I'm Not a Bet
Interviews
Arindi silently looked at her reflection in the mirror. He is now in the toilet of the secretariat building. He looked at himself who looked terrible. His hair was a little flat, in some parts of his clothes there was residual oil paint that began to dry, in the eye area there was a dark circle.
"Gue what the hell is here? Because grandma dropped by my fucking emotions. Arrghh. Now what should I do?" inner Arindi.
He opened his tote bag and found a blouse that he used to carry everywhere as a spare change of clothes, then began to open his make-up bag.
"Hair's good on the other side, huh?" Suddenly Arindi was conscious. "Eh emang must be flanked, do not want the fame..h already ah just aja."
Arindi tidied up her clothes, she rolled her hair sober, put a little moisturizer on her face then applied a little lip tint on her red lips and lastly sprayed the parfume into the air.
Arindi was sitting waiting in a room, there were some people sitting waiting like her. Arindi had to speak stale and found out that they were also interview participants like him.
Arindi glanced at her watch, the needle showed at 07:30, the interview process as scheduled will start at 08:00. Arindi was getting bored, he took out his sketchbook, he started doing activities that he liked very much, scribbling scribbles.
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In the BEM secretariat.
Tristan and some of his friends, Dimas and Anggi, are preparing for the interview.
"Dim, did you print all the files?" ask Tristan.
"All of you, I'm just confused about Tan" Dimas replied.
" why? Is something wrong?" Tristan's confused.
"Seinget I yesterday the number of applicants has fit 10, how now it is 11, am I wrong?"
"It's wrong to see what the file is, maybe." Tristan took the file from Dimas.
"Now, you check it out, I've reprinted it."
"Ok thanks. There's no assessment form, is there?" tristan asked Anggi.
"Still brother. The event is still half an hour away, brother check first. All Anggi permission yes brother, Anggi there is a class this morning."
"Ooh ok" replied Tristan.
Tristan sat on his desk. He read the files that were given Dimas one by one. Then he was silent when he read Arindi's name on one of the participants' CVs. He recalled the words of Cellyn earlier who said that he saw Arindi enter the secretariat building.
"really here?" inner Tristan.
"And what else, hasn't started yet?" Joe's voice shocked Tristan who was reading Arindi's CV. Seeing Joe, he immediately piled up Arindi's files with other participants' files.
"In a moment, why?"
"Just have an interview, I saw a lot of girls on the list" said Joe.
"Do it, I can." Tristan refused.
"Uhm yesterday you said there was morning guidance" Tristan said.
"Yes, um this is some of you interviewing." Tristan shared some of the files with Joe, but he made sure Arindi's CV didn't go to Joe's.
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Arindi sat on the interview chair, in front of her behind Tristan's desk sitting down while writing something in her notebook. Arindi sat quietly, even though her heart was not calm, she was still thinking about the events that had passed almost two years ago. He still felt embarrassed every time he saw that face, but he had to overcome it if he wanted to get his wish.
"It's not because of that bet that I won't be here. Okay calm Rin, this way doang time can not... Fucking argggh... I'm deg degan gini... Ok ok calm down... I read the interview question a bit anyway, I hope it is not much different... Yes yes ... I can..," Arindi's mind.
"Why hasn't it started yet?" ask Tristan.
"Yes?" Arindi was shocked, Tristan's voice was heavy and he suddenly looked towards her making her stop talking in his heart.
"hasn't started? What are you doing?" inner Arindi.
"Helf-introduction. Don't you want to introduce yourself?" his gaze sharply began to seriously look at Arindi.
"A clear cake by the way. Ohsorry. My name is Arindi Putri Kiandra. Call me Arin. I'm a 4th semester art major, me...."
"It's all written on the CV, I can read your profile directly." Suddenly Tristan interrupted Arindi's self-introduction, irritating Arindi.
"What the hell do people mean? If everything is clear what is it again?" inner Arindi.
"characteristic? The character? Uhm I'm hardworking, reliable, and uhm. I'm always enthusiastic about all the work I do" Arindi said.
Joining the organization is not what Arindi and her best friend like. They do not like activities that they think do not provide definite value, so Arindi has never once had the experience of organizing. Hearing Arindi's extremely cliche answer, as she learned just before getting into the interview room made Tristan laugh mockingly.
"Why is he laughing? I'm funny?" inner Arindi.
"Lo has no faith, you have no intention and you have no interest in entering this organization." Tristan began to speak informally and raised his tone, from Arindi's answer he could tell that this girl considered this organization trivial.
Arindi started to clench, her lips trembling. He has never been treated like this in his entire life. The ease and smoothness of his life had never taught him to be willing to accept this kind of pressure. He held back his emotions that wanted to explode immediately.
"*-#&£+###*"*"**" Arindi swore in heart.
"Say what's your reason for entering this organization?" Tristan said firmly.
Arindi really wants to get her heart out but she will ruin all her plans if she gets emotional here.
"I have no reason to come here, I've never been to any organization before, I never wanted to be involved in any organization, but the higher the education I went through the more experience with high-minded people I was motivated to get involved in an organizational activity. I do not have organizational experience but with the ability, expertise that I have I am sure can make other experiences that can expand my horizons in the future. And with my abilities...."
"OK." Tristan cut his words.
Teng! It was like a bell ringing as Tristan said and it made Arindi shut up and shut her mouth.
"Ga many children majoring in art involved BEM, you sure you can manage the time between your college activities with the activities here?" ask Tristan again.
"I'm sure I can. Why become ordinary again? Was my answer really? It seems to be cutting people's words. So the head of the gini really, "inner Arindi.
"Ok thank you. You'll be contacted soon if you graduate" Tristan said.
"Is that all right?" arindi is still confused.
"What?" Tristan seemed to hear Arindi say something.
"Ah agga sak. Aja segini? He's a robot, he doesn't have a heart, he's as good as angry, good again, cold again."
Arindi was still confused as to what was happening. Seeing Tristan who had been standing about to move from there he approached him and stretched out his hand to invite Tristan to shake hands.
"Ah brother...."
Tristan who approached Arindi was shocked, he did not expect Arindi to dare to shake hands even though he himself still felt bad to have spoken in a high tone to the girl. Finally he returned Arindi's hand.
"Thank you for the time and sorry if there was a word I was not good to be horrified. It is my hope that I can get involved in this organization" Arindi said with a sweet smile.
Arindi fluently recited the final words of the interview she learned earlier on the internet.
Tristan didn't expect the girl to smile at him. He could not avoid not looking at that face, he could not deny that the smile was beautiful, even though he knew the words were cliche and the smile might be forced.
Arindi pulled his hand, finally making Tristan aware.
"Oh yes, both" said Tristan.
"If so, I say yes brother."
Arindi ran out, leaving Tristan in a dumbfounded stupor. Tristan was still confused as to why he could be amazed by the girl's smile.
"Tan woi, what are you doing there?" Joe's voice shocked Tristan.
"Gue .. I just finished the interview, now you."
"Lu bengong, see ghost?" ask Joe again.
Tristan did not answer. He just passed by not caring about Joe's words.
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Arindi started the engine. He was ready to go back to his apartment.
"The first day was good too. Huuummhh Tristan the doubtful, arrogant, selfish you can win emang if you talk, you can be as arbitrary as you say, but can you please if I already smile?"
Of the four friends, Arindi is the most emotional, but she has a smile that can be more deadly than swear words. No one can resist that smile. Her sweet but poisonous smile. He also began leaving the campus parking lot but he still did not stop talking alone.
"Gue Arindi, and I'm gonna make you fall in love with me, you see a fucking guy."
