30 DAYS WITH U
29. BE MY TRUE LOVER 9

“What's with you today, Key?” The Great Sir asked Keila when he saw the slightly pale-faced Keila while working on her work. 

Keila shook her head. “I'm fine, Sir. Maybe just lack of sleep. After a month of not working, my body still seems to be unable to adapt back to the way I worked like before I went on holiday.” 

“You're sure that's all, Key?” The Grandfather was worried. 

Keila nodded her head. “Yes, Sir. That's all it is. Does my face look pale until you worry about me?” 

The Great Sir blinked one eye. “Slightly. That's why I'm worried. A week ago you just entered work after a month of suspension, it seems too forcing yourself to work. You come home too late to complete many of your pending tasks. Therefore, I feel worried.” 

“I'm sorry to worry you, but I'm just sleep deprived, sir. Thank you for the attention of Mr.” Keila smiled at Mr. Agung and tried not to make Mr. Agung worry anymore. 

Keila's smile managed to make the Great Sir's worry disappear but three junior colleagues Keila who accidentally heard the Great Sir's question actually felt worried about Keila. At lunchtime, Keila's two colleagues took turns asking Keila questions. 

“Silver is fine?” The saint asked the first time. 

“True, Sister. Is Brother okay? Big Brother's face is pale today.” Nuri who was no less worried also asked Keila a question. 

Keila devoured her lunch quietly and after swallowing her food, Keila answered questions from Saints and Nuri. “I'm fine. You guys don't have to worry. I just got less sleep over the weekend.” 

“Kakak sure?” ask the Saint who is still worried. 

Keila nodded her head. “Yes, Sacred. I just don't sleep enough. Don't worry about me and eat your food.” 

As usual Keila could trick Saints and Nuri easily, but the more intelligent Irene was different. After finishing lunch, Irene deliberately asked Keila to take her to the toilet and just had a four-eye talk with Keila. 

“Seconds are lying. The pale face of this Big Brother is not because Big Brother cannot sleep for a few days,” Irene explained. “Kakak's having a problem isn't it?” 

Keila smiled at Irene's clever words and discovered the lies she had been making all day. “Looks like I can't lie to you, Irene. Why is your brain so smart? If you can, I would like to ask you to share that bit of intelligence with me.” 

“In the next life if Big Brother is born as my big brother, I will gladly ask God to share this little bit of my intelligence with Brother.” Irene replied with her calm face. 

“Why should you be your older brother first?” Keila's confused. 

“Because if big brother is not born as my big brother and gets a little bit of my intelligence, big brother will use it to prank me.” This time Irene replied with a smile on her face. “I'm just kidding, Brother. So what kind of problem is Brother facing this pale? Is it possible that Brother owes a large amount?” 

“Heh.” Keila chuckled at Irene's question. “You know very well, I am most anti-debt. In fact maybe, I am the only person in our department who does not have a credit card.” 

“Then if not debt, what problem befell Brother?” Irene curious. “Mu-Could Big Brother meet a bad guy like Noah again?” 

“Heh, hearing your words it seems like my former lovers before these are the ones who are not good?” Keila chuckled again as her mind thought about Irene's words. In reality, my words are true. All my ex-lovers have been the source of trouble in my life. Noah with his high jealousy attitude, Rey with his attitude who likes to owe there here and there, Angga who is a heavy smoker and drinker, and many others. Why did I realize that among the many men I knew, Andra was the only one who treated me well?

“Kak?? Why is Brother crying?” 

Irene's question then disperse Keila's daydream. “I'm crying?” 

“What Brother does not realize if your tears flow?” Irene was worried. 

Keila rubbed her hands against her face and made sure that her face was wet with tears. “Ah right, I cried again without me noticing.” 

“What happened to Brother?” Irene was really worried and anxious to see Keila's falling tears but Keila herself was unaware of it. “So I have a problem. How did Brother cry unwittingly like this?” 

Keila was about to open her mouth after wiping away the tears on her face, but Yuna's arrival stopped Keila's intention to tell her the matter she was facing.

“Ah why did I come here and meet the source of the problem,” ledek Yuna who glanced at Keila beside Irene. 

“What does it mean by the source of the problem?” Irene who did not accept replied to Yuna's words before Keila opened her mouth. 

Irene who was usually silent and did not say much, this time completely lost her composure and was intent on replying to Yuna's words in Keila's place. But Keila quickly stops Irene's intentions and pulls Irene out of the ladies' room. 

“Do not reply to her words. You're a waste of energy, Irene.” Keila forced Irene to walk away from the toilet by pulling her hand. 

“But, Brother. That woman really doesn't know herself! Noah attacking the Great Sir it's not purely Brother's fault. The woman is also guilty.” Irene still couldn't take it. 

