I WISH THERE WAS HAPPINESS
CHAPTRE 9
A week after my fight with Dara, I worked as usual without caring about the threat Dara gave me. Even if there was something different it was the gaze of the people when they saw me, the way they looked at me as if they were looking at a headless human walking.
Every time I go out looking for data, or go to a cafe for a break, they stare at me with strange gazes and occasionally whisper with colleagues. I don't know what rumors have spread in this company, but I don't even care about any of it.
I came in the morning, it just so happened that today there was a meeting, I deliberately came early because I had to prepare a report on an office construction project in one of the cities in the country.
“Crazy this table you are neat very, this is a work table what display table to sell in Ikea, dah?” asked a man, who came suddenly, to my surprise.
I looked over, saw who was coming, I looked at him for a moment. It turned out that the field man who was rarely in the office came to visit the company, this man was Rangga. He's my senior in the second division besides Dara.
I usually communicate with Rangga if there is work required to contact him, such as the development of projects in the field or ask about the completeness of materials that have been sent to the project where he usually works.
For the preparation of the meeting, usually my boss asks us to come early, but for the size of Rangga this is too early.
“Ngagetin aja, swear. Come-come directly comment on the cave table,” my scolding, I hit his arm fat.
I need to inform you about the problem of the table and other items that have become property rights, I always arrange them neatly, my table is always clean. I always put together whatever I need to tidy up, like a map of documents I always sort by color. The files for loading the data are arranged according to the name of the city, and the books about the project, materials, and various types of samples I arrange alphabetically. Not to forget the pen, pencil and other writing equipment I arranged also according to color.
I also never let the dust rest on my desk, post it that sticks with forced even I try to get stuck neatly. Usually post it I paste to help me arrange my work schedule, which I set according to the name of the day. In short I don't like to see things fall apart.
“Why miss, huh? Emang gua ngangenin anyway, it has been a long time the cave did not nyapa lu,” he said.
“Apaan? Kangen you from where to try,” I said.
He ruffled my hair that I had worked so hard to tidy. “Ututu, dear ... if kangen says aja, hard anyway if so handsome people always dikangenin,” he said, it is ridiculous.
“Najis! Shut up you, the cave hair just finished being styled! Don't hold the cave, hush .. hush .. go there,” reject me. I then took his hand out of my hair.
“How's the office, Rin?” rangga asked after her hand came down from my hair.
“Push!” I replied, short, dense, and spicy.
“Why? Uh, the cave was rumored about you. You said noisily the same?” rangga asked, his index finger pointed at the cubicle table that Dara usually occupied, it just so happened that the person had not come.
“Crazy already spread, no one's fussy feeling,” I said, frowning. “Lu know where? Who is spreading? Very strange, did anyone accidentally open CCTV, yes?” my many.
“He must be the one who spread, as you do not know human nature, it is definitely playing victim him,” replied Rangga.
“No matter the cave, as long as no ngancem cave family, the cave can still handle. But yes, why try to spread her own disgrace?” I said.
“Biasalah, find support, she loves to be the drama queen from when the day. But, seriously dah, you why can fuss with him?” asked Rangga, seeming curious too.
“Hal trivial anyway, in fact, he ngelarang cave overtime, continue to accuse this cave, not clear that,” said I.
I again tidied up the report that had stopped because it was shocked by the presence of Rangga. I looked at Rangga again, he grinned at my answer, I don't understand.
“Wah, kece too, he dared to turn out, huh?” Rangga.
“Definitely dare, people at that time came home from work, there was no one around this room, so the cave is wondering why you can know,” I explained, indeed the time of the incident the situation around was quiet.
“Pantesan, if there is a cave or someone else here, where dare he. Uh, but you're not in any way, ‘kan?” rangga said, clearly visible worry.
“Cie, you are worried yes same cave?” godaku, laugh.
“Yes, who knows if he bit you that way,” he replied, scratching his nape.
“Quietly, where he dares to do crazy things in the office, he just ngancem doang, snapping high school children so dah, no need to think, no matter the cave,” explained me.
“Good by now, but what is he?” ask again.
