Maya Adisti
The Night In Alstadt

#POVAKash

I left the room after teasing her a little. Maya is protesting too much. He never agreed to every decision I made. His stubbornness is incredible. He also sometimes thought about what had never crossed my mind before.

But, I'd rather listen to him blabbering incoherently than see him moody. The atmosphere around me became more lively. Ever since the airport incident, I've been like a babysitter to her. I wanted to be indifferent but I couldn't.

This afternoon when I saw Maya's silhouette on the balcony, my blood rippled.

"Beautiful" I murmured in my heart. Yeah, indeed. Maya if silent looks more graceful.

My view of him suddenly changed. There was something that made me want to continue being around him and the only way I had was to upset him.

I tapped my fingers on the staircase fence. Standing alone without Maya feels like something's missing. I'm looking for my phone in my pants pocket. My intention would be to send a message for him to change clothes quickly but I could not find the flat object. I finally decided to go back to my room.

In my heart I smiled to see Maya trying to cover herself, I desperately held back from seeing her. I grabbed my phone lying on the table while faithfully listening to his chatter.

I waited a long time for Maya outside. I turned my head when the door opened, I actually preferred to see Maya like this. Wearing casual dress-dress. It was my fault that I didn't buy him trousers because I thought it was spring, I miscalculated.

After taking a taxi, Maya and I walked down Bhanhostrasse Street in Alstadt.

"You want a photo?" I asked Maya.

The girl nodded, she handed her phone to me and then turned her back to the old buildings with wide doors typical of European buildings. I put the phone in my jacket pocket.

"I want to see" he said.

"Later on." I pulled Maya into one of the boutiques and let her buy what she liked. Maya looks through the row of pants. I was standing in the coat section.

"Akash!" Maya shows two black and cream jeans.

"Choose the same dress in Maya's hotel" I replied.

Maya keeps the black pants back and picks up the gray pants. I also nodded in agreement.

"Try it," I asked the store staff to deliver Maya to the fitting room.

Shortly afterwards he came out and spoke to the store staff in his highly disheveled English, asking for a larger pant size. I just shut up. I wanted to laugh when I heard Maya, but I held back.

I smiled, my eyes fixed on a beige camel coat with large pockets on both sides.

"May, try this." I handed the coat to Maya.

Although the length to the knee but the coat followed the shape of Maya's body. Three black buttons and a collar extending from the chest to the neck make the coat suitable combined with the dress he is wearing today.

When the store staff returned, Maya opened the coat and handed it to me. Maya returned to the fitting room while I asked the shop staff to wrap the coat.

Finished our shopping back down Bhanhostrasse Street. This street is one of the shopping centers, a lot of shops and boutiques here. I reached for my phone to see the maps and walked as directed.

Not just the two of us, a lot of people were walking with us. Maya took a lot of pictures here, until I had to remind her many times so we didn't come home too late.

At Lindenhof hill, Maya and I stopped for a while, enjoying the night view of Zurich. I let out a long sigh, there was a sudden pain that appeared crammed out.

"What's wrong?" ask Maya.

"Zurich was my dream place with Ruth. I once imagined standing here with him. Enjoy the night while hugging." I laughed bitterly.

"Why did you get married?"

"Either May, only she knows why she dated me five days before the wedding." I feel Maya patting me on the shoulder.

Is that how he calms someone down?

I smiled and pulled him into my arms. At least I'm not alone. I felt Maya return my embrace. Are Maya and I really friends now?

"I'm hungry" he said.

I chuckled at the sad mood like this, he asked for food instead. Without answering I clasped his hand walking down the hill. Maya looked at me again with a strange look.

We passed the Munsterbrucke bridge, a bridge made of stone stretching over the Limmat river. Across from us is the iconic church of Zurich, Grosmunster.

"Akash, where's my phone?" ask Maya.

I gave her a cell phone, she looked serious about tapping the screen and posing her back to the church.

"Let me take a photo." I tried to get his phone but he pulled me.

"Let's take an Akash selfie, I don't have a picture of you yet" he said.

I think I saw Maya justifying the camera angle several times to make the Grosmunster twin towers clearly visible on the screen.

"One more time." Maya returns in style with another pose.

"Look at me" said Maya. I looked in wonder.

"Smiling Akash" he asked. I smiled at him, suddenly he laughed loosely while pressing the camera screen.

"Smile more sincerely or laugh," Maya said.

"For what?" my many.

"Let the picture be good" he replied. I comply. Maya took pictures a few times.

"Look at this, good right?" Maya showed me the shots. Now it's my turn to look at him.

"Why is your face so shady May?" I said in my heart.

"What's wrong?" Maya was amazed to see me.

"I'm hungry Maya."

"Sorry, let's eat." Maya grabbed my arm and walked back. After turning we entered the Niederdorf area. There are many restaurants, cafes and bars here.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked Maya.

"What does fullness come from."

I looked around, the streets were quite crowded by pedestrians. I took off my grip on Maya, grabbed my cell phone and searched for a restaurant recommendation that provided Chinese cuisine to make her taste acceptable to Maya.

"Akash look." Maya pointed to a pretty crowded restaurant.

Looking at the chairs and tables lined up outside the restaurant quite filled I can conclude the restaurant must be delicious because the visitors are many. From the name of the restaurant alone I can conclude that it is an Italian restaurant.

"We're looking for a Chinese restaurant just so there's rice." I refused it gently.

"What restaurant is that?"

"Italy."

"It's okay, we're still here a long time. We'll find a Chinese restaurant tomorrow. What is Italian food? A pizza? pasta? I can eat that." With Maya's spirit walking ahead of me. He crossed, and I followed him behind.

Just as Maya is about to enter the restaurant, suddenly a big man comes out and hits the girl hard.

"May!" my yelling. Looks like the guy was in a hurry.

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