-CHAPTER. 05-
I rode my scooter to the office where I have worked for almost the past three years. I work as a financial staff at a leading electronics company in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Rumors also say that the company where I work will open another branch in the Land of the Rising Sun, after the branch in the Land of the White Lion has started operating. I have not confirmed the truth of this.
I parked my motorbike in front of the office building, then entered the ten-story building.
"Good morning." I greeted my friends who had arrived and were getting ready to do the morning briefing.
An activity that would later be done routinely every morning because of the rules of the new boss. After doing the morning briefing, I sat in my chair and turned on the computer. Staring lazily at the notes stuck on the computer screen about what my work was today.
Considering that this month is the mandatory month for Annual Tax Payment, all of our staff have been trained hard since the beginning of the year to review all sales, receivables, bank income & expenses, monthly tax deposits and the amount of inventory in the warehouse, aka stock opname.
"Des, I'll ask for your voucher application file. I want to find the cost of expenses for purchasing mechanical equipment." Said Mas Gilang in front of my cubicle while handing me his flash drive.
"Okay, ready. What percentage of progress is it, sir?" I joked, pretending to be like Mr. Firman who always asked for 'progress' to every staff regarding the SPT.
"Halah. Don't follow suit like your Firman, Des. Progress, progress. When it's finished, let's all gather."
Now this is how we behave when we're annoyed with Mr. Firman, we will definitely remove the term 'sir' in front of his name.
"Haha, that's how it is, he's the one who pays our salaries, sir. You can't do that."
"Well, that's what happens when you become a lackey like us. You still have to obey the person who pays your salary."
Well, what Gilang said was true. A lackey is still a lackey. We still have to obey the big boss who has kindly accepted us as lackeys in his company even though his behavior is very annoying.
"Here, sir. In the March voucher file." I said, handing Gilang's flash drive back. "Thanks, Des." I just nodded my head in response to Gilang's words.
Ting! Ting!
I saw two new notifications coming in from my millions-of-people chat application. I got a new message from Gina.
Gina Kim: Des, after work, stop by the apartment first.
Gina Kim: Help me pack. On the way to Lombok, I'll go hehe :p
I widened my eyes in surprise when I saw the incoming message from Gina. Seriously, she's going to Lombok? Oh my, it's so nice to be a secretary like this.
Deska J: Why do you want to go to Lombok?
Deska J: I want to come with you :(
I became jealous when I heard that Gina was going to Lombok. Although I know that Gina is going to Lombok because of work, she must still be able to go on vacation there.
Just so you know, Lombok is on our list of future plans for the four of us, but it is our seventh option.
After successfully realizing the fourth option on our list of future plans. We have to realize the fifth and sixth options first, which are opening a cafe in the Senayan area and opening a branch in Bandung. We don't know when we can make it happen, but we will definitely discuss it first.
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Like the message Gina sent this morning, I have now arrived at the parking area of the apartment where she lives in the Sudirman area.
"Oh my, what's wrong with your face? It's so wrinkled it looks like clothes haven't been ironed hahaha." Gina's teasing made me snort in annoyance if I had to tell her the reason why my face was creased like clothes that hadn't been ironed. "Come on, don't make me tell the story behind this dirty face. I'll get more sensitive if I remember again."
Gina immediately laughed at my words. Strange, his best friend was annoyed and even laughed at him. It's really Gina. "Okay, I won't force you to tell a story. Let's help you with packing. I'm flying out tomorrow at eight in the morning."
Ah, the feeling of envy that had disappeared because I was distracted by work has now come to the surface again. "It's really great that you can go to Lombok first. That's cheating!" I sulked only to receive a shake of my head from Gina. "Good from where? I work there, accompanying the boss to a meeting with a client, my free time is only given one day."
"But at least you've set foot there first, Gin. Oh yeah, while I remember. I want to talk to you about something ." I straightened my body facing Gina who had just finished locking her suitcase. "What? It seems really important."
"So it's like this. Earlier, one of the admin staff in my office asked me, does our boutique provide a wedding dress request service? She said, if "We can, he just wants to order from us." I said, expressing what Mba Fitri, the admin staff, had said to me during lunch break.
"Oh. My boss's wife also asked that. If there is, she said she would recommend it to her sister, who want to get married at the end of this year. What do you think? Should we hold it or not?"
If Gina, the biggest investor, asked me this, what should I answer? Should I just say yes? But first I have to discuss this with Reval and Vera. Not to mention our tailor at the boutique.
"I think it's okay. But we also have to discuss it with Reval, Vera and our tailor. If no one objects, then okay, I'll just go along." I said while choosing to lie down on Gina's soft sofa.
"That's right. Oh yeah Des, how many more options do we have on our list of future plans that haven't come true?" Gina asked, making me try to remember.
The first option on our list of future plans was graduating from school with satisfactory grades have been realized six years ago. The second option, entering the desired university has also been realized. The third option, traveling to Bali has been realized at the end of last year. The fourth option, opening a boutique has also been realized yesterday afternoon.
As far as I remember, there are still four options another thing that has not been achieved in our future plan list. The fifth option, opening a small cafe in the Senayan area. The sixth option, opening a branch in the Bandung area, whether it is a boutique or a cafe, we have not decided yet. The seventh option is traveling to Lombok and the last one, the eighth option is climbing, we have not decided which mountain we want to climb and intend to decide after the seventh option has been realized.
"It's still a long time until our future plans are all realized."
I confirmed what Gina said. It also means that I will take longer to express my feelings for Reval and keep them bottled up for the next three or four years.
"You, is it okay if you have to wait and bottle up your feelings for Reval until all our lists come true? ?" Gina asked, making me speechless.
Do I have no problem with that? Well, I don't think it's a problem for me. The proof is that I was able to suppress this feeling for nine years. If I have to wait another three years, I think I can and it doesn't matter because the feeling I feel for Reval is a feeling of sincere love. Not an ambitious obsession.
But the series of words that Gina said next were able to make my heart feel like it was cut by an invisible sharp object. It hurts, stings but leaves no marks and no blood. As if slapping me and pulling me back to this very painful real world.
"Only a fool can suppress feelings of love for nine years. And that person is you, Des!"
"Having feelings of love for the opposite sex is human, regardless of He is a friend or an enemy. Your feelings for Reval are natural Des, even though you like your best friend. There is no criminal law prohibiting you from liking your best friend