The Marriage Order

Let Me Call You Dear

Me, Irene, and Wildan were still sitting in the cafeteria enjoying our lunch when suddenly the call from the delivery service courier called saying my food order for Mr. Reynand had arrived.

"Where are you going Sher?" Irene asked who saw me rise from my seat.

"Take Mr. Reynand's order," I replied.

"It's the boss, yes, in the break hours still bother the men. Never mind anything" Wildan said cynically.

"Wildan don't be so dong. Lo if there's still a problem with Sheryl, it's solved fine." Irene looked at Wildan.

Wildan just turned to look at Irene while shrugging his shoulders.

"Already, Ren. I'm not okay." I then moved from my seat immediately to the reception desk taking orders from Mr. Reynand.

"Where's my order?" ask me when I get to the reception desk.

"It." Maya's mother thrust a packet of sushi in front of me, "Where's the food from Ma'am?"

"Listen yes, I have no obligation to answer Maya's question."

Maya then kept quiet and said nothing more. Her lips pursed a sign of dislike. I left him without saying anything more.

"City .... So people really care about other people's business," I muttered annoyed.

I knocked on Mr. Reynand's office door but there was no answer. I went in but didn't see the nose. He's not in his room. There was a splashing sound of water from his private toilet.

Suddenly a cell phone ringing from his desk. I accidentally saw a familiar name on his phone screen. Name of Indira. I hurried out of the room when I heard the sound of the toilet door being opened.

I sit at my desk. My breath was still breathless after running quickly out of Mr. Reynand's room. My phone ringing suddenly made me even more surprised. I almost dropped my own phone. The call was from Baruna.

"Ha-ha-helo Brother."

"Why nervous? You're being chased by the devil."

"Ah, there's nothing. What's up, brother?"

"I'm sorry I couldn't pick up today. I'll ask for help, Mr. Wicak, my assistant, who picked you up."

"No need, brother. I'll stop by somewhere, too."

"Where to?"

"Cafe X. People who like to send packages suddenly want to meet at six this afternoon."

"You alone?"

"Yes. Why?"

"Don't go! What if he's a bad guy?"

"But he kind of terrorized me with those packages."

"Just don't leave without me. You don't know who you're dealing with."

"Yes the hell ...."

"You don't have to care about the packages. If that guy has gone any further he'll have to face me."

"Yes Brother. Talking to you makes me feel better. I really need input."

"Yes, don't go. By the way you can't call me by any other name?"

"I mean Brother?"

"A more intimate call is possible."

"What do I not want to call?"

"Say ...."

I cut off the words of Brother Baruna. I turned off the phone call. Seeing Mr. Reynand who suddenly came out of his room. Then the phone kept ringing, Brother Baruna kept calling me. But I continued to reject his call.

"Why don't you lift? Maybe the phone is important" said Mr. Reynand.

"Ah, no sir. I'll call you back." I replied.

Not long ago, a notification message came in. I glanced at my phone a little. Message from Baruna.

"Sheryl, I'm asking the marketing team to report this month until yesterday's date."

"Good, sir."

Mr. Reynand then entered the room again. I breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily I wasn't caught on the phone making out at office hours. I then read a message from Baruna.

"Why refuse my phone? You mad? Don't meet that person."

I returned the message.

"Sorry, there was Mr. Reynand. I'm not mad. I won't meet that person either."

That afternoon I was busy doing the tasks given by Mr. Reynand. Every now and then I glance at the phone screen waiting for a reply message from Kak Baruna who did not come.

"Pak Wicak so no yes pick me up?" I wondered to myself. I tried calling Baruna but she didn't pick him up.

Until the end of working hours Kak Baruna did not contact me and no messages entered at all. He last saw his messaging app about three hours ago.

Ten minutes later suddenly came a car that I knew, Kak Baruna's car that stopped outside the lobby. A man about forty years old got out of the car. He went into the lobby and approached me who was still sitting on a sofa.

"Sheryl's sister, I'll take you home this afternoon."

"Mr Wicak?"

"Yes, Mother. It was Mas Baruna who asked for my help."

"But I've contacted my driver sir, and he's already on the road."

"Oh, is that it?" Mr. Wicak looks confused.

"Then I call my driver first."

I called Mr. Erwin. The voice sounded so long that it was finally lifted.

"What's up, Non?"

"Sorry, Sir. I went home with Mr. Baruna's assistant. So Mr. Erwin can just turn around."

"Good, Non."

I hung up and went home with Mr. Wicak. Throughout the journey Mr. Wicak just silent not much to talk. I took the phone from the bag. A notification about the SMA reunion reappears. The event will be held in three days.

The flat object suddenly sounded, an unknown number entered. I lifted.

"Hello Sheryl, how are you? It's been a long time since we've met." A woman's voice.

"Who is this?"

"Then I forgot about it. I'm Tika, Sher."

I tried to remember Tika. Not long after that I remembered it. Tika was one of my high school friends and former college friends.

"When the school meets my campus?"

"Yes. By the way Sunday there's a High School reunion. Lo come, don't you?"

"Not yet, Tik. I'm lazy to go on that show."

"Why? Let's meet. It's been a while, isn't it?"

"The meeting can't be a deal, can it?"

"Well, not exciting. If the reunion we can meet with other friends. Comewithme!" Tika is a little pushy.

"Hmmm .... Okay deh. But not for long."

"Yes. Bring your girlfriend."

"Daughter?"

"Yes your boyfriend who used to be in college, Fandy. It's still the same, isn't it?"

"She's not the same as him, Tik."

"Why can it? Not because of Wildan, huh?" tanya Tika who does know the story about Fandy and Wildan.

"No. Change me for a story."

"Sip deh. See you later."

"Yes, Tik."

Tika then hung up. Then my phone rang back. This time it was Baruna who called me.

"Whose phone did you call? I keep busy calling."

"My friend, Tika's name,"

"Oh .... Where have you been?" ask Brother Baruna.

"Till in a minute, Brother."

"Be careful. I have an event this afternoon. Don't go anywhere later tonight. I will come to the house" said Kak Baruna.

"Yes Brother."

"Oh yes then, can I call you 'honey' and instead you are like that?" tanyanya doubt.

"Yes, brother."

"Try to repeat."

"Sa-sa-honey," I replied nervously with a red blushing face in embarrassment.

"Hehe." There was the sound of Baruna laughing.

"Don't embarrass me" I said embarrassedly.

"Yes sorry, my dear."

Debaran was more and more beautiful when he and I called each other with the name 'honey'. The Kasmaran need not be shown but enough of us felt it and I was more and more convinced I had fallen in love with him.