Fly Away

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@captenastro : My bad, a misjudgement. When you mentioned Pertamina and project, what's run on my mind was you're an Engineer in an EPC Contractor Company (Engineering, Procurement & Construction). And, both companies I said earlier are foreign EPCC which headquarters located in London.
@Ambigu: sebenernya bhs inggris guna juga lho buat kita-kita yg murni lokal. (om kakashi gak termasuk lho). It helps our self control while involved in a conversation.

captenastro

@End: aah, now I understand. gue pikir mereka istilah2 gaul yg gue kaga ngerti. Thanks for explaining.

Chapter 6 is coming up, but it's mostly just giving a bit more background, by looking back how John and Chris first met.

captenastro

Chapter 6


I looked at the clock, it is almost three o'clock in the afternoon.
If I were in London, Chris and I would normally...
I couldn't even finish that thought.
Damn it, I couldn't stop thinking about him the whole day.
The meetings and reports and presentations did nothing to keep me away from thinking about him.
My head was in a mess.

What on earth is going on with me?

I went out to get 2 cups of starbucks coffee from downstairs.
And as I expected, when I came back I found Danny on his desk.
"Danny, if you have a minute, can I talk to you in my office?" I asked him.

"ehm.. sure...." He nervously followed me into my office.
"I brought coffee." As I offered one cup to him.
"It's 3 o'clock. It's brew time." I said it as a matter of fact.
He looked at me, now more like confused than nervous.

I moved to sit at the corner of my desk.
"Chris and I, we have this weird tradition."

"Chris?" He asked, looking even more confused.
"Chris Fountain, my boss in London."
"Aaaah. Mr.Fountain, of course."

"Yes, him. You see, on my first day in the office,"
"in London," I quickly added to avoid more confusion.
"I was so overwhelmed with the whole experience. I made so many mistakes that day, that I thought they would fire me that day." I smiled while playing the vivid memory I have of that day.
"It went so bad, than around three o'clock I was ready to give up and just resign and go home. I was so embarrassed and frustrated at the same time."
"Then I heard my name being called. It was Chris who called me."
"You see, I wasn't working for him directly back then, I was in a very low position. So you can imagine what went through my mind when I heard the general manager called my name."

"I went to him and I started to talk, to explain everything that went wrong that day, hoping that he would understand. I was guilty that I went on saying that I was sorry and I wasn't quite ready for the job and everything."

"And what did he say?" Danny asked enthusiastically, then he looked like he was surprised by his own reaction.

"Well, he only said, 'Follow me!' and he left."
"So I did. I followed him as he walked to the pantry"

"Pantry?" Danny looked as if he had never heard that word before.

"The kitchen." I explained.
I chuckled "I probably had the same confused look that you have now. Especially when he turned around with two cups of coffee and gave one to me."

"As he drank his, I took a sip of mine, and then I chocked!"
"I choked because I could taste alcohol in it."

"Alcohol?" He asked.

"Yeah, alcohol." I nodded.

"And then?" I could see he was really interested to know what happened next and started to be less nervous.

"Well, he then laughed at me. He said to me weeks later that he'd laughed so hard that the coffee was coming out his nose, but the look on my face that day, he said and I quote, 'It was priceless!'"

"I couldn't really be mad at him for the alcohol and for laughing at me. In fact after a couple seconds, I started to laugh too."

"We both laughed so hard and then we started to talk about a lot of things, and then that was it, I went back to my work and I was able to do it better. After that day, Chris and I were inseparable. He got me through a lot of stuff, that I can't imagine my life would be without him."

I smiled as I realised I had a lot of good time with Chris.
I didn't know how long I was lost in my own thought, but eventually I came back to the room.

"The point is.." I said trying to get back to my original thought.

"On that day, in that pantry, with that silly prank, Chris helped me to relax and gave me a bit of hope that I decided not to give up, and not only I was able to prove that I could do the job, I also gained a wonderful friend that I could never dream of."

I stood up and face him "And I want you to do the same here."

"Somehow I got the feeling that not only you're smart and more than able to do this job, but also you're a nice guy. So, I need you to prove me right." I looked at him and smiled.

I noticed that he was getting a bit emotional.
The expression in his beautiful face seemed kind of sad.

"Hey, I thought I've just told you a nice uplifting story, why are you so sad?" I said softly.

He didn't say anything, he just stood there looking at me.
I smiled. For a moment I forgot that I was talking to a guy that I just met for a day.
I couldn't help but to feel like he was my little brother.
He is not that young or inexperienced, but the way he looked at me was as if he was looking up to me as his older brother.
His eyes were looking at me as if he knew me for a long time.
The expression in his beautiful face seemed kind of sad, like he was begging me to stay longer there, in that moment.

