�Okay, Kids, I think, we decided, now TIME IS UP!!!!� Reena Sutanto is roaring like a bear. She is so sick of stupid debate with her new reporters. They were tweeting like a hundreds of nightingale on an evening spring. Fortunately she got new inspirations from the newest political issue nowadays and she always able to handle every damn tought meeting. That�s why, last year, the big boss of Political Digest magazine chose her as his co editor. Today, Mr. Editor in Chief, Agus is sick, so, leading a meeting is Reena�s duty as a co editor in chief. Finally, 5 hours meeting ended. Usually, this kind of meeting takes 2 to 3 hours but president election by next month is an exception for Political Digest, it should be a sensational one. Reena was infuriated at electoral democracy. It couldn�t accommodate minority aspirations. So, Reena and her team have fixed on how to build a better democracy as a theme this month.
�Krriiing� kriiiing..� her phone is ringing.
She picks up her phone on the fourth ring �Yes? This is Reena speaking,�
�Good evening Mr. Reena Sutanto, I am Mr. Frits from Erasmus Mundus Program. Congratulation! Have you receive a letter of acceptance from us? You passed the test and your enrollment application is completed. You are accepted to take master degree at department of Development Research, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Nederland. Just prepare, you are going to study here by next 2 months.�
�Oh, really, sir? I will check my mail box soon after I reach my home. Thank you very much for your call, I really appreciate it,�
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Reena jumps, bumps, laughs and sighs. Oh, Nederland, Nederland, I am coming!!! She really wants to explode now. Okay, an excessive expression is over now. Its time to prepare everything, Reena dear.
She straights scattered papers on her meeting desk then turn off her PC. She leaves her room and walks quickly to catch her bike at the parking area. For a woman like Reena, she could have glamour performance with cars, branded stuffs and jewelry. But, she doesn�t want. She has been reading a lot of financial planning books. It taught her that a young lady need to invest their income when they still young and in the top of career.
In the middle of her way to parking area, she meets Thomas, her best friend. He works as a radio announcer in the upstair building.
�Dinner?� he says
�No, its too late, Tom. I got to reach my apartment as soon as possible. Tomorrow I have to wake up early. Hey, let me tell you, I accepted! � Reena answers.
�Oh Shit!!! Shut up!! Really? Congratulation! We have to celebrate this!� Tom is yelling like a crazy now.
�Yeah, I consider to make a simple farewell party and of course I will invite you. Now I am so tired after 5 hours fucking meeting. Election is always disaster for me. But, at least, a phone in this evening make me happy because I am closer to my dream: doing development research to change the unfair system in 3rd world country,�
�By the way, about the election, ya! tell me about that! We just discussed with a candidate of senator, on air, this evening. It was rubbish when they said about ideal promises, you should believe it! Well, anyway, let Mark accompany you then, he is on the way to here. Actually, we are going to dinner, but seeing you at here is coincidentally circumstances. I think it will be nice if I ask Mark to give you a ride,�
Years ago, Mark and Reena were a hot item although they never confess that they love each other. But, it was hurt too, she felt it a thousand times. Oh, for heaven�s sake, please not him again. �Don�t patronize me Tom! I wasn�t born yesterday! I can take care of my self!�
�Alright Miss Melancholic, then how far you can handle this situation? Come on, its been 5 months! Come up! Break it down to him! Then go back to have some fun! He is a good man, why?�
�Because I don�t want,�
�I don�t believe that!�
�You don�t believe that women could enjoying being free and independent? I just feel uncomfortable being anyone�s girlfriend,�
�I beg you pardon? I don�t get it,�
�Really? Relationship is terrible, people�s heart can get hurt, sometime, they sacrifice their career, dreams and passion, who wants? I am still young�
�You will change your opinion if you fall in love,�
�Ahahaha! Love is just an illusion, it doesn�t exist,� Reena talks and laughs out loud.
�You are terrible!�
�Everyone will die alone. An eagle always flies alone Mr. Matchmaker! How easily people cut a feeling and feel nothing! Talk to my hand!� Reena says, then she leaves Tom standing alone at those quiet basement parking.
�Hey, Miss. Dumb Desperate! Marry your career!!� Tom is yelling again.
