The Angel of Time
Chapter 14

Wednesday, 15 January 2017. That day I thought Astrid could get back to work. It turns out it's still tomorrow. I was still lying in the mess room, with the blanket still wrapping around my body.

My eyes looked at the sky - the sky above me. I began to daydream about what I had just experienced yesterday. Like it's not a real thing. Uhh... I took a long breath. I'm still on holiday today. And I prepared - ready to go home to Magelang, in the hope that it would not rain.

Back to Magelang, at my house my cell phone card didn't pick up the signal. So it's gonna be hard if there's BBM coming in. I need an SMS if I want to contact me. Just a few of the cards are good for me to use when I'm home. I went home and looked normal. I can't reach him. And no BBM chat came in.

Thursday, 16 January 2017. That day I entered the afternoon shift, at 15:15 WIB. I turned on my motorbike for me to speed from my house around 14:00 WIB. I drove my bike fast enough to get to the location.

My heart beat a little faster when I remembered Astrid's name in my mind. I arrived at the parking lot where I worked. I parked my bike and took off my helmet, my eyes automatically stared at the black Honda beat, none other than Astrid's.

I went inside immediately, and I looked for that sweet face. Yes, just as I was about to attend, Astrid was sitting next to the cash register and looking at me with her sweet smile. He greeted and said, "good afternoon Gio."

I smiled at him and rushed to get changed. There is already Mas Matin and my colleagues who have gathered to pray together.

While I was pre-prepared at work, I heard Astrid talking to Nita. Employees who recently entered as new employees. They plan to go swimming. There's Riko, Cahyo, and Vidi. Five of them went swimming. I felt a little strange at heart, like not letting go of Astrid without me. Moreover, Vidi is also trying to get close to Astrid. I feel my heart starting to heat up. Yeah, I'm jealous. There was a feeling that began to envelop my heart, a feeling where I felt comfortable when I was with her.

"Where are you going?" I'm going to Astrid.

"You want to swim together, I love swimming" Astrid replied.

"Who's coming?"

"Nita, Mas Riko, Cahyo, same Vidi." he explained.

"Gio can't be jealous!" suddenly Riko approached me, as if he knew that I was starting to feel anxious.

"Gio can't be jealous, yesterday had gone all day with Astrid, now change away with me hehehe.." Riko's voice again broke.

I just smiled with restraining the jealous turmoil in my heart. What else when they start leaving my eyes.

I feel jealous, but what is our relationship? There is no more right for me to prevent or say that I am jealous. That afternoon really made me fall silent throughout the course of work. My mouth was silent but the sound of my mind constantly being noisy was bothering me to look good.

"Ojo fuckin' Yo!" Rahmad tried to break my silence. Maybe Rahmad understood that I was upset. He was sitting by playing his phone.

My hand went by grabbing my phone that I put near the door. I tried to open Facebook, I wrote Astrid's name in the search field. I opened his profile, saw a picture of himself with the lights next to him.

I swipe up, to forget a little bit about my jealousy.

As soon as I stopped sliding my screen, my eyeballs rounded and glued, as I found the writing that became his facebook status.

"God take care of this feeling.."

My heart is beating faster. My hands are trembling a little. I continue to suspect and wish this status to me. I'm sure that status is for me. I wonder, does he feel the same way as me?