But Keila did not reply to Irene's words and continued to withdraw Irene's hand until it arrived where Suci and Nuri were waiting. The immediate uproar occurred when Suci and Nuri saw Irene who had lost her composure in order to defend Keila. Irene who was upset then told what Yuna said to Keila and made Suci and Nuri feel upset. 

“Basic lady snake!” holly and Nuri shouted together, who were also irritated. 

It took Keila a long time to calm the three coworkers from their resentment towards Yuna. The mouths of the three Keila comrades were unceasingly issuing curses to Yuna even when the break was over. The Great Sir even had to reprimand the Saints, Nuri and Irene several times because of their unceasing swearing. 

Seeing his three colleagues getting reprimand, Keila felt bad for bothering the three colleagues. But deep in her heart Keila felt grateful to the three colleagues who always defended her even when the other colleagues blamed Keila and believed in Yuna's words. You guys are. . I should be the one getting angry, but I don't have the strength to be mad at Yuna. Thank you for substituting me to be angry at Yuna. 

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Working hours are over. As usual, Saints, Nuri and Irene went home first because of their finished work and left Keila who was still doing her duties. Keila deliberately bailed her time to go home later than her co-workers because Keila did not want to go home in a crowded state. 

An hour after work ended, Keila began to clean up her desk and prepare to go home. By attaching earphones to both her ears - as was her custom, Keila began walking towards the elevator and down to the ground floor. 

The elevator doors opened and showed Keila the view outside the company building as it was raining. Keila walked out of the elevator and exited the company building while cursing in her heart. Shit, it's raining. Today, I really fucked. My days are fucked up because of my pale face. My days are chaotic because of Yuna's words that make my three colleagues curse continuously to get reprimanded. And now my day is fucked up again because I don't have an umbrella with me when it rains. 

Keila was weighing her steps to continue forward or wait for the rain to subside. Keila who originally wanted to wait for the rain to fall, suddenly saw the shadow of Andra again standing beside her and asked Keila. 

“What song are you listening to this time?” 

Upset by Andra's repeated shadow and disturbing her feelings, Keila finally chose to break through the falling rain. Instead of running quickly to the bus stop, Keila just walked casually and let her clothes get wet by the rain. Shit, why is the spin on this song? 

Keila had just cursed in her mind because the song that was currently spinning in her ear was the song she had listened to together with Andra last time. Keila then remembered Andra's words while listening to the song with her. 

“I wish I could have a relationship like that song. Having a lover and his love will last forever like the lyrics of that song and I hope that lover is you, Keila.” 

Keila's footsteps stopped. Along with the rain that soaked his face, Keila's tears flowed again. But suddenly the rain no longer fell on her and made Keila look up at the sky. Something black was on top of his head. An umbrella? Who is holding me? 

Keila then turned around and saw the same figure again as before: Andra. 

“You are a 27-year-old woman, why is it still raining like a seven-year-old? Aren't you worried that because of this rain you could get sick?” 

Keila blinked her eyes several times and tried to make sure her vision was not wrong. “Andra?” 

“Ya, it's me.” Andra replied with a regretful tone. “Didn't you hear what I just said? Why are you raining like this, Key?” 

Hearing Andra's words that were different from Andra's shadow that had always appeared before, Keila's tears came down and fell. Keila cried with a smile on her lips looking at Andra and made the looking Andra even more anxious. 

“Key? Why are you crying? What's wrong with you? Did something happen?” Andra brought herself closer to see Keila crying. One free hand of Andra then rubbed Keila's tears that continued to fall. “Key, why are you crying?” 

“Sucks. This is so shitty! I missed you after asking you to leave. Your shadow appears everywhere and repeats everything you ever said to me. My heart ached after you left and the moment you saw you appear, the pain in my heart suddenly disappeared. How is this, Andra? Isn't this really annoying?” Keila said while crying. 

Hearing Keila's words, Andra immediately threw away the umbrella that held her to protect her body and Keila's body from the rain. Andra immediately hugged Keila's body tightly. “This is indeed annoying. But I'm so happy to hear that, Keila. I'm glad to hear you say you miss me. I'm glad to know that you like me as much as I thought. Why did it take you so long to realize it, Key?” 

“Huhu. . . You really suck, Andra!” Keila still continued to cry in Andra's arms with the rain still falling. 

“Yes, I'm a bitch. I'm a bitch for making you fall in love with me. Are you satisfied, Keila?” Andra patted Keila's wet back. “Now stop crying. We must go home soon, otherwise we will both fall ill together because of this rain.” 

It took Keila a long time to stop her crying. Being in Andra's arms, Keila was able to clearly inhale the scent of Andra's body even when the rain that fell made her wet. Keila then returned Andra's embrace by wrapping her hands around Andra's waist while saying inside her mind. Shit, I really fell in love with her according to her expectations. I really miss him as much as he wants.