Clarissa and Adam have been sitting side by side on a long sofa. The man's eyes glared at his lover's beautiful eyes. If Adam did not make a sound either, it was a sign that Clarissa had to strike up a conversation.
"Honey, only you know better than anyone how important this job offer is to my career," Clarissa pointed out. Seeing Adam still silent, the young girl resumed her words. "I don't have much time to discuss it with you first," she lamented.
"Not even a phone call?" Adam cutted.
"That email came this morning, and …."
"And you're immediately to receive it?" Adam urged.
"Yes, but …."
"That means you never remember me. Such a huge decision and you are quick to accept it." Adam pointed out.
Hearing Adam's words, Clarissa frowned and prepared to pour out her heart. "Why did you blame me now? This shouldn't be a big deal. Because we were just getting engaged. That means we're not really attached to each other?"
Adam looked the other way. The man did not believe what he had just heard. "Not really hooked up?" The man lowered his palms to his face.
Adam's response made Clarissa become nervous. The guy was more serious all of a sudden.
"Clarie, what exactly does our relationship mean to you?" Adam asked seriously.
Clarissa flinched, and could not answer the man's question. If she was willing to do so, it was a sign that he should be prepared with the worst possible for their relationship.
Adam took a deep breath and then looked closely at the lover. "Then let's just hurry up the wedding," Adam said suddenly.
The girl was surprised. "I can't do that, Adam!" Clarissa answered.
It was unusual for Clarissa to call his name directly, which made Adam think that maybe the girl was afraid to face the two families because of that decision. "You don't have to worry, let me tell our family," Adam replied.
"That's not what I meant," Clarissa mumbled. "Why are you being such a pusher?" she muttered.
The man's head cropped unconsciously and waited for clarification on the meaning of Clarissa's words. "And then? You don't want to marry me?" he asked.
"I …."
"After all this time I thought our relationship was important to your life," Adam said.
"Yes, of course."
"But it wasn't. For you even the betrothal rope cannot tie us together. Even when I say we move up the wedding, you're not interested at all."
"Because I have to go and stay in Milan, Adam." Clarissa blurted out the man's concentration.
Once again, the girl succeeded in surprising Adam. Now he stood up and got away from Clarissa's position. With both arms to his hips, Adam turned to the girl and then asked, "What surprise are you still hiding? Tell me everything when I am strong enough to accept it," Adam challenged.
With all the courage left, Clarissa answered Adam's challenge. "I know this time I've gone too far," that girl claimed. "But I lost in front of my biggest dream, Adam. The offer came suddenly and without overthinking it I immediately received it," the girl said.
While Adam was still standing, his hands were folded across his chest. The man still glared.
Although Clarissa may be uncomfortable, it has been decided to settle the issue immediately. "And I just said yes to all the requirements they gave," the girl explained.
"What are their requirements?" Adam asked.
"I had to stay in Milan for at least five years," Clarissa answered with a nervous response. "And as long as it is forbidden for me to marry," she added.
It was like hearing lightning in the heat of day. Since the terms mean that the wedding was about to be held in the next three months it will have to be postponed. Nor will there be a wedding for them for the next five years.
"Unbelievable!" Adam hissed.
"Honey, we have to postpone our plans. After five years, I promise everything will be okay. We can carry out the plan that we've built," Clarissa said.
If the wedding was hastened, Adam felt that no one would mind. Still, Adam could not imagine how his family would behave if they knew the reasons for postponing the marriage. Adam's family, especially Mrs. Wursita would not agree and she would ask Adam to find another woman to marry instead.
"Five years? My family can't even delay a day from our schedule, Clarissa. How can we convince them to wait five years?" The man looked so impatient.
"We can try, right?" the girl suggested.
"What if it doesn't work?" Adam asked.
Clarissa froze.
"Are you going to cancel the Milan offer?" Adam added.
"This is no longer an offer, Adam. I've already agreed. If I cancel, my name won't be good anymore. And that would be the worst decision of my career," Clarissa protested with a serious face.
All at once the man lost weight, limbered, and made his way to the large window of the apartment. His eyes would stare up at the sky in the distance. He knew exactly what Clarissa would do next. If this girl had decided something, she could no longer be bargained.
"Just say what you want to say. I am ready," the man said as he closed his eyes.
