My Hate, the Water of His Eyes (The End of A Taste)
How Many?

"Are you okay, sir?"

"Be quiet, I'm not telling you to ask. Just repeat what you said on the phone this morning."

"Good, sir. I'm sorry."

Bima explained back to what he said this morning but before he finished Leo had hung up his phone and asked Bima to say it while in the office only.

During Bima's explanation unceasingly Leo pressed his buttocks that were still sick due to slipping.

"I think Mr. Fandy is the one who handles this project because it is not too big. He could also solve it alone. You better just focus on what you're dealing with now. You also need to make time for your sister," said Bima ended.

"no need. Let me handle the project, too."

"But your work has accumulated enough, sir. At least for a while now it's better to cut down on a little work to accompany Syera, your sister."

"No problem, I just need a lot of work not to think about anything else. No need to worry, Syera is a strong girl and she will be fine without me. There was Fandy who would always pay attention to him. Fandy is better at doing that than I am."

Bima didn't say anything more, what Leo said then that's what he would do. Leo has a reason for everything he does.

"Then I will immediately hand you the file on the project."

Bima returned to her room to retrieve the file she was referring to and handed it to Leo.

The whole day since Leo arrived at the office he busied himself with his work. When the office hours are over Leo still lives in his room. It was only around seven in the evening that he left the office and took his job home. He will continue his work in the apartment.

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"Is the food not good? Do I want to order something else?"

"No, brother. The food is good, but I'm not too tasteful to eat right now. Sorry, brother?"

Fandy can understand the situation that Syera is experiencing so that he is not too pushy.

"If so at least drink this," bring a cup of red guava juice closer to Syera.

After work, Fandy immediately met Syera and brought food for her. He will continue to see Syera and see her until she looks better.

Clamps!

Leo again finds Fandy along with Syera and various foods on the sofa table. Without saying anything Leo passed the two to fetch some drinking water from thirst.

"Sister Leo just got home?" shera looked at Leo.

"Yes" he answered briefly.

Leo went into his room and had no intention of joining them. He prefers to take a shower and resume the work he brought from the office.

I should have gone home a little longer. I had to keep myself busy to get rid of this feeling.

In his room Leo tried to focus on the laptop on his lap. Read the file Bima sent via email and revise the part he deemed unnecessary. Half an hour passed, Leo came out to grab a drink. He did not see Fandy and Syera in his room.

Leo decided to continue his work in the middle room. He brought his laptop, put a bottle of soft drink on the table near the laptop. Leo opened the refrigerator and looked around first. He picked up a packet of snacks filled with potato chips.

To be more comfortable Leo sits on the floor with a tapestry, under the sofa. Leo was again busy accompanied by soft drinks and potato chips. Usually Leo does not like the name snacking but tonight he wanted to try it while working and it turns out Leo enjoyed it very much.

Another packet of potato chips was taken by Leo because the first one was finished. While walking Leo opened a pack of potato chips and at that moment Syera suddenly came out of her room.

"Sister Leo is hungry?"

"No."

"Why do you eat snacks instead of Leo's brother not like?"

Leo sat back down as before. Carefully read the writing on the screen in front of him. Syera sat down beside him and watched Leo who was so seriously working.

"Come in the room. Nothing will happen so don't be afraid."

"I've tried but still can't sleep."

Leo just let Syera beside him, when tired and bored Syera will definitely go into his room to sleep.

"Want to?" offering potato chips to Syera.

"No, this is mine, brother. Brother Leo ate it without permission first," Shera joked.

"I only eat two packs, tomorrow I buy ten times what I eat."

"Why Leo's brother got mad, I was just kidding."

Shera took the potato chips and gave them to Leo's mouth.

"Does Leo have a lot of money? If so, how much?"

"What is clear is that it will not run out to buy all the potato chips that exist in all the supermarkets in this country" replied Leo.

Syera also has a lot of money now, brother but I don't know what it's all for. I'm confused about how much money that has to be spent.

"Do you need money?" ask Leo because Syera doesn't usually talk about money.

Syera took the chips back and gave them to Leo's mouth.

"I don't need money, brother. I just want the people I love not to leave me again."

Leo stopped his work, he remembered something, he wanted to ask how he could get to know and meet Wulandari.

"Can I ask you something?"

Syera nodded in allowing Leo.

"When did you meet your real mama? Has it been a while?"

Syera's face turned gloomy hearing Leo ask her mother. Syera was sincere about the departure of her mother but their very short meeting still left sadness.

"On the same day," answered Syera flatly.

Leo recalled the time when he said Syera was wandering around and did not remember coming home if it was not for her contact.

"I met my mom when I visited Jelita's mom in her rented. I met my mother there," said Syera.

Not wanting to make Syera dissolve in sadness Leo immediately diverted their conversation about the Syera semester exam that Syera had missed.

Leo asks Syera not to worry because she will take care of Syera so that she can take the follow-up exam. Then he took a small pillow from the sofa and placed it next to him sitting down and patted it while looking at Syera.

"If you can't sleep alone in the room, you can sleep here for a while. Counting accompanied me to work," said Leo.

Syera did not refuse, she immediately put her head on the pillow that was patted Leo earlier. Sometimes Leo glanced at Syera while continuing his work.

The longer Leo saw if the two eyes of Syera began to close until when Leo accidentally squeezed the crisps that had been used up and made a loud sound but Syera did not open her eyes.

Syera was already sleeping near Leo and was not at all bothered by her fingers dancing on the laptop keyboard.

At half-two in the morning Leo finally completed his work that he could actually do to his subordinates but he did it himself once in twenty-four hours even though he had to stay up late.

Leo relaxed his body and slowly raised the pillow and the head of Syera. He put it on his thigh. He noticed Syera's face was so shady and stroked her cheek using her thumb.

What magnets do you have that it's hard to pull away from you.