Ride in Bed
Third Man
Aditya's arrival at work was welcomed by all the kitchen crew. They were grateful that Aditya had not suffered any serious injuries, considering that the blood that came out was quite a lot at that time. On behalf of Jose, Eagle apologizes to Aditya. The young man just responded casually. He had also heard that Jose was transferred to another branch. At least the other employees did not need to hear the man's insults anymore.
Without saying much, Aditya immediately started his work. According to Akay, today is the time to hand over from the old general manager to the new one. Their new GM is Maheswara, the man who last week married the youngest son of the owner of this hotel. In the handover event this time, the kitchen team is in charge of handling the lunch of the invitees.
The handover ceremony was held in one of the meeting rooms, which was attended by the owner and also the ranks of the department heads. Mahes officially accepted the post of general manager from William. The two shook hands as a symbol of handover.
“I hope Mr. Mahes can take this hotel even more forward.”
“Aamiin. please help and guidance.”
“Bapak can contact me anytime. Don't forget, I also left a legacy for you. Vanesa, my assistant who is now my assistant. Everything you need is on Vanesa.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Mr. Prayoga, the owner of the Amarta hotel smiled satisfied to see Mahes who could mingle with the hotel officials. He believes that his new son-in-law will make his hotel more advanced. Although this decision was opposed by his second child, but the man still appointed Mahes as general manager.
“Mahes.. papa hope you can do your job well.”
“Hopefully, pa. Thanks for the trust.”
“Do not disappoint papa. Prove your skills here.”
“Iya, pa.”
Prayoga patted her daughter-in-law's back gently. Indira, his youngest son is crazy about Mahes, since they studied at the same campus in Singapore. She ear-budged as Indira's three older brothers opposed her decision to marry her only daughter to the man.
“Later there will be an audit team that will help you. Papa employs professionals. Previously he also became an audit at one of the big offices in Japan.”
“Thanks for the support, pa.”
A smile rose on Mahes's face. I hope he can build this hotel even better. There are many plans that will be realized immediately. He was determined to make the Amarta hotel into a six-star international hotel.
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While running, Roxas came out of the dressing room after changing his clothes in uniform. He immediately headed for his post at the door of the hotel, replacing his friend who had finished his shift. His smile expands to welcome the guests who come while saying welcome.
Since the change of general manager, it must be recognized that this hotel has made rapid progress. Guests come not only on weekends but also on weekends. Meeting room is never empty from the customer. There are companies or government agencies that hire them.
Roxas tidied his clothes when he saw a car entering the hotel gate. The car stopped right in front of the entrance. From inside came a woman wearing a blue blazer combined with jeans. His hair was smashed in origin and a pair of sunglasses covered his face.
The driver dropped the woman's suitcase. After saying thank you, the woman walked towards the entrance. He stopped in front of Roxas. The woman was quite amazed this hotel employed bule as a concierge.
“Excuse me. (excuse me).”
“Yes miss.”
Roxas' chest was pounding, not because it was close to a beautiful woman wearing perfume with a soft, intoxicating scent. But because she did what she feared the most. He spoke English.
“Can I exchange currency at this hotel? (can I exchange currency at this hotel?).”
“Euung. yes.”
“Good. can you help me bring that suitcase?” the woman pointed at her suitcase.
Without replying, Roxas immediately pulled the suitcase and followed the woman to the reception desk. He took off his glasses before speaking to the receptionist.
“Here can exchange foreign currency?” tanyakanya.
Eta geningan can be Indo, basic koplok. Keneh-kenuh beungeut urang jiga bule, so ngajak English ka urang (it can be Indo. Face-to-face I'm rich bule, so talk English to me).
“Can be bu, but not all currencies. Only American dollar, Singapore dollar, euro and yen.”
“No problems. I want to exchange yen.”
The woman opened her bag and took out an envelope with some yen. The receptionist took out the money and counted it.
“Everything is 12,000 yen, bu.”
“Iya.”
The receptionist immediately headed for the room behind him. He was there for a long time, then came out with an envelope with the money exchanged. The receptionist gave the envelope to the woman.
“Everything so one million four hundred seventeen thousand rupiah.”
“Thank you.”
“Sama-sama, ma. Can anyone help again?”
“I've booked a room on behalf of Fitria Handayani.”
The receptionist's name is mentioned on the system. Apparently true, there are already those who book rooms on that name. He took the key and gave it to the woman named Fitria.
“Hopefully. Thank you.”
“Sama-sama.”
Fitria immediately left the reception desk and walked towards the elevator on the right. Roxas continued to follow as he groped the woman's suitcase. He immediately entered the elevator as soon as the door opened.