Clarissa cleared. Deep within, she was cursing herself about the man she was with who knew her so well. But she did not have the guts to fight selfishness inside. There was no way she was unleashing dreams in her hands. The girl ran out to hug the lover. Her face leaned weakly against the back of the man she loved.
"I'm sorry, Adam. Please, forgive me." Her tears began to roll down her cheeks. His hands tightly embraced the man's body. "I love you. Really!" Clarissa said expressively.
"But you love your dreams more," Adam replied. The man's face was now filled with disappointment. He knew he could not force his will on clarissa. The girl had a free personality. Clarissa would do what she wanted to do and can not be constrained by the rules she might bend.
Clarissa's sobs were unbearable. Her tears flooded the blue shirt that Adam was wearing. It was hard to say that even Adam fell in love with Clarissa because of her intense and persistent personality. Unfortunately, that time his love was not enough in the presence of the girl's greatest dream.
Adam's reverberation was interrupted as his cell phone rang echoed from the living room. The man gathered his consciousness and walked over to where his phone rang. He looked at the name on it. His personal assistant called. "Yes?" Adam said.
[Boss, madame wants the other number switched on. Your mom was furious that she had called many times, but had not been connected] Adam's main personal assistant, Hassan Pribadi, said.
"I fully forgot. Battery died last night. Okay, I'll do it. Anything else?" Adam asked.
[You should be ready, the great madam seems to be up to something] Hassan warned.
"About what?" Adam asked.
[I got an information that madame these two days met the Waskita family]
"Why does that have to do with me?" Adam said slothfully.
[The Waskita family has a daughter returning from London. I'm thinking maybe madame would like to match you with that lady]
Adam threw a distasteful glance in the window.
[Boss?] Hassan called.
"It's okay, let me handle this. Thank you," he retorted.
That phone line was over. Adam was silent for a moment. Think of all the possibilities one would encounter when calling his mother. Look hesitantly at the number of hours on the phone. It was six in the morning.
'Mom must have woken up,' Adam's inner self said. The man walked to get the other phone in the room. Turn the little thing on, wait a while, then pick a number to call. He prepared himself while waiting for the dial to change to his mother's voice.
The dial was heard dozens of times until finally a woman's voice answered.[Adam] she called."Yes, Mom. Hassan said you were looking for me," Adam said.[Son, I never complained when you only gave me this number. But make sure your number is always on. Should I call Hassan first to find you? Looks like your assistant is worth more than your mother] Mrs. Wursita complained."Of course you don't have to, Mom. The number Hassan had was for the job. It's a private number. So last night it was low-bat to death. Once charged, I forget to activate. But I just activated it now. I'm sorry, Mom. Truly sorry," Adam said compassionately.[Just forget it, but do not repeat it! I was always worried that I wouldn't be able to reach you. Mom's worried. You know that, right?] Mrs. Wursita fretted."Yes, Mom. I won't do that again. Yesterday, I had an all day meeting, so I forgot to charge my phone," Adam asked for forgiveness again.[You'll get my ap
The original warmth now felt a bit different. "So, when did you bring the future bride for me, Son?" asked Mrs. Wursita with a serious face.Adam was forced to make a smile to calm the middle-aged woman. "I will, Mom. No one can deny your son is good looking. What kind of girl do you want? Let me choose for you," Adam said confidently."Adam, I'm serious." Adam's joke became meaningless. Adam's face bore the expression of astonishment. While Mr. Adyaksa assesses that the atmosphere would be out of control if he let Mrs. Wursita continue the subject of daughter-in-law."Enough, both of you. Aren't you hungry? Let's eat first!" Mr. Adyaksa said as he rose out of his seat and made his way to the table."That's right. Let's eat first. You certainly haven't eaten, Son. Come!" Mrs. Wursita grabbed his son's arm and stepped together to where they would eat.In the dining room, there were two servants who stood not far from the table. However, a servant wh
Adam had prepared himself for his mother's question. He calmly replied, "I'm too busy, Mom. No one wants to date someone who doesn't have time for romance." Adam showed off his sweet smile."Adam, are you still thinking of Clarissa?" Mrs. Wursita asked in a suspicious tone.The man misbehaved and replied, "I'm still working on it, Mom.""That's not okay, Son. That's not good for you. You should be more than willing to try. Three years have passed. Your ex is in the middle of nowhere and happy. But look at you? Still keep stuff from her. When would you forget about her?" the woman blurted out the son.Adam remembered that the mother meant something was still in her room."You can throw it away," Adam said."Oh, no! It must be you who drives them away. Not me. Mom taught you to be a good and strong man, but not the opposite. If it was such a trivial matter as throwing away an item that would only remind you of the past it should've been a long
