I'm Not Him

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"Mom saw Dila come in, kept not long out, kept sister said Rania drop. That's it!" ma'am Vera said to Bondan who asked her how she was.

Bondan has seen the situation, Rania looks weak. Even sleeping his forehead shriveled as if worrying about something.

"Dila?"

"Yes. She looks exactly like Rania. But he's more agile if he's near men. Rania is agile and quiet near men" Bu Vera said.

Bondan smiled, he rubbed Bu Vera's back.

"Mother don't worry, I will definitely take care of Rania until anytime" said Bondan.

Bu Vera wiped her tears again, she felt very guilty about what happened. Many words had he thought, which made him regret all these situations.

Ramadan came to pick up Ms. Vera.

"Where is Rania?" ask Ramadan.

"Best Dhan!" answer Miss Vera.

"So Babe called Rania's sister dropped again. He must be very sad" said Ramadhan.

"It's okay, let's go home!" said Bu Vera understands that Bondan wants to quickly sit next to Rania.

"Bentar Bu, Ramadhan wants to whisper something to Rania" said Ramadhan as he entered.

Bondan saw it, he looked at Bu Vera with a smile.

They left after Ramadan's request was fulfilled. Bondan walks into Rania's room and sees her awake.

"You wake up, baby!" said Bondan anxiously.

Rania looked at Bondan.

"There was Ramadan?" ask Rania.

"Yes, here, he said he wanted to whisper something to you. How do you wake up? What does he whisper?" ask Bondan.

Rania lay back and faced towards Bondan sitting down.

"He said I was ugly because of sleep, he missed walking on the bike with me" said Rania.

Bondan looked at her, she stroked Rania's hair and kissed her forehead.

"Find another woman, I might be traumatized continuously" Rania said, crying slightly as her eyes closed.

"What are you talking about? Wherever possible, I will never leave you" Bondan replied by considering Rania's words as a joke.

Rania is silent, she falls asleep with Bondan's handcuffs on her head.

~What Dila said, until you think hard and give up on me again. I don't want Rania, I don't want to give up and let you go. I beg you, hang by my side~ Bondan said.

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Dila came early in the morning to deliver food to Bondan. She is thrilled to finally get the chance to approach Bondan when Rania has yet to wake up.

He saw Bondan sitting on a chair. His smile was wide as Bondan looked at it. He immediately approached and showed me the food box he was carrying.

"No need to bother, I've eaten" said Bondan ketus and brief.

Dila looked at Bondan who turned her face in annoyance. But he refrained from getting angry.

"You help Rania get ready, and I'll bring some food for Bondan" Dila made excuses.

Bondan grinned.

"Don't make Rania an excuse, isn't she your real problem?" bondan.

Dila's steps stopped when he was about to approach the door of Rania's room.

"Sister, he's a rape victim. If he is shameless and still chooses to stay by your side, at least be disgusted to imagine how he was forced to do so" Dila said.

Bondan stood up and raised his hand. Dila closed her eyes ready to be slapped. She is already very upset with Bondan's attitude that sets her heart to Rania. He was resigned if he had to get a slap from her.

Bondan undoes his intention, he drops his hand.

"Fortunately you have a face similar to Rania, I don't want to hurt that same face" Bondan said, moving away from her.

Dila cried hearing Bondan's words. He can't say anything else. He put the food box on the chair and left with a run.

Bondan sat down and kept the food box away from him. He already understood, what Dila had said to Rania that made him sad.

Rania, who had approached the door to call Bondan for help, stood glued to the door. She was crying again.

~Dila's right, I've been so disgusting, Bondan should have been able to get a better girl~ her heart said in tears.

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Vero and Arumi arrive after Bu Vera finishes helping Rania change clothes and breakfast. Bondan was ready to take a shower and sleep for a while.

Rania asks to talk to Vero for a moment. Arumi and Bu Vera left the room.

"I'm better, brother can see for himself. My wounds have begun to dry, the bruises have also faded" said Rania holding her brother's hand so as not to worry.

"Then, why did Arumi and Bu Vera have to leave? They can hear all that, right?" ask Vero.

"I want to make a statement at the police station not here" Rania said.

Vero's eyes were round, he was very surprised by Rania's request.

"But what if you drop again?" Vero is worried.

"It's okay. I'm healthy, brother!" rania was convincing.

Vero looked at Rania from her hair, face to the hand that held her hand.

"I'm still worried, there's a lot of reasons for that. You know, there's a lot I regret, about getting you to step back, leaving you to become a manager in Bali. Everything's...."

"Destiny" said Rania interjected.

Vero looked at him again.

"I believe everything is destiny. I lost something, but I also gained a lot of things. Especially the big sister who loves me like you" said Rania with a sweet smile on Vero.

Vero hugged Rania tightly, he stroked also rubbing her back.

"Dila must also really want to be hugged like this Brother!" rania.

"Yes, I'll hug him too" said Vero.

"I also want to" Arumi said from the door.

They smiled as they took off their arms.

"Sorry to interrupt, but the doctor said after the examination this afternoon, you can go home" said Arumi.

Vero was happy, he hugged Rania again.

"Bu Vera went straight home earlier, he said he wanted to prepare your room" said Arumi slowly.

Rania looked at Vero whose face was bent because she did not like Bu Vera's attitude.

"One more thing, I haven't told my sister or anyone else, if you can't tell anyone else, but I've asked you to. I went home to my mother's house" said Rania.

Vero looked at Rania with a complaining face.

"No, not about this. I don't want to" said Vero.

"Sister, I need to be alone. I'm..."

"You dodge, it's called running from everyone. I don't want to" Vero kekeh.

He went outside without listening to Rania. Arumi follows by coding Rania for calm.

"Darling!" exciting Arumi.

Vero looked and rounded his eyes.

"What?" said Vero.

"No, it's not moving forever!" said Arumi approached and hooked her hand on Vero's arm.

"No I don't want to, if he doesn't want to stay at Ruby's house, he can stay at my house" Vero said.

"Trus me?" ask Arumi.

"Come on!" Vero.

"You come on, make Bu Vera a comfortable home if you want Rania to feel comfortable. Simple right?" said Arumi.

Vero won't listen anymore.

"Although it's not really a matter of place" said Arumi took off his hand.

Vero looked at Arumi.

"Rania needs time to heal, she really doesn't want to be bothered. Don't you realize she's avoiding someone?" Arumi speculated.

Vero thought.

"You mean?" ask Vero still doesn't understand.

"He asked not to tell anyone, including Bondan. I think he's gonna avoid Bondan first"

"Why? Didn't Bondan accept him for who he is?" said Vero.

"It's hard baby, the feeling that Rania is feeling is very complicated. We can't underestimate this. We can only give her space and time" Arumi said.

Vero fell silent, finally he was willing to accept Rania's decision to return to Bu Vera's house.