Marriage Proposal: Ben & Bima
15 - Yayai Where?

(Five)

Morning, the morning,

I stretched my body for a long time. Until I fell out of my chair. I grimaced in pain afterwards. Holding my back and waist tight. After I clicked send on my laptop screen it felt pretty free of my load. Last night I stayed up late to finish the first part of my novel. I decided to submit about twenty pages of novel stories that I decided to be my first novel.

I opened my window and the morning air came in. Not a few minutes I wanted to close my eyes, my phone vibrated.

“Elo send draft?” tanyanya lazy. Riko might wake up when her e-mail notification comes in. You see, I know exactly, his e-mail notification was deliberately made with a long ringtone like a mobile phone ringtone because 90% of his work is in e-mail notifications.

“Iya. Read it first. Hopefully interested in my story.” I replied while closing my eyes. I pulled out a thin blanket to wrap my bare feet. The morning air is so cold. The wind came into my room. I just opened the window a little bit.

“Judah. Today elo to the office?”

“Iya. But maybe it's a little afternoon. I want to sleep first.”

“Oke.”

The phone connection was also cut off. Without thinking about anything, I fell asleep. Just. I just remembered, I had to prepare breakfast for Prof Ben. I woke up and sat down quickly. I think I like the wrong people. Oh, no. No. This is real. I really like Prof Ben.

I finally went out of the room and saw the fridge. Long time. Confused what to make breakfast. My head was a little dizzy from staying up all night. Chloe came up to me and put her body on my leg.

“Chloe, what breakfast do you want?” I asked Chloe. There's no answer. Chloe stays around my feet.

“This morning I do not want to eat too heavy.” The sound was a bit heavy, which surprised me. Prof Ben appears behind me. Luckily this time across the dining table. My heart can be broken if he gets too close to me. The scene of him kissing me still reflects on me until this moment.

“Good, Prof.” answered me without looking back at him. I just decided to make toast and juice. After making breakfast in a few minutes, I walked to my room. I couldn't look him in the face.

“Where are you?” tanyakanya.

“Sleep, Prof. I stayed up last night.”

“What do you do?” He scrunched his forehead.

“Work.”

“Let's have breakfast. Then I'll talk about the next job for you.”

I turned around, walked towards the dining table, and sat down. He also sat. I'm obeying once. Oh my God, I'm really fucking sleepy. Does he not care about me? I stay up late doing my job and he wants to add another job for me?

Just surrender?

Not likely. I really like it.

I saw Prof Ben stroking his forehead and revealing his hair that had fallen on his forehead. My view this morning was very good.

“So?” I demand that he explain what my next job is.

“You didn't have breakfast?”

“While not in the mood to eat. I'll make it myself later.”

Liking someone makes me full. Thought about all night. Plus the person I like is in front of me and living with me anyway. I held my head up with my hands. It feels heavy indeed. My eyes are half sore because I am sleepy.

“This week last I taught, the rest will be handled by other lecturers.”

I'm nodding. Actually when Prof Ben spoke to me, I didn't hear him at all.

THE POUR!

“AWWW!” I woke up from my sleep. I opened my eyes wide and held my head. “Prof!!” I grimaced.

He hit me on the head with a teaspoon.

“Should I come to campus at lunchtime?” askinya.

“Serah Prof only.”

Why if it comes noon. It's legal, right? He was also in the second hour.

“You want to sleep?” ask again.

I nodded quickly.

“Sleep next two hours. Then get ready for college. There is work waiting.”

My smile widens. I saw the goodness in his face. Though sometimes annoying.

“Still Prof.”

I stood up and shifted the dining chair. I saw Chloe sleeping in front of the fridge.

“Chloe! Want to sleep with me??” I yelled at Chloe. Hearing her name, Chloe raised her head. Seeing me. Then fall asleep again. Not interested.

Okay. I left Prof Ben alone in the kitchen and closed the door. Putting myself in my soft, wide bed.

(Ben)

It's been two hours since I let Yayai sleep. It seems like this has already passed from the deadline I gave him. I was dressed and ready to go. I knocked on Yayai's room door many times, but there was no answer. At all. I finally opened the door of her room slowly and looked inside. Silent. I started to enter, while Chloe just barged into Yayai's room. Because Yayai's room was the main room and the largest room, so her room was partitioned. I looked into his bedroom and it was empty. His bed was a little messy. His thin blanket was not folded and the clothes I had seen lying on the bed earlier this morning. Where's she? I saw his room around him. Tidily arranged. I accidentally closed the window of his room which was slightly open. If Yayai isn't around, I'd better close the window. Because, the traveling bag is not there, so is the laptop. Most likely he was in his office. Maybe he left when I took a shower.

I hardened my jaw. I really don't like someone who ignores my orders. Moreover, I already trust that person. He should have told me or told me. There's cellphones. I'm upset. I closed the door to Yayai's room hard. I grabbed my phone in the room and called it. Not lifted. I tried to call her, I don't know how many times. His phone could not be contacted. Inactivated. Finally I decided to go to college alone and send her many short messages. I hope he reads it when his phone is back on.

(Five)

I'm holding my head. My head wants to explode. When I entered the room this morning and was about to go to sleep, I just fell asleep for a few minutes, Riko called me to go to the office. That time too. Without taking a shower I changed my clothes and washed my face in the kitchen sink. I think I lost my sleep.

“How?” ask Riko. Put a glass of palm sugar milk for me. He sat next to me. Time has shown at half-eight in the evening. This time he was watching me not for some other man's work, but my own.

“Nearly finished.” I edited a few things in my story and put some fictional stuff in it. To not look like it's really my story. My story? I finally decided to write my own story. Wh why? Because I think I'm in love. According to Riko, my story is good and he sees opportunities in my novel. Hence, Riko called me to come to the office as soon as possible.

