The Estuary of Desire Baruna
Eps. #66 Working In A Restaurant

Morning moves towards noon on an island that is quite remote and far from the noise of city life.

The sun was already high enough to radiate its scorching heat. The white sand looks very beautiful, sparkling, combined with the blue sea water hit by the sun. The roll of the waves is always loyal and there is no boredom to spice up the beach. Blowing Hyang Bayu is also always present moving the leaves of the nyiur and as if never tired of dancing with the sound of waves pounding non-stop.

The panorama of nature is so beautiful leaving a calm and peaceful atmosphere felt in that place. Therefore, it is not wrong that the place becomes a tourist destination and much sought after by connoisseurs of underwater nature. Colorful coral reefs are dazzling surrounded by a variety of other marine biota can also be witnessed in real from the surface of the sea water is clean and very clear. All of that is certainly a special attraction so that it can reap the interest of many tourists from foreign countries to visit the island.

In a well-groomed sunbed on the shore, Floretta sat pensively alone and her eyes never missed looking at the vast ocean that stretched before her. His body was in that place, but his mind wandered somewhere. His memory is always directed to someone who is still very loved by him, Baruna.

"How are you doing in town, Baruna? May you be healthy and more successful." Such prayer strands are always uttered sincerely from his heart. Although he continues to try to forget the man who has got everything from himself, but he still can not erase all the good memories with Baruna.

"I've been on this island for a month, and I feel like I'm getting further and further away from you, Bar. But, these memories will forever be stored in my heart."  Flo continued to mumble himself when he remembered his beautiful memories with the idol of the heart. Without him noticing the dripping clear fur soaked the smooth skin on his face. It was so hard to lose love, when love itself was blooming in its heart.

"Eidmm......"

Deheman's voice shocks Flo from her daydream. While rushing to wipe the tears on her cheeks, Flo turned to look at someone who was already standing before her by crossing both hands across her chest and looking at her, cynical.

"Yes, you sit here and there while there is still a lot of work that you have not finished!" the woman stared intently at Flo.

"M-ma-ma-sorry, Miss Goddess. I just finished cleaning this sunbed-sunbed. So hot the weather, I just wanted to take a little shelter under this umbrella" Flo said. His index finger pointed at a large umbrella that shaded his head, but his gaze turned in a different direction, not wanting to stare at the face of judes a mature woman who kept glaring at him with an unhappy look.

"Don't find your reasons, Flo. Now hurry in! Clean all cutleries and polishing all glassware. After that set up all the tables. Don't miss anything like yesterday!" sniff the woman.

"Good, Mom!" Flo bent her back and nodded her head and rushed into a restaurant lounge and luxury beach club that was right on the beach.

"Basic slacker new kid! Instead of working, it's fun to daydream here!" as if the woman grumbled as she stepped into the restaurant.

The woman was named Dewi, and she was a Restaurant Manager at a five-star restaurant where Flo worked.

Since choosing to settle on the island, Flo and Diaz are not difficult to get a job there. Their cross-face and proficiency in English, made them easily accepted to work in the world of tourism. Although only a waitress at the restaurant, Flo still felt proud. His educational background, which is only a High School graduate, is also not a problem there.

Unlike Flo, Diaz also works as a speaking driver on the island. Armed with an LCGC (Low Cost Green Car) that he rents, Diaz daily tours the island to guide foreign tourists to enjoy all the natural beauty presented on the island. Doing the job, making him get paid instant every day, so that he and Flo can stay with the daily money he receives.

As the day wore on, Flo was still very busy with her work. Deftly his hands arrange all eating utensils such as napkin, spoon, fork and glass on the table according to international standard restaurant set up. Breezy beach breezes that continue to blow, disguising hot weather in an open air area in the restaurant and beach club.

Every now and then Flo wiped the sweat that soaked his forehead, there was a sense of fatigue attacking him because he had not had time to rest.

Praang!

"Good, the glass fell and broke!" Flo patted her own forehead.

Without him accidentally a water goblet that will be arranged on the table, suddenly detached from his grasp. His hands were limp, his head was dizzy and cold sweat came out of his palms.

Dewi the Restaurant Manager immediately widened his eyes when he saw Flo had broken a glass there.

"Sorry, Miss Goddess. I accidentally dropped this glass" Flo said nervously.

"You don't work, Flo! I noticed you never focus. Do you know how much that glass cost, huh!?" bentak Dewi getting cynical.

"Originally you know, a month's salary here isn't enough to pay for one of those glasses!"

"Sorry, Mom. I really didn't mean it."

"Aaahhh! Now quickly clean up those broken glasses! If every day there are broken items like this, not only your salary, but our salaries will all be deducted lost and breakage fees from the company!" the Celoteh Goddess murmured at length and increasingly asserted her anger.

"Good, Mom!" Flo lowered her face and immediately crouched down to pick up the broken glass scattered on the floor.

Hearing the anger of the Goddess, the other waitresses who were also on shift duty, turned their heads towards Flo and Dewi. However, none of them dared to comment. They all know that the Goddess is a killer and angry boss. His position as a Restaurant Manager there sometimes makes him feel on the cloud and tends to demean all his employees. He also very rarely put on a friendly face to all his subordinates, so that all employees there are reluctant to come into contact with him.

"What do you all see?" snapped the Goddess again while staring towards one by one waiter and waitress the other.

"Let's get on with your work and remember, don't make the slightest mistake! Before two o'clock everything should be ready. This time all the cruise passengers will land and have lunch at our restaurant. I want everything to be perfect!" the Oceh Goddess continued her orders.

"The table's on the other end of it!" Dewi pointed to a table in the corner of the lounge and facing right into the middle of the sea. "Set up the table is as good as possible because it will block us specifically to ship captain of that cruise!" he continued with his orders.

"Good, Mom!" sahut the waitress there compact together.

After the Goddess left the place to enter her study, several waitresses rushed up to Flo.

"Are you okay, Flo?" asked a waitress who was Flo's best co-worker during her time at the restaurant and Flo just shook her head.

"Geez, Flo. Are you sick?" Waitress named Sinta was staring at Flo's face which suddenly looked pale and seemed like she was not feeling well.

"It's okay, Sin. Maybe I'm just tired" Flo said.

"Yes, let's hurry up and finish this job so we can take a lunch break. We will be very busy with the crowds of cruise passengers who will lean and have lunch here!" invite Sinta to encourage.

Flo just nodded his head and they rushed back to resume all their work, after having a break for a moment to hear the wrath of the Goddess, their boss who was known to be arrogant and jutek.

"Why am I feeling so unwell today? My head was dizzy and I felt so tired" Flo lamented inwardly. In recent days he has felt his physical condition is less fit. He feels tired and often dizzy, especially when he wakes up in the morning.