I'm Not Him

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Time seemed to stop for a moment, Rania looked at the face of Vero who had always been a hero for her since she graduated High School. The always smiling face encouraged him.

"Dragon!" rania Gumam.

Vero shed his tears seeing Rania become the bride in this engagement.

~He became Dila Aryani Subagja, his sister?~ heart words Vero.

Vero remembers the face of Anita, the woman who always came to his house with a man carrying two boys.

"The Atmajaya family" said Vero.

He felt as if the sky was collapsing together realizing that Rania was becoming Dila for the benefit of the Atmajaya family.

~Why did I just realize it? Why can't I remember that the Atmajaya family wanted an arranged marriage between them that caused me to be separated from my sister for many years~ regretted in Vero's heart raging.

Rania who realizes the existence of her brother distracts Anita and Beni to continue the show. Vero looks at Rania's panicked face and doesn't want Anita and Beni to know about her arrival.

Vero looked at the anger on Rania's face, he thought there was something that forced him to do all this, not just about the money his adoptive mother took, but there was something else.

Bondan who was still dissolved in his anger at Beni was also his mother who forced this engagement, did not see Vero who was trying to get closer to Rania.

As Anita and Beni are busy continuing the show, Rania looks at Vero in a gesture so that he does not approach or approach her.

Bondan sees the movements of Rania's eyes and hands that are not on her. He saw where Rania was giving the signal. Unexpectedly, the direction of Rania's eyes was fixed on Vero.

Bondan was still thinking what happened, what their gaze meant that he did not know.

"You know him?" ask Bondan.

Vero stared angrily at Bondan who asked with a curious face. She pulls Bondan's collar and takes him to the parking lot, away from everyone's sight.

Vero throws Bondan's body at the car and prepares to hit him. But a hand held him. Vero looked at the hand, the hand that had just got the engagement ring.

"Rania!" exclaim Vero.

Rania catches up with them on the grounds to the bathroom on Beni.

"Don't Brother!" rania.

"It's all because of him, right? You can be here because of him, right? What are they doing to you?" ask Vero without stopping.

Bondan does not accept being wronged by Vero.

"Who are you? How dare I drag me here, angry about Rania. Who's lu?" bondan was upset.

"Gue...."

Not until Vero said that he was her brother, Rania held her brother's chest and asked him to end the fight.

"He's my best friend. Already, ok yes!" rania stared and rounded her eyes at Bondan and Vero alternately.

Vero biting his own teeth held back the upset that Rania was covering him up.

"I'm sorry for him! He just doesn't like me to seem forced to do something" Rania told Bondan, who was still angry.

The two of them set their breaths to hold back for Rania's sake. Rania's hands were holding their own.

"Ok...if I take off, you won't hit each other?" tanya Rania reassured.

Bondan was still staring at Vero. Rania looked at them alternately to confirm her request.

Bondan stood up from his backrest, then tidied up his clothes. Vero turns to hold Rania's hand and pulls her away from Bondan.

"What's going on? Why did you become Dila Aryani Subagja? What is their purpose? Why would you want to do it too?" ask Vero without stopping.

Rania.

"I can't answer everything now, the engagement is still going on" Rania said.

"When can you answer everything? Tomorrow?" ask Vero.

Rania can't answer, she doesn't know when she can get out of her own house. Especially now Anita is always watching him. She looked down with eyes that seemed to be looking for answers to her brother's question.

Vero is unsure and feels Rania is hiding something.

"What else? What else are you hiding?" ask Vero.

"It's not so!" Rania is unable to make Vero stop asking questions.

Vero held onto Rania's shoulder and hugged her.

"We'll just go home today, yeah!" whisky Vero.

"That can't be it!" rania took off her embrace.

Vero looked into Rania's eyes as if he couldn't look her in the eye.

"Then what can?" continued Vero.

"I ...I'll try to contact you later, not now. Brother leave now, don't be in touch with the Atmajaya family. I promise I will try to contact" Rania promised.

Vero looked at Rania's eyes that really seemed to be hiding something from her. He understood from Rania's words that said she would try, it meant that she was very difficult to get out or contact him.

"All right, I'm leaving. I'm at hotel A, room number 203. Meet me there when you're really ready to go" Vero said.

Rania had just dared to look at Vero's face as she put her trust in him.

"Thank you!" rania.

Bondan who looked at them from earlier felt jealous to see the closeness of Vero and Rania.

Vero left with a heavy heart. But believe that Rania can take care of herself.

Bondan approaches Rania who is still staring at Vero's departure.

"So the business he's offering is all a lie?" bondan near Rania.

Rania glared at Bondan's words.

"He's right, it's all your fault" Rania said.

Bondan is astonished by Rania's remarks which he thinks are unfair to blame him. Rania left him. Bondan was still silent then he came to his senses and felt guilty.

Rania rejoined Beni who immediately hugged her waist. Anita smiled not knowing what was going on.

Dina who was looking for Bondan looked at herself standing stunned in the parking lot.

"Sister, why are you here? We're going in yuk!" bring Dina.

Bondan was still silent, but Dina hooked her hand to Bondan's arm then pulled him into the crowd of feasting guests.

Bondan's eyes looked irritatedly at Beni's hand that was hugging Rania's waist. He tried to restrain himself, but even his heart was eager to hit his sister and take Rania away.

The event finished at 11 pm, one by one the guests took a break to Anita and congratulated and praised the day's event which they thought was very extraordinary.

Anita smiled with satisfaction, whether it was with the praise of all the guests or with Rania's obedience to him. He went into his study after changing clothes and tidying up the box that Rania had just dismantled.

Not long after someone knocked on the door.

"Lake in!" said Anita.

Rania enters in her nightgown. Anita raised both eyebrows not expecting him to be there.

"What's the son-in-law?" ask Anita.

"explain? I don't understand what you said earlier" Rania said expressionlessly.

Anita smiled and put the box she neatened in front of Rania.

"What I have to tell you is too long and will make you hurt" Anita said.

His hand took a picture. Full Subagja family photos.