I Don'T Want To Be Cinderella #1
1. The Become Cinderella in Seven Days

Caraka Continent .. who does not fall in love with the man.

The looks? No need to ask, can compete with the top models.

A career? At the age of 33 years already served as director of Mega Hotel, arguably brilliant?

Clever? A graduate of S1 Harvard and S2 at Stanford University, it could be one of the assets to get the descendants of genius Mr. Habibi.

Mapan in material? Oh come on, with the position of five-star hotel director, his salary is already exorbitant plus he is the eldest son of Rudi Mahesa, one of the Indonesian conglomerates with a hotel kingdom, resort, and, and also the largest retail in Indonesia. So do not ask about materials that will not run out for seven derivatives.

So, yes ... it is only natural that many women from various circles are competing to become Lady Caraka Continent or at least be her lover, including her female employees who dream to become Cinderella this century. Except me. Please note that, except ... A-K-U'S.

Why don't I belong to the group of hardline fans of men whose notabane is above me?

Oh, come! It's the real world, Munaroh!

In fact, the world is not as beautiful as the stories of Disney, FTV or Korean dramas that tell a lot of rich children dating to marriage with the poor. Especially like an Indian film that is so beautiful even though it is hurt still splintering singing while running around in the rain, or like the title of a soap opera where the lizard is courting the same rich young businessman twisting.

Yes, in the real world such things happen. Not that there are, but rarely. Take, for example, Lady Diana, the wife of Prince Charles who was touted as a 20th-century Cinderella, but finally? After surviving a few years he finally divorced the Prince because the Prince cheated with other women, or want the latest example? Prince Charles and Lady Diana's son Prince Harry married Megan Markel who was referred to as the 20th century Cinderella, but eventually? They withdrew from the status of the royal family and gave up everything for love. Yes, from the rumors that circulated the reason they resigned from the royal family was because the kingdom did not receive the status and background of the Cinderella.

Well, from the story of Lady Diana and Megan Markel we can see that Cinderella is not necessarily going to be happy ever after rich in films or novel stories. So I just want to be realistic, rather than have fallen in love with her, has drifted to the clouds and even fell to the bottom of the earth. Beuh, must be that sick?!

But all of those plans fell apart when one day the Prince needed a Japanese translator, and I who happened to grow up in Japan was able to become an impromptu translator during a working visit with potential investors to Aceh for one week.

“Graduate UI business with a fairly satisfactory IP, mastering 2 foreign languages, but why are you a receptionist?” Mr. Boss asked as he leaned back casually with the coffee cup in his right hand, occasionally he sipped a thick black coffee making it look like the model who was shooting a coffee commercial.

I smiled at his question while sipping my coffee which instantly eliminated any fatigue after a long trip, followed by a series of work visits to the project site and meetings with the developers.

“In the real world smart people will lose to people who have connections, and people who have connections will lose to lucky people. Connection and luck.” I sipped my coffee before continuing.

“Times of college, wearing an alma mater suit with a famous university emblem is a pride in itself maybe even others will see amazement just by looking at our alma mater suit, but when we graduate, we have to compete with thousands of job seekers who among them have far more experience than us, have intelligence much smarter than us, and do not forget the two groups that were .. have connection and luck. So by being accepted as a receptionist in a five-star hotel, I was actually luckier than other colleagues who might still be looking for work. Yes, at least I can pay my motor matic installment.”

The Boss smiled while nodding his head. “Do you think I have those two factors? Connection and luck.”

“Hahaha, what is this trap question?”

The boss smiled at my question. “No... I just want to hear your opinion.”

I was silent for a moment thinking of an answer that might be a trap. Oi! I don't want to get fired just for answering the wrong thing. Remember the installment of the red who is always ahead has not paid off!

“Iya, I have both,” I replied honestly. “But .. there is nothing wrong with that if it is inhabited. In addition to the connection and luck of the Father is also a very capable person to do it. The company may not be what it is now if you are not able to,” I continued quickly than he misunderstood.

“I mean, if we have a relationship and we are capable why not? Now I will ask, if for example, Mr, has an empty position in the company and coincidentally, Mr, has an acquaintance of someone who is considered capable of filling that position. Father, will give it to that person right rather than to a new person, Father, know that we do not even know the person is capable of anything not, honestly what not.”

He looked at me for a moment and then nodded.

“But, briefly ... how, Father, know if I graduate business UI?”

“You forgot me, Boss? And the Boss can see the data of its own employees.”

“Ckk! Cheating.”

“Hahaha, why cheat?”

“Bos can see the personal data of his subordinates, but the subordinates can not see the personal data of his boss.”

“Hahaha, so be the Boss.”

“Unfortunately my parents are not the owner of the company, so the only way for me to be the boss is for there to be entrepreneurs who amnesia and give me a legacy.”

“Hahaha.”

