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8 AM

"Ugh!" Dia mengeliat dan cuba membuka mata

Sedang berusaha untuk memproses dari tidur. Dia tersedar sesuatu. Dia berada di sebuah bilik seperti hotel. Kepalanya berpusing pening. Dia terlihat sesuatu di meja kecil di tepi katil.

"Good Morning! Are you okay? Drink the soup for your hangover."

- V -

"V? Siapa V? V BTS ke?" Sambil memegang kepalanya.

"Ehh?! Mana baju aku?" Dress yang dipakai malam tadi telah ditukar ke baju pajamas.
Tangan nya meraba ke merata tempat mencari telefon. Ada beg pakaian di bawah katil.

Another note has been found.

"I bought you new phone and new clothes. Your clothes has your vomit. Your phone is missing at the club. I'll pick you after work."

"Apa ni seh?! Siapa mamat yang belikan semua ni?"

Dia minum sup untuk meredakan mabuk dan mandi. Selesai mandi, dia pakai baju yang dibeli oleh Vi Vi. White t-shirt and black trousers with black sandals.

Someone's knocking her room.

"Are you up? Let's breakfast." Said Lexy
"Who are you? Where am i? And why I'm here?"
"Hahahah, it's fine. Come on, go to breakfast and we will chatting."

They got into elevator and go to Lobby Hall. Lexy just smile towards her.

"We're arrived."
"So, what you wanna eat?"
"Nasi lemak, sausage, fries and the ice tea."
"I just want hot latte, please?"
"Thanks."

They just settled down with the orders. Erin start the conversation.

"You don't mind if i order banyak macam tu?"
"Hahahah, not."
"By the way, my name is Lexy Lee."
"So you're korean?"
"Hahahah half Korean, half Chinese."
"Patutlah you cantik! But you understand me?"
"Yup! But i still can't speak Malay fluently. I've been at here for 10 years."
"Wow! What are you doing at here?"
"I'm officially Malaysian. I'm born at South Korea but I was registered to Malaysia."
"Ooo, can you speak korean?"
"I can't. No one ever teach me how to speak korean."
"Who's your boss?"

Perbualan mereka terhenti kerana makanan mereka sudah sampai. Mereka hanya membalas senyuman.

"Catty Vi Vi Tan."
"Who's that?"
"You'll see her."
"Okay...." Erin mula kekok.
"Enjoy your food."

Makanan mahu masuk ke mulut. Terhenti kerana teringat sesuatu di fikiran.

"Wait!" Dia letak sudu ke pinggan semula.
"Yeah?" Cawan Lexy juga diletakkan semula ke piring.
"So V is Vi Vi?"
"Yeah! You know her?"
"I don't think so, but i think I've seen her and heard her name somewhere but i can't remember that."
"It's okay, you'll figure it out later."
"So, this phone is mine?"
"Yeah, your new phone. It's IPhone."
"But lot of things at my old phone....." Ayat nya terhenti dihentikan oleh Lexy.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of everything."
"Okay..." Erin mula ragu - ragu.
"Sudah...ha..bis..ma..kaann... after that, I'll send you to your Cafe."
"Hahahah you so cute. Wait what? You know I'm working at there? For your information, that's not my Cafe. That's my boss's."
"We'll see."

Hotel

Jason baru bangun dan mengeliat. Dia sendiri hairan dengan dirinya sendiri yang tidak berpakaian. Diselimuti selimut hotel. Tangannya menggapai sesuatu di sebelah nya.

Bantal tersusun rapi dan satu kertas tertinggal di atas bantal yang tersusun itu.

"Morning, Dear!"

Dia menjerit menyesal.

"Fuck!"

Dia bangun dah memakai baju yang tertanggal di bawah katil. Dia menyarung dan membetulkan penampilannya. Dia menyeluk telefon di poket.

"Ooh shit! Erin!"

Cafe

"We're arrived!"
"Thanks for sending me. Thanks also to your boss."
"Ok."

Erin keluar kereta dan melambai ke arah Lexy. Lexy balas dengan senyuman. Sejurus, kereta Lexy bergerak. Erin disentuh dari belakang.
"Erin."
"Eh? Jason?"
"Hi! Morning!"
"Aik? You so weird. You tak pernah datang pagi. Why?"
"Tak delah, i saja je nak tengok you."

Mereka masuk ke dalam Cafe. Meera bengang dengan Erin. Dah lah malam tadi tak balik rumah lepastu, masuk kerja lambat. Boleh borak pula dengan Jason!

Erin masuk ke bahagian pantri. Jason menunggu Erin di sebuah meja.

"Oi! Kau pergi mana ha?" Dengan nada berbisik.
"Shh! Nanti aku cerita. Panjang!"
"Cepat lah sikit bersiap. Hari ni ramai pula customer."
"Yang kau bisik - bisik ni kenapa?"
Meera menjeling mata ke Erin.

"Boss ada dekat sini."
"Alamak! Kenapa kau tak cakap dari tadi siot!"
"Aku dah call kau banyak kali. Tak dapat - dapat."

Jason dari jauh melihat mereka dengan kehairanan. Mereka seperti sedang melakukan kerja rahsia.

"Erin." Boss Tan memegang bahu Erin
"Ye...boss?"
"Lambat ya? Kenapa?"
"Er...er..er... panjang ceritanya."
"Whatever lah! But today I'm right here to tell that you guys will having a new boss. Replacing me!" Dia menunjukkan ke diri sendiri.

"Hah?!"

Erin dan Meera me jerit dan memandang satu sama lain. Semua pelanggan terkejut dengan jeritan mereka berdua. Jason bergegas ke pantri.

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