Getting Married for Lying
001 - Invitation

Piles of documents loomed along the workbench. The phone rang in the corner of the desk. The owner of the table was still busy receiving calls from a cell phone, as if negotiating with the person who called him. The door of the room was knocked, an office attendant came in and offered a glass of hot tea and a small plate of mini-sized cookies for breakfast.

"Thank you, ma'am," the woman told the mother of the office attendant.

"Together, ma'am," replied the middle-aged mother who used to clean and provide for the office's needs.

"No, I'm still so busy" said the woman. "My schedule really clashed" he continued, opening an agenda book filled with small yellow and sticky papers.

"Come on, it's a 15-year reunion. You just have to come over for dinner" said the caller.

Silence, no answer.

"All right, I'll call you back. I have to answer the phone at my desk first" said the woman, cutting off her phone.

"Morning, Vaya," the woman replied cheerfully.

"Mom Vaya, can you come to my room for a second?" ask the caller across there.

"Well, ma'am," Vaya replied briefly as she hung up the phone.

Vaya pursed her lips, she glanced at the huff while pecking herself in front of the mirror and then applied bright red lipstick to her lips.

The Finance Director called him this early, usually a bad sign. He immediately brushed off the thought while sweeping the powder brush to his face. The Director of Finance does not like to see his employees look tangled when in the office. After tidying up her appearance, Vaya walked out of her room.

All eyes were on him, women with high height but always wear shoes with towering heels to look high, and hair that is always dipapol like a flight attendant.

"In the morning she's been called Madame, what's wrong?" that's the question that comes from every employee's mouth.

Madame is the name for the Director of Finance at the company where Vaya works. Madame is a forty year old woman who still looks beautiful despite having given birth to half a dozen children.

Madame is sharp-eyed, always intimidating. In addition to serving as Finance Director, Madame holds full control of the company's operations. Meeting Madame in the morning was tantamount to destroying her day-to-day performance. Madame is a typical tyrant boss who can't take no from her employees.

The billing supervisor runs into Vaya as she exits Madame's room. Vaya knocks on the door of the room hesitantly, then enters.

Madame was busy taking phone calls. Moments later Madame switched to Vaya. Madame thrust the document in a brown envelope strapped towards Vaya.

"Vaya," Madame said in a low voice.

"You've been with this company for a few years now" Madame continued.

Vaya nodded, as Vaya remembered this year was the tenth year he worked at this company. Will Madame cut off their working relationship?

Vaya's heart pounded loudly thinking about the possibility. Vaya has struggled to crawl through his career, starting as a general administration staff until he eventually became a senior financial staff. Unpaid overtime work has been done without complaining. The percentage of attendance list is also always amazing because he almost never took leave or permission unless he was exposed in the hospital. Is not his devotion to the company no longer in doubt? 

"I'm going to give you a promotion for a new higher position" Madame said.

Vaya was relieved that her employment contract was not terminated. He was shocked that Madame gave him a promotion position. Whose seat will he take? Given that the level of job competition in this company is quite high. Bosses can displace subordinates and vice versa. Let alone the results of hard work, from the results of licking the boss alone is successful enough to secure the position.

"Each position must have a challenge, therefore I hope you can solve the problem of arrears of our customers. This is a list of customers along with the amount of delinquent debt to be paid" Madame continued.

Vaya frowned, wasn't debt collection done by a collection officer?

"If you succeed, I'm not just promoting you as a Supervisor, I'm offering you a Manager position" Madame said, as if reading a question that didn't come out of Vaya's mouth.

Hearing the position of Manager makes Vaya's emotions instantly jumbled. He was so happy if he got a promotion as Manager with all the luxurious facilities provided by the office, but of course the burden and responsibilities given are also appropriate. Vaya is of course challenged, this is a golden opportunity for him who has long served the company.

"How long is that given, ma'am?" vaya asked with a passionate tempest.

Madame smiled, she did not misjudge people. "I hope before the end of the year is over, so that in the new year you can start a new position" Madame replied.

Vaya took the envelope with great hesitation.

"I hope you keep this a secret from other employees" Madame said with an intimidating look.

"That's my message, please get back to work," Madame continued, answering her phone that did not stop ringing.

Vaya rushes out of Madame's office. He felt as if he bore the responsibility of an elephant.

...*****...

Upon arriving at her study, Vaya opened the envelope, carefully studying it. 

"Evi! You really surprised me," said Vaya.

"Mbak Vay was very busy, from earlier called no reply," said Evi.

"So Vay's mother was called to Madame's room? Is Madame angry?" ask Evi

"No" said Vaya.

"As soon as I prepared the expense report last week, I had to report it this afternoon," Vaya continued to turn to her monitor.

Do other employees also get special assignments like Vaya?

Why would Madame have to keep this a secret from other employees?

Vaya can only deepen while observing the data. 

It's worth Madame to bother holding a contest for the Manager's seat, Vaya's mind trembled when she saw the list of customer debts that made her head dizzy instantly. Fifty billion is not a small number. In the midst of an unstable economy like today, debt is still a debt that must be paid without a large nominal.

Is this really a great opportunity for Vaya to improve her career?

What will Vaya do next?

Is there a possibility of failure that will eventually make Vaya's career threatened?

Vaya is too early to make plans, but every second is precious.

...*****...

Just like this morning, his high school friend forces Vaya to join the High School reunion. Vaya is not unwilling to join, he is still so busy with work that can not be left behind. Not to mention he still has a past trauma that is so impregnated and takes a long time to heal. Fifteen years is not a short time to treat the heartache and remove the embarrassing things that have happened in his school days. 

Vaya's phone shook briefly, he saw a message coming in. 

...Yoran is coming....

The information appears on his phone screen.

Vaya swerved, he did not expect what he saw. Fifteen years of unheard of news from a Yoran. Pujaan number 999 whose actual status still hangs, whether Yoran used to reject it or not, because when going to express his feelings someone came to interrupt.

Yoran the young man with hair like a shampoo advertising star. With the typical appearance of fine students from distinguished and learned families.

Leaving the best for the latter was an action Vaya deserved. But because of the sassness of someone who is reluctant to be remembered by Vaya, Vaya must finally be willing to thwart Yoran.

Vaya typed in quickly but he deleted it immediately. It is better not to ask questions than to remember.

The phone screen again displays the message.

...Vier Skip, still in America....

That's how the information returned to appear on the screen of his phone.

Vaya immediately steadied the heart. He'll go to meet Yoran.

...*****...

Visual

To support the authors, the author will display several visual figures based on the genitals of the author.

Vaya

Vier

Yoran