
Even at night had arrived, Shanin and Samuel had just finished dinner, they chose to sit down on the carpet with their eyes fixed on the television screen.
Shanin's eyes glanced at the clock on the wall, already showing that at nine o'clock in the night, he had to go to sleep immediately because tomorrow he had to leave early to work.
"Sam, I slept first." Shanin said that as he moved from his seat.
"I'm coming along."
Samuel then turned off the television in front of him and followed Shanin from behind to enter the room.
They do sleep in one room and also one mattress, because indeed in this small rented there is no other room that can be occupied.
But even though they sleep on the same mattress, they never do anything strange, because in the middle they are limited by one pillow bolster.
Although there is already a pillow bolster that restricts, sometimes when early in the morning woke up, whether the hand belongs to Samuel or Shanin had occasionally touched each body part under his conscious.
Like yesterday morning, it just so happened that Shanin woke up first before Samuel because he felt uncomfortable and also sultry, when he opened his eyes, the woman knew what was the cause of him being disturbed from his sleep, he said, it was because Samuel's hand was carelessly perched on Shanin's stomach, like he was hugging a roll.
Whether the man did it on purpose or was unaware of what he was doing while in his subconscious, Shanin was able to understand it.
After all just touching it does not seem to matter, he knows Samuel is a good man, yes even though his attitude is annoying.
"Don't hug anymore."
Shanin reminded Samuel who was next to him before his eyes were completely closed and Samuel only replied to Shanin's words with a hearty throat before finally closing his eyes trying to get into the dream.
***
Morning had arrived, as usual Shanin was ready with a uniform attached to his slender body and ready to leave for the shop where he worked.
For breakfast this morning, the woman only made fried rice because there was not much time if she had to cook other foods, after all Samuel never protested against any food the woman prepared.
"Today in the contract, don't go anywhere." Shanin said at her breakfast.
Samuel only responded with a nod and refocused on the breakfast in front of him. A few minutes later, the two finished their breakfast.
"I'm leaving first, be careful here."
Pamit Shanin to Samuel who for a second then stepped his foot out of the contract and put on the shoes that he bought yesterday in front of the rented terrace, then he started the motor and drove it to his workplace.
After Shanin left for work, not long after that, Samuel also came out of the contract. Last night the private secretary called Samuel unbeknownst to Shanin, telling him that his position in the office would actually be replaced by Regard, his older brother.
It all happened because Samuel had disappeared for more than a week and the company would not be silent when it had no leader.
Even the news on the television station has stated that he died, not disappeared. So today Samuel has made an appointment to meet with his secretary at a hotel around here.
Either he will go straight to the office or tell the private secretary to take care of this matter first.
Arriving at the highway, fortunately not long from that there was a taxi that passed and Samuel immediately stopped him.
"Sir, to the Blumenbild hotel."
Samuel told the taxi driver that he had just sat himself in the passenger seat.
"Good sir."
It took a few minutes on the way to the hotel, a notification of incoming messages was heard from the phone held by Samuel, who was, it turned out to be a message from his personal secretary who told him he had gotten there.
Not long after that, the taxi carrying Samuel had arrived at the intended hotel, Samuel's eyes could immediately catch the figure of his personal secretary who was waiting in the lobby.
After paying the taxi fare, the man got out of the taxi and went to the place where his secretary was.
"It's been a while?" Samuel opened the conversation when he had just arrived before his personal secretary.
"Not so long, let's sir, I've prepared his room."
A little ambiguous, right? But it was common for Samuel, the man started following his private secretary from behind to the hotel room his private secretary had booked before he came here.
***
While in the same place Samuel did not know, Shanin saw walking with a woman whose face was not visible to Shanin, entering a hotel room.
When he arrived at the shop where he worked, Shanin was immediately told to send a bouquet of flowers to this hotel by Ajeng, inevitably Shanin had to do it.
So now he was in one of the hotels close to his contract, after delivering the bouquet to one of the rooms in this hotel, he said, Shanin intends to go straight back to the store.
