GROANS OF DESTINY

THE S2 - CHAPTER 22

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Riani turned to the office phone next to her laptop.

"Hello" said Riani on the phone.

"Halo Assalamualaikum Riani, this is me Pamela, so what about the status of our current new recruits?" ask Manquer Pamela.

"Waalaikumsalam" Riani quietly sighed again tiredly "one week I will tell Manquer, his son can not be invited to the nego" complained Riani.

Sounding behind the phone manquer Pamela was holding back his laughter which was almost a release "well Riani, I did not expect you can lose the negotiation" led Manquer Pamela.

"Well, that's not something that a manquer needs to discuss" Riani lamented.

"Hahaha alright Riani, hopefully you can survive against the girl, Assalamualaikum" said manquer Pamela ending the call.

"Waalaikumsalam" answered Riani before the phone was cut off.

Riani slammed her back onto the chair while taking a deep deep deep deep breath, Riani stared at the wall clock that was in front of her and immediately came out of her room which was none other than the room of Pamela's manquer first.

Outside of Enne, Cammy, and manquer Elis who are still busy making their reports, Riani also has not received requests from outsiders so that they can solve the case.

"Where are you going Riani?" ask Cammy who is busy playing her HP.

"Bandung" Riani replied briefly as she continued walking towards the exit.

The 3 people in the room stared in shock at Riani "what's wrong?" asked Riani who was aware of their gazes.

They shake their heads.

After seeing Riani walk out the door, the three of them gathered together in the same table "Hey... Bandung is one of the cities in Indonesia right?" tanya Cammy is nagged by Manquer Elis and Enne.

"What is Riani doing to Indonesia?" manquer Elis asked in surprise.

The two of them looked at Enne, knowing that Enne could see with her 7th Indra, but Enne shook her head, not knowing anything.

"By the way how about a new member to fill the vacancy of the firm's desk?" ask Cammy all of a sudden.

The three of them were immediately dumbstruck by "that's it!" shout them at the same time.

They immediately came out of the room without remembering their tasks that had been pursued by time, Cammy turned left right but did not see a single speck of Riani's nose, but she did not see a speck of Riani's nose, Cammy immediately asked Sir Tom who was now scheduled to keep the firm sitting in his post while sipping a cup of hot coffee.

"Sir! Look Riani didn't?" ask Cammy while hitting her hand on the table.

Sir Tom was aghast in shock and almost spouted his hot coffee at Cammy, fortunately Sir Tom reflexively swallowed his coffee.

"Riani just left with Monsieur Jahad just to Cammy airport" replied Sir Tom.

Cammy immediately coded Enne to set up the car immediately.

"Thank you, Sir Tom! and please just close the firm, we won't be back tonight!" Cammy shouted as he immediately ran to the parking lot.

Sir Tom nodded in understanding, stunned at the astonishment of the three of them.

Enne turned her car sharply at the speed of a high-end driver, while Manquer Elis was still busy with his laptop while holding the shock of the car with both legs.

Cammy is busy contacting monsieur Elxin who just returned from Kuala Lumpur to take Chloe and Madam Mavey who will complete their tasks.

Manquer Elis was still chasing his task deadline to be finished soon.

"How's it?" ask Enne to Cammy.

Cammy gave a thumbs up sign the helicopter was in order and took off.

Manquer Elis picked up his phone which from earlier kept ringing.

"Hello with whom?" manquer asked Elis quickly because he had not seen the name of the connector on his phone screen.

"It's me Riani manquer, don't manquer keep my hp number?" riani asked in a tone of voice that seemed a little upset.

"Hahaha no Riani, of course I keep your number, only you know I'm busy with the burden of this task so I don't have time to read the name of the person who called me" explained manquer Elis.

"Well, Manquer, next time make sure you read the name of the caller before picking up the phone" Riani advised.

"Alright, so what did you call me Riani?" ask Manquer Elis.

"Please at 2 o'clock the manquer remains stand by at the Firm, because one of the children of the famous businessman of the city xxx will come to ask for help at our firm, I can't go back to the firm at the moment because I'm in a helicopter, so please the manquer accept the case" Riani said.

"But Riani-"

"I trust you, Manquer, thank you" said Riani cut off the rejection of manquer Elis while directly hanging up the phone.

Manquer Elis took a deep breath.

"What's the manquer?" ask Cammy curiously.

"Enne.. please stop the car, and Cammy please call Tom not to close the firm" Manquer Elis said.

"What's the manquer?" ask Enne while pulling her car over.

"I can't come with you guys, I have to go back to the Firm immediately to meet the son of the xxx city businessman who asked for help from our firm" lamented manquer Elis.

"So why don't we just take back the manquer?" ask Enne.

They understood, after manquer Elis got off the car, Enne again brought the car at a higher speed.

Arriving at the airport, Cammy waved his hand at Monsieur Elxin who was leaning his body behind the wall next to the helicopter that read Confiance Firm.

Monsieur Elxin immediately enters the helicopter followed by Cammy and Enne.

The blue-and-white helicopter flew slowly splitting the inconstant air towards the island of Java.

***

Alisya sat pensively in the campus garden while staring at the fallen leaves falling slowly on the ground. A girl in simple clothes ran small towards Alisya while waving her hands.

"Yes!" the girl shouted with a breath of excitement.

"What the hell is Ren!?" tanya Alisya looks annoyed disturbed calm herself.

"There are rumors circulating that one of our college students was invited to join the firm" said Aren, a good friend of Alisya dikampus, or maybe Alisya's only friend there who wants to be friends with him.

