
Chapter 41
A Choice
Mas Heru was already in prison with the verdict of the criminal trial a week ago, he was given a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison. However, almost every day Vienna and her former mother-in-law visit my office to plead with me to retract my report on Mas Heru's crimes.
No kapoknya they come even though they continue to be expelled from this office. Though I have made it clear that it is useless because the Judge has knocked his hammer.
I don't know where their shame is. Their faces were so thick that there was not the slightest bit of shame.
Not all the property I took, Mas Heru rights still I give according to the decision of the Religious Court Judge, is still not enough?!
For them, there will never be enough. Because they are never grateful for what they already have.
But to be honest, I am ashamed of their behavior that disturbs the peace of the office and the employees.
"Can you come into my room for a second?"
Deg, my heart was beating so hard when Mr. Adam asked me into his room. Moreover, his face looked serious. Just this time I saw Mr. Adam's face like that against his subordinates and that too to me.
"Good Sir."
I went from my seat to Mr. Adam's room. Holding my chest for a moment to calm my heart before entering Mr. Adam's room.
"Excuse me sir?" I said before entering the room.
"Come in and sit down."
"Good Sir."
I'm sitting in a chair in front of Mr. Adam's desk.
"Beautiful..."
"Yes sir?"
"I'm sorry before if I was being rude. I plan to report them if they keep making a fuss in this office."
It turned out to be true to my guess, I was summoned because it was related to the commotion made by my former mother-in-law and Vienna.
I took a breath before answering Mr. Adam's question.
"I don't mind Sir. Please do it, because I have nothing to do with them. It is precisely I who thank you, if it is done the atmosphere of the office becomes energized as well as me." My word.
"Are they like this in your house too?"
"No sir, they don't know where my boarding house is."
"You're gnawing?" Ask Mr. Adam, as if he did not believe what he heard.
Indeed, for employees like me who have worked for 4 years here would definitely be a question if you do not have a home. Because actually the company where I work is a contractor company that quite often wins tenders.
"Yes sir, because my house they've sold."
"Hmmm...." Mr. Adam took a rough breath with a frown looking at me seriously.
For a moment we were silent. I was nervous enough to take this boss of mine so seriously that it made me bow.
"Do you want to move to the Indah branch office? Or do you want to try to apply for a KPR (public Housing Credit) through the office?"
I gasped at the offer Mr. Adam made to me. I really didn't think he cared so much about the problems I was facing.
"I'm just trying to offer convenience and comfort to employees here. To make them better at work."
I smiled, what a very empathetic boss and so wise in building comfort for the common good.
"May I think about it, sir?"
"Of course it's beautiful."
"Is there anything else you want to say, sir?" My toot.
"none. You can go back to work."
"Good Sir. Thanks again for the advice you gave me."
"Yes." Yeah."
"I'm sorry then."
"Please."
I went from my seat to my room and sat in my chair.
"What's wrong?" Ask Rara curiously.
"Sir Adam offered me a choice."
"Optional?" Rara asked confusedly.
"Do you think I'm moving to a branch office?"
"You don't mess around, the branch is far away in Makassar there!"
"I knew. But it feels like I want to start a new life without pressure from the Mas Heru family. You saw it for yourself, right? They never feel they have made a mistake. Almost every day I come to the office, and I'm so ashamed of other employees.
"Yes too. But Makassar is really far In, are you not thinking about your parents in the village. Pity them if you leave them far away."
Rara's words were right. My mom and dad are getting older. There's no way I'm leaving them to work all the way there. I could have been told to stop working by my father.
"Do I accept the second choice?" Ask Rara.
"What's that?"
"Sir Adam offered me to apply for KPR through the office."
"Well, mending that's it. Let me keep his friend here." Rara suggested.
I smiled, but was still considering what decision I would make. A tough decision of course if I have to work away from my parents. It's not that I can't be independent, but given the age of my parents who are no longer young, I'm afraid that at times they get sick and I'm far away.
For a house I can apply for KPR from the results of the house that I have sold along with its contents. The house that I just bought Mas Heru and Vienna has been resold because the results of the trial gave me the power to divide according to the decision of the Religious Court.
The rest of the proceeds from the sale of the previous house are still in Mas Heru's account, I consider it as a right of division for him plus 30% of the proceeds from the sale of the new house, I think it is more than enough.
My savings account is hard enough to buy a KPR house in cash only I do not want to. I'm still traumatized by what Mas Heru did to me. I was afraid that if I looked like I had a lot of treasure, the men who just wanted to use me tried to get close to me.
It's not easy for me to get through everything that's happened so far. I was afraid to start loving someone again.
***
Office break hours arrived. Rara took me out to eat with Dani. Since the cooperation meeting at that time, Rara turned out to be aggressively approaching Dani. Until now their relationship has risen to the stage of closer recognition, said the young man.
Meeting every lunch hour and enjoying lunch together reminded me of my memories with Mas Heru when we were still in the same relationship as Rara and Dani.
"Sorry Ra, I want to be in the office cafeteria." Reject I don't want to disturb their togetherness.
"Well, don't yell dong!" Rara Protests.
"Well, will I be a mosquito repellent among you?"
"Hehehe is too. But if eating makes it more exciting In."
"Other times yes. This time I want to sell this office canteen mom. Let the omzetnya. Hehe..."
"You can take care of it."
We ended up splitting up in front of the study hall towards a different hallway. Rara headed to the parking lot while I headed to the back of the office where there was an office canteen there.
Unexpectedly, it turned out that the cafeteria was quite crowded that afternoon. I looked at the menu on the long table where I was sitting. Rib soup with white rice and orange ice is my choice.
"Alone Beautiful Ma'am?" Sapa one of my coworkers.
"Bu Sinta, yes again want to eat Bu Yayuk's rib soup." Answer me with a smile.
"Can I join Mom?"
"Of course, ma'am, please."
My co-worker named Sinta is sitting opposite me. Then order the lunch menu to the waiter.
"By the way Beautiful Mom, that's who likes to make a fuss in the office screaming Mother's name. He said ex-husband's family?"
Deg, I'm most uncomfortable if at the beginning of the conversation have asked my personal problems. It's true that a little bit of this is because of me so that the employees here become distracted. But, is there no other conversation that could be more meaningful than the personal affairs of others?
"That's how Mom is. As has happened here." Answer thus.
"Why are they still dealing with ma'am, just try to follow their will must be in order and will not make a fuss in this office."
I regret not heeding taking Rara to lunch with him. I'd rather be a mosquito repellent than have to answer the questions of julid residents like my coworkers.
People can only criticize as if his opinions and views on what I am facing are easy enough if I do this and so. But they do not know so much that I have to consider not just to obey emotions.
"Yes, that's how Mom is." My unconnected answer, deliberately not to extend our conversation that makes me careless.
"Ih, this Beautiful Mom. I'm sure you don't like that. It's worth hating the same in-laws if this model." His insinuation who felt ignored with a sour face.
I took a long breath. Not wanting to be around her any longer, I immediately finished my lunch without a sound. Then hurry to pay once it is done.
The state of the office like this has not made me comfortable because of the actions of the former Mother-in-law and Vienna who often come to give problems. This is just one person like Sinta, and I think there are still many other Sinta-sinta who might have been bored seeing the office commotion because of me.
It seems like the offer to move to the branch office I will talk to both of my parents. Maybe this is the way I started a new life after becoming a widow.
Seriate...
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