Virally

34. What If That Woman is You, Orchid?

One sentence that ruined your day..

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One sentence Bian said yesterday afternoon was still in the ear. My face flushed by itself. Unknowingly pouring soy sauce on fresh bread, mixing salt in a teacup makes the whole house squirt when drinking it.

"You asked Papa to go up, Nggrek. Tea is mixed with salt."

"Iya Pa was Dewo see Orchid brother using soy sauce on his bread. Dewo thought maybe Kak Anggrek would try a new style of eating bread with local wisdom know he's nauseous himself fitting his meal."

"Check your succulent Mama is in your room. This is a genuine succulent, not an artificial one. Mama told me what your room is wearing artificially. You like lazy flush Mama's plants. Succulents still need water even if not every day."

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry. Orchid pampit first." I greet Papa, Mama, Dewo. Rushed towards the boutique before they sprayed over my slumber this morning.

After giving instructions to my employees in the three branches of Miepa. I'm heading to the boutique to discuss something with Natasha.

My steps felt light entering the second floor of the boutique. I knocked on the door of my private room and Nat when Natasha's voice let in. I'll enter the room immediately. Natasha looked fatter and her stomach started to look bigger.

"Aiissshh bumil moga fast nular." I rubbed Natasha's stomach.

"Hussh is looking for a man who can get pregnant"

"Yes, I'm looking for it." I am a manyun while pulling a chair. Sitting in front of the table-bound Natasha. On the table was a book with a line of phone numbers.

"Well, how would you use your own brand for a boutique?"

"I was thinking but confused to find a tailor." I looked seriously at Natasha.

"Actually we can take from the factories that produce on a large scale. They don't label their products but this system will cause a lot of similarities to our clothes with other stores."

I know what Natasha said because when we shop online. Often find the exact same clothes with different brands.

"Our Brand will not be exclusive." I tapped the pencil on my forehead.

"Learning from my friend's business, we can use the services of a tailor who provides clothing materials and can accept orders according to the model we want. The drawbacks of this system are the standard clothing models. Like a shirt, outer, tunic."

"I think this fits the capabilities of our boutique. So later we play with the fabric motif. Isn't there a convection factory that can print as we want." I agree with Natasha's idea. Our business is relatively new so we choose to find one that makes it easy to smooth the business.

"So this system huh? Deal huh? I've gotten numbers from some tailor service. They can give you an example of the results you want. Later we will compare which one has the neatest seams and interesting models."

"Deal." I approve Natasha.

Then we need an admin to hold online sales. Record and reply to orders because it cannot be glued to offline stores only. Who can?". My brain is looking for a friend who can do it.

"Tania! I got word that he took turns working at the hotel. They have used the day shift and their pay has also been cut. Ever since their hotel pademi was deserted so she had some free time."

We finally got the deal. Trying new things is fun. Tania will be holding our boutique admin. The first step to develop a business in the middle of this pademi.

"Eh new watch yeah, wuiih cool." Tania flicked my wrist. I just grinned not ready to tell you all the things I met while not alone with Natasha. How much time ahead is possible.

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"Siang Nggrek, Don't forget to eat."

"Thank you, Bian. You are also."

"Yes, where are the orchids?"

"Control my house being built."

"Have a good luck. Careful."

"Okay Bian, thank you."

"Either. Take care of health always hopefully given smoothness yes Orchid."

"Yes Bian."

I closed the green message with a flowery heart and took a picture of my house. There was a feeling of happiness when the building started to look. The house building is not too big but the remaining yard space is quite spacious.

My house goes into a small road that can be passed by one car. Next to my house, another water guava garden belongs to someone else. Next to the old house that was empty for a long time. Across the house there are many houses. Not far from here there is a lot of housing. Commercial housing or subsidized housing.

"Who is Nggrek, Familiar to me because it often passes through the front road of this house. Shortcut to my house when I want to go to Uncle's."

"My hand, Don."

"Oh that way, I can stop by there's something I want to talk about. I happen to be not far from your home."

"Okay, Don."

15 Minutes later, Doni arrived on his bike. He is still athletic and looks masculine on his bike.

"Siang Nggrek, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Yes.. Relax, I'm watching the cook."

"Nggrek, I have something to say about this house."

My hair bristles at hearing the words of Doni. Next to my house a fairly large water guava garden, next to an old house. There may be mystical events.

"You're pale, Nggrek." Doni looked worried.

"No, I'm fine. What are you trying to say, Don?"

"Hmmm.. Do you have any intention of selling this house? The location is in accordance with my efforts. The plan in the future I want to find a place that can be used as a location to sell my cut chicken and vegetable center and sembako. In this area densely residential. There must be a lot of family living here."

I breathed a sigh of relief. My mind has wandered thinking of astral beings and their companions.

"I also planned for my trading kitchen, Don. Sorry Don for looking for a large enough land but not too far from the big road is quite difficult."

"Yes you're right, Nggrek. The location of this house is also higher than the road so yes." Doni's hair blushed the wind pulled me in our Junior High. Sitting on a bench in front of the school waiting for the parents' invitation.

"Yes, Don." I justified the strands of hair that closed their eyes because they were played with the wind. I saw Doni watching my wrist.

"Good watch." There was a pull of a smile with a slight angle up.

"Oh yes? Thanks Don." I don't know what to respond to but Mama said thank you when praised signifies courtesy.

"Your watch couple with Bian huh?"

"Ohh." I draped my hair behind my ears to make sure my hearing wasn't wrong.

"Yes, I've seen the same watch Bian used when he drove me home." Doni watches the watch in my hand.

I subconsciously played Bian's hand-off watch. I can't see what Bian uses, because he likes to change watches because I've seen him use a different watch. Doni knows better than me.

"This is a limited edition, Orchid. That's why I remember being used by Bian. Is Bian your boyfriend?". The tone of Doni's voice was slower than usual.

"No, he's my friend."

"Oh yes." There was a hint in a small smile on Doni's lips.

"Yes." Yeah." I answered slowly. An uncertainty in my relationship and Bian going forward makes me currently let it flow first. Enjoying a sense that I was reluctant to stay but was too difficult to unite.

"Bian is single. She's still free to make choices whereas I'm a widower it's not easy for a woman to be a wife and mother to a child who isn't her flesh." Doni's eyes looked forward.

"There must have been a woman one day that was Doni. You're attractive, fine, tenacious. Just wait for time."

"Oh yeah?". Doni looked at me. His face was still as handsome as before when my heart was always beating when he looked at Junior High.

"Yes I'm sure of that." I smiled broadly while nodding my head. Affirming what I believe.

"Is that woman you what I mean? You were my first love in Junior High, but the distance separated us but the sense of it coming back when I met you again. Are you ready now, Nggrek?" Doni looked at me. I was not ready for that question.

"Even you don't want to. I'll go home first, Nggrek. I hope I don't change anything because of this. I still want to be on good terms with you." The face looked injured before he drove away on his motorbike.

My heart is beating again. A sense and despair from the past came back to disturb my heart.

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Never heard the term when singles there is a time when no one is interested in us but there are times when we are confused to choose because at the same time there are those who like us.. Make the same serious choice.😂