Although Aren is not from a family that is located, whose family economy is also mediocre, but Aren is still grateful to be given enough and good family to him, in contrast to Alisya who had to fight alone in his life even had to take care of his mother who is now lying sick due to depression.

Therefore, despite never feeling betrayed by the person who should be a role model, discarded and dumped, demeaned and exiled, Aren still understands the burden of life borne by all Alisya now.

"Who do you think she's the lucky girl?" aren asked while putting forward his small bag.

Alisya was silent for a moment "in your opinion..What makes everyone like a firm that even those people know nothing about?" ask Alisa suddenly.

Aren smiled faintly at Alisya's question "Sya... You know? if only I had to sell all my family's possessions to get into the firm, even if I had to sell one of my kidneys... then I sincerely can join with these great women" said Aren.

Alisya frowned at Aren's words, so Aren his good friend wanted to enter the Confiance firm.

"But at least.I always hope and pray to God, that the lucky person is you, at least as your friend, I want to see your smile once again, the smile you always showed me during our white-gray time, the sincere smile of your beautiful face, no longer the pretend smile in your midst" suddenly Aren said.

"See... You know? I've always wanted to be close to you. I wanted to get to know you more, the smartest, most beautiful, most popular girl in our school, but again when I wanted to get close to you, I was slapped back by a pretty heartbreaking fact 'Who am I!? I don't match up with the queen at this school! just stay safe, Ren! don't look for trouble to get involved with the rich! you are only a lowly human!' those words I always instilled in me" Aren stopped his words suddenly while staring at the brown leaves that kept falling in the wind.

"Until that moment, the moment when I was determined to talk to you, I saw you limping, at that moment somehow my foot stepped by itself toward you while thrusting a tissue at you, you looked at me in wonder while taking the tissue that I had just thrust at you, you smiled at me after wiping away all traces of your tears earlier, your thanks at that time made my heart feel melted, you ran back to your rich friends and the children of those officials and businessmen with the bright smiles you showed, but? your smile back then, was the hateful smile I first saw from you" Aren said.

Alisya smiled faintly at Aren's explanation "and after that. You came back to see me, I don't know at that time what you meant, maybe you want to look face to face with me, I think, until I realized that my intention to help me and approach me was sincere, since the news about my father being posted to the public became boisterous, I was said by my friends, I was reviled, I was reviled, thrown with paper, until locked in the toilet because of a scandal of cheating and corruption by my papa, my friends used to just smile to sneer at me, as if I was useless in their eyes, their gazes when they see me are nothing but trash, but they are not my fault, so why should I bear this insult!? when in position I was already broken fragile, you came to thrust your hand at me, smiling at me who was slumped fragile, Ren, I shook your hand but you held me, I replied to you with a punch, but you continued to hold me, until I was exhausted and you said softly in my ear 'what burden and anger have you been a little released?' honestly ren... back then I was really shocked" continued Alisya stopped because his tears were flowing suddenly.

Aren handed a piece of tissue to Alisya, Alisya looked at Aren who was still with a sweet smile "hahaha you remember me back in those days Ren" alisya said while wiping away her tears.

"Switch on our nostalgia at that time..so what do you think of the confiance firm?" ask Aren.

Alisya went back to silence for a moment "is the firm really as great as it was rumored? is it still possible that there are such honest and fair firms in this world? I'm not sure about that, isn't that just a name? didn't they bribe public opinion!?" ask Alisya.

"So that's your opinion of them?" ask Aren back.

Alisya turned her gaze away from Aren.

"Don't tell me that the one they recruited yesterday was you?" guess Aren is right.

Alisya just silently ignored the words of her best friend.

"Have I been the only one who thought you were my best friend?" ask Aren back.

Now Alisya stared at Aren's old "what do you mean Ren?!"

Aren smiled faintly "lantas...why don't you tell me the exciting news?"

"Because I intend to reject it" replied Alisya.

Aren frowned, "why did you reject them!?"

"I don't want to go there, I don't believe their good rumors!" answer Alisya.

"What do you mean?!" upset Aren.

"Ren.. I don't believe in that Firm! moreover, I am sick enough of the rules of the world that are just written displays without any real legal action! and you believe the firm really fits the rumored rumors all along? didn't they just solve the big guy's case so the big guys were directing good public opinion for them!?" Alisya.

Aren again frowned "if I may know...is there something they promised you?" ask Aren.

Alisya gulped her saliva hearing Aren's statement "no"

"Are you sure you want to reject their offer with that lucrative compensation?" tanya Aren cornered Alisya.

"Hahaha Ren...why don't you just take an offer from the Confiance firm?" tanya Alisya switched the conversation.

"Because you selected them!" exclamation Aren.

Alisya was silent again hearing the high tone Aren was throwing at her.

"Yes! isn't it your purpose to enter this law to seek justice!? uphold the articles that have been set by the government!? why are you wasting this opportunity? you said all the rumors about them are just opinions!? have you seen it firsthand?! nay!! I'm sure your answer is no! you're just busy spending your day in that motions room! you rarely go to college! your job is just busy reading this book! do you not see the world! where was your old ambition!? where is the Alisya I used to idolize!? where did that jolly girl go!? where did the science enthusiast go!!?" annoyed Aren "and lastly, have you forgotten your desire for revenge?" aren asked at the end of the sentence.

Alisya's eyes widened in shock at Aren's words.

"I was wrong" said Alisya lirih.

"I know you are tired of going through all these things, I know you are fed up, but at least use this opportunity as best you can" Aren said, holding Alisya's shoulder.

Alisya shook her head "I can't. I don't deserve all this" explained Alisya.