
"Ma, Mama doesn't believe in the same subtle-being?"
"Credible, why is it?" The mama who was cutting vegetables stopped her hand and stared at Febry.
"The factory where I work horror, Ma. Even yesterday I really saw the apparition. Did Mama ever see that?"
"Mama never see directly, but if you smell the flower, goosebumps, it often. You should be careful, son, don't make a move. The name we live in the world must be side by side with the same thing," said Mama then continue to cut long beans into small.
"Febry doesn't do anything, but if a ghost has a human crush you've heard?"
"Not a ghost, but a genie. There have been many cases like that. In fact, there are genies that can sleep with humans, so you as a girl carefully. Read the prayer before going to bed."
"Well, ghosts can sleep with humans, Ma? How's story?" Febry, who was still wearing a towel around his head, was suddenly curious. He pulled the chair next to his mother.
"Your embah neighbor in Java was once pregnant with a genderuwo child, she said. The night when her husband again went to a sudden rescue back and asked for rations, y already her name was calculated husband himself."
"Continue, Ma?"
"Y neighbor you are pregnant, pregnant all normal just rich people are pregnant mostly. The train is also easy. In the past, we did not use midwives but paraji. You know, the shape of the child's serem. Full of fur all over her body."
"How is the child?"
"You said, his son was fit to suddenly lose forty days in the Maghrib. People say he might be taken as his father. His father y si gendereuwo."
"Continue?"
"Keep..terus, already rich kang parking aja, noh see what time it is. Not working today?" Mama said while walking her daughter's nose.
"Ah yes, huftt back guts test," complained Febry.
"Don't ah, be grateful to have a job. Who knows in the factory of the matchmaking ketacol."
"Lalalalalalaa, don't listen" said Febry, closing both ears and passing away to the room. Mama just shook her head to see the behavior of her daughter who always did not like it if she discussed the matter of a mate.
***
Febry reached for the phone he had just charged, his net read one by one the messages entered in the WhatsApp application. He heard an annoyed snort while reading one of the names listed on the phone screen.
"Not just in the office, in real life it feels like in the terror of Mr. Ardi," murmured Febry, then put the phone on the nightstand without intending to read the contents of the message from his superiors.
***
"Morning, Mr. Dwi," said Febry to one of the OB who was cleaning the Admin room. The room is still quiet, there is only Febry and Mr. Dwi. Febry went to his desk and started to turn on the computer.
"Morning is also Feb."
"Oh yes, sir. You have broken glass, right? That glass or plate in this room?"
"There's no mbak?"
"Seriously nothing, sir?" Febry tried to convince. Because he was sure that yesterday afternoon he heard the sound of things like glass falling and breaking.
"It doesn't exist, Ma'am. Why why?"
"Ah no papa, sir. There is a time."
Mr. Dwi resumed his work, after finishing cleaning the Admin room he then went out.
"Again, Feb." Mr. Ardi poked out from behind the door and into his desk.
"Sir, yesterday afternoon I heard that falling things kept breaking, right?"
"Nothing" said Mr. Ardi relaxed.
"Ah time anyway?" He is very sure if Mr. Ardi yesterday also heard.
"Where, Feb, my order?"
"What order, sir?"
"Well, you didn't open my WhatsApp messages? I'm gonna wrap rice with you."
"Hemm, don't open it. Sorry sir, because it was in a hurry," said Febry lying, even though he was lazy to open a WhatsApp message from his superior. Actually Febry already know if Mr. Ardi sent WhatsApp messages early in the morning must not be far from the drop of food or snacks.
***
"Hesty, I'm busy moving mes rooms today. So if there is an admin who needs to ask for an autograph or what help you handle first yes," said Mr. Ardi who just returned from the production room.
"I mean that's my signature, sir?" Hesty put on a confused face.
"Your conscience, it means being fed to you first. If urgent and I haven't been back and forth to my new Mes later."
"New ice is close to the same fish pond isn't it, sir?"
"Let's go, I moved there. Soale mes lama Arep revamped first," explained Mr. Ardi who is sometimes still attached to his surabaya accent.
"Why dare, sir?"
"Why indeed?"
Febry who had been tired and busy with his work was suddenly curious. He looked at Hesty with a face full of questions.
"Ehhh, no papa, sir. You know, it's pretty quiet there," explained Hesty.
