Marriage Proposal: Ben & Bima
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(Five)

I lay my body in the room of the flat I rented. Mattresses in these flats are more cushioned than in dorms. These few days I could not sleep well because of the pile of work that was laid upon me. I turned on the hotspot provided by the flat manager. I called Tasya.

“Ha??? Out?!” shocked Tasya. He was at his house and felt bad for me because I explained about my work, what Prof Ben did to me, until I fainted in Soi Sayud. “Gile test!! This really? Prof Ben was that bad?” tanyanya was curious.

I just nodded.

“Is there no problem if you quit Prof Ben's program? Your name will be ugly as an alumni.”

“Lha who is she? I never met him.” I said without guilt. “Gue is not a run from responsibility, but the work means that the program he created is putting my life at risk.”

“Should have told him that elo is a dark phobia and can cause many side effects.” explained Tasya.

“Yes cook I have to explain to people that I have a phobia like that? This kayak will be considered ordinary just like people.”

“Benev also sih.”

After chatting with Tasya, my stomach felt hungry. Only my drowsiness is greater than my hunger. So I fell asleep at the time on a soft bed. When I woke up, the time had already shown at 7 p.m. I slept for a long time. I finally decided to go for food. Luckily I rented a flat in the area where all the full meals were sold by the side of the road and the restaurants I stayed in chose to go to. I eat until my stomach is full. Even I had stopped by a mini market that was open 24 hours there to buy some snacks and mineral water.

For the next two days, I visited many tourist attractions in Bangkok. I sat quietly gazing at the magnificent temple building, watching the people passing by, and, and several times I sat in a cafe that is quite unique that I was looking on the internet and opened my laptop to make some writing, well it can be said as my concept in my novel story. And tonight is my last night in Bangkok. I had to leave a bit early to the airport, so I planned to enjoy the night atmosphere around where I was staying. The streets are actually very bright, because the street lights are bright. Just that time when I came out of the mini market buying some bread and drinks, I walked in a slightly twisted direction. I'm ready to open the flashlight on my phone, if I walk ahead and the streetlight is not there.

I really shouldn't have walked in that direction, let alone just getting out of the mini market like someone was following me. I started to get scared, my cell phone flashlight pointed to the front of my road while walking quickly, then someone grabbed my phone quickly. He ran in the opposite direction and I chased him too. I couldn't scream because there couldn't be anyone on the street that I was on, except for a few people who were in the mini market.

(Ben)

I don't know what I'm upset about and what's definitely two days of my frustration. Maybe since Yayai resigned from my program. So, when I got to the apartment, I quickly changed my costume and went out for a run. When I ran, I just knew Yayai had not yet returned to Jakarta. He must still be in Bangkok. Surprisingly I could not find him in this Bangkok, hotel or flat booked on his behalf. Levi doesn't know either.

Tonight I ran a long way from my apartment. I'll probably be home by taxi. Suddenly my thirst struck and I stopped by a mini market that was open 24 hours in the area. Right I paid to the cashier, I unscrewed the bottle of cold mineral water and gulped it down one gulp. I even had time to rest in front of the mini market door and sit in front of it. Until I saw something and reflex I gave my long legs until this slum guy fell down with a cell phone he was holding. A woman behind him stopped running with a gasp of breath.

“He's a thief!” shouted at me.

I immediately threw my mineral water bottle and pulled the shirt of this fallen man. The woman grabbed her phone that had fallen off. Fortunately the phone is okay as it is protected by the casing. I screamed by punching him once and then releasing this thief man running in a storm. I could hear him screaming at me. Cussing at me.

“Still a lot, Prof.”

He cupped his palms together at me.

“There are many more, Prof. I will not forget this.” he said once again.

I didn't return her thanks. Maybe my face turned to anger. I don't know why I was so angry when I saw him.

“You explained to me, what happened.”

Yayai.

“I want to go home and suddenly just grabbed my hape.” he explained.

Nope. It's not a matter of theft that nearly.

“Your resignation.” I said coldly.

“Sorry Prof. There's something I can't say.”

“Your resignation is unnatural and unilaterally. I hope that you can make restitution and..” My words are truncated. Yayai's phone rang and she waltzed away a bit away from me to receive the call. I was waiting for him to be in front of the mini market. The stupid thing is, I can't find Yayai anywhere. He disappeared. I was totally fooled by a child.

(Five)

I closed the door to my flat in a hurry. That Prof Ben is feeling a disaster for me. Surely I have to contact the committee to find out, how much rupiah, they poured a fee for me. Arriving in Jakarta I will compensate. I don't want to be in touch with that guy. It's annoying, inattentive, cold, and arbitrary.

I was at the airport a few hours earlier. Some solutions I think about to avoid tangling with Prof Ben if I ever meet him in Jakarta. Meet him in Jakarta? Hopefully not. I even wanted to give him a gift as a thank you for saving my phone from thieves. That'sthat's all. When I closed my eyes on the plane to Jakarta, after meeting Prof Ben for the first time in Thailand turned out to be my life which was mediocre and no one pulled it, immediately changed drastically.

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