Reena reached her home already. She is still thinking about what Tom just said in the parking area. She promised that she never thinking about Mark or another possibility of love partner. She doesn�t want to become a zombie anymore then breaks her own career, just because of riddiculus reason. Compromising is suck! When you sacrifice and compromise everything for someone, I swear! It never worth! I am not a stupid woman anymore. A donkey will never want to fall in the same hole again, asshole!
�one day later after Tom told Mark about Reena�s master degree acceptance and love relationship opinion�
In a cubicle, Mark stares at the picture of him and Reena. It took when they were together. It took when there weren�t misunderstanding. It took before Mark�s ex suddenly appear and seduce him. He is really miss Reena. He miss her voice when she said �Hey my sugar�� Her voice is deep, rich, and relaxed. He miss her blushing face when he give her a compliment, he miss the way she talk, her unique thought and everything. During the last couple of months Mark and Reena seldom see one another. Actually, they intentional don�t want to. He really wants to talk to her and say sorry, but Reena always avoids to meet him.
�.One and half months later�.
After a fun and unforgettable farewell party, Reena feels empty now. There is something undone with Mark. She has to figure it out. Oh Mark, Mark, Mark! Why are you always appearing in my mind? But, remembering how pain it was, sorry dear, maybe its better for me to just forget it and continue what i have to do. But, she is still feeling restless. And one thing: she hates to fly.
... 2 weeks later...
Reena�s plane just landed at the Schiphol airport. She can�t help herself to run out from the plane.
�Ohh� beloved land, i love you!!!� Reena screams and bows from kneeling position so her forehead touches land. Everyone stare at her and think that she is totally twisted.
After a couple of hours journey to The Hague, she reached her student huis. It�s a kind of boarding house for international students. It�s spring! Reena sees a lot of tulips in every side of streets. Laura, her roommate from Germany told her that she should visit Keunkenhoff. It�s a place where we can see a thousands of tulips in The Hague. Oh, God, I wish I could do it now, I am dying to visit interesting places here. But, laying down myself on a bed is the best to do now. Keukenhoff, I will catch you!
� a day later�
�Reena, wake up! Its Sunday morning, I know, you must be so tired, but I am intending to go to Keukenhoff, do you want to go with me?� Laura whispers to Reena�s ear.
�Owh.. its tempting! Are you sure you want me to join? Let me chill out then,� Reena answers, she looks sleepy but her willingness to travel defeats her tiredness.
�Sure, I will make a pancake for our breakfast. My mom brought me a lot of wheat, cheese, milk and butter yesterday. Now, you.. take a bath!�
�Oh.. very nice of you, Laura. Thank you very much,�
�Don�t mention it, but someday you have to do the same thing for me,� Laura says and then she laughs.
The Hague is a beautiful city. They walk through Mauritshuis Museum and enter it. It�s a William fifth inheritance. At this museum you can see a lot of wonderful creation from Rembrandt, Vermeer, Potter, and Hals. General governor of Nederland Kingdom name�s was taken because this museum building was his home in last century.
After they moved out from the museum, they see Het Plein square. There is a heroic statue of Willem van Oranje. Cafes were established surrounding this area. Usually, most of politicians go here after meeting in the Binnenhof. Dutch people told them that usually Nederland�s prime minister visits Bertolli�s Lunchroom. Pint beer from this cafe is a famous one.
�Okay, we are reaching Keukenhoff, that most beautiful spring park in the world,� Laura says.
Keukenhoff is really beautiful. This is the biggest floral events in the world. Dutch people are awesome. You can visit Tulips festival in Keukenhoff just every spring. Tulips are everywhere. Usually, they sell 3 euros for each stem of tulip. They have high technology of flower gardening. There is also plant competition in a world level here. And the winner will get a good selling bargaining.
Reena sits at a classic chair surrounding tulips in this park. Its almost night. She can see a blue moon now. Its wonderful. I know its seldom to see blue moon at this time, thanks God, its blue moon. Mark passes in her mind again. In her ears, Rod Steward sings: Blue moon� you saw me standing alone, without the dream in my heart, without the love of my own. Blue moon� you know just what I was there for, you heard me saying a prayer for� someone I really could care for�
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