Jakarta - Tokyo Love Story
58. Stay away from both

Dika looked across the street. He saw Edward open the glass door of his car with a curious look.

Dika's sour and grim face already showed the answer without needing to ask a lot of questions. Edward suspects the meeting of Dika and Kalula had ended without success.

Dika raised his hand limply. A distance of several meters interspersed with passing vehicles did not make Edward's vision blurred. Yes, he could clearly see Dika's headband. A signal to say bad news.

He immediately crossed the road and approached Edward's car.

"Kalula still wants to resign from the cafe. When I asked him if he already had a new workplace, he said it was none of my business. Kalula seems very confident that all salary drama is stuck and the threat of dismissal yesterday was on the orders of Mr." Dika stood beside Edward's car door.

Edward was silent, clenching his hands on the steering wheel. Then feel like he is evil and cunning. He just wanted to make Kalula love him. Is that wrong?

"Kalula even knew from earlier that you were lurking from inside this white car." Dika added again.

Bugh!

Edward hit the steering wheel. Aghhh! The worse it gets in Kalula's eyes.

"How did he know? Are you staring at my car weirdly so she wakes up?" Edward began to blame Dika to vent his regret.

He just grinned with fear. Was the gesture and his gaze towards the car too obvious? Ah, feelings no.

"No, Sir. I-I didn't even look towards the car. Maybe Kalula has seen my car. So he recognized her." He tried to defend himself.

"Well! He didn't know I had this car. When living in the apartment, Kalula only knew that the car I had used was black." Edward insisted, then he was silent when he remembered something.

Aghhh! Kalula had seen this car when they parked. Edward just remembered. This car he parked next to the black car that he used to drive Kalula to pick up his clothes at the house of his stepmother.

Dika looked down scared. A month of knowing Edward intensely made him memorize the behavior of the rich man when he was angry and raging.

"Jas. What did he say again?" Edward began to lower his tone of voice that had been raised in annoyance.

"Say nothing else" replied Dika.

"okay." Edward took a deep breath and said nothing more, closing his car window and gasping.

Dika who was left alone on the side of the road can only shrug his shoulders. Oh, how would he think that his job desk as the head of the cafe manager must be added to this kind of task.

Take care of the men, cafe operations, monthly reports, then this month plus have to monitor his boss' complicated romance relationship.

"Luckily my salary is big. Mrs Amelia Santono also promised to give a bonus. Luckily, Kalula came out of the cafe. That means my days will be normal tomorrow. No more Mr. Edward with his disguise as a barista. The rich man does what he does."

While walking down the street that night Dika muttered and grumbled to himself.

Yes, a month began since a dimpled girl named Kalula came to his cafe for a job interview, Dika's career as a cafe manager was at stake because of Edward's magical behavior.

Still while continuing down the road, Dika grumbled again.

"Cowok rich, handsome, cool like Mr. Edward could be chasing an ordinary girl like Kalula until so much. Oh, world! Kalula is beautiful, by the way."

***

The salary that is his right finally he holds. Then he can immediately return Roby's money in order to escape the ridicule of 'repotoan' as Seira told him yesterday.

Yes, in addition to deciding to stay away from Edward, Kalula also wants to stay away from Edo. No matter how precious Edo was to his life. Kalula just doesn't want to be insulted. Especially insulted by a girl who is close to her ex-boyfriend.

Okay, Seira's rich. He could insult the other girl below him. But strangely he approached Edo. Kalula realized Edo was just an ordinary guy. I don't know what Seira likes about her ex. Sometimes he was surprised too.

While walking he thought. "Oh, Edo is not as handsome and as rich as Edward. But he has his own charm. He can hold me for 5 more years. Maybe Seira is tired of dating rich guys.

What's wrong with these rich people? Edward, Seira's. They fell in love with a poor man like me and Edo."

Kalula nodded and laughed softly. Yes, this life is very lame. Kalula and Edo were brought up to be successful in the sense that life is worth living. Then kids like Seira and Edward don't know what it means to live hard. Whatever they want to succeed they get without working hard.

So if they fall in love with someone they can't reach, they'll go crazy.

"I will always remember what Papa said. Don't be a cheap poor man. We must have self-respect. Edward might be surprised at my reaction like this. Let it. I'll focus on myself from now on. Prove that you can be independent, Kal. You don't depend on anyone else. You're not a hassle."

Then Kalula stopped in front of Shanty's tightly closed nursing room door. His mother's son must have fallen asleep. Kalula decides to send Roby a message first before entering.

[[[Rob, sorry for yesterday's chat. Can we meet tomorrow? Or I can nyamperin you where? I want to return your money. My salary's gone down."  ]]

Kalula saved his phone back to the bag after activating silent mode. He doesn't want his cell phone to sound suddenly tonight while waiting for Shanty.

Kalula didn't know just as his bag was closing, Edo sent him a message.

***

[[[Kal? What about in the new hostel? Roby said you haven't told me again? Everything's safe, right?"  ]]

"Who else are you calling, Do?" Seira's voice makes Edo hide his phone in his lap. Sofa cushions cover it.

Yes, tonight Edo is staying back at Seira's house. Papa Seira hasn't returned from abroad.

"Eh, not Kalula. It's kids, really. They ask me if I don't come home tonight." Edo lied. I don't know why he has the instinct to cover this up. Edo realized that when he mentioned the name Kalula, Seira's face seemed to show a jealous expression.

Though ah boro-boro her dorm friends contact. Just when they met in class, they stared at him fiercely.

Among Beni, Aldo, Ajeng, and Erina; it was Erina who was the most open to him all day. Everyone was surly to her and considered her to be absent from the classroom.

Beni may still be angry because yesterday Edo tonjokan produced a bruise on the tip of his lips. Aldo who is close to Beni is certainly upset to support Beni. Moreover, Aldo now also knows about Edo scholarship fraud.

If it's about Ajeng staring annoyed at him, Edo understands. The boy was easily seduced. I don't know who instigated him to get upset with Edo.

So how's Edo's position now? The fear that Aldo and Beni would report his fraud on the part of his sponsor scared him too.

Edo was depressed.

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