The Last Pastry at the Bakery

Nour walks up to the bakery counter. She looks at the last chocolate croissant on the shelf. At the same moment, another hand reaches for it too.

Nour berjalan ke konter toko roti. Ia menatap croissant cokelat terakhir di rak. Pada saat yang sama, ada tangan lain yang juga meraihnya.

"Oh, sorry," the man says, and pulls his hand back. "You go ahead."

"Oh, maaf," kata si pria sambil menarik tangannya. "Silakan, Anda saja."

"No, please," Nour says. "You were here first."

"Tidak, silakan," kata Nour. "Anda yang datang lebih dulu."

They both step back and look at each other.

Mereka berdua mundur selangkah dan saling menatap.

"Let's split it," the man says. "I'm Tomasz."

"Kita bagi dua saja," kata si pria. "Saya Tomasz."

"Nour," she says. "That sounds fair."

"Saya Nour," katanya. "Kedengarannya adil."

The woman behind the counter smiles and cuts the croissant in half. She wraps each piece and hands them over the counter.

Perempuan di balik konter tersenyum dan memotong croissant itu menjadi dua. Ia membungkus masing-masing potongan dan menyerahkannya lewat konter.

Nour and Tomasz sit down at a small table near the window. Each holds half a croissant and a cup of coffee.

Nour dan Tomasz duduk di meja kecil dekat jendela. Masing-masing memegang setengah croissant dan secangkir kopi.

"I almost never come here this early," Tomasz says. "I had an early meeting today."

"Saya hampir tidak pernah datang sepagi ini," kata Tomasz. "Hari ini saya ada rapat pagi."

"I usually come at noon," Nour says. "Today I woke up early for no reason."

"Biasanya saya datang siang hari," kata Nour. "Hari ini saya bangun pagi tanpa alasan."

They talk about the bakery's other pastries. They agree the chocolate croissant always sells out fast.

Mereka mengobrol tentang kue-kue lain di toko roti itu. Mereka sepakat bahwa croissant cokelat selalu cepat habis.

"Next time, I'll come early and buy two," Tomasz says.

"Lain kali, saya akan datang pagi-pagi dan membeli dua," kata Tomasz.

"Or we can just share again," Nour says with a smile.

"Atau kita bagi dua lagi saja," kata Nour sambil tersenyum.

They finish their coffee. Tomasz asks for her number before they leave for work.

Mereka menghabiskan kopi. Sebelum berangkat kerja, Tomasz meminta nomor teleponnya.