“That's weird, it doesn't make sense, what's the salary, huh? Lu already really, do not need to be served tuh people, actually, even the caper he is not, anyway?” abugn.
“Gua also sepet mikir that anyway, but bodo very, cave will not be cem aja, he ngajak noisily, ya cave noisutin he returned,” I replied.
I can get along with Rangga because every job I do involves him, that's why I can be more relaxed and open with him. He also never let me be awkward alone, he always started the conversation, making sure I was comfortable working there, but unfortunately our chance to meet was very little.
“Just don't let him dare to flirt, if he has dared to touch you, say directly the same cave,” the message.
“Cie, you on the cave side of the story?” my tease.
“Lu already cave darling even rich so,” grunya.
“Udah many love the same cave, sorry, sorry just yes,” said.
“Gua will always be on the side of brave people,” he said.
“Means?” I asked, somehow my feelings are not good to hear his words, I feel there is something hidden by Rangga.
“Lu dare, Rin. All this time he is like that, he has been working long time but his attitude is the same as new people like arbitrarily, usually if there is a new child he becomes as if the most powerful, but you are different, Rin, lu brave,” clear.
“Tau where are you from? Do you always have a job in the field, how about?” I asked, trying to investigate what had happened, because I was sure something must have happened before I worked at this company.
“Tau, the person before you entered here, the cave temen who worked with him, but the cave temen not long work, he took resign, he was not strong the same attitude tuh people who acted a lot, but he did not take a break,” clear again. “He can make people feel inferior, he often oppressed people, he also did not hesitate to make people so turn to hate the same cave temen, so cave perematin once again, he also did not hesitate to make people, be careful with him,” he added.
I smiled not answering her words, I was confused, I didn't know what to do. I don't know for sure and don't know yet, Dara what kind of person, could have been when she argued with me last week, she was in a bad state. So I cannot conclude what he is like, is it true as Rangga said? I can't be sure either.
Rangga had been sitting in his place, not how long Dara came by wearing clothes that invited any man to be ignited by fire, his clothes accentuated his curves that could make people gawk at him, seeing him, not to mention her excessive grooming. I'm the only one wearing a long-sleeved shirt and pants made of gaping material looking at his appearance.
Not wanting to get anxious myself, I glanced at Rangga, he also looked at me and just shook his head in disbelief.
***
The meeting was going on, Rangga and I were sitting side by side, while Dara was opposite us, precisely in front of Rangga, our boss was sitting at the end of the table, leading the meeting this morning.
We were given the opportunity to present our work report for one week that we had been through. Rangga who started the presentation session by describing the development of development in one of the buildings for state facilities, then continued by Dara who explained about almost complete data about the project chaired by my superiors directly, and then continued by Dara, as for me, I presented about the data and the needs of the project where Rangga worked.
“Project has started the road yes, I want a report is ready for Monday,” said my boss.
We're putting together an event for a project that's almost in half, all the materials and daily necessities must be scheduled, that's what we're discussing now.
“Good, Mom,” I replied.
When I answered my superior, Dara glanced at me with a cynical look, I hurriedly turned away from her gaze. I'm not trying to ruin my weekend by serving anything too childish.
“I need data from five years ago, make reference to project materials and design examples, can anyone help me?” miss labil said, suddenly.
I haven't had time to digest Miss Labile's words, someone immediately exclaimed. “Rinda aja Bu, he ‘kan like to learn, he's good enough so he can learn from the data that has been a long time, so add more understand the work here should be how,” Dara's advice, make me turn my head.
What's?! Hey you don't know what, the cave is also a lot of work why not just do it together, you basic crazy, uler .. want to eat cave just taste, of course I can only say in my heart. However I should respect him as a senior when dealing with my superiors, I don't want to get too involved with him.
“Where, Rin? I was going to ask for help both of you, because it is impossible if I ask for help with Rangga, he was rarely in the office. So what, Rin? You can?” ask superiors.
“Wah Rinda will definitely be seneng Bu, especially regarding data, so let him know also the place of data archive,” said Dara.
I can't answer all of Dara's insinuations, nor am I likely to reject my boss's request, so inevitably, like not liking, I can only resign and accept it, she said, even though my work is not a little, fate, indeed fate.