The Promise of Love to My Cousin
Chapter 9.

The early morning sunlight that shone directly onto his face made Marco have to remember that today he will be working as a wood factory staff at his Opa-owned lumber mill in the city of Pontianak.

"Hmm, I have to start getting used to my routine which will be boring" Marco said, dressed as if people were going to work.

"Sir Marco, do you want breakfast in your room or in the Multipurpose Room outside your room?" asked Yono politely to Marco.

"Where is it, the important breakfast today for me must be tasty and best so that I can be excited to work in today at the wood factory" Marco replied staring lethargicly at Yono.

Marco looked at the breakfast menu on the front desk of his pair of eyes and then sighed deeply before sitting on the bench to face his meal.

"Pontianak-style cherry jam bread" said Yono.

"Hmm, you know, " said Marco, gobbling up the bread casually.

"Hey, Yono.Who is this new guy? " greet one of the office staff to Yono by looking at Marco.

"Oh, this is Mr. Marco Antonio Brown Salim his grandson Pak Hendri Salim who will study work here with us" Yono replied proudly.

"Well, why does a Young Master like him have to work as a staff of our wood factory anyway?" ask Yono's co-workers to Yono curiously.

"So I can get to know your world of work here well and hopefully I can work well together with you" replied Marco reaching out his hand to greet his new co-workers.

*****

Mutiara Bangsa High School, Jakarta.

Salsa had just arrived in front of her school gate when she heard a call from her friend from behind her.The girl immediately turned to her back and smiled kindly to her friend.

"Hi good morning buddy." greet Salsa cheerfully to Astrid who just got off the pickup car.

Astrid took Salsa's hand to walk together into their classroom upstairs. On the stairs leading to the classroom was Ella who was sweeping the classroom floor and was about to throw trash in the trash can outside the classroom door.

"Hi, Ella how are you today? " welcome Astrid and Salsa along with cheerful cheerfulness to Ella.

"Well, as usual on Tuesday morning, it's my picket job" Ella replied, putting a broom and trash can in the closet near their homeroom desk.

"Yes, it's been a passion to clean our classroom, La" said Salsa put the school bag on her stool and turned back to greet her other friend.

"Hi, why are you?" greet the friendly Salsa.

"I was dizzy thinking about the mathematical repetition that would be held today" answered Ecca his friend listlessly.

" You don't need to think of a mathematical repetition, Ca. Because the most important thing is that you learned last night so that the repetition can be done well" Astrid comforted Ecca while offering snacks to Ecca.

"You're so good, La.You don't have parents who always demand you get perfect grades for every subject you study in school" said Ecca.

"Yes, too, but I'm also weak in other subjects like chemistry and sports" Ella said on the bench next to Ecca.

"Everyone is different in their expertise including in the field of learning in school for example I am the worst in art lessons until my grades are dropped every time the practice" said Salsa honestly.

"Already, we don't need to talk about math repetition or any lessons, how about we talk about the handsome guy who was waiting for you yesterday at the gate of our school, Sa?" Astrid smiled at Salsa.

"Yes, Sa. Who is that handsome guy, you know? " Ella added.

"Your cousin?Well, does she have a boyfriend? " ask Astrid curiously.

"Had." replied Salsa who turned her back towards the blackboard because their teacher had already come.

"Yaaa, fail me I want to pedekate to that handsome guy" Astrid said slowly.

"Yes, you go near Andreas, As.She is still single really" said Salsa who put her shoulder to the classroom door for Astrid to see the handsome guy who had just entered the next class.

"Hmm, Andreas is like you, Sa.So, there's no way I'll approach him" Astrid said twisting her pair of eyeballs after hearing a suggestion from Salsa for her to have a boyfriend.

"But I don't like him" said Salsa.

In the next class, Andreas looked grim in his stool which was in the back row of four rows of school benches occupied by thirty students in his class

"Dreas, how come you're like a dead mosquito, Elo's face? " welcome to his friend.

"Gue was again upset." replied Andreas who sighed deeply while writing the English lessons he recorded in his book from the blackboard in front of him.

"Yes, because Salsa nolak lo?" ask Rony's friend on the other bench.

"Not."

"Trus because of what? "

"Because Nyokap I want to ask for a divorce from Bokap Gue." replied Andreas with eyes so sad.

"Oh, I'm sorry I asked a lot" said Rony in a slow tone.

"Yes, it's okay, Ron. " said Andreas with his smile for his friend not to feel bad about him.

Andreas turned to his right side bench to give the Physics course book he had borrowed to his other friend.

During the first break, Salsa and her classmates chose to eat their lunch in their school garden while studying for their next subject after their first break.

"Sa, it's noon coming home from school do you want to study together at my house? " ask Ella.

"Yes, Ella" replied Salsa cheerfully.

"Ah, thank goodness I'm glad you visited my house" Ella said with a smile.

Andreas came at them with a friendly smile for Salsa who raised her eyebrows in front of Andreas who did not say anything to Salsa but the handsome guy kept looking at Salsa.

"Andreas, are we here? Why are you just looking at Salsa? " said Astrid who blocked Andreas's eye view with a social-cultural textbook from Salsa.

"Hmm, I just want to see the roses among the grass flowers on the edges" Andreas said as he gave Astor's snacks to Salsa who refused his offer.

"Do I, Dreas? " Ecca unobtrusively on Salsa's right side snatched Astor from Andreas' hand and ate it with her completely innocent smile.

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