NOT THE LOVE OF DREAMS
Chapter 23

This morning I decided to go to work even with a face full of bruises because I thought lately there was a lot of work, I could not let Love work alone. I decided to wear a hat and a mask to cover the bruises on my face.

I went out of the room to the dining room. Since Jona hyung and noona, breakfast rituals have been important. Even I'd get scolded if I didn't have breakfast together.

" Aidan's? You said last night at the police station?" Ask me as soon as I get to the dining room.

" Why are you wearing the same hat as a mask?" Jona Hyung asked who made everyone look at me.

I took off my hat and mask. Everyone was surprised to see me.

" Loe, why was that battered?" Jessica asked worriedly. He even stood up from his seat.

" Keep calm noona. Sit down please." I said later in his follow.

" You why Aidan?" Ask appa.

" Loe entered the police station not-don't because of brawl? Or persecution?" Jona hyung play original accuse.

" Heyung? Loe knows I'm not that anarchist." My protest did not accept and then pulled the seat to the right of Appa.

" Why then?" Ask Appa again.

" Semalem Aidan nolongin Renata appa."

" MWO? (*WHAT?)" Jessica was shocked and then became angry.

" Loe why did you not help him? Loe promised not to let him. So you're at the police station because of that gatel girl? Ahh where semalem I pasrahin loe same Love again. Bego really me, Love must be hurt." Omel Jessica with food in her mouth.

" Sttts. Jessi's mouth full don't talk about choking. Kasian granddaughter appa." Tegur Appa on Jessi.

" Ah sorry appa. Jessi Kesel with Aidan. Jessi is also so good to Love because she takes care of all the affairs at the police station." Answer Jessica.

" Patience dear. Don't mostly nag baby Kim later in shock." Said Jona hyung rubbing Jessi's stomach with one hand and the other hand rubbed Jessi's back.

" I don't want to make noona's promise. But Rena's circumstances require me to help her. He was almost raped by his ex. Good thing I decided to help him, if you want to kill him."

" Raped?" Ask appa.

" Yes appa, that's why Aidan's face was battered. Aidan's the same perpetrator involved in a fistfight." My answer.

" How is Love?" Ask Jessica who inexplicably always defends Love.

" Loe should ask me about my condition noona instead of asking about the state of Love first." My protest.

" Oh, I know why napa, why do I have to ask again? But Love? She must be hurting just as much, right?"

" Love is so short as his mind. He understands the situation. I'm sorry about him too." My answer.

" I miss the same love. I don't know why I love to see love. Does baby Kim like his aunty candidates?" Jessi asked Jona hyung.

" Maybe." Jona Hyung answered and then fed Jessi.

" If so you go with Appa Aidan, don't drive yourself." Appa.

" why? It's just the face, not the hands. Aidan can still drive."

" Not to argue." Appa.

I finally gave up and left with Appa.

...***...

Arriving at the Star Food building I got out of the car with Appa. I still wear a mask and a hat to cover the bruises on my face.

" Good morning Sajangnim." Noona the receptionist greeted appa and scrunched her forehead at me. Maybe he wanted to say hello but he didn't recognize me because my face was covered in a mask.

" It's Aidan." Said appa understood.

" ah. Good morning Aidan_ssi." Sapa noona the receptionist so knew that the person masked next to Appa was me.

I bowed back to his greeting.

" Good morning noona."

Me and Appa walked straight to the elevator but noona was chasing us.

" I'm sorry Aidan_ssi, there's someone waiting for you in the waiting room."

" Who?" Askaqua.

" His name is Renata."

Appa, who had been preparing to step into the elevator, abandoned his intentions.

" Renata? Where's that girl?" Tanya Appa looks enthusiastic.

" Why so enthusiastic?" I was surprised to see Appa.

" Appa wants to know what kind of woman you all talked about yesterday. Let's go meet him. How pretty is it?" Bring appa.

" Us been wanting to follow." My protest.

" why? Don't you really have a relationship with that woman, right?" Accuse appa.

" That's starting to recriminate."

" Yes already if there is nothing should be dong if appa come."

" Yes, come on." I finally just agree.

I and Appa walked to Renata in the waiting room.

" Rena?" Call me.

" Sister Aidan?" Rena looked at me but she was confused if I was Aidan.

" I'm Aidan." My words broke the confusion.

