Not Runaway
CHAPTER 5

Time shows at 10:15 p.m. Airin and Richie are in the RAF's office. Their offices are not very large. Only a 3-story shophouse measuring 10x20 square meters, but has a very modern and minimalist interior. The number of their employees was not much, only 10 people including the two of them.

"Richie, who are we going to wear the MC?" ask Airin while packing his laptop.

"Mmhhhh.. What if Hannah Fang, she's famous among young people now" Richie replied.

"Oh can also.. I'll ask Karen to call him. Ric, read my email yes, there is a rundown of the event I made, please review it once again, fear something is wrong. Mr. Tomy asked for the uda fix. I'm going to X Group in the afternoon (read: Xander's Group)."

"Later to take you, Rin." Richie bargained. Actually Richie feels insecure if Airin to X Group alone. He felt something was off about the way Aiden looked at Airin at the meeting a week ago.

"You need to find your father again."

Airin knew Richie was very busy. He had to help his papa company and still take care of the RAF.

"Ga nothing, I'm uda ma papa's permission, I said there's an urgent matter in the RAF." Richie smiled sweetly at Airin.

Degs.. Airin was momentarily stunned to see Richie's smile. Not that he doesn't like Richie, but liking doesn't mean having a relationship, right?

"Oh if so, another hour" said Airin.

Richie occasionally glanced towards Airin who was at work. Staring at Airin is his hobby, and establishing RAF is a channel for his hobby. Airin used to work at a foreign bank. But since Vely started school, Airin has resigned. He wanted more flexible working hours. Airin did not want to burden her mother to take Vely. And that's when Richie came to offer cooperation to establish RAF. Right people in the right time. Right??

Arriving at X Group.

"But we just want to meet Mr. Tomy, Mba. We do not want to disturb Mr. Aiden, maybe he is busy" said Richie.

They entered a room large enough to be a one-person workspace.

"Please sit down with Richie and Bu Airin" Aiden said.

"Enough Airin." Airin feels weird being called Mom while Richie just Richie.

'Black press, pastel pink blazer, the same high heels as yesterday, hair dyed to the top of the Korean style. Mmmh. beautiful neck. Fix, my feeling got worse. People's wives, bro.' Just 2 seconds required Aiden for all those thoughts.

They discussed for about an hour, then continued to the cafe near Aiden's office.

Aiden ordered a coffee latte, Richie avocado juice, and Airin strawberry juice.

"Ga nausea?" whispered Richie.

"Hold it, not good." Airin whispered back to Richie followed by Aiden's dehumanization.

"Sorry sir, Airin actually.....Aduuh" Richie's leg was stepped on by Airin who was sitting next to him.

"I'm going to go to the toilet for a while" said Airin.

Inside the toilet, air breathes very deep air. One of the places he avoids the most is coffee shop, tiam coffee, whatever it is that smells of coffee. I don't know why. In a time when people can't live without coffee, Airin feels his life is on the edge if he meets coffee. Wueeek.