Residual Flavour
Difference in attitude of God

"Deva, wait!" Deborah tries to catch Deva's footstep.

Deborah's loud cry, inevitably made Deva stop. Without turning her body back, she simply stood silently waiting for the figure that called her name to be in plain sight.

"I want to say thank you and sorry" said Debora as soon as she had faced Deva directly. Desta immediately took a few steps back to give Debora and Deva more space.

"For what?" Deva asked indifferently.

"Thank you for bringing my papa to the accountability that he should have. Thank you, because it turns out our feelings are more relieved now. The burden that hit us felt lifted. Although papa must be in prison, but many things that we can actually take his silver. And sorry, if this honesty is too late we do." Deborah hesitated a little, grabbing Deva's hand.

"All is arranged by Allah, Brother. If I ask with my count, obviously I feel that everything is indeed too late. But for God, now is the right time." Deva said it with the same stare and intonation of a flat voice. At first glance, the woman glanced to her right side. Where Dewa and Widya stand side by side is only a few steps away from where they are at the moment.

"Sorry, Dev. I know, you don't want to look back anymore. Mom and I are really sorry. So is my papa."

"I have forgiven you all. But not by forgetting what you've done to my family. Just forgive. We never knew each other, and now we do." Deva put her foot back. This time his steps were a little shaky.

The god lowered his face deeper and deeper. "I'm sorry, Dev. After all the sadness you've been through. You deserve the best. I'm not a man worthy of you."

Before following the steps of the Gods, Desta approached and whispered to the Gods. "Don't be a coward, Wa. After what you've been working on all this time, then you've moved away so fast, it's the same as giving Deva a wound. Think carefully. Don't let you regret it."

The god turned his face to the other side. But he turned to the wrong side. Her eyes were glazed over, clearly visible to Widya. Making the woman who had been suspicious with the closeness back to Deborah and the God who suddenly, the greater the suspicion.

Deva walked over without looking back. Not feeling her tears dripping down without a sound. There is a tightness that is getting squeezed in the chest. He should be happy today. For having successfully offered justice to the father. In fact, the happiness he felt only lasted for a moment.

"Dev ..," called Desta while patting the shoulder of the woman he managed to take her step with. "I drove you home, yeah," he added.

"No need, Bang. I just took a taxi. Because I want to go straight back to the office." Deva forced her smile, then she continued to walk outside the courthouse area to approach the row of offline taxis that ran there.

Desta deliberately does not chase or force Deva again. The man prefers to turn around and step foot toward the God who is now walking towards the same car park as him. The man walked alone. Without Widya or Deborah.

"Why, Wa? Why are you even accompanying Deborah? Whatever the name of your relationship and Deva, you shouldn't be doing this." Desta's words stopped the Lord's steps.

"As far as you are, Wa. I think, if you don't want Deva as big as you used to. At least don't stay away in a painful way. From enemies, you are friends, until you are friends like now. Don't break his feelings. It's not just a breakup that breaks a woman's heart. Abandoned people close by for no reason, also leaving wounds." Desta got into his car after he said those words.

The gods do the same. After the engine of the car he turned on, the man did not immediately run the wheel. The god flinched with both hands gripping the handlebar tightly. "I'm sorry, Dev. I'm coward. You deserve to be happy. After the great storm of your life, it would be inappropriate for me to take you sailing in the midst of the great waves of my life. I'm scared too. Not the love I have, but only the mercy of you." The god spoke inwardly with an overwhelming feeling of sadness.

Arriving at the office, Deva is shocked by Tino's arrival. The man who used to be his superior before being replaced by a God. The figure looked relaxed and conversed with Sashi.

"Dev," Tino said before Deva greeted him first.

"Sir Tino how are you? Tumben?" Deva reached out her hand and directly asked without a stale ado.

"God didn't tell you?" Tino asked back.

Deva looked more confused. His mouth was already almost open to re-question Tino, but he undoes his intentions once he realizes the arrival of the God.

"Why wait here? Just go straight to the room." The god immediately greeted Tino by delivering a small punch to the man's arm.

"Wait while chatting with Sashi is more exciting, Wa," replied Tino.

"Dev, to my room now. Bring all my pending matter files," God commanded without turning to Deva.

"Good, sir." Deva rushed to his room to retrieve the file in question. While Dewa and Tino directly entered the room of the supreme leader Diamond Corp was located.

Not until five minutes later, Deva was already back between Tino and the Gods. The requested file was directly given to the superior. The awkwardness seemed to be felt between the two. The distance that was deliberately stretched by the God, actually both made their cooperative relationship as superiors and subordinates uncomfortable.

"Start early next month. Tino will be your boss again. For the last two weeks of the month, he will be with me. Focus on your other work."

Like being thrown into the deepest abyss. Deva felt her heart crumble again. There are many questions he wants to ask. Sadness, disappointment, annoyance, and curiosity raged in the chest. All the changes in the attitude of the Gods were so sudden for him. After going through and sharing so many things together, then suddenly ignored. It feels more than just pain. In the past, no matter how small it was, Gods always shared stories with him. Now then? Even resigning turned out he knew the latter.

"What am I wrong, sir?" lirih Deva's.