I'm Not Him

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Vero delivered Dila, he waved his hand at his sister who was walking towards the campus.

He went to the rental car to return the car and went to the clinic before going to the airport. Meet with Marvin on day duty.

"So, you came back to Jakarta today?" ask Marvin to make sure.

"Yes, about the car, Dila said she would accompany you this Sunday" Vero replied.

"Have it, I'm not too worried when it's fixed, just relax" Marvin said.

"Then, what are you worried about? Dila?" Vero tried to read his expression.

Marvin blushed, he was caught liking Dila.

"Just approach him, I'll agree if he says yes" Vero said, holding his shoulder.

Marvin smiled feeling that he had received the blessing of Vero.

"By the way, how's Yudi doing?" ask Vero to ask about Yudi's situation.

"He's getting better, he can go home tomorrow" Marvin replied.

"I'll see him first, thanks Marvin!" pamit Vero's.

"Wait a minute, can you tell me what the relationship is between Yudi and Dila?" Marvin asked what Vero didn't want to say.

"Friends, just a friend. Ok, I go yes" Vero replied while nodding blankly.

"Ok, see you later" replied Marvin.

Marvin was a bit hesitant about what Vero said. It was obvious that she saw Dila rubbing Yudi's hand the first time she saw him bring her here. He felt they had a special relationship.

Vero entered the room where Yudi was treated. He wore a room that shared with two other patients.

"Hi Yud! How, dying?" ask Vero.

Yudi who was having trouble wearing a t-shirt, stopped and looked at him.

"Yes, pretty. I'm getting used to it" Yudi replied.

Vero came and helped him.

"Get used to it but still have trouble wearing shirts" said Vero.

Yudi wriggling makes it easier for Vero to help him.

"Yes, it's only been a week. Later also lost his own pain" said Yudi.

Vero sat down and put the peeled fruit he had brought from home. He prepared it after Dila made it.

"Eat it, I make it for you" said Vero.

Yudi took the fruit and devoured it. Vero looked at him and smiled.

~I still can't forget how you put my twin sisters down and into a difficult situation. But I also love Arumi very much. That's the only reason I still consider you a friend~ said Vero's heart.

"Thank you for still considering me a friend even if you love Arumi" Yudi said.

Vero raised both eyebrows feeling that Yudi could hear the voice of his heart.

"Oh yes, you're welcome. I'm going home this afternoon. You're really not coming?" ask Vero.

"No, in a month, I'm moving to Paris, my leader invites our team to open a restaurant there. I have to work hard for it" Yudi said.

"Ok, alright!"

Vero stares at a rice box in the trash, thinking Yudi already has a new boyfriend.

"You're a new boyfriend?" ask Vero.

Yudi shook his head with an innocent face and a mouth full of food.

"No, why?" ask Yudi.

"Oh that, someone from the next room shared it, I accepted because I was hungry last night" Yudi explained.

"Ouh, okay. If so, I say goodbye. Get well soon" Vero shook his hand.

He walked to the doorway and then turned around.

"Don't forget your promise!" said Vero reminded his promise that will not disturb Dila.

"Ouh of course, I will always remember" said Yudi immediately understood his words.

Vero left, Yudi was still staring at the door he left behind. His eyes turned to the old box. He knew who it was from, even though the nurse said the rice box was from the next room patient.

Yudi looked again at the fruit he was eating. He smiled again, he also knew that the fruits were Dila that made him.

Their relationship was established long enough, living together made them very know the habits and preferences of each. Yudi still regretted her heart that never expressed love for Rania. But he was more regretful of his behavior that always equated Dila and Rania.

He finished all the fruit and then sat down to read a book.

***

Dila got a message while she was in college, she read it secretly.

[I'll get on the plane, be careful there, we love you!] write a message from Vero.

Dila smiled, she put her phone in her pocket and turned the pen. With a carefree heart he watched his lecturer give a lecture.

At nightfall, Dila prepared something, cooked and arranged it into a plastic lunchbox. Gleefully wrapped it up and prepared to leave. Dila came out of her house and locked the door.

As he was about to walk towards the elevator he saw the door of Marvin's house, he smiled and stepped back. Up below, he called a taxi and went to the clinic.

Arriving at the hospital lobby, he put the food box on the waiting chair and opened his cell phone. Type a message and leave it. After the message was sent and got an answer, he walked back out of the hospital.

Accidentally, Marvin who just wanted to go home passed him. Dila's eyes were round as if discovered.

"Hi, would you like to look at your friend?" ask Marvin.

"Ah, yes. Give her favorite food" replied Dila.

"You want to go home? Come on, I'll take you" Marvin.

Dila felt no need to be driven home, but she reached into her pocket and forgot her wallet in the taxi. He complains.

"Ah, shit!" Dila.

"You're talking rude?" surprised Marvin for hearing him say a harsh word.

"I left my wallet in the cab" Dila said with a stupid smile.

Marvin laughed.

"Oh, your wallet's not coming back, is there an identity in it?" ask Marvin.

"No, there are only a few pieces of money. I'm so stupid!" lamented Dila.

"You have to buy a new wallet" Marvin said.

Losing your wallet in a taxi is definitely not coming back. Marvin makes sure that Dila doesn't lose her identity that she might have put in her wallet.

"Come on!" take Marvin.

Dila was forced to come along, she walked after Marvin. Meanwhile, Yudi who was coming out of the room accidentally saw that scene. He turned around and walked to his room, the nurse called him and said that the parcel in the waiting chair was for him.

Yudi took it, he saw the contents of the parcel after he sat on his bed. He folded his lips as he looked at the menu that was on the lunchbox. Dila's homemade chicken noodles, she made it when she first cooked for him. Instant noodles with the taste of his favorite wagon chicken noodles.

~Did he bring it from Jakarta or intentionally buy it on the internet?~ ask Yudi's heart.

He devoured it, while thinking about the man he spoke to earlier.

~Why does he still send food if the man is approaching him? I have to go home quickly tomorrow, otherwise he will keep trying to find out about me~ Yudi said.