"Now com'on, give us a big hug!" I said in a smile breaking the silence.
In no time he charged into my arms, so strongly that I had to take a couple of steps back to keep my balance.

I laughed and I gave him a big bear hug.
He hid his face in my chest and I could sense he was getting a bit emotional.
"There there.." that's all I could say while I stroke his back.
I smiled as I hold this guy, this boy, this emotional boy in my arms.
I wanted to know more about him, and maybe understand him a bit better.
But that's for later, I said to myself.
For now, I just close my eyes and gave this moment to him.
With that in mind, I closed my eyes and hold him even closer.

Ambigu

@captenastro

chapter 5 berasa kayak buat sindiran ke kita2 yg manggil om/sir... :-/

Ok, then I called u capten...? hehehe

karakter danny unik juga ya....awalnya kirain dia itu aggressive...tapi semenjak digodain ma om yg satu ini langsung runtuh semua pertahanannya....hancur imagenya....hahahaha

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@Ambigu: sebenernya bhs inggris guna juga lho buat kita-kita yg murni lokal. (om kakashi gak termasuk lho). It helps our self control while involved in a conversation.

agree with u... ^^

btw tapi saya udah g murni... hehe

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@captenastro the pleasure is mine, Om =P
@Ambigu "Udah Gak Murni". Kalimat kaya gini nih, yg maknanya #Ambigu X_X

Ambigu

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@Ambigu "Udah Gak Murni". Kalimat kaya gini nih, yg maknanya #Ambigu X_X

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hah...??? kok gw mikirnya jadi "kesana" ya...??? wkwkwkwwk kalo iya enak aje.... :> hihihihi

atau nggak terserah masing2 aja deh menafsirkannya...silahkan berimajinasi...hehe

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Ah, panjenengan ini, pagi-pagi udah mikir ke arah itu. Udah sedia tisu belom?

Ambigu

@end

banyak kok persediannya ....tenang aja....wkwkwk

gray_side

doesn't matter i totaly enjoy the story,

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@Ambigu #OOT R U playing dota?

Ambigu

@end

iya ..tapi dulu...hehe mang napa ?

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Nope. I played that too. Eniwei, let's wait patiently upon the continuation of the story.

captenastro

Chapter 7 is coming up soon, hopefully it'll be better than chapter 6.

@mllowboy: thought I better invite you here, just in case you're interested.

captenastro

Chapter 7

"It's brew time...!" Danny walked into my office with two cups of starbucks coffee.

I wasn’t really a big fan of Starbucks, but it did taste the closest to the Costa coffee that I was used to in London.

"Gosh, I can't believe it's three o'clock already." I said as I looked at my watch.

“Ok, so I’ve changed your ticket to next week Thursday, I will make the final confirmation next week.” He said while looking at his notes, ignoring what I just said.

“I’ve sent you the minutes from the meetings from yesterday and today, copied to pak Hardi as you requested, and I’ve also printed out the outlines for the meetings next week. All the relevant departments have gotten their copies of the schedule and the outlines too.” He was still busy going through his notes that he missed the proud look and the smile on my face.

He looked so different from the nervous guy that he was yesterday. He seemed confident and cool and I don’t know, sexy maybe. All I know I liked him even more. The confidence suits him. I smiled.

“John?” He was trying to catch my eyes as if I wasn’t listening to him.

“hm..., sorry, what did you say?” I startled a little bit.

“I said did I miss anything?” He chuckled knowing that I was away in my own thoughts.

“Yes, you missed one big thing that I asked you just after lunch.” I said as I moved towards the sofa.

I looked at him now nervously going through his notes trying to find what he missed. I smiled again. As cute as he was with that clueless look on his face, I still think the confident look suits him better.

“Don’t you remember, I’ve asked you to email me the picture of the City Hunter from the TV show?” I threw myself on the sofa thinking maybe I could loosen up my stiff neck and back. I’ve been sitting way too long on my chair.

“Oh man, you’ve got me worried for a second there that I had really missed something. Com’on, you’re not really serious about that, are you?” He threw his notes on my desk and grabbed his cup of coffee.

“Hey, an order is an order.” I said pretending to be serious.

He sat next to me and started to play with his phone. I loved the fact that he was getting more comfortable around me.

I guessed we’ve spent too much time together in the office and we got to know each other better now. For example, I knew he had worked for the company for about 3 months, right after he came back from his study in the states. He lived with parents somewhere in Bogor, a small town outside Jakarta. He have had an older brother, but he died from a car accident, so he was the only child now.

