Trapped In His Cage
He sick
April continued to compress her eyes with ice cubes. His eyes swelled up from crying for too long and went straight to sleep. After last night, April was still crying in the apartment. Keep thinking about the bubble.
“It's too swollen” murmured while looking at the glass.
Her tongue picked up the phone that kept vibrating on the nightstand. All the missed calls came from Sean, the man also sent a lot of messages. But none of April saw. He was lazy to look at Sean's face.
“Car key?” April just realized there was a car key, just like the bubble. This must be Sean, he's completely changed April's car.
But last night April didn't see any of the keys. He breathes in because Sean broke into his apartment again. The password has been replaced.
The woman didn't care about the keys to the car. He rushed off in the morning to work. April is going by public transport so she has to be quick.
A black car kept observing the apartment. A woman he was waiting for finally came out, but she walked along the sidewalk. Then he sat in the bus stop seat, Sean who was in the car could only be silent not struggling.
April is angry now. Even he didn't
I'm going to get in the car Sean bought.
Sean did nothing, he just observed. At first he wants to force April to get into his car but when he realizes the woman's eyes are puffy, Sean undoes his intentions. He didn't want April to hate him and cry again.
Last night when April said she didn't want to see him again, Sean's heart stopped. She was terrified April would actually leave her. The man had regretted the act last night but when it came to Andrew's men bothering April, Sean had absolutely no regrets about killing him.
“Unrequited” Sean stared painfully at his unrequited messages. Usually, the woman is quick to reply to the message. Didn't he say he missed her?
It seemed that the woman was very angry and disappointed.
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“You've been crying?”
“Yes, your eyes are very swollen”
“True. although you wear glasses still look crooked”.
A whole host of other questions rolled out of the mouths of April's co-workers. He thought they would keep asking. Who wouldn't ask if he saw such a puffy eye.
“This is because watching a sad movie” lied April.
They all nodded and sat back in their respective cubicles.
April also sat in her cubicle starting the computer and saw some documents she hadn't worked on.
“Your boyfriend made you cry?” whispered Bertha who was already in the April cubicle.
“Pacar?”
“Ck Sir Raymond, CEO we”
“I'm not dating him. And this is real because watching the movie” April turned her annoyed face away after hearing the man's name.
Seeing April's annoyed face, Bertha finally kept silent not asking anymore. The woman went back into her room.
During work April could not focus because her stomach churned nausea. Is it because he missed dinner? he only ate bread this morning. Fortunately, soon after lunch, Camelia also invited to eat together. His co-worker is on a birthday so he plans to buy.
“Where do we eat?” ask Bertha.
Camelia grinning “Cafe company”
“Pelit once, time only cafe company” said Gabriel.
“Hei the food there is also good. You have to respect our company”
“Leave it, we just need to take as much as”
Everyone laughed at Millie's words. They were at the elevator door.
TING
They were shocked to see the CEO in the elevator. They hesitated and hesitated to go inside. April refuses to look at Sean who keeps paying attention to her.
“You're not in?” ask Sean.
An awkward laugh enveloped those who were forced to go inside. The atmosphere inside the elevator was very quiet. April deliberately chose the frontmost place beside Camelia, she did not want to be close to Sean who was behind them.
“You want to what floor Sir?” ask Gabriel politely.
“Not mind me”
“Good Sir”
Gabriel pushed the elevator button to the ground floor of the building where the company cafe was located. Then everyone inside remained silent, waiting for the elevator to stop.
“You're going to lunch?” ask Sean.
Their eyes glanced at each other about who would answer this question, whereas April ignored them. He was busy looking at his social media.
Finally Gabriel who answered “Iya we will all have lunch with Sir”
“Where?”
“Em in cafe company ground floor”
Sean nodded, he was still staring at April who kept looking at the phone. The woman continued to avoid his gaze.
On arrival on the ground floor, they immediately exit the elevator except for Sean who remains there. He had intended to take April to lunch together but seeing the woman who seemed still angry, Sean again undoes his intentions.
“Woah my heart almost dislodged” Camelia stared in horror at the elevator earlier.
“You're right. I got goosebumps” Gabriel also continued to catch his breath.
“But, are you guys fighting?” gabriel asked in April who was choosing food, but the woman was silent and did not respond.
“This mouth does need to be gagged” Camelia feeds a big bun into Gabriel's mouth. Everything bothered the man not to discuss the romance life of others.
They sat comfortably in the cafe while starting lunch. Camelia approached them with a confused face.
“What's up?” Bertha asked as she could not bear to see Camelia's confused face.
“When I want to pay they say everything has been paid”
Bertha cleared her throat, she knew whose food they paid for. Realizing the code from Bertha, Camelia shut her mouth pretending not to know. Everyone at the dinner table began to understand the movements of both.
“Talk my thanks to him April” Gabriel shows his capitalist smile.
“You really don't understand the situation. Stupid” Daniel who had been silent from earlier began to get annoyed with Gabriel. That one boy did need to be duct tape, his mouth was exactly like a leaky bucket.
