Karuhuns

Part 7: Jealousy

I was exhausted after yesterday's prayer, the impostor demon snake had gone from there, I had no idea exactly what the snake meant to deceive me, all I knew was that he was trying to get a new covenant with me, he was stuck in that elevator because of the old agreement with his previous employer, the new agreement he needed to get off the elevator, apparently he was chasing my body, he said, but there was one sentence that made my ears buzz that was whispered by the demon serpent, it seemed to have a deep meaning, to make my ears buzz loudly, I needed an explanation from Mr. Hanif, he said, he seemed to know what the demon snake meant, I will ask tomorrow, because today is the weekend.

...

“Malik!!” I slammed the door of his room hard.

“Ser, what's the matter?” Malik looked flat, not even turning his head from his laptop, he was sitting at his desk which was right in front of the entrance.

“Pak Hanif mutation? Mutation where?” This morning I called Mr. Hanif's room, said his assistant, Mr. Hanif has a mutation this day, strange, I'm HRD and I don't know, should be the one who takes care of the employee mutation is me, is me, it takes my signature to make an official letter of mutation, there will be a discussion about the location, salary and jobdesk before an employee is mutated, after all agreed to issue a mutation letter signed by me as the head of HRD and by Malik as the Board of Directors. Then why did Mr. Hanif leave so easily, without an official letter without agreement, strange.

“He asked for a mutation to be near his house, he said in the near future he will get married.”

“Married? It's not! She didn't tell me?”

“Who are you? Her mom? Her sister? Or her boyfriend?” his tone was flat but his gaze was sharp.

“I'm HRD! She's mutated, she's married, all affect her salary in this office, if he is married his status must turn into married and his health insurance must be changed because his wife and future children will be covered by our company.” I know Malik is smart, but I am Seira, the woman beside you who desperately tries to catch up with your smart move.

“Ser, I don't know, you ask yourself why he left in such a hurry, I agree because he's nice to us isn't he? What harm? Request is easy.”

“Malik, we need Mr Hanif, the whole system in this company he's working on, if he just leaves, what about the system in this company? What about the server, what about the network, what about the entire informatics structure in this company?”

“Ser, Hanif has an assistant who is no less smart, I have arranged, he will replace Hanif, this is my decision and you have no right to correct the decision taken by Owner.” Malik looked back at his laptop screen.

“Sorry Malik, I forgot I was just an employee.” I looked at him sharply, he did not turn away from his laptop screen, when I came out I saw his secretary was on his desk, he did not greet me not even looking, arrogant once this secretary, he said, well he's got trousers on, I don't have a chance to scold him.

I tried to contact Mr. Hanif afterwards but unfortunately, Mr. Hanif did not answer his cell phone, I had a branch phone and there was always a reason Mr. Hanif could not answer my phone. I don't have any feelings for Mr. Hanif, nor do I care about him in Mutation, I just get curious about the word of that demonic snake, it's quite disturbing.

“Bu Seira, sorry these are some overtime employees who need in Approve and KPI that need in Review, 3 new employees bu.” Mita handed over the documents as usual once I got to my room, in addition to my salary also take care of KPI or Key Perfomance Indicator new employees, I have to review their work based on data from her superiors, I have to review their work based on data from her superiors, it is necessary to weigh still continue cooperation or decide work, “Bu, mmm..” Mita murmuring.

“What's up?” I looked at his face.

“Soal secretary Mr. Malik bu, 3 KPIs it, he's one of them.”

“Trus.”

I started to tell her to sit down, Mita was just a receptionist for a lot of people, but actually she was a receptionist who was my assistant, I told Malik, to judge people I needed an extension, he said, it means people who can be close to anyone and I think Mita the receptionist is the right person, I can always get accurate information from her, even though I did not swallow the information raw from her, since Mita knew when the report about the employee she would use the official language and not the gossip language to bring down others, she had been properly investigated.

“Someone who saw Mr. Malik having dinner with his Secretary bu.”

“Mita, he is a secretary, if the boss meeting at the restaurant yes secretary follow dong, same as the previous kayak.”

“But mom, dinner, saturday night at Sky Lounge Binary.”

My chest is instantly congested, Saturday night, Sunday night!!! Binary Sky Lounge!!! Malik has never met on a Sunday night, saying it would create confusion between professional and privacy boundaries, then the Binary Sky Lounge, he said, a place Malik would never go except with the woman he loves! I'm the only one he's ever taken there and now there's another woman!

“Mita out, no one enter my room.” Mita came out quietly, she knew something was wrong and she knew the secretary would come out sooner or later. Yes, the secretary doesn't know, he has harassed the hostess of this company.

...

“You're on leave?” Malik immediately in my room as soon as I saw the leave sheet that Mita delivered to her desk.

“Ya.” I wasn't looking at him, I was pretending to focus on the laptop screen.

“Ga could suddenly dong Ser, I already have a schedule this one week.”

