EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 292

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“Really? That's where the salon is-”

“Excuse me for a minute ladies.” Zac cut off Alisya's speech. We both regained consciousness that there was still Zac accompanying us.

“Obrolan can be continued inside? Mother Kirana from earlier stared straight here.” He continued while staring into the restaurant, at one of the tables, there was Kirana's mother sitting there herself, staring at us.

Me and Alisya and Zac immediately entered the restaurant that had been ordered earlier.

“Mother!” Call me cheerful while hugging her as this woman stands up to greet me.

“Ich. Son, how are you? Add beautiful aja nih daughter-in-law mother.” The compliments made my face warm.

“Good bun. How are the house people? Healthy mother ‘kan?” I asked, inviting them all to sit down immediately.

Mommy nodded, she looked at me closely, noticed my face and appearance and then said, “you haven't been home for four months. How is it here, at home?”

“Most of the time in the bun office, so the residence provided by the company is only for sleeping and bathing. Unfortunately, I haven't been around in this city, bun.” My answer was a long sigh.

The father's branch that was in trouble four months ago was out of town, as long as I, Lucy, Dika, Yudha and the three central employees were in town.

“How is the working problem? Did it work?” Ask mother.

“Four months ago, while discussing with dad about the method I was conveying, I thought it would be finished in one month, it turned out that after coming directly to the location, it was, a lot of complicated matters and my father appointed me to help him stabilize this branch. Three central employees have returned two months ago while we remain here to monitor and select new employees.”

“Have his new employees?”

“Already bun, two weeks ago there was a match. Previously when recruiting new employees, they only lasted at most one week.” I said tired. Mother smiled gently and nodded, her expression frowning as if I could feel the fatigue I had felt during these four months.

“Mother has heard from your father, after getting a suitable new employee, you will immediately go after Bayu huh? So the three of us came. When will it go?”

“Perhaps three more days, Icha can not confirm because it sees the situation in the office first.”

“Be careful on the road huh, Cha. You yourself left, so mother worried. You already know the location, the place although the city but not like in other cities.”

I smiled widely and nodded, instantly recalling the time when my father allowed me to travel without Dika and Lucy a few weeks ago. He said, “dad agreed you went there alone, but considering you can't drive, and if you can I won't allow it, then, then, the condition is that you have to use the transportation that you choose so that you know your schedule and position when on the road later. You will not be able to walk first because if you miss the transportation schedule, then the only way is you have to go back.”

“Iya bun, Icha must be careful.”

“Kak Icha, long distance relationship with Bayu, must be very difficult huh?” Ask Alisya.

“It's been four months, indeed long distance relationship has been a lot of debate. Sometimes the level of suspicion becomes higher, sometimes one week can not be heard, sometimes we can only send a short message. But, everything is good, just limited to a small quarrel, it is natural for a long distance relationship ‘kan?” I replied, recalling how we had this four-month long-distance relationship. It is not easy, a lot of suspicion in any case, but in the end, Bayu and I can, as usual, reveal each other's words of love.

“Mother expert, yes ‘kan bun?” Alisya looked at the mother with a blink of an eye.

“You are! So kidding the bunch themselves!”

Me and Alisya threw laughter at each other and only stopped when Zac suddenly came to bring four drinks on a tray he had brought from the cashier table.

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Tok tok tok tok

I who was folding clothes to put in a suitcase immediately went to the door, knowing that the one who came must be Evano's father because the father had told me to come this afternoon.

“Dad! Uncle!” As soon as I opened the door, I found Kenzo's father and uncle there.

“Come in.” Take me to them.

“Where are Lucy, Dika and Yudha?” Ask Dad so inside and feel lonely.

The house that we occupied for four months consisted of four rooms, with a maid to clean the house regularly. Dad usually visits in one month can be four times, so he has memorized the habits of people in this house, he is accustomed to the presence of three people around me.

“They just went ahead, buy snacks.” After saying that, uncle Kenzo immediately handed me a thick white plastic bag filled with food. Our favorite snack of the four of us, I smiled broadly and thanked him.

“So, you really want to go alone?” Uncle Kenzo took a glance inside my room where the door was open.

“Of course!”

Then I handed him a small white envelope. I immediately received it and opened it, guessing that inside it was the ticket and business card of the transportation driver I was about to board.

“Tiket and business card, you already understand ‘kan? That ticket, you must use it on time and his business card, I've made sure they get to know you.”

“Kak, is it not too excessive?” Uncle Kenzo complained, Dad clasped his forehead slowly and replied, “if you already have a child, you will understand.”

“Iya yes. During this time, the eyes of indeed brother never lost Icha from the range.”

“What range distance?! You think Icha's signal? Fuck up! Your language is sometimes very similar to Kenzie.”

“Of course because we are twins.” Deny uncle.

I laughed and shook my head. During these four months, I have begun to understand the nature of the Danendra family, especially Kenzo's father and uncle, behind their formal and perfectionist attitudes, it turns out that both of them are brother and sister who can joke or tease each other.

“But by the way, after you return later, I want you to join the company.” Dad looked at me, ignoring Uncle Kenzo who was still staring at him with a soft look.

“Will I think, Dad. Initially I had the intention of wanting to just work outside-”

“No! I want you to start helping out at the company. Many already know that if you're father's daughter, the managers in the company pay more attention to you, at first they don't believe you can stabilize the troubled branch in this city, he said, but your efforts are not in vain. They are satisfied with the results of your hard work during these four months and want to see you continue to grow.” I was silent hearing that.

Indeed, there were already people from the headquarters who happened to or deliberately came to visit the branch, but I know, in the end they just wanted to get to know me.

“But I actually want Icha to continue with Bayu.” Uncle Kenzo broke the serious atmosphere between the three of us.

“Tumben once you say it.” Dad looked at her with a frown.

“Kakak how the hell! If you keep hogging Icha for company, when will you have grandchildren?! It's been a long time that our family's mood has been gloomy!”

“Basic! Brother really feels that Kenzie is here. Not Kenzo.”

My face is heating up, these two men are starting to rub each other again. Uncle Kenzo reminds me of something, in fact, Bayu and I have not been through the first night. Holy jeez!!

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