Call Me a Rose
Chapter 13

Jelita went with Diara with Mr. Bin. But of course Jelita has worn her great costume as a Rose and went down long before the office area. It could be bad if his colleagues saw him coming with a luxury car.

The rose walked quickly to his office building. It was almost eight o'clock when he arrived. Roses must hurry if they do not want to be late again. But suddenly while walking breathlessly, a honking sound startled him and soon a motorcycle stopped in front of him.

"Let's go up, I'll take you to the lobby.", Tawar.

a man held up his helmet glass.

"Eh Mas Farid, don't have to mas, someone will see again..."

"What if someone sees it? No problem, right? You must be tired of that shit? Let's go up, it's almost too late we'll be scolded..."

Finally the rose according to ascend. Farid dropped the Rose in the lobby and then immediately slid off leaving the Rose to park his motorcycle. While getting off the motorcycle, Rose sees Mona observing him with her distinctive cynical gaze.

"Eh there's Mona Ma'am, good morning Ma'am".", greet Roses kindly.

But Mona simply ignored him and immediately passed away. Rose realizes there is something different about Mona's attitude since yesterday. The rose does not want to drag on thinking about it and immediately busies itself with its tasks.

When the break arrived, Roses invited Rosa to lunch together in the pantry with the provisions she brought. Last morning Diara cooked a lot and forced him to bring provisions with double portions. The menu is a pretty simple home-cooked meal. Oseng tempeh and omelet.

"Don't protest, the menu adjusts your role as a difficult person.", so often Diara.

"Thank you, it's really good, too..."

Diara is talented in cooking. Whatever food is cooked is always delicious, maybe because it is also a culinary business that was pioneered in the first hard sell.

While enjoying her lunch with Rosa, Mona comes with two friends with a package of food. As usual, the rose took the initiative to greet him.

"Eh, Ma'am Mona.sini eat with us.I bring a lot if Mbak Mona wants..."

"Thank you, but I have my own food! Tumben you eat here? Usually this is my place to eat and no one dared to disturb my territory. And now how dare you eat here without my permission!"

It turned out that Mona had returned to her original state, once the inner Rose. Sure the rose was ready to answer, but then someone came to defend it.

"It's a public place, anyone can eat here..."

Everyone turned to the source of the voice.

"Eh Mas Farid, no papa, I already want to finish eating, let's replace the same Ma'am Mona.", replied Rose pretending naive.

Hearing that Mona just stared with a look of disdain, then passed from there without saying a single word.

"May I join?", asked Farid as soon as Mona passed.

"By Dong Mas, it was Mas Farid himself who said everyone could use this place..."

Farid sat down and opened his food. Farid occasionally does bring food made by his mother. Let's be more economical, that's why his mother.

"Bak Roses, Mas Farid, I first ya.mau to the bathroom..", Rosa immediately say goodbye after finishing her meal.

Rosa certainly also heard rumors about her OG partner. So Rosa chose to go instead of bothering two people who were in love.

Some time they chatted lightly while eating lunch together. The finished rose was said to be willing to continue working, but Farid suddenly held his hand.

"Wait!"

"What's up, Mom?"

"Can I take you home? There's something I want to talk to you about..."

"Yes, yeah..."

Ahead of the return hour, Mawar sends a message to Diara to go home first to his apartment with Mr. Bin, while Rawar will go to his rented Farid. Hearing that, of course Diara immediately mocked him all out.

The rose walked with Farid along the corridor. The rose noticed that several pairs of eyes were watching them, and even the women were whispering about them. Somehow the Rose enjoyed the gazes of the woman who looked enviously at her.

Throughout the journey for a moment they were busy with their individual thoughts. Then suddenly it rained heavily. Farid finally chose to pull off his motorcycle in a minimarket.

"Rain, we stopped by here first didn't papa?"

"Yes Mas, no papa, while waiting for the rain to subside, I also want to skalian shopping..."

The rose then contains some instant noodles, biscuits, and some instant drinks for its supply in rented. Farid chose to brew two cups of coffee for himself and the Rose. After finishing Farid immediately approached Mawar who was waiting in line at the cashier, intending to pay for the Rose's groceries, but Mawar refused.

"No, I paid for it myself..."

"Yaudah, we'll have coffee in front for a while while waiting for the rain to subside..."

"Yes, yeah..."

After paying for their respective groceries they sat in front of the minimarket for coffee that Farid Minimarket bought.

"Actually I want you to stop by for a meal before you go home, but it turns out it's raining like this, what do you think?", asked Farid as they sat facing each other.

"No need Mas, I can eat at home later, after all the rain has not subsided..."

Roses feel bad if they have to accept Farid's kindness constantly, when they actually have nothing to do.

"Yes, after finishing the coffee I take you home, I bring a raincoat, but if the rain is heavy like this usually stay a little wet papa?"

"No papa Mas, let's go home..."

Finally they continued their journey in the rain. The cold and the rain made the Roses think their journey was as romantic as in the movies they had seen. Hmm, so this is how it feels to be in a relationship with a handsome man in the midst of the pouring rain. For the Rose this is his experience for the first time.

After struggling with the crowded streets when the rain finally arrived at their small rented Rose.

"Almost used to be Mas?", bargain the Roses pleasantries.

But unexpectedly Farid immediately agreed and immediately got off the bike. Farid remembered he had not said what he wanted to tell the Rose.

"Former Mas Farid, sorry it's just small and makeshift..."

"No papa, just sit here War, I just remember someone wants me to talk to you, but it turns out we didn't stop by to eat, so I haven't had a chance to talk..."

"Hmm what if instead we eat here, let me make instant noodles want? Let's talk while we eat..."

"Godly..."

The rose went inside, boiled water and then left to bathe for a while. Then make two bowls of instant noodles for the two of them. Rose's cooking skills are rather lousy. But if it's just instant noodles, of course he can.

After changing clothes the rose walked out with a tray containing two bowls of noodles and two cups of warm tea.

"Drinking tea, Mas, was already coffee...Oh yeah now Mas Farid can talk than later forget again. What do you want to talk about?"

Farid looked worried, but then spoke.

"If I hadn't worked at GAYA.Corp again, would we still be able to meet like this?"