I Don'T Want To Be Cinderella #1
7. Good Morning, Kiki!

Good Morning, Kiki!

“So who was it yesterday, Na? really just a workmate?” Mom followed me who was preparing to go to work.

“Iya.” I answered while wearing a jacket.

“But how rich Mom ever saw ya.” Mamah looked at me with sparkling eyes and a seductive smile, making me sigh which meant that Mamah already knew who the man who yesterday drove me home.

“Mamah knows Kirana doesn't like men like that, so Mamah doesn't have to continue Mamah's fantasy of having a prince's daughter-in-law.” I walked into my room to get my bag.

“Lho, why, Na? Mamah look at his son is kind, polite too, what's wrong?”

“The wrong thing is that he is Caraka Continent, Mah, and Mamah know who is Caraka Continent?”

Mama was silent for a moment then smiled, she clasped my hand gently while saying, “This life is only once, so is the youth .. enjoy, lest there be regrets in old age later.”

“Because Kirana does not want to regret spending Kirana's youth with a courtship that finally will be clear what it will be like, so Kirana can not dream too high, Mah.”

“Maybe it is not a dream that is too high that you will regret later,” said Mamah made me furrow my eyebrows. “But you regret not daring to reach the dream come true even though it is in plain sight, and eventually later in the future will lead to thousands of sentences .. if.”.

I was silent at the words of Mamah who was now looking at me with sparkling eyes, I kissed Mamah's hand and hugged her lightly.

“Kirana will think about that later if ONLY she really liked Kirana, because until now Kiran has not known about her true feelings.”

“But —”

“But ..” I cut off Mamah's greeting which I can guess what the continuation of that sentence is. “Kirana knew she would fire Kirana if Kirana WAS late today, so Kirana had to leave now, assalamualaikum!” I kissed the cheek of Mamah who gave up seeing me blur as fast as lightning after salim and say hello.

The trip to the office as usual was decorated with traffic jams at almost any point, especially today was Monday and I entered early, morning, so I had to fight my way with the kids who left school and the workers who didn't want to be late like me.

The hotel I work for is in a very strategic area. Only 5 minutes from the Presidential Palace, a few minutes from the business and banking center, large malls, government offices, attractions such as Monas, several museums including the Fatahillan museum, the Old City, and many others, the Istiqlal Mosque, the Cathedral, and even the gambier station were close enough, so it could be imagined that the road to where I work was crowded in the morning or evening when the clock came home from work.

Honestly, I prefer to go in day, or night because the road is quite smooth and maybe even quiet at night, so I do not have to feel the stress on the streets with the sound of horn interlinking, each other, smoke vehicles, not to mention many motorists who do not comply with signs and driving rules.

I parked my bike in the basement of the employee parking lot and then climbed through the employee elevator which was quite full because I had to scramble with the staff up who had office hour work hours.

“Again, Kiki!”

I gasped in surprise at hearing someone talking from the side, and was even more surprised to see a misty man with glasses and a big smile not far from my face, if the elevator was empty I might have jumped into the corner while reading the verse of the chair.

“Pa-gi,” answered me a little stuttered which even made him giggle.

“Until such nervousness, good to see me early in the morning.”

“Astagfirullahadzim!” I could no longer hide my surprise and looked at her with round eyes. “I'm surprised, Mas, early in the morning have seen the sighting.”

I could hear the people behind me trying to hold back the laughter of my words, and fortunately the elevator door opened on the 2nd floor where my office and locker room were located. I quickly got out of the elevator, Anto and the finance staff went upstairs to the 4th floor, while the Boss and directors' offices were on the 14th floor.

I quickly changed clothes in uniform, smearing my hair neatly until not a single piece of hair came out. After cleaning my face, I started to apply makeup with powder, and thin lipstick. For the last time I pegged myself in front of the glass attached to the locker door. I'll close the locker door when I hear my phone ringing. I took back the phone I put in the locker to read the incoming messages. From Boss.

Boss Sir: Good morning .. Kiki 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

“Apaan anyway!” annoyed I put my phone back in the locker, closed it, then locked it, and with a frown I joined the morning briefing.

