Me And The Stars
Chapter 2 Akhtar Alvarendra

The door opened, Arya came carrying a woman who made Vishnu and Bima look at each other and immediately mention one name simultaneously.

"Rena !"

It was as if they could not believe what they were seeing.

" I'm sorry I was late boss, my bike broke down." Papar Arya was careful to convey the reason to Vishnu, because he was 1 hour late than promised last night.

Vishnu and Beni are the most disciplined people in work and time.

" Oh.h-well, you and he wait in my room, I'll be up in a minute !" Vishnu almost stammered Arya answer, his eyes can not be separated staring at the figure of a woman beside Arya.

Although a little confused by the attitude of his boss, Arya just nodded according to what his boss ordered, then went out of the room to the workspace Vishnu.

" Ben, quickly you're done briefing with them, then come with me to the top !" Vishnu's orders while leaving the room with his face turned pale.

Beni, who was also as surprised as Vishnu, immediately followed his best friend out of the room after previously giving orders to Panji, the pub manager who was also there to take over the duties of Vishnu and himself directed and told what the duties of the women there.

" Vishnu, wait for !" After running Beni chasing Vishnu who rushed up to his room.

" Why did he come back to my life, Ben ?" Vishnu stopped his steps and leaned his head against the wall next to the elevator door.

His eyes stared blankly, his hands clenched and then at the swing of his fist was all his might to the wall where he leaned his head earlier.

" Vishnu, wake up, hold your emotions. She's not Rena, remember Rena's gone ! " Beni held Vishnu's hand and hugged his best friend, trying to calm him down.

" It's all my fault Ben, I'm the one who let Rena go" Ratap Vishnu pilu.

" Stop blaming yourself, it's God's way." Beni calms down his best friend.

***

After a moment of self-soothing, Vishnu and Beni walked into his study.

" What do you want to tell me Arya ?" Ask Vishnu to the point.

" A-anu, this is my friend Mia, she wants to work here, she really needs a job." Arya explained somewhat doubtfully and fearfully.

" Friends you know, what kind of woman does this work for ?" Vishnu asked Arya, this time she avoided the look in her eyes from the woman Arya called Mia.

" He's Tau Boss, and don't mind because Mia worked like that for a year in the city of Batam." Arya convinces Vishnu

" All right, tell your friend to start working tonight." Vishnu still spoke without concern for MIa

" Thank you Boss, but did the boss not interview me first, or did anyone want the Boss to ask maybe ? And then again, sorry I and Arya came late." Mia tried to interact with Vishnu who had never seen her before.

Mia thinks that Vishnu doesn't like her, or even gets angry, because she and Arya came late, too many questions in Mia's mind at that time.

' Oh my God, even her voice looks like Rena.

But he's a different person, realize Vishnu, he's Mia not Rena, ' Vishnu argued with his own heart

" Sir..?" call Mia who sees Vishnu daydreaming.

" Eh, there's nothing I want to ask you, come to work tonight." Vishnu replied half in shock from his daydream.

" Wait, where'd you come from ?" Beni asked curiously.

" Can I borrow your ID ?" Beni is still curious.

Mia opened her purse and purse and took out an identity tag and thrust it towards Beni.

" You're really not him..." Beni muttered softly, but madih sounded in Mia's ear.

" Uh ? meaning ?" Ask Mia.

" Ah, no.. You look a lot like my childhood friends, but, uh, you're different people." Beni returns the identity card to Mia after reading it.

***

Vishnu and Beni were having lunch which was already late because it was already afternoon.

" Hello baby, I'm not coming home, I'm going straight to work again, I have a lot to do, I'm sorry baby. You go home to pick up the driver later. I'm home at regular hours, but I'm trying to get home fast." Vishnu ended his conversation on the phone.

" Safira ? Why don't you go home first, where are you going ? it's still afternoon, can't we stay at the club, want to follow the clean OB ? Go home first, take a fresh shower." Persuade Beni.

" My mind's fucked up Ben, I can't meet Safira just yet, afraid she's worried, I'm just going to my apartment. Just calm down." Vishnu's complaints are lethargic.

*****

Tonight, all the female workers have just started working. They look familiar and adept at flirting, seducing the striped men who seem ready to pounce on them.

From the balcony of his study room Vishnu sat himself watching Mia who was accompanying a man who seemed to want to invite to the karaoke room on the 2nd floor.

Vishnu's eyes did not pay attention to Mia's movements.

' Ah, indeed he is not Rena, where maybe Rena is as low as his attitude, ' Vishnu tried to convince his heart.

His pikrannya started to drift, going back in time when he was still in an ash-white uniform, back in time,

when he was happiest in his life.

Loving Rena is her childhood friend who she has liked since junior high, but she only dared to express her love when entering high school, and it turns out Rena has the same feelings for Vishnu.At last they were dating.

Vishnu, Rena and Beni are indeed from childhood, because their homes are close together, but after Vishnu and Rena are dating, although the three of them are one school, they rarely play together again.

Beni prefers to hang out with his other friends, because he does not want to disturb his two friends who are drunk and inseparable, but sometimes they still often just hang out together occasionally.

Until the sad thing happened,

At school, Vishnu, Rena and Beni are busy hanging out together in a cafe, arriving a group of men dressed as thugs approached Rena and teased her, Vishnu and Bni who were provoked by emotions immediately fought with them, until one of the thugs issued a sharp weapon towards Vishnu, but Vishnu did not realize it because the situation was chaotic, Rena who saw it immediately hugged Vishnu, so that Rena was impaled on her back.

That is a tragic incident that claimed the life of Rena, causing Vishnu always blame himself and make Vishnu can not forget Rena.

Although after so many years passed, Vishnu finally opened his heart again and tried to establish a relationship with Sapphira,

Yeah it was me.. I am now his wife and have healed his wounds.

I've been told a little story about Rena, although never know what she looks like, but for me it's Vishnu's past, I don't want to pry her wounds, which is important now that she is with me. Rena's been gone a long time, so I don't have to be jealous, do I ?

" Aaahh, why is this coming to me again..! This stupid feeling !" Vishnu shouted while slamming the drink glass he was holding.