
The ship Herman and his friends boarded has arrived at the port dock of Semayang in Balikpapan city, after a journey of 27 hours. Herman and the others rushed down from the ship while carrying their belongings and waiting at the port dock. The scorching weather as they reached noon made them go inside waiting inside the Semayang building.
"Who's this that's picking us up?" asked one of the troupe to ask Herman and Taryo.
"So, I'll call his best friend Mr. Denis first. He gave me his number yesterday." Taryo pulled out the phone and started contacting his boss's best friend.
"Assalamualaikum, sir. I'm Taryo, Mr. Denis's men are in the xxx area. We've all arrived at Semayang harbor, sir. I don't think anyone picked us up here, sir?" ask Taryo after the connection is connected.
"Oh yes, have you arrived in Kalimantan? Then you will order a father named Mas Satria to go there to pick you up."
"Oh that, sir. That's why we're waiting near a street stall five, sir. Close to the pier. We'll have lunch there."
"Ok, my men will be there soon."
"Good, Sir. Thanks."
Tut!
"Where?"
"Some one will pick us up here. We find a place to eat while waiting for an invitation," Taryo told him and walked out to find a food stall.
A total of 20 people were divided into two teams participating in the project to Kalimantan. Tim Herman and Tim Taryo. Both teams stopped by to the restaurant whose main menu is seafood. Everyone immediately ordered lunch first, filling the stomach before they would meet their new boss later.
Drrt! Drrt!
Taryo's phone sounded a sign of an incoming call. The owner of the phone immediately raised the call.
"Yes?"
"Where, Sir? I'm already in this harbor."
"Oh, we're all at a seafood diner near the harbor."
"Oh that. Pick-up car's in the harbor parking lot, sir. Can you guys come here?"
"Oh yes-yes. We'll be there soon."
Tut!
"Why?" ask Herman who just finished his meal.
"Our pickup car is already in the harbor parking lot. We're asked to come there soon."
"Ayo-ayo, quickly finish your food! Our pickup car is waiting in the parking lot!" taryo ordered the members to speed up their meal.
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The two teams immediately rushed back to the port and looked for the whereabouts of their pickup car.
"Where's the car, Yo?" ask Herman.
"Wait, I'll call the guy." Taryo took back the phone and began contacting his new boss.
"Hello, which car is it, sir? We've all arrived at this parking lot."
"White car near Semayang port building right area, sir."
Taryo walked to the right side of the port area and found a white car lined with two black cars on his left right side. Someone waved at him that sign was the one who had picked him up.
"That's the car!" taryo told colleagues after turning off the phone.
They all walked closer to the car that had been awaited by three men in three different cars.
"Mas Satria?" taryo asked when dealing with a man younger than her.
"Yes, Sir. I'm Satria. I was assigned a superior officer to pick you up," replied Satria.
"Three cars?" tanya Taryo who is possessed by Satria.
Taryo and the others boarded a car that only contained eight people in one car. The two groups split up the group until they all got into their pickup car.
"Where will we all live?" One of Herman's men asked Satria.
"The dwelling place for people coming from outside the area will be placed in the mess near the project, Mas."
"How many people are from outside the area?" ask Herman.
"It's not wrong, Mr. Sanja called 30 people including your team, Mas."
"The name of our new boss Mr Sanja?" tanya Herman who is possessed by Satria. "When does the project go?"
"It's okay, God willing tomorrow or not the day after, Mas, start working," replied Satria made Herman nod his head.
The car they boarded had now reached a two-story office building that was not large enough but spacious. They all got out of the car and walked into the office.
"The others just wait here. I'm the same Taryo who came in to meet our superiors. It's not good that we go in together" Herman said after they were in the lobby.
The other friends nodded in agreement and opted for a short break in the office lobby. Some choose to go out to smoke because the lobby space is not too big so that it makes the situation even narrower.
Geck! Geck! Chequek!
"Excuse me, sir." Satria entered, followed by Herman and Taryo behind him.
A middle-aged man raised his head and saw them enter his room. "Yes?"
"Oh, let's sit down." The middle-aged man ordered his guests to sit on the sofa that had been provided in the room. While Satria pampit retreat back out.
"Whither other place? Didn't you come here with your team?" ask the man.
"They're in front, sir." Herman answered.
"Oh that. What's your name?"
"I'm Taryo, sir."
"I'm Herman."
"Ok, my name is Aji Sanja Irawan, just call Mr. Sanja. You already know why I called you here through my best friend Denis?"
Herman and Taryo nodded. "Sure, Sir."
"You guys are eating, right?" ask Mr. Sanja.
"Already, Sir. Before we came here."
"Well, I'll give you a little information about this project. I hope we can work together." Mr. Sanja started a conversation with Herman and Taryo about the construction of the project they will be working on later.
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"Well, this is your message" said Satria when they had all reached a house like an L-shaped boarding house. There are six mess rooms and three outdoor bathrooms that will be occupied by residents who are from outside the area. Each room has only six floor mattresses that have been provided. That means one room is only filled by six people each room.
"Of course, we divide every six people in one room" Taryo said as he checked one by one mess room.
Two groups of Herman and Taryo divided filled the mess rooms. Herman and Taryo chose the last part of the room that would automatically be one room with other residents who were not from the group. Everyone went into their mess room, putting things down while lying down for a moment.
"The other group is on the way?" herman asked Satria after entering the mess room and placed her things next to the bed she had chosen.
"Maybe they will arrive tomorrow. He said there were obstacles about the vehicle that made them late to come here," replied Satria.
Then Satria checked the watch in her hand which showed at four in the afternoon. "It's four o'clock, I want to go back first. If there's anything, you can call me. My house is not far from this mess."
"Oh, are you going home yet? So thank you so much for coming here" said Taryo.
"Sama-sama, if that's how I go home first."
"Yes, careful!"
After Satria came out of the room, only Herman and Taryo remained in the room. Taryo was busy searching his suitcase while Herman was busy playing mobile phone in bed.
"Aren't you going to take a shower, Her?" reprimand Taryo who had taken out a towel and placed it on his shoulder.
"Later after I tell my wife first" replied Herman.
"Well, kirain has been since then until here you tell your family. Turns out belom anyway." Taryo had already informed his wife that he had arrived in Borneo safely earlier this afternoon. And he thought Herman was just like him because at lunch, Taryo saw Herman was busy holding a cell phone.
"Hello, assalamualaikum!" greet Herman after his connection is lifted.
"Vaalaikumsalam. Have you arrived?"
"Already, Mom. It's now the gaffer again in mess rested with the others."
"Oh that. Already eaten?"
"It was noon. How kids? Arham same Citra not nyariin father?"
I heard a breath of Yani. "Both of your sons wept for you, sir. They cry because you don't care about them."
"Where do they go? You want to talk to them."
"They're going to eat meatballs, sir. I told Nadia to spend them meatballs so they wouldn't cry anymore."
"Oh that way, you call me tonight and talk to them."
"Yes, I'm keeping the health there. Keep the diet."
"Yes, if that's what you close first. Assalamualaikum!"
"Glamma!"
Tut!
Herman throws his cell phone into the bed and immediately catches up with Taryo to take a shower. His body had felt sticky after a day outside exposed to the heat of the sun.
Ting!
Herman paused his steps out when he heard the notification from his phone.
[In Borneo where do you live?]
One message from someone immediately made Herman smile happily so he forgot his intention to go for a bath.
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