Longing Memories

My friend Joseph

"Son, wake up at 5am, pray first!" The sound of my father waking up who was sleeping very soundly because he had just fallen asleep for two hours.

"Yes, I'm awake." I answered by stretching the muscles all over my body. I then got out of bed and headed to the bathroom to take ablution and after that did the morning prayers.

The obligatory prayers of two rakaat I have fulfilled and again I sit on the mattress to check back some luggage that I will bring in the course of today's duty.

After some strange happenings last night at a fast food restaurant and only I experienced it, this morning I felt a little relaxed because I did not experience any dreams in my sleep, even though I slept for two hours, I felt comfortable with myself.

Finished checking some luggage, I picked up my phone next to the pillow and opened the popular light green messaging app. I saw some messages coming to my phone, but the first thing I opened was a message from Andre, my girlfriend.

Have you reached that house? If you have directly informed me yes..

Hasn't arrived yet? How come you haven't caught me yet?

I love you..

There were three messages from Andre that were sent at 11 last night. I did not know that he asked me about my situation because my phone was set in silent mode since being in the Bagas residence.

Yang, sorry I just saw your chat. I stayed until the house at half-time 1 night. Go to Mas Hanif's house with Mas Hanif and Mas Evan.

I am very tired semalem, until the house is immediately cleaned up to make the default later on the task.

Love you too..

I replied to a message from Andre then reopened the message from the others.

Darling omelet bolsters, yey street clock apose?

As soon as the message from Joseph my office friend who has a personality like a woman and only wants to be called J'lo.

8 J'lo o'clock baby…

I replied to a message from Joseph. After replying to some messages on my phone, I rushed to take a shower and got ready for my departure out of town.

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"For all!" I greet the whole family who have gathered at the dinner table to start breakfast.

"Dear on, so off to work today?" Ask mama.

"So ma, soon to go to the office."

"Bring the car? If you don't bring Mas Hanif to the office."

"Emm, I'd love you if you have no nicotine."

The atmosphere at the dinner table was filled with warm chatter by my parents, my twin brother, and my cousin Mas Hanif. I just listen to the topics they are talking about.

I did not feel the time had shown at 7:30 am, I rushed to take my things in the room and wanted to put them in Mas Hanif's car.

In a slight hurry, I pulled the suitcase from my room which was on the second floor. Long story short, all the luggage was already in the trunk of Mas Hanif's car. After saying goodbye to my parents and twin sister, I also went to the office with in between by Mas Hanif.

The distance from the office and home is quite far, it takes half an hour of travel if not stuck in traffic. I chatted casually with Mas Hanif while occasionally checking my phone. For a while, I forgot about last night because I was just thinking about my next trip.

I didn't feel like I got to the office and got off right in front of the lobby door. Mas Hanif immediately said to me because he wanted to meet Bagas at their friend's cafe.

"Sarahhh." It was heard from a distance screaming a slightly gurgling male voice calling my name, and it turned out to be Joseph or J'lo.

I stopped and did not enter the office waiting for Joseph to come to me. With a big smile I looked at her who was running while holding her big backpack and her hands continued to wave towards me.

Some of the guards and employees in the office yard smiled and laughed at Joseph's comforting behavior this morning.

"Huffttttt, finally ekye." He said while wiping his forehead with the back of his flickering hand.

"Well, all that running? It's not too late."

"That yeay is so, J'lo will go to his office." He said while pinching my gnarled cheek.

"For neng geulis and handsome sir" said the security guard at the entrance of the office.

"Oh father mah, J'lo already beautiful and beautiful gini spelled out handsome, look at the J'lo shirt the color is baby pink beautiful, the face is different. A little bit of cyin." With a graceful movement, Joseph reflected with his mirror that was always in the pocket of his trousers.

The security guard shuddered and laughed at Joseph's spoiled reply. I also laughed at the magical behavior of my friend this one.

Joseph's presence in the office entertained me a lot. He is one of the 3 best friends I have right now. While my other two friends were my high school friends.

We walked up to the office elevator and pushed the button to open the elevator. Then Joseph pressed the floor button where our room was. It just so happened that we were both in a division and a team, so everywhere was always the two.

Actually, it's not just Joseph, my friend in this office, because almost every employee in the office knows me and I know them, too, although sometimes I only know the face but forget the name and vice versa, especially for new employees and interns.

Suddenly the elevator stopped on the 8th floor and a handsome man walked into it. It was Andre, my girlfriend. Andre also works at the same company as me but in different divisions, he serves as a marketing manager in his division.

"Loh, I'm going to your room." Andre said after realizing that in the elevator there was me.

"Why come into my room?"

"When you meet Doni, there's something to discuss. Have you had breakfast?"

"Udah was at home." Answer me with a smile. Andre stroked my hair while smiling back. Luckily in the elevator there were only the three of us, otherwise I would have been very embarrassed by the treatment from Andre just now. Because even though we are lovers outside the office, but if in the office we still behave professionally. Only when the atmosphere was quiet like now did he call me with a favorite call.

"Helloooo, there's this eyke in the marih! Hih thought this subtle creature of the time ya don't seem to be here, hihhhhh sebel deh!"

"Eh there's a beautiful J'lo, sorry Aa Andre ya don't see there's a beautiful here." Andre said to tease Joseph.

"Au ah dark, hfft." Joseph answered while sulking.

"Don't sulk dong, the beauty will be lost loh." Andre again seduces Joseph by poking a little bit of the weak man's chin, making Joseph hit the spoiled Andre's arm.

I laughed at the manner of the two of them. They if they have met can indeed make the atmosphere become excited. Andre who has a humorous and sociable nature makes him a person who has many friends everywhere, in contrast to my slightly closed nature and only says as necessary, so according to our friends, he said, our nature is what makes us a romantic couple because it fills each other with each other.

Even so, especially for me Andre has a slightly possessive nature, he always wanted to know what I was like and where, where, unlike me who rarely asks for news because for me when he does not call or text my phone, he is busy with his work and I do not want to disturb him. I firmly believe in Andre's behavior behind my back.

Not long after, the elevator arrived on the floor where my office was. Joseph and I headed to our desks to retrieve the files we were taking out of town today. While Andre was already at Doni's desk to discuss some work.

While tidying up some files, suddenly the display glass on my desk fell to the floor by itself.

Prangggg…

The sound of the shards shocked one of my workspaces.

"Sarah, are you okay?" Ask my friend, Serli.

"Cyinnn, why?" Asked Joseph who was astonished to see my display glass falling and breaking.

"Sarah, are you okay? How can the glass fall? Call ob now for help in cleanup." Andre's orders to one of my friends in this room.

I was asked also actually confused why the glass in the corner of my desk cubicle can fall just like that, even though the position is far from the edge of the table. I fell silent and tried to guess what would happen later because suddenly my feelings became unpleasant.

Not long office boy came to my room and immediately clean the broken glass of my display. The little things that were in the glass were also on my desk again.

"I'm going to the bathroom first." I said to Andre.

In a little hurry I headed for the bathroom located in the corner of the floor of my room.

The quiet atmosphere in the bathroom, I then wash my face with tap water so that my mind becomes clear again. Finished washing with cold water, I re-applied thin makeup on my face to make it look fresher. While applying powder to my face, suddenly the bathroom door behind me opened itself quite tightly.

Duarrr…

I was shocked to see it, and it made me even more frightened because suddenly there was a whisper right in my left ear.

"Tante don't go, just here." ...