“Elo can maintain?”

“Lo's story with Prof Ben to support lo's story. Elo has to do something to see the response.”

I removed my finger from the laptop. Tied my hair up high. It's useful to make my belly button less because all my hair is interested.

“They.”

“WHAT!? NO WAY!” my yelling. Form a cross with both hands.

“If you don't do anything, how can you know if he likes the same elo what ?” Riko sipped her coffee while shrugging her shoulders.

“Gue not much experience.” I melengos. Start typing again.

“And elo not sensitive at all with all men who shoot elo.” Riko stood up, staring out the window.

“When I was shot?” I looked towards him.

“Gue really. When I first moved to my school. Elo it's phenomenal.”

TOK TOK TOK.

A man in a security uniform knocked on the door. His face was pure white. Mas Eros, Javanese, and I really like it. Not because of his face, because this man values women. He was too gentle and polite in front of women. For sure, if I want to sleep in the office, I always tell this Mas Eros. You see, I'm more comfortable if he's the one guarding this office than the other guards.

“Night, Mbak Bim. There's a nyariin under.” told him.

“Who?” many confused. “Tasha?” I turned towards Riko who was standing in front of the window. Surely I stood up, grabbed my bag, and took my phone. I was too shocked. Cellphone's dead. I remember Prof Ben.

“Not, Ma'am. Boy, Ma'am. Very handsome.” add Mas Eros.

“Mampus I.” I saw my phone. Trying to turn on and nil because the battery is exhausted. “Gue don't bring charger!!” my panic. My feelings are not good.

“Down spouts. Tasya called me earlier this afternoon.” said Riko. He looked out the window from this 3rd floor.

“Why did he call?”

“Mbak Bim's. He said the men are down, he said Mbak should go down now. She waitin.” order Mas Eros.

“Oh yes, Mas. Thanks Mas. Uh why? Tasya why call?” I was busy cleaning my stuff and was about to turn off the laptop. Surely I didn't forget to send you the drafts I've been working on all day with Riko. A few seconds later I heard a ringtone email coming in on his phone.

“Prof Ben nyari. He went to Tasya. I think he's really upset.”

Pestilent.

“Udah I sent ya. I can't be contacted in the next two days. I leave it all to elo.” I was in the middle of the room going out.

“Tomorrow morning novel lo publish online.”

“Iya yes set aja.”

I'm whining away. Hitting the elevator, just because the elevator was long I finally decided to run towards the emergency stairs and down the stairs quickly. I went to see Mas Eros outside. Is correct. Prof Ben is looking for me. Why would he know my office is here? But I can't think long-term about this. What I think about is how…

I didn't see Prof Ben. He was in the car. I can see his shadow. I walked over to his car and knocked on his windshield. He opened his car glass half and put on a haunted face.

“Masuk.” he said cold. Emphasis-filled.

I walked around the car.

“Mas I go home first yes!” I'm saying goodbye to Mas Eros. He smiled broadly. His handsome face was indeed the idol of this one building. It's just a pity he's just a security guard. Sometimes caste makes love spread like this.

I sat uncomfortable all the way. Silent. Prof Ben didn't even speak at all. I saw his scary face many times.

“Nggg. I'm sorry..” I started talking. My heart feels like it's coming out. Why is it so hard to apologize and why am I afraid of him. I was brave to him before. My words were interrupted because the phone was ringing.

“Halo. Levi's. When did you get here? Yeah, better be right away. I waited. My work here is a lot of obstacles because only one person is not responsible.” he said slowly although definitely.

Oh gosh. If my job was replaced by one called Levi, I would never be able to speak to Prof Ben again. In fact, I can't even write my own love story.

I heard Prof Ben speak Thai so fast with Levi that I fell asleep in the car. When I half woke up, I felt that this car was not even still. I finally opened my eyes and was surprised. I looked around, there was no Prof Ben. I took off my seat belt and stirred up the contents of my bag, looking for my phone, and I only realized that my phone was dead. I look over there. There's no one. Was Prof Ben involved in a kidnapping or a legalization and I was left alone? I touched my bag, but my laptop is still there. Valuable items that I carry in addition to mobile phones are laptops. My brain's working. Dark surroundings. Only street lights illuminate the streets, although not too bright. At least my eyes can see.

I saw the situation and walked on the sidewalk. Is there someone passing through these streets?

“Why? Where to?”

I was struck by the somewhat dark figure of Prof Ben. He's just dressed in a shirt. The shirt's a little tangled. He appeared in front of me from the bottom. I looked down. I just realized, it turns out that next to the sidewalk is a yacht pier. All yachts are parked there.

“Prof, I think..”.

“Why?” He kept both of his palms in his pants pocket. Very cool.

“Prof was scuttered and I was left alone in the car.”

“Is your brain too much of a delusion?”

I'm silent. I'm a novelist, so teach me to fantasize everywhere.

“You left my car with the door open? There is my car that I just bought that is taken by people.” said Prof Ben. He pointed to his car not far from my car.

Oh, my gosh. There's my laptop and my phone too. I ran towards the car. Closed it. After my brain worked hard, I realized that I was in Ancol. It seems, not sleeping makes my brain stupid.

“Why doesn't Prof wake me up?”

“Hundreds of times I woke you up. But you don't move a bit.”

I'm down. It's my habit that when I'm sleeping, it's hard to wake up. Moreover, drowsiness strikes great. I am still sleepy now. Usually, I can hibernate in my room for two days. On the third day, I started to get energized again. Now I can't, because I have to serve a very perfect man in front of me.

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