I put my camera inside my back and took a deep breath. Today is a day we can meet the children. For me, documentation is important for a fundraiser, right?
"Is there… anyone inside this room?" I'm looking at my back. Is that her? "Hello!?" She fingering the walls surround me. I saw her cane.
"Y-yes." I said.
"Who are you!? Are you here for money!?" I took a deep breath and walking approach her. Maybe she just stop by or this is her room she used to be spending her time.
"My name is Julia. If you heard me…"
"Are you that author?" She asks. Yes, I'm that author. The runaway author from her reality. "Please, answer me!" Oh, right.
"Y-yes," she gasping and covered her mouth. "What are you doing here?" I pulled a chair and sit in front of her. Before she answer my question, a man came in.
"There you are." I took a deep breath and looked at him. He is wearing a Tosca color uniform and white gloves. He grabbed her arm. "Your mother was looking for you," he drags her outside. I want to stop them, but Kirana tapped my shoulder.
Your mother? Does her mother is Mrs. Jenkins? Who is she? "Julia? What you're looking at?" I'm looking at my back. Kirana furrowed her brow.
I shouldn't tell her about her. "N-nothing. I just… take a break." Kirana hummed and she handing me a script. She's good at writing a script.
"I want this project to be successful, Julia. I don't want you to destroy your reputation, professionalism, and credential. Everything…"
"I get it, okay?" Yeah. She just wants the best for me. I'm walking towards the set and sits on the chair, then looking at the camera. I took a deep breath and Kirana standing behind the cameraman.
"Julia, don't forget the script." I'm nodding my head. This is it.
"Camera rolling in 3… 2... 1…" I should do this or this orphanage fall for the wrong person.
Flashback on
I closed my diary and took a deep breath. I'm walking to the outside my room and walk my way to the kitchen. Maybe one of her maid or butler haven't slept yet. I need something to prevent myself from craving more food.
"What!?" I heard Mrs. Jenkins and Father Matthew inside her office. A bit of eavesdropping won't hurt anyone, right? It's not my fault because her voice was too loud.
"Listen, Mrs. Jenkins. It's for the time being. If she can make more donator found to our orphanage, we…"
"No!" she said, pounding the table. "I don't want my orphanage to fall for my husband! He will abandon them." Husband? What's going on here? Why whenever I settle in a place, there's a chaos. Why everything should happened!?
I decide to eavesdropping. "Ahem!" I'm looking at my back. Shit. "What are you doing here, Ms. Harianto? We said…"
"I thought it was a bathroom, too. I-I need to wash my hand." My heart pounding fast and sweat dripping from my face. Shit.
Mr. Rakesh keeps staring at me. This guy won;t let me out of his hook, or he was suspicious about me. I'm eavesdropping on their conversation because… I'm curious. What's wrong with that? Besides, I wanted to search for some information.
According to the Google and Wikipedia page. Mrs. Brag Bitch was a nice person. She became the most powerful woman, a philanthropist and billionaire. It's all the media told about her. Not much information about her family, but an article said she has two daughters.
I raised my eyebrow because Mr. Rakesh keep staring at me. "I think I…"
"This way!" He said. I should have followed him rather than looking for trouble with her.
Flashback off
I sit on my chair with a towel around my neck. "You washed your hair?"
I'm nodding my head. "Why?" She trows a pillow, and it hit my face. I took a deep breath, then looked at her.
"When you sleep with wet hair, your hair will stinky and easily to have dandruff!" She takes out her hairdryer and handing it to me. "You know how to use that thing, right?" I shook my head. Honestly, I know how to use it.
I even have two. Kirana rolled her eyes. I don't know why I don't feel like doing anything, but sleep and continue for the next day. That woman earlier. Who was she? I want to know her name, but why her face… so familiar to me?
"Julia?" I can hear Kirana calling me. This machine is so loud. I even can't hear what she said, or it is just me who didn't pay attention. Kirana put my towel to the side. "What's wrong inside your head?" Kirana massaging my shoulder.
"I'm…" a knocking sound heard from the outside. Kirana gets up to open the door. I lay my body on the bed and close my eyes. Today is a long day for me. What I said in the video and everything inside that video scripted. Why I'm not feel satisfied?
I stared at the ceiling. There's a lot question inside my head right now. I took a deep breath and looking at Kirana, who was walking approaching me. "I thought you were already asleep." She lays her body next to me, then hugged my teddy bear. "You haven't changed, Julia. You still carried this cute teddy bear."
I hummed. "My uncle said it was from my mother. Before I was born into this world, she keep hugged that teddy bear and wishing me a good luck." Ironically, my dad never looks at me the same as my mother. I picked my phone and sighed.
"Everything is fine?" She asks.
I promise her to tell everything what's inside my head, no exception. "I was… eavesdropping a conversation two days ago, and… I've met a beautiful woman with a cane."
Kirana raised her eyebrow and stroke my hair. "You, my little cousin, are there anything else? I'm…" I brushed her hand.
"I will tell you in the morning. Deal?" She looks at me. I close my eyes and try not to think about everything what makes me can't sleep. "Good night, Kirana. Sweet dream." I said.
Well, time to rest and prepare for tomorrow.