The Plus-One with No One to Talk To

Damaris went to her coworker's wedding on Saturday. The room was full of family and old friends. She only knew the bride and groom well.

Damaris menghadiri pernikahan rekan kerjanya pada hari Sabtu. Ruangan itu penuh keluarga dan teman lama. Ia hanya mengenal baik pengantin perempuan dan laki-lakinya.

At table nine, she noticed a quiet man sitting alone. He wore a nice suit. He looked uncomfortable in the crowd.

Di meja sembilan, ia melihat seorang pria pendiam duduk sendirian. Ia mengenakan setelan yang bagus. Ia tampak tidak nyaman di tengah keramaian.

Damaris walked over and sat down beside him. "I don't think we know each other," she said. "I'm Damaris. I work with the groom."

Damaris berjalan menghampiri dan duduk di sampingnya. "Sepertinya kita belum saling kenal," katanya. "Saya Damaris. Saya bekerja bersama mempelai pria."

"I'm Aurelio," he said. "I came with my sister. She's the bride's old roommate."

"Saya Aurelio," katanya. "Saya datang bersama kakak perempuan saya. Dia teman sekamar lama mempelai wanita."

"That's a good reason to be here," Damaris said. She smiled warmly. "Do you know anyone else at this wedding?"

"Itu alasan yang bagus untuk berada di sini," kata Damaris. Ia tersenyum hangat. "Apakah Anda kenal orang lain di pernikahan ini?"

"I don't know many people here," Aurelio admitted.

"Saya tidak kenal banyak orang di sini," Aurelio mengakui.

"Well, now you know me," Damaris said. "Do you want to dance? The band just started."

"Nah, sekarang Anda kenal saya," kata Damaris. "Mau berdansa? Bandnya baru mulai."

Aurelio smiled for the first time. "Yes, let's dance," he said.

Aurelio tersenyum untuk pertama kalinya. "Ya, ayo berdansa," katanya.

They danced through two whole songs. Aurelio was a good dancer, too.

Mereka berdansa melewati dua lagu penuh. Aurelio ternyata pandai berdansa juga.

Damaris introduced him to her table of friends. Aurelio told a funny story about his sister. The whole table laughed together.

Damaris memperkenalkannya kepada meja teman-temannya. Aurelio menceritakan kisah lucu tentang kakak perempuannya. Seluruh meja tertawa bersama.

Near the end of the night, Aurelio found Damaris again. "Thank you for talking to me first," he said. "Can I call you sometime?"

Menjelang akhir malam, Aurelio mencari Damaris lagi. "Terima kasih sudah menyapa saya lebih dulu," katanya. "Boleh saya meneleponmu kapan-kapan?"

Damaris smiled and pulled out her phone. "Give me your number," she said. "Let's dance again next time."

Damaris tersenyum dan mengeluarkan ponselnya. "Berikan nomormu," katanya. "Mari kita berdansa lagi lain kali."

The next weekend, Aurelio called Damaris as promised. They met for coffee near her office. It was an easy, fun date.

Akhir pekan berikutnya, Aurelio menelepon Damaris seperti yang dijanjikannya. Mereka bertemu untuk ngopi di dekat kantornya. Itu kencan yang mudah dan menyenangkan.