The Gema Shahadah Aisyah
Felix Award Gift

Wearing a white skirt paired with a green T-shirt, Atalie is ready to visit the production office of Alindra Beauty to collect data. The advantage of Atalie is that she can still finish something that is not even liked. Atalie is sure to complete her thesis whose topic has been determined by Jaya.

Atalie will discuss the influence of social media promotion on the sale of Alindra Beauty products. Since releasing its first product three years ago Alindra Beauty believes that it can attract consumers without any promotion on social media. They rely on brochures that are distributed on the street in the first year. After that Alindra Beauty has a regular consumer and the number is increasing.

But at the beginning of 2015, sales of these products decreased due to the emergence of new rivals that utilize social media technology. The decline is not enough, but they cannot allow it.

That is also the reason Jaya asked Atalie to do research on Alindra Beauty. Not only can you complete the final task but the office will also benefit if Atalie finds a solution. Jaya believes young people like Atalie have a very wide range of innovations.

"Not good?" Atalie asked for Daniel's opinion on her appearance, she was not confident even though these days she always wears a skirt to cover the mosquito bite marks along her legs.

"Good than the scar Brother looks." Daniel shuddered in horror at the thought that people would focus wrongly on Atalie's foot, which was full of reddish scars, or perhaps now black. Atalie even wears trousers inside the house.

"Are you wearing pants?"

"Kak Atalie's feet are small, if you wear pants look smaller, that's it."

After making sure once again by looking at her reflection in the mirror, Atalie finally grabbed the car keys and walked out of the room past Daniel who was standing in the doorway.

"Aren't you fighting with Papa?" Daniel whispered after Atalie through the stairs to the first floor.

"No."

"I support Atalie's sister's got a boutique." Daniel shakes Atalie's shoulder.

"Love money too." Atalie looked up at Daniel.

"I have money." Daniel patted Atalie's hand, he couldn't help anything but support.

Atalie snorts her way into her car while Daniel gets into another car. Their conversation ended then and there.

Before stepping on the gas, Atalie glanced at the rearview mirror to see her reflection there. Previously he did not pay too much attention to appearance but since knowing Umar, Atalie became not confident. That's because Umar never saw Atalie while they were talking. Sometimes Atalie thought, if he was not interesting until Umar would not see it.

Even now Umar asked Atalie not to ask about anything. Atalie gripped the steering wheel closely considering Umar's remarks at that time. Atalie was used to getting rejected, even when she had a hundred dreams, Jaya could have opposed all those dreams. But when Umar told Atalie not to ask him anything, the pain was still there.

On the steering wheel was a pile of books that Atalie had bought some time ago. Atalie finished reading the book one by one, every time something was not understood then she would take notes. Atalie looked for the answer in another book even though it was very troublesome. The good thing is that Atalie can read more books.

Umar is not the only human who can answer Atalie's questions. Unfortunately, it was only Umar that Atalie knew. Atalie will try to get to know more people.

"Good morning Ci." A receptionist welcomed Atalie.

"Morning." Atalie reviews a thin smile.

"Father told me that Ci Atalie's coming, come." He lets Atalie get in the elevator to the top floor. "It just so happens that you're also on top."

"Didn't Papa rarely come here?"

"Sure, he has a guest."

This is the second time Atalie has visited the production office of Alindra Beauty, where she had been to attend the opening of the building three years ago just before she left for Hangzhou.

"Felix?" Atalie frowned seeing Felix talk to his papa. So the guest Jaya referred to was Felix.

"Alindra Beauty will be releasing a collaboration with Felix." Jaya explains as if understanding the meaning of Atalie's gaze on Felix.

"Well, not the story before." Atalie walked over not forgetting to thank the employee who had escorted her.

Jaya only puts her shoulders forward, feeling she didn't need to tell Atalie anything like this just because Felix was Atalie's friend.

"You're not interested in perfume, are you?"

Atalie nodded faintly, "if that's what I'm sorry." He withdrew from there. Atalie has other business here.

Atalie went into the marketing department to collect data on the promotions that Alindra Beauty has been doing. Because of this papa's office, Atalie was given full access to get whatever she needed.

******

"Atlene!"

Atalie's movement to open the car door came to a halt when she heard someone calling her.

"Why is he still here?" Atalie grumbled after finding out someone calling her was Felix. Don't tell me Felix was waiting for him on purpose, Atalie was even in the marketing room long enough and he thought Felix was home.

"Aren't you free time?" Felix to the point, his experience approaching Atalie was enough so he knew that Atalie did not like to mince words.

"Why?"

"I want to take you to lunch together."

"Sorry I—"

"Just please this once." Tukas Felix again before Atalie rejects him. "Lunch is just for you."

