
After waiting for some time, Relina who almost fell asleep on the carpet of her boarding room, was surprised by the sound of a call from Anne's mobile phone. The girl was watching a cartoon from a famous movie app.
"Yes. Fine, Sir. I'm out now" Ane said on the phone.
"Rel, I went back to the office" he said, tidying up Alex's clothes and his own.
"Hmm ... Next time don't run away from the office, bring people's children again."
Ane chuckled at the words of her friend who looked so sweet when her eyes were sleepy like that.
Just as Ane, Relina and Alex are out the door, Junda and Dion are seen standing in the courtyard of the boarding house. Ane smiled shyly and looked down respectfully at her boss after being in front of them.
As soon as he saw his father, Alex ran while shouting and slammed into his arms.
"Who do you think you are, just haphazardly bring people's children?" ask Junda firmly, when Anne was in front of him.
"I'm sorry, sir!" ane said nervously.
"It's okay, it's okay, the important thing is that Alex is okay" Dion said, taking Alex in his arms. This man saw Ane from the tip of his hair to the tip of his foot.
'He's sweet too'
Relina also looked at Dion, thinking that this father of Alex would be dressed officially as the little man had said to her, that his clothes were imitating his papa. But now, what he saw was an ordinary man wearing only a premium t-shirt and black denim jeans. Nothing special, similar to Junda, the boss just doesn't.
'Say they're brothers, don't they look alike?'
"One!" Suddenly Relina approached, showing her best friend something. "Your phone's missing!" Then give the phone to Ane.
Looking at Relina there, Junda narrowed her eyes, making sure she did not miss sight of the unlucky female carrier, who was before her. When he decided to drive Dion to pick up his son, he turned the car to the boarding house according to the location directions on the app, he felt he had recognized him. Now he sees Relina, the girl he considers a pesky carrier, making him remember that he once drove Relina home to the same place.
"So, you're this cheap girl's friend?" ask Junda, to Ane. It looks like he's trifling.
"Who are you saying cheap?!" ask Relina roughly.
Dion was confused and astonished by the expressions of the two men, until he concluded that they had known each other before. While Ane frowns, digesting the meaning of Junda's words to her best friend.
As she recalls, Relina only told me about meeting Junda while at Hotel Salak, after returning from a walk with an acquaintance. He also told of visiting the state palace and hoped that if Icha, his acquaintance would meet his idol.
But how can a respected leader say so much to his best friend? Ane did not understand, until she asked. "What do you mean you talk like that?"
Two of these close friends of women facing Junda. As if not afraid and ignore Alex and Dion. Junda ignored the two women, glancing at his cousin.
"Dion! Naturally you are unlucky today, because this girl friend," he said with a small laugh, pointing at Relina.
Both Relina and Ane, both felt annoyed with Junda's words. As a subordinate, Ane could not reply to anything with that remark for his impingement or reply. He felt Relina was very good, how could it be said to be a cheap woman.
While Relina was very angry, she could not say that because she had never done what Junda had accused her of. But he felt no need to defend his pride because he was leaving soon. Moreover, they are basically nobody and will probably remain that way forever.
"What are you talking about. Jun?" Suddenly Dion spoke. "Oh, yes. Why did you take Alex out of the office?" Dion tried to divert the conversation and dilute the suddenly tense atmosphere.
Ane turned to Dion and told him how the boy could come with her. If the boy does not sleep and he is not tired of holding him, he will not take Alex to the boarding house Relina because it is very close to the company Junda. As they spoke, they did not take their eyes off, even as if Dion was enjoying Anne's face as her lips continued to move.
"Oh, thank you for your concern. Sorry to be a hassle. What if we had dinner?" Dion said after Ane finished talking, making Ane frown. "It's nothing, just as a thank you for helping me." Dion smiled gently.
Relina and Ane looked at each other, feeling that Dion's request was too excessive. Invite someone you don't even know, to dinner, just to say thank you. Ane hurriedly refused.
