Love, Let it Get Lost

Again, it ruined his business

The next day at the office. As usual, I was still busy with my work as a secretary for Nicko, and at the same time serving him as my lover. In the presence of all employees, in front of Bima and her other colleagues, I was so professional and obedient to Nicko, but when I was alone, just by myself,I used to be rude to Nicko even I used to be fierce to him if he started to be annoying and stubborn.

This afternoon I drove Nicko to his client who was waiting for us in a large building in a residential area. The building really goes into the rice fields and settlements of suburban people. I wonder why we meet in a place like this.

Every trip, I saw a lot of farmers going back and forth to grow crops, and also transport their crops. I am so grateful to see those who work hard, and mendo’akan them to always be healthy, also smooth in finding money for his family who may be waiting for them at home.

We reached a building that was being built, Nicko and I entered the building and we went upstairs looking around. In a large room on the 3rd floor, I saw a view of the suburbs from above. So clearly visible density and crowded highway over there. Unlike around here, so beautiful and there are still many green plants for them to garden.

Client Nicko is trying to explain about the business that will be designed around here. And he said that the land he would buy was still very cheap. And Nicko was just silent looking out the window and continued to pay attention around the area.

“And good again Sir. Residents here it turns out we can still nego for the price in the lower back” said Client Nicko while laughing satisfied to feel the thing he said was so funny.

His other co-workers laughed following his boss.

“This will be a great business opportunity for us, sir, and I'm sure getting a deal with them is easy, because we research 80% of the population here do not feel school. Isn't it easier for us to brainwash them to sell his land?”

I was so upset to hear this old man's chatter. He looks tiered, jacketed, and dashing, but his behavior is very revealing if he is not educated.

“I don't think it's fair to keep lowering prices to the people around here to sell their land”.

All of Nicko's laughing clients suddenly fell silent staring at me clumsyly.

“Mr didn't see them? They do not go to school because they may not be able to, and they want to sell a cheap price to the Father because they do not understand at all about the sale price of land”

They seem to be more unhappy with what I say. Moreover, this boss, he was so holding back his emotions if only he did not see Nicko there.

“So father can't see? The land you might buy is a field for them to find a bite of rice, that is their land to make money. Maybe the money you gave them, they thought was so big, because maybe they had never held that kind of money in their entire lives. But they are not aware, if the money you will give will not be comparable to the farm effort they have, he said,which even with the land can make them survive and can even be passed on to their grandchildren later”

Nicko's client's getting on board. I can feel his sincerity towards me. He looked emotional, and his gaze was sharp.

“Who are you here?” Ask the client in a dislike tone.

I still did not answer him, and Nicko just kept staring out the window as if he did not care about the debate that happened behind him.

“You're just a secretary, right ? I don't need any advice or opinion from you for this, you better shut up because I only need Mr. Ferdy talking, not you”

“I only speak fact”

“Shut up you ! I emphasize once again, you are just a secretary!” His annoyance with sharpening his speech.

“Oo” answered me casually while nodding my head.

I shook my head, feeling sorry for him, because without him knowing it he had also provoked Nicko's anger. He had demeaned my status as a secretary and was considered worthless in his eyes. He did not know that this secretary was also the handler of his coworkers.

Nicko turned his body slowly and looked at his client sharply. He put both hands in his pants pocket.

“Indeed what if he was just a secretary ?” Nicko asked sarcastically looking at this client.

Her client also looked panicked with Nicko's creepy facial expression.

“Not so Sir. I mean, he's just a secretary and he doesn't really understand this kind of marketing. Who knows better of course you Mr. Ferdy” he said with a wave.

Nicko was still staring at this client of his sharply.

“What my secretary said was true. All this is not an easy matter or not easy we start a business here, but we also have to think about the fate of many people that we make narrow in this village”, Nicko said defending me.

“Pak..Pak Ferdy” call the old client called Nicko in a panic.

“Pak please! We can talk first carefully, we will definitely get the middle of his” said his client pleaded with a sad face.

“Let's go” take Nicko to me regardless of all his clients.

Nicko walked quickly away from us all.

Client Nicko can only record Nicko's disappearance from behind the door. While I gave a friendly smile first to the three clients and followed Nicko.

Arriving at the office I immediately followed Nicko into his room.

“Sorry to have thwarted your business again”

Said me standing in front of his desk

“Thwart what business?” Nicko asked while taking off his suit and he gave it to me.

I took her and put her suit on a hanger that was available near the wall of her room. Nicko sat at his desk and loosened his tie.

“Iya. If only I had not commented like that, your cooperation can definitely be discussed again with a better decision” said I remember the incident earlier.

Nicko sighed and looked at me who was already standing before him.

“Listen. What you said was true. I still have enough heart not to break their business fields, some places are less strategic and I do not like the words that are too insulting to little people”

“Same. I also don't like him” said me with annoyance because remembering the words of his client earlier.

Nicko seemed to smile at my behavior and he began to return to his work at the table. I was about to step out of Nicko's presence and return to my room.

“Where are you going?” Ask her.

I turned my body and scrunched my bow and stared at Nicko.

“You to my room” answer me clumsy.

“Can't you stay here?”

“For what?”

“For I can feel comfortable to work”

I clucked in annoyance.

“Colah. My room is only a few meters away from where you” sniffed me.

“I'm tired of seeing you behind the” window

“Then it collapses the glass window so you can see me freely” said I with annoyance.

Then I went back and ignored Nicko's return.