However, just as he had just stepped out of the elevator, his eyes caught a figure he really recognized, he was Samuel, the man who had been living in his rented several days.
Not that the main point, Shanin's eyes also caught another figure walking in front of Samuel who was followed by the man, then entered into one of the rooms there.
With a raging mind Shanin continues his footsteps out from inside the hotel, he must return to the shop where he works again.
***
"So how's the office doing now?"
"Far from the word fine sir, since Mr. Regard was ordered to replace Mr. Samuel's position temporarily, he often behaved as he wished, he said, even many other employees who do not like the attitude they want to have by Mr. Regard. But yesterday somehow Mr. Regard seduced the big boss to immediately give the position of Mr. Samuel to him officially, this afternoon there will be an important meeting of the company leaders and also a handover event to Mr. Regard." Obviously Samuel's private secretary at length.
Hearing that made Samuel massage his temple slowly, there was no other way to maintain his position in the company, this afternoon he had to be present in the middle of the meeting.
"Please prepare a suit for me, this afternoon I will return to the company and attend the meeting."
"Okay sir, there's gonna be someone who brings the suit here."
Reply to his private secretary while opening his cell phone which then calls people to deliver the suit requested by his boss to the hotel room.
Not long after that, the sound of a bell that rang, it can be ascertained if it was his secretary's man earlier.
"So soon sir, I'll take a suit for you in front."
Without waiting for any reply from Samuel, his private secretary immediately sauntered to the hotel door to pick up the suit delivered by his man.
It did not take long, and the secretary returned to Samuel with a bag of groceries in his hand, which he handed over to Samuel.
Receiving a bag of groceries from his secretary, Samuel immediately went from his seat to the bathroom to change clothes.
After getting dressed, Samuel went straight out of the bathroom and walked towards his personal secretary again, not delaying time, the two of them immediately left the hotel room and headed to the office.
Taking a few minutes for the two to reach the office lobby and get out of the car, all eyes were on Samuel.
Even some people were made to gape at him, because they all knew that the leader had disappeared and had even been considered dead.
Seeing the figure of the leader just got off a car along with his personal secretary certainly made the people who were there surprised.
Samuel did not heed the gaze that was fixed on him, he walked into the tall building followed by his private secretary who was in the back.
Enter the elevator, to go to the floor where the meeting room is located. The elevator had reached the intended floor, Samuel and his secretary immediately stepped into the meeting room with several pairs of eyes still staring at Samuel.
"That's Samuel sir?"
"Where is he? I'm really tired of Mr. Regard's behavior."
"That's really Samuel?"
"How could he suddenly be here?"
And there were many more whispers of employees that Samuel's ears could hear on the way to the meeting room.
In front of Samuel was now emblazoned with the closed meeting room door, the man gave a code to his personal secretary to open the door which was directly carried out by his secretary.
When the door was opened, all the eyes of the people in the meeting room were immediately fixed on the open door.
They were surprised many times when they saw who opened the door, the company leader who had been declared missing.
"Sam?" It was the voice of Samuel's father who was in the chair of the meeting leader.
The old man stared in disbelief at Samuel who was in front of him, a second later his father immediately got up from his seat and walked towards him who then embraced Samuel's body.
"Is this really you?"
The father made sure that the one before him this time was really his son, he was holding both of Samuel's shoulders when he said that.
"Yes, it's me."
That was the only answer given by Samuel, answering the question posed by the father before him.
While on the other hand Regard looked at Samuel with a sharp gaze, it could be seen if in the gaze it implied his dislike there.
Samuel responded to the sharp gaze cast by his older brother with a mocking look.
It wasn't that easy to get my position, Regard. That was the word Samuel said to his brother.
The father then allowed Samuel to sit in one of the chairs in the meeting room, the situation then became awkward afterwards.
But it happened only for a moment, Samuel's personal secretary who realized the awkwardness immediately melted the atmosphere by allowing his superiors to continue the meeting this time.
SERIATE.