Hired Girlfriend

    Nuansa is on her way home right now. She keeps thinking about what's the best way to tell Reynand that she's rejecting him. 

On the way, Nuansa met her old friend, her friend from elementary school named Fani.

"Nuansa!" exclaimed Fani.

"Fani?" said Nuansa, she looked incredulous at the figure she saw. The two of them then hugged.

"Where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere," said Nuansa.

"I'm currently studying outside Jakarta. Incidentally, because these days are holidays, I can go home and have to come back the day after tomorrow. How about you?" asked Fani.

"Mmm, you see it for yourself, I'm still the same."

Fani then feels bad. "Do you want to come with me to buy a milkshake? I'll get one for you too."

"Milkshake?"

"Sshh, don't ask too many questions. Come on."

The two of them then approached a beverage outlet located not far from the police station where Reynand works.

"So, how are your sales results? Looks like it has increased a lot," asked Fani while enjoying her milkshake.

"Um, it only happened today. Everything is still the same as before."

"What about your parents? How's them?"

"Fani, can we not talk about this? I mean, I know you mean well, but, I don't want you to feel sorry for it or anything. Let's just talk about jobs, do you know a good job vacancy for me?"

"Alright, I understand. Jobs? Nowadays is the age of the internet, why don't you just look for job vacancies on the internet?"

"Like what?"

"Selling your cassava chips in the online shop, making video content. I don't know, both of them are really good for you, I guess. You can focus on cassava making content if you want to make videos."

"What if I don't make it? Like, what if I lose profit?"

"Hahaha, the risk of loss for selling online is close to zero percent. As long as you have a smartphone and wi-fi or mobile data, you can be very successful."

"Smartphone?"

"Yes," said Fani, nodding and smiling.

"No other choice but a smartphone?"

"Why?"

"I ... don't have it, hehe."

"Hmm, I think there's still another way, like, maybe ... you can go to an internet cafe, for example. But, I'm not sure if an online shop can run smoothly via a computer, I mean, it better with a smartphone than with a computer."

"So this is the end, it seems my destiny is to become a seller of cassava chips."

"You can write online and earn a commission if you like writing."

"That's interesting, but unfortunately I don't have the talent to write at all."

They then fell silent. Fani then looked at Nuansa with a smile.

"It's okay, I'm sure there are other ways," said Fani.

"Forget it. Thanks for the milkshake, this is delicious. Go home, you must be wanted by your parents," said Nuansa.

"Wait a minute." Fani then entered the outlet, and approached a middle-aged woman who sat on the cashier's chair, it seems that this woman is the owner of this beverage outlet.

"Maam, are there any vacancies here?" asked Fani.

"No," replied the middle-aged woman briefly. From a distance, Nuansa chuckled, Fani returned to her chair.

"Never mind, I said forget it," said Nuansa.

"Eh, how about you?" she continued.

"What?" asked Fani.

"Is there a guy who likes you?"

"Why did you suddenly ask that? Have you been proposed or something?"

"Hmmm, yes."

"Uuuh, who is that lucky guy?"

"I still haven't given my answer, because ... Hey! I'm asking you! Why did you asking back before answering?"

"Hehehe, actually I'm engaged."

"Eh?!" Nuansa suddenly checked Fani's ring finger. She found a ring on Fani's right ring finger.

"Do I know your fiancé? Is he's our friend from school?"

"Ehehe, no. He's my college friend."

"Tell me, how did it feel to be engaged? It must be very wonderful and fun, right?"

Fani then smiled and blinked her eyes. "Yes. And it can only be felt, not told. But, wait! I have an idea! I have an idea!"

"Huh? What?"

"You're a hired girlfriend!"

"Hired girlfriend?"

"Yes, just a moment, I'll open the site." Fani then opened her smartphone and opened a website that allows users to hire a hired girlfriend/boyfriend.

"Well, here. Here, you can register to become a hired girlfriend. Fill in your complete bio, then enter the rate, and just wait for the tenant to come to hire you as their fake girlfriend," explained Fani.

"But, isn't this job have a high risk? You know what I mean."

"No, this site is one hundred percent safe, this site has offices in every province in Indonesia. The tenant must also fill in their data correctly and genuinely because someone from this site's office will come over them later to ensure that they're a good person when they hired a hired girlfriend or boyfriend. So the hired one will be fine."

"The site's party is really going to come over the tenant?"

"Of course, until now there have been no incidents of harassment or anything because of this site. I guarantee it, this site is very safe."

"Hmmm, okay, can you sign me up?"

"Ok, I'll fill in your data first."

Fani then focused on her smartphone and filled in Nuansa's data to registering her on that site.

"How much do you want to charge?" asked Fani.

"How much does the average person charge?" Nuansa asking back.

"Various, uncertain."

Nuansa then silently to think about it.

"Just charge fifty times cheaper than the cheapest that you've ever see," said Nuansa. Fani was suddenly surprised by Nuansa's suggestion.

"Are you kidding me?"

"No, this is my business strategy, you'll understand later."

Fani thought for a moment. "Ah ... Alright, you are smart."

"In this way, there will be many who wants you, so tomorrow you can get a tenant. Tomorrow, meet me again here, we'll see which man you choose," continued Fani.

"So, I don't need to go to the internet café anymore?" asked Nuansa.

"At first I thought you were going to charge at an expensive price, but with this strategy, in just a few hours you will have got a lot of potential tenants."

"Very well. Thanks for everything."

"You're welcome, glad to be able to help my old friend."

Nuansa then chuckled. "I'll go home first."

"See you tomorrow!" exclaimed Fani, Nuansa only smiled.

***

Arriving home, Nuansa was greeted by her mom who looked worried about her. Maybe because the girl never came home too late like this, so her mom is worried.

"Nuansa, where are you been?" asked Durah, Nuansa's mom.

"I got a new job, mom!" said Nuansa while hugging her mom with joy.

"Huh?" Durah looked confused and sighed because of Nuansa's hug.

"I'm going to be a hired girlfriend!"

"Hired girlfriend?! No! No! I won't let you!"

"Mom, listen to me first." The girl then explains everything in detail. Durah then considered her decision.

"How? You'll let me, right?" asked Nuansa after explaining everything.

"Sounds good, but ... How about our cassava chips business?" said Durah.

"I'll ask for a daily wage, so mom and dad don't need to make the cassava chips anymore"

"You guarantee it? I mean, is this job can be our hope?"

"Of course! I guarantee it one hundred percent!"

"Hmm, alright, I'm letting you."

"Mwah! Mwah! Thank you, mom! I'm sure that this work will change our lives! By the way, our cassava chips are sold out today," said Nuansa while kissing Durah's cheeks. Durah looks happy when she finds out that her cassava chips are sold out today.

"What's happening? Why are you guys so loud?" asked Arfan, Nuansa's dad, who came out of their house because he heard the voice of his wife and his daughter who sounded very happy. Nuansa and Durah then smiled at the question.