The Arrow of the Goddess
Chapter 18 Bosses who are not Bosses !
"We need to talk somewhere else !" The bosses were later approved by Ericsson. Then the two of them walked out of the minimarket with the Boss leading the way in front.
But already very far they leave the minimarket, the boss still has not spoken anything. Even now they still continue to walk, no matter where they go. Ericsson simply continued to follow the figure of the middle-aged man in front of him without complaining or protesting. Suddenly his boss steps stopped in front of a house that is quite simple surrounded by a variety of ornamental plants. And then the boss started talking again.
"Can you take something under that flower pot?" Said the boss while pointing towards one of the flower pots in the corner of the terrace of the house.
"Yes the boss." Without refuting and immediately moving closer to the pot. Ericsson took something under the pot as his boss instructed at the start.
Once taken, his likeness was simply a white envelope that had become brown exposed to the ground. The envelope had been down there long enough. Ericsson gave the envelope to his boss, but instead of being accepted, it was rejected by the middle-aged man.
His boss's attitude left Ericsson perplexed. Why was he told to take it if the envelope was rejected as well.
The boss returned the order. "Please give this envelope to a mother who always comes at 9 pm, and tell her not to be sad anymore. Because he was always watching her from far away." When he said this, Ericsson saw the look of his Boss' eyes that looked strange and unusual. Even so, it was not enough to give Ericsson courage to ask.
"Good, boss." Reply Ericsson who responded to his boss' request, without any problems.
"Thank you, then you come back! I'll go somewhere first." Her boss' attitude was really strange today, not as usual. Where never once had Ericsson heard a thank you that came out of the minimarket boss's mouth. But today, as an exception, Ericsson hears the word directly.
The boss went in the opposite direction with Ericsson going back to the minimarket. But the boss said he was going somewhere, so Ericsson didn't bother about it, and it had nothing to do with him.
Just a few steps away, the handsome man turned to look at his boss. But something surprising happened. There had not been a minute of them parting, the Boss was already out of sight. How come? While the hallway or bend takes a few minutes to arrive. Even the right-hand side of the road is just a pretty high wall. Then where the boss went. Does he want to scare Ericsson?
With a quick step Ericsson hurriedly returned to the minimarket.
"Well.huh…." Breath gasping for breath, Ericsson safely returned. While sitting, he drank water, to slightly wet the throat that was almost dry because of running.
The digital clock belongs to the minimarket which is clearly visible from any direction. And the clock shows it's been 9 over 15 minutes. But there was still no sign of the mother he was waiting for coming. No matter how long, came a mother who was shopping, a pack of cookies and some cold drinks. Ericsson knows this customer. Every day he would always buy the same cookies as some other items.
With hesitation, Ericsson wanted to give the envelope found yes, to the mother. But he always went back and forth like confusion. Finished counting the groceries, the mother left. And Ericsson hasn't delivered the envelope. At the last second, Ericsson came out and called the mother.
"Yes, what's up, son?" Ask the mother who turned around after being called.
"Em.begini buk, my boss left me something. I was asked to give it to my mother. It's an envelope, which I don't know what it is, the most important thing is that my responsibility has fallen to give it to my mother. So please accept it, ma'am." Ericsson told her mother quite understandably. He held out an envelope that looked brown.
When the envelope was opened, it was slowly read by the mother. It was only discovered if the envelope contained a letter from his son who had disappeared one knows ago.
The cry of the middle-aged mother broke, she was sitting limp on the ground, while saying her son's name.
"David.no.." The clear details wetting his cheeks kept flowing. It looked like a blow to the mother who was left behind by her child.
Ericsson, who saw the incident, could only be next to the mother, saying words to strengthen her and so that she could remain strong.
A few minutes passed, and the incident was over. My mother came home in a taxi. Ericsson is continuing her work. At that time also the appearance of the Boss had also returned. Ericsson gave a smile and a warm greeting to his boss.
"The boss is back?" Ericsson asked with a smile.
"Well.what does that mean?" Boss who didn't understand the meaning of the word back Ericsson just said. Because it was only then that he came. Why should it be added back?
"Ah, this boss is kidding me? Oh yes, my boss, I gave the envelope to a customer mother who came here every day. And the envelope looks so precious to her. Great boss !" Praise is now out of Ericsson who does a little like the attitude of his boss this time.
"What the hell is that? since then, it's like people are struggling. When did I come here. New guy I'm here too." His Boss' explanation was like a blow to him, making the man realize one thing, if that was not his boss but another being.
"So who donk the guy who looks like the boss?" Said Ericsson who made my boss's fur so goosebumps.
From outside the door, Ericsson saw a teenage boy waving to her, and from the gesture of his lips, as if he was uttering a sentence.
"Thank you for helping me !" It seemed more or less like that the teenager said.
So from the first time that came and went it was not the boss, but the teenage boy in disguise. Could it be if the teenager was the son of the middle-aged mother earlier? If it really hurts what the mother's heart is right now.
