If You Love
Eps. 36. Start off
A short chat from Manuel...
“Meet on campus huh?”
What does Manuel mean? Did he ask Brill to come to the UNSRAT headquarters building to meet? Brill answered later.
“Today?”
“Yup.”
“Ngapain om?”
“Come aja.”
“For?”
There was no reply after that, and two calls from Brill went unanswered, and Brill forgot to ask where to meet.
Finally here is Brill, on the sixth floor of the seven-story building where his office as Rector. Sitting on one of the black sofas in the waiting room and seems to be the living room as well, according to the message of his dearest om on the staff omnya in this rectorate building because the omnya is having an important meeting. He told himself his arrival in a chat.
Brill sat in a puffed-up manner knowing he was glimpsed by some staff wearing white batik shirt uniforms in some parts and there was the inscription of the name and emblem of this university on the left and right chest.
Brill's patience was very thin, almost he stood up with the intention of going home but came a good thought. He has great respect for this one, and arguably closer to this om than the papi. So Brill decided to wait a little longer but sent a chat named threatening.
“Om, I'll wait another ten minutes!”
Chat has been read by Rector. And ten minutes later the office door of the Rector sir opened, some guests who look very neat using batik out of there, he said, could it be that the Rector ended his meeting according to the deadline given by the ponakan who was just a student with an IP not proud?
After an additional ten minutes of conversation in the staff room, the guests finally left. With two eyebrows raised high and lips slightly raised, the Rector sent a signal for his handsome bang into the room.
“Pak Rector, one o'clock at noon there is a meeting with the Dean.
“I know..”.
“Just remind, mr. Rector..”.
The staff holding a map answered politely.
“I'm not senile, Fauziah.. And that's three hours away..”.
“I just do my job sir..”
“I know Fauziah.
“Ziah senile like him, sir.”.
“Do not call people, Rossy..”.
The girl who looked the youngest was just a whimper in front of her desk and immediately continued her activities directly staring at the monitor and typing on the white keyboard.
Brill just listen, it seems that the staff here does not hesitate to answer and even refute the Rector, even though if judging his authority should not be like that. There is no indication that the office at the heart of the university is too serious or rigid let alone official, the atmosphere is more relaxed.
“Mana Stive?”
“To the toilet pack..”
“Rossy only, you make a drink for my handsome pounding.... since you guys did not serve something for him?”
“There is a pack, ponakan pakan only ask for mineral water.. knowin to us dong sir, who knows is still available..”.
Rossy replied and became shyly glancing at Brill.
“From yesterday you guys didn't get acquainted? You guys do not have the initiative nor do you have the ability to take a very good opportunity, my time as a Rector must help you just to get acquainted with this handsome guy? Come on in Brill, later they do not concentrate on working you continue to stand here.”.
Brill followed his om into the room, his om was completely different from his papi when talking to his subordinates, according to Brill om who holds the title of professor is too friendly.
“Choose a seat you like..”.
The Rector immediately headed to his great chair, sat there and looked seriously into a file at the table.
Brill circulates his gaze around the room, the room looks very stiff and memorable haunted probably in accordance with what authority the owner of this room, is, there are two flags on the right and left side with positions somewhat behind the table and the seat omnya. One is of course the national flag and another the university banner.
On the middle wall of the top of the flag there is a picture of the President complete with the awapres and the State Emblem. On the other part of the wall hung some frames somehow what the contents are visible are gold writings.
And the most prominent in this room is a large cupboard towering cover one part of the wall of this room contains a lot of books neatly arranged. The dark color of the wardrobe and the dark color of two sets of carving sofas arranged in the shape of the letter U adds to the rigidity of this room, Brill so feel this room does not match the character of his om.
Brill chose to sit in a chair in front of his desk. A few minutes to see his serious om, Brill finally impatiently launched a sentence with annoyance...
“Om told me to come just to see om work? I've seen it and I want to go home..”.
“Hahaha..”.
Om Manuel laughed but still noticed the file on his desk.
“You should be grateful that you are the only student who can enter the room of the Rector of Sam Ratulangi University. Students who excel and who boast of this university only accept it in your seat was out there..”.
“It's because they're students, while I'm the niece of the most dear om..”.
“Hahaha... You are very confident.”.
“Om himself said that..”.
“Hahaha.. okay okay, that's true, that's also because only you want to go to college here. Bram, Bierna, Briana even children om the Joel and Jeremiah refused to go to college here. they really do not appreciate it like it. hahaha.”.
