The Estuary of Desire Baruna
Eps. #43 Expelled

The dawn broke, the morning began to say hello. Although the sun has not fully moved from the contest, but life in the city has first woke up, after having had a short rest last night. All the tingling of city life can be seen from the beginning of the crowded streets by the traffic of vehicles and also the people who roam in various places to start their activities to collect windfall that day.

The streets are still quite dark. At some point, even street lighting still appears to be on.

Under one of the lampposts on that side of the road, Floretta leaned back while adjusting her breath that was still panting. It was far enough that he ran, so he decided to pause for a moment at that place.

"It looks like it's safe here. Daniel and his men must not have been able to catch up with me until here." Flo rubbed his chest while exhaling his tired breath.

"It's a good thing I could sneak into that laundry car, otherwise I would have been arrested by the guards at Daniel's house" Flo muttered feeling very grateful to be able to get out of Daniel's house, without any significant hindrance.

Before escaping from Daniel's house, Flo was desperate because she did not know how to get through all sorts of tight security there. But good luck still stands with him.

At dawn, as usual a laundry car is always coming to the house to take and take the laundry. In the box where the linen in the car was Flo hiding, and he managed to get out safely without being caught by anyone from there.

When the car stopped again to drive and take the laundry elsewhere, that's when Flo came out secretly from the box car and now he was quite far from Daniel's residence.

"But I'm confused where to go now." Flo wiped the sweat that was pouring on her forehead. Although he was able to get out safely from Daniel's golden cage, now he did not know which place he would go next.

"I can't go back to my rented house. Diaz and Daniel will find me there very easily." Flo thinks again and she doesn't know where to go. Moreover, he also could not do much or try to contact someone. Let alone the cell phone, not even a dollar was in his hands, because he left Daniel's house without carrying anything but the clothes attached to his body.

"This place isn't safe for me either. Daniel and his men could find and arrest me at any time." While continuing to think, Flo again swung his steps slowly down the sidewalk on the side of the road.

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The sun has now begun to show its light, the day has become more and more daytime.

Regardless of his tiredness, Flo continued to walk among people who had started to get busy with all kinds of activities.

It was still early in the morning, but the wind was warm in that place.

"Huh, it's so hot in here" Flo lamented as she flicked her palms to her face to reduce the heat of the morning sunburn.

Seeing the surrounding situation, Flo realized that he was close to the beach area.

At the end of the road he was on, Flo stopped his foot. Flo was still stunned when her eyes were fixed on a magnificent office building in front of where she was standing at the time. A large billboard bearing the name of a well-known fish cannery company, was clearly displayed in the front area of the building.

"Is this Baruna's papa's company?" Flo muttered and her lips instantly curved into a smile, as she felt she was in the right place.

"I'm going into that building. I'm sure I can find information about Baruna there, "he's a little relieved. Flo is thrilled that she is sure to find a lot of information about the man she loves in the office.

With a million hopes, Flo continued her steps into the building area. In front of the main entrance portal, Flo again stopped her steps.

"It's still too early, it's possible that this office isn't open yet. I'd better wait here."

Flo sat on the side of the road, in front of the building's security guard post to wait for the office's operating hours to open.

"Sir, who are you looking for?" A voice surprised Flo. Without him realizing it, a security who served in the portal, had noticed him.

"Ee .. ee .. i. .. I'm waiting for this office to open, sir. I want to see my friend who works here" Flo said nervously for not giving a real reason.

"Mbak made an appointment with the mama's friend huh?" search the security guard guessed.

"Already, sir." Flo stammered again, because he must be lying. "If I hadn't said I had an appointment, it would have been that the security guard wouldn't have let me into the building" he thought.

The guard nodded. "Why don't you come in and wait inside, Ma'am? Some of the employees here have come," said the security guard was friendly.

"Well, sir, can I wait inside?" tanya Flo hesitated.

"Let's go in, please!" The security guard raised his hand, let Flo into the building's lobby and waited inside.

"Thank you very much, sir," said Flo smiling happily. By being allowed to enter by the security guard, it means that the purpose of finding information about Baruna in the office will be realized.

"Who do you want to meet?" ask a receptionist who was on duty at the reception counter, when he saw Flo arrive in the lobby.

"I want to meet my friend, Ma'am. I made a deal with him, but he said he wasn't there yet" Flo told a lie that the receptionist asked him more questions.

"Ooh, okay. Please sit down, Ma'am!" the Receptionist is short and looks cute. He doesn't care much about Flo's presence, as he's still very hectic with his other work.

Seeing the receptionist's indifference, Flo undoes her intention of asking about Baruna to her. Flo chose to sit in the waiting room chair. However, he himself was confused as to who he was waiting for there. He only wished he could meet Baruna in that office.

A few minutes later, from the main door of the lobby, a middle-aged man entered the office.

The man stepped straight while raising his face without even looking around him.

"Good morning, Mr. Rendy!" greet the receptionist to the man, who was none other than Rendy.

Rendy kept a flat face without replying to a single person in the lobby. Of course, it is not a foreign thing for employees there, because Rendy was never friendly to anyone in his office.

Rendy widened her steps to immediately enter her study. However, as he passed through the waiting room, he stopped his steps. His eyes glanced at Flo who was sitting there.

Both of Rendy's eyebrows suddenly snapped simultaneously, easily recognizing who the girl was sitting in that place.

"Hey, why are you here? Who let you in?" rendy asked curtly while putting a cynical smile on her lips, staring intently at Flo.

"Sa-sa-me ..." Flo stuttered. Rendy's question and displeased gaze instantly blew away everything in her mind at that moment.

"You're here hoping to meet Baruna, right?" hardik Rendy still with a sniffling sound.

"W-Do you know who I am?" ask Flo wonder. He did not expect that anyone would know him, even knowing his purpose was in the office.

"Hmmm!" Rendy immediately raised one end of her lips hearing Flo's question.

"You better get out of here before there's a lot more trouble!" firmly Rendy expels Flo.

"What's the matter, sir? Why should I go? Is there something wrong with my presence here?" flo asked confused as he felt he had done nothing wrong.

"For you, Boss Arkha and his family are having a lot of trouble! In fact, Baruna and Ardila also almost lost their lives! So, now go. Never set foot in this place again!" rendy's snapping is full of emphasis.

"What ... Baruna almost lost her life?!" Flo's eyes rounded hearing everything Rendy said.

"Please tell me what happened to Baruna, sir!" pinta Flo weld with tears that suddenly welled up in the corner of her eyes. Anxiety and worry instantly filled his heart.

"Does it have anything to do with Daniel? Did he harm Baruna?" The questions just slid from Flo's lips. The feeling he felt was right. Baruna now had to go through a lot of trouble because of her.

"What's the point of me telling you all that same to you! The most important thing now is that you leave immediately and never return to this place again! You're not at all worthy of Baruna!" rendy's snapping is getting cynical.

Regardless of Flo's feeling of growing anxiety, Rendy pulls the girl's hand and drags her out of the office lobby.

"Please, Sir! Please don't throw me out. Please tell me where I can meet Baruna. I want to apologize for everything that happened to him!" Flo tried to hold back her tears and continued to weld. However, Rendy did not care about it at all.

Rendy immediately turned her face and turned her back to Flo, then rushed inside her office.

Flo was sitting limp in that office yard. His heart was instantly crushed, tears finally spilled unbearably wetting his cheeks. The hope of meeting Baruna in the office, it brought worry and guilt more turbulent, mixed in his mind.