“What is your schedule, what is the problem? The holidays are me.”

“Ser, we have agreed no, wherever I go you will come and vice versa.” Malik pulled up the bench and sat down beside me.

“Ga also tuh, ga deal should always be kept, right?” I hit his eyes with a cynical look.

“Ser, where are you going?”

“I'd like to see Mr. Hanif.”

“Ser!” Malik.

“Malik, Mr. Hanif did not pick up my phone, did not reply to my chat, I had to meet him.”

“We go next week, I clear my schedule.”

“Cancel.”

“Now!” I raised my voice.

“Since when did Seira become a dissident? Seira tries to test my patience.” Malik used his ultimate means, he softened his voice.

“Pak Malik, Dear Boss, I have to take a leave, how many years I have not been on leave, why should I be excited anyway?”

“Ser, you know the problem is not stolen, you go alone, meet with strangers, how I do not splash.”

“Malik, I am not alone I am with other plane passengers, pilots and flight attendants, then I met with Mr. Hanif not with strangers.”

“Ser! Can't, you have to go with me, we've agreed.” Malik began to rule.

“Deal ends once one of us breaks it and I am not the perpetrator of that breach.”

“What do you mean? I always go with you whatever it is, wherever it is.”

“Oh yes? What about last Saturday night and Sky Lounge Binary.”

Malik was silent, I could not read his expression, he was neither shocked nor caught.

“See you didn't take me, did you?”

“It was just regular dinner Ser, I was hungry then we ate, it was already.”

“Only regular dinner? Malik, it's Sunday night and it's your favorite place, it's a restaurant located on the roof of the 20th floor building, there we can see the beautiful city of Jakarta, you say it's a special place, it's a special place, it's not an ordinary dinner, if you really like it, gentle dong, don't take him to this company, take him to your house or if you need security.” My eyes were red, almost tears were coming down, I was angry, I was jealous and I was sick, it hurt so much. I saw Malik interested in another woman, again.

“I've never been interested in bringing anyone to the beach other than Seira.”

“Don't talk like we're a couple, we're just bosses and clerks or little friends or just a dick misses the moon, you don't love me Malik, marriage isn't a MOU you signed with the articles, you know, getting married is because you love and you need that person by your side, I'm sorry Malik, if you don't love me, I'm not the one who will accompany you to the guarantee, oh yes, about Mr. Hanif, about, I have to go, I have to get an answer, if you say dinner is normal, then what I'm doing now, meeting with Mr. Hanif is just an ordinary incident with nothing special in it, that's it.”

“Ser, if this is not a special incident, you will not pursue Hanif so far, he has separated the island and you are chasing him.” Malik came out of the room, he looked disappointed, if he was disappointed, I was jealous. I think it's breakeven.

...

Now I have a plane, to get to the island, where Mr. Hanif lives, I have to cross by plane, anyway why should I go to the remote island Mr. Hanif in mutation, anyway, the location is to give local residents the opportunity to work, just for employment, itung-itung company charity projects, do not need reliable IT anyway, network people are unusually slow.

“Mother Seira.” I've reached the airport of this island, someone patted me on the back.

“Oh Yes, who is it?”

“I'm a hotel clerk, I want to pick up Mom.”

“Loh, I did not order a invitation.”

“Iya this special service ma'am, I have informed the arrival time so we pick up.”

“Oh, Ok good.” Lucky for me, because to reach Mr. Hanif's residence after getting off the airport we have to rent a small plane to approach the location, then proceed with a boat to actually arrive at the location, we have to rent a small plane again, fortunately, the hotel provides pick-up facilities, although there is no prior notice.

Along the way the hotel attendant was silent, sometimes his views were strange, like empty. We got off the small plane and then continued to board the Boat, Hotel officers directed me to the Boat Hotel facility, as soon as the board I saw the boat driver did not greet me, his face covered with a typical fisherman's hat, and, as soon as I sat on this small boat, I smelled a very sharp rancid smell, I vomited.

“Pak, really stinky anyway.”

“Indeed bu, the name is also sea, definitely fishy smell.” The hotel officer replied.

“Then is this you sir? Sample my nausea.”

“Maybe Mom seasick, just sleep first, later when I wake up, because it's quite long, maybe about 45 minutes new until.”

“Oh during that time huh? The feeling I used to be here was only half an hour to get to the island.”

“No Ma'am, I remembered wrongly, indeed 45 minutes.”

“Oh yes?” I don't sleep, I don't sleep in the middle of strangers. I circled my eyes to divert the still stinging smell, I could hear a moaning, whose voice was it? I turned around and saw that there were 2 women there, the feeling that there was no one but the three of us, when did these two women go up? they use veils, again their faces are invisible, are they creatures? I saw the Hotel Officer behind me, the same thing the boat driver did, all I wanted was to get to the hotel quickly, I was afraid, in the middle of the sea anything could happen.