7 Days With Althara

Daniel's rottenness

Day after day has passed. With a heavy heart I typed a letter of resignation in my laptop at night.

I have to keep my promise to Althara. But it is hard to make a decision. I never dreamed of myself being the owner at Daniel's restaurant. I felt I was too far away to go, but Daniel broke my pessimism and he considered me worthy to be a owner of the Restaurant. Daniel always said I deserved it.

The next day Althara picked me up in the morning.

“I've taken care of my move in Bandung. I occupy my old home” Althara said when we were half way to Restaurant.

“Old house? Not his old house you in Bandung on sale?” Ask me to frown.

When I remember looking for Althara at her house and I found her house already inhabited by other families.

“Who said?” Her astonishment.

“I've been there, I've kept seeing others”

“That's my brother. They had permission to stay there for a few months until their house in Bandung was finished in the wake and they left again and my house was empty. Yesterday it started in cleanin with my workers, the goods have been completed again”

I nodded my head.

“How do you want?” Althara asked her about my retirement plan.

“I've made his resignation letter. But I'm really still worried Al, I'm thinking the same offer Daniel”

Althara was still staring straight at the road focusing on driving.

“You can shadow ga? I became one of the restaurant owners, and I do not need to wake up all from the beginning because I already know and understand the structure and procedures are rich what, so I live a street aja Restaurantnya. Shouldn't I try it for a few years Al?”

Althara was silent for a moment thinking about my wish.

“All decisions are in your hands. Whatever makes you happy I will support”

Her reply was with a flat face, like she was not happy but she could not make me sad.

“Cafe in Bandung ?” Ask me.

“It will remain I manage. Let me the same kids who try to take care of the Cafe, count we try to plunge into the business world, kalo ga fits we can close the Cafe kan”

Althara's words moved me. He really doesn't want to worry me, he wants me to be happy with my decision.

“Oke” answer me sweetly.

We got in front of my restaurant.

“Later home I want to go to the office first with Riani?” I said while releasing the seatbelt.

“What's up?” Ask her.

“I want to give data sales to Daniel”

“So I picked it up there?”

I nodded my head.

“Iya”

“Ya already”

“Bye Althara” saying goodbye to me before opening the car door.

“Bye Alhena” replied with a sweet smile, then I got out of the car and immediately entered the Restaurant.

I'll work right behind my desk. I'm after my sales data that I'm going to give Daniel this afternoon.

I saw Riani who had just been serving visitors.

“Ri” call me.

“Ya” Riani stops her steps.

“Lo in the morning right?” Ask me.

“Iya. Why emang?”

“My anter work home to the office ya” said I whine.

“Duh wants to do it anyway. I'm sorry, why did you ask Althara for anther?” His words frowned.

I immediately put on a pouting face.

“Ri please. I ride in a car jammed ntar. I ask anter lo later I treat eat” pinta I make his eyes round.

“Eating in Japanese cuisine” his exciting enthusiasm.

“Iya okay” said me while lazy.

“Yes”

“Ya already means go home wait for me ya” said me.

“Oke” replied with great enthusiasm. Then we went back to our jobs.

In the afternoon, Riani and I arrived at the office. Riani looked embarrassed, because she rarely came to the office if there was nothing very important. In this office only big boss bosses work here, and restaurant superiors who always hold meetings in this office.

“Lo sure Daniel's in the office?” Ask Riani. Because actually I have not made an appointment to Daniel will provide sales data that he requested to provide at the office.

“According to the chat group I read anyway. Daniel said he was in the office until 7 pm”

I nodded my head as I continued walking towards Daniel's room on the top 6th floor.

Riani and I arrived in front of Daniel's room.

“Receptionist where?” Riani asked looking at the empty receptionist table no one.

“Tau”

I approached the large door beside the receptionist table. Daniel's door was not shut.

“Kayaknya again there are guests deh” said I believe.

Riani seemed to be trying to listen to something from inside.

