

"Do you love her?"

"Why you ask like that?"

"Because your wedding is very sudden."

"No surprise too." Daffa dodged it.

Mikaela looked at him carefully, with the suspicious gaze more precisely. "Did you ... impregnate her? "

Hearing Mikaela’s question, Daffa who wanted to drink put his return back. He feels amused to see Mikaela advancing his body just to find fault in Daffa's face.

"Do I look like that kind of man?"

Mikaela re-established his body. "Not really, you're a good man. It's impossible for you to do that."

"Are you okay?" Daffa's turn ask a questions.

"Your mean?"

"About Darren. Are you fine he's been engaged with doctor Caroline? "

"Of course I'm okay. I'm glad to see it happy."

"Good, I'm glad to see it. Caroline is a good woman Mikaela. She is my doctor."

"I know, wouldn't you have told me first?" Mikaela smiled. It turned out that the smile was very stifling. Mikaela cannot be denied to feeling sick. But on the other hand, she has to keep up with him, her life will continue to run even without Darren, not her time to think of her miserable love.

"I have to thank to Rendy, because he has been taking care of you all this time."

"He is really my angel."

"I know, he whom I have always relied on to take care of you for a long while."

"Really?"

"Yes, since we were school first, only he that I believe to keep you."

"Oh, that’s way He to be very kind to me from the beginning."

"I'm sorry I can't take care of you first, I.."

"Never mind, I'm not really thinking about it, most importantly now how I'm going to live my life and I'm so grateful you've completely recovered."

"Do you want to work in my company? I mean my wife company?"

Mikaela shakes rapidly. "No, I want to work with my results and my accomplishments. I want to prove my greatness and ability without you guys intervention."

"You guys?" Daffa frowned.

"Rendy also says the same thing with you."

"Oh, I should have guessed it." The Daffa’s phone vibrates violently in the coat pocket that he put in a seat next to it. Daffa soon took the phone, before lifting him up, Daffa glanced towards Mikaela.

"Darren." He said then shifted the symbol with a green color.

Mikaela's heart beat flighty when she learned that Darren was calling Daffa now. Although she could not hear the man's voice at all.

"I'm in Paris."

"......"

"Meet my business partner."

"......"

"I'll be back tomorrow."

"......"

Daffa closes his phone.

"W.. What.. Did he said?” Ask Mikaela Brick.

"He asks me where."

"Then?"

"May be there is something happening in the company and he needs my help."

"Oh, I see."

The atmosphere was back in silence until Salma came to bring a few pieces of cake and hot coffee to Daffa.

"Eat, Auntie will go out briefly to the supermarket." She said while taking the coat.

"Take care, Aunt." Mikaela helps Salma to clothe her coat.

After the woman left, Mikaela approached Daffa who was busy with her phone. "Do you send a message to Darren?"

"Are you curious?"

"No, I just want to know."

Daffa smiled then put his phone.

"What do you write for him?" Mikaela did not give up seeking answers.

"I sent a message to Shine."

"Oh, to your wife."

"You look disappointed."

Mikaela becomes misbehaved. "Disappointed for what?"

"Do you want to hear about Darren."

"I'm just curious, Is he still a short temper like before?"

"Yes, sometimes."

"Is he still ignorant like before?"

"That's his trademark, Mikaela."

"Is he still very selfish?"

"Not really."

"Is he still bossy?"

Daffa laughs. "It is from birth."

"Does he still not think of other people's feelings and want to win alone?"

"Does he always do that to you?"

"I don't talk like that. Forget it."

"You've also not changed, Mikaela."

"What's her face still like you, Daff?" Mikaela did not want to divert the conversation about Darren.

"What do you think?"

"Definitely yes. He is taller than you?"

"Yes, a little higher."

"He's handsome?"

"Hey, look at me." This time, Mikaela was stunkling. "You don't see it on the Internet? He was often gets on the news. A handsome and successful man."

Not never seen it on the internet, since Darren reportedly had a lover, Mikaela decided to no longer see the news about the man on the Internet.

"Never. But.. I'm sure he's handsome as you."

"Ah, I forgot to say something." Daffa establishes his body still looking at Mikaela with a smile.

"Is that about Darren?"

It sounded a crispy laugh from Daffa's mouth. It seems not about what Mikaela expects.

"Happy Birthday Mikaela."