
Dimas was sitting on a park bench in an office area. This is his first break after a busy morning of wara wiri starting from taking care of his cafe needs, meeting with the development team and arranging a meeting schedule with a marketing agency. Dimas felt it was time for him to upgrade his Cafe business.
The man took a cigarette out of his pocket. His gaze was straight across the office lobby. He recalled the incident two days ago where Dinda was unconscious after the incident that Dimas also did not get full details. Only rumors that he heard from office employees, security officers, and also employees of his cafe.
“You didn't see the one that got hit? Wow so much?”
“I was on leave that day so don't look. Only someone sent the video but it is not clear also just a piece - a piece.”
“There is cheating keeps his wife coming to the office to crash.”
“But he said not cheating. His wife misunderstood. Her husband's men are also in the same office.”
“What I heard wasn't so. His name is cheating, where there is cheating. Definitely denial first.”
“It wasn't her husband maybe, her boyfriend or her friend who was acting save rather than in the hit.”
“You guys update news when? She said she was really her husband. My friend works at the same company. Said it was the same boss as the intern?”
“Hah? Boss same internal kid who cheated so? Geez there - there only.”
“So, the intern kid cheated on his boss. Division head. Keep getting caught with his wife, get run over here. Uh, it turns out that the intern boy already has a husband who is the division head as well.”
“Si internal child is pregnant. People faint and bleeding.”
“Do not - do not get pregnant out of wedlock again.”
“Wah.. more chaotic again.”
“Yeah, the intern child is now serem - serem, yes. Can - usually cheating with the division head.”
‘Hm.. Maybe I want to step up in office. Who knows.”
“Hush.. don't gossip if you don't know the story. You know the guy.”
“Kan already has proof of the video viral in the children's office. Now what - what is directly viral. Serem, yeah.”
“Photo is just a piece - a piece is not necessarily the story as narrated. The person involved just hasn't said anything - what.”
“Hormally, a new video watched the first few seconds has talked to a few paragraphs. I don't know the origin of the truth yet. Pity if the fall of slander.”
The fact that Arya was married that she only found out about a few months ago has already taken her by surprise. Now, Dinda is pregnant too. He thought their relationship wasn't that deep. As it turns out, he fell harder than he thought he would.
‘I hope Sarah wakes up soon and forgets Arya as soon as possible. Last met, the woman still asked the man who had not been hers for a long time.’
Dimas pulled out his phone. Search - find out if there's a phone call or message from Sarah. Niente.
‘Tumben's been some time, he hasn't contacted me again. At that time he was still whining asking to meet Arya. Maybe he was drunk then. I hope all is well.’, Dimas said in his heart.
*************
“Dinda still hasn't logged in yet?”, asked Delina during lunchtime at another one.
“Just ask Mr. Erick. Maybe he took a few days off.”
“Means he's still in the hospital, dong. He said yesterday to look. So?”, asked Delina.
“Lah not you who said not ready yet, what is it. So we haven't mutusin. Later if you are left even crank again.”, said Fas.
It just so happens that today they don't eat out. They order food online and spend it in their cubicle work area. Fas also went down to the Digital and Development division to eat the lunch together.
“Where is Andra?”, asked Suci who was sipping some fries.
“Don't know. As fast as possible.”
“Still heartbroken him? So often silent.”, said Fas.
“Yah. Si Andra has been eyeing Dinda from the first time she entered.”
“I guess he's just playing with words. Does he really like Dinda? Wah...”, Fas said in disbelief.
“At first Andra did look aggressive let alone had a fight because of the incident in the car at his birthday. But Andra kanya trying to get close slowly - slowly. Pas Delina says she already has a boyfriend, doi is still relaxed because she says she can still be stabbed. If you are married, how to corner it?”, said someone who also joined there.
He sits close to Andra and knows a little about her, though rarely hangs out with Delina and the rest of her friends.
“Plus whose husband Dinda? Mr. Arya, guys. Mr. Arya. The most notorious man in the company. Even the aura of management alone lost the same aura he had. If not for his age and length of work, it seemed like he was fit to sit in the management chair. That's it's been a lot of jealous same career achievement.”, he said again.
