
"Good night, Non," said Bi Mimah as she watched Alea enter the grand house of the Dinata family.
"Good night, Bi," Alea replied uninspiredly.
"Today seems so tired Non,"
"Banget Bi's. Al feels rich freshmen who are in the senior plonco," Alea said with a sour face.
"Auntie prepare dinner first well Non," bargained Bi Mimah.
"Ga need Bi, thank you. Later Al will eat waiting for Mas Ravka to come home. Who knows Mas Ravka also belom eat. Now Al wants to take a bath first Bi," said Alea continued his steps towards his room.
Alea placed her bag and shoes inside the shelf located in the corner of the room. He then took her change of clothes and took her to the bathroom. The girl lingered on letting the warm water massage her body inside the bath up with the essence of chamomile filling the scent of her kiss. Soaking in warm water accompanied by the aroma of therapy presents a feeling of calm and comfort after tired of working all day.
Today was exhausting for the girl. Facing coworkers who feel senior does require extra patience. It was not enough to burden Alea with the piled up work, the sharp heart-piercing words were also given to the girl. It was not without reason Alea heard my co-workers talking about it. It was none other than the closeness shown by the new manager of the analyst business division after lunch.
"It turns out to be a lot more fun during college than at work" Alea muttered as she rubbed her hands and feet gently. "I don't understand what they're thinking by saying bad things about me" Alea said, sighing.
Her memory floated on Irma's conversation with several other co-workers when Farash returned to his room after offering Alea to drive the girl home.
"Gue did not expect at all, it looks innocent but it turns out pinter woo too. Just started work already can menggegaet Pak Farash," said Irma at that time.
"You know, the new manager is young and single" said Firda, another co-worker.
Alea shook her head quickly, throwing out the slanted sounds earlier this afternoon that kept ringing in her head. He would not let the senior's words ruin his day. His career journey has just begun. He will not let obstacles even as big as a coral in the ocean hit him. Moreover, just a discordant voice, certainly will not be able to beat back the spirit of the girl. Alea then hummed, fixing the mood that had been chaotic.
While outside the bathroom, Ravka entered the room with a frown upon hearing the melodious groove from inside the bathroom. During his marriage to Alea, only this time did he hear the girl humming. His hands clenched as he realized the woman in the bathroom was enjoying her day. Even though he himself had to reduce the discomfort that afflicted him all day in the office. The feeling that the young man denied was all-out when Nino claimed it to be a feeling of jealousy.
"Shit" ravka.
He slammed his briefcase into the bed, then walked up to the sofa and laid his body on the long chair in his room. Today it feels lazy to open a gadget to check work files or email before deciding to rest.
His eyes did not turn away from the bathroom door that had not yet opened after waiting for a while. His hands were still clenched until his knuckles turned white. Just about to get up, the bathroom door opened with Alea rubbing her hair using a towel hanging from her head.
"You're home, Mom? Already eaten? Or do you want to take a shower?" aela asked leisurely without any burden.
He continued to rub his wet hair with a towel after shampooing. Approaching the closet which happens to be located not far from the sofa.
"Would you like to eat or take a shower?" asked Alea again when she never got an answer from Ravka.
"It seems like you're very happy to spend time in the office. New staff but overtime?" Ravka begins to confront.
"What are you talking about?" Alea furrowed an eyebrow feeling astonished by Ravka's speech.
"I'm just surprised, the new staff is overtime? My company's overworked or your division's manager whose job isn't so bad?" sindir Ravka's.
"Now you want to admit that it's your company? When I wanted to interview there, why did you just shut up and not tell me that it was Dinata's family-owned company?" Alea asked back.
"Why? Are you sorry you took a job with my family company? Aren't you happy to be working with that guy? Even you're a division with him" Ravka narrowed her eyes. Locking the girl's bright hazel eye bead left Alea with no choice but to return her gaze.
Slowly Ravka's legs brought her body closer and intimidated Alea. However, his own mind is increasingly made uncalled for. The smell of the shampoo the girl exuded possessed her sense of smell. The sweet fragrance of vanilla from the top of Alea's head seemed to hypnotize Ravka to the point of being able to move the young man's hand to touch the hair that had not been completely dry. Ravka noticed the water droplets from the end of his wife's hair that had fallen were absorbed by the towel Alea had attached to her shoulder.
He turned his gaze to Alea's soft pink lips without the lipstick covering her original color. The lips seemed to tremble, making Ravka stiffen where she stood. The slightly open ranum lips tempted Ravka to touch her thumb there. Swiping her slowly and bringing the lips together with hers.
Slowly but surely the young man's face was getting closer to Alea's face that was still glued there. It was just that her lips found an oasis in the barren desert, before Alea finally turned her face away.
"I prepared hot water for you to take a bath first, Mas," Alea said with a slight tremble. "After that, I will prepare dinner. I haven't eaten either. Now that it's late enough, my stomach is already very hungry," Alea's raving covered her nervousness.
"You haven't answered my question, yet" said Ravka holding back the swish that hit her chest.
"Your question is like a jealous husband" Alea said.
"Don't ever dream I could be jealous of you," hardik Ravka rudely.
"I know you can't be jealous, Mom. That's why I didn't answer your question. Since it must be of no importance to you," Alea then passed from before Ravka.
With lightning fast the girl dodged Ravka by getting inside the bathroom. Alea closed the bathroom door slowly. Standing behind the door while holding his chest that was pounding.
I don't know what possessed her to think that Ravka was looking at her lips as if she was about to kiss herself. Alea took a deep breath, calming the heartbeat that was playing a loud bang inside there. His face may have been flushed withstanding embarrassment. She had to throw away the wishful thinking that her husband was now beginning to notice her.
"Aware Alea.... Throw away your thoughts. Mas Ravka can't possibly like a woman like you that he hates so much. You are just a worthless woman in Mas Ravka's eyes," Alea patted her own head, as if so as to awaken her to the reality that was clearly plastered before her eyes.
Although he had crossed the question in his mind, why did the man suddenly touch his hair, he threw away the absurd thoughts. But it is undeniable that Ravka's touch made him feel excited because of surprise. He was stunned to hold his breath waiting for what would be done by Ravka before finally common sense began to take over his mind. Otherwise, he would have become a laughingstock to the man who might have had a new way of tormenting him.
The girl walked slowly towards the bath up, turned on the water tap and poured essence oil into it. He then played his fingers in the water while waiting for the water in the bath up to fill up while neutralizing the hissing that began to greet his heart.
While inside the room, Ravka still seemed to be glued to her place. His face seemed frustrated hearing Alea's words. The girl was right, for what he answered Ravka's question that was not considered important to him at all. However, this actually makes Ravka's feelings more uncertain. He broke his hair violently and then scooped his face with both palms.