EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
EPISODE 6

STOOP…

I accidentally nudged the usual glass in use until it broke. Because I was lazy to clean it up, I finally just let it go and will ask for office boy help tomorrow morning.

Suddenly my mind remembered Bayu one week ago. He promised when we came back we would talk seriously. What's there to talk about? Why does it feel like I was really expecting our conversation? Eiyy.. I was determined to forget about it and not bring it into my life again. Although it is very difficult but I have been fighting all this time, it is impossible for everything to be fought because he came back.

Not wanting to think too much about Bayu anymore, I immediately cleared the table to prepare for the evening college class.

I was already in front of the main door of this office, watching once again the building behind me. There's no one but me here. But my steps stopped when Mr. Ronald who was on guard today came over.

“Bu, there are guests waiting to meet.” Said.

I frowned feeling that there was no appointment to meet anyone. When Mr. Ronald pointed the way to a black car.

In front of the hood of the car had gathered three large-bodied men in all-black clothes looking at me. I just nodded at Ronald and the middle-aged man went inside the building to lock the doors.

I walked slowly towards them, although the light in the parking lot was only faint and dark enough but I could see the gazes of those men felt intimidating.

I don't know why my heart beats so fast. Doubt whether to approach them. Could they be new debt collectors because Daniel tried to borrow money from the Bank again for his mining business? Or old debt collectors who—

My reflex stopped my steps so only a few meters away from them. I really feel like I have a bad feeling about everything.

When I turned around to run away, but the pull of my hands from behind stopped me. I turned around to find these three men already standing around me.

“Icha? Natasha Icha Davindra's? Right?” I quietly did not answer, trying to see their faces that I vaguely saw. Oh no, even I can't recognize how they look because it's dark.

“S—who are you? Straight to the point!” Shit, my voice sounded choked and nervous.

I could see them staring at each other as if I had expected my reaction. Plus, since then the man on my right side kept holding my wrist as if not allowing me to leave.

“We just want to know where Bayu is now. What tasks is he working on now?”

“What? Why are you asking me. And can you please let go of my hand?” I still politely ask this man beside me. Then I felt him start to let go.

“Jawab only our question!!” Suddenly the man in front of me was bluffing furiously. My reflexes are rewinded in shock.

“Hei. Relax!” Another man tried to calm her down.

“Do not ask much! Just answer what Bayu is doing now!” He still said angry.

I took a deep breath before replying in annoyance. “I don't know Bayu where, what he does or who he is. You're wasting your time forcing me to answer because I don't know!”

“Do not lie! Bayu several times visit your house!”

I now stepped closer to a man who was suddenly angry like this. With both hands at her waist and I gave her a sharp look even though I could only faintly see her face.

“I. No. gabe. Know it! Do you understand my language, huh?”

“Which you may not know! You are her boyfriend!” This man is still calm while stepping closer, I look up to see his face which turned out to be quite high.

“Mantan! And I have nothing to do with you. Now move!!” I pushed the man out of my way. I'm used to dealing with these kind of guys and I'm immune to hearing their high intonation.

Whoever they are, I really don't want to care at all. I knew they were going back to prevent me from leaving but seeing Mr. Ronald walk out the main door of the office seemed to stop their intentions.

At least I should get out of here.

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As usual, at seven o'clock fifteen in the morning I was out the gate of the house carrying a matic motor and locked it, doing the usual activities.

When I was about to put on the helmet, I stopped to see a middle-aged woman standing not far in front of me.

“Mother? Why are you here?”

“Mother never taught you to snatch a married man!! This is the result of girls living alone and you don't want to sell this house! you should have sold it and given the money to your sister's business!!”

I was surprised not to play when I found out my mother threw salt in her hand with a look of disgust. Now in my chest cavity there was a speck of pain that started to spread making my heart beat fast and my throat ache.

“Mother! I'm not like that!” I tried to stop the mother's treatment, but she kept removing the salt from the black crackle in her hand.

“You should get married to the man you chose! He's a nice guy who's guaranteed his life in the Diamond Group company. She liked you right away after mom showed me your picture. If you knew it would be like this you are truly a shameless child!”

“I don't want to be in a match with that old man! I didn't take the married man! Everything is just gossip and misunderstanding, ma'am.”

“Go to negative.” Mother did not stop her actions, I felt ashamed because it turned out that many had seen and Mother seemed to not care about it.

Now the complex mothers will be content to talk about me.

Finally I immediately grabbed Mom's hand, I intend to take her to see Lulu's mother. Interestingly to avoid the crowd to the house at the end of the road this block.

“Let me go! I don't want to get fucked like you! I better not admit you as my son! You make me ashamed!!”

“Mother! Listen first to the explanation from Ms. Lulu, the mother of RT chairman here!!” I tried to stop Mother's words, because I knew she would continue to speak with hurtful words.

As if he had heard a commotion, Lulu's mother came out of her house as soon as I arrived.

“Bu Lulu, sorry to interrupt early in the morning. Can you explain yesterday's problem to my mom? He doesn't trust me.”

“Then please go to—“

“No need! My daughter gave you how much to get RT's mother to answer the lie? Answering as you wish?”

“Mother!! Don't embarrass me in front of Miss Lulu.” I screamed stifled really want to cry it was like facing Mom.

After hearing hurtful words, after receiving her treatment, and after making me ashamed. I feel like I want to disappear. I want to cry now. My chest hurts so much.

Ahhh Mother.

Why do you have to be like this to me?

“Nothing Nak Icha.” Ms. Lulu seemed to calm me down with her gentle intonation. Like normal mothers in general.

“Everything is just a misunderstanding, ma'am. What was rumored is not true. I've confirmed it to both sides.”

“Don't you dare Lulu's mother lie. I know my son—“

I didn't want to hear Mother's words any more, so I immediately turned around and ran away even though she was screaming. I just don't want to feel any more pain.

My throat hurts, my eyes heat up and soon I will cry. Mother's influence is indeed very strong, mother can easily reverse my feelings.

Not wanting to mourn my grief, I had to leave work before it was too late. Only busyness can make me forget all this for a moment.

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My mood was bad today. After the incident with Mom this morning, all day in the office I had to deal with a shitty guy who was the type with a grumpy guy last night.

“Just do everything first. I'll take care of the final task and check everything.” Camila nodded as soon as I answered her question earlier. Then my friend did not go back to his place, he gave me a can of milk.

“So it looks like you didn't have lunch. Here I buy milk so that my boss does not hurt. hehehe.” I chuckled softly with Camila's good intentions. This afternoon in the room only left me and him because it was past an hour from the normal hours of disbanding the office.

“Maconsense Mila. I'm very moved, there are still people who care.” I made a sad face.

Camila laughed and said. “Eat, spout find girlfriend!”

“Issh.. Attention is only from a boyfriend. From friends can also ‘kan?” Camila nodded and we did a tos while laughing in satisfaction.

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