
2 Days ago
Admadewa Group
At 8 in the morning
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A luxury car stopped right in front of the building that looked very beautiful and towering. Hundreds of glass framing every corner of the building, looks more beautiful in the sunlight.
Slowly, the back door opened and shiny black pantofel shoes protruded out of the car. It immediately made the line of employees who welcomed him tremble. With his firm steps, that sturdy figure walked towards them full of charm.
"Welcome, Young Master!" they said in unison which was only considered the wind then by the man.
"Good morning."
The greeting was heard from the man standing beside the haughty man of the owner they worked for. Very inversely proportional when viewed from any angle because the assistant always spread his warm smile wherever he is.
It looks very contrasting, doesn't it?
The two handsome men walked towards a special elevator for the president. It's not unusual for a big company leader to have their own elevator. His duties and responsibilities as a leader, sometimes make him have to move quickly and on time.
Ting
The elevator opened and they entered the luxury-designed box. The object slowly drove them to their destination, which is the 35th floor.
"Sam" called a woman who was standing at the door of her room.
Samuel just passed by without looking at it, while the assistant was infuriated by the kuntilanak figure he named himself.
“Sam, can you accompany me today?” ask the woman softly.
Seeing Samuel who only ignored him, made the woman boldly step closer to the man she had been chasing since they were still sitting in High School.
“Sam,” he said again with a voice-dayu-dayu, but Samuel still ignored him.
The woman was frustrated. If it wasn't for his mistakes, maybe they would still be close and he could have gotten the guy.
2 years ago, he bravely tried to trap Samuel with pills*** while they were attending a company event.
Samuel, who was talking to his business partner, only received when the woman gave him a drink that turned out to have been mixed with the pill.
Fortunately, Leo arrived on time and saved Samuel, who was about to plunge him, while the woman was made to tremble because Leo slapped her so hard.
“Basic j*l*ng. Disgusting!” the Leo circus at that time.
And here he is. Struggling for years to get back close to Samuel, the man seemed untouchable even though he apologized.
“Sam, answer me!” the woman shouted with teary eyes.
“Cih, snake base. You better get out of here. I'm so disgusted to see your face" said Leo, who couldn't stand the kuntilanak.
“You!”
“What?!”
Goddamnit! Watch you! If I get Sam, I'll throw you out. You orphan! The woman's mind was furious.
"Sam, ak-a"
The woman had not yet said, Samuel had cut her words.
“Go.”
The one word Samuel spoke immediately made the woman cry. He was very sorry for his actions, but he had run out of ways to make Samuel his until the cunning idea he did thanks to the persuasion of his friend.
“I'm sorry, Sam,” he said full of tears.
“Are you deaf?”
Samuel was still trying to control himself so as not to be provoked by the emotions he had been craving since the incident. Samuel just looked at him flat and implied full of disgust from his sharp eyeballs. Seeing the woman still crying, even now kneeling and holding her feet, Samuel asked silently not intending to respond more.
“I'm sorry.”
The cry was airborne and heartbreaking to anyone who heard it, but it sounded like a chirping laughter to Leo who immediately goosebumps.
“I still respect you as a woman. So, act like a woman with self-esteem."
Samuel spoke as he stepped back and cleaned the part of the trousers the woman was holding, as if there had just been germs stuck there.
Shitt's! Not capable! The woman's mind was upset.
He stood up again and made his appearance. He kept staring lovingly at the man and displayed his innocent, yet very cunning face.
“Alright, I'm leaving. Later I will come again,” said the woman softly.
I'm not letting you go. His mind then stepped away from there.
Breath sounds clear after the departure of the medusa. Samuel stared at the large window in the room and noticed the atmosphere of Jakarta which was always crowded.
“Sam, don't you want to get rid of Finna from here?” ask Leo.
Her name is Finna Eleora. A woman full of lies. He did not like the woman very much since High School because Finna is very cunning and arrogant. Somehow Samuel was able to befriend the caterpillar.
“I still need him as head chef at VC Restaurant. Still no one can rival his ability.”
But there is one person who can defeat him. I hope you're ready, Cherry. Inner Samuel.
His daydreams are crumbling as Leo speaks to remind them of their activities today.
“Sam, we'll be meeting soon, but can I leave for a little while? I have to go to Nada campus,” asked Leo.
Samuel glanced at the watch in his hand already showing it at 8:30 am. The graduation ceremony should have started.
“Let's meet. Come on, we go to campus Nada,” said Samuel as he stepped in a hurry towards the door and followed by Leo with a questionable look.
The journey to campus takes 30 minutes. That is if it does not get stuck.
“Leo, don't you want to give her flowers?” ask Sam who's sitting sweet back there.
“The flower shop is very far from here, Sam. We will be late if we have to buy flowers now,” Leo said.
“Hm, alright.”
40 Minutes later, they arrived in front of the most popular campus in Jakarta. To get there, it costs a lot and tough competition always occurs every time entering the new school year.
They walked in the direction of the campus hall which faintly sounded boisterous. Some people who recognize them also give salutations.
“Young Master, please sit here,” said a campus staffer.
The two handsome men chose to occupy the seat that was the corner because Samuel was quite uncomfortable if stuck with others.
The graduation event this time, somehow feels very beautiful and also luxurious. Different from previous years. The stage above was decorated as beautifully as possible with dominating pink, as if the event was devoted to someone.
“At Safaluna Abiyaksa, S.E.”
“Happy to have finished your lecture with perfect grades.”
Finally, the name the two men were waiting for instantly echoed throughout the room all the way to the corners.
Leo who heard the name stood up and gave a very lively applause, while Samuel just silently stood trying to hold back the tears and all the flavors that raged in his heart.
The woman who had been waiting for him since a long time ago, was finally able to finish her studies well. Of course he knew about all the difficulties that the woman had experienced so that she could stand upright on the stage there with a beautiful smile.
You did it, Cherry. So ... am I now able to fight back and not just be your shadow? Inner Samuel was hopeful. He continued to pay attention to Nada who did a photo session on stage there.
I will try even better to protect you. 13 years .. Isn't that enough time for me to just look at you from a distance? His mind again while wiping away his slightly spilled tears.
"Even until now I have remained loyal to you. So from now on, you have to remember me back. Please, remember me,” whispered little while watching Nada who started to step down.
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..."Then slowly I realized that you were the only reason why I was willing to keep waiting and persevere."...
...-*Ano**nim* -...
...♡♡♡♡...