
The wheels of the car finally stopped turning. Alfaro squinted his eyes when he saw a matic motorbike parked in Arumi's yard. Aril who was still holding the steering wheel of the car, looking from the mirror, there was no movement from the boss. Until he finally started talking.
"You didn't come down sir?" Aril said without looking at Alfaro.
"You come down with me, I just want to see him for a moment, "pinta Alfaro then stepped down without waiting for approval from the secretary.
Without asking, Aril got out of the car with his face down. His mind is still in the shadow of a well-arranged meeting, now it must be canceled just like that. Maybe the client does not matter, everything can be rearranged, but to find time in the midst of each busyness, it is not easy for a secretary who covers various sides of his boss's life.
The sound of dry leaves rattled as the footrest drew closer to the terrace of the simple house with the paint already starting to fade. From now on, not only does Arumi have to enter his life, but he will also begin to enter the life of the wife, a life far from the class that has been ingrained when he was born into the world.
The door of the house was unlocked, there was a sound of laughter from within that made Alfaro impatient to enter. Without knocking and greeting, Alfaro was followed by Aril inside. His eyes were rounded when the field was focused on seeing the face of the wife who was lined with something deep black. Yes, someone like Alfaro will never know what a face mask and face lightening cream are.
"What's up in front of you?" asked Alfaro who was suddenly in front of his wife, with a worried look. He touched the wife's face with trembling hands, something that stuck to Arumi's face was nothing more than a thick mud for him.
Aril patted his own eel and shook his head slowly, since childhood just hanging out with pen and paper, making the Boss not know much about women. Who is not surprised when he was cool to relax suddenly someone came with a panicked face. Dinda mask until cracked, because it is not strong to withstand the curvature of the cheeks that are pulled up. His soul shook when he saw a handsome, rich man sitting in front of his best friend.
"Why is it here?" arumi asked with a flat tone of voice and a surprised expression.
"What do you do with your beautiful face, how do you get rid of this." Alfaro was preoccupied with his panic, while Arumi instead tried to refrain from smiling. If his face was not covered in a mask, it would have been seen blushing red like boiled shrimp.
He said I was beautiful.
Can't stand the boss's innocence and Miss who also does not intend to explain, Aril approached the boss, joined in and whispered something to his ear.
"That's your face mask, to refresh and tighten your skin" Aril whispered to Alfaro.
The panicked face slowly receded, the hand that had been clutching tightly to the wife's shoulder, had now also loosened. The atmosphere instantly became silent the voice of the crickets as if rubbing silence, Alfaro grumbled to himself, contemplating his folly that he had just displayed in front of the woman who considered him a cold, firm and authoritative man. Maybe after this Arumi's view on him will change a little, that it turns out Alfaro is not that smart.
"I'll wash my face first." Arumi got up from the chair and stepped away, leaving Alfaro who was still silently pecking in a rowed position with a blank look.
"Rumi, I'm coming" said Dinda and followed Arumi's steps towards the back bathroom.
Aril approached the cleavage, looking at the boss who was now in front of him. He knew, for sure now his boss was on alert for the destruction of self-esteem so deep just because of a face mask he never knew before.
"Sir, you're fine." The words Aril always said when Alfaro was silent because of something.
"Make sure Arumi and her friends forget about the incident," he said flatly while standing from his position.
Am I God? Until it can make someone forget the memory, sometimes your request is really beyond reason, inner Aril.
Before long Arumi and Dinda appeared with a clean face. Alfaro tried to normalize himself, and was mediocre. Dinda grabbed her bag which she had hung on a nail stuck in the wall of the house.
"Rumi I go home first yes," said Dinda to her best friend.
"Thank you, sorry that our plan today failed" Arumi said regretfully.
"It's okay." Dinda turned, looking at Alfaro and the secretary in turn, "My gentlemen go home first excuse me." With a quick step Dinda left and disappeared from behind the door.
Aril looked at the Boss. To show what he has also finished, the piling up work will not be completed if it continues to be here.