“We just wait in the waiting room” said me by about to step away.

“Wait, wait,wait” her whispers held my hand.

“Apasih” upset me to Riani. She put her finger in front of her mouth hinting that I wouldn't be noisy.

He sharpened his ears.

“Daniel kayak her again talking elo deh” her word.

I also became curious and sharpened my ears. Reveal the hair behind my ears, and bring the ears closer to the door that is not tightly closed.

“Gue also do not know why the Alhena to ga mau” Daniel said to someone in there.

“And it won't be possible for me to be this easy for someone to be the Owner. He instead refused and said he wanted to resign ” continued with annoyance.

A man's voice chuckled at Daniel's story.

“Seriously he refuses to be Owner ?” Ask the man not to believe.

“Serious. He has the same choice to manage a cafe in Bandung. At least how much turnover can be in Bandung, at most just kit” cibir Daniel made me upset.

“Haha how come? I think it's very same with cewe”

“Gue just wants to get him. I guess by raising him to be the Owner one day he will melt me. If he accepts the offer, we will definitely continue to meet, and the opportunity I make with him continues to exist ” his words make me not believe in his goals.

“Sampe the whole thing lo?” Said another man, still laughing at Daniel.

“Not just that. Do you know how the pinter tuh cewe?”

“Iya”

“Kalo he became my Restaurant Owner,gue already will not be difficult to find an assistant, already aja he who works to manage the restaurant without me monitoring, and I can menggen-senik outside right ?”

“Haha crazy lo, not soin wife instead bein assistant”

I was really annoyed to want to get in and crash her inside, but Riani held my hand to stay still and listened to them first.

“Loh yes, he cave soin wife but at the same time assistant”

Then they came back laughing.

“Seg wife should also be able to benefit me to help my business,iya ga ? And I can keep frolicking outside looking for new girl”

Their laughter was so crisp that I couldn't take it anymore. He could underestimate me. He thinks if I were his wife I'd want to be told he's like an assistant ? And again she thought I could easily be enslaved by her ?

Riani looked at me who was getting upset. She panicked for fear that I would do something stupid by breaking inside.

“Yes he is a fool. He doesn't know what's best for his future Daniel continued.

My patience is over. I opened the big door wide.

I looked at Daniel who was leaning on his desk and was now standing surprised to see me. The man who was talking to Daniel was also surprised from his seat. I know that man. She was one of Daniel's relatives who helped manage his Restaurant.

“Sorry that I was presumptuous to enter the Father's room with disrespect” said I firmly stared at Daniel sharply.

I stepped foot closer to Daniel. Daniel and his friend looked so panicked but didn't say a word.

“So far I have helped you to manage Restaurant. Even all this time I have been your right hand and I never need to ask for a salary increase, or even rise in office right? Because I am happy with the work I do, I am already quite happy with the position I have at Restaurant”.

He just looked at me confused.

“I never dreamed of becoming an owner at your Restaurant. Not because I'm stupid, but because I'm not a job freak like people out there trying to work hard to get a promotion. I just enjoy working, and I want to work as I want. Not that I can easily be fooled by people like you, who just want to utilize people's intelligence for their own sake”

Even his friend who was sitting still could not help.

“You give me a restaurant just because you are confident I will want to be your wife?”

I smiled with a smile.

“I'm not that simple? Just because you give me a Restaurant and believe I can manage my own Restaurant does not mean I want to be your life partner,moreover, I was made an assistant for you who want to have fun out there. I'm not that stupid Daniel” said I'm sick of 'me' and 'you'

“Alhena” call her nervously.

“I mean not like that” said by trying to smile calmly.

I gave him the file I had been holding for me to give him.

“This is the data you requested. This is my last job, and my resignation letter will be sent immediately tonight to E-mail Bapak” said I try to be polite.

“I excuse me. And happy to have joined the company Bapak” saying goodbye to me by continuing to cynically stare at him.

Then I turned my body around and immediately left from there full of emotion.