Until When Should I Be?

24. Always failing

The more days, Jamal came home late. He's done a lot of things. However, none of them produced the results he wanted. Indeed the time limit is still long, and even if he loses a bet he will not lose anything. But Jamal still hoped he could win and take his wife to the main house so that the grandfather had friends when Jamal was not home.

"You can't give up, Jamal!" put the man to himself. Jamal again directs all his efforts to get the results he wants. He had to win, that was the only way for the three of them to live happily together.

"Sir, you have an appointment in half an hour." The barrel entered Jamal's room after knocking on the door. As a friend and secretary, the woman reminded Jamal of the man's next schedule.

"I know, it's me just leaving!" jamal tukas while standing up to take his outer coat. "Hopefully this time goes well!" the door is full of hope.

The barrel made sure no one heard their conversation. Even though it's in the room, who knows if someone eavesdropped on the door there. "Do your best, man. Maximum effort will give maximum results too!" apparently Laras encouraged Jamal as a friend, not as an ordinary secretary.

"You can do it, sir!" this time Laras spoke in professional secretary mode.

Jamal chuckles little to see the behavior of his friend who is always there. Smile again present on the face of Jamal who in the last few days looks very depressed. "I'll do everything I can to make sure our company can expand overseas!" jamal's spirit is back on fire. Having a friend who supports her seems to be a lot of fun.

"I'm leaving now!" Jamal looked at his watch, there were about twenty minutes left until their appointment took place.

"I wish the goddess of fortune be with you, sir!"

After saying that, Jamal went to where he made an appointment with his business client. Baras remained indoors, clearing out his boss's files scattered on the table. Bad work habits, where there is a secretary who can survive other than himself if faced with a boss who is very messy in storing back documents that he has read.

Four hours later, Jamal returned to the office with a tired face. Without even being told or asked, Laras knew the outcome of the meeting between his boss and their client.

"There's still hope, man!" at a time like this, Jamal needed a friend more than a competent secretary.

"Just .. It seems like everything I do can't give me the results I want. Lately all the plans I've made have failed, Race,"

Complained. Yes, a Jamal can only complain about the work of his friend on this one. If he told his wife, surely Sinta did not understand and there were only women's worries that increased. What Jamal needs right now is a interlocutor, not a wife who is always worried about what is happening.

"Maybe it's a test, Mal. Don't despair and keep trying! The Lord will not turn away from His servant who works hard and prays."

Jamal nodded weakly, hoping that his friend's words would come true. Maybe there is something bigger that has been prepared for him, so God repeatedly thwarted the cooperation he wanted to establish.