Paper Dove

A LIE

After the day I ordered the flowers in her shop, the enmity between us started to rekindle. He's the one who's really hostile to me.

While my mother was happy and confused because so many flowers were sent to the main house. 

This morning I sat in the middle of a meeting with the board. An employee delivered his presentation smoothly. I played the pen in my hand, while Max sat looking lazily at the presenter. 

Suddenly I lifted my hand into the air, the presenter fell silent and all the heads in the room turned towards me. I threw a pile of paper that I scribbled into the middle of the meeting table.

Max took off his pen and stared lazily at the face of a marketing director.It looks like he's just as upset as I am.

“ Marketing director Radityo, it looks like you are tired of working in this company”, I said coldly. 

The person I was referring to was just speechless, not daring to say anything. “ How could you give this kind of trash idea to me? you know this is rubbish and still dare to waste my time by presenting this before me? “, I'm angry. 

“ Sorry pak”, Radityo marketing director apologized. 

“ I want Gold Group to make a change in G Food marketing instead of giving away the junk ideas I've heard before”, I take a calming breath.

I'm upset that I feel like my time is wasted because of this garbage. “ Do it right, tomorrow morning present it to me with a new idea without plagiarism. If no... Max replaces all the managers of the marketing department and its ranks. It seems like they are starting to experience a brain power-down", I said forcefully without mercy making everyone in the room speechless afraid.

I walked out followed by Doni, my office secretary, Max and a few other higher-ups. “ What is my schedule now Maria”, I am speaking towards my secretary. 

“ Market visit Pak, Internal meeting with the directors to discuss the construction of the hotel, Then there is a dinner with the CEO of Y Group”, explained Maria at length.

“ Vice CEO Max please do a market visit without me”, I said without looking at Max.

“ Why? You got any other business?”, Max asked in surprise when he got out of the elevator. 

“ Yes, I have important business”, I said slowly. 

“ Alright”, Max short answer. 

We rode in each other's cars, while in the car I was still wondering about my thoughts at the moment. 

“ Sir, where are we going?”, asked Doni behind his wheel. 

“ We go to the grandfather's house. I'll take a different approach. No more Doni” time, I said a little worried.

“ Well tuan”, Doni drove his car towards Jeni's grandfather's house. 

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When I got there I saw the old man sitting in front of the house. I got out of the car and walked over to the fence, I asked Doni not to follow me, so he just stood by the car. 

“ Good morning Mr. Darmawan”, I greet him politely from outside the fence. 

Grandpa Darmawan looks at me and smiles kindly “ Good morning son. Let's go in”, he said friendly. 

Of course Darmawan's grandfather knew me, when all my men raised their hands to persuade him. I was forced to meet him several times to negotiate. But it didn't produce results. I walked over the fence, then entered the small garden with anxious steps. This time I had to succeed, I thought.

“ Please sit, son. I haven't seen you in a while, I guess you've given up nak”, Grandpa Darmawan spoke without a stale ado.

I sat down while smiling wryly. “ Mr Darmawan, have you not changed your mind? Honestly without that land, I can't build my business”, I said honestly to him. 

“ As I said before. I'll sell it if my granddaughter gets married, if I sell it now then the money will run out for my medical expenses. My grandson is so stubborn, he will definitely use that for the benefit of my health not for his benefit”, Grandpa Darmawan said as he looked at me.

It's true Jeni is a stubborn woman. He was as hard as a rock in the river, hard to break and his determination was extremely strong. As now his determination is strong against me. I took a long breath. 

“ Well that my grandson came”, suddenly grandfather Darmawan pointed towards the outside of the fence. A woman got off the bike and walked over to Doni. Talked for a while and he turned towards me not liking.  In an instant I came up with an idea that would keep him tied up with me forever. 

“ Woman is your granddaughter?”, I asked pretending not to know.

“ Yes. Very familiar. Jeni is my girlfriend”, I talk while staring at Jeni who is walking into their little park. There was a bit of shock on the face of the Generosity grandfather because of my words. 

“ You mean you have a relationship?”, he asked again. 

“ Yes. We've had a relationship long enough”, I smiled at Grandpa Darmawan. 

“ Mr som...eh Juan what are you doing here?”, Jeni glared at me. 

“ I have business with Mr. Darmawan”, I look at him gently as if he is my girlfriend. 

“ Grandpa, I came”, Jeni kissed her grandfather's hand. “ I bring a lot of fruits for grandfather, we eat together ya”, Jeni said softly to her grandfather, then looked at me sharply “ jIka your business is done back to the office”, he said sharply. 

“ Alright”, I obey him. 

“ Wait a minute. Jeni how could you be so rude to your boyfriend?”, Grandpa Darmawan said beyond my expectations. 

“ Girlfriend? Wh who? “, Jeni confused. 

Quickly I started acting “ baby forgive me. I didn't know Darmawan's grandfather was your grandfather. I actually have business dealings with Darmawan”'s grandfather, I clasped Jeni's hand while looking at her meaningfully. 

“ Dear?”, Jeni looks at me confused. 

“ Why?What's the problem?”, Grandpa asked curiously. 

“ My grandfather and..”, Jeni intends to explain but quickly I hug her and make grandfather surprised then cleared his throat. 

“ Ehem. You two don't fight. If you've made peace meet me in the living room”, Grandpa said coldly. 

The startled Jeni continued to beat my waist with one hand. When Grandpa walked into the house, I let go of my hug on Jeni. This little lady looks at me not like it. 

“ Let's talk”, I pulled it to get in the car. 

“ I don't want”, he said stubbornly. 

“ You want to get in the car with your own feet or I carry you”, I can't wait.

“ I entered with my own feet”, Jeni said ketus. Jeni got into the car and sat down with an angry face. 

I sighed still feeling astonished stubbornly, then walked around the car entering through the other door. After sitting down with me I started talking.

“ You know I want to buy your grandfather's land. But for a reason he is still delaying to sell it”, I said. 

“ So what's the deal with pretending to be my girlfriend? my grandfather did not want to sell it to you kan”, Jeni spoke without seeing me. 

“ Your grandfather will sell it to me if you get married. Because he wants the money for your life after marriage not for his health”.

Jeni was silent to my words. The look on her face turned sad, as usual she held back her tears. I'm waiting for his response. 

“ I can't Juan. It was the same as lying to my grandfather. I only have her in this world, if she's mad at me because I lied to her. I don't know where to go home. I'm sorry”, Jeni said firmly. 

Disappointment in my favor. I don't know if I'm disappointed that I didn't make it to the land or disappointed that this woman refused to come with me even if I was pretending. I couldn't say anymore, there was no word I could say to persuade him.

“ Juan don't ever come to this house again. The affair between me and you, let's finish without involving my family”, Jeni said then opened the car door and walked into her yard. 

I hit the driver's seat in front of me with anger. I must not fail, if today I fail then I will definitely lose this project. I got out of the car and walked after Jeni into the yard. I saw Jeni come into the house, I followed her. I haven't stepped on my foot on the porch yet I heard Jeni's screams loud from inside the house.

“ Grandpa”. 

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