" Oh yeah."

He looked towards Appa.

" Next to whose sister?"

" I'm Appanya Aidan." Appa introduced himself.

" Good morning to you." Sapa Rena bowing to appa.

" Yes good morning." Answer appa flat.

" What are you looking for my son?" Ask Appa in a hostile tone. It's not usually like this in other people. Is it possible that Appa got upset at Renata's problem yesterday?

" Oh this... This is um, I want to apologize and thank you for your help from Aidan last night." Rena said nervously.

" Oh so. Now it's not? You better get to work." Appa is more like expelling.

" Appa." I feel bad for Rena.

" Gapapa kok brother, Rena just want to say rich that's all. And all this love." Rena gave me a paper bag.

" Rena, excuse me, brother, um."

Rena finally left me and Appa in my eyes who continued to follow her. Honestly, I feel sorry because Appa is too thin when he is not wrong.

" Just keep going." Sindir.

" Yes, that's just straight away." My speech.

" Beautiful, sexy too. Pantes lah if you as a man fascinated with him. But make Appa look forward to Love. Appa would rather you love her than love her."

" Oh my goodness, what the hell? It was clear that Aidan would also choose love. Lagian Renata is also a nobody Aidan."

" But he likes you." Appa.

" So you know."

" Eh appa knows. Appa was a young player. Many in love with girls and a lot of ex-loh so appa know that a girl again likes the same guy. Yes, according to Appa, Renata likes you."

" Halah, say player, a lot of girls, many like but in fact live also the same eomma." I quip.

" Ah you even make it seem to be melow." Appa.

" Yes.. Yes, I'm sorry." Shut me.

And after insinuating appa like that, I actually miss eomma. I honestly don't remember the face of Eomma at all. Maybe because I was only 6 when eomma left us. And right now I really feel very anxious to get the affection of an eomma.

Me and Appa head for the elevator. We parted ways when I came out on the fourth floor and Appa was still on his way to get to his room.

I went into the public relations room. A few colleagues in the room looked at me.

" I'm Aidan." I said as they looked strangely at my appearance.

" Oh good morning Aidan_ssi." They sound almost like a choir.

" Yes good morning." I answered their greetings and then entered the workspace.

Love looked at me as I opened the door.

" Who are you?" Ask.

" Aidan." I answered while removing the mask strap and showed my face for a while and then put on my mask again.

" Aidan why did you leave for work?" Sayar Cinta looks worried even he to stand up and approach me.

" Should I not go to work? Loe kangen." My answer is then put my bag on the desk then approached the table Love.

" His wound is sick?" Ask.

" Yes, it might hurt. Am I a superhero? I want to show the side that likes to say gapapa gapapa when in fact there is anything. Hehe."

" Fun." Answer Love is throbbing.

" Loe should rest at home for a few days." Connect Love.

" I'm not a typical spoiled darling. I'd like to work if you miss the same loe how?" My god.

" Sick still likes to fight. I hit Luka loe just found out the taste."

" It's so bad." I'm thieving.

Ting.

A message I heard from Love's cell phone. He immediately opened his message and smiled to himself.

" Who?" Askaqua.

" So much shit."

" What if I'm in a poo? My girlfriend is a lie."

" If the name lies not the boyfriend."

" Yes loe himself who does not want to be in ajakin dating really."

" Not to talk about it." Answer Love with strength.

He was still playing his phone even now instead of laughing.

Before long he immediately picked up his phone and placed it in the ear.

" Eoh?"

It turns out he was calling someone. But who is dad?

" You are so funny, Rama. I can't stop laughing."

Wow, Rama turned out to make my girl to not be able to hold a smile. What the hell did he send in the chat? Ah I'm getting hot.

" Okay later on try to go home spit deh ya."

" okay. Uh." Close the love that makes me hot. Why is Love always gentle when talking to Rama? I'm really jealous.

I can also make love jealous. Did I just say yes that Rena also met me? I want to see his reaction too. But... If love is ordinary how?

" Love?" Call me to try to express my plan.

" Eoh?" Love answered without looking at me. He was busy with his phone while occasionally chuckling. Wowhhh is so beautiful. I was stunned by her beauty.

" So Renata came to the office."

Love dropped her phone and turned to me. The initial response was to my liking. He instantly changed his focus the moment he heard the name Renata I mentioned. Let's see the next response.

