The Marrying Bet

Vara's Ring

Starting the morning felt so heavy for Vara. It feels so bad to go to the office. It's been a few nights Viceroy's been sleeping in his arms. Surprisingly, Vara liked it and did not reject it at all. He really fell asleep more soundly and ended up waking up late.

Both of them panicked when they had to fight over the bathroom. They decided to overflow, but Vara could not accept his defeat.

"Viceroy, if I'm late, my salary is cut!" whinek Vara in the bathroom doorway.

"Can't, Vara, I'm losing more" Viceroy said.

"I can't go to the office with a pillow face like this!" grouse Vara.

"Would you take a shower together?" viceroy Goda.

Vara gave a huff, urging her into the bathroom. He immediately brushed his teeth, he did not care about the presence of Viceroy who brushed his teeth while flushing under the shower. 

"Vara, please soap over the sink! viceroy said from behind the closed curtain.

Vara took the liquid soap and thrust it at Viceroy. Viceroy smiled cunningly, he pulled Vara's hand, making Vara fall under the shower. Viceroy laughed because Vara was so panicked at the plain body of the man. Vara even rushes away, but the man immediately grabs Vara's face and gives her a surprise. The smell of mint and the sensation of cold immediately became the breakfast menu Vara this morning. Vara accepts it with no rejection at all, like a hypnotized person.

Because of the actions of Viceroy who was so idle, Vara finally really late to come to the office. Vara should be enough to brush his teeth and wash his face, finally have to wet his mouth. 

Vara immediately headed to his office. Vara always carried a large bag everywhere, making her look like a man who was kicked out of the house. He immediately sat down in his chair, then applied a soft pink lipstick to his lips. Again his face red, why did he become imagined Viceroy's crazy behavior? 

Vara's desk which was only filled with documents, now serves also to be where Vara put his collection of lotions. Vara is a lover of body lotions, various types of brands and scents neatly arranged on the edge of his work desk. Office friends who stop by at his desk are always stunned by the collection of lotions owned by Vara.

"Mbak Vara, can you try that brand?" tanya Elva pointed at the green tea-scented lotion.

"Please," said Vara, a cosmetics store saleswoman. 

"Sir, a lot of lotions, what's the benefit?" ask Jenah who took other kinds of lotions.

"That's the function of brightening the skin 5x, if this one, brighten the skin since the first use, this one there is anti-aging! This one brightens 100x," replied Vara.

"Geez, Madam Vara is already white, why use the whitening lotion again?" ask Elva.

"I think Vara's obsessed with being transparent!" sahut Mbak Rani chuckled.

"Oh, you guys, I'm blackened, dull!" cycad Vara.

"Oh my God, Vara's sister is considered black? How are we, Ma'am?" Elva was wide-eyed when comparing her wrist to Vara's hand.

"Compare well-groomed and unkempt skin" Jenah said, laughing.

"Look, plus the color of my skin, so like the effect of using lotions regularly," said Ms. Rani who also compared her wrists.

Vara laughed, they had yet to see the Viceroy who was like Snow White.

"I just noticed, it looks like Madam Vara is now wearing a ring huh? Take a look, Ma'am," Jenah said.

Vara took off the ring on her left ring finger.

"What's this ring, Ma'am?" ask Jenah again.

"The ring is bought at Pak Lek who sells toys in front of SD," said Vara, laughing.

"Like a wedding ring huh," Elva responded.

"Already, already, do not herd opinions so," said Mbak Rani.

"Ehem, Madam Vara was caught at the Starbook coffee shop with Mas Ganteng who had invited Mbak home from work, yes, right?" seloroh Jenah's.

Vara laughed again, recalling the incident when Vara rejected Riko. Jenah and Elva are apparently in a shopping mall and find Vara. They even took pictures of Vara and Riko sitting opposite each other, then sent them through a messaging app.

- there are ground coffee.

That's the title of the photo Jenah sent.

"How's Mas Ganteng doing, Ms Vara?" ask Jenah.

"Don't know and don't want to know" Vara replied with a laugh.

"You guys, how can you say which guy is handsome, which is more handsome with Mr Ryo?" ask Vara.

"Well, Ma'am, do not compare with Mr. Ryo, Mr. Ryo another level," said Jenah.

"The handsome guy is my type, brown skin, a little distended, not too high, and there are dimples on his cheeks that make his smile, melted that look," Elva described Riko's stature.

Vara laughed again, what a deceptive appearance Riko had. Moreover, Riko is very sweet-mouthed in front of people, so it is easy to attract sympathy.

"This Madam Vara, her type is tall, slim, and white. Vara's white paint is just an electric pole" Jenah said, laughing.

Vara smiled, for some reason he was more interested in seeing a tall and slender man. Men who are too muscular like bodybuilders actually make Vara scared.

"Friends, take a look at the group" said Rani, cutting off her friends' chats.

Vara immediately opened the announcement, he was really surprised to find the announcement that really made him stunned.

The company appreciates employees who have worked for more than six years in the form of free holidays to Bali through a lottery. Employees who are eligible to participate in the draw must take a coupon rolled up inside a red plastic pipette that is included in a mini aquarium prepared by the HRD team.

Vara was surprised when he opened the coupon he chose, he was not lucky. He did not get a holiday gift to Bali. Vara tried to cover up her disappointment. He really wants to go to Bali like his friends when he was in college. Of course, Vara's parents did not allow Vara to leave without their supervision. So that when the college holiday first, Vara had to go home, because the father and mother had prepared a ticket home for him. That's why Vara never went on vacation with her friends.

"Patience to friends who haven't worked for six years" Alya said while recording the draw.

"Mbak Vara turned out to have been six years, yes, working in this company?" ask Jenah.

"The woman has worked here since I was a girl, until now she has one child" said Imel.

"Yes, my goodness, Vara, when we enter this company one generation, but you're the only one who is not married" continued Dinda. 

"Between the height of taste, or not selling does not make a difference" said Alya.

Vara simply responded to everything with a smile. Vara never intended to hide her marriage, only, Vara did not want Viceroy less comfortable if met with people kepo so nyinyir. Especially if you have to answer an interview session such as :

When married?

Why not have a wedding?

Where did you meet her husband?

Where does her husband work?

Any job openings at her husband's job?

It is impossible for Vara to explain how her meeting with Viceroy which started from the invitation of the land coffee group High School, the man was looking for a partner to marry, and the, and they got married just to change the status on the resident's card. While Vara married just because he still had to fight for his job.