
Now the hustle and bustle of the city is more crowded filling every point in the city of Jakarta. The temperature of the sun was even more intense than it was this morning. With an upset heart Niana had to return to feel the inevitable bottleneck. Ojek online drove him back to the market closest to his office. After buying everything needed to cook the crab soup, he immediately headed to the office and cooked it before lunch arrived.
Only this first time Niana cooked crab soup because she was allergic to crabs, just seeing it made her goosebumps. He was confused to have to cut the living crab, for life he had never done. After gathering his courage, finally the crab can be cut even though his hand must be hit by a knife for fear of being bitten by a crab. His office friends also did not dare to ask Niana's busyness in the kitchen of the office if it was about the business of boss Sanjaya Grub. They are afraid of being affected as well, or even being fired. Without thinking, Niana tasted her soup. He thought just tasting a little gravy instead of the meat would not trigger his allergy.
"Emmm quite good, hopefully before lunch is ready" said Niana while tasting again after adding a little salt
Didn't feel he had tasted the crab soup four times. His neck and hands began to turn red but were ignored because they had to prepare plating immediately before lunch time which was only 10 minutes away.
"Excuse me sir, this is your crab soup is ready" said Niana put a tray containing a bowl of soup
"It's rare, I want crab soup too" said Mr. Ken, whose nose was grumbling, sniffing the scent of soup spreading in Dirga's study
Dirga immediately took the bowl of soup without caring about anything around it, as if the smell of the soup was like pheromones that had drugged it. After inhaling the steam of soup that makes the stomach feel hungry, Dirga immediately scooped and enjoyed the soup with eyes that are still focused on the bowl. While Mr. Ken who was sitting on the sofa noticed Niana who was scratching her hands and neck that looked flushed. Suddenly Mr. Ken went straight to him because Niana's body seemed to stagger powerless to stand.
"Miss, you're why" said Mr. Ken who had been swiftly holding both shoulders of Niana so as not to fall
"My body itches, my head is dizzy" said Niana Lirih panting because she was very limp and unconscious
"Wake up, what's wrong with you? She why Ken?" said Dirga who immediately helped Mr. Ken memapah Niana
"It looks like he's allergic sir"
"Unlock my private room and call doctor Rani" said Dirga panicked as she carried Niana to her private room inside her study.
"Both sir
Niana was also laid down on the mattress of Dirga's private room. The room was rarely open, as Dirga rarely slept in the office unless he was overtime. Then Mr. Ken handed the itchy ointment to Dirga. Put the ointment on his hands and neck. Somewhere itchy, Dirga could not also apply to the whole body Niana. Dirga's face looked worried, she paced back and forth beside the mattress while rubbing her face rough.
Shortly after, Dr. Rani, the doctor of the company's office Sanjaya Grub, arrived. He was also confused as to why Mr. Ken had told him to immediately go to Dirga's room. Is Dirga suddenly sick? So it is not able to walk to the office clinic on the lower floor. After Mr. Ken opened the door, Rani's doctor was shocked to find that it was not Dirga who was sick but a woman lying unconscious in her private room. Doctor Rani begins to examine Niana's condition, after Mr. Ken tells her what happened. Infusion fluid was installed to facilitate the injection of drugs so that the drug can immediately enter and quickly react in the body of Niana who was still unconscious.
"What happened to him, doc?" ask Dirga
"It's possible that he was in shock due to allergies so he was unconscious" explained Dr. Rani
"Does that put him in danger Doc?" ask Dirga worriedly
"Sir Dirga need not worry I have installed infusions and oxygen, as well as anti-allergic drugs that we have injected through the infusion tube. Avoid him from something that can provoke his allergies. While let him rest first, until he is aware" said doctor Rani explained to Dirga whose eyes are always on Niana and not focused on doctor Rani, because of thinking about what kind of allergy Niana was unconscious.
"How long is he going to pass out, Doc?"
"Depending on the condition of the patient sir, if the condition is very weak can be long but if not weak today can be aware"
"Well, thank you doctor Rani" said Mr. Ken as he drove him to the exit of Dirga's study
"What is he allergic to?"
