
..."Last night, the power went out, right?"...
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Tong Ting
Someone rang the bell. Zoya who was putting lunch for Noah into the lunchbox then stopped her activities, quickly went ahead to open the door because she did not want guests outside to wait too long.
"Oh, Brother Alby," Zoya gave the man room to enter, "Come in first, sister. Boss still grabbing something in his room." Bargainly.
Alby smiled and walked in. Zoya invites the man to sit down and offers him a drink. Alby refused.
"I had breakfast, so I was full." His word. Zoya nodded in understanding that.
He then pampered. But before the woman came back, Alby held her back and asked her, "Every night, the power went out, right?" Said. Suddenly, the man brought up this topic.
Zoya nodded, "Yes, but not for long." Said. Zoya realizes that Alby is waiting for an answer from her, and Zoya remembers what happened last night.
"Oh," he whispered to Alby, "Sister Alby wants to ask about the boss's condition because he was out of power last night, huh?"
Alby was a little surprised. He knew that his boss was so stupid, but he did not think that his boss would tell his weakness so easily to the woman.
"You know about 'that'?"
Zoya nodded. He asks Alby to bring his ear closer and he starts whispering.
"Evening we want to see a movie. The electricity suddenly went out. I actually didn't know intentionally. But," The woman smiled slightly, "Boss is nothing, don't worry. He did look very sick at the time, but now he's fine." Zoya.
Alby breathed a sigh of relief. Actually last night he wanted to go straight away once the power went out all of a sudden, but Gallen sent him a message so Alby wouldn't have to panic because he was fine.
"Thank God, I can be calmer then."
Zoya kept her face away from the man again, "Yes, thank goodness. We talked about a lot of things after that. Oh, yeah, does Brother know? It turns out that six years ago the boss once loaned me his Mama's shirt." Zoya makes Alby look at her.
"Boss lent her Mama's clothes?"
Zoya nodded.
"Bos always considered valuable all the belongings of his parents. Let alone lending, touched she would be angry." The man recalled the reason why his Boss bought this house many years ago.
Gallen chose to leave the Prawijaya Family's mansion because he wanted to have his own room where he could store all the belongings of his parents. A few years after the deaths of Gallen's parents, Grandpa Gallen still left their room intact and even cleaned it regularly as if it still had residents. But then, Grandpa Gallen felt that it was time for everyone to forget about the fateful event and move forward, he said, so he cleaned the room and put all the belongings of the late son and daughter-in-law in the warehouse.
Gallen could not do much at the time because he still did not have the voice to speak in front of the adults of the Prawijaya Family. When he was twenty years old, where Gallen had saved a lot of money from his savings so far plus salary because he had started to jump into the company, Gallen bought this house. Thus, he could do anything in his own home without fear of anyone forbidding him.
Then after his Grandfather died, Gallen preferred to live in this house rather than the large house owned by the Prawijaya Family. Sometimes he would go there, checking the workers who were still working there. But after that, he'll come back here.
"Yes, right. I was also shocked to find out. Feeling guilty as well because it seemed like I didn't treat the shirt well back then." Zoya looks grim after telling that.
Alby chuckles at Zoya's story.
"Have his clothes to be worn? Dielus-elus continues?"
Zoya poked her lips, "Not really, anyway. But ---"
"Ekhem."
The sound of darkness from behind made Zoya and Alby both turn their heads. Gallen, whose hand was using an arm sling and one hand was holding a bag, looked at the two people in front of him with murderous gazes.
"What a story. May join?" he said with an unfriendly expression.
***
"Huh," Zoya banged her head against the wall. The woman blicked her lips, for some reason but her feelings felt this mixed.
"Related, upset, but also happy ... " The woman thought back. Pleased? Glad why? Because Gallen was jealous of him when he talked to Alby?
"Expiritual, deh. Jealousy with his own people. Wasn't he the one who said last night that Alby's sister was the number one person he trusted?" Mumbled slowly. Again, Zoya let out a long breath.