“Do you know the tourist attraction in here? (you know the tourist attractions here?).”
No answer from Roxas' mouth. The young man only scratched his head while grumbling inwardly, why is this woman always speaking English when talking to him. Fitria turned her face to Roxas who was standing behind her because the young man still did not answer.
“Hey.. answer me! (answer me!).”
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The elevator stopped on the 8th floor, the floor where Fitria's room was located. The woman immediately came out of the iron box, then walked towards her room. Without taking out a word Roxas kept following from behind.
“You didn’t answer my question (you have not answered my question),” Fitria turned to face Roxas before entering her room.
“Yes miss.”
“Yes? What yes?”
“Euung can you.. eung speak language?”
“What? Oh my God, you can’t speak English? Basic bule carburet!”
If he does not remember he is working, it would be like Roxas pinched the cheek of the woman in front of him. Already asked him to speak English, plus his literacy as bule carbitan. Adding more titles to her.
Fitria opened the room door. Roughly pulled the suitcase out of Roxas' hands. The woman then stood in front of the door of the room with a ruffled waist.
“Heran.: five-star hotel but employees do not speak English. It's there!”
Without waiting for Roxas to answer, Fitria immediately entered the room and closed it tightly. Roxas clenched his hands together and moved towards the door, like he was hitting.
“But other guests, Iurang drendos sia (if not a guest, I also lo ulek lo),” kelutus Roxas while ngeloyor go.
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“Hahaha.”
Aditya and Dewi's laughter breaks when Roxas recounts his experience meeting a female guest who always invites him to speak English. Aditya shrank the water in the corner of his eyes because he did not stop laughing.
“Laughter continues.. laugh,” upset Roxas.
“Sorry..Xas. abis lo sih, hahahaha..”.
“Mean it I said what. Learn English. Finally got to also lo the same guests who talked English, hahaha,” continued Dewi.
“Yang make me keselin, tuh chick turn to talk the same receptionist using Indonesian. Go to me in English. By ngeselin.”
“Yes reasonable, Rox. Kan face lo bule, although doang hahaha mask.”
Roxas only snorted annoyedly at the Goddess's remark. Both of his friends were happy to laugh at him. They should have empathized and followed the lady guest earlier. Let it be pretty, but it pissed Roxas off half-life.
“BTW tuh cute girl no?”
“Beauty anyway, just original nyebelin.”
“What's the length about?”
“Above me, the power is older than bang Ad, deh.”
“Nah lo pacarin aja let you all taught in English.”
“Rese lo!” bule Kere throws a roll of tissue at Aditya on his bad suggestion just now.
The goddess got up from her seat and darted into the bathroom. He could no longer resist wasting his heart from laughing too much. Roxas glared at Aditya who was still laughing.
“The solution is just one, you learn English, set dah Xas.. hahaha..”.
Roxas laid his body on his mattress. Today he was really unlucky. For several months working at the hotel, only this time he got a guest who invited him to speak bule language. He should have tattooed on his forehead, with the words no speaking English, please.
Finished with her business, the Goddess came out of the bathroom. He again sat down beside Aditya. His hand picked up the cell phone lying on the floor. A message notification from Adrian came in. The girl did reopen her block on Adrian's number in the interest of assistance. His current name is Lecturer Nyebelin. The smile on his face rose as soon as he read the message containing information that his honor had been transferred.
“Why smile-smile?” ask Aditya.
“Honor this month is out, see.”
The goddess showed a message from Adrian. But that was not the focus of the young man, but the name the Goddess gave to his brother.
“You name my brother so?” ask Aditya.
“Iya, why? You don't like it?”
“Ngga. It's just weird. He's a bitch but you still want to be his assistant,” Aditya tried to hold back his laughter.
The mouth of the Goddess was silenced, Aditya did not know where the name came from. Although now Dewi believes there is no more love in his heart for Adrian. But still every remembering his words first, made him annoyed as well.
“Dit.. anterin I yuk.”
“Where?”
“I want to shop, buy clothes, shoes, bags for college. I've never paid an honor from Rian.”
“Can't you call dad if you talk to him again.”
“Keep I should call what?”
“Call my rich brother. He is my brother, meaning later will be your brother too if we match.”
Roxas' eyes opened slightly, trying to steal a look at how the current Goddess' expression was. The goddess was silent in response to Aditya's words. He had changed Adrian's call before the man stuck a sharp thorn in his heart.
“You anter me no?”
“Ayo. Xas, I go first.”
“Hem.”
