Rai Universe
CHAPTER 96. Longing Point That Can Abort Angry.
This morning, Esta continued to yawn during a joint meeting with Nisa and Giri, as well as Leka, the owner of an app developer who is working on a joint project with the Laundry Universe. He felt very sleepy because he could not sleep well last night.
“Mbak, want to buy coffee?” Tawar Giri's.
Esta mnegangguk's. She really needs caffeine to open her eyelids.
Giri nodded in understanding then walked out of Esta's room.
“Ehm, if I may suggest anyway, Ma'am. Better use BA (Brand Ambassador) only. Ma'am Esta can hire the services of an artist or model. It will be easier to attract customers later.” Leka was obviously later.
“But our funds may not be enough to rent a model.” Esta. He is considering all possibilities. Maybe he will profit, but the capital that must be spent will be quite large.
“Mbak can find a model with a fee that is not too expensive.”
Esta nodded. The idea was good too.
“Please Mbak Esta think first. Later if you have fixed, please contact me.” Leka.
“Oke.”
“Then I'll excuse you, Ma'am.” Pamit Leka got up from her seat.
“Cock rush?”
“Iya, because there are still many jobs waiting.”
Esta delivered Leka to the front of the laundry. Until the girl disappeared from his sight.
When Esta was about to go inside, Giri arrived with a cup containing coffee drinks and immediately gave it to Esta.
Esta and Nisa return to Esta's room. Nisa seems to have something to tell Esta. The girl hesitated to open her mouth.
“You said what?” Esta asked who read Nisa's movements.
Nisa smiled then drew closer to Esta's desk.
“Buk, I have an idea. What if we asked Mas Akash to be a model? He is also famous.”
“Make. Can't be.” Firm Esta.
“Why, Buk?”
“He was my friend. I don't want to take her.”
“That's exactly it, Buk. Got that famous temen in benefitsin. I think there is no harm even though the cost is a little mehal as long as it will attract profits in the future.” Kayu Nisa's.
I don't know, it feels really awkward to ask Akash for help. He knows the nature of the man. Akash would have refused payment if he had asked for cooperation.
“Telah. I'll try asking.” Esta said in the end. Nisa immediately smiled, then left the room.
Esta still thinks. Should he ask Akash? But it can be ascertained that the man will refuse his payment. And that would make Esta feel awkward for him.
He decided to call Akash and ask.
“Yes, Ta?” Sapa Akash from across.
“Where?”
“Against the house. Why?”
“In Jakarta?”
“He. Wh why? Want to come here?” Akash's voice turned happy.
“Ya is not. Just want to ask, would not be my advertising model?”
“Seriously? Really? Yes, I want to. With pleasure. No need to pay is okay.”
“If I don't pay I don't want to. I work professionally. I hired you as a model, not as my friend.” Firm Esta.
Akash hush. Even his breath was not heard.
“Kash?”
“OK. I'll give you a special 99% discount.”
“Oudah. I guess I'm not.”
“Eh, uh, uh. How come? The play is not good ih.” Akash grumbled across. “Judah, 50%. How?”
“But maybe the day after I can just get there. Tomorrow there is a match.”
“Oke.”
And Esta closed her phone. He sipped his coffee which was almost cold.
Esta is back in focus on her work. He took the pen from the pencil box but was stunned to look at the pen.
Rai awarding pen. His heart stares at him.
“Hhhh.” Esta sighed then returned the pen to its place.
Geck, tok, tok. Esta's door was knocked from the outside.
“Log.” Esta's orders.
This time, it was Giri who appeared from behind the door. The man smiled at Esta then walked to her desk.
“Why?”
“Ehm, there's a phone from Solo. They asked, when did Esta go there?” Giri.
Instantly Esta remembered her promise to visit the Solo branch.
“Yes geez. Forgot me.”
“So there's also a phone from campus R. They asked, can you be a speaker at an interpreter seminar?”
“Seminar?”
Giri nodded.
“But I don't usually talk in front of people. Grogi me.”
“Once tried Mbak. Free promotion tits. Kan is good.”
Giri's words are right. You can't give up before you try, right?
“When is it?”
“From next week.”
“Avonage. I want to try.”
Giri smiles happy to hear Esta's answer. “so when to go solo?”
“Emmm, I don't think we've had it in the near future. We'll rearrange the schedule later.”
Giri just nodded then came back out of the room. Leaving Esta who remained focused on her work. He turned his gaze toward the pencil box on the corner of the table.
The recorder pen kept getting his attention. There was a curiosity that was trailing his chest. He remembered Rai's expression yesterday.
Esta turned her eyes back towards her phone next to the laptop. Since yesterday, Rai had never contacted him. There was a speck of longing that appeared in the corner of Esta's heart. A point that slowly aborted his anger.
The feeling of wanting to understand, was now beginning to take over part of his heart. He wanted to understand Rai's actions to him. But there was still some anger and shame he felt.
His embarrassment to Rai could not be expressed in words. He could only express it through anger at the man.
If you look at other people, why does it seem so easy to turn around and look for new people again? They are so easy to move to another heart.
Why not Esta? Why is he always stuck with his feelings for Rai? He tried his best to turn away from the man. But there was something that made him turn around and could not switch.
It was as if his heart was already filled with feelings for Rai. Even his feelings for Rai never changed in the slightest. He was faithful in his wait for the man.
His heart is locked. And he no longer knows how to open it when someone else wants to get into it. He had forgotten where he had put the key.
“Ta? I really don't want us to end up like this. I am comfortable with you. I already love you. My heart is full of you. I feel like I want to scream and get angry when you say you want to separate. I'm determined not to follow your ridiculous request no matter what. But when I saw you cry, I was not strong. My heart was broken right away when I saw the tears coming out of your eyes. I can't see you cry.”
“I love you so much, Ta. And I guarantee that this will last forever for you. My love is only for you. But if you think this is what's best for us, that's okay. I'm sincere that we should separate even if my heart breaks. I sincerely release you with one hope, hopefully you can really be happy after splitting with me.”
“I hope you won't cry again. I hope, in the future, there will only be happiness for you. But just so you know. I'll come back for you, Ta. I promise I'll come back for you. I will prove that my feelings are sincere with you. I'll get you back with me. In any hemisphere you'll be, I promise I'll find you.”
“As you said I should be stronger. And once I become strong, I will really pick you up. Wait for me, Esta. I love you.”
The sound of the recording pen that was now in his grasp again shook his heart.