April laughs at Daniel who continues to feed food into Gabriel's mouth. He also knew who was paying for their food, and he knew that Sean was watching him from afar.
Exactly like a stalker lack of work.
“Wah's right. It's not legal, because it wasn't you who paid for it” Daniel returned looking unfairly at Camelia.
“Iya.ya later I will buy elsewhere. You guys are very calculating”
Free food is a top priority for them. So do not waste this opportunity, every birthday in their room then the main thing to do is treat all colleagues in the room.
If it is not done, then be prepared to listen to the requests for tracts that are continuously spoken from all colleagues. Have to be patient, no one can be an introvert there. Fortunately they are coworkers who support each other and are not nosy with their personal lives.
That's what makes April comfortable working there. Because the working environment is so much fun.
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The entire April job was in order, he deliberately took overtime so that it could be completed quickly the work piled up.
The woman stretched her muscles, her eyes glanced at the clock that had shown at 10 p.m. Tonight's overtime only him and Bertha. The others came home this afternoon.
DRRTT
His phone vibrated again, Sean kept calling him. Dozens of calls were always ignored by April. This time he deactivated his phone, making him dizzy.
“You haven't come home?”
“I hitchhiked with you yes, take me to apartment” pinta April.
“Tumben once you don't bring car” Bertha stared in wonder in April.
“Sedang lazily driving”
“Already come”
April thanked him, following Bertha who came out of their room. The two were talking about celebrity gossip, when Sean's elevator door was open again.
“Hello Sir, we meet again” greet Bertha politely, while April is silent only.
Sean nodded while his eyes continued to focus on April who was in front of him. The woman glanced back, their eyes met but she immediately turned her face away.
Still refusing to stare and talk to Sean. But a glimpse of April seeing Sean's face a little pale, not as usual.
Is that guy sick?
Better just ignore it. Bertha drove April home that night. But April finds out that when Sean follows them from behind, she has a black car.
After that day, April often sees Sean in the elevator to meet him. But every man called out to her, April always ignoring and putting on a cold face.
Every day the man calls and sends him a message. Some of his favorite snacks are also always sent to his office. Of course April's co-workers were very happy, they were always looking forward to the snack arriving.
But today something was strange. Sean didn't call her anymore or send her a message. He was also not seen in the elevator as usual. It's been three days since April not seeing him.
“Leave alone April” murmured himself.
“Daniel, give this document to Sir Raymond”
The orders from Bertha made April turn. Should I see Sean for a second? just to make sure.
“Let me” said April, he immediately took the documents in Daniel's hands.
“OK. Thank you April” said Daniel pleased.
The elevator kept moving towards the top floor, in Sean's room. His heart was pounding, they had not spoken to each other for a long time. It was precisely April who refused to talk to Sean.
Actually April misses the guy. Especially lately he has not contacted April anymore.
Sean's okay, right?
TING
The CEO's special floor looks quiet, it is always this way because on that floor there is only Sean's room.
April took a breath before knocking on the door. He was too nervous, this reminded him of his first time at work.
After knocking and opening the door, there was only James in the room compiling the documents.
James turned his head for a while and returned busy compiling documents “What do you need?”
“I want to give this document to Sean”
“Put it there, I'll give it to him”
April put the document on the table. He scoured the whole room, there was no sign that Sean was here. James also looks very busy now, his eyes continue to look at the iPad and check the document and give some marks on the document.
“If you ask where Sean is, that guy's in his apartment. It has been three days he is sick” said James.
April's eyes softened slowly, so all this time in vain is sick. April didn't know this at all. He was worried about Sean.
“What pain? and how bad is it?”
“She has a high fever due to drug termination. But I think his personal doctor misdiagnosed” James chuckled
“You mean?”
“You fought right?” search James. But April was silent.
Because that night James did not accompany when arresting Andrew's man. And he knew from Sean's men that April was crying at the time. This is because Sean destroyed April's beloved car.
“I'll tell you her secret now..” James brought up the conversation about Sean's secret at the time.
“Sean always takes antidepressants, to relieve headaches due to severe stress due to thinking about someone too often. Do you know who caused it?”
April shook her head slowly. James pointed towards himself.
“You caused him so. The doctor suggested reducing the medication, but if reduced he had a high fever. Then lately he hasn't taken his medication anymore, and I think because you guys do that” a lot
“Do what?” April was still confused by James's words.
“Ck. Don't pretend to be stupid, you guys make love, right? that's what keeps Sean from hanging on to antidepressants. But since you guys are fighting, definitely stay away from each other and don't do that”
Hearing James' words, April's face flushed in embarrassment.
Is it true because of that? but what makes him more curious why Sean took antidepressants because of him?
“Dan... Sean's been obsessed with you for ten years. If you saw a room in his mansion in Madrid, you would be very surprised”
“The rest of you just ask your girlfriend about the cure as well as the room. Ah one more ask also what was done while he was in the room” James laughed, then left April who was still there.
So Sean's sick because of him?
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