Atalie let out a heavy sigh, he was too lazy for that but if he refused Felix's invitation today it was not impossible that the man would try again on another day.

"okay." Atalie had no other choice. "Where?"

"Osing King, you know?"

Felix opens the car door to Atalie with excitement without her expecting Atalie to get into her own car. Felix thought Atalie was going to ride in his car.

Atalie's car came out of the parking area of Alindra Beauty's production office first followed by Felix's car.

After this Atalie hoped she would never see Felix again.

The Osing King was crowded when Atalie and Felix arrived there to coincide with lunchtime. Atalie thought there would be no empty table for them but Felix made a reservation. That means Felix has prepared this before.

Felix pulls the chair to let Atalie sit down.

"If I refuse your invitation, how?" Atalie looked at Felix straight, "while you've reserved the restaurant."

"That's why I mean you because I've already made a reservation."

"If I keep refusing?"

"I'll eat myself." Felix chuckled, he had already ordered food for the two of them. Felix thought that Atalie's favorite food might not be much different from him because they were both of Chinese descent.

Two waiters deliver food to Felix's desk. Actually Felix wants a romantic dinner with Atalie. But the opportunity to invite Atalie to eat like that did not come twice. Felix doesn't care now, although it's not a romantic night with Atalie then it'll be fun.

Another case with Atalie, he was tired of wanting to immediately end this meeting. The variety of dishes on the table did not make Atalie tempted. They were just the two of them but Felix ordered a full table meal. Apparently Felix deliberately wanted to trap Atalie in this restaurant for a long time.

"Do you like Sanbeiji or do you want Hainan Chicken?" Felix saw two kinds of processed chickens in front of them.

"It's just this." Atalie lifted her spoon and fork, she chose Sanbeiji because it was the closest. Although processed chicken, Sanbeiji is not halal food because when processing it using cooking wine.

"You must have eaten a lot of that time in Hangzhou." Felix begins to feed off a piece of chicken and rice but his gaze is not detached from Atalie.

"Sanbeiji is a popular Taiwanese food originally from Jiangxi, rather than Sanbeiji I eat Pian Er Chuan Noodles or Lai Wong Bao with Longjing tea." Atalie ate the food, Felix just smiled wrongly as Atalie explained some of Hangzhou's specialties. You pretentious fellow, Atalie grumbled inwardly.

"Oh yeah, what do you think of Felish and Alindra Beauty?"

"Approve?" Atalie has no right to give any opinion because it's her papa business. "I don't know anything about it, you see for yourself if Papa didn't tell me about the collaboration before."

"Do you think this product will sell?"

"Yes, why not." Atalie raised her shoulders, "two brands that are already popular if collaborating will definitely sell hard in the market."

Felix smiled so wide that his eyes looked in line. He overreacts when Atalie is not on her way.

Their dessert that afternoon was Lemon Meringue which Felix also chose. Atalie can only eat what Felix has ordered for her. He just wanted to go back home and read a book.

"Thank you for the food." Atalie said after finishing a glass of a drink with a foreign taste of Citrus and Yuzu on her tongue. Actually Atalie is not too fond but he is not a person who easily wasted food.

Felix placed a pink paper bag on the table after the waiter cleaned their used plates.

He began again, Atalie was careless to refuse the goods given Felix but until now the man never gave up.

"Because you don't like perfume, I bought you high heels, perfect for your little legs."

"I can't wear high heels."

"It's not too high."

Atalie pulled the paper bag and took out the contents, if by using the high heels Atalie could go home soon then he would force himself to wear it.

"It fits on your feet." Praise Felix after Atalie wears the white high heels.

Atalie got up from her seat, limped out of the restaurant. Luckily the distance of the table and the exit was not too far away.

"Hopefully next time we can eat together again."

"I hope this is the last." Atalie developed a wide smile as she said that.

While Felix still laughed, Atalie's words were only jokes. More precisely he did not want to accept Atalie's rejection.

Atalie tried to walk quickly ahead of Felix to the car while carrying a paper bag containing his sandals.

"Awh!" Atalie screeched as her footing became unbalanced and fell. One more step Atalie reached her car.

"Atlene!" Felix ran over to Atalie.

Atalie closed her eyes biting her lips in pain, her legs were throbbing and the pain was overwhelming. Even unknowingly tears melted down her cheeks.

Felix lifts Atalie's body sitting her in the car, "i'm sorry, I shouldn't have meant you used those high heels."

When Atalie opened her eyes, she looked at Felix sharply. She squeezed her skirt withstanding the growing pain. Atalie wanted to yell at Felix and pull out all the swearing in his head but he didn't have enough strength to do that.

"I anterin you to the hospital."

"Atro I'm home." Pinta Atalie with a stifled voice.