Two Men
Stifling

Kania pulled away from near Rangga. It's a misdeed.

"Thank you" said Kania.

Rangga.

Kania worried between walking back or silence first.

"I go first. The lunch time is running out soon" added Rangga amid awkwardness.

Kania nodded slowly. "Ah, yes, Mas. Please." His hand stalling signifies Rangga to go first.

Rangga walked forward calmly, while Kania herself still calmed her beating heart even faster. The shameful incident happened twice. He needs to increase his self-awareness.

"So much," muttered Kania. After that Kania went towards the canteen. Desi's waiting there.

"I'm getting hungry instead" Kania said back as she walked.

It wasn't long before Kania arrived at the canteen. There are many menus that can be tried, of course free because it has been cut off their salary.

This lunch menu is fish gulai, terasi sambal, capcay, and shrimp crackers. Quite tempting for culinary lovers Nusantara.  It's just that, for people who are bored with the menu, of course they choose to buy food outside. Just fine.

Kania queued up like the others. Take the rations to eat, then go to the Desi table. The sweet girl had already finished half her meal.

"Cock, long time?" desi asked when she saw Kania sitting in her front seat. "I thought you ate outside."

Kania sitting. Keep a tray that has plates on the table. He breathed first. "Sorry, there was a technical error."

Desi who was chewing crackers was made shocked. "Technical error?" He repeated the words of Kania.

Kania nodded quickly. "Yes." Yeah." His hands were joined together, and he prayed, and he began to eat.

"What's really?" Desi curious. The half-living shrimp cracker was still in his right hand. 

Kania chews her food first. "It feels good" he commented. He continued chewing until he finished. 

"So, what's the technical fault?" Desi is impatient.

Kania raised her head. Staring at Desi lekat. "I was helped again with Rangga."

Desi choking. He took the sweet tea in the glass. Sip until a quarter of the glass is gone. "Powered the new employee?" Glass saved.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Crazy, I'm so jealous."

Kania's forehead shriveled. "Where's his picture? That, right, is just a sense of help to fellow humans." Kania surprise. He was feeding food again. It feels more delicious.

Desi gulps. Suppose his position was in Kania, it was certain he would have convulsions.

"Aren't you nervous about being helped by him?" ask Desi seriously.

Kania's mouth chews, swallows, then says, "No. Just be usual."

"Astagfirullah, at all?" This time Desi raised her voice. 

"Yes!" Kania firmly.

"Maybe." Desi dreamy. Imagining could be in Kania's current position.

Kania relaxing. After all, everything Rangga did was a natural thing. He will do that when someone needs help.

Kania notices Desi, strange. "Why again?"

Desi realized. Keep the crackers and continue eating again. Twice, Desi answered. "I, if I were you, would be hysterical. In Rangga it will most likely be the sole heir to this company. Uday handsome, tall, smiley, friendly. Duh, no harm, deh. Perfect!"

Kania's eyes were wide. His ears could not believe what he had just heard. Is that really from Desi's mouth?

Desi pensively digested Kania's sentence. Also true. The fact is that humans only look at the other eye only.

"Fastly eat. Later the hunt runs out of lunch," said Kania who again devoured the ration of food today. The fish gulai made by the Canteen Mother is second to none. He had to find a recipe and try to make it at home.

Desi did the same. Focus on food. Too much delusion is not good for health. Yes, mental health is primary.

Lunch time is over. All employees return to the dispute. Struggling with various jobs. Some are busy writing, counting, and others are doing meetings.

Rangga is so focused. For the size of a new employee, he deserves a thumbs up with his cleverness in adapting. Yes ... although the man did not interact much with the others.

"Kania, please calculate the budget for our new project," said Mr. Ganjar deliberately came to the place where Kania Works.

Kania stood up, took out a document with blue maps in the hands of Mr. Ganjar. "Good, sir."

"Oh, yes, please also teach Rangga if he does not know."

Kania stunned. Desi paying.

"Kania," call Mr. Ganjar.

Conscious kania. "Good, sir." The girl carved a smile on her sweet lips. 

"alright. I leave this job to you." Mr. Ganjar moved away from in front of Kania.

Rangga heard. However, the man did not comment much. His fingers were busy typing on the laptop screen.

Kania sat back. Storing documents on the table while glancing at Rangga's desk. The man has a high concentration. Just look at it now! Rangga was not even disturbed by the commotion that occurred because one of the employees was wrong in calculating expenses.

Desi brought her chair closer to Kania's desk, then whispered, "He seems to be the type of person who is serious about work. Look at! His face is so tense."

Kania quiet. His eyes song-again watching Rangga. That's what Desi said. Rangga did look tense as pursued by the target.

"I'm sure he's also firm about the couple" whispered Desi back.

"You know what!" tegur Kania's.

"Look at the way he works. Usually, men will be in carrying out work and couples."

Kania quiet.

Desi returned to her workplace. He was checking the financial statements that came in these few days.

Kania is still glued in place. Rangga started to get angry..

"Don't look at me that way. You better get back to work," added Raga who managed to make Kania embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, Mas" said Kania.

Rangga. He is disturbed by Kania's call to him. "You can call me by name. Stirrup."

Kania flinching.

"We seem to be different for a year. So, just relax," continued Rangga. A sweet smile again given Rangga to Kania. It was like she was putting charm on every woman.

"Ah, alright," replied Kania.

Rangga returned to work, as well as Kania. They both try to be as professional as possible in any case.

***

In another town Radit was sitting in his room. He is now appointed division chairman. Luscious enough.

His hand is still holding the phone. Conversations with Kania through online messaging are fun, even so. He still has to keep his distance. Just sending a message about something important.

"May we meet soon. I miss you" Radit said slowly. He rests his back on the back of the chair. This temporary farewell has just begun.