I don't know if this was serious about the words just now.
“I also went to college here because om forced..”.
“Hahaha... until now still feel forced eh?”
Brill shrugged along with a knock on the door. One of the staff ordered by the Rector sir brought in a tray containing a steaming glass of tea and a jar containing cookies.
Om Manuel looked at his unenthusiastic face with a smile. Brill only looked for a moment without any intention of touching either the drinks or the confectionery served to him. Om Manuel spoke later when he saw Brill's silence…
“That time only gave input, yes directed you. because you also have no other choice. And today om asked you to come just to remind you, we both have an agreement.”.
“Agreement?”
“Do not pretend to forget..”
Brill looked at her and recalled their last conversation.
“Oh... the..”.
“Iya.. you have accepted the challenge that om gave you loh... you can start now.”.
“Om... It's not yet time for college right?”
“Activities on campus have started, now is the New Student Orientation period.”
“Then? Om want me to do what the hell?”
Om Manuel saw a standing watch almost two meters high.
“Come, follow om..”
“Where?”
“Ke Facultymu, om used to visit every faculty at the time of orientation like this. ah om remember, last year you did not exist, om deliberately looking for you at that time.”.
“I'm not joining ospek om..”
“Hahaha... absolutely this student needs to straighten his brain.... come along..”.
“Om, I don't need to go there right? Why am I there?”
“Many things you can do Brill, om want you to start being the student you should be.”
“Om Man... I. I will do as I promise, but I do not have to appear there with om, not ah..
“Om won't tell you to follow you too.. accidentally tell you to come here so you start doing something..”.
Brill frowned, refusing this om was indeed too reluctant.
“You should know Brill, om challenged to make you successfully graduated as a scholar, why? Because during the rector's tenure there have been thousands of students who graduated, and you, the only family rector of this university who studied here, and it's no coincidence that you carry the big name Ratulangi behind your name… om must see you bachelor, that's all.. when you graduate later om is no longer the Rector.. but om will feel failed to carry out this task if you do not continue to lecture.”.
Om Rector at length spoke this time with a serious mimic. His tone was soft but Brill knew that the voice was full of earnestness.
“Do not misunderstand you, this is not just an obsession ommu ya... but om think you need a boost, you can finish what you have started.”.
Brill was still silent, but began to follow his way of thinking. He must begin to tear down his negative attitude in looking at life. He needs a purpose in life and he needs to develop his own life. Om this, it looks very eager to go forward and out of his state of acute apathy.
“How? Departing now, huh? Om almost late, om must give one session to new students.”
“I why there?”
“See-see first, want to sit around anyway you can, you must find something you can do if you are serious about doing something..come.”.
Manuel stood up and walked out of the room. Brill followed with a face still hanging reluctance to follow his om to his faculty.
“I got in my car only yes..”
“Iya lah... you also certainly do not want to ride a red plate car like in nova..um even envious Markus who is only your assistant can drive the most expensive car in the province.”.
“Om can take one of my cars..”.
“You are grateful?”
“Iya... My car there are five, I rarely use the others.”
“Hahaha...um will be immediately suspected of corruption if you use your car to this office..”.
“Don't use to dong office.. I give you, really om..”.
“You're like giving me candy, hahaha. Brill.no, don't go to college in that billion-billion-dollar car, even if your dad's a rich businessman, but he and your mama are public officials, that's not wise, that's not, such as luxury life show-off and hedon.”
“No cheap car at home om..”
They have come out of the elevator, now in the entrance area of the grandest building on this campus, waiting for the driver om Manuel to take the car in nova which is everyday so the official car of the rector sir.
“Sell one can get five new cars..it was already half M, more popular Brill.. although in your age sometimes luxury goods seem to be attributes to exist, but listen to om… that's good for you..”
“Iya om.. yes.”
“Where is your car?”
Brill pointed to the jeep car parked in the section that had a board that read “Guest Rector”.
“Hahaha... imagine Brill, even for parking only you get priority...Your life is actually special, only you don't realize it.”.
“Pak security guard kok who told me to park there when I open the window and said to meet om.”
“Ya iyalah.. from your car aja people are reluctant, especially after seeing your face is so popular, hahaha.. until meeting at your Faculty.
“Iya.. yes...”.
Brill exhaled heavily, is he ready to live a life in a different way? Brill got into his car and set his heart to follow the advice of the Rector who cared so much about him, who still wanted to take the time to think about himself in the midst of his busy life.
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