
Day four working.
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Klatak klata.
The sound of high heels that Arumi wears accompanies her steps into the office lobby. With a map in his arms, he stopped at the elevator door, waiting until the elevator door opened.
Suddenly from behind a man who was the same age as Arumi came and immediately stood beside him.
"Good morning Rumi," Bima said to Arumi.
"Oh yes, good morning," Arumi replied politely.
"This time we have a meeting in the finance department, you have prepared the files, right?" ask Bima.
"Thank you for teaching me yesterday" Arumi said.
"Ah no need to thank, we are working partners, so it's appropriate to help each other."
"Hehe yes."
Ting.
The elevator doors were already open, some people inside the elevator were scattering out. Only then did Arumi and Bima get into the elevator. It has been four days working at the company and Arumi is still trying to fit in and blend in with his team-mates.
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Arriving at the planning department staff room, Arumi and Bima entered simultaneously. Not to forget Arumi greeted the seniors and chief of staff who already looked busy this morning.
Arumi's desk is next to Bima, so of course Arumi can freely chat or discuss with Bima. He is grateful, has a very good and friendly coworker like Bima.
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eight o'clock at night Los Angeles time.
Alfaro dragged his luggage down the stairs of the mansion. Almira followed her brother's steps from behind. It has been a few days since Alfaro came, he has not been able to get along with Mama. It seems like it came at a time that was not yet right. A time when the atmosphere was still not calm.
"Sister, it's not better to invite mom home from the party, I don't know what to talk like if later mama finds out brother came home to Indonesia," said Almira.
"That's what I'm for, not telling mom I'm going home because if you know, you're going to ban it."
"Why should you hurry, after all there is no longer a wife waiting for the return of my brother,"
Alfaro stopped his steps, and turned to look at Almira with a sharp look of eyes. Almira did not know, that far away there was a young woman who had been sleeping alone for several days, with a sense of loneliness that almost killed him.
"Oops, sorry." Almira covered her mouth with one hand.
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Arumi dragged her feet, entering the area within the mansion. He took off the shoes he was wearing because his feet were scuffed by walking with high heels. It seems like ordinary bi Ranti was already waiting for her arrival beside the stairs.
"Welcome Miss," said bi Ranti while posting her body.
"Good afternoon bi" said Arumi.
"Miss's legs why?" Bi Ranti noticed Arumi's legs that looked scuffed.
"Oh this .. I'm not used to using high heels yet, so blisters like this."
"Let me treat, Miss sit down first."
Before long Bi Ranti came with a white box in her hand. Bi Ranti brought arumi's foot into her lap, then she began to apply the ointment on the back of Arumi's Foot.
Arumi does not stop berambagi bi Ranti. In this mansion, only Bi Ranti was so considerate of him, the rest only greeted as necessary.
"It's done, Miss can bring this medicine box to the room, so after taking a shower, Miss apply this ointment again," Bi Ranti said.
"Thank Bi. Bi Ranti is very good, if later I do not live in this house anymore, I will definitely miss bi Ranti," said Arumi.
"Why does Miss talk like that? We cannot go before God's destiny. So Miss just live as well as possible," said Bi Ranti.
"Yes Bi, thank you .. then I go up first yes," said Arumi.
"Yes Miss."
Arumi got up from her seat, then walked up the stairs to the second floor. Bi Ranti looks at Arumi's departure with a feeling of great guilt, because she indirectly participated in this contract marriage.
"Still young, yet must carry such a heavy burden. May God always protect you Miss," muttered Bi Ranti with a partner who never separated from Arumi.
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Just as Arumi entered the room, a clinking sound rang from the window glass, as the rain had just fallen, soaking the window glass of the room. It was raining, at the right time. The moment where Arumi again felt the beauty in the luxurious Mansion.
Slowly he stepped up, approaching the window that began to dew because of the cold that was pouring in. He touched the window, closed his eyes, feeling the silence that some days has become his loyal friend. He hoped that when he opened his eyes, he would wake up from his nightmare.
After a while, he opened his eyes again. He saw again the fact that he was indeed in a golden cage, which bound him in a marriage bond.
"I want the morning to come soon, greet me with her spirit. Night can only make me lonely, acting like a fool who has no purpose in life.
Like the previous nights, Arumi would not be able to sleep well. Trying to busy himself by doing office tasks and watching drama from a laptop that he brought from the office, until finally he fell asleep himself.
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Nine in the morning, western Indonesia.
Arumi's energy seemed to be fully charged when he returned to busy with office work. After suffering a blister on his leg due to high heels, this morning he returned to wearing the cursed shoes. Arumi deliberately, he wanted his feet to get used to high heels.
This morning, he was assigned by the team leader to go to a bank in front of the office building. Just cross it and it will arrive.
When he was going out the main door he checked the file in his hand, who knows what was left. And sure enough, there was one file left behind.
In a hurry he took the phone out of his blazer pocket. He wanted to ask Bima for help to bring the file to the lobby.
But just now he was looking for Bima's phone number, suddenly someone nudged him until his phone was thrown far enough. The man left without apologizing to him. He can only stroke the chest.
"In the morning there is an attempt like this."
Arumi stepped back to take his phone that was thrown to the front porch of the building. Just as he was about to reach for his phone, suddenly a foot wrapped in black leather shoes stepped on the phone to crumble.
Arumi's eyes instantly rounded perfectly. In front of his own eyes, the phone he bought with the results of teaching tutoring a neighbor's child, stepped on by someone to crumble. It feels like Arumi's heart is crumbling too.
The man's foot took one step back, so Arumi could take back the phone whose LCD screen had been smashed. Arumi tightly gripped the phone in hand and began to stand up from his position, as if he was preparing to curse the owner of the evil foot.
"Aren't you li-"
Arumi's speech was echoed when her black netra again collided with her brown netra which was no stranger to her. The Netra that had been a few days had disappeared from his sight. Destiny returned to play its part after nearly a week of silence.
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