The Marriage Order

The Trouble Day (3)

The atmosphere of the hospital lobby looks crowded with frenzy of visitors who are passing by. Either they come for treatment or just take their relatives and family. I noticed that most of them were wearing masks for self-protection from a virus that might attack them considering that lately a dangerous virus is becoming a worldwide pandemic.

Brother Baruna took me into a cafe that was located facing the elevator. We sat in the corner of the cafe room. A combined musical sound between the saxophone and the piano greeted us so gently and peacefully. Music from the band Dewa 19 with the title "Kangen".

I heard the music and started humming.

"All of your longing words made me even more helpless to hold back the curiosity to meet. Believe me, I miss you too. I'll go home, let go of all the longings, the pent-up ones ...."

"Hey are you singing?" kak Baruna asked, looking at me with a smile.

I turned my face embarrassed, "You listen to him?"

"Yes. Just keep going."

"Ah I'm ashamed. By the way baby, you're not afraid of contracting a disease?" ask me to divert the conversation.

"No. You alone?"

"I'm more afraid of contracting a love virus than your love" I replied.

"Aih ... has been smart to bomb apparently," he said smiling.

I returned a smile with no less sweetness. He then stretched out his hand ruffling my hair. I clasped his palm tightly back on the table.

"What do you want to order?" ask Brother Baruna.

"Strawberry smoothies. Do we want to sit here first?"

"Yes for a second. I didn't call you back then. I miss you."

"I miss you too, baby."

I smile again. The red hue on our cheeks started to appear. My mood is getting better again. Baruna sister got up from her seat walking towards the food messaging table.

I saw the phone screen. My social media is flooded with comments and blasphemy. Not to mention the number of people who started following my social media. Various kinds of news about us have begun to spread widely, from facts to hoaxes. These eyes suddenly turned to a confirmation video from Mr. Wicak as a spokesman for Kak Baruna who answered questions from reporters on a news channel.

Journalist 1 :

"Pak Wicak, what is the board of directors' response to the video that is going viral in society? How was Mr Baruna doing after the video went viral?"

 

Mr. Wicak :

"No comment. Everything is going normal. Mr. Baruna was also in good health not thinking about the video. He had already explained the matter of why he had done the act."

 

Journalist 2 :

"What is the act of defending a woman? His girlfriend or his future wife? I heard he was also the son of one of the famous businessmen.

 

Mr. Wicak :

"For this matter is the privacy rights of Mr. Baruna himself. I have no right to answer this question."

 

Journalist 3 :

"We heard the company's share price is going down. How did Mr. Baruna deal with the plummeting share price of his family company?"

 

Mr. Wicak :

"We are making all sorts of efforts to normalize this situation. Just waiting for time."

 

Journalist 4 :

"We heard Mr. Satya from the Mahardika company as the victim was being treated in hospital due to the fight. What would Mr. Baruna respond to if he demanded legal recourse?"

 

Mr. Wicak :

"I can't answer because it hasn't happened yet. Yes, the interview."

 

Journalist 5 :

 

Mr. Wicak :

"I won't comment again. Another time yes. Thank you for caring about our company."

 

I hurriedly turned off the phone, bowing my head limp. The news had already expanded with the large number of people in this cafe watching me. They recognized me and whispered and stared at each other. The world of maya is cruel.

I raised my head to look the other way. Sir Reynand and Aina's mother stepped inside the cafe, sitting not far from our table. Mr. Reynand got up from his seat walking towards the message table. Baruna sister who was carrying drinks suddenly met her face, looked at each other for a moment and then she stepped back towards our table.

"Boss you've come with his mother" he said, sitting opposite me.

"Your brother" I said.

"Well, he's my brother. Satisfied you're teasing me?"

"I'm not being so attached. So you want to move somewhere?" my many.

"no need. It's not important to care about them."

"Darling, if you have a burden in your heart, you can tell me everything."

"You mean?"

"You don't have to put on that smile if you don't want to."

"Of course I want to. You think I'm pretending?"

"No, it's just that I saw your face look different. Tangled."

"Somehow should I tell you. As a result of the video, my position is difficult in the company. This whole day reporters kept coming to the office looking for me. Not to mention the phone that rings every second from the business media who want to confirm the truth of the news. The selling price of our shares also plummeted. Then plus the state of grandfather like this. I'm dizzy thinking about it."

I bit my own lips, thought anxiously and clasped tightly onto Kak Baruna's palm trying to strengthen.

"I'm confused what to do. But the video is just a piece of honey. Just recording the fight section. People misunderstand."

"Yes I know. I have also explained this to all parties. But they don't want to know, baby. Hitting others in public is also a mistake."

I took a deep breath, "I've also heard a little from Mr. Reynand, that you would be hard to believe to be the leader of the company."

"Yes, even that was heard the news that the board of directors wanted another father's son to replace the grandfather position in the company."

"How did they know?"

"The world is narrow, dear. Especially the business world. Those people are that."

"Then what do you think?"

"I don't mind, it's just ...." Baruna did not continue his words. His face was doubtful.

"What's up?"

"Forget it. Maybe I just misheard."

"You make me curious" I protested.

"Haha .... See your strawberry smoothies** waiting to drink." Baruna's sister switched the conversation.

I glanced at the drink in front of me. Fresh drink that seduces thirst asks to be enjoyed. I hurriedly took a sip while thinking about what exactly Kak Baruna wanted to say to me.

"Why doesn't Baruna tell her stories? Just makes me curious. Huft!"

I saw Brother Baruna sipping his coffee slowly. His eyes were twitching towards Mr. Reynand and Aina's mother. I'm looking along. Suddenly Mother Aina turned her head, our gazes met for a moment. The middle-aged woman looked haughtily at me.

"Why is that old aunt staring at you like that?" ask Brother Baruna.

"Where I know, I don't feel I have anything wrong. Besides he recognized me in the office as his son's secretary."

"Have you written your resignation?"

"It has. From next week I won't be working there anymore."

"It's good this time you did me even though I actually told you to come out today." Brother Baruna smiled grinning.

"This is what I'm out of, right?" I was so upset to see that smile.

"Yes my dear." Baruna laughed and then got up from her seat to the message table again, ordering two coffee drinks for her parents.

Not long after, he approached me with two boxes of drinks in his hand. We walked out of the cafe.