Trapped by Pandora
Chapter 21: The Garden
The Monsrey International Company Building. Alin paced back and forth in the lobby of the building, hesitating and worried piled into one. A thousand and one excuses were milling about in his brain. Either that's an excuse to keep moving forward or turn around and leave. He wasn't sure if coming to Beryl's hard-earned company and her daddy was the right decision.
In the midst of his confusion, he saw Eijaz walking hand in hand with someone. Alin, who was wearing jeans, a long-sleeved tunic shirt and a baseball cap, lowered his hat to cover his face. He stood on a glass wall near the lobby, sticking a phone that didn't ring into his ear while staring at a crowded street.
“Thank’s Doctor Charles!” Eijaz shakes the hand of Doctor Charles, the mainstay doctor of the Monza family.
*“My pleasure! Make sure that your boss has a healthy life. Keep coffee away from him! You can call me*anytime,” Doctor Charles gives instructions.
“Yes, Sir!” Eijaz escorted Doctor Charles to the exit. Afterwards, the most loyal assistant went back in and stood in front of the elevator.
Eijaz circulated the view all over the ground floor while waiting for the elevator doors to open. His gaze pointed straight at a woman who was standing not far from the customer service desk. He knitted both eyebrows. From the reflection of the glass wall he seemed to recognize a figure who was busy calling.
“Doctor Alin?” muttered.
In order to solve the soaring curiosity, Eijaz turned towards that place. Step by step, slowly while convincing yourself that what he saw was not wrong. What a shame if he's wrong.
“Kok him back here again, anyway?” Alin panicked when from the reflection of the glass Eijaz walked closer.
Without releasing the phone that was stuck in the ear, Alin immediately left. As the girl's feet crept faster, she did not want Eijaz to know of her whereabouts. Alin continued walking without looking back.
“Doctor Alin, wait!” the cry of Eijaz was like the wind because the one he called did not turn at all.
The ringing tone of the cell phone stopped the action of Eijaz chasing the future wife of his boss. The man who had served the Monza family for more than ten years reached into the inner pocket of the suit he was wearing. As he was about to press the green button to receive the phone, suddenly the phone's voice was cut off. A message came in from Beryl's secretary who immediately read it.
“Oh, ****!” he said as he ran back into the building.
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Alin sits on a park bench not far from the Monsrey International Company Building. His breathing was dull, energy drained from trying to escape from Eijaz's observation. Back and straightened both legs. He was grateful that Beryl's assistant was no longer chasing. If he gets caught red-handed, it is certain that the bespectacled man will lead Alin to meet with Beryl.
Sweat drops wet Alin's pretty face. Swiped slowly using the end of the sleeve of the shirt he was wearing. The baseball cap is removed and fanned, giving a gust of wind to remove the sultry feeling in the body.
He should have been happy that Eijaz had met him with Beryl. Isn't that the main reason for setting foot in the Monsrey International Company area? Seeing Beryl lying helplessly. However, why did he even avoid the pursuit of Eijaz. Alin was really worried.
"Excuse me!" Alin was shocked when suddenly a voice appeared so close to his seat.
"Do you see some bag paper left here?"
Alin who was busy leaning while looking up to the sky had to lower his head back to upright as before. A man with the characteristics of South Asian residents stood firmly before him. Alin squinted his eyes. The man's face looked familiar.
"You ...!" sahut they are in unison.
"Pura Saraswati Park!" yell they're both compact.
"Can I see you here again?" ceplos Alin's.
"You're here too? Well, looks like we're a match!" said the man while smiling his smile.
Alin gulped, caught off guard at the words of the young man who had run over him when he was in Taman Pura Saraswati Bali.
"I introduce, my name is Dashtan!"
"Well!" Dashtan cuefully grabbed Alin's hand, then kissed her. Alin was flabbergasted, the treatment of the newly known man was extremely miraculous. Sok knows and origin of playing kiss people's hands.
"I don't know, we met twice. It seemed like God had a certain purpose," the man squinted his eyes.
“Neither ngaco!” sulk Alin.
“Wah, it's not true! Relax, dong!” Dashtan.
“What did you find out?” Alin switched the conversation.
“Oh yes, my paper bag is left here. Did you see it?”
“Hmm, I don't see any paper bag here.”
