HAPPIER
CHAPTER 8

This isn't the first time I've been on the same vehicle as Bery. Even at the beginning I saw it was on top of an abi car. I also have several times drove him back to his boarding house when he had not moved to his apartment in the last 2 years. Also, several times Umi or sister Nindi asked me to pick up Bery at the project site either because it was late or her car had a problem in the middle of the trip. All this time I was indifferent and chose not to dizzy to maintain the image or what is called friendly and polite.

This time I was a little confused how to behave to him because now his status is my boss while in this car there is a driver. I wanted to feel the mouth of the driver who took us because he was so fussy asking me about things that I thought were unimportant. Luckily Bery turned into a spokesperson for me and tried to divert the conversation so that the driver was silent for the rest of the trip.

In the middle of the trip Bery asked the driver to stop at the restaurant we went through for lunch. Actually I was not interested in lunch with them but for the sake of maintaining an attitude, I finally followed the steps of Bery who turned out to choose one of the private spaces for us. But finally, only the two of us ate in the room because the driver was allowed to eat in a smoke-free area.

I know Bery took private space to keep me comfortable, but this atmosphere made us awkward. Bery was also just more silent, unlike in his office earlier.

"How was the job, no problem?" Finally Bery opened the conversation.

"Safe." Answer's short.

"Good." Bery said with a smile on his face.

Back we just kept quiet, there was no more chat until we finished each other's food menu.

I stood about to pay for everything, I was a man, abstained from being treated by women. But Bery held me.

"We eat with office money, there is already a budget." Again Bery spoke with a big smile on his face.

I could only nod then scratch my head which was not really itchy.

We did not immediately go to the project site after the cashier, happened to have entered the dhuhur time and there was a mosque right next to the restaurant. After the dhuhur prayer, we continued our journey to the project site.

It turns out that the apartment construction project in question has just entered the stage of making the foundation. I continued to follow Bery's footsteps by keeping a safe distance of about 1 meter from him. Although Bery introduced me to the people on the project site as his new assistant, I felt like he was his bodyguard.

How not, at the location of this project, only Bery is the only woman in the crowd of hundreds of men who are in the same location. I feel uncomfortable every time I see that there are people there who are too close to Bery. Because it can't stand, every time something moves less than 30 inches from Bery, I'll code it by slightly pushing their shoulders slightly away. Inevitably I finally got closer to Bery's side so that no one else tried to steal the opportunity to approach him. Of course I understand, where the movement and gaze mode which is only for work needs.

"Good job, Sky!" Bery whispered to me half. "From today onwards, if I have a schedule to take to the field, you're my assistant, let's be bodyguards." There was a crisp laugh caught in my ear. For the second time in a day, my heart was made to leap by Bery. My face warmed up because I knew Bery was teasing me.

Of course Bery has memorized how I treat Nindi's brother if he is nearby, possessive. I am very possessive of my sister. And against Bery, of course I don't like to see the hungry gazes of the men looking at him.

This is what makes me not want to be close to any woman other than Umi and sister Nindi, where are there women who will withstand my possessive nature? Look, Bery who is not who I am, he is just a friend of Nindi's brother but it has been quite troublesome for me all along. I always couldn't help but let her be approached by obscure men.

Call me crazy, the fact is I'm not crazy. It's true that many think I'm crazy after my case in the past, but Bery's position in my family is different. He is not only a friend to brother Nindi, but he becomes a friend to umi as well as abi.

I often see how Abi and Bery spend hours just to discuss business affairs, not infrequently interspersed with discussions about religion even about the ball they are very connected. I whose son was supposed to argue about the ball and against him playing chess was instead acted by a Bery.

Likewise with Umi, Bery always seems more enthusiastic than Kak Nindi to be a guinea pig every time Umi learn a new menu of cuisine. Bery will not get tired of sitting for hours accompanying Umi to tell stories throughout Umi doing activities in the kitchen.

Bery is a new color in my family, everyone loves him. I don't know how to name Bery's place in my life, but since Bery is my family's color, I'll make sure it's always bright.

But I think I'm crazy. Every man who approached Bery was all in my sight. I will look for as much detail as possible the background of the man, if it will potentially hurt Bery, then I will make the man step back slowly. I have a way, and only I know.

My face is getting hotter, I don't know to make excuses and my tongue has also gone first unable to say one more word. I'm used to living in everything, in conditions like this that require me to immediately make a sound even make me confused myself.

"Byok come with brother, we go to the meeting room first, you should also come along."

Without waiting for my approval, Bery breezed into a meeting room not too far from where we were standing. Finally I can only tail like a duck following its mother. Although I was embarrassed, but I just ignored it, I knew Bery would never embarrass me in front of so many people.

He was indeed my protector, wasn't it because he was the one I could breathe free air after killing that bastard*n man? Maybe that's why I always wanted to protect him even though invisible might not even feel by him. It's okay, someday I'll stop once he gets his true protector. I promise!

Actually I feel bored following this meeting, because I think everything is clear from the details of the picture that Bery gave them, it's just that his project manager seems to have a lot of things to ask. I think it's too far-fetched and contrived. It seems that after coming home from here I will take a personality course, especially the problem of effective communication. I can't wait to put all the questions of the project manager who looks smart but I'm also afraid because I have no experience arguing let alone talking at length with anyone.

"You are driving, Mr. Maman was permission all to visit his family he said. We go directly to the abi house, this is almost maghrib, then look for a mosque for prayer."

I nodded my head again and took the car keys out of Bery's hand. It seems that Bery was so tired that he slightly changed the backrest of his chair more tilted back.

"Sky, can't you not talk that way? I hope in the next meetings you can speak up, you know your abilities, so do not feel hesitant or not confident. Later you will replace abi, there is a big duty and responsibility waiting for you." Bery glanced at me who seemed to be impatient to face me.

"There will be time." I answered by staying focused on driving.

"Yes, but if your brother invites you to talk, he replied do not stingy very words. Sister sleepy, have a chat to not fall asleep on the road."

"I don't know what mom wants to be like."

"Ishhh... indeed, brother is as old as what until you call mother continues? If you don't want to call your sister, call her name too. Just relax, do not need to use formal language, except if you are meeting or meeting a client, let you call mom. That'sthat's all. Anyway, you don't want to call mom anymore. If not..."

"If not?" Finally I glanced for a moment at Bery, I wonder what he would threaten me with.

"If you don't, I'll tell people that you're my boyfriend."

"Good dong, my life will be safe from the girls who like to chase me all this time."

"Ha ha ha.." Bery couldn't help but laugh.

I don't think it's funny, but this is the longest sentence I've ever said to him in as long as I've known him.

"For a long time I can be chatty too if this continues." My inner.

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