EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
EPISODE 3

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“Ohh, tumben early in the morning has come.” Camila, the girl greeted me as she walked into the room. He wasn't wrong, I arrived 30 minutes earlier than usual.

There was no one but us, I looked at him more precisely staring at the package he was carrying.

“Buy breakfast on the road?”

“Iya.”

I remember, I haven't had breakfast either. Last night was a really sad night. I had to cry and could not sleep well. In the added group chat company where I entered continues to sound. The officials at the head office never sleep, even the night still ask for work and it managed to make me more stressed.

“Oh yes cha, yesterday Mr Martin—“

As usual, this morning I could not dissolve in sadness thinking of Bayu. Camila who was always frank about the work problems she faced became my priority as well to help her.

At least, being a leader must provide hope, not fear of his subordinates.

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Today is my first day in class. Post graduate class. This was the beginning of the struggle between work and college. Having previously completed my undergraduate studies, I thought about continuing.

Time has shown me at eleven o'clock the night I came out of the campus gate. I'm already on the bike thinking about going home soon because I have to get up early tomorrow and work as usual. The distance between the campus and the house is not so far away, only less than ten minutes by motorbike.

The white motorbike I was driving had stopped right in front of the gate of the house. As usual, my house looks dark from the outside because there is no one who lives here, all day at work makes this aunt's house less managed. I would usually clean it once a week or on my day off at work on red dates.

“Since when can you drive a motorbike?”

“Ahhh you surprised me!!” I gasped in shock at the sound of a man right in the left ear. It was almost midnight and the man who was now standing looking at me seemed to be smiling with satisfaction as it managed to surprise me.

“What are you doing here? It's already night!!”

“Why is your tone so fierce?”

Bayu, who was leaning against the gate of my house, stood quietly with a gaze that was looking at me from the bottom up. I don't know what he's looking for, but that's enough to make me uncomfortable.

“Stop bothering me!”

“I won't stop bothering you until all our problems are done.”

“What's unfinished? It's all done. We broke up!!” I got back on the bike when the gate was open.

Instead of being upset, Bayu just chuckled slowly while walking up to me and held my hand that was about to turn the motor gas. “Why are you so obsessed with breaking up with me, hm? And again—“

“What?” Bayu narrowed his eyes looking at my face, paying attention to every detail of my face. Maybe he can see my pores if it continues like this.

“Your face is an adult apparently. Yesterday I didn't pay much attention to it.” He was muttering like he was talking to himself.

Oi!! Of course I heard it.

“Awas! Or I'll bump into you!” I took off her hand that had been holding my right hand ever since.

Again, Bayu smiled a little this time he stepped aside and gave me a way. “Ladies first.”

“Go back! Don't bother me!” I threw him away several times when the motor had stopped in the garage of the house and I turned around to close the gate.

“Yes Ma’am! Tomorrow I'll be back.” Bayu saluted me when I was about to close it.

“What?! Don't come back!”

Bayu ignored my words, the man walked casually towards the black Jepp car that was parked right in front of my house. Gezz why I didn't realize it.

“See you tomorrow Beautiful! Dream about me tonight.”

I was about to shout cursing at him but Bayu had already passed away with a satisfied smile on his face.

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Shit, I dreamt of it!

This morning I woke up in a bad mood. The man's words I can still hear swirling in my head. Arrghh, really!

Never mind, I have to go to work soon. Hope Bayu won't show up today. Today will be a busy day for me because there will be meetings and jobs waiting to be completed.

Just as I was coming out of the gate, five mothers were having a conversation and bargaining with a vegetable vendor this morning. They stopped and looked at me, I didn't know what they were thinking but I just greeted them with a big smile and nodded excuse me and drove away on the bike.

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Tonight, finished work I was already in front of the house where my mother and sister lived –Daniel - because Daniel said he wanted to discuss with me about his business. When it comes to business, I'm always fussy with him because he often invests in unpromising businesses. Daniel had failed several times and was fooled when he invested.

This time I'm worried, he's going into the same hole. The child is always rash when making decisions if it is related to the investment business.

“Oh? Ka Icha has arrived?” I stopped my hand as I was about to knock on the door when I heard Daniel's familiar voice coming from behind him.

“Daniel. Where are you from?”

“I have good news for ka Icha.”

“What is this about business?” Daniel nodded enthusiastically in answering my question. This boy has grown tall, I remember the last time I met him a few months ago he was the same height as me, but now I'm only up to that height.

“But I've always been unsure of your business's investment. What if you get fooled again?”

“Ka Icha listen to me first! This time the business was very profitable. If ka Icha help me to mine business investment this—“

“Wait a minute! Whatdidyou say? Mine business?”

“Iya. This business is very profitable. This will be the beginning of the success of our family business.” I folded my hands over my stomach, really not knowing what the child's head was.

“Aren't you a graduate of the communications faculty? Can't you see how this business ends? Mine business will not be possible easily and freely looking for investors like this!” I'm really upset, Daniel still doesn't learn from experience.

“Eiyy, this has nothing to do with me who graduated in communication. My friend who offers me this business, he has invested and the results are very satisfying.”

“You always say he's your friend when it comes to business. I didn't know it turned out you had a good business connection.”

“Ahh to Icha! Please support me this time, hm? Help me invest in this business.”

“Kau—“

“What are you doing here?” I stopped hearing another voice from the front door. It turned out that Mom was already standing there watching us. I didn't realize when Mom had opened the door.

“Bu, Daniel is again talking about his investment business! I don't know if he's learned from experience? We just got out of debt on his loan to the bank.” I complained, intending that Mother could prevent this child.

I looked at Daniel, demanded an explanation and asked. “What business? are you sure this time it works?”

“Haishh, MOM!!”

I shrieked in disbelief at what I just heard. I gave Daniel hope. Instantly this young man approached Mother and struggled spoiled to her.

“This time it's a mining business ma'am, my friend and I have been planning this for a long time. I'm sure everything's gonna be good. I could not dare to ask Big Brother for help investing if not consider the results.”

“What? Me? Where do I get money from! You know for yourself that I'm going to graduate this year.”

My mother looked at me, an annoyed look that I had seen so often. “Mommy told you! For what high-school women if will end up in the kitchen. You just spent money! Instead of your college, maybe we could give Daniel a chance to do business again. This time mine business, it looks like it will promise.”

I shook my head, Actually disappointed by Mother's attitude that has never changed to me since her divorce from father seven years ago.

“But learning it shouldn't just stop, ma'am. I don't have that much money to invest anyway. Even if I had I still wouldn't give it to investment.”

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