ARSHAKA
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Many people say working in Bali is a golden opportunity that should not be missed.

Feels fun. It feels like a vacation all the time.

People will choose the beach as the most fitting destination to throw tired after work, enjoy the beautiful Sunset that adorns the sky to gray night.

Bali is a paradise for everyone.

At first I thought so.

Enjoying my days Bali with a joyous atmosphere, like what I imagined when traveling to here.

But there I want to get out of here as soon as I meet someone.

Someone I thought I'd never see again.

Lunch with him at the A.P office. Coal Corp Badung area is the moment of our meeting back after four years ago.

She looked different while wearing a set of suits complete with a neatly cut curl hairdo.

There is no more cute side when he was still sitting on the bench of High School, his appearance was so manly and authoritative as he sat in a main seat and introduced himself as the President Commissioner of the A.P. Coal Corp's.

I just kept silent to his presence. Especially hearing he served as a Commissioner at a young age.

I was surprised, but knowing his background nothing is impossible if he held the highest position in a large company.

Yes, my world with his world is inversely proportional. Why did I just realize?

Now a few more questions have come to my mind about it.

But seeing him in a state of good as it is today, it seems I am the only one who slumped alone, crying over things that he did not regret at all.

Never mind. Why do I think of him who doesn't think of me. I put on a thin smile. Back I reminded myself that I was considered a toy to him. Not something that is considered special.

If it's special, maybe he'll come after me first and give me an explanation.

Ahh. My chest is a little painful thinking about all this. I took a breath to forget what had passed.

After lunch, he left and disappeared from my sight.

Instantly I felt relieved.

Given his position as a Commissioner, I've made sure that my intensity for meeting him again is very small.

Yeah, it should be like that.

But then I forgot something.

It was the second time in two consecutive days in the morning, when I entered the room and walked closer to the cubicle I had perched on a bouquet of white Roses decorating my desk.

Without needing me to figure it out, I've guessed who sent the Flower to me.

I forgot that Arshaka can be like a ghost who will continue to wander my day.

I still take it easy. The flower just I put under the desk drawer and then I closed it. I let the flower wither in there until the next day a new bouquet of Flowers came back on my desk.

Just looking at the Flower blankly, I still did not understand why he was willing to waste his time and money buying me Flowers every morning.

Flowers are packed so beautiful, whoever the woman sent Flowers as beautiful as this will surely be radiant with pleasure, then with the spirit of inhaling the fragrance of the Flower and will be stored as a display.

But I didn't. He shouldn't have done this to me. Ought to.

Our relationship is long over. Ends not well. And I don't intend to fix the relationship. Even if there is a chance.

For so many seconds I was still looking at the Flower, finally my hand moved to grab it and read the greeting card embedded in the Flower arrangement.

Are not the Roses so beautiful?

Beautiful and charming without any defects..

When I look at this Flower, my heart breaks, making me feel at ease..

And so when I look at you..

Good morning, Bianca Delvain..

For a long time, finally we meet again..

I miss you, so bad..

I stared at the picture after reading the letter.

Mixed up turbulence made my stomach pop. Suddenly I felt uneasy about my revelation that no longer gave me a chance.

I feel shaky.

Soon I placed the Flower in the drawer under my desk before my other coworkers came and saw this Flower.

In the afternoon before new I will throw it quietly when the office atmosphere is quiet.

"Who's flower?"

I looked up, saw the presence of Muri who had arrived into the room and saw me swipe the bouquet of Flowers into the drawer.

I gasped at him.

As quietly as possible I confirmed my position and pretended to open the file map on my desk.

"It's impossible to stray to your desk if the Flower is always on the table every morning."

Gawat, apparently Muri knows that I often sent Flowers.

"Lately I've seen you start not focusing on work. Is it because of the flower? Who sent the flower?" the question began to fall. He took an empty chair and sat beside me, his gaze looking calm but implied curiosity.

Muri is like that, if there are his men experiencing obstacles to affect the course of work he will investigate to the end.

Do not intend to interfere if the matter contains personal elements. Muri just doesn't want personal problems mixed into the work atmosphere and that would hamper performance.

That's the world of work. Do not be surprised if we will be cornered because the work is not completed due to personal problems.

I haven't answered Muri's question. More towards finding the right answer, right and appropriate but I do not want Muri to know that this Flower from Arshaka.

"Oh yeah, I want something for you too."

I was still looking at Muri who wanted to ask me a new question.

But before Muri managed to raise her question, her phone rang. Show Mr. Tommy's name on his phone screen. Immediately he answered the phone, while answering the phone he got up and went to his desk.

I sigh in relief. In my heart I screamed to encourage myself. Do not let me have to overtime just because there are feelings that should not need me to enjoy.

Forcing myself to open a file on my desk and then refocus staring at the laptop screen and typing the contents of the file.

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Ice Chocolate Macchiato became my hangout companion this afternoon. Enjoying the breeze and the beautiful orange sky managed to wash my eyes. 

I sip my drink slowly. Percolating the chocolate mixture with his macchiato, it turned out to be normal on my tongue. I'm a little sorry why I didn't order chocolate iced coffee.

I sat alone in a cafe that looked crowded visitors, not far from the position of the Office. While enjoying my drink, I watched the people who were busy passing through the cafe.

Tired of work at the office decided I was here. Plus the Rose Flower disturbance from Arshaka.

Me time I really need right now.

My eyes tired of watching people, I opened my carry-on bag and pulled out airpods and put them in my ears.

Instrument song from Riopy I turn on via mobile phone. The release of the piano left me powerless to lean my back against the seat and close my eyes, letting the instrument control my mind.

"Hi, Bianca,"

There was someone calling my name, a familiar voice made me frown and instantly opened my eyes wide.

I flinched when I found out who called me was Arshaka. He was sitting quietly in front of me.

And he's smiling.

As if nothing had happened between us. Arshaka calmly looked at me closely and then he sipped the drink that was already on the table. I don't even know when he ordered the drink.

"How are you?" He asked to break the silence between us for a moment.

I let out a breath.

"I'm good, sir. I hope you are in good condition too."

"Sir?" She smiled sinisterly looking at me for hearing my formal-sounding words.

It should be, right? Now I'm a partner working in his office. Not an ex-lover who accidentally met here until we reminisce.

Ex-lover? I think that call is inappropriate for me.

More precisely his toy.

I did not want to respond to Arshaka any longer, I immediately got up and muttered goodbye to him.

But before I stepped away, Arshaka first pulled my hand so firmly that I almost fell backwards.

"Where are you going?"

"I want to go home, sir. It's late in the afternoon" I replied as calmly as possible.

"Can we talk first?"

I clasped his hand that was holding mine. "Can you continue this conversation in the office tomorrow? Now the office hours are over,"

"I don't talk about work anymore" she said.

"I'll excuse you, sir. Afternoon,"

Wanting to step up, my hand was pulled back.

"That's enough."

I frowned deeply, looking at him with a face that had changed from the beginning I looked at him.

His face became stiff, and his gaze turned dark glittering at me.

"It's been enough for four years that I let you go, and now I don't let you just walk away Bee."

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