EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 246's

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Busy my lecture back as usual, after returning home from work late at night, I left for campus this time whose duty of care is Dika. The three of us had agreed to split the task of pershift, if they both always take care of me twenty-four hours, I was worried about their health.

The meeting with Talia to discuss Cilia's doctor had to be postponed because our schedule was not the same, he promised to reset it after Talia's case was over.

The clock came back at night, the time showed at half-eleven when the car that Dika was driving had reached the front gate of Kirana's mother's house.

The woman kept saying that I should stay at Bayu's parents' house for a while when I got back busy with work and college activities. Mother could not bear to let me go back to Aunt Rose's estate, alone. He said we were family so I didn't have to worry.

The house that Bayu bought for us to occupy is still in the installation stage of security equipment. Dika and Lucy are directly watching.

As soon as she reached the front door, Kirana's mother who opened the door straight away, she already put on her pajamas and immediately gave me a hug, leading me to Bayu's room, which was hers, he offered me dinner but I refused him subtly. Without much ado, mother let me rest immediately, leaving me in Bayu's quiet room.

Once entering the room, the distinctive aroma of a mixture of rockrose, patchouli and fruit aroma presents a fresh and tropical feel, reminding me of Bayu, as a result, I feel more lonely. But, I have to remind again that usually this is how my life is, coming home to a lonely house, but since Bayu was present again in my life, even though our togetherness was short, before he went to work, but since Bayu was present again in my life, there's a big difference I feel when he's not around.

Recalling her annoying attitude with her conical grin, one of the things I started to miss.

But my daydream stopped because of the vibration of the phone that had just been placed on the bedside table. My smile read Bayu's name on the phone screen.

“Halo.” Sapaku, lay down on the bed.

“Halo darling. Have you reached home?” His soothing voice made me instantly lulled, wanting to forever play that voice.

“Yes. Just got here. How're you? What are you doing?”

“Not much. When we got here we did a meeting and a simulation. Tomorrow we will start the mission.”

“Everything is okay?”

“Of course. Everything went well. But from tomorrow until the mission is complete I can't call you every day.”

“When you just called me once but already said starting tomorrow can not call me every day.”

“What then will you miss me more?” I can imagine the whimper of Bayu.

“Of course! I deserve to miss you as much as I want, don't I?”

Then a small laugh could be heard on the phone. “I miss you a lot too.”

Now I smiled as her words warmed up my chest cavity, driving away the desolation I had just felt.

“Oh yes by the way. There's something I want to tell you.” Suddenly I remembered about my conversation with Mr. Ginanjar.

Then for five minutes, I told him I had sent my resignation letter and conveyed rumors among the employees, as well as someone who was ready to replace me.

Mayu good listener, she does not interrupt but gives a satisfactory reaction like ‘braziness!’.

“Indeed there is already a public secret there is some kind of conspiracy in every company, but still, my years of work were defeated by new employees and because of my leave rights.”

“Do I need help to scare them? You know, I have friends like that.”

“That's a tempting offer.” I smiled little “but no, I'll find out who spread the gossip.”

“Then what are your plans after that? Even if you don't work later, it doesn't matter to me.”

“Actually Evano's father asked me to help him in the company, maybe I'll start from there. But I was planning to break into the company from the usual line, waiting for an interview. I don't want to add any gossip about getting into big companies because of insiders.”

“Have eaten?”

“Take it easy. Here the meal schedule is regular.”

“Oh relieved to hear it.”

“Boo, I can't possibly forget to eat. For us, it's like an addition to gasoline.”

“Of course, I know kok.”

“Shh.. it's like an unsafe answer to me.” I can imagine the look on Bayu's face shrinking while looking at me suspiciously. It made me laugh right away.

For the next thirty minutes, Bayu and I talked about silly things. Because tomorrow morning we both have to work, inevitably we end the connection, he promised to contact me again as soon as possible.

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The next morning, the atmosphere in the office room instantly became gloomy after I told admin friends about the resignation letter, as well as some ugly gossip about me. The rima that is usually updated with news about company employees this time is silent.

“They easily told you to resign? At least this year you rarely apply for leave, almost

never.” Tiwi sighed in surprise.

“One week for handover? It won't be enough.” Kiki clucked in annoyance.

“Who's exchange? Yudha?” This time Camila asked.

I'm shaking. “Not, but I've asked Mr. Ginanjar to find out. Anyway I don't want to get out of here with a bad name. The gossip made the center even more convinced to fire me.”

“Then what is the section head in the other branch? They fuss about this resignation?” Bela approached me and stood beside my desk.

“Not yet, because I sent that resignation letter last night. Probably new in the process this morning.”

They all pouted but then Rima let out a long sigh giving us her undivided attention. “Actually I heard that rumor yesterday, but I didn't expect the center would be so quick to make a decision.”

“How can it be spread? Is it because my marriage was too sudden?” My toot.

“Yes, one of them. But I think not only because of that, there are some people who envy you, maybe that makes the gossip sound worse.”

“Eri? On me?”

“Please Cha, you were unconscious all this time?” Rima sighed listlessly.

“Not unconscious, but more to ignore.” My answer.

“ Anyway, they envy your ability, at your young age and already served as section chief. Added, this..” Rima tinkered at her phone for a while and then showed it to me.

I received his phone and immediately everyone ran behind me to see what Rima wanted to show.

It turned out to be a picture of me and Bayu on the altar when the man put the ring on me, and then there was another photo that showed me and him staring at each other, throw a big smile and a final photo as Bayu embraces my waist protectively, as we smile at the guests.

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