Pursuing Love in the Past

Help from Conny

Adrian stared blankly out the window of his room. I don't know what's worrying him right now.

Geck... Geck...

The sound of knocking on the door blew his daydream. Then he got up from his seat and walked towards the door.

Chequek.

"Mother.." said Adrian in a lethargic voice.

"Come, let's go to the living room first, son. There's something you want to talk about."

Adrian nodded, then closed the door of his room following the step of the mother towards the living room.

"Sit down, son."

"Yes, bun", said Adrian while sitting on the sofa right next to the father.

The father who had been sitting quietly on the sofa immediately opened his glasses, then rubbed his eyes. "Ehm, I've seen you go crazy since morning. Is there a problem?"

Adrian was silent for a moment. "Nothing, dad."

"Don't lie!"

Adrian took a breath. "Just a small problem with investors, yeah."

The father drew his body to Adrian's nervous face. "Dad doesn't believe it. Your face can't lie."

"Yes, kid. If the father and mother can help, we will help", the mother chimed.

"It's not what you and your mom imagined" Adrian said with a slight stutter.

"Say what?" insist on the father.

Adrian took a breath. Actually he did not want to charge to his two parents with work problems. "So there are investors who withdraw funds." Adrian swallows his saliva. His eyes were staring at his parents. "Adrian must return a sum of money as agreed within 2 weeks."

The father and mother looked at each other when they heard Adrian's words.

"How much, son?" ask the mother.

"1 M, bun"

Adrian's father and mother were flabbergasted when they heard the word 1 M.

My father tried to think. Then he looked towards the mother.

"Bun, what about our land in the village? Do you still have your letters?"

The mother also tried to remember him. "It looks like it is still in the same grasp Arsih ma'am, well", said the mother.

"Can't you?"

"Mother loan, because Arsih ma'am wants to make a dodol business he said. So minjam funds to the bank."

"Dad, mother. Don't think about it anymore. Let Adrian find the solution." Adrian tried to stop the conversation to his parents.

"Yes, I know. But regarding the land letter we must ask again" said the father with a serious face.

"Good dad. Later mom phone Arsih ma'am."

"OK, bun. How about we sell the restaurant?" the father tried to find a solution.

"No father", said Adrian firmly. "Adrian will calculate all of Adrian's assets, hopefully that's enough."

"No, son. Later you will not have a job anymore" said the father with worry.

"Dad just calm down. Adrian can start from zero."

The father and mother gasped when they heard Adrian's words. Then they looked at each other and talked very seriously.

Adrian also looked at his parents.

***

The morning sun came out from behind the cloud that had enveloped him. As a sign of a good day.

Adrian, who has just finished his bath ritual, wishes for the opening of a door of blessing that leaves him in spite of all his current troubles. With all the assets he had now, he was with a heavy heart to sell them.

"Silent Adrian... You can definitely get back up", he said encouragingly as he stood in front of the mirror. Her own face returned cheerful when there was a trace of hope.

Geck... Geck.

"Son... There's Conny up ahead. Get out, yeah!" exclaim the mother from behind the door Adrian room.

"Yes, bun. In a moment", said Adrian. He dropped the laptop bag on the table, and walked out of the room.

This morning Conny came to pick up Adrian as they talked on the phone, that they would meet a new client.

***

After Conny and Adrian wait for 10 minutes, new investors who will be introduced Conny come to them.

Adrian looked at the two men in turn while smiling kindly. 'Yes, it's okay, sir."

"Ehm, let's get to the point, yeah."

"Please, sir", said Adrian kindly.

"I've seen your profile. If it wasn't for my niece continuing to recommend, maybe I'd be less interested." One of the thin mustachioed men explained vividly which made Adrian slightly shriveled.

"So what, sir?" adrian asked doubtfully.

"This is some requirement from us. Try reading first." The fat man handed me some documents. Adrian also received it with a serious face.

"Is this non-negotiable, sir?" adrian asked when he had just finished reading the document.

"Can't."

Adrian gasped at the man's words. His heart started to waver while thinking about the offers from the two men. Because if he accepts the offer, then it's the same as him working without a salary.

"Can I consider it first?" ask Adrian.

'Heh, look at Conny. It is true what my uncle said. He's just concerned with profit."

"It's not so uncle" Conny persuaded as the uncle began to get emotional.

"Look, if you're serious about this business. Then I want to see your seriousness in our nephew!"

Adrian frowned, trying to make sense of Conny's thin mustachioed uncle's words.

"Marry her soon!"

"What!" adrian and Conny said at the same time. They were shocked when they heard Uncle Conny's request.

"But, uncle... It's not..."

"Conny don't defend her anymore" said the uncle, cutting off Conny's words.

"If it's decided, then meet us again." Then the two men got up from their seats and left Adrian and Conny who were still dumbstruck.

Is that the only way out, inner Adrian.

Adrian turned towards Conny who had been silent. I don't know what Conny's thinking right now, Adrian doesn't know. He looked at Conny awkwardly.

"Can we go back to the restaurant?"adrian broke the silence while looking at Conny.

"Ehm, come on", replied Conny who began to blush when in the face of Adrian.

***

The Santoso Station office.

Reina got up to her feet as Alfian had just come over while greeting her. "Morning, sir", Reina said politely.

"Please go to the room now", Alfian asked as his hand was still hanging on the door handle.

"Well, sir", said Reina. It turned out that his attitude was different when he was in the office, Inner Reina.

"Please sit down." Alfian pointed with open arms. Reina followed him, sitting right in front of Alfian.

"How's the work these few days?" alfian asked casually.

"It's under control now, sir."

"So not before?"

"Ehm, get under control too, sir, even though I was a little too late. I don't have a basic secretary, so it's kind of hard to understand."

"What's? You're not a graduate secretary."

Reina nodded slowly. She cursed her overly straightforward self.

Tok.

The sound of knocking on the door made Reina free from Alfian's questions.

"Lake in!" exclaim Alfian.

Tony entered Alfian's room with some documents in his hand.

"This is the document, sir", said Tony, looking at Reina.

"Please stay here", point Alfian right next to his right.

"I'm sorry, sir.

"OK, thank you", said Alfian. Then he refocused on Reina.

Why is it that Tony is just a stretch of doang, Reina's mind grimaces.