
For the umpteenth time Aldo let out a long sigh. He looked at the vehicle passing from the rooftop of the open 35th floor building.
His black coat he took off and made a headscarf to dispel the scorching sun that began to lean west.
For almost an hour he stood leaning against the fence made of iron.
Many times he regretted himself, why could it be so rash to break something related to his Chief.
"Know, why do so many applicants with great educational and work experience backgrounds choose you?"
Aldo remembers what happened 10 years ago. Where he who just graduated from college and without work experience in the field of business got a golden ticket from Andreas Marthadinata.
Yeah, Aldo calls it a golden ticket. Just like the lucky golden ticket Charlie Bucket got in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Just like Charlie too, Aldo came from a modest family and since childhood had aspired to raise the ranks of parents. Because of that, he moved to the capital to study and work.
Until the day he took his graduation diploma, Aldo accidentally saw a job vacancy from the Multinational Company Marthadinata-Sanjaya Groub which was attached to the hallway of the Master Building of the University of Indonesia.
"I love the way you behave." the narrow-eyed man smiled.
At that time Aldo until gawking, for that reason beyond reason. Because usually in the work, in the future is education and experience.
"I also love your hard work, honesty and patience." the old man in the Dormeuil suit and the golden threaded tie against the dark background was again praised.
Aldo's eyes widened. He has indeed worked very hard for his tuition fees are not small. Even in a day, he could work in two places at once. He is also diligent in demanding knowledge to always get rewards from the Campus.
The patience?
How did he know I was patient?
That's a question that Aldo hasn't been able to answer until now.
But that doesn't matter anymore. Because the golden ticket is now expired.
"Ooh.karir my ten years." complained Aldo while covering his face with both hands.
I don't know how he told his mother and father in Semarang about this incident.
They expect a lot from me...
aldo's mind is languishing.
"Why are you even here?"
Suddenly a voice sounded.
Aldo who was bowed with his head and face covered in a suit immediately looked up to see who was coming.
"Why not accompany the Chief?" asked Vicroria who had been by his side.
Instantly Aldo pranced in shock until his suit fell to the ground.
With her usual cold face, Victoria took the suit and gave it back to the owner.
"Danke (Thank you)." Aldo accepted with a lethargic face, remembering that he had been fired and that there could be no more opportunity to approach the girl.
Victoria's eyebrows are slightly raised looking at Aldo's gurgle.
He usually seduces me.
his mind while looking at Aldo who re-thought fate.
The sun in the transition from afternoon to evening like this is very hot and the sting is painful on the skin. However, the two men still leaned against the rooftop guardrail, with no intention of moving somewhere to chat.
"You know, today our Chief fired people?" ask Victoria for pleasantries.
"I know." Aldo replied without seeing the other person.
Very strange thing, considering Aldo who for years chasing Victoria. However, the reliable bodyguard was always dismissive and welcomed with German that Aldo did not understand at all.
Didn't she realize I was speaking Indonesian?
"You know what?" he pretended to be surprised. "Chief fired four people at once and your reaction was just this?"
This time Aldo's eyes looked out at Victoria.
"Three receptionists and one senior manager." Victoria explains.
"Didnah?!" Aldo could not hide his surprise.
Meanwhile, in his room, Kiandra is still busy with Anna who turns out not as obedient as she seems.
"What did you say?" Kiandra pretended not to listen.
"I can't accept gifts from strangers." Anna repeated more emphatically.
"Foreigners?" Kiandra straightened her body, squinting her eyes at the girl in a simple shirt with long jeans whose color had faded.
"I introduced myself to you a few days ago. But why do you always call me a stranger? are you not taught, if people who already know each other means no one else. But already a friend?" Kiandra said at length.
Anna's mouth held back, as Kiandra's words were in stark contrast to her expression and appearance.
"So we're friends, OK?" Kiandra again made her own conclusion.
Anna was at a loss to say or act how to deal with this antique man before her.
"Wear what I gave you, and..what was that?" Kiandra looked at Anna with a frown. "Pay me for the cake you ate?" he pretended to be in shock, then laughed blandly.
Anna's two hands that were cackling each other were already sweating coldly.
The expensively dressed man's laughter with necklaces and bracelets poking out from behind his suit made Anna remember something she wanted to forget.
"If you want to pay for the cake you eat. You better buy some more of that cake and pay it straight to the store." Kiandra added.
Anna was not calm to hear Kiandra's words which considered her seriousness a joke.
Seeing the reaction of Anna who was only bowed with both hands grasping each other, making Kiandra turn around, then took the paperbag that the girl had placed on the table.
"Take it." he immediately gave it back.
Anna who was thinking of a way to get out of this situation stuttered to accept the paperbag that was pushed just toward her.
"Wear it, so that your face is not like a sick person." Kiandra's tone of voice is not as different as when commanding men.
"What...?" Anna wasn't sure about her hearing.
Seeing the shock in Anna's eyes. Kiandra felt a little guilty. He cleared a few times.
"I mean.., I mean.you're thin. It's getting very pale. People will think you're sick." After a fraction of a minute of brain twisting. Eventually Kiandra could 'justify' her words a little.
"I like to look like this." Anna immediately quibbled.
He had a reason not to dress up. However, it is clear that Anna will not explain the reason.
"Why is it so hard to tell?" Kiandra was getting impatient. "Limitally wear lip dye." she walked forward.
Anna was back and forth with a paperbag that she had made a shield so that Kiandra would not get closer to her.
Why force this guy?
Anna doesn't think.
"Indeed yes, the woman's name always feels the most right." Kiandra violently seized the paperbag and scrambled its contents.
Anna looked at the behavior of the tall man.
"Here you are."
After finding what he was looking for, Kiandra immediately grabbed Anna's wrist.
Not yet Anna refused, Kiandra had applied lipstick to the girl's lips.