When it was 10 in the morning, Alexa had just come out of the meeting room with the other employees. she walked leisurely down the corridor in the monochrome company building while chatting with one of the female employees named Lisa.
"How are you now? someone said yesterday you fell into the pool until you were unconscious?" asked Lisa, who is a girl with long hair with an Asian face she wore a cream-colored knee-length dress combined with a white top and a maroon blazer and let her hair flow beautifully.
"Yes, it's like that but now I feel better," Alexa replied with a smile, remembering the incidents of yesterday and last night that were so sweet that they wouldn't easily disappear from her memory. Melvin begins to become a ghost that always haunts her.
Lisa glanced at Alexa who looked more cheerful and a rosy hue appeared on her face. "What makes you feel better? Has anyone stopped in your heart?" she asked.
"Eh, no. I'm just relieved to be back at work," Alexa replied with a warm smile.
"Hem, apparently you're still hiding everything about romance in your life. Well, I won't force it because love is full of fakes," said Lisa then stopped walking because she had arrived at her workspace. "See you at lunchtime."
Alexa just nodded with a smile and continued her steps towards her room which was on another floor adjacent to Siska's room. she walked down the corridor to the elevator with a blank stare as she remembered Lisa's words that alluded to love.
'Is it true that love is full of falsehood? And is it possible that what happened between me and Melvin will only be a fake that leaves a pain?' she wondered until she arrived in front of the elevator and then immediately entered, pressing the button to the tenth floor where her room was close to Siska's room.
Brett ... Drettt ...
Her smartphone rang from inside the pocket of the dress he was wearing. Alexa immediately reached into her pocket, grabbed her smartphone, and saw an incoming call from an unknown number then immediately answered it.
"Hello, with who?" she asked when she was connected to the caller.
"Gosh. Didn't you save my contact number?" asked a man over the phone sounding angry.
Alexa frowned as if she had understood the voice behind the phone. "Melvin."
"Yes, I'm Melvin, your boyfriend! Why didn't you save my number?"
Alexa smiled shyly biting her own lower lip, but somehow she was embarrassed. "Sorry. I haven't saved your number yet. I'll save it later."
"Yeah, it has to be because I'm your boyfriend."
Alexa smiled again until the elevator opened and several people who would take turns entering the elevator stared at her because she was still smiling. she lowered her head and immediately left feeling awkward and embarrassed.
"Hello, Alexa... Hello!" Melvin spoke again and sounded a little louder.
"Hello, Melvin. Sorry... I'm a bit busy because I just got out of the meeting room and will be returning to my room." Alexa said as she walked down the corridor to her room.
"Hem, your room must be close to Mrs. Siska's room..I'll come to you after I have a meeting with her."
Alexa pauses and imagines Melvin walking into the office, and wonders if people might assume that she and the guy are dating, or maybe...
"I want them to know you are my girlfriend. So, no one will dare arbitrarily to you because the impact will be very fatal," said Melvin, who would even admit Alexa as a girlfriend.
Instantly Alexa blushed to the point of awkwardness, scratched her head that didn't itch, and slowed her pace. "You don't have to. I'm quite comfortable working here and no one is being mean to me."
"Yeah ... I'm just in case because I don't like bullying attitude. Now I'm going to go there. See you later."
"Yes ... Be careful."
The phone line was cut off. Alexa sighed, then pocketed her phone back. she was silent imagining Melvin's handsome face that she would soon see, wondering what she would do, how about the response of Siska and other employees, especially Lisa. Ugh, could they be in shock?
"Alexa," called Siska who just got out of the elevator specifically for the boss.
Alexa turned to look at Siska who was approaching her. she took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly, as if preparing to face her chatty boss, even has plans to talk privately with her.
"Come to my room now. we have to talk before I have a meeting with Mr. Melvin," said Siska with a flat look. The haughty woman wore a black dress combined with a blue top and pinned some of her hair back. She looked elegant, but her personality did not reflect her appearance.
Alexa followed Siska until she arrived at a room with a nuance that matched the outside atmosphere, namely a monochrome nuance. she sat in the black seat while Siska sat in the black director's chair.
"I'm just to the point. I will cut your salary 80 percent," said Siska curtly.
"80 percent?" Alexa's eyes widened as if she couldn't believe what she had just heard.
"Yes. That's so that your debt is paid off quickly and you stop working at this company," Siska explained then took a document. she immediately handed the document to Alexa.
Alexa silently looked down at the document. The document contains a statement that if Alexa resigns or runs away before the debt is paid off, then Siska has the right to take the certificate of her parents' house in Jogja.
"Mrs. Siska. This makes no sense and is outrageous!" said Alexa angrily.
"It's my rule as the owner of this company. You can't dodge it," said Siska with a sly smile.
Alexa was silent with her breath wheezing because she was annoyed, tired, bullied, and hated. she wanted to slap that beautiful arrogant face in front of her but she couldn't because it would only add to the problem.
"Why are you doing this to me? I've worked well all this time... the salary was cut that much, then how can I survive in this paying city?" Alexa asked with teary eyes.
"Because you're annoying. You have embarrassed me in front of Mr. Melvin, and your friend has also dared to fight me in public so my husband was very angry!" Siska explained while remembering what happened at the mall yesterday.
"It happened because you started it. and my friend just did what she felt was right. And you shouldn't mix this debt problem with my friend's problem," Alexa said with tears in her eyes. not without reason she was crying, because he would be very confused if she only got a salary of 20 percent. she won't be able to send money to her parents, she won't be able to rent a new lease because she's also not comfortable living in Gea's apartment which is Bastian's.