The Passion of the Actor
Chapter 19's

The mysterious and handsome man looked troubled carrying his large motorbike with a suitcase that was between him and Raya. They stopped at a large store and looked luxurious.

"Wait a minute, why are we here?" tanya Raya held her suitcase in the hands of the man who already wanted to open the glass door.

"So he said he wanted to change the suitcase."

"Oh, yes." Raya lowered her head, following the man's footsteps.

The suitcase chosen by Raya is gray. He asked permission to draw up his cloth to the toilet in the store. "Well at 12, I'm hungry. We eat first," said the man who until now has not introduced his name to Raya. They were already outside the shop and the man glanced at the cafe beside the shop.

"You're the one who eats. I don't need to. I'll take care of you." Raya's move was stopped, again the man caught Raya's wrist.

"The company I eat." Without waiting for Raya's answer, the man had already taken her into the Cafe and chose to sit in a more comfortable corner of the room. The man knew, Raya was also hungry, only her prestige made the girl refuse her invitation.

"What's your name? I'm the Duke, call me Dipa," he said staring at Raya who was trying to relax, leaning her back against the back of the chair.

"I Am Raya." The voice sounded weak. Dipa's gaze made her embarrassed as well as nervous. His confidence is gone. She was a girl who dared to behave, yet when faced with a man who treated her gently like that.

"Where are you from? where you going?" tanya Dipa leaned back on the chair staring at the still downcast Kingdom, folding her hands on her chest. Investigate and analyze the character and try to dive into what is currently the girl is facing.

"I'm from the village. Want to pull a job," said Raya raised her face. It was right to guess that the man was looking at her and waiting for an answer from her.

"Work?"

Raya weigh. He doesn't know anyone, he'd better trust Dipa. Even though they had just met, Raya felt safe near the man. Her heart says Dipa's a good man.

"Actually, I'm not looking for a job. I want to find a place to stay as well as a place to open a business," said Raya more courageous. His mind had already believed that Dipa was indeed a good person.

"What usaha? maybe I can help."

"I want a shophouse, which I can make a place to live and open a laundry business."

"Okay, I think I can help. Now hurry up and finish your meal, and then we'll take it out of here."

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Before checking the shophouse he was going to rent, Dipa drove Raya to check in to the hotel, then after putting their belongings down the city to the shophouse Dipa meant.

"This is her shophouse" said Dipa standing in front of the two-story building. The gift shop in the form of flowers, dolls and other accessories is still active even though there is a banner 'This shop is contracted'.

"Well, Mas Dipa. Come here again? want to find another gift?" welcome one of the salespeople to come to them to the store terrace.

"No, Des. I want to meet Koko, I want to contract this shophouse."

"Oh, Kirain wants to meet Desi," replied the woman with a flirtatious smile. Raya who saw the aggressive style of Desi on Dipa just smiled. Face anyway, Desi reaction like that, Dipa a handsome man who has an athletic body, which supports the appearance to be able to fascinate the Eve.

Ten minutes later, the two were already in the room of the owner of the shop, bargaining with each other the rental price. For Raya the price is very expensive, although in accordance with the location that is in the heart of the city.

"Why is the shop going to close, Ko?" tanya Raya was curious. He saw a lot of people coming to the store.

Raya can breathe a sigh of relief. It had occurred to him that the shophouse was haunted, but Koko's explanation removed his bad prejudices.

After the nego, Raya and the shop owner agreed to the rental price, and then immediately went home. The advance has been transferred. He was calm, ready to start a new life.

"Thank you, yeah. Sorry if I've been troubling you." Raya got off the motor Dipa, right on the hotel parking lot. It was dusk, Raya's body was very tired.

"Seek for a number, Lo." Dipa handed me her phone. Raya was silent for a moment, looked at Dipa's phone in front of her, then up into the man's face. Raya thought she would no longer be related to Dipa. No, he wasn't ungrateful for the man's help one day, but right... Okay, alright. There is no harm in dividing the number. After all, who was he until Dipa would contact again. For the sake of politeness, Raya took the phone, then typed the number.

Dipa immediately pressed, and after sounding a continuous tone as well as a ringing tone from Raya's handbag, Dipa turned off the call. "Don't forget to keep my number."

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The steps stop in the hotel lobby. In front of him was Dipa, raising her left leg and resting on her right knee.

Raya glanced at the big clock in the room, at 10am, and Dipa was already there. "You?"

"It's not nice to see your face coming. My intentions are good. Help me, lo!" he said a heavy sigh, putting on a sad face as if hurt by Raya's reaction.

"It's not. Sorry. What are you here for?" Raya chose to sit on the chair next to Dipa.

"Gue remember, you're going to find laundry equipment, let me help you."

"Eh, no. I don't want to trouble you. I can do it myself." Raya hastily rejected Dipa's good intentions. But it seems that guy is not the type to give up easily.

"Udah, don't use the pleasantries of this flaming land, come on, let's go."

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They only buy the main needs. He knew, the funds were limited, so he had to buy the most important ones only. Two-piece machine, dryer, steam iron and also two pieces of cloth rack and cashier table.

"Enough?" tanya Dipa who had been sitting since noticed Raya talking to the store clerk.

"Need some baskets. Mmm, I also have to rush to advertise, find labor," he said receiving a bottle of mineral water offered by Dipa.

"So soon I can. Don't get suspended, you drop again."

Dipa's words became reality. The next morning, I could not get out of bed. Since last night he had a high fever. Maybe it's because it's been sleeping and eating irregularly.

The ringing of his phone opened his eyes reluctantly and was only half of it. Wake up from his sleep that has entered the umpteenth session. "Hello?" he said with a loud voice. Strep throat is also now doubling.

"Ray... Where are you? Ray's... I'd like to see you, please Mas, Ray..."

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