HAPPIER
CHAPTER 13

"Umi don't agree!"

I improved my sitting position to make it more comfortable, I tried to suppress my feelings trying to understand why Umi rejected my idea.

"Why, umi? Hasn't Umi been affectionate with Bery, or have I misjudged Bery's attitude and treatment?"

Umi shook her head slowly.

"Umi dear Bery, he already considered like his own child. Even sometimes umi wishes that Bery be the daughter-in-law of umi."

"Keep why?"

"If their marriage is successful, then um be the happiest person here. But if it fails, Umi will also be the person who hurt the most because Umi will lose 2 children at once. Umi doesn't care about Bery's past, umi is sure your ashes don't matter either. But what about Bery's family? Will they open up to Sky who has a bad past? Will Bery's family not bring up the case? Sky's psychiatric condition with Bery was different, Sky explained more in his trauma here. Umi is only afraid that Sky will be hurt by being denigrated or whatever form of rejection he gets from the Bery family. Do not let the rejection just make it destroyed. And one more thing, let's not because Sky again Bery dumped by his family." Worries are clearly drawn on the face of Umi which is increasingly affirmed by the wrinkles on her face.

"Nindi tau, umi. The best and worst of it will always be there. Chances are 50:50, whether we want to take a risk or not."

"Sky and Bery know what not?"

"Yet, umi. This is just what I asked and asked for an opinion."

"Yes, don't know them and don't talk about them again. Umi doesn't agree with your crazy idea. Later Imi can ask your brother for help to find a good man who is suitable for Bery." Apparently umi remained with her stance.

"Yes umi." Weak talk.

I will not give up convincing umi, maybe tomorrow-tomorrow I will talk to him again, including abi. I'm sure Abi would be happy with this idea. But behind all that, actually the most important thing here is from his Sky side. Even if we all agreed but he refused, this idea would be useless.

It seems like all I have to think about right now is how to bring them closer together. The road is already wide open because Sky and Bery are one office for the next few months. I am now racing against time.

*****

Entering the third week of internships at Bery's office, I felt like a regular employee. How not, my duties and responsibilities are the same as some of the other staff. Even I got more additional duties, being an assistant and bodyguard for Bery.

My body crumbles every day, probably because I'm not used to it. I did not think about Bery, getting an injection of power from where to always seem to have energy that is not inexhaustible. In addition to having a project that handled itself, he also had to check all the design drawings done by his partner.

It can be said, my presence here is very helpful to ease Bery's workload. I sometimes ask myself, how does he manage his time with a myriad of tasks and agendas outside the office?

"Sky, you got a passport?" Bery asked paused my activities.

"No, ma'am." My answer made Bery round his mouth in the form of the letter O.

"Sister has sent the completeness of passport creation requirements in your email and also the registration link via online. Tomorrow brought the files so you can be escorted by Mr. Maman to the Immigration office." He said after a moment of busy with a flat screen in his hand.

"For?"

"For what?"

Bery rolled his eyeballs then stared pushyly at me, "for work of course, couldn't it not be for us honeymoon? Mr. Abdullah wants you to come along and also for a while only you here who understand enough underwater construction. We're all here no one has the experience we need."

"I'm even in college if you forget."

"But your exposure the other day shows that you have more understanding in the field and do not forget because you Mr.Abdullah agreed to use our services. You have to take responsibility!" Sharp speech.

I can only bow with a limp body. I didn't expect Bery to wish more on my shallow abilities.

"Why? Are you afraid you can't do it?" Disparaging asked. "It's just been so scared, you little boy, weak." His grunts in a soft tone but I can still hear.

It hurt my pride as a man. I am not a weak man, nor am I a cowardly man, I am reluctant to get involved in the project out of fear. I just feel unworthy considering here there are many senior architects even more senior than me. I don't want them to think that's not-no with me and I most dislike seeing the cynical and condescending gaze of others on me.

I've often gotten a condescending look at college. I am quiet and maybe some people see me like an idi*t man but often make the lecturers amazed to see the design-build design tasks I do. They looked at me as if I was very unlikely to be on a higher level than them. There are even lecturers who feel that the ideas I pour into the picture are too far-fetched and may be difficult to realize. Even though when I determine a design concept, everything I have learned with in-depth analysis and survey. Even I do not hesitate to unpack the files in the office abi in order to support the data I need. I couldn't possibly design something that couldn't possibly be built.

Whether by coincidence or indeed the road is like that, indeed now the research I take is the construction of structures under the sea to be my final task. It's been a few years since I've worked on many of the disciplines I need to complete. I myself was mentored directly not only by the lecturer of Architecture, but also involved one of the lecturers majoring in Civil and also shipping engineering.

I am like a person who is obsessed with the world of design, especially since my life it will not be the same with people in general. I prefer to immerse myself in the world of the imagination which I then pour into the scribbles on the canvas. Luckily, umi and abi always obeyed my will, whatever I wanted to buy was always fulfilled without asking for any explanation.

The development of technology makes the world can be explored only through flat screens such as computers and mobile phones. Likewise with the work climate that does not know the boundaries of space and time because of technological advances. After moving to the Capital, from then on I developed my skills by taking various online courses. Currently I am able to master 5 foreign languages only with the help of the internet of course, ranging from English, Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish and German. I also studied programming self-taught. Including learning the software used in design-build activities.

Tak...

I heard something fall near me.

"Why bengong?" Ask Bery who has not since when standing in front of my desk.

I just cleared my throat while rubbing my nape, I got misbehaved, caught dumbass at work.

"Sorry, ma'am." My answer is a little confused.

Bery nodded his head at my confused behavior.

"Ck ck," Bery clucked. "Well, come on at lunchtime, you still want to stay here or join my sister for lunch in the front canteen?" Take it with a slightly cynical tone.

I just nodded and hurried to follow him from behind. Last morning I did not have time to bring provisions because Nindi asked for help to come to his house after dawn prayers, he said is very important. And after getting there, it turns out that the important thing in question is just to ask for help to be transported the garbage to the nearest landfill. I was really upset about it, when there was mas Fachri there. Even mas Fachri was so confused himself why I came at dawn to throw garbage in his house. Nindi is just doing her thing. Maybe I'll pay it back next time!

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