“Plus, Dinda is also pregnant.”, Delina added.
“Ah. right. More impossible to be stabbed. Andra is still mentally breakdown. But by the way, does anyone know Dinda's last news? She all right? If I heard from the guy in the next division who was there, he was bleeding.”, Delina asked.
This time his voice was quite loud when he asked.
“He's fine - fine. You do not need to worry.”, suddenly Erick appeared from the front door while his subordinates were busy chatting with each other and focused in the middle.
“Woah.. Mr. Erick just surprised.”
“Why? You guys are afraid that coming is Mr Dika?”, asked Erick to walk towards his chair and put his laptop bag on the table.
Looks like he just finished a meeting outside. Lately he very often meets with finance because there are several things that need to be ensured for major development projects in the future related to providing cloud access.
This should be a large project of the IT division but the workload is burdened to two divisions to keep it running smoothly. This cloud project will be implemented first in the Digital and Development division before other divisions.
“Ah.. but Mr. Erick, sorry for permission to ask. Sir Where is Sir?”, asked Delina slowly.
Although Mr. Erick has a fairly senior position among them, but Delina is more comfortable with him than other bosses. Moreover, he was also curious because since the incident, Mr. Dika rarely entered the office and only entered to attend meetings only.
“There is him. It's just that it hasn't been to his room.”, a diplomatic answer came out from Mr. Erick and his subordinates could notice it.
“Pak Erick, we plan to visit Dinda this afternoon. You want to come?”, asked Delina arrived - arrived.
“Heh, when do we decide to look this afternoon?”, Holy protest.
Although he did not talk much, but he followed all his progress. No decision has been made about those who want to visit Dinda this afternoon. Arriving, Delina had already taken her own decision and initiative.
“Hm. I actually have no plans to visit. But if you guys want to go this afternoon, I'll come along. Anyone want to be together in my car?”, asked Erick directly to the point.
“No Sir thank you. I just got in Bryan's car. Others can ride in Andra's car, I think that's enough. Maybe if Mba Rini or other employees want to be able to ride in the car Mr.”, explained Delina.
“Hm.. alright. Maybe not much - a lot of people visit. Later too crowded.”, said Erick give advice.
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“Dinda???? You gapapa? How's baby? Safe?”, cried Bianca from the entrance.
Not to mention he came closer but he was already shouting. Arya was surprised.
“Za, bothered very much here. You are not busy project.”, said Arya immediately greeted Reza who followed behind.
He brought some food in a bag and put it on the table.
“The wife asked here is like a tantrum child. Want how else.”, said Reza while pointing at Bianca by moving her head.
“Dinda…. You are silent. You should slap back. It's good to play slap - slap someone's wife. Beware if you meet me.”, Bianca immediately hot and hot - gebu not playing.
“Iya - Yes Bi. Don't be angry - be angry. Later Arya started again.”, said Dinda whispered to Bianca.
Yesterday
“I don't want to know sir, anyway I want to sue and report the woman who has attacked my wife. Fortunately, we quickly took him to the hospital. Otherwise.”
“I don't care. A week, a month, whatever. I can't just shut up my wife was cleared.”
“No. He didn't come here to apologize. Even they did, I will not forgive. No, no, I don't want to know. Take care of everything, anyway I want him called.”, Arya closed her phone.
“Bjok very, indeed who can attack people carelessly.”, said Arya emotion while hanging up her phone.
“Mas Arya, already in. It's just a misunderstanding. No need to extend. I also gapapa, kok.”, Dinda tried to calm Arya who then sat beside Dinda's bed.
The girl brought her body closer and tried to hug Arya to keep the man calm.
“What how? You can't imagine I've lost and can't think of seeing you enter the room ‘what's the name’ I forgot. And he hasn't shown his nose until now to apologize. Fuck.”, said Arya emotion.
“Shuuuuu.. mas don't talk so.”, Dinda put her finger on Arya's lips.
He did not want the man to say rudely because of emotions. He is fine and he thinks this issue does not need to be extended anymore.
“Hah.. this is because of the Dika bre...”, Arya just wanted to spill back the previous harsh words but Dinda again closed her lips.