"Heleh no papa, in the old mes is also quiet. Yo wess I'm back." Mr. Ardi passed away leaving his men.
"Indeed why the same new mes Mr. Ardi, Hes?" Febry who had been holding back his curiosity finally opened his voice.
"No papa."
"Ah no way, dong's story. Why indeed? There's no way there's nothing" Febry replied in disbelief. He knew that Hesty was hiding something from him.
"But you don't tell Mr. Ardi yes, I don't know he actually already knows or hingga. In the mess he wanted to place it was once occupied by a girl, and she committed suicide there."
Febry was shocked and reflexively covered his mouth with both hands.
"Seriously?"
"hu-um. It happened in luamaaa. Long before Mr. Ardi worked here. And he's still there. He's not fierce, but if you're bothered know dah."
"You know why he killed himself?"
"His husband cheated so y so that's it. Already ah not discussed here, later he feels called." Hesty continued her work. While Febry who was timid to hear Hesty's words suddenly stroked his neck with horror.
***
**cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonnage
So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight
Shoes on, get up in the morn'
Cup of milk, let's rock and roll
King Kong, kick the drum, rolling on like a Rolling Stone...
The voice of boy band BTS echoed from inside Febry's room, the straight-haired girl was enjoying her Sunday night by listening to a row of BTS songs while rolling back and forth on the bed. For him to spend time in his hello Kitty room is a comfort. A repeated knock on the door of the room did not bother Febry who was beginning to feel sleepy.
"Sister Febry," called the ten-year-old boy, feeling unanswered by the older brother, he walked in and patted his brother on the leg.
"Gosh," said Febry in shock.
"Called no shak," protested the boy.
"Why indeed?"
"So, there's no guests in front."
"Whose guest?" His forehead frowned, remembering that he had no appointment."
"Sister friend, said his name was Mas handsome."
"Mas Ardi if it's not wrong?"
"Whataaa?" Febry jumped in shock from his bed and immediately ran towards the living room. He felt distrustful of his sister's words, but if he remembered the phrase "Flatty Mass" Febry felt very sure if it was indeed Mr. Ardi. Because there is no one most narcissistic person he has ever known other than his boss.
Febry's heart seemed to want to be dislodged when the netraya saw a figure who was cool talking to the father.
"Sir Ardi?"
The man turned his head, showing off his row of queen teeth with a meaningful smile.
*****
What's Mr Ardi doing here?"
"I'm bored on the Feb mess. The plan came out to eat, I remember Hesty's story. He said meatballs near your complex were delicious.Eh apparently, there are three meatball stalls near here, confused which stall. So I broke up to stop by" said Mr. Ardi while picking up the fried banana in front of him.
"Well, I could have, sir. I'll misunderstand you." Febry glanced at the father who was watching television in the living room. While he chose to invite Mr. Ardi to speak on the terrace. It was Febry who insisted on speaking outside.
"Misunderstand how?"
"Yeah. So now Mr Ardi wants to do what?" Febry is confused to explain it, because he does not want Mr. Ardi to Grand.
"Take your meatballs."
"Huh?" Febry was shocked.
"I've asked your father for permission, he's ngizinin." Mr. Ardi explained casually. Febry still couldn't believe the man sitting next to him, "So what are you going to do now?"
"Sir Ardi is the one who was there, sorry" refused Febry slowly.
"I've come all the way here, if that's why I'm talking to your dad inside." Mr. Ardi turned to Febry's father who was talking to his wife, while eating martabak he brought.
"Y already. y already, I was ready, huft..," Febry entered the house with a slight annoyance. While Mr. Ardi smiled with satisfaction in his heart.
Not long ago Febry came out, using a pink hijab and a dress sweater in the same style they then say goodbye.
"While a minute, where are you going to sit?" Mr. Ardi rebuked Febry who was about to open the car door behind the driver's seat.
"Sit here."
"Well, I guess people will drive you, move to the front seat," ordered Mr. Ardi, and asserted by Febry with a sour face. Their behavior was greeted by the amused laughter of Father and mother who watched from behind the window curtain.
****
"Which came last night your boss at the office, Feb?"
"Yes, Ma" Febry replied briefly.
Mama who was frying chicken for breakfast was curious about the figure named Ardi. Not without reason, all this time there are rarely friends who play at home, even if there may be only a few people even Mama is sure their relationship is nothing more than friendship.