"Maybe he's allergic to crab because he cooked up crab soup for you"
"So you want to accuse me of causing it like this, cut your pay"
"I mean, she cooked the crab soup and definitely tasted it. It may be wrong for Miss Niana herself because she is careless" explained Mr Ken
Dirga nodded his head slowly while folding both hands in front of his chest. Mr. Ken understood very well what his parents expected. Dirga waited for Niana in the room for 2 hours anxiously, leaning her head against the back of the sofa. During that time there is also no sign that indicates Niana will be aware. Then Dirga went back to her desk.
"Please throw away this crab soup" said Dirga, who has no taste for soup on his desk
"Do you want to eat anything else?"
By late afternoon, the sun was beginning to be visible in the west. His nearly drowned light redeemed the glass window curtains of that dimly lit room space. It was as if he was teasing his closed eyes Niana to wake up immediately. He opened his eyes slowly, then got up while holding his head. His stomach was also rumbling as if he wanted to protest because he had not eaten.
"Where am I?" he said while looking at the surrounding that looked foreign like uninhabited
"Whose room is this? What the hell happened to me?" inner Niana whose eyes are fixed on the wall clock that has shown at half six in the afternoon
"Get Dirga crab soup, have I finished cooking it" he said, rushing out of the room
After opening the room door, there was a room so bright that he often saw. Niana was like a confused person, she saw Dirga who was busy struggling with the report on her desk. Mr. Ken who was typing on his leptop woke up from the sofa seeing the arrival of Niana who suddenly came out of the room.
"Miss Niana you're awake?" said Mr. Ken approaching Niana
"Mr Ken crab soup where the crab soup, did Mr. Dirga eat it" asked Niana as she wiggled Mr. Ken's arms.
"Miss... calm down first, you just realized" said Mr. Ken who is not concerned about Niana.
"Sir Dirga, I'm sorry that I fell asleep and didn't finish cooking on time" Niana told Dirga
With a cold face and focus on the report in front of him, Dirga seemed to not care about Niana. Dirga actually held back upset against the carelessness of Niana who had eaten crab soup to cause allergies and fainting. Niana's carelessness made Dirga feel guilty. Every day Niana like always make him restless and anxious.
"Are you allergic to crabs?" dirga asked who had not stopped her hand from slashing the black ink on the sheets of paper
"Yeah, sir, I was allergic to crabs when I was a kid until I had trouble breathing, my heart felt hard to beat and fainted for three days" said Niana who remembered the terrible event that almost took her life
"Do you have no mind? Or do you want to kill yourself? said Dirga was angry and woke up from his chair until pushed back hard after hearing Niana's story
"I just want to make sure that Mr. Dirga's crab soup is not salty so I taste the sauce a little" Niana said, bowing her face because Dirga's face looked very angry
"Bas stupid why don't you refuse and not say you're allergic to crabs?"
"How can I refuse Mr. Dirga's orders if Mr. Dirga told me to always obey your orders"
"Eat first, miss, so you don't drown" said Mr. Ken brought a box of food and drinks
"Thank you Mr. Ken" Niana said as if he was hungry and sat on the couch opening a cardboard box of his food
Niana starts devouring the soy sauce chicken ordered by Dirga without shame. He did not care about Dirga and Mr Ken who were looking at him because his stomach was already very hungry. After one cardboard of rice ran out, he opened the other cardboard on the table. Dirga could only gulp at seeing Niana eat. Mr Ken shook his head.
"Didn't eat for a month" Dirga said after sitting on the sofa in front of Niana
"I'm starving because Mr. Dirga told me to go back and forth from the crab nyari office" Niana said casually and then she covered her mouth with both hands because she was slow to talk
"How dare you talk like that" said Dirga swiped her buttocks sitting on the lip of the sofa and her right index finger pointing towards Niana while her left hand was placed above the corner of her knee
"I'm sorry sir" Niana said as she grilled her soy sauce
"You." said Dirga stopped to see some rice grains and ketchup marks attached to Niana's cheeks. Then take a tissue on the table and wipe Niana's cheek
"Why are you like a child" said Dirga unconsciously still wiping Niana's cheeks
The two netra finally stared at each other for a moment. Niana's face then turned away avoiding Dirga's hand and continued eating.
"Finished meal you can go home" said Dirga
"Okay sir, thank you. I'm sorry to go home" said Niana ended her meal which stayed a little because she felt uncomfortable with the treatment of Dirga earlier. Niana also did not want to be accused of teasing him anymore. While Mr. Ken went somewhere, suddenly disappeared swallowed by the earth.