In the next morning, Zinnia was looking at herself in the mirror. Comb her hair to make it be neat. She was wearing a white blouse and long black skirt. Today is the day to decide whether she will be accepted into Thompson Group or not. Zinnia hopes that she can be accepted as an employee.
Now she was out from her rent house. Its was about forty-five square meters. It's not really wide. However, the rent is more than enough for one person to live in.
Zinnia actually lives in a village. She moved to the town to look for work. Hoping to make the welfare of her family to be more favorable. Thought, her father and mother were not young anymore. She was a fresh graduated and ventured to try her luck in the town.
It took about twenty minutes to get to Thompson Group by bus. On that day Zinnia and the other employees were about to take the interview test. After hours and hours it was finally to get the results. The recruitment in the Thompson Group is indeed quite strict. The company chooses the quality of its prospective employees. With all her anxiety and tiredness, Zinnia finally got the result she wanted. This was also from the prayers of her parents.
"Congratulations, Zinnia Shapphire. You have been accepted into this company." A man who was known to be one of the human resources development parties congratulated her.
"Thank you, Sir."
"You can start working on Monday. Do your best!" said the man kindly.
"Yes, Sir. Thank you very much," Zinnia replied with a smile.
"Alright."
Then, Zinnia stepped down the stairs that she had passed the other day. No one passed by. Including the man named Rey whom she bumped into. Again, she remembered the odd events that she had never experienced before, even impossible to say.
'Where's the man from yesterday? How come I didn't see him today? Or maybe he took the elevator huh?' Zinnia thought curiously. She was still really shocked by the soul swap incident. She wanted to meet the man and talk about the strangeness they had experienced.
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After the interview test was conducted and Zinnia was clearly accepted as an employee, she could breathe a sigh of relief. Her dream to work for a well-known company has come true. However, she cannot be careless. This is the first step in her brand new life. She should not be too proud of her recent achievements.
The next day, she had the opportunity to take a rest. Well. It was Sunday and Zinnia would be spending all the time in her rented house. She opened her eyes. Then sat down and stretched her muscles. For a moment she glanced at the clock on the smartphone she placed next to her. It's already seven in the morning. Time to get up. However, she felt something was off. The smartphone in her hand was not hers. The phone was too expensive for an ordinary people like her.
"Oh God! Huh?" Zinnia exclaimed in a deep voice. She immediately jumped from the king-sized bed. Directly face the mirror that is bigger than her. There was a tall and handsome man still wearing navy blue satin pajamas. The man who two days ago had collided with Zinnia. The man she knew was named Rey.
"H-how come? No! Oh my God," muttered Zinnia who was trapped inside Rey's body while holding her face.
'Ugh. What had happened?' Zinnia confused. She felt the usual feeling when people just woke up, urinating.
'Oh my God. What should I do?'
She was afraid to take a pee, but if she wanted to be detained later it would hurt and even make the bed getting wet. With her indecision and fear, Zinnia was finally forced it. She could not take it anymore. She closed her eyes tightly. Then flush it by pressing the button on the toilet. As she was about to clean hers, Zinnia spontaneously shouted loudly. Making someone knock on her door.
"What's wrong, Bro?" someone asked from the outside the room. Zinnia heard another man's voice besides herself.
"Who is that?" Zinnia whispered.
"I am okay," Zinnia replied then half-screamed.
"Oh. Okay," replied the person outside her room after a few seconds.
Zinnia came out of the relatively luxurious bathroom and peeked out of the room. Looking for who the hell called her earlier. However, she found no one there. All she saw was a spacious, neat, and luxurious room. It was different from the rented place where she lives in.
After struggling with her confusion, Zinnia pinched her own arm. Hurt. It turned out that was not a dream. The exchanged soul incident the other day happened again even though they did not clash. Zinnia immediately grabbed Rey's smartphone, trying to dial her number. But, unfortunately, Rey's smartphone had a password that she did not know.
"Why are you using passwords anyway?" she murmured.
Zinnia came out from the room and looked for her whereabouts. She now knew that the man named Rey was a rich person. She looked around the room with her dark brown eyes. Seeing every corner of the house with a high roof. She also descended the stairs of the luxurious house. When Zinnia reached the living room, she saw a man who was younger than Rey, drinking a cup of tea. The man looked back at him.
"Hi, Bro. Are you awake yet?" asked the man.
"Who are you?" Zinnia muttered subconsciously ignoring the man's greeting.
"Oh my God, Brother. Do you hate me so much? So that you don't want to recognize me as your younger brother?" asked the man sadly.
"Sorry," Zinnia uncomfortably. So this man was Rey's younger brother. But why did he say something like that? What was the reason why Rey hates his sibling?
Hearing her apology, the man looked shocked. It was like hearing that word for the first time.
"What are you doing?" asked Zinnia, trying to lighten the mood. Did not forget to put a friendly smile on Rey's handsome face. Rey's brother did not immediately gave an answer. What he saw was the man still looking at him in disbelief.
"Eh I'm ... drinking tea, Rey," he replied.
"Oh." Zinnia nodded her head.
"Do you want it, Rey? I'll make it for you," offered the unnamed brother. Zinnia wanted to ask his name, but she was afraid it would confuse him even more.
"No, thanks. I can do it by myself," Zinnia replied, still smiling.
After made a cup of tea, Zinnia sat in front of Rey's brother. He was still staring at him. Because it was awkward, Rey's younger brother was playing with his smartphone. Zinnia who saw it suddenly had an idea. Then she looked at him.
"Emm. Younger brother," Zinnia called. The man looked at his brother with a surprised face.
"Sis ... I mean, can I borrow your smartphone for a moment?" Zinnia asked.
"For what? Didn't you already have your own smartphone?" asked the younger brother suspiciously.
"Emm. Brother, I forgot the password. Just a minute, okay? I will return it soon," Zinnia asked with a pitiful face.
Silence for a while. Until the younger brother spoke up.
"Okay. Here. Just a minute," The younger brother seemed to ask for certainty. Zinnia just nodded reassuringly.
She immediately took Rey's brother's smartphone and walked quickly to the room. Her action mad the man curious and surprised at the same time.
"Why did he take it away? He is also weird today. Is there another problem at the office?" he mumbled when looked at Rey's departure.
Inside the room, Zinnia immediately entered her own phone number. She immediately dialed the number and waited for it to be picked up.
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