The day began with a severe traffic jam, and met with Anto, not to mention some guests who were rese, enough to make my mood really freefall, plus a monthly guest who made my hormones tipped over. Right now I need spicy food and sweet and cold drinks.

Sitting casually in the 18-story hotel rooftop while enjoying the meatballs that I had tucked one of the OB to buy it, complete with bottled tea is a proper relaxation for me, although the spa that became one of the facilities of this hotel is very tempting, but what is the power it is only intended for those who have more budget to massage professionals, but, unlike me who gets a massage only when in the wind, it is also only capitalized on thousand coins and body lotion.

“Aaaah!” Happiness is simple, when you feel the sour, sweet and spicy of meatballs when the mood again drops like now, is a joy in itself for me, he said, making me smile again while enjoying meatballs on the rooftop during a pretty hot day.

I sat under the shadow of the giant water-holding wall that was there, clad in a used banner that I hid among the pots of plants scattered at some point.

“Why don't you eat in the canteen or the garden more convenient, and not hot like here?”

I was about to bribe a meatball when the shadow of someone stood in front of me. With the spoon in front of my mouth looking up, my eyes narrowed to see a towering figure that I could actually guess from his voice. The boss stood up looking down at me, his hands stuffed into his pants pocket, looking cool as usual making me pause for a while before finally answering and chewing the meatballs again.

“Mau anyway, Boss, sitting in the hotel garden, bring the same tiker rice lead, but afraid to be expelled security guard.”

The boss just clucked and then sat down next to me.

“You think our hotel garden is ragunan, take a tiker with rice lead all.”

The hotel where I worked had a variety of lux facilities, including a garden and a swimming pool that was very amazingly beautiful, but again it was intended for guests.

“Kan there is a garden on the 3rd floor, a garden for employees.”

“Hahaha, do you really want to eat rice tiker while sitting?”

I chewed again and swallowed my food before answering.

“Not really, just today want to find a quiet place.”

The boss stared at me.

“Again bad mood huh?"

I nodded as I bribed my last meatball.

“Why? Not that I got a good morning from a mini market.” employee The boss smiling seductively made me snort at him.

“Actually that's the reason I'm lazy to eat in the cafeteria today, afraid there is a sighting.”

“Hahaha ... she child what part?” The boss opened the tea bottle and handed it to me.

“Accounting.” I took the cold bottle tea from the boss's hand and gulped it down.

“Have known you for a long time?”

I shook my head while returning to bribe the meatballs.

“New a few months, if not wrong he used to be from the Surabaya branch.”

The boss nodded in understanding while returning to close my drinking bottle. “Do I need to send him back to Surabaya?”

I nodded in spirit. “Good idea!” my laughter choked me, unexpectedly Boss patting my back, and honestly this is the umpteenth time he patted my back when I choked while eating or drinking.

I squinted at him still coughing making Boss smile.

“I just pat you on the back,” he said after understanding the meaning of the look in my eyes, making me smile.

“What if the former Boss chokes, Boss, pat on the magic card as well.”

“Hahaha, they never choke in front of me.”

I looked at him with incredulous eyes.

“They eat always a little and slowly.”

“I mean, Boss, I ate it a lot and fast?”

“Hahaha .. I have never seen them eat meatballs or sea food at the foot of five.”

I nodded in understanding, I could imagine they would only eat in places with table manners that made me uncomfortable.

“They are less able to enjoy life,” I said while putting a plastic bowl that has run out.

“Instead they really enjoy life.”

“Maybe true, but still they lose because they have never patted the back of the same Prince of Indonesian hospitality for choking.”

“Hahahaha, you're right, they're a huge loss!”

I laughed when I heard it.

“But, know not what makes them really lose?”

“What?”

“They lost because they never made me notice them like I was watching you”

The wind that blew that afternoon should have brought a little coolness between the sun and the hot air of the Capital City, but I don't know it even made my face suddenly feel hot and my chest pounding.

“Eh-hmm!” I made him laugh.

“Why, Na, another sprain?” tanyanya jahil's.

“Yes, there are still chili seeds stuck,” I replied while spending the rest of the bottle tea in one gulp made him laugh again.

And a week later I was surprised by the news that Anto was mutated back to Surabaya.

Prince's virus is getting more violent, my immunity is really not able to survive ... damn it!!!

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