
"Since when did Papa go." Bambang suddenly asked.
"It's been three years."
"illness?"
"Chronic diabetes is kidney failure and its complications."
"That must be hard for your Mama, the journey of kidney disease is not easy. No wonder he's unstable."
"Yes that's how it is."
"Father is complete." I asked back to answer the conversation.
"Still, Mama is fortunately healthy. Papa is healthy too. Although Mama sometimes has excessive concerns about her son, I guess." I think I know what Mama's worried about. When my son has a family.
"I can guess his worries." I want to smile and laugh at him. "Maybe Mr. Vincent should also try to listen..." He laughed at my backlash.
"Maybe..." He smiled, did not know that his smile could destroy the world of many women. Is it true that no one can achieve it.
But love is only a momentary feeling. It takes more than love to maintain a relationship. It takes responsibility, loyalty and commitment.
We looked at each other, maybe we didn't believe in love. But we are on the same level of understanding with the family, we never leave our family no matter how hard it is.
"When you want to have dinner with me." Bambang suddenly asked.
"Eat dinner?"
"Yes, we can talk more."
"Ehmm me, ..." I'm not sure how to answer a call like this. Dinner has a heavy tendency of consequence. "I don't think Mr. Vincent knows who I am yet."
"I mean..."
"I would frankly, fear Mr. Vincent might have mistaken me. I'm not interested in talking about any personal relationships from anyone. Unless you're Keanu Reeves or Brad Pitt, or the god-class Thor .." Now he's laughing out loud. That's a serious, and not funny, word that he's laughing at.
"Hey, I still have a cousin relationship with those two people." He replied to me with a laugh, but luckily he didn't think me disrespectful.
I just grimaced wide with his jokes. I'm too afraid of getting involved with these types of destroyers. Once you play with fire you will burn, like you miss the fire. Not my life has been too much trouble to add to it has the hope of getting involved in something with this type of workaholic.
She may consider women as part of her work schedule to recover her condition. Some sort of physical recovery, but there's no emotional attachment to it. Like a friend with benefits and perhaps in return he provides financial support or influence. Not accepting objections disagree, or whining. Only his wish must be fulfilled and he will deliver as agreed. That's my mind to him. Getting involved with it is an emotional disaster to avoid...
"It's not a date invitation, it's just a coworker chat. Take it easy, I have no intention. If I mess up I talk first." That's how it is, macem-macem talk first. Later if I melt first how. Horrible, oh creeps.
"My answer is still not for dinner,... I don't want to engage in personal friendships with you. Enough at the work limit. Many are willing to get involved with Mr. Vincent, this is just me hearing the circulation of office gossip. It's not a personal dislike, but I just want to work quietly, not intending to connect with anyone. I've had enough problems..." I answered him blatantly because he was also straightforward. In our age, we've learned to make things simpler and clearer I guess.
Now he looks at me and smiles. While his hands folded in front of his chest. Oh, my God, he's handsome but too dangerous. He just kept quiet and made his own thoughts and frankly it scared me.
"I seem to have a bad label in Miss Melisa's eyes."
"I don't care about your label, Mr. Vincent, it's important that our work is smooth. Can we make peace, don't talk about this anymore, I just want to work quietly. Thats all... Plus it's more time saving you because there's no need to ask me again if I want to have dinner with you..." Now I beg. So he won't take me to dinner again.
"Well,.well..." His attitude gives me the creeps. He's not the one who would agree as easily as it seems, not giving up even though I obviously refused even just for dinner.
He changed the topic to a lighter conversation. And then there were some unit chief doctors who joined us. That's enough to make me breathe a sigh of relief.
Next time I have to eat with someone, I can't sit alone.
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"Mom Sean's doctor wants to see you."
Ahhh Doctor Sean? I want to go home, see Mama soon. Sean, this handsome doctor was my ex-boyfriend years ago, he worked at the hospital where I used to work. Thorax surgical specialist. But we didn't approve of Mama because of my status. Four years ago he was married and had one child, so we decided to remain friends.
"Hi Mel, uh,..."
"Seans. You're here."
"There is a seminar. What about the new office?"
"Okay, the work is the same, only the scale is bigger here."
"Your name is in the open. Rina said she'd relapse again."
"It's going back there to Mom's place."
"Oh yeah, I have to go back to the hospital too." We went out together later while chatting as usual.
And I ran into Bambang in the elevator. He saw my familiarity with Sean. I had to greet him. Why should I see him again.
"Dock More." I decided to call him Doc instead of Sir. More official. He just nodded. Sean doesn't care about Vincent still chatting with me. Because he doesn't know who Vincent is.
"I'm parking at B4, we'll see you at RS okay."
"Okay, I'm at B2, I'm at Mama's, Magnolia B5. Yes first..." I'm going down first.
"Okay, meet you at the hospital." Sean waved at me.
And it turns out that Bambang parked on the same floor.
"It turns out the handsome doctor was the real reason." A catapult came out immediately as the elevator closed. Bambang smiled at me as soon as I looked at him.
"Why Doc? Ohh Sean, he's an old friend, he's got one." I know what the insinuation means of course.
"Ohh..."
"I'm going home Doc. Wanna see Mama at the hospital. Dok Afternoon. Let's...." He couldn't even answer. I bowed a little and left immediately.
I let him look at my departure. He needs to know that I don't even dare to get involved with him. So I'd better get away now.
Mr. Doctor Vincent, we won't be involved in any relationship forever. Even dinner would never happen.
I'd better run away from the type of destroyer like him, not give him a chance to try anything even if it's dinner.