Chapter 4/12
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she stared for a long time to the invitation card that Mr. Patchata gave it to her awhile ago. beside her was Aum's who sitting right next to her, when she got home... Aum was waiting for her. she forgot that tonight's the movie marathon with him. but she's not watching at all since she keeps staring at the invitation card that she was holding. "hey... you're not watching anymore...", he said when he turn his head to look at her. "what's that?", he gets the invitation card and read it.
Aum: a cocktail party? (she just nod but she was slightly sleepy and dont want him to ask no more.) this is a big party... where did you get this?
Rita: someone just gave it to me... im planning to take it as my part-time job. (yes, it was a part-time job since Mr. Patchata offered her a money.)
Aum: what kind of part-time job?
Rita: (she look up onto him, wondering if he's doubting something about her job. yes, she couldn't tell him.) a waitress... what else do you think? im gonna serve the CEOs of different company who gathered in this party. (and so... she needed to lie.)
Aum: i see...
but what he didn't is that she took the job as an escort service for just one night. though she knew how Aum understands her and doesn't want to keep some secrets from him, for some reason she needed to... she dont wanna hurt him. it's the only way on how to earn money so fast, she knew how Aum is working hard for their future and so she was. soon she'll tell him and she knew that he'll understand her if she had those odd jobs...
she thinks that she has decent job, her job is to entertain customers but selling body is out of the subject. maybe there are people who'll misunderstand her, she's afraid that Anne would might hate her if she found out that she's working in a bar. but she's still positive about these people whom she's concerned most and in return.. she wants them to understand her.
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"what's this?", Rome asked while he's having a drink by himself at their own bar and his father just got home. Mr. Patchata gave him the invitation for the cocktail party this coming weekend. of course, Rome was waiting for him so that he can tell him that he wants someone to hire from their company. he wanted to see his father's reaction if his lover will work for him as an assistant.
Rome: i dont think i can come...
Mr. Patchata: you're not coming even i invited some of our friends in business?
Rome: im going to Chiang Mai this weekend.
Mr. Patchata: (he frowned for a bit, awhile ago... Rita just told him that she couldn't come because she's going to Chiang Mai. and now, his son's going to Chiang Mai either.) what are you gonna do there, anyway? our board members from Chiang Mai will be coming this weekend for the party.
Rome: work, dad... it's always about work.
Mr. Patchata: son, aren't you tired of working? though i expand our company when you were still small, i tell you... i was never being a workaholic.
Rome: what else do you want me to do then? your time and my time are totally different. im concern more about global crisis and if i'll not be focus here... then surely our company will be bankrupt now.
Mr. Patchata: but it doesn't mean you have to be workaholic.
true... he had done nothing but work only. his father was such a free-spirited eversince. even thought they are very much alike when it comes to facial features, but there still a lot of things that they're not very much alike. they're both sociable but his father's more sociable than him... he doesn't entertain people who's lower than him. he's arrogant but his father is more friendly and doesn't take serious about things. he thinks that he knew his father from the bottom and that's why he prefers that his qualities are still different from his father.
in the end, his father told him that he'll change everything that was scheduled that says in the invitation card. rather hold the party on weekend, he chose to hold it on Thursday and today's Tuesday... so there's still time to prepare everything.
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"you can't do this to me~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", Anne was pleading her friend not go this weekend. she can't allow Rita to be transfer in Chiang Mai just because of work. she dont want to be lonely. she's just a desperate writer who wants someone to critic her works and that would be Rita. all this time, but aside from that... it's her first to hear that her friend finally got promoted... but why do they have to separate like this?
Rita: Anne, you're over reacting again... i didn't said that i'll be staying there forever. i just need to go there because i was assign over there.
Anne: but it's still the same... who's gonna dine out with me if i wanted to eat something and have a little chit-chat? who's gonna bring me some food at the storage room? who's gonna-
Rita: so after all this time... i was just a food supplier of yours-
Anne: Rita~!!!!
Rita: (she giggled as she sees her friend over reacting.) Anne, like i said... im not gonna stay there forever. of course, Aum is here... so every weekend i'll be visiting here just to see you two... besides, if you someone who can talk with, why dont you knock on Ploy's next door. she's always available.
Anne: no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uh... wait. speaking of Aum... did you already told him about this?
Rita: not yet... im sure we'll be fighting again.
she deep sighed since Anne reminded her about Aum again. after she accept their boss's offer, she's already thinking about Aum. surely, they'll start argue again and she dont think that Aum would allow her to go in Chiang Mai just for a work.