“Or marry a businessman, but forget about this one idea I still hope on that amnesia.”

“Why? Don't all women expect to marry entrepreneurs?” he asked as he sipped his coffee back.

“Iya right, but not all entrepreneurs want to marry women from the class below them ... in the real world is a rich man married to a rich man, he said, the entrepreneur will marry his son to another businessman's child for the betterment of their company, maybe.”

He looked at me for a moment. Did I speak wrong?

“Yeah! Sorry, Boss, not a crush.” I grimaced to realize my mistake. “But, that's reality?”

He was silent for a moment and then smiled. A smile that stores a poignant taste, “Iya, that's reality,” he replied while sipping coffee. “Miris is not when everyone sees us as just the son of someone, the family sees us only as a tool for business expansion.”

I was silent to look at him who was smiling miris while sipping coffee, it turned out to have abundant treasures, famous names do not guarantee happiness

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“Why not refuse?”

He raised an eyebrow hearing my words.

“I mean, if you feel objected to be used as an expansion tool can not you refuse? Fathers parents are not as selfish as that at the expense of the happiness of their children for the sake of the company?”

He breathed heavily. “Unfortunately, yes, they are as selfish as that.”

I was silent for a moment and then grimaced. “It turns out being the son of a conglomerate isn't necessarily delicious huh.”

“Hahaha .. yes, in life there are all plus minuses right.”

“Hahaha, that's one of them.” He sipped the coffee that stayed half. “But ... why did you call me Mr Boss?”

“Hahaha, yes, Mr. Boss, if others call Mr. .. Mas Bos.”

“What? Seriously?”

“Hahaha, yes, I have many fans in the office, almost all female employees become fans of the Father and hope to be Cinderella.”

“Don't tell me you're part of them.”

“Sorry, but you should be disappointed, because I hate the story of Cinderella.”

“Why? Isn't it a dream of all girls marrying a Prince?”

“As I said earlier, this is the real world .. One of the proofs is yes ..” I stretch my two hands forward where Mr. Boss is making him laugh.

“Hahaha, you are too realistic, times may we dream.”

“Motor installments won't pay off by just dreaming, Bos.”

“Hahaha.” He laughed while shaking his head, then finished his coffee. “You bet?”

“Betaruh?” I was confused, I even stopped chewing fried bananas so confused to hear his words.

“Iya bet. If I win you must grant all my requests and if I lose, I will grant all your requests.”

I fell silent while chewing the fried banana slowly. “Including paying off the red installment?”

“Including paying off your bike installments.”

“And what do we bet on?” manya curious. I leaned back while looking at him who was smiling ignorantly looking at me.

“For these seven days I will make you wish that you were Cinderella.”

I was silent for a moment and then laughed. “Hahaha, that is, you will make me fall in love with you and hope to be Cinderella?”

“Exactly!”

I was silent and then laughed again. “Hahaha, a tempting offer considering I no longer need to think about motor installments, but not!”

“Lho why? Are you afraid of actually falling in love with me?”

“Well, although that is not the main reason, but yes ... hey! Don't laugh, Boss, I just want to protect my heart.”

“So you admit that you are afraid to fall in love with me and really hope to be Cinderella?”

Me? He's that he started changing calls so me? Ckk, basic player.

“We do not know what will happen, it may just be finally the Father who will fall in love with me.”

He smiled as he nodded as if laughing at my silliness. And that is indeed ridiculous, a Caraka Continent would not possibly fall in love with someone like me right?

“Then why don't we just do this bet.”

I kept quiet for a moment thinking about this. Of course this bet is tempting, but still.

“No, thanks.”

“But why?”

“I don't want to play with heart. Ok, as you said, let's just say I'm finally really in love and hoping to be Cinderella, continue? Won't change anything? The Cinderella will remain a receptionist and the Prince will marry a princess from another kingdom, leaving Cinderella whose heart he has stolen.”

He was silent for a moment with eyes looking at me, whatever he had in mind to propose a bet that was clearly too risky for me.

“Minimal Cinderella can pay off the motor.”

“Hahaha, as long as the Prince does not fire him, Cinderella can pay off her own motor.”

“Hahaha.”

Along with that, the sound of the ashar Adhan made me and Mr. Bos walked towards the mosque not far from where we drank coffee.

See it? It would be very easy for me to fall in love with him, besides having a beautiful look, the establishment in terms of materil, he also turned out to be very fun to be a chatter friend. I who had just gotten to know him could easily feel at ease around him, and the most that allowed me to easily fall in love with him was because he had never abandoned his obligations as a Muslim. Couldn't he be an amazing priest candidate?

But I love my heart more and I don't want to play with my heart and my feelings.

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Hiii .. sorry for the hiatus a little while, after we adventure with Arga, continued Dusk, now we are treading the world of Caraka and Kirana the realistic woman.

Happy reading ...

Love

A.K