I'm Not Him

20

Vero was silently staring at Dila from the window of his room. His mind floated in the past when he first met Rania.

~That girl, her spirit dama like Rania. His appearance and manner of speaking are very different. He is very confident and carefree~ said Vero's heart.

Arumi came knocking on the door of her room, Vero told her to come in.

"Sir, the guest who had offered services to become a marketing manager. He said he could make this restaurant crowded" said Arumi.

Vero was still looking at Dila, he thought.

"What do you think?" Vero asked Arumi.

Arumi rounded her eyes and blinked a few times.

"In my opinion, we can use the expertise of social media to get an increase in revenue Sir, even though only a month you open this restaurant, but I think, it is not wrong to try different marketing" explained Arumi.

Vero looked at the speechless Arumi.

"Ok, get Fajri here!" pinta Vero's.

Arumi smiled and nodded then went to call Fajri. Soon Fajri arrives and they talk.

Dila finished with her meal, she drank her green tea and gazed towards the street from the glass window. Every now and then he sighed, confusion would have to go where after this.

~Do I have to search for a boarding place? But where? I never cost that. So Nyesel broke off from Beni~ he lamented by lengthening his lips.

Suddenly Fajri comes and greets Dila.

"Miss....!" greet Fajri.

"Crazy!" said Dila who immediately turned her head while smiling excitedly.

"Ouh yes, Miss Dila, Mr. Vero the owner of this restaurant wants to meet you! Please come with me!" said Fajri politely.

Dila smiled and felt that her words to the woman had worked.

"I'll just put the money here, okay?" said Dila while slipping money for Carbonara and her green tea under the plate.

"All right!" fajri replied with a smile.

Dila stood tidying up her hair and clothes while walking following Fajri.

"Oh yeah, what's your name?" ask Dila.

"Fajri, Fajri Rahardi" Fajri replied.

"I'm Dila Arayani Subagja, call me Dila!" said Dila introduced herself by offering her handshake.

Fajri welcomed Dila's hand and continued his path. He knocked on the door, and Vero, watching from behind the window, walked up to the chair and told them to come in.

"Sir!" fajri said while giving a code that the guest he asked to meet with him had been brought.

"Ok, please sit down. You're Fajri too!" pinta Vero's.

"Hi! Dila Aryani Subagja, I am only 19 years old but I am very competent in the field of marketing through social media" said Dila praised himself.

"Oh yeah? I'm Vero Wardana the musician of this restaurant. You still in college?" ask Vero.

"I graduated High School before the age of 17 because I jumped in class at Junior High! So it has actually been two years of studying at an international university. But because of my greed for college in Cambrige I resigned. Unfortunately I didn't graduate and came back here" Dila said endlessly.

Vero and Fajri stared at each other. Vero thought that Dila was indeed suitable for the position of marketing manager. His lively manner of speaking made the person who heard him pay attention and listen to him.

Vero smiled and lowered his head while playing both of his hands.

"Well, you can try it for a month. But if there's no change in a month you can resign right?" vero accepts with a covenant.

"Oh let alone a month, in a week I will make a big change" Dila said confidently.

"Ok, I appreciate your confidence. You can start from tomorrow. I'll let you use your office laptop to create an official social account for the restaurant" Vero explained.

Fajri smiled and listened carefully.

"But.there's one condition!" said Dila.

Vero and Fajri looked at him.

"Condition?" ask Vero wonder.

"Hehe...today I really just came from America, I haven't got a place to stay, can I stay here tonight?" dila Pinta.

"Both of my parents died five years ago, for one or two things, I lost my parents' home and savings. May it?" said Dila while rounding her eyes pleading.

Vero smiled, instead Fajri looked at Dila suspiciously.

"I need to talk to my manager for a second, can you get out first?" pinta Vero's.

"Ok, I'm waiting outside" Dila replied.

He understood that his request was a little strange and gave them a chance to discuss.

"Sorry sir, but I'm suspicious sir. He just wants to steal or cheat us. Lest he be sent another restaurant to find out the details of our restaurant!" fajri was suspicious.

"Yes, it could be. But...CCTV in this restaurant is enough to know and be proof if he has malicious intentions" said Vero.

"So you're gonna give me a chance?" ask Fajri not sure.

"Only last night, tomorrow ask him to find a place to stay before the restaurant opens" said Vero.

"Good sir!" said Fajri can not refuse again because Vero is convinced.

Fajri came out and approached Dila who was about to enter the kitchen.

"Hey.you can't go in there yet! Here, Mr. Vero has given his decision" said Fajri.

Dila turned around and followed Fajri.

"You've been accepted as a marketing officer. Try first to find a place to live today, I pray you managed to get a place to stay. But if it's hard, you can just come to the restaurant at 10pm or so. So that other employees will not follow suit asking to stay while here. Understood?" fajri said firmly.

Dila smile.

"All right! Thanks!" said Dila.

Dila went and tried to search through her smart phone.

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Meanwhile, Rania finished taking care of Beni and had dinner. He had already made sure Beni was comfortable sleeping in his room. He entered his room and closed the door slowly.

Clasping his own hands, he began to sit by the door. Crying without a sound lamenting his sorrow today.

He recalled the moment Beni dragged him out of the car and threw his body at the car. Several times closing his eyes felt pain in his back.

Slowly she stopped crying, then tried to stand up and go into the bathroom. She cleans up crying and wanting to go home soon.

Bondan looks for Rania, about to call her because her mother wants to meet Dila in the study. He just walked in without knocking. But when he came in, he didn't see Rania. He turned around to get out.

But Rania came out with a towel covering her eyes, she immediately picked up the underwear and clothes she was going to wear.

Hearing the bathroom door open, Bondan turned around and looked at her. He was stunned to see the bruises on Rania's back. He frowned and thought with many questions popping up.

~What happened? Why is his back blue?~ ask Bondan's heart.

He also looked towards the arm as well as the shoulder, there was a slight bruise that was lying just about any. Bondan is getting curious about what he's been going through for a month.

As Rania turned around, she looked at Bondan who was watching her. Rania was shocked and hurriedly looked for the towel she had worn to dry her hair earlier, to cover her chest.

But Bondan just kept quiet and turned towards the door and walked out without saying anything. Rania bengong saw that she also felt strange about Bondan's behavior.

Bondan walked towards Dina's room and opened the room door after knocking several times.

Dina who was tidying up her closet immediately looked at her. Raising his eyebrows he asked what Bondan wanted.

"Tell Dila, momi wants him in her study now!" said Bondan with a face that still thinks of what he saw.

"Why go all the way up to tell me, isn't her room close to Dila's?" said Dina who was ignored by Bondan who immediately left.

Dina stopped tidying up her clothes and rushed to Dila's room.

"Dil, can I come in?" ask Dina.

"Yes go in!" answer Rania.

Dina walks in and says Bondan's message. Rania shuts up and listens, finally her question about Bondan's behavior is answered when Dina delivers her message. He sighed thinking that Bondan must have seen the bruises on his body.

"Ok, thanks Din!" rania.

Dina smiled and returned to her room. Rania came out of the room and went towards Bu Anita's study.