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the next day...
"good morning, sir...", once Rome entered the boutique for men. he walk towards the office of the designer and the owner of the boutique. the designer already knew what he wants and he some latest designs that he wanted to show to him. indeed, he's such a classic man when it comes to formal clothes. he dont have to ask for it anymore, since the designer already reserved one for him. after he bought the clothes, he went to the mall but accidentally bumped on her.
Rome: you... (he and Rita only stared at each other, everytime they meet why would time pause for them... as if they have to savor something. she ignored him, she was in a hurry but before she could go. he hold her hand to stop her.) wait...
Rita: what?
Rome: where are you going?
Rita: and who am i to tell you where am i going? (she let go of her hand.)
Rome: you're not going to meet my father aren't you?
Rita: (she wanna pissed him off, so she crossed her arms and just smile.) it's daylight... why should i go see him? i prefer seeing my men... at night. (then she turn around as she go.)
he wanted to curse her. how could someone like her can say those things to him? no one had ever talk him back before... except for this girl. rather seeing Aff, he decided to follow her. he wanted to know where she goes... he thinks that she's going to see his father and if he does caught her, he'll start his plan as soon as possible.
but as he arrived to the place where she went, he was indeed right... one of his father's men went to meet up with her. "what a whore...", he said to himself while watching her at afar. as time goes by, he followed her. his father's men gave her a money and already went. he dont understand, he thought that they were going somewhere and make out... but it turned that she just received a money. he continued followed her until she got into the boutique where he was awhile ago. "what is she doing there?", he asked himself again.
later, he realized what was her appointment was all about. at first, he questioned himself if why would some low-class like her would go to an expensive boutique. if that guy whom his father's men gave the money to her just to buy some clothes to wear, where would she plans to use it anyway?
he return to his car and was still thinking. he was about to call his assistant to ask him and tell him the latest update about this woman, however, as he started the car and turn to see the bag of formal clothes that he bought awhile ago for the party tomorrow. the questions inside of his mind had been answered already. that is.... if his intuitions were right. he followed her then again... before she could go somewhere, he chase her until he got her hand.
she turn around to see if who grabbed her hand. it was him... AGAIN.
Rita: you~!!!!!!.... (she wanna let go of her hand but this time, she was hurt... since his hand is like steel that she couldn't let go of herself from him.)
Rome: what's that? (he look at the paper bag that she was carrying.)
Rita: what are you!?! why are you following me!?!
Rome: isn't obvious that i just wanted to know something... that i can't let you enter in our lives! (pushing her against the wall. now, she couldn't get away from him. his eyes were cold as ice, he gets the bag that she was holding and gets the dress that she bought.) if i didn't follow you... (he look at the dress and he return his attention from her.) i wouldn't know the answer. how can you have the guts to show up at the party tomorrow, huh?...
Rita: it's your father's party... not yours. he invited me to go... so why do you care? (she just dont understand him, yet... she wanted to fight back.) i assumed that you might be jealous or do you want me to escort you at the party? if you want me to escort you at the party... just say it so... but first you have to pay me.
Rome: you're really a bitch...
Rita: yes, i am... think whatever you want. i dont care.
he wanted to hit her but there's a force that stops him. she's really indeed a bitch that he couldn't allow her to get in their lives, to ruin their reputation. because of his out of words anymore... all he could do was to release her, but he didn't let it pass the moment before she lefts. he ripped the dress that she bought, the money that his father gave it to her just to buy this expensive dress. he made sure that she dont have something to wear at the party... and doesn't plan to come anymore. "now... i assumed that you have nothing to wear and doesnt have plans to come anymore. i'll be glad if i wont see you there... and if i did. i'll make sure that your life will get worse even more...", he said.
his threat gave her chills down her spine. the black aura that appears behind him frightens her, those words were final. she already had the warning since the first day she met him, though she couldn't understand him and threats her a lot... she still wanted to fight back. "do you think im scared of you? do you think i wont come to tomorrow's party?", she asked him straight "i'll see you tomorrow... and i hope i'll be surprise with what you prepared for me... your threat just got excites me more...", she ended. whatever awaits for her tomorrow, she wont back out... as long as she has the will to fight back, then she will. she throw the empty bag on him while he was holding the ripped clothes and then she already left. she walk as fast as she can.... she joins in to the crowd she saw just now, so that he can't chase her again.
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i guess you'll wait for Chapter 4-B...
it's either you guess it or not... will Rome make her embarrass at the party, an accidental kiss or none of the above? hahaha
there's much more awaiting scene than those two options.