However, not like Zoya either. The woman just kept banging her forehead against the wall while talking to herself like crazy. Some people rebuked him, but the woman still did the same. Again, the story.
"Ngapain, anyway?"
Zoya glanced as that familiar voice sounded mocking her. He immediately turned around, staring at Dafa who was currently crossing his arms in his chest while holding back a laugh.
"Oh, Dafa." He stared at the end of his own shoes, "I just realized that taking care of a big baby is harder than taking care of a real baby."
"Huh?" Dafa did not understand what this woman before him was talking about.
Zoya shook her head, shaking her hand at the sign of not wanting to continue the conversation, "No, there's nothing. I just wanted to talk." He looked at Dafa again. Even though his gaze still looked lethargic.
Zoya realized something. The man, who looks neat with a shirt and pants material like an office person, looks unsuitable because he hangs out in the kitchen like this.
"Why are you going to the kitchen?" Ask Zoya, curious.
Dafa smiled. He put his hands in his pockets and continued talking, "So I came out of my room, and I kept hearing from some employees he said there was a stress person in the kitchen. So, I checked." Zoya slapped the man down while laughing.
"Have a son, so you're saying the stress guy was me?"
Dafa chuckled while raising his shoulders, "Where do I know. All I see is talking about the wall is you." Said. He laughed after getting a second blow from Zoya. It didn't hurt, because she was just joking.
"But seriously, I'd like to ask. If there's a problem, say. How much do you owe, anyway, to such stress?" Like there is no kapok taste, Dafa actually returned to insult Zoya. His style just invites serious talk, but finally he back teases Zoya.
"Absolutely, do you think I'm stressed from debt?"
"Haha." The man laughed with satisfaction. Zoya initially only looked, but for a long time she laughed softly. Bosses are weird, and employees are just as strange. They do fit.
While he was joking, the arrival of someone interrupted their conversation.
"Oh, Boss." An employee came in.
The two people immediately acted professionally, holding back laughter and returning to act according to their status.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Ask Dafa to the guy.
"In front there are important people who came yesterday. He said he wanted a regular lunch, but he asked to see the boss as well." he said.
It is not surprising that their restaurant began to arrive important people. However, as to why those people wanted to meet Dafa, that was somewhat confusing. Dafa looked at Zoya and nodded, saying goodbye to the woman as she was about to go ahead.
"Okay, then I'll meet them." Gallen. He looked at Zoya again, finding the woman clenching her hands and lifting her up to chest level.
"Spirit!" Whisper Zoya.
Dafa almost laughed at Zoya's expression, but he was still able to endure it. Without saying any more, he immediately went towards the front to meet those important people. Zoya cannot look ahead despite being curious. The employee, who is also a waiter, brings the list of important people, which means Zoya must be prepared to help bring the finished order later. Hah, it's okay. He just has to be patient for a moment.
While waiting for the order to be made, Zoya rests her back on the wall. It turned out that a small problem between him and Gallen could now interfere with his mind. Maybe Zoya is unconscious, but she seems to be thinking about the man continuously. What if Gallen misunderstands himself and Alby? Or what if Gallen would continue sulking at him like that?
Zoya keeps thinking about it even though she knows that there's nothing strange about her conversation this morning with Alby. Why did his brain get this weird after meeting Gallen again?
"Zoya!" Call someone.
Zoya. A man in a white hat had just called himself. Zoya just daydreamed from earlier and suddenly the ordered food was finished. He came closer to the person who called him, helping too. Hm, did he really daydream that long?
"Okay, I'll take it forward now."
Zoya takes a tray of food and takes it to the customer. Carefully, he brought the order. Even Zoya did not see the faces of the people sitting at the table. He simply placed all the orders, then lowered his head after all the orders were served.
"Good fun."
Zoya just raised her gaze after saying that. There were three people sitting in front of him. Zoya was a little surprised, but fortunately was still able to set an expression.
Zoya wants to get out of there, but suddenly the woman who is the customer asks, "What's your name?"
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