The elevator stopped on the sixth floor. Everyone in the small box was out with Adam. Adam walked alone, while others were in pairs or with friends, perhaps also with family.Before entering the glass door, some mid-air movie posters would welcome visitors. Two of them were Hollywood movies, "Mission: Impossible 5" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens ". Then the other two were Indonesian movies, "Retroaktif: Single part 1" and" Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika."However, Adam chose a movie with a poster that had the face of Raditya Dika as the main focus. The man was not in the mood to think too much. He wanted to laugh and got carried away by the player's foolishness because of its plot. That's what Adam expected.Adam's hands were free. Unlike the hands of other visitors thronged with their cell phone screens. Adam left his phone in the office. At the moment he felt like he was separate from the job noise and he liked it. Maybe Hassan would be rushed into
She heard Adam expressed his suspicions about the elevator being troubled. Then the woman inched to the corner of the room. With a fearful tone of voice and gaze she asked, "Jammed?"Before Adam could answer, the elevator lamp flickered and died at the same time as the tremor happened again. That time the human box was going out of control. For a moment they felt as if without gravity."Aarrgghh!" The woman screamed.And then the elevator stopped with a sound like a big bump. Adam was holding back his emotions in order to stay calm in that crucial situation. Numbers still show the fourth floor but no visible dart. Adam pushed a button to open the door many times, but nothing changed.Adam immediately pressed the emergency button to communicate with the officer out there. "Hello, hello, is anyone there? Anybody hear my voice?" Adam repeated many times. Still, no answer.As Adam tried to contact the officer, he saw the eyes of the woman in the elevat
Adam tapped his fingers against the hard surface of the chair. He thought about how he would have to fill out the patient's data form on behalf of the woman who was stuck with him in the elevator. 'Nah, never mind. If she does not return, perhaps her family will contact her,' he thought.Then he put the reproduced items back into the small bag. After that he walked toward the administration place just as the nurse pointed out. There was only an officer that Adam met. "Excuse me. I was asked to fill out a new entry," Adam said."Ah, do you mean the woman who fainted just now, Sir?" the officer said affirmatively."Yes, that's right." The officer took a piece of paper and a pen immediately and was handed over to Adam to be filled out. After a brief look at the data that was asked, Adam decided not to fill it out because he did not know any of the answers. "Well, sorry." Adam's call caused the officer to look up at him."Yes? Is there anything you don't unde
Adam felt sufficiently exhausted that day so he let the woman who had been babbling in her sleep to grab his wrist. Then sleepiness began to strike and he closed his eyes on the edge of the next bed of a body lying down.Adam did not know how long had slept. He felt pain in his neck and the arm that used as a pillow went numb. He lifted his seat and wiggled slightly."Are you waking up, Boss?" someone asked.Adam turned to find his assistant, Hassan Pribadi, standing there watching from where he was standing. Adam then turned his eyes to the patient who should be lying on bed. Adam's eyes were round, there was no one there. Stammering he pointed to the white cloth mattress."Sh-she? Where is she going?" Adam asked."Who do you mean?" asked Hassan as he approached."A woman who sleeps here?"Hassan seems confused, "There are no women in this room, Boss. Since I came, only you have been here. Sleeping in the sitting position on that ben
Adam's eyes glared at the crowd of fans in front of the movie as he pointed out, "She was just like the woman in the hospital."Lucky heard the boss's words and immediately looked in the direction that Adam's pointing. "Who, Boss?" Lucky asked.Adam was forced to look the other way to explain his point to Lucky. "That's the one with the … T-shirt." Adam went back to the crowd, but the person he referred to disappeared or actually did not exist in the first place."A T-shirt? Many were wearing shirts, Boss," Lucky said.Adam drew a deep breath and resumed, "Never mind, let's go."There was a man in the restaurant who waved hello with a smile. "Mr. Hendra has arrived," Lucky said, who returned to the man with a nod. Adam did the same.The table distance at the restaurant was over a meter. Adam walked earlier and was followed by Lucky. When they arrived, they shook hands with each other."Mr. Adam, thank you for responding to my i