Suddenly, they entered the center of East City.
Their first destination was a restaurant famous for its roasted duck and beautiful scenery.
Arriving at the restaurant parking lot. Jake asks Ariana to wake up Jayna and Edward.
While the others went down, Jayna opened her eyes slowly and found herself leaning against Edward's chest. A feeling suddenly welled up inside her. She decided to enjoy the moment more bit longer.
After a while, Edward woke up and tried to wake up Jayna who actually was already awake.
"Jay… Jayna! Wake Up Jay! We have arrived." Edward woke Jayna up very gently.
Jayna pretended to be awake and rubbed her eyes and looked out the car window.
The other passengers had already walked into the restaurant. Remaining Jake who was waiting for the two of them to come down and follow the others.
Jake folded the middle seat as a way for Jayna and Edward to get off the back passenger seat. Edward let Jayna go down first before him. Jayna did a slight stretch after hitting the ground.
Edward, who came down after her, immediately embraced Jayna and invited her to enter the restaurant following the steps of Jake who was walking in front of them.
Jade waved at them.
* * * *
After resting and recharging at a restaurant, they continued their vacation trip to one of the tourist destinations. The first destination they visited was a semi-outdoor zoo which was very popular in that city.
Jake parked their van and followed his family who had already gotten off and were waiting for him at the entrance gate.
Brakk.
Jake bumped into a middle-aged man as he got out of his driver's seat.
"Gosh, I'm sorry sir." Jake helped the middle-aged man stand up.
"It's okay. I wasn't careful enough." The middle-aged man also apologized.
"Are you all right? Are you injured somewhere?" Asked Jake worriedly.
"No. I am fine. I hope you don't get hurt either." Said the middle-aged man as he shook off his clothes that got hit by the sand as he fell.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Where are you going, sir? Let me deliver you there." Jake offers himself as a form of guilt.
"No. No need." The man rejected Jake's good intentions.
"Oh, then I'll excuse first, sir. My family is waiting." Jake said goodbye.
"Yes, please." The middle-aged man asked Jake to go.
"Don't get entangled with memories of the past. The memory only deceives you and destroys you again, don't repeat the same mistake." The middle-aged man shouted when Jake's back was turned to him. When he turned around, Jake had not found the figure of the middle-aged man anymore.
'Looks like it's gone' Jake thought. The middle-aged man's words were not taken seriously by Jake because his mind was immediately diverted when he saw Jeno and Ryan jumping up and down while waving at him.
Jake ran quickly towards the entrance gate where his family members were standing waiting.
"Hurry up! The weather is very hot." Jayna shouted.
Jake up to panting.
"Come in!!" Jade lifted Ryan into his arms.
"Come on!!!" Jeno and Ryan shouted.
* * * *
Edward took out his cell phone from his trouser pocket and opened the image capture application and then took pictures of several types of animals in the zoo. When Edward turned around to look for another photo object, he saw Jayna who was standing in front of a glass pond watching several animals that looked like beavers but looked more like giant moles swimming. Giant otter type.
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Edward took some candid photos of Jayna who was smiling seeing the animal swimming in front of her.
"Jayna!!" Edward called out to her.
Jayna looked at the direction of the voice and didn't care.
"Jay!!" Edward patted her on the back.
Jayna just looked away for a moment then walked the other way. Edward equalized his steps beside Jayna. They stopped at a monkey cage which was very small in size. It is said that it is the smallest type of monkey in the world, the Pygmy marmoset. One of the famous animal of the zoo.
"Jay, take a look at this." Edward showed her the photo of Jayna he had just taken.
"When?" Jayna asked.
"Just now. It's good, isn't it?" Edward asked Jayna's opinion.
"Very nice." Jayna answered briefly.
"Want to?" Edward looked at Jayna.
"Yes. Send it?" Jayna answered briefly back.
"Want more photos?" Edward asked.
"Do not have to. That's all, good. Enough." Jayna concluded.
"Why? It's a memento of you Jay. Post on your Stargram feed. Your feed is like a haunted house, empty." Edward sneered at her.
"That's also because your girlfriend forced me to make ensta or something, whatever is that" Jayna replied curtly.
"By the way, you already told Leina that you were going on with my family vacation, right?" Jayna quipped back at Edward.
Edward didn't answer and changed the subject.
"Jay, stand there. Nice scenery." Edward pushed Jayna when they arrived at a bridge with a view of a mountain in the background.
"You didn't tell her?" Jayna furrowed her brow.
"Well, stand here." Edward paid no heed to Jayna's words and stood Jayna at the spot he wanted.
"Ed, please don't make the same problem again." Jayna put her hands on waist with a pitiful face. Edward put his phone down.
"What's the problem, Jay?" Edward asked.
Jayna was silent. She understood what Edward meant was about her sudden change in attitude. Edward was always sensitive to Jayna's changes in attitude.
To explain Jayna's suddenly grumpy attitude, let's go back a few hours earlier.
* * * *
"Brother, i want to go to the toilet first? I will follow later." Jayna turned towards the toilet after permission with Jade.
"Yeah, be careful. We're going slowly so you can catch up later." Jade said.
"Call me later if you can't find it." Add Jade to Jayna.
Finished from the toilet, Jayna washed her hands in the sink which was right in front of the toilet she was using. A middle-aged woman stood behind her. Jayna was surprised when she saw the figure of a woman smiling at her as she looked in the mirror to check her makeup. She immediately turned around to confirm that what she saw was a human.
"Oh, sorry. Shocked huh?" asked the middle-aged woman when Jayna turned around in surprise to see her.
"Oh no. Please, you turn." Jayna let the woman because she thought she wanted to use the same sink. Jayna shifted her body to the side and took a few pieces of tissue that were on the wall while looking down politely. The woman smiled and turned on the sink faucet.
"Do not be afraid. You have the power to control everything that happens in your dreams. They're just making use of the time you've forgotten right now." Jayna was stunned to hear the words of the middle-aged woman and looked at him intently.
"Sorry, Mam. Are you talking to me?" Jayna asked to be sure.
The middle-aged woman just smiled and grabbed a tissue and dried her wet palms.
"Don't be influenced. You are the key holder." The middle-aged woman added. Jayna stood stunned with a confused face interpreting what the middle-aged woman said.
The woman stepped out of the toilet leaving Jayna still confused.
Jayna ran to follow outside, when she got to the door she didn't find the figure who had spoken to her before. She looked left and right, but she couldn't find that figure anywhere.
"Probably gone." Jayna mumbled to herself. She decided to follow the others.
Even so, Jayna was still thinking about what the middle-aged woman had said to her. She took out her cell phone and typed a message for Jade.
Jayna : Brother, go ahead. I'll see you at the exit. I want to walk alone.
Jade : Yes, you should be careful. Let me know when you're out.
Jayna : Yes, boss!
Jayna decided to enjoy the trip inside the zoo alone.
A herd of swimming otters caught her attention. Jayna really likes hamsters, in her eyes a flock of otters is similar to a giant hamster swimming. She remembered the incident that made her smile.
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to be continued. . .