Call Me a Rose
Chapter 15

As soon as the working hours began, Rose was immediately preoccupied with his duties as OG until he did not have time to escape to the room Diara as promised. Fortunately this morning Farid gave him biscuits that he could eat on the sidelines of work so that the Roses did not starve too much.

By lunchtime, the Roses had a chance to steal time and hide in the Diara room.

"Where's Je from? I have been waiting to know! It was cold..."

Jelita immediately grabbed the box of supplies lying on Diara's table, opened it and ate it greedily.

"There's plenty of Di, even if it's cold, it's good..."

Jelita was still busy chewing until her mouth was full.

"Je's pants, do you know what's starving? Busy until you can't get here? I'm the same kasian? When do you want to pretend to be babu?"

"Haha, not all that well Di, OG work here is quite relaxed, just still I can't just haphazardly run away as long as there are still people around me..."

"Yaudah, finish your food first.after a new meal I tell you the investigation report about your beloved handsome OB!"

Hearing that Jelita almost choked. Jelita took a sip of her mineral water and immediately finished her meal. He didn't want to be curious for too long.

"Udah Di, now I'm ready to be horrified..."

"Ok boss, I'm going straight to the point, so you better be prepared mentally right now!"

"What the hell use all mental ready, it's hunted, before I lose patience..."

"Ok, please read it yourself.."

Diara throws a map at the table in front of Jelita. Jelita immediately opened it impatiently and read some important points about Farid's identity. It turned out that Farid was a final-level student at a prestigious campus. Farid's family was in debt until Farid had to work to pay it off. Farid in his college days was a palyboy who likes to change partners without a clear status. But ever since his family was stricken by misfortune, Farid has not been in a relationship with anyone and left his old world. As an OB, Farid is quite supple and smart to many employees and directors who often give tips for the tasks he gave to Farid. Farid is twenty-six years younger than he is. That means Jelita has been in love with Brondong. Those were the key points Jelita read about Farid's life that she didn't know before. Of course Jelita was surprised, but on the other hand Jelita also sympathized with the problems that befell Farid. As a good friend, of course Jelita wants to help ease the difficulties Farid and his family. But, how is it? Jelita was still confused and had not thought of any plan.

"Heh, why even bengong heck!", reprimanded Diara disperse the reverie of Jelita.

"Sory-sory, I'm still speechless..."

"That's not how Je is, there's still something that will make you surprised..."

"What's Di?", asked Jelita curiously.

Jelita threw another map on the table in front of Jelita. Map containing a photocopy of Farid's resignation letter to the company.

Jelita opened it and was surprised by the contents.

"So really she's going to leave so soon?" murmured Jelita asking herself.

"Do you know he's out of work?"

"He said he had a plan to resign. But I didn't know it was serious and it would be this fast. And I don't know why either.but now I know everything..."

"Gue doesn't know Di, I don't even think it turns out that behind his gentle and cheerful attitude he keeps a burden this heavy..."

Secretly Jelita was worried, what should she do? While she was a woman who could only wait, it was impossible to state first. How will it relate to Farid, if he no longer works at GAYA.Corp?

"In, please tell our man to pay off his family's debt and please find a way so that the company can keep him from going out..."

Jelita is completely out of her mind. It was the only shortcut he could take to keep Farid from leaving. I hope that.

Meanwhile, once out of Diara's room, Jelita was immediately greeted with a strange and whispery-whispering gaze of her OG and OB colleagues. Did he make a mistake?

"What's wrong? How do you care about me like that? Sorry I was told to help Ms. Diara in her room, so had not had time to do other tasks.", explained Rose to her colleagues because no one wanted to suspect.

"No papa Mawar relax, there are waiting for you in the pantry.", replied Andi, one of the OB who is quite close to Farid.

"Who?", asked the curious Rose.

"Just go there, you'll know..."

With misgivings the rose walked towards the pantry. I don't know why this time the Rose felt a different air of tension. Though all this time the pantry is the most comfortable place for Roses to move as OG.

Not as usual, this time the pantry door closed. The rose ventured to open the door slowly. Roses could peek there were quite a number of people inside. The rose will keep it open until the door is fully open. And a chanting sound broke out that was quite familiar in his ears.

"Happy birthday.happy birthday...happy birthday..."

Some of the co-workers in the pantry sang the song quite loudly. They walked closer to the rose. While Farid was at the front with a sponge cake and a candle that lit on it.

"Let's blow out the candles!", ask Farid when he arrives right in front of the Rose.

The rose blew out the candle and after that his comrades scattered to congratulate the Roses one by one.

The rose was moved by that attention. Roses rarely interact intensely with their OB and OG counterparts. But who would have thought that they were so attentive that they gave him a surprise like this, even though Rose also knew who the real brain of his surprise event was today.

"There are still many friends.I did not expect anyone to know and remember my birthday, even though I myself even forgot.", said Roses without being able to hide his good taste.

According to Farid's instructions, Roses cut and distributed the sponge cake to his colleagues. When finished, Rose wants to go from there because it is not comfortable to be the center of attention. But as he was stepping, someone held his hand.

"I'm sorry anyone wants to talk to you..."

"What's the matter Farid, by the way..."

"I.. I like you Roses, you want to be my girlfriend?", Farid said loudly but stammered.

The Rose's body froze in place, unable to believe what she had just heard. While the people around them immediately stirred.