Marriage Proposal: Ben & Bima
31 - Fainting Again
(Five)
BRAAAK!!
Riko slammed her bundle of documents as thick as a door leaf on the meeting table. I know all the editors are busy selecting the novels that have been published then read again. Today Riko is not wearing her contact lenses. So his thick glasses were perched on the trunk of his nose. I lowered my head while glancing at the face of Riko who was in a bad condition.
“Explain to me briefly.” Riko's command.
Rarely is Riko angry with me. Only this time I have a very difficult time dealing with personal and work conditions.
He closed the curtain of his glass cover, so that everyone outside could not see what we were doing inside.
“Ko, that doesn't mean I want to dismiss First Love. I just ask for time how I can not write according to reality.”
“Ya write with fiction.”
“The problem is, First Love must have stuck because it is closely related to me. Moreover, if changed with my feelings that do not like the same Prof Ben again.”
I defended myself in a low but anxious voice.
“I also have to announce that I am married to Prof Ben. My fans must be getting crazy and waiting for the continuation, right? That's why I made a new novel.”
I stopped explaining. Looking towards Riko. He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes with both hands.
“Gue is sure, my fans will temporarily focus on the novel I created.”
“Novel lo even in the first chapter there is no romantic-romantic!”
“Indeed I have to write in every chapter of the romantic scene?”
“That's what readers love!”
I slammed my body into the back of the chair while sighing.
“Quietly, I will make Heroine Flower my second romantic novel.” I straightened my body. “Case closed.”
I'm out of the room. Then sit in my own place.
“Bim, congratulations ya Bim.” said Imah. He's sitting behind me. Rotating chair.
“Happy what?”
“Ya elo married Prof Kai.”
Everyone looks at me.
“Gue read lo's story and there's an announce there that elo will marry.”
“But you really married Prof Kai?”
“Prof Ben his real name.”
“Oh Yes, Prof Ben.”
I listened to people until they stopped suddenly because of Mr. Levi entered the room. With a beautiful woman, thin-bodied, arrogant face, and attractive appearance. Everything that was stuck on his body was a famous brand.
(Levi)
I saw Ben walking upright from the entrance. I can see it clearly. His face from a distance showed an expression of dislike towards me. I know what that means.
“Hi, Laras.” Ben said to a beautiful woman in front of me.
Barrel was shocked and stood up. He turned to Ben and slid into Ben's arms. So tight.
“Ben darling! You never call me!” he said it was full of pampering.
Yeah, and Ben saw me again. His eyes blame me.
“You've been in Beijing all this time right?”
“Yes yes! But you are not at all content with me or just come to me in Beijing?”
Barrel took off his embrace. He was well aware, Ben did not return his embrace. Earlier, I contacted this woman early in the morning and forced to be reunited with Ben. The reason, Laras does not want to meet Ben alone. Laras came home to Indonesia because he heard the news – out of nowhere – that Ben will get married in a matter of days. I can guess the news came from Eyang Akhsit who was connected with his colleagues, where one of the colleagues was the parents of Laras.
Ben and I talked about the office and the business. Baras as usual is a woman who is in the upper class, so as usual she always meddles in the affairs of others who are not really her business even though she knows the person we are talking about.
“Do you not want to hired me to be an artist in your company, Ben dear?” asked Laras with his spoiled face.
Ben was actually sick of seeing it, only Ben was still kind enough to serve it.
“How about your career in Beijing?”
“I can leave it temporarily. I have to go back here.”
Ben smiled bitterly. In between his meals, Ben's phone rang.
“Ya Riko? The blood? Whose blood?”
I looked at Ben with concern. My gaze was as if meaningfully asking her through telepathy, what is it?
“Faints? In toilet?” added Ben.
“Ben, what's up?? Who's that?” I finally asked.
“OK, okay I'll get there soon.”
Ben hung up on his phone. Sipped the white water to once it ran out and picked up his suit which he opened and sipped on the back of the chair.
“BEN!” my snapping.
“Yayai fainted. In the office toilet.”
“Why?” indict me.
“Yayai who?” Baras also asked. He doesn't like Ben to leave.
“Gue to the office. Okay please pay, Lev.”
“Oh okay. I'll be following soon.” Yes, because I still brought Laras and there's no way I'm leaving him. But after Ben died, I ate my food quickly and told Laras I had to go back to the office.
