I Can Without You

34. Knowing the Clouds Closer

"Diminum used to be his coffee, Mas," said Shofi while putting a cup of coffee in front of the Cloud who is currently struggling with his laptop.

"Thank you" Cloud replied, raising his face and smiling gently.

Cloud got up from his seat and took the chair in front of his desk. The cloud moved the chair next to his own.

"Sit here" Awan told Shofi, patting the chair he had taken.

"I can lift it myself, Mom. No need to lift Mas," said Shofi felt bad.

"If there is a Mas why do you have to lift yourself?"

"But I--"

"Udah, here sit by Mas," cut off the Clouds as he sat back in his chair.

"Yes, Mas" replied Shofi who then sat himself in the chair that had been taken by the Cloud.

"Where was it, confused not to find coffee as sugar in the kitchen?" asked the Cloud who had raised his coffee cup and started sipping it slowly.

"Not confused, Mom. As Mas said earlier, coffee is just as sweet on the bottom shelf of the barista table," replied Shofi.

"Mmmhhh, your coffee is delicious. Steady, it feels right, not sweet," praised Cloud after sipping his coffee.

"Thank God that I like it" Shofi said with a gentle smile.

"Like the dong. Mas Pinter's wife was very effective Mas' tongue. This is just coffee, how will others try," teased Awan while smiling ignorantly.

"The Cloud Mas iiihhh,, crumbs," Shofi sulked with a flushed face.

"Hahahaha, you're not used to it yet, Shofi. But Mas would love it if you see your face red like that," said Awan laughing cheerfully.

"Maaasss,," Shofi retorted again by extending the word.

"Yes, yeah. Sorry," said Awan with the remnants of his laughter.

"What else does it do?" shofi asked while watching Cloud's laptop.

"Oh, here, the children's salary this month," replied Awan who immediately turned his laptop and showed the screen to Shofi.

Shofi watched for a moment Cloud's laptop, reading the file the Cloud was working on right now.

"Eh? Salary of employees in the cafe Mas is good as well. This is far from the salary of cafe employees usually, right, Mas?" shofi asked after knowing the nominal salary of the employees in the Awan cafe.

"It's just a little higher."

"What a little, this is already one and a half times the salary that Hamzah usually gets, Mas."

The small smiling cloud.

"They're not just employees for Mas. They were like my own family" Awan said.

"Subhanallah," said Shofi.

"Those who already nemenin Mas pioneered this cafe from scratch. That's why we're trying to appreciate their contributions as best we can."

"But five employees are not most, huh, Mas?"

"Maybe a little too much. No problem for Mas. Mas know how their financial condition used to be, that's why Mas wanted to be able to help them. That's the story," replied the Cloud.

"Subhanallah," said Shofi amazed.

"Mmm, but Mas, I'm so sorry if I'm sassy, cafe income every month if reduced by spending on their salaries all this, the rest instead of staying a little?" shofi asked carefully, voicing his curiosity.

The clouds smiled a little.

"For Mas, this cafe is not the main source of income. It used to be. But after two years of business with Bang Langit, alhamdulillaah income from there is also more than enough. So it does not matter if the income from this cafe is not so much," replied Awan.

"Through Bang Langit?" repeat ask Shofi.

"Yes. Mas sama Bang Langit has a boarding house business for students behind the campus there. Not much, just 25 rooms. There is a restaurant next to him. Which is now managed by Bang Langit directly."

"God willing," cried Shofi surprised.

"Hehe, sorry yes, only now does Mas have a chance to tell you about this matter. From yesterday the right time did not hold," the cloud with a cry.

"No pa-pa, my mom. But I really salute you very much the same Mas Awan. It was unexpected that Mas was secretly as productive as that," Shofi said.

"Take advantage of the opportunity actually. At that time there was one of Bang Langit's friends who wanted to sell land in the area. The inheritance, to be shared with his brothers. Keep Bang Langit nawarin Mas, ngajak joint venture. Because Mas see the prospect is good, and it just so happens that Mas also has savings, yes it's finally Mas yayin."

"Subhanallah," again Shofi said in admiration.

Geck. Geck. Geck.

Suddenly there was the sound of the door of the room Clouds being knocked from outside.

"Boss. The boss is inside?" adit's voice shouted from outside.

"Just in, Dit," replied the Clouds half-screaming.

Chequek.

The door of the cloud opened. Adit then stepped into the Cloud room.

"Pantes aja kok door cafe is not locked, it turns out the boss has come. Uh, there's a Boss Ma'am too apparently. Morning, Boss Ma'am," said Adit after noticing Shofi's presence next to the Clouds.

"By the morning, Adit. Mmm, the call should be like that, huh?" Shofi asked, feeling a little uncomfortable with Adit's 'Boss Boss' call earlier.

"Must dong, Mrs Boss. Kan Bu Boss his wife Boss Cloud," replied Adit.

"Not pa-pa. It was designed, yes," Awan told Shofi.

"Hmm, yes, Mas," Shofi replied in the end.

"You want to drink, Boss, Boss?" tawar Adit later.

"No need, Dit. This has been made coffee with Shofi earlier," declined Awan.

"Cieee, who now has made coffee," seduced Adit with a mischievous smile.

"Wooo yes obviously dong. Now there is a wife. Someone was waiting. Someone is sleeping too. Singles please understand. Watch out, you can not baper," reply Cloud did not want to lose to Adit.

"Mas," Shofi scolded softly with a flushed face.

"Ash, asem. It even has to come back to me. Hadeh," complained Adit by patting his own forehead.

"Heh, Lo still lost away from me. Don't expect to win my favor, Lo tease," clouded.

"Yes-yes, I lost to me, boss. Yes already, if so we continue to be ready to open a cafe first yes, Boss. Mari, Boss Ma'am" said Adit who then turned and stepped out of the Cloud room after getting a nod of the head from his newlyweds boss pair.

Shofi felt his heart beating very fast. It seemed that Shofi had to get used to the temptations of the Clouds, the employees in the Awan cafe, as well as the others as well. So that in the future Shofi no longer feel nervous and awkward like now.