This time not with his fingers but with his own lips.
Of course, Arya was surprised.
Dinda immediately embarrassed herself but she pretended to be relaxed.
“When I ask you to kiss, you refuse. Now I am again emotional instead you kiss.”, said Arya.
“I want, baby we hear good - fine. Hm? Yes it is mas.
**********
“Mba Dindaaaa, are you okay? Which one hurts?”, asked Fam who came with Dito after Ibas told them.
Dinda smiled as these two super-cousins came to visit.
Unlike other people who usually carry fruit or cake, both even bring food - Korean-style food such as Kimbap, topokki, and so on, and others who end up eating themselves in the room because Dinda should not.
“You did not say again here.”, asked Arya closed the curtains because it was night.
“It should be today to go to Arya mas house, but it turns out Ibas said mas again in the hospital and mama Inggit should not know. Yes.. I will be staying at the Reza.” mas house, Fam said.
“The couple's newlyweds why are you bothering.”
“Hm. Precisely what looks like a newlywed is mas Arya and mba Dinda.”, Fam said. Ditto nodded in agreement.
“Ngaco you.”, reply Arya.
“Ih.. itself is not aware well?”, Fam said.
“Mba Dinda, Arya must have panicked yesterday, right? We are panicking. I don't love Arya. How is the story mas?”
Arya again had to tell her chronology again. He probably told it over and over again. It looks like Arya should just record it on cassette. He did not expect this many who came to visit starting from dr. Rima, friends of Dinda, Siska, Susan, now Dito and Fam. He was hesitant now, whether Dinda really can get enough bedrest now.
“Wah.. mba Dinda tomorrow anyway I will teach you how to defend defensively yes. So that red cheek of mba was slapped by that woman? Mas Arya, long time ago announced her marriage relationship. Kan so on speculating itself.”, said Fam put out all his comments while enjoying his food.
“You are actually here to eat or visit people.”
“Mas, can we stay at Arya mas apartment? At Mas Reza's apartment there was food. Mba Bianca it can not cook.”, Fam arrived immediately vent impromptu.
“Ga can.”, said Arya firmly while drinking her coffee.
“Pelits. Mba Dinda, can ga?”, asked Fam to change the object of the question.
“Bby, kok.”, says Dinda.
“Tuh, listen to mas. His wife just said it could.”, Fam said.
“You never saw the apartment run out of drift right? If they are left to stay at the apartment, you can see what later like.”, said Arya immediately made Dinda laugh.
“It's still level 1. You are both high-class.”, commented Arya.
“Arya always have good things that are difficult to get. It looks cold but a collection of many console games. It looks bad, but the coffee collection is number one. It looks cute, but. “, said Fam paused for a moment.
“Bucin. Hahahahahahaha”, the laughter of the two instantly broke. They are not in the hospital but in the cafe.
Arya could only take a slow breath looking at the behavior of these two cousins. But he was also happy because at least Dinda could laugh loosely. Yesterday he had made his wife sad because of his attitude. Thank goodness she was able to laugh again.
**********
Erick and the others had already arrived at the hospital. There was Delina, the Holy One who came because of being forced, Andra, Fas, and Bryan. Rini couldn't come along because there was work still to be done. Dika was already seen in the office in the afternoon but of course he did not remember what happened. He had also actually come yesterday and realized that his arrival would only make the atmosphere unpleasant.
“OK, good Mr.”, that's all words heard from Erick.
Just now he contacted Arya first to confirm their arrival. Especially in the room turned out to be Arya's parents and also her sister.
“Guys, later do not be too excited huh. In Dinda's room there are also two parents of Mr. Arya.”, Erick said.
‘Ah...’, all of them instantly give the same response.
“That you shouldn't have forced me to follow.”, the Holy Word blamed Delina.
“Gapapa times. His parents, Mr. Arya, are not necessarily like Pak Arya. Hah.I still can't imagine that her husband Dinda is Mr. Arya. Still hard to believe.”, said Fas who had looked relaxed but arrived - suddenly so deg - degan. They were not meeting but visiting the sick.