"Surely only as a subordinate's superior?"
"Ihhhh, what the hell, Ma."
"Look at him well, well mannered, just as handsome" said Mama poking her daughter's cheeks.
"No, Ma. He's not my type. Same with the nyebelin."
"Ahh don't like, don't like ntar crush," seduced Mama.
Febry throttled, pushing his lips so hard.
***
The atmosphere of the Administration room was quiet, the staff seemed busy berjibaku with monthly reports. They focus on working on reports that if they send late, the HO will repeatedly call asking for reports.
"Haesty... Hesty..," cried Mr. Ardi as he entered the room in a hurry. He was late to the office today.
"Yes, why, sir?" Hesty stopped her work.
Mr. Ardi took his seat, then put it in front of Hesty's desk.
"Hes, you can see the apparition, right?"
"Why is that, sir?"
"Last night I had a strange dream" Mr. Ardi said seriously.
Ryo and Febry, who were also in the room, listened to Mr. Ardi.
"What dream?"
"Dream, there's a woman in my new mess, her long hair keeps making that creepy, her tongue sticking out to the ground, Hes."
"Oh," said Hesty flat.
"It's just, Oh. I'm a bit parno Hes. The fear of Febry." Mr. Ardi pointed at the woman who had secretly stolen his attention.
"I'm the one who got scolded anyway, sir," Febry protested.
"Well, you're a parnoan, I've never been afraid. Since you've been here I've been following parno. So how's Hes, what do you think it's just a dream?"
"Don't understand either, sir. There may be. As long as he doesn't bother, justin."
"Wild how? Wong dreamed."
Hesty seemed to think for a moment.
"I'm not a shaman, sir. Don't understand the same. But, as long as we don't bother, they won't bother. Unless he's evil."
"Ngono Tah's? I didn't do anything eh. Maybe because the mes was empty long ago huh. Yo wess is. By the way, ojok report on late today." Mr. Ardi looked towards Ryo and Febry.
"It's again a train, sir," said Ryo from behind his desk.
"OK, sip. Then I'll go to production first." Mr. Ardi got up from his seat, he glanced at Febry. The girl looked serious by staring at the computer screen, until she did not realize that Mr. Ardi was smiling sweetly at her.
"Hes, what Mr. Ardi said earlier was really a dream what is the sign of the girl showing her existence?" Febry asked Hesty in a soft voice.
"If I don't think he's intrusive, but he's more likely to be there. I'm actually curious as well, tomorrow we see Mr. Ardi bring a story what else. But come to think of it, tumben-tumben he's scared."
"Indeed all this time he was brave, Hes?"
"Lumayan anyway, in the factory is often the case of possessed employees. Well he's a normal nanggepin, rich there's no fear. This was until the story meant he was scared."
"Oh, let's not say yesterday when he came to my house it was actually because of fear in the mess, so..," Febry did not continue the conversation, he actually covered his mouth with both hands.
"What's? For a moment, you mean Mr. Ardi played to your house?" Pekik Hesty curious.
Febry shook his head, this time feeling overwhelmed. He did not want the office people to know if last night Mr. Ardi played to his house, if that happened, of course the gossip will be easily spread. The thing that he was avoiding, because Febry felt there was no feeling for his superior.
"News dong, come on. come on.." persuaded Hesty, while moving Febry's hand.
"Huft.., yes last night to the house. He said he wanted to eat meatballs where we ate first it was Hes. Because the meatball stalls near my complex are many, he does not know which meatball stalls we eat. So he stopped by, "Febry tried to explain at length, so that Hesty would not misunderstand.
"Wihhh, seriously? Just for the sake of meatballs she took to your house? Evening Sunday."
Febry nodded.
"Don't believe me. She's got a lot of feelings for you, Feb. It can't be just for the sake of meatballs until they come by." Hesty seemed to think, she tapped her finger on the table.
"Don't think strange, because our relationship is only limited to superiors and subordinates, no more. He's not my type, either" Febry explained.
"Yes you don't think there's anything, but him? Remember my message yes, I should be careful." Hesty rubbed Febry's shoulder but was patted by Febry.
"Hiii, what the hell. Don't tell anyone else, baby. I don't want to be messed with. I want to work quietly."
"Wani pirooo?" Tempted Hesty while laughing triumphantly because she felt that she managed to make Febry upset.