That's all that comes out of the mouth of the bule kere. Dewi comes out of Aditya's contract and goes to his house. He soon came out wearing his jacket and sling bag. The girl immediately approached Adrian's motorbike. The two immediately slid away using Aditya's motorbike.
After driving for fifteen minutes, they finally arrived at the mall. Aditya parked his vehicle in the basement, then entered the mall using the elevator there. The cold air from the air conditioner directly hit their skin as soon as it entered the building.
Dewi invites Aditya to the department store on the fifth floor. He wants to buy his needs. Clothes, shoes, bags and not forgetting to buy for his mother. Aditya faithfully accompanied the girl around the department store.
“Dit... What do you want to buy? I boughtin.”
“Ngga. Mending the money you save.”
“Ish. I'd like to buy you something. You keep buying me.”
“Yes is the nature of guys so.”
Dimples were immediately imprinted on his face when he smiled. The goddess brought all the groceries to the cashier to count. He will not force again, later he will buy Aditya something without his knowledge. Dewi issued an ATM owned by Aditya which has become a joint ATM to pay for groceries.
“Where to now?” ask Aditya after the payment is done.
“Nonton yuk,” invite Goddess.
“Bby.”
The two of them exited the department store and headed for the escalator on their left side. Just as they were about to go up, Aditya's eyes caught Adrian's figure in a famous bookstore.
“De. No bang Ad.”
“Mana?”
“Tuh.”
Aditya pointed at a man who was at the cashier table. Adrian is paying for his groceries. There were a few piles of books on the cashier's table. Aditya pulls the hand of the Goddess to approach the older brother.
“Bang.”
Adrian's head turned to hear a familiar voice in the ears. Aditya also saw the Goddess standing next to him. Adrian immediately paid for the book he bought after the cashier counted it.
“Udah done, bang?”
“Udah.”
“Where to now?”
“Rome.”
“Do not go home. Come with us, yuk. Watch.”
“Malas.”
“Come, bang. When else can we go threesome.”
Adrian took a slow breath. If he had seen Aditya's clear face, he would not have the heart. With great force his head nodded. This makes Aditya happy. He immediately invited the elder sister as well as the Goddess to the top floor of this building.
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Adrian stared at the big screen in front of him without any expression, even though the film he watched was a comedy genre. Aditya and Dewi did not stop laughing, but the man still maintained his flat face. To him the scene beside him was more painful and the impressions in front of him were unable to eliminate his pain.
The hundred torturous minutes were finally over as well. The studio lights are on to signal the show is over and the audience is welcome to exit the studio. Along with the other audience, Adrian, Aditya and Dewi came out from there. They headed straight to the ground floor using the elevator.
Aditya was glued to his place when he saw the rain falling. On the bike there is only one raincoat. He doesn't want the last thing to happen again. The goddess can get sick if it rains again. The young man looked at his brother.
“Bang.. I titip Dewi, yes. Anterin to home please.”
“Ngga ah. I go home with you,” reject Dewi.
“I only brought one raincoat, De.”
“Leave your bike here. You go home with brother.”
“Don't ngadi-ngadi, bang. De. you come home with bang Ad. I maksa loh.”
“Ya udah.”
Inevitably the Goddess accepted Aditya's proposal. They parted ways to get to where they parked the vehicle. Adrian's car is in B1, while Aditya's motorbike is in B3. Without a sound, Dewi followed Adrian's steps towards the car. The girl opened the door and went inside. After the two wore a seat belt, Adrian immediately ran the vehicle.
All along the journey there was only silence. No one wants to start a conversation with each other. Adrian focused on looking forward, moving car wipers swept the water that soaked the car glass. The goddess also simply floated her gaze to the side window.
The journey ends when Adrian's car enters Soleh's hajj contract. The man stopped his vehicle in front of the Goddess' house. The girl removed her seatbelt, then took her shopping bag. Before he got down, he looked at Adrian.
“Still, sir.”
Without waiting for Adrian's answer, Dewi immediately went down and ran to his house. Adrian turned his car around and then put the vehicle back out of there. His hand outstretched turn on the car audio that was earlier in off mode. The melodious voice of Shawn Mendes immediately greeted singing the song Stitches whose lyrics were the same as his current state.
You watch me bleed until I can't breathe
I'm shaking, falling on my knees
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
I'm ripping over myself
I'm aching, begging you to come help
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
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**Adit bega beud bein his brother third person. Here come first aa Ad🤗
Mamake wants a promo. Stop by yuk to mamake's friend's work. The story is also cool, the story of the life struggle of a young girl named Tan Palupi Gulizar. While waiting for NR and Hate is Love airing, you can stop by there. Don't forget to like, comment and rate 5 stars. Maacih😘😘😘**
