After You Go
19. Entrapment

Alma started today with passion. She looked to be polishing her face with thin makeup but was able to exude an aura of her beauty. He smiled at the reflection of himself in the mirror.

Perfect! One word that could describe Alma this morning. He then grabbed his bag and cell phone.

"Where are you going Al?" ask Bryan. His eyes examined Alma's body from top to bottom.

"L work." Alma took out a plate and poured rice over it.

"Tumben's wearing that official dress? There's a meeting with an office person huh?"

Alma poured vegetables on her plate. Not forgetting he took a piece of fried chicken and added it to his plate.

"No! I'm a secretary now, Bang!" answer Alma.

"Secretary? Elo is not still working at the provider, right? Elo rise to office?" ask Bryan streak.

Alma. He swallowed the rice in his mouth and answered Bryan's question.

"No. I resigned from there. Someone slandered me and manipulated my sales data" replied Alma.

Bryan frowned. "You mean?" tanyakanya.

"Yes! No one likes me there. Someone wanted to fall me in front of Garland and the big bosses" replied Alma.

"Elo resign from there? Why don't you talk to me?" bryan.

"You're out of your workplace Al?"

Mr. Handi chimed in on the boy when he heard Alma coming out of his old workplace.

"Yes," replied Alma shortly.

"Why out?" This time Tiwi ma'am who asked after being silent had listened to their conversation.

"Bored though. Find a new atmosphere. There is also a rest there," replied Alma.

Bu Tiwi commented a thin smile. This is the first time Alma has answered her questions. There was an immeasurable sense of happiness when Alma wanted to answer his question without a sharp tone.

"How's rese? Why don't you just beat the guy" Bryan said.

"Absolutely by the way. I'm lazy noisily. So just mending me out. Instead of him keep making me the same Garland fight because of sales data," replied Alma.

"Dania?" Suddenly Mr. Handi mentioned a name that made Alma undo his intention to feed rice into his mouth.

"That manipulation of your sales data, Dania right?"

"Dad knows where? Alma never told me about it."

"Take a guess" replied Mr. Handi.

Alma raised her hand. He looked at the watch that was coiled around his wrist.

"Alma went first. It's noon," he said.

The girl then got up from her seat and walked over to her father. He kissed the back of the father's hands. The same thing he did to Bu Tiwi.

The woman's face beamed when she saw Alma kissing the back of her hand before leaving. The feeling of haru and happiness mixed into one in his heart.

"Is he ready?" garland asked when Alma was in her arms.

Alma nodded. He put his hand around the waist of the lover.

Garland smiled. He then turned on his motor and started running his motor.

During the trip, they seemed to talk to each other. They talked about a lot of things including Dania.

"Udah ah! Don't talk about it anymore. I don't want to hear about him anymore" Alma said.

"I'm just telling you. Yeah! Who knows if you're still--"

"Udah dong! Don't make my mood break with stories about him. If I find out about him, what's in it for me!" cut Alma fast.

Garland nodded in understanding. He's not talking about Dania anymore. The motor continues to drive. Until it does not feel they have arrived in front of the Bara office.

"Thank you! I want to do work." Alma came down from Garland's arms and smiled at her lover.

"I work first. You carefully set off. Don't speed with the bike" said Alma.

"Yes. The spirit of his work. I'm leaving first" said Garland.

Alma waved her hand as Garland's motorbike began to move away from the Bara office's courtyard. He walked to the lobby.

"Immy!" Bara greets her and Alma is about to enter the same building.

"Eh! The ember!" reply Alma.

Emar smile. "I don't know if we'll see you again!" said happy.

Alma returned Bara's smile. "Yes. I never thought we'd see you again" said Alma.

"I'm glad to see you again. Hopefully we can work well together" said Bara.

Alma just smiled at Bara's words. In his heart he was even more pleased. The road to revenge is wide open.

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The first day Alma passed with a feeling of happiness. All his co-workers in the office seemed to like him. They don't even distinguish themselves.

"Who's home, Al?" ask one of his co-workers.

"Eh! Picked up with Garland," replied Alma.

"Cowok you?" ask again.

Alma nodded. Smile on her beautiful face.

"If that's how we go first, Al! See you tomorrow" they said.

Alma nodded her head. He waved his hand at them.

Alma was still waiting for Garland in front of the building. He occasionally glanced at the watch and looked at his cell phone.

"Where the hell is he? The phone was not picked up. Is it still on the road?" muttered.

Suddenly his phone rang. A line of foreign numbers was plastered on his phone screen.

"Whose number is it?" tanyakanya.

At first, Alma refuses to pick him up. But then he picked it up too after the foreign number kept calling him.

"I'm sorry I can't pick you up" a voice said.

Alma frowned. The sound was like Garland's. But the difference is the voice of the caller is heavier and hoarse.

"You why? How is his voice different?" ask Alma.

"Em. I suddenly had the flu. So my voice changed. You can go home now, right?"

"Couldn't you? You didn't look sick before" said Alma.

"Yes. After you started sneezing, I suddenly sneezed. Just as my office children were told to go home and rest," replied the voice.

Alma didn't ask anymore. He immediately hung up his phone and immediately ordered a taxi online. He wanted to go to Garland's house immediately and see the condition of the young man.

No need to wait long, the online taxi he ordered came as well. Alma got in the car immediately. The car again split the road.

"We stopped by the minimarket first yes, sir!" alma told the taxi driver.

The driver nodded at Alma's request. The car entered the parking lot of a minimarket. Alma got down and half ran towards the minimarket. Before long, he had returned with two bags of groceries.

He got back in the car and the car drove back. Before long, Alma had reached Garland's house. After paying the taxi fare, he immediately got off and walked quickly towards the house.

"It's so dark anyway? Surely Garland fell asleep and forgot to turn on the lights," he said.

Alma opened the door of the house and entered it unsuspecting. He looked for the light switch and started to turn on the light. But when going into the middle room of the house, Alma was surprised by someone.

Suddenly the man pulled Alma's arm and dragged her into one of the rooms.

"AAARRRGGGHHHHHH! TOULOOOONG! TOOOOONG!"