"Oh. no need, sir! Don't thank me, no trouble at all." Anne said as she shook her hands as a gesture of rejection.
'Who wants to eat dinner because of a child? Overrated!'
"Oh yes, introduce. My name is Dion and this is my son Alex." Dion said as he extended his hand to Anne.
'Ahk ' year. I already know the boy's name'
"Hi," Relina said as they shook hands, they threw smiles at each other. But not Dion whose heart rippled made, but Junda who had not released his eyes from Relina.
After the meeting was over, Dion invited Ane to come with them to the office. Ane followed them because there were still hours left.
Before leaving, Ane had whispered something, so that his friend was careful on his way, to Jakarta to his uncle's house. Relina nodded. As he was about to step up, he was astonished to see Junda walking closer.
The man then said, "Our business is not finished." After saying that, he just left. While Relina thankfully stood up, while thinking with the word 'mortage' that Junda meant because he did not have a single business with him.
*****
Junda's plan this time is to make Relina want to date him. He thought that cheap girl would want to hire him. When Dion goes to pick up Ane for dinner, Junda goes to meet Relina. He did not think about the consequences of the curse mark he had, he just wanted to prove the truth about the mythical mark on his body on this girl.
He went out of the house wearing ordinary clothes that were worn everyday at home. He felt no need to attract Relina because he would use a different way in approaching his woman this time.
Arriving at the Relina boarding house, Junda waited in the living room provided by the house. He used the old way of seeing Relina because he did not have her mobile number.
Someone called Relina from outside the room, there was a rule not to enter male guests into the room, except for married couples.
"Yes, who is it?" relina asked from inside the room she only wore tight-fitting shorts and a tanktop shirt as usual.
"Do not know, tuh. You are waiting in the living room" said the neighbor.
After changing clothes, Relina met the intended guest. How surprised he was when he saw Junda sitting on a wooden chair, crossing his legs and smiling, with a lewd expression to him.
Relina was silent on the spot, she did not respond to anything with the arrival of the man that she had never expected before.
'So, this is what he meant earlier, if the business is not finished?'
Relina immediately turned around, ignoring Junda and assuming that the man did not exist. He was lazy to meet her.
"Wait!" Junda called out to him, there was a sense of disappointment as the girl ignored him. At first he suspected that Relina would scold him or at least ask what his needs were.
"What?" relina said, she just turned her head without facing her body towards Junda.
"You don't know why I'm here?"
"What's he doing? We have no business!" Relina said as she stepped. It's too bad to serve him.
"Are you empty tonight? What if I book you now, okay?"
Hearing Junda's words, Relina's heart was burning, hot, sick, tight to her throat and brain. He turned back quickly and his right hand stretched out and floated on Junda's cheek. He wanted to slap her. But the movement of his hand read, until it had not reached his cheek, Junda had managed to prevent it.
"How dare you try to slap me?" Junda said as he let go of Relina's hand violently. Then ruffled his waist with a pushy look towards the woman, who was also staring at him, with the same eye gaze, even more burning.
"You deserve it!"
"Don't be a holy snob. Everyone here also knows, right who you are?"
"Look, yeah. Do not just conclude things that are not necessarily true, only you do not need to know!" relina answered bored.
He met Junda for the first time during the company's anniversary event, where he had just two months of work. They just looked at each other without saying hello, then met several times at the office for submitting files. There was never a special meeting, except during the park incident, he was fired and other strange events. Then now she easily alleged that Relina was a cheap girl just for meeting at the hotel? So naive.
"Come on! Comewith me. I'll pay you high tonight. How much you want."
Relina widened her eyes to hear Junda's words, because she was lazy to argue, she said, "it just so happens that I'm coming by the moon." Then left Junda just like that, clenching his hands.
"Wait!" Junda called again, this time he approached.
"What else?" Relina replied while looking. That time also ...
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