
Sundays are usually quiet nights for Alana at work. But this time the night was a little different. More stressful than the night before.
Alana continued muttering indistinctly as she looked at one guy sitting alone at the corner table of the room. The guy seemed to keep looking at Alana with his sharp eyes. He did not even call someone to order food. His eyes continued to follow Alana wherever she went.
Alana's eyes met several times with the guy. But not wanting to get into more trouble, Alana better avoid her horrible gaze.
"Mom!"
Alana jerks. The man who had looked at her finally called. With hesitation, Alana walked towards the corner table.
"What message do you want?" alana asked pretending not to know the guy.
"Fried rice equals one iced tea," he said. He smiled and continued, "Free."
Alana was silent for a moment. Staring at the man with a feeling of annoyance and arrogance then walked towards the cashier.
After the order was finished, Alana delivered it to the customer.
"Add the closing menu too, huh?" pinta the man who was none other than Haikal.
"I'm sorry there's no closing menu here" Alana lied in a downplayed tone. Actually there is, but Alana won't pay for all Haikal's orders. Could be poorer Alana.
"If there isn't, can I ask you for something to replace him?" she still asked with a slanted smile.
Argh, that sucks Haikal. Alana will continue to be bullied if she doesn't act. If you act, it will also be wrong.
"What replacement?" ask Alana. The feeling is not good.
"Lo's eating with me."
Tuh kan's!
"Can't." Alana took a breath and threw it away slowly. "You don't see me busy anymore?"
"Sori if so, you can go back."
Without saying goodbye, Alana walked straight to the kitchen.
Haikal who never gives up and always has an idea at every moment stands up and walks towards love.
"Mission mbak. I have a boyfriend who works here, his name is Alana. Can dong call and tell me to eat with me, he's craving. I pay how much."
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What the hell is this?! Inner Alana was upset. Now his position is in front of Haikal who is now cool eating his fried rice.
Alana is not calm. He continued to play his finger and glanced at the cashier's lyrics. Even his sitting position was stiff.
"What are you waiting for? Pet eat! I've also bought it" said Haikal when he saw Alana who still has not touched the fried rice tract.
"Next time don't talk, yeah. I'm not your girlfriend," said Alana trying as gently as possible.
Haikal reflex looked at Alana with a difficult look. "If so now you'll be my girlfriend."
"I'm sorry, I don't even know you" Alana said.
The tall guy dropped his spoon on the floor. Alana flinched and tried to grab the spoon. But Haikal stopped him.
"Lo really don't know me?" haikal asked, not believing in Alana.
Alana scratched her non-itchy nape. "You know, you're the one who often asks me for money, right? The name is Haikal."
Suddenly there was a smile on Haikal's face. "Oh yeah, I forgot. You don't know me yet."
Why the hell is this guy? Alana wondered in her heart. Different than usual.
"Well, you should be my girlfriend. There was no rejection. This is not a request but an order" Haikal said.
"I don't get bullied very often" murmured Alana.
"Hm?" asked Haikal who did not clearly hear Alana's voice. "Oh you don't want to be bullied, do you? If so I want to ask something first, I promise after this I will be less ngebully lo," he asked.
Alana looked at Haikal to wait for the question of what to ask.
"Why do you work?" ask the guy.
"To make money."
"Make what? Are you really able to do that until you have to find work?" ask Haikal again. This time the language was more polite.
"Yes. You know myself I'm a scholarship student," replied Alana trying to smile.
"Ortu lo? They don't want to do that?"
Is this an interrogation? inner Alana wonder.
"Gue doesn't have a goddamn order."
Haikal. He looked at the long-groomed girl's eyes and was ponytailed untidy.
"Where can it be?" haikal asked in a small voice. She's shocked. And Alana was confused as to why Haikal suddenly had this expression.
"Why did you go to gini?" ask Alana back with her head tilted.
Haikal shook his head slowly like he was waking up. "Go back to work there. I'll wait until it's over. After that, I drive you home."
"Dear. I can go home by myself anyway," Alana subtly refused.
"There is no rejection. I bully you if you refuse me often!" haikal.
Immediately Alana walked towards the cashier and returned to work.
From a distance, Haikal looked at him with regret. He shouldn't have used bullies to get close to Alana in the first place.
Ah ... Must change strategy.