Pursuing Love in the Past

At the Cafe with Ayunda

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All Santoso Station employees are still busy with tasks that must be done before lunch. The fingers endlessly interlock on the keyboard, finally stopping fifteen minutes before lunchtime.

Every division head that Ferdo had appointed, prepared himself to go into the room Ferdo. They took a deep breath, as they had just knocked on the door of the boss' room.

Chequek.

Confidently, the head of the event program opened the door handle and walked into the boss's room.

"Excuse me, sir", he said in a stern tone, but there was still a slight tremor.

"Yes, what's wrong?" ask Ferdo without asking him to sit down first.

Mr. Hardiansyah, the head of the event program division was still sculpting with the file in his hand. I heard wrong, yes. Batin Hardiansyah's. He thought he had mistaken the boss's instructions, as Ferdo's attitude did not indicate he was waiting for his report.

Ferdo stopped his activities, then looked at Mr. Hardiansyah with a frown. "Why?" ask her in wonder.

"This, Sir. I brought the file you asked for during the meeting" said Hardiansyah without moving from where he stood.

"Put it down there!" exclaimed Ferdo while turning his attention to the monitor screen before him.

"Well, sir", replied Hardiansyah as she walked over to Ferdo's table, then placed the file in her hand on Ferdo's table. Hardiansyah slightly shuffled, back in the initial position she stood.

Ferdo again glanced at Hardiansyah who was still staring, "is there again?" ask Ferdo.

"Ti-no, sir", said Hardiansyah a little nervous. Then he hurriedly left Ferdo's room, after saying goodbye to Ferdo. The man who was ten years older than Ferdo, stepped on his feet with a curse in his mind. He was very upset by Ferdo's attitude, which he considered unprofessional.

*

"How's it?" ask the head of the marketing division, when Hardiansyah just came out of Ferdo's room.

"I was annoyed.." her words were interrupted as Tya, Ferdo's secretary stared with a face that was hard to decipher. "You better see for yourself inside" he said as he left the head of marketing division, and gave a fleeting smile to Tya.

Just as the head of the marketing division was about to knock on the door, Ferdo had already opened it and was about to leave the room. "You want to transfer files too?" asked Ferdo casually.

"I-yes, sir", he said nervously.

"Make it to Tya" he said as he walked up to Tya's desk. "Please file from all the division heads you receive, then put it on my desk" he told the secretary.

Tya nodded her head, "well, sir", she replied with a smile.

Ferdo walked away from Tya and Jerry Yan, the head of the marketing division, who was still standing where he stood.

*

Ferdo was in the basement with Adrian. Today, we had lunch somewhere.

With a medium speed Adrian drove his vehicle to the cafe they had visited. Adrian deliberately invited Ferdo to visit the cafe, where they first met with Ayunda, after twelve years passed. Adrian knew Ferdo was acting strangely and a little arrogant in the lead-up to the meeting that morning.

It only takes fifteen minutes, Adrian has parked his vehicle in the cafe parking lot. They get out of the car, and walk towards the table that Adrian had booked first.

"I'm sorry, Brother", Ayunda said pleading. "I know, during the internship never come here. Again, forgive your sister, brother", said Ayunda, clenching her hands together.

"Yes, Ay. I'm not angry, just a little disappointed. But since you're here, I've forgiven you", Lisa replied with a big smile on Ayunda.

"Thank you, sister", said Ayunda while hugging Lisa.

Ahem... Rian cleared his throat when he saw Ayunda and Lisa hugging. "What, you don't have a job anymore?" rian asked with a sharp look at Lisa. Lisa who got a sharp gaze from Rian, immediately left Ayunda while glancing at Ayunda.

"Eh, sorry Brother Rian. I was wrong" Ayunda said in defense of Lisa.

"It's not your fault" said Rian, then turned his back and walked away from Ayunda without asking him. Ayunda wanted to call Rian back, but undone, the look in his eyes continued to look at Rian's back who was getting away from him. Ayunda does not question the change in Rian's attitude, he knows it all happened because of Ayunda's own mistakes. But he did not expect, if his anger had not subsided until now.

"Hi, Brother", he said to Adrian when Ayunda was already at the side of the table where Adrian and Ferdo were sitting. "Pak Ferdo", he said in shock when he saw the man in front of the brother.

"Hi, Yunda", said to make Adrian and Ayunda shocked. "Why are you looking at me like that?" ask her in wonder.

Ayunda simply replied with a smile, then sat down on one of the empty seats. "Has Brother and Mr Ferdo ordered food?" ask him happily.

"Yes, we've also ordered for you", Adrian replied as he rolled up his sleeves slightly. "I went to the toilet for a while" he said later, replying with a nod by Ayunda and Ferdo.

After the death of Adrian, Ayunda repeatedly pushed his hair behind his ears. His feet also swayed to relieve his awkwardness. His gaze he circulated to look around the cafe which was not so crowded.

"What about your college?" asked Ferdo breaking the silence between them.

"Good, Sir. The possibility of next year is composing a thesis", he said with a smile.

"Well, good then. After college, where do you want to work?" ask Ferdo back.

"Not yet to know, sir. But I'm going to put in a proposal to some of the television companies in this city", Ayunda replied as she glanced at Rian, who had just passed their desk.

Ferdo nodded his head, "You can enter the proposal to Santoso Station", he said as he waited for the service to finish serving their order. "You will be easier to enter, because you have interned there" said Ferdo, who received a serious look from Ayunda.

"What are you talking about?" adrian asked when he came back from the toilet. Adrian pulled back his chair, then sat down while shifting his chair slightly forward. "Why shut up, let's just continue your conversation!" adrian exclaimed as he moved his ordered food plate in front of him.

"Adrian.. earlier I advised Ayunda to enter his application to Santoso Station, if it has passed later" said Ferdo when a mouthful of food managed to enter his mouth. Ayunda looked seriously at Ferdo, and they exchanged glances.

"Good dong", said Adrian with a big smile, disconnecting the gaze of Ferdo and Ayunda.

"But, Brother..."

"There's no but-but. Don't worry, you will still be tested and take interviews in the office" Adrian said when breaking his sister's speech.

Ayunda resigned, because it still takes another year, for it to happen. Ayunda did not want to miss a chance to have lunch with her sister.

"Sister, is Brother Alfian very busy? Why have I never seen my brother with him?" ask Ayunda to Adrian, while chewing the leftovers in his mouth.

Adrian and Ferdo salling looked, they forgot to tell Ayunda the truth.

To be continue...