
Chapter 7: Responsibility
"I wouldn't have started something if I hadn't finished it."
- El
📞 Brother, can you do dirty things for me?
In the Rahardja family, En is actually the most skilled person in taking care of all kinds of things. Ah, it's actually a secret. But En takes care of the problem from the dark side. No, it's not that bad. He never killed anyone, he only made them feel better if they left this world sooner. Of their own volition, of course. And worse, I enjoyed it. That's why El doesn't like it if Luna gets too close to En. Afraid his psychopathic soul is contagious.
But now El needs the help of someone more experienced than him, who can solve problems without rest.
📞 Ah! I'd love to! That's my favorite sister! But I'm very busy right now, El. You remember your request yesterday, right?
Apparently, El asked for too much help. El never knew how to take care of things, and he didn't want to know. But he knew, En had a lot of people with him. Those experts, who only obeyed his orders.
📞 If so, can you borrow a brother?
📞 My people are pro. El's professional big brother people, you just borrow it from An's sister. Do you have no people at all?
In contrast to En, An never had a black record. He has to be perfect in everything, because that's his role. While El? He currently has no significant role.
📞 Not yet, sis.
📞 Raise your level, little brother. Go to mommy's...
📞 ...
El disconnects the phone. He began to think deeply. Going to mami and leveling up meant that she had to take responsibility for something. He had to abandon his freedom and his relaxed lifestyle. Can he?
"Mom..." El finally approached mami. "El wants to take the offer mami." he said as he walked closer to the table mami.
Mami smiled looking at her son. "Okay... So which company do you want to choose?"
If I want to get something, I have to give up something too.
El took a deep breath. "This company, mi," he answered.
"Why? Don't want something bigger?" ask mami. "Or do you want to take another one?" Mami El gives a company like giving snacks. Real easy.
El shakes. "Only this, let El be the same as Luna" he replied. "El doesn't really want this company either, El wants to make his own El."
El's words aren't just nonsense. Actually, even now, he could make one of his. He had enough money, but he did not want to rush. He doesn't want to be reckless in doing something. He was relaxed, but that didn't mean he wasn't serious.
She shrugged her shoulders and said, "alright."
El waited for the next word mom.
"Tomorrow you will take part in a board meeting for the transfer of office. From now on you can't play games anymore. Work seriously, according to your responsibilities." Mami paused her speech for a while, looking at El's expression that seemed to be filled with burdens.
"You don't stress like that, dong!" Mommy laughed crisply. "Just relax." continued mami after softening her gaze at El.
"El can't relax if there are so many people under El" he said. I'm sure this won't be as easy as it looks. Especially for him who has never participated in the management of companies such as An. He was too lazy to do that. Now he seemed to regret that attitude.
"What are you talking about, El? Of course mom will help you. Just like before, Brother An and brother En are too. Moreover, papi, he will be very happy," replied mami trying to encourage El.
"Keep all you can, son..." Mami patted El's shoulder a few times.
Afterwards, he stood in front of El while folding both hands in front of his chest. "So, now... Tell mommy what do you want?"
This is what El had been waiting for. His main purpose came here. "El wants some people for El." he said. "People who El can trust and do things for El."
"Ah..... Alright." Mom pulled out her phone and called someone. A minute later, a well-built man in a gray shirt walked into the room.
"It's Kris. Just call him that." Mami introduced a figure that El had never imagined. His posture seemed ordinary, not big and muscular. His face was also ordinary, neither mustache nor creepy at all. El looked dissatisfied.
"He's always watching you." El seemed to be in disbelief at hearing Mami's words just now.
"You never feel followed, do you? That's because he's so great. You don't have to doubt him. And if you need anything, he can take care of it for you." Mami's words finally made El nod in confidence. "Make him your right hand from now on."
"Yes, mi" said El.
"El choose yourself."
Mami smiled happily because El already had a person who could be trusted for her. "Okay. Who?" ask mami.
"Reza..."
***
El went back to his room. He glanced at Luna for a moment, still asleep. He sat down next to Luna who was still lying down exactly as she had left him earlier. Luna does not usually move when she sleeps.
Bzzz..
There's vibration, but not the phone. El, checking Luna's pocket, apparently Luna's is the one shaking. El was going to let it go, but the vibration didn't stop either.
El took the phone from Luna's pocket, checked it. Jessika's.
📞 Hello, Luna? Where to go? Elo ran away from school? Where is elo now? I don't know if I sent a message! I've called more than ten times! Elo just picked up now, heh?!!!
Jessika spoke very loudly and endlessly. El took Luna's phone away from her ear. He still did not know how Luna could survive with a voice like this every day.
📞 It El.
📞 ...
Silent moment.
📞 Um! Sorry Luna was the same as me.
There was also a noise coming from across. The voices of some people were mutually unpretentious. Shouts and mockings. Then there are some harsh words like that, if El doesn't hear wrong. What a passionate young man.
📞 Oh, yes om.
📞 Does Luna need to go back to school now?
📞 No need, om. School is soon over.
📞 Alright.
📞 But... Luna had an appointment with me after school.
📞 Oh, so. I'll tell Luna that she's awake.
📞 Di-di-he sleeps?
📞 Yes.
El know for sure Jessika has imagined the yes.
📞 What are you doing?
Jessika's trademark, always curious.
📞 You don't need to know.
El disconnects and smiles amusedly. Now he knows why Luna always feels good with her friends.
Luna woke up a while later, she immediately sat down and looked around. When she woke up, Luna straightened her hair.
El remembered Luna's wound and then he went to his desk to pick up a P3K box. By default, there's always that in every room in this office.
"Here, brother medicine," El cleansed the wound on Luna's forehead. Luna grimaced because the wound was quite deep, and it was painful. Afterwards El drips the medicine and covers the wound with plaster.
"It's over" said El.
"Thank you" Luna smiled.
The face of El who was still very close to Luna's face was getting closer. Luna could feel her hand that was on her lap was now grasped by El. El squeezes Luna's hand slowly, channeling her warmth, making her calm. Luna could feel El's breath on her cheek. El tilted his face slightly then closed his eyes. Her lips had now landed on Luna's lips. Luna could feel it, soft and very warm.
Seriate