"Can we go now?" ask Aril.
"I'll stay here with my wife, just bring me all the files that I have to check here" said Alfaro, who had dropped out of his original plan, who said he only wanted to visit for a while.
Aril turned to the Miss who was blushing in shame. It felt like he could not stand lingering in front of a pair of human children who were in love drunk.
"I'm sorry then." Aril was about to step away, but Arumi suddenly made a sound, making Aril turn back.
"Is there a job in the company, my friend who was in desperate need of a job?" ask Arumi to Aril.
Aril turned to the Boss who was currently playing Arumi's hair with his finger. Alfaro just nodded his head and Aril already understood the intent of his boss.
"Alright, I'll arrange for a friend's job Miss, then excuse me first."Aril looked down respectfully and then turned away.
Alfaro took Arumi into his arms. Finally they just stay there, Arumi seems to have a magnet that can make Alfaro seem not to be far from him.
"I'm not gone forever, so why leave."
"You always manage to make me run out of words, what day we spend in your room alone," said Alfaro who made Arumi immediately stiffened.
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Aril is on his way to the office. Finally he can be relieved because he can go from before the Master and Nonanya. When he was about to get out of the alley of Arumi's house, he saw Dinda sitting in front of the workshop. Suddenly he remembers Arumi's request that he find a position in the company for Dinda. Aril pulls out his car and removes Dinda.
"What's your motor?" asked Aril when he got out of the car and approached Dinda who looked exhausted.
"Her body deflated, it seemed to be pierced by nails," explained Dinda as she broke free from the sweat that was pouring on her forehead.
"Well, I'll take you home" Aril asked.
"No need, it's over soon" he refused.
"Don't get me wrong, I want to take you because I want to ask for a copy of your diploma, Miss said you want to work in the company.
Dinda immediately stood up from her seat, staring enthusiastically at Aril, "Alright, let's go."
"Sir! I got my bike first!"
"OK ready." said mr. kang workshop.
Without waiting for Aril, Dinda got in the car first. Dinda was very enthusiastic, she was impatient to tell her mother, telling her neighbors who always talked about it because after graduation was just idle.
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It did not take long to reach Dinda's house, because it was only about three kilometers from Arumi's house. The car was back parked, Aril was stunned to see the house Dinda which is still thick with Betawi customs. It turns out that the glitter of the capital there is still a little gap to see some people who maintain tradition and do not dissolve in modernization.
"Let's go, come in first" Dinda said.
Aril followed Dinda's steps into the house. Arriving in Dinda invited Aril to sit, he just shook his head but his eyes kept turning to look around the room which turned out to be also ethnic Betawi nuances.
"I'm sorry to go to the room for a while, to find the copy you asked for," Dinda told Aril.
"Yes, please."
Dinda went away. While Aril remained focused on seeing, touching all ethnic objects displayed on the walls of the house. I was in a museum rich in rare things.
Coinciding with the arrival of Aril. Dinda's mother had also just arrived from the market, she surrounded the parked car in front of her house. Mom's thoughts are starting to get negative. He thought, maybe Dinda would bring her boyfriend to the house and do something that is not-nothing.
"Ni's a real-born son yak." Mother stepped in haste, clutching tightly to a shopping bag filled with vegetables and fish.
Arriving inside, the mother's eyes rounded perfectly when she saw a man in the living room of her house. Without further ado Mother immediately moved quickly to approach Aril with a fierce anger.
Pakkkk
The shopping bag finally floated right on Aril's head. Aril fell to the floor and held his head. As if unforgiving, mother again grabbed the shopping bag she had thrown and smacked it into the white smooth face.
"Rasain nih, dare to date my son, you want to do the same Dinda," said the mother with a hand that continues to pull Aril's hair.
"It hurts, I've misunderstood." Aril's explanation seemed not to be heard by mother until finally-
Stooops.
Dinda's screams made Mother and Aril look at her. What Dinda saw at this moment was completely unexpected. He can already imagine if after this will fail to get a job.
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