" Why is he here?" Ask.

" My nyariin is. Kangen may."

His expression immediately changed. What was once Love's smile now her facial expression became flat.

" Oh." Answer Love briefly then turn his eyes on the computer.

I cannot guess the true meaning of the response of Love. He's not jealous anyway? Am I the one who hopes too much? Yesterday he said he couldn't return my feelings. Suddenly my spirit was gone. I looked down and went back to the desk.

" Luka Loe's been given the ointment yet?" Ask for love suddenly.

" Not yet." Answer's short.

Suddenly Love opened her desk drawer and walked towards me. He stood in front of me and then opened my mask.

" Don't close it later the wound is dry." It was in front of my face that made me nervous. Especially now that he pulled my chin and lowered his head. On the check my face right and left then release the handle from my chin. He looked at the small box on the table he had been carrying. He picked up the box and squatted in front of me.

My heart was beating uncharacteristically. This is why Love uses a very close event like this?

Love began to clean my wounds then painstakingly applied the ointment.

" Aww." I grimaced as my wounds were being nudged.

" Sorry. Hold on a second, will you?" He said it right in front of my face. I looked at his lips.

" Loe must often wash and olein ointment so that the wound...."

I have not finished the phrase Love, I have stopped his hand. I hold the hand of Love still holding the cotton bud. Love automatically looks at me. I found her gaze then locked Love's eyes in my gaze.

" Wwm.. Wae?" Nervous ask.

" Loe, why do I do the gini rich thing?" I asked without letting go of my gaze at her.

" Ngelakuin app.. What's?" The bumbling question then casts a downward glance.

" I told you that I like you, right?" Ask again.

" Look up your face Love, look at me." My welcome when Love never looks at me again.

Finally Love followed me. He looked back at me. I never let go of his hand grip on my cheek.

" Why?" Ask me.

" Loe really don't have any feelings at all for me?" Once again I express my feelings.

Love just looks at me without answering.

" Reply I'm Love." Force him.

" eoh. I´m.. I just think it's all just acting. I. like Rama is not the same loe Aidan." Answer Love.

DEGGS.

My heart was bad, very painful. Although it was common to refuse but his rejection this time really broke me. Not only did Love reject me but he also said that Rama was a man of his own.

I slowly removed his hand from my cheek. I think my eyes are starting to glaze over. I immediately threw my padangan towards the workbench. I corrected my sitting position back to work.

" Aidan?" Call her.

I didn't heed his call.

" I'm sorry...."

" Don't apologize Love. Because what I'm supposed to apologize for is me." Cold cut.

Love stood up then held my arm, but I immediately brushed it off.

" Aidan's? Don't be gini." His word.

I don't intend to respond. Unable to linger nearby, I immediately put on my mask and prepared to leave.

" Where are you going Aidan?" I asked as I stood up from my seat.

" Can you slide a little? I want to pass by." I was flat without any intention of answering the question of Love.

Love shifted and I went straight through it. Before I opened the door, I looked at him again.

" Love?" Call me.

" Eoh." Quickly answer.

" If this acting does burden you, I'll try to make it as soon as we break up. I'll tell you right away, Jona hyung and noona."

" I'm sorry if all this time I made you feel comfortable and thank you for helping me move on from my noona."

After saying that I immediately left Love in the room. I don't know where my clear goal is I can't be near Love right now.

...***...

I drove my car without a clear purpose. Just walking around the streets and when it dawned I was near the Yeouido hangang park. And I ended up stranded here in the yeouido park on the Han River. In this garden there are few memories of me with Love. Ah I don't even know much about the area in Korea but why do all the places I go to have memories with Love? I haven't been here long either. Did I just come back as AK? The agency still calls me a lot to ask me to come back.

I parked my car and enjoyed this famous park in South Korea. I walk by the river. I see many people who visit here even though it is still summer even today the temperature reaches 33° C.

I stopped in the grass and took off my jacket and made it my seat. I saw some kids running around with balloons. I smiled to see them.

I was thinking about work for a long time. I sent a message to Cinta that today I have permission not to enter as she suggested this morning.

* I'm back at the office. Let's say I'm sick today.

I press the send button and I put my phone in my pocket again.

" Ahhh it seems not long ago I understand the pain of love clapping one hand gini. Don't think new also move on already potek again just heart." My monologue looked up at the sky. Before long I threw my eyes down and plucked some of the little grass around me.

