Not Glass Cans

12. Salary Cut

Garrick told me to get ready, I rushed out and into my room next door. Because you feel the smell of cooked onions, it becomes a super-saving lightning bath with the remaining water. The water faucet suddenly stopped draining the water.

Ready to take a shower, I dress up in front of the mirror. Not long, ten minutes at most.The mirror of this hotel is very clear, like honestly showing myself there. My perfect face is not matching my nightgown with the pictures of rabbits everywhere. Cook want to take a cruise, dress me like this? Ouch, maaak!!!

Three pairs of my nightgowns are all long. Long legs, long sleeves. Just like winter! Like going to the rice field! Even as sick people I imagine.

I forgot to think about my future, it's a disguise. Fashionable clothes plus my fashionable, all I live in my hometown. Ah, sorry. Although self-consciousness is just a lackey, but my millennial soul thrashed!

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"Bosses..." I said very slowly, Garrick turned a little, then looked at the television screen again.

"Boss.." I said with my sweet true voice. Garrick came back to look at me.

"Speak up!" Garrick said without glancing at me, his voice was always so loud. I need to get my mental thicker.

"Lend me money, one million only..Can't the boss?" I said a little bit.

"Borrow my money, what do you do?!" Garrick really looked at me this time.

"Buy clothes, my clothes are all like this. I want to cruise with the boss... Can yes..." I think I'm seducing. Garrick caught a glimpse of a nightgown on my body. His forehead is slightly wrinkled. Does he want to laugh at me?

"You're just a maid, serve me! Don't feel like a mess!" A maaakk! Very sharp mouth. Garrick, you're so stingy!

"Boss, can't you borrow some money?!" I spoke a little hard to him. I tried to shake my shame. It was better to be embarrassed in front of him, than to be embarrassed in front of many people in this kind of nightgown.

"Don't you have your own money?!" Garrick saw me again.

"I forgot to bring an ATM, boss." Actually the contents of my ATM is not much, only the remaining five hundred thousand. And hold a hundred thousand cash. I'm just afraid of running out of money, especially in the people's region. So I decided to borrow Garrick, anyway let my heart settle that I am not free to work for him at this time. So in debt, I forced him to pay me.

Garrick headed to his room in silence. Is he going to take the money and borrow me? Hopefully, Garrick gets guidance and moved. Perhaps this is the prayer of every person who is asking for a loan.

"Down now!" Garrick thrust his suitcase at me. Then my loan, pass no??!

I followed behind him, dragging the suitcase in hand with a large backpack on my back. Enter the elevator which turned out to be somewhat sheltered, on the side of the spacious rooftop balcony. Turns out the electricity had been on faster a few hours, Garrick looks very relieved because of it.

Garrick got into the elevator after me, standing in the corner in front of me. I'm facing him, Garrick is facing the side. I sometimes see him from the side. Well, Garrick is a good boss. Agree if he says he's the perfect guy. But with a note, if he's not stingy. And Garrick proved to be very stingy. So his handsome appearance was far from perfect!

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"Cari!" Garrick called one of his receptionists. The cute girl in the bright yellow hotel uniform was approaching quickly.

"What's up, sir?" Sari looks solemn facing Garrick with her head down.

"Take him to Kanaya, have the kanaya call me!" Garrick pointed at me.

The receptionist by the name of Sari invites me with her eye gesture. I rushed after his steps.

"Hey...What's your name?" Sari suddenly stopped and asked my name. Sari was really observing my appearance.

"I am Elsi, from Java, the city of Malang." I call my identity. But not with my age.

"Open, pick the clothes you like. Don't care the price. He paid, right?" I'm rattled. But I don't like to tell lies.

" I don't know, maybe it'll be cut out of my pay." I whispered in his ear. He looked at me in disbelief. Then he smiled. Smile too. We finally laughed happily together.

"Elsi, he's fierce. But he likes bonuses! Just get the bonus!" Sari said after our laughter subsided. Then I pulled my hand in the boutique.

"I think poor city girls, usually fashionable and slang, you're different." Sari noticed my clothes as well as my face. I just kept quiet without explaining.

"I said don't be angry. You're a millennial, but your clothes are so shabby." Sari giggled a little without any intention of insulting me. I am looking at his expression.

"I'm self-conscious, help me improve, Sarrriiii..." H.ha.ha.. Sari laughed with my voice calling her name very long.

We were in a boutique, Sari left me and approached one of the female employees in Kanaya. The employee was seen calling and talking to his phone.

"Let's take a look around." Sari pulled my hand. I think we get along quickly. Sari is a Central Javanese, from Wonogiri regency. Same with my late father.

"Mbak Elsa.... Please shop. Mr. Garrick has guaranteed the payment." The clerk passed by after speaking and gave a small nod to me and Sari. We nodded back simultaneously.

Sari excitedly slipped between the clothes. A few times, bring clothes for me. But my taste is different. Sari likes clothes and dresses rather open. While I, like the dress or dress more polite and closed. In accordance with my lackey profession that is doing my duty as a personal servant of a Garrick, my handsome garage boss. Sah, he is indeed handsome, I managed to get a loan from him!

"Elsi, how is this?!" Sari cengengesan pointed to her choice of dress. For the sake of friendship, I'm just grabbing that dress. Now the dress in the basket there are four. I think it's enough, I can wash it for a week.

I added another beautiful sleeping dress piece. At the cashier, all the clothes I choose only need a scanner. Somehow their agreement with Garrick. What is clear, I went out of the boutique completely without a hitch, with no money out of it.

"Sarrrriiiii..." I became accustomed to calling his name with a long tone.Denga like mbak kunti on television who was greeting.

"What Elsiiiiii..." Haha.ha.ha.we laughed as we walked towards the lobby. Within a few steps, Sari and I had been standing in the lobby. Sari was ready to return to the reception desk with a friend.

"Sarrrriiiii..it's for you, wear it! Relax, I'm gonna pay off this shirt with a pay cut from Garrick!" I said a little loudly, throwing the bag containing the sexy sleep dress at Sari.

"What is this, Elsiiiiii...?" Sari observed the lingerie-like dress by unfurling it.

"Gift from me to our friendship. You can wear it on your honeymoon with your husband!" I spoke a little softly, embarrassed to hear people. But it still sounded loud in the hotel lobby room.

"Ah, long time.I don't want to get married!" Sari replied to my dress.

"If you can't wait, just use it for a honeymoon with your girlfriend!" I spoke a little loudly in the lobby.

"Ehem!!..Elsa! " Garrick has been standing on our side with a very horror look. I don't know when he came there. I quickly glided to face him. I'm Sari's lyrics, she looks like she's wrinkled like a cat in the water.

"Let go now!" I followed Garrick who was moving away from me. I dragged back the silver suitcase by putting my pocket on it. The backpack on my back slightly swung following my footsteps.