I'm Not Him

63

Rania's phone alarm went off at 04:30 in the morning. His eyes immediately opened and felt, but what he touched was Bondan's field chest. His eyes widened and his hands covered his gaping mouth in disbelief. His sleeping position changed, he slept in Bondan's arms facing his chest. Bondan's hands hugged his waist and the other one held his head up all night.

Bondan awakens because the sound of Rania's phone alarm bothers him a lot. He fingered the bed table and turned off his phone, then re-hugged Rania who was still confused about what to do to get away from him.

Rania waited a while until Bondan fell asleep again. He tried to release Bondan's embrace from his waist slowly. Then he sat down and got out of his bed.

"Where are you? It's still early morning!" bondan.

Rania was silent and then turned around.

"There's business in the hospital, my friend came home this morning" replied Rania.

Bondan sat on the bed with his eyes still sleepy.

"I'm taking!" Bondan offered himself.

"No. .no ..you just take a break, a lot of work in the office right?" reject Rania.

"Then...Who are you going with?" ask Bondan with eyes that try to open.

"Taxi.as usual" replied Rania by raising her eyebrows.

"Alright, call me if you want to be picked up" said Bondan scratching his waist and then immediately sleep again.

Rania sighed and smiled at Bondan's very sleepy funny behavior. He turned and stepped back.

"Wait!" said Bondan again.

Rania looked over quickly in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"Hug me for a second"

Rania frowned.

"Just a moment! You've been coming home all night lately, I don't want to wait until the mallem" Bondan said.

Rania sighed because she felt there was no need to do that. But so that Bondan did not ask a lot or suspect, he hugged her. Bondan held his embrace longer.

"I love you!" whispered Bondan to him.

Rania quietly did not answer, Bondan spoke to her once more.

"I love you!"

"Bondan. My friend could-can't nobody take me home" said Rania.

Bondan took off her embrace, she looked at Rania's face which then passed away from her room. He recalled the incident last night and smiled, then went back to lying down and sleeping.

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Rania hurriedly left and headed straight for Vero's house. There she gets some pretty shocking news from her brother.

"Ngga Bang, can't!" rania refused.

"Ran, this is the only way we can maintain the Subagja Corporation" Vero said.

Rania closed her eyes for a moment and then sighed, she could not comply with the wishes of her brother who asked her to become the manager or CEO of the family-owned Subagja Corporation.

Especially he can't hurt Bondan, the man he loves so much.

"Bondan must have been hurt when he found out that I was going to take over almost everything he had. You know, I...."

Rania did not finish her words.

"You love Bondan?" Vero continued.

"Vero was not a part of Anita, he was the son of our father's best friend, the son of the Atmajaya family. He can definitely get up again after that, you can be with him after all our dealings with Anita are done" explained Vero.

"It's that easy Bang! Beni.how about him. He is not 100 percent stable. He had just been hurt because Bondan asked for our engagement to be decided and asked me to be his future wife according to Ardiana Atmajaya's will. I don't know what's going to happen to him later. Both of these men loved his mother very much, I can not even reveal that his mother was the mastermind of the destruction and burning of the restaurant Abang. Their hearts can be hurt!" Rania insisted with all her thoughts.

Vero smiled, his hands clasping Rania's hands.

"You look like mom, she cares about everyone. You can think of other people's feelings before yourself. But....Brother only wants to protect his brothers from heartless evil women. Brother can not give the company in Dila's hands because he is still unstable. Only you can do it. You're 20 next month, right? Brother has asked Om Wandy to help" explained Vero.

"Can't we just focus on Nuri's case, can't the police tell Ryan?"

"Ryan was well hidden by Anita. Some people in the police department helped him to stay undetected. Gala said it was hard to touch"

"Jeez, is that hard?" lamented Rania.

"Abang has tried so hard for this. I just want you to be ready"

Rania looked at Vero, she felt that Vero trusted her very much. But he himself still did not believe that all this could happen to him. He had to choose between his love and his family.

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Rania said goodbye, she hugged Vero and went out of the house. But he stopped when he saw Yudi who was standing looking at him in front of the fence, also Arumi who was closing the gate.

Arumi looked at him and smiled.

"Well...would you like to go home?" greet Arumi.

"Yes....Rum, just stop by for a second. It's going straight to the hospital again" replied Rania.

Rania passed by Yudi who was still staring at her. Rania just smiled at him with a slight bow of her body.

"I'm taking!" Yudi offered himself.

Rania who had just hugged Arumi was surprised by Yudi's offer. Arumi could not help her widened eyes because she did not expect Yudi would offer her.

"No, I ordered a taxi" replied Rania refused.

"Yes.use a taxi, the sun is hot. Use the motor later overheated" said Arumi in support of Rania.

Rania smiled at Arumi, she opened the gate and did not look at Yudi again. But Yudi still looked at him.

Arumi walks into Vero's house and deliberately bumps into Yudi to take his eyes off Rania.

"Hurry in!" take Arumi while being annoyed at her brother.

Yudi was about to enter, but when his right foot had entered he thought and wanted to catch up with Rania. He came back out and shouted.

"I have a sudden business, I'll let you know!" exclaim Yudi.

Arumi who was about to kiss Vero cheek did not do so and ran after her brother. But unfortunately Yudi who knew Rania had left with his taxi, immediately glided with his motorbike and disappeared.

"Bas on that labile man!" arumi was upset.

Vero was surprised by Arumi's behavior, he looked at her from the door.

"What's wrong?" ask Vero to Arumi who walked in.

"He promised to give me five hundred grand for weekly shopping" Arumi lied.

In fact he was very worried about Yudi approaching Rania again and injuring Dila. When Rania is injured, everything can return to normal because Rania is tough. The case will be different if Dila is injured.

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Arriving at the hospital, Yudi immediately looked for Rania to Nuri's ward. But her steps came to a halt as she saw Rania's waist being hugged by the man she had seen with her coming out of the makeshift staircase.

Yudi sighed because he had already run there.

"Honey.we can ask the surgeon to help Nuri get her face back. I have many acquaintances in Korea" Bondan said.

"really? Is it very expensive?" ask Rania.

"No. Don't think about it. Nuri must heal physically and mentally. It will take a lot of time for him to recover. He has to be treated in the right place" Bondan explained.

"I'm afraid he could still be traumatized by this incident" said Rania.

"Listen..I told you, give it all to me, I'll help you as much as I can. He is your best friend" Bondan said, stroking his hair.

Yudi heard and saw everything. His steps backward and weak, his hands supporting the body to the wall that was nearby. He felt the sky collapse hearing the man call Rania a pity. His embrace and caress were very friendly, the words and treatment he wanted to give Rania away.

Now he can only see it all done by others and Rania looks very happy to accept it. She even hugged the man as she stroked him. Yudi's eyes closed for a moment considering their closeness first.

~Everything means nothing. Rania has forgotten me, I should have realized that from her cold attitude. I shouldn't always expect it~ Yudi said.