Erick regretted not informing him of his arrival earlier. If he finds out that Aryan's parents are here, maybe he'll undo their arrival and postpone it tomorrow. But how else did they get here.
“Good afternoon.”, Erick came to start another one.
It is actually forbidden to visit the city - many. But it was a responsibility because if divided into two batches, they must be scrambling to go together with Mr. Erick.
“Oh yes.. Please please. His office friend Dinda ya?”, greet Inggit kindly.
Kuswan and Ibas were out to get some fresh air so that others could freely visit.
“Hai Din, how are you?”, said Bryan who next entered behind Erick. Bryan was late to greet Arya who was there. Or maybe he missed it on purpose.
Delina entered with heart and greeted Arya with a stiff smile. So does Fas and Andra who still look clumsy even though Arya also behaves as usual. His dark aura was slightly lessened as he wore an ordinary suit and remembered this outside of working hours.
“Sore Sir.”, Holy greeting. The only one who dared to greet Arya with confidence.
“Sore.”, reply Arya allow others to sit down.
Inggit put the various cakes on the table near the sofa and allowed the others to sit there while taking turns to talk to Dinda.
“Hai...”, Dinda replied to her colleagues and office seniors one by one with a smile.
Arya who had been standing moved out after Erick finished greeting Dinda and also stepped out giving the other fellow room to chat.
“Where is your wife?”, asked Erick.
Even though he had seen and chatted with Dinda, he still asked Arya.
“Good. Everything healthy. He just needs bedrest. Tomorrow afternoon you can go home by doctor.”, replied Arya.
“Hm.... the content is good - okay?”, asked Erick again.
“Hn. Everything’s fine.”, said Arya.
“I also regret what happened in the office two days ago. HR said what?”, asked Erick.
Actually, Arya is not going to talk about it. But Erick even hates him.
“Not sure. I'm more worried about Dinda's condition. Let him be stable first.”, said Arya.
“H.. James called me yesterday and asked if I knew what was going on. Like your relationship, Mr. Dika and all. He asked for an explanation because indirectly before Dika entered, I was the only direct reporting in the Digital and Development Division.”, Erick explained.
One of the reasons Erick came here was also to convey this important information. It feels less if it is delivered by phone.
“It seems like they decided to cut Dinda as their best option. But it's still unclear. It was the worst possible they would take.”, Erick explained.
“Heh.. how come?”, Arya had expected this since reading a message from James.
“Actually if there are not many rumors in the office and gossip scattered, maybe they will maintain Dinda as an intern. But it seems like the others don't think so. I suggest you give an explanation as soon as possible.”, said Erick gave advice as a friend and also a colleague.
“But, this is a personal matter.”, said Arya is still speechless weighing the responses of employees who are considered to be able to think more professionally.
“Hm. they suspect Dinda procedure goes into the company. Some say because Mr. Arya helped to escape. Some say Dinda got pregnant out of wedlock. Some say Dinda took advantage and asked to keep this relationship a secret for fear that the secret of her cheating would be exposed. They like things like this and instead of looking for the truth, they even fry it more.”, Erick said.
“Maybe HR's decision to terminate Dinda's contract was the best decision for her. All those bad rumors the majority point to Dinda. Most of the rumors put Dinda on the guilty side. And only a small percentage talk about Mr. Arya.”, continued Erick again.
He regretted that all of this was even worse than he thought.
“Hah.. Dinda desperately wants a graduation certificate as an intern in this company.”, Arya let out a long sigh.
His gaze was straight at the sky that was starting to darken.
“Should I just throw my resignation, then?”, Arya said after a few minutes of silence accompanying the two talks.
Erick looked over in shock. Whatever happens, he doesn't expect those words to come out of an Arya Pradana.
‘Resign?’, he thought inwardly while directing his surprised look at Arya.
“Don't look at me like that.”, said Arya pushing Erick's face not to see it.
“You fell first, and you fell harder.”, replied Erick commenting.
“Heh...”, Arya just smiled thinly.
“You're right. I can’t let harm go to her. There is actually another more important issue beyond that.”, Arya said.
“Hm? What else is the problem beyond that?”
Arya then retells what Dinda told her yesterday. Erick covered his mouth with his hands.