From the guys in the office, I was told that Danny was a bit of an enigma, not really much into socialising, and some even said that he was a bit reclusive. But it didn’t stop the ladies from fancying him and idolising him. One of the girls in the sales department said that he reminded her of the main character from City Hunter, the korean drama tv show, hence I asked him to show me the picture of the actor.

“Here, I’ve googled him. He’s name is Lee Min Ho. are you happy now?” He offered his phone to me with the image of a guy that looked like him. I could really see the resemblance. Dark hair with Justin bieber's hair do, light brown skin colour, perfectly oval shaped face and toned slender body.

“If you’re that bored, we could do something more useful like making plans for your weekend. You don’t want to be stuck in the flat or worse in the traffic for the whole weekend right?” He said after sipping his coffee.

“Hey, it‘s Thursday, I know I‘ve worked you hard for the last two days, but we still have to work tomorrow. Let's not get ahead of ourselves, shall we?” I said while playfully pushing his leg with mine.

He sat up, and he looked at me trying to find out whether I was joking or not.

“What?” I asked.

“You really don't know?”

“Don’t know what?”

“Tomorrow is a public holiday. the office will be closed. Didn't Pak Hardi tell you?”

“Oh no, I’m going to lose a day of work.” I said while trying to figure out what I still need to do. I’ve actually done all the work the official list, but I wanted to do more things that I thought could help the office.

He threw himself at the sofa and laughed. “You know, normal people would be happy to hear that they're going to get a longer weekend, some would even jump or scream in joy. But you, ha ha ha, you looked like you‘ve just gotten some bad news.”

“Hey, I’m your boss, remember? I don’t think judging me is in your job description as my assistant.” I knew that by know he understood my sense of humour .

“Aaah, I wonder, could it be that you’re disappointed because you wouldn’t be able to spend time with me, your wonderful and excellent assistant?” He laughed at his own joke, ignoring my comment.

“Wow, this is coming from a guy who yesterday was so nervous that couldn't stop staring at me?” I tried to beat him with my sarcastic comment.

He smiled faintly, and then he looked down.
For a moment, I was worried that I might have hurt his feelings.

“Actually, there is something that I wanted to talk to you. I thought your “brew time” is the perfect time to explain it.” He said seriously.

“Explain what?” I put my cup of coffee and faced him.

He looked at me and took a deep breath.
“It’s nothing really, I just thought..., I just wanted to tell you something more, about me.” He forced a smile but he looked a bit concerned.

“Well, whatever it is, I’m sure it’s important enough for you, so I’m all ears.” I said calmly.

Again, he took a deep breath.
“Remember when I told you that I had an older brother?”

“Yes, of course, you said that he died in a car accident when you were little.”

“That’s right. Well, it’s just that...” he hesitated to continue his sentence.

“Yes?”

“Well, you...hm,... you see, you... well...I....,” He took another deep breath.

“I guess....I’m just saying that you reminded me of him.” immediately after he said that, he looked at me trying to see my reaction.

“Oh, I see.” I thought of what he just said for a second.
I put my hand on his hand and squeezed it gently.

“I’m really sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you, or cause you any pain by bringing back any sad memories of...”

“No, God, no, it’s, it’s not that. I’m sorry, it didn't come out right. I didn’t say it correctly.” He said.

He put his other hand on top of mine and he looked at how our hands stacked together.

“I guess what I’m trying to say is that, I’m sorry that I was a bit weird when we first met, how I keep staring at you and everything. You reminded me of him."

"And I also want to say that I am so very very thankful that I’ve got to know you. Even though it’s only been a couple of days, it feels like I‘ve got my....” He paused for a little while.

“It feels like I’ve known you all my life.” He looked down as if he was trying to hide his teary eyes from me.

I understood now why he was acting a bit unusual when we first met, but I still didn't fully understand why he was so emotional. Other than yesterday incident with the hug, he seemed to be a very composed, easy going kind of guy. He had been fun to be around with, he was smart, funny but serious at times when it’s needed, reliable and caring.

So I didn't know why he was now mellow and emotional. I guessed maybe because I never had any brothers or sisters, not the experience of losing a brother or a sister. I could only imagine that it had been tough for him of all these years to lose his brother in a such a tragic way.

I stood up and without a word I pulled him into my arms. He was in my embrace again, resting his face on my chest. I caressed his hair as if I was telling him that everything was going to be ok. I hold him close to me and I could feel he hold me back so tightly. I had to admit that I thought it was funny how I ended up hugging him at the end of the each day. It wasn’t something that I thought I would do, especially with a guy that I had just met for a couple of days. But I didn’t mind at all.

As I stood there holding him close to me, I could feel how his tension just melt away. I didn’t know for sure whether he was still with me in the room or whether he was lost in his thoughts. But where ever he was, I was glad that I was with him.

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bring back the boss i missed him (