
"Why hurry, ma'am? Who was that guy?"
Alano had seen his brother rush out of the lobby and a man behind Alila tried to chase and approach his brother.
"Nobody." Alila was lazy to talk about it.
"Did he bother you, ma'am?" Alano's investigation does not believe just like that with his brother's reply.
"I can still handle it, Lan. In the office there are always a lot of people. Nothing bad will happen to me."
"But Al avoided it. Means you don't like being approached with her, do you? What if every day he still keeps coming at you, ma'am?"
"Already! Don't talk about him anymore, Lan. I'm fine and I won't do anything."
Alila asked her sister to stop talking about Dika. He did not want his mood to be bad just because it was discussing people that were not important to him.
"But if you still want to pick me up every day, please pick me up early. Don't let me wait for you like that."
"Siappp, my beautiful boss. The important thing is not to forget the bonus, okay!"
Alano looked at her brother with a nosy look.
"Huh? I never asked you to pick me up. Why should I buy you?!" Denying Alila.
"But I asked, ma'am. I'm asking for a treat from my brother who's been working on this."
"Bas with the hatcher.." Alila.
Alano laughed looking at her brother who was getting annoyed with her behavior.
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The following days, for one week Dika still continues to try to approach Alila every hour of rest and time to go home in the afternoon.
Alila also tried to avoid it in a subtle way, because she did not want her friends to know about her relationship with Dika which was not good since college.
Moreover, Olla who clearly showed her affection for Dika. Alila does not want her friendship with Olla who started very well will become tenuous if Olla knows that Dika is still pursuing her love.
This afternoon the three of them returned to lunch together in the lower canteen.
"La, how's your relationship with Dika all this time? Looks like you guys have been close a long time, haven't you?"
Nadia asked Olla frankly. He catches something complicated in Olla and Dika's relationship. They were close and often conversed very closely, but to him it was like there was a distance that limited them both.
"We've been friends since High School. Then my father and Dika's father betrothed us both."
Alila and Nadia are shocked by Olla's confession. They look at each other in disbelief.
"Huh..! Don't be surprised like that. We just got set up. Not married yet."
"But I can see in your eyes, if you love Dika so much, La.."
Nadia was candid about her thoughts on Olla.
Olla smiled at Nadia's statement.
"I could never hide it. Even those of you who haven't known me for a long time can easily figure it out."
"What about Dika? It seems like he likes you too.."
Nadia is still interested in the story of Olla and Dika.
"He loves me too. But I don't love me yet."
Hearing Olla's words, Alila immediately recalled Dimas. Olla's words seemed to realize that Dimas also loved her, but he had not said a word of love for her.
Suddenly his chest felt tight and heated. It's not that Dimas hasn't expressed his love. But because he suddenly missed him so much.
(The longer my longing goes on, Dim. I really miss you.)
Olla continued her story about Dika.
"When you told me, she loved another woman. He was still waiting for the woman. He asked me not to wait for him. But he didn't ask me to forget."
"Do you know if you love him?" Ask Nadia again.
"I often expressed my love for him. He did not accept it, nor did he reject it. And I always told her that I would wait until she was sure to accept me."
Olla told me everything without a burden. There was not a hint of sadness on his face. He seems to be used to that situation.
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In the afternoon, when all the employees came out of his room and rushed home, Alila and her two friends were also in the crowd.
As usual in the lobby they split up. Olla and Nadia say goodbye because they are together, Olla will take Nadia home.
After Olla's car was seen coming out to the highway, Alila immediately approached Alano's car which had just arrived not far from the main door. Just as he was about to open the door, Dika came and already stood up to prevent it.
"Al, I need to talk to you. Just a minute, Al."
Alila avoided Dika's view. For a moment he remembered Olla's story this afternoon. About their matchmaking and her deep love for Dika.
Olla deserves a chance from Dika. More than that, he also deserves the love of Dika, because their relationship has been well established from the beginning.
Alila let out a long sigh before taking action. He opened the door of his car and put his head inside to talk to his sister.
"Lan, wait a minute here, just in the car! Don't come out and don't show her your face! I'll talk to him for a minute." Alila's whisper in the car.
"Are you all right, ma'am?" Alano asked again.
"Calm down, I just want to put an end to our problems."
Alila immediately closed the door without Dika being able to see who was inside.
"alright. Let's go talk. But sorry, I don't have much time."
Alila walked over to the shady outside of the building followed by Dika who was happy because Alila wanted to obey her invitation.
Alano kept an eye on them from inside the car. He also held his phone without taking his eyes off the big brother out there.
"Al, I still love you. Please give me a chance to prove my feelings for you. I'm not messing around, Al."
Dika continued to look at Alila with my eyes full of love. But Alila didn't know it because she was reluctant to look at him at all.
"I wasn't kidding when I rejected you. Please forget me and open your heart to another woman. The woman who loves you, who sincerely accepts you. The woman that she might be is the soul mate that you've been ignoring just because you keep bothering me."
Alila bluntly bluntly told Dika. He closed all possibilities for Dika. From the beginning he had done it and now plus he knew Olla's feelings for Dika, making him even more resolutely reject Dika so that in the future the man no longer expected it.
"But, Al. I can't just forget you. Especially until now you are still alone, Al. Don't I still have a chance? Then why should I back off now..??"
Alila was really getting even more careless with Dika who was very stubborn.
"I'm alone or not, that won't change my decision. Please stop wasting your time just bothering me. To be honest, I feel uncomfortable about it!"
Alila further confirmed her decision. He was tired if he had to avoid Dika constantly, especially now they always meet every day. He should have repeated this decisiveness a long time ago.
"I'm telling you, I've closed my heart. No chance for you. So from now on, stop chasing me."
Dika held back the emotions that were erupting in his chest. He rubbed his face repeatedly.
"I don't hate you. We can still be friends like everyone else. But please, get rid of all the feelings you've had all this time."
Alila felt it was time to end their conversation. Unforgiven she left Dika still speechless and grappled with her own feelings.
Alila got into the car greeted with a question-laden gaze from Alano. He did not pierce her, just sat down and looked straight ahead.
"I'm fine. We're going home now. And no questions at all. Point."
That's all Alila said. Alano understood. He was silent and just drove his car without a word.
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