(Ben)
I ran up the stairs to the 3rd floor. Everyone saw me running around and opened Levi's room violently. I saw Yayai holding a glass, talking to Riko in a limp voice.
“Yayai? You why? It's okay, right?” I held her face, checked her hands, and her feet.
“Rikoooo!” Yayai's eyes glared towards Riko.
“Eh I have to say. This is a deliberate act because of the prospective husband lo.” Riko shrugged her shoulders. Not to be blamed.
Husband-to-be? I frowned. Think hard.
“Bima to toilet..”
“I go to the toilet, I don't know if I want to get out, the door can't be opened. Trus from under the door there's blood on it rat.”
Yayai regulated her breathing. He cut Riko's explanation.
“Pas I pushed out the box that contained bloody rats, I could not open the door of the toilet.”
Yayai glanced at Riko. She seems to hate Riko for reporting to me.
“Trus why don't you scream?”
“I've been screaming. I don't think anyone is horrified. Can lunch hour.” Yayai explained back.
Had enough. I didn't continue my question. I know what Yayai fainted about.
“OK. As long as you are okay.”
I put my hair behind his ear.
“You want to go home?” bargained.
“I'm doing a lot.” he replied.
“Just go home. Even in this place is not safe.”
I glanced at Riko. Yayai see Riko and …
“It was because of your crazy fans, Prof.” said.
I'm riveted. Looking towards him fixed. As I said this morning, I will punish him if he still calls me Prof. Then I kissed her lips in front of Riko. Yayai was shocked and pushed me.
“Eh sorry, meaning Mas.”
My actions disgusted Riko and finally forced her to leave the room.
“What the fuck was that!!!” Yayai glared her eyes at me.
“You're the shit. I told you not to call me that.”
“I forgot.”
“I'll kiss you wherever we are, for you to remember.”
“Probable!”
“I don't think that's disgusting.” I shrugged my shoulders.
Levi came shortly. He asks why Yayai fainted.
“Iya there is a writing paper do not marry Prof Ben.” said Yayai when Levi asked why Yayai could know that it was the work of my students.
Levi nodded in agreement.
“Means to check his cctv.” I said tell.
Levi nodded again.
Only Yayai seemed to have been uncomfortable for too long in Levi's room since fainting. So he decided to go out and sit at his desk.
(Richo)
I leaned my body against the small sofa. Massaging my head for a few days makes me sleep less because of rereading the novels that have been published in the company for the movie.
A long haired woman curls and wears shorts came and sat on my thighs. He's holding my neck. Feels comfortable.
“Udah these few days are you sleep deprived?” tanyakanya. She didn't wear makeup this time. I like his natural face.
“Hmmm.. Bima was passed out.” I'm telling.
“Ha? Fainted?? Why has that kid lately fainted??” bemused. He tried to remember how many times in these few months Bima fainted.
“There was a student of Prof Ben who came to the office and ngunciin Bima in the toilet. Bima was also threatened with rat blood.”
“ASTAGA!”
This woman is so shocked.
“What on your campus are Ben's hardline fans really there, Tas?”
“ADA! But I'm not sure why I can get Bima to his office.”
Tasya breathed. He stands. He's been in my boarding house a few days working on his thesis. Sometimes he comes to my office just to help me do something. We speculate a lot about what happened to Bima. Until the talk about Bima making a hiatus of her First Love novel.
“Kok can?” ask Tasya. He seems to be a friend who does not know everything. He's a little upset. Yes, since Bima lived with Ben, Bima rarely ever call us or just ask something to decide anything in his life.
“She said she wants to marry Ben.”
“Loh? Said he refused to marry and would find a way to escape Prof Ben!?”
“There's something Bima can't tell us. Maybe.”
Tasya was really upset. He felt this was unfair to him because Bima decided everything herself.
“I'll be home to Bima tomorrow.”
“Ndon't need. I think Bima has decided to get married means she knows what she's doing.”
“Bima is not in love with Prof Ben anymore!?”
“Seems like yes.”
I'm smiling a little.
“What's up?” Tasya.
“His state turned around.”
“What turned around!? Am I the only one who knows nothing!?” Tasya stomped her feet.
“Ben who seems to like Bima.”
Tasya.
“This is serious?”
I'm nodding.
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