" Sister Aidan?" I hear the voices of people calling me. I looked at the source of the voice.

" Rena?"

" What is this brother doing here?" Words approached me.

" Can I sit down?" Rena asked me for permission.

" Just sit down." My answer.

" Sister why is he here? Does your sister work?" Ask once more.

" Loe alone?" I asked back without intending to answer Rena's question.

" I got a leave of absence as a form of corporate sympathy for what happened to me last night." The answer.

" Why are you even here?" My toot.

" When I'm home, I'm a parno. That's why I went for a walk. How's your own brother?"

I smiled bitterly.

" Gapap. Just want to calm down." My answer.

" From?"

I smiled without answering Rena's question.

" Will we go around?" Take me.

Rena nodded her head. And finally me and Rena walked together by the river.

" I'm sorry, brother, because I nolongin my sister's face so full of wounds that." Rena opened the conversation.

" No problem. Don't be too thoughtful. I've got my back to me." My answer.

" Emang loe where did you meet that ex-loe bastard?" My welcome.

" I met on social media and dated on social media. Continues when he was convinced to meet yes I want to because at that time I was the same he had been dating long enough and the person seemed good but when he first met he dared to have physical contact with me. Honestly, I was afraid at that time, actually my sexy look is rich gini but I am still the same person as the last time we met brother. I'm still sick of those rich things. When office friends all talk about the *** relationship with a partner, I can only be insecure because I've never felt it." The answer is long.

" You need to be less than I think that's a good thing. Keep that loe thinking. Let me tell you that story about *** them but you yourself are not the same as them. Loe Indo who taboo very same rich things that. Especially if you are here by yourself. Don't embarrass the loe family in Indo." My answer.

Rena turned to me then nodded her head.

" Thank you, brother, for the advice. And sorry yesterday I hugged my sister in front of my sister's boyfriend. You know...."

" Not to be discussed." Cut me and Rena I see silently understand.

We both continued our journey to enjoy the beauty of the Han River.

" Sister want some ice cream?" Ask Rena.

" Loe wants to? Let me buy it." I bargained for her, but then my phone rang.

Crane.kring...

I saw on my phone the name Love. I hesitated to lift her up, but seeing Renata looking at me, I immediately told her to buy me ice cream.

" Could you buy some ice cream? All for me. " Say me while handing over some won sheets.

" Let me buy it." The answer.

" It's simple money loe. Wear this." I insisted and finally Rena took my money and went to buy ice cream while I raised the call of Love.

" Eoh." My answer was to open the conversation.

" Where's loe?"

" It matters where I am." Ketus.

" sister? This one?" Shouted Renata from the Food truck.

" Which is it." I replied while keeping the phone away so that Love would not hear it. But it seems I was wrong, Love heard my words earlier.

" Who else is Loe?" Ask.

" Same with Renata." My honesty.

" Renata?" Ask to convince yourself.

" Hey'em." Answer's short.

" Why can you be the same as Renata?"

" What's mom? Can I go with Renata? Loe is also my nobody." Ketus.

" Oh that. Yes, I'm not a loe nobody but at least appreciate me as a girlfriend pretend loe." The answer is no less. And hearing that, I felt guilty.

" I'm calling anyway because I think nanyain loe to me. If you don't like it, I'm wondering I'm sorry. And also the power I've disturbed you time with Renata. I'm sorry about that too." Connecting Love then hung up his phone and after that I became sorry I had fallen for Love.

POV short Love

After I hung up on Aidan, I didn't feel like my heart was bad. There is anger and jealousy in the heart. I was angry because I couldn't understand my true feelings for Aidan. All I know is I'm comfortable near Aidan but when I see Rama? I also feel like I still like it a lot. That's why I can't answer Aidan's statement of love. And I'm sorry why should I say that I like Rama in front of Aidan? I even said I didn't like it. Why don't I just be honest that I don't know how I really feel about Aidan?

Besides I was also disappointed why Aidan was so sniffy on me? He usually teases me. Especially when I contacted him it turned out that he was with Renata. Wh why? Why should Renata? To be honest, I was annoyed to hear Aidan always mention Renata by name. I don't know if I'm jealous? If so, what right do I have to be jealous of him?

I have no right. I'm nobody Aidan.

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