I'm Not Him

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Meeting went smoothly, Rania was able to understand the state of the company quickly. He also gave a suggestion for future actions to be taken. Everyone was impressed with the way he looked. Positive thinking makes Bondan was silent feel no longer needed.

Bondan was leaving after the meeting was over. But Mr. Arjuna, one of the members of the meeting asked Bondan to continue his training to Rania. They are satisfied with Bondan and Rania's performance in this one day.

"No, I'm sorry, but I can't" Bondan said.

Rania looks at him hoping Bondan changes his decision. Everyone looked at him in wonder as well. This is his chance to rejoin the company he has worked with for many years.

"What's the reason?" ask Vero.

"I" Bondan.

Rania lowered her gaze and turned to the file before her. Bondan saw it, he felt Rania was no longer concerned with whatever decision he took.

"I have my own dream, I will start to realize my dream" Bondan said as an excuse.

Rania looked at him again, she was stunned by the dream word Bondan called.

~Dreams? What's your dream? I don't know yet, have you ever told me about your dreams?~ heartfelt Rania.

Bondan returned his gaze.

~No, my dream is just to live with you, and none of that will ever happen. This is just an excuse so I don't feel upset for longer by working with you~ Bondan said.

"Excuse me!" pamit Bondan slightly bent his shoulders.

Unfeeling, Rania's tears dripped from her right eye. She rubbed quickly so that her brother as well as the other members of the meeting saw her.

"Ok, thank you for attending my first meeting" said Rania bowed her body.

Everyone tidied up the file and stood up and left. Vero was about to approach Rania, but he had already walked out quickly to catch up with Bondan.

Rania's eyes were looking for Bondan, on the right and left of the invisible passageway. His heart ached as if this was his last day to meet Bondan. The more she looked, the more she couldn't hold back her tears.

Then after searching further, he did not find it. Rania returned to her room limply. Unexpectedly, his eyes looked at the back of Bondan who was standing behind him. Rania couldn't help it anymore, she ran over and hugged Bondan's back.

Bondan was surprised, seeing the hand of Rania who hugged her stomach. Bondan closed his eyes feeling very missed that hug. Her hand was slowly about to wipe Rania's hand that was holding her, but the shadow as Rania snapped at Anita made her realize and come back to hate her.

Bondan releases Rania's hand and pushes her away.

"What the fuck?" said Bondan rudely.

"I beg you, I can explain and prove everything that happened, don't go. I beg!" rania said while crying.

"You're saying my mom was wrong, right? Any more? If he's wrong, you should be able to appreciate all his efforts to keep the company. And if I have to explain, I really appreciate it to keep taking care of me who's not her real son. So enough, you can hurt me by being nice to Beni or Yudi, but if it's about my mom, I can't let it" Bondan explained.

She left Rania still crying. Bondan enters the elevator with his hand and is expected to touch the hand of Rania who hugs him. His breath was stinged as he held back the tightness from the annoyance and indecent feeling in facing Rania.

While Rania is sitting limp, she feels she has no hope of making Bondan back. But her determination to prove Anita's mistake made her stand up again and wiped away her tears. He checked the files and asked Siena to bring all the financial statements for several years.

Before long, Beni came and offered to help. Rania is stunned to see it, she feels that Beni has other intentions because it remains in the company.

"What is your real purpose?" ask Rania.

"You" Beni replied briefly.

"What?" Rania was not understanding.

"I told Brother Bondan that if he let you go, I'd take you and never let you go for him again" Beni said.

Rania swallowed her saliva feeling quite uncomfortable with Beni's attitude. But Beni looks very satisfied and happy and there is no rival to be close to Rania.

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Meanwhile, Dila returned to her boarding house. He found Yudi asleep on the floor after getting drunk last night. Dila grew increasingly upset and dragged her to the doorway.

"Go! Just go there! I don't care, you want to love me or Rania, I don't want to hear any more of your babble about her" Dila said to Yudi.

Yudi who just woke up, rubbed his face and tidied his shirt. His still sleepy eyes looked at Dila who was sitting crying nearby.

"Crazy! Why are you crying?" yudi said worriedly.

Dila looked at him with annoyance knowing Yudi did not understand his feelings. Yudi approached her and hugged her. Silently, she still wished that Yudi could love her without Rania's shadow.

"I'm not Jud! I am not the Rania you love, whom you adore and flatter every day. I should what? I have to how so you can love me, not him!" dila's cry broke out in Yudi's embrace.

Yudi was stunned to hear Dila's words, he was also aware of what he had done lately. His attitude and behavior had severely injured Dila. He rubbed Dila's head gently without saying a word.

Arumi who came from earlier stared at Dila's pain. He stood in the doorway and then came back out. He called Vero to ask to meet for a moment.

"The Coffe now!" arumi said firmly.

He hung up the phone without hearing a yes or no answer from her. Vero was amazed by Arumi's tone of voice that sounded annoyed.

Vero tells Rania to meet with Arumi for a while because it's still office hours.

"Yes Kak, all lunch, because it's just a short lunch hour" Rania said on the phone.

Beni looked at him with a smile on her lips. Rania hung up and put her phone on the table.

"What's wrong?" ask Rania while looking back at the file.

"Where are you going to have lunch?" ask Beni.

Rania is stunned, she remembers the times she prepared lunch for Bondan at home. Now, he won't be able to do it again, Bondan leaves without even listening.

~He decided to leave me, he trusted his mother~ Rania said.

Beni understands Rania is still thinking about Bondan, her hand slowly touching the hand of Rania who is still holding the pen. Rania was surprised, she looked at Beni and was about to let go of her grasp

"Stop thinking about Bondan, please!" said Beni.

Rania looked at Beni who spoke as if very jealous, but Rania chose to obey.

~Yes, it is time to focus and prove to Bondan that what I accuse Anita of is true, though painful, she should know that her mother is very cruel~.