Dashtan looked to the right and to the left of the bench that Alin occupied. Indeed there was nothing in that place, it seemed like he had forgotten where to put the paper bag that had been brought. Alin followed where the netra Dashtan was moving to, he did not want to be the accused of the loss of someone's goods.
“I think you're right! Maybe I put it somewhere else,” Dasthan snorted bitterly.
“Ckk, you'd better brainwash your memory back!”
Alin was very disturbed by the presence of men who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Dashtan's leaking-ceplos style of speech unobtrusively ignited his emotions. Alin stands up, he decides to go away from the strange humans before his sanity is contaminated.
“Hey, where are you going?” Dashtan held Alin's arm.
“I want to go! Please, let go of my hand!” Alin.
“Before we go, how about we have lunch first?” Alin glared sharply as Dashtan had yet to free his hand.
“Hiii, your gaze is truly terrible! I takuut!” Dashtan pulled the clutches of his hand.
“Sorry, but I have no business with you!” Alin moved from where he stood.
“Of course there is!” tukas Dashtan is full of confidence.
“Means?”
“As I said earlier, God must have a reason to bring us together. First in Bali and now here. There can be no coincidence in this world!” Alin threw his face away, not heeding Dashtan's chatter who tried hard to invite him.
“There is no harm, right, if we find out the secret of God?” dashtan continued.
“Huh, have you gone crazy?” Alin could not bear to face the nosy prankster in front of him.
“Come! I'm the one who bought it!” Dashtan.
“I'm not interested at all! Move aside, don't block my path!”
Alin slightly pushed Dashtan's shoulder. He no longer cared about Dashtan's seduction which added to his headache. Alin passed by while praying in his heart not to be reunited with the man again.
Dashtan's eyes did not look away from Alin's body. In fact, his sense of sight barely blinked.
“Hmm, beautiful, attractive!” its decan.
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Eijaz ran into Beryl's office. Upon hearing the news that his boss had awakened and took off the infusion by force, and expelled the nurse assigned by Doctor Charles, making Eijaz worried. It wasn't Beryl's health condition that she was worried about, but her boss's behavior. Behavior that is quite disturbing to the people around him.
“Oh, thank goodness you came quickly, Eijaz! I'm so dizzy with your boss's behavior! Looks like he's tired of living!” othman said full of relief.
“Ov, you think I'm a sick person?” beryl Sahut.
“I believe your body is as strong as the Hulk! But, there are times when the Hulk can also be helpless!” sindir Othman's.
“Mr Othman is right, you should follow Doctor Charles' instructions to recover quickly!”
“Well, your assistant just agreed with me!” Othman felt victorious because of the support of Eijaz. According to him, once Beryl had to be dysentile in order to comply.
“Sorry Sir, if Doctor Alin had known of Mr's condition like this, what would he have said? After all, with the condition of the weak body you will not be able to continue the effort to regain the love of Doctor Alin. Would you like Doctor Alin to receive your love just out of pity?” Eijaz riled, feeling something was clogging his throat. He knew he had crossed his line. However, he was ready to be beheaded if Beryl was provoked by emotions.
Beryl glared, staring at her assistant with murderous eyes. Eijaz, who was blind to love, gave him advice as if he were an exemplary love fighter.
“Wah wow, I'm proud of you Eijaz! It turns out that you are much smarter than this young master!” Othman applauded giving flattery.
“Be quiet, Ov!” snapper Beryl.
“How dare you tell me, your future Father-in-law, to keep my mouth shut! You'd better follow all Doctor Charles' orders or I won't accept a stupid man like you to be my son-in-law!” threaten Othman's.
“Hah! You two are such a bitch!” Beryl massaged her suddenly throbbing head hard.
Everything Eijaz said was true. He ignored his health too much. Until he forgot that his body was struggling, especially at the age of four heads. He remembers Alin's attention while taking care of him in Bali. There was excitement perched in his heart when he felt Alin's love. However, if this time Alin returned to care for him just out of pity, the excitement would also be gone.
“So I saw Doctor Alin is in the lobby of this building,” Eijaz hope the information he conveyed will arouse the spirit of Beryl.
“Alin is here? Are you sure? You're not fooling me, are you?”
“No, Sir! I even want to approach him. But, unfortunately Doctor Alin escaped.”
“Kabur?” beryl and Othman shouted at the same time.
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