Name : Dita Ayu Astari D
NPM : 180410090009
Class : A
Red Spotlight
“I said, we’re done!”
she slapped the door.
What a beautiful Morning. Maya has just broken up with me and dumped me immediately from our apartment, actually my apartment, yes my apartment. How many times I said it was my apartment? Yes, my apartment after she stole the certificate from my desk. Now, I have nothing but my bag. Suddenly, I saw the spotlight turns to red.
Someone slapped my hand
“My bag, my bag…! Hey! Somebody stole my bag..!”
I ran to that man but he disappeared to the crowd. Damn! Why was he running so fast? That bag is my whole life. My project! My presentation for the Chinese people! It must be this morning. This morning? Project? Presentation? It was a walk in the park. Relax, Carl. Relax.
I looked at my watch, it was still 06.00 A.M. I saw a homeless man selling some diagrams. I came closer and saw those are diagrams of my office rival.
“How much does it cost?”
“a Million dollar”
“What? Only for diagrams?”
“I know it’s worth it. No bargain price please”
“I don’t have a million, for sure. What if I give you a dollar everyday in a million days?”
“Sounds good, I’ll take the dollar.”
I took all the diagrams and ran to the subway. The train has just come. I entered and sat. I saw many couples there; they were kissing and hugging so intimate. I already missed Maya.
“Wait, Maya?”
I ran to Maya, I just didn’t believe in what I have seen. How dare she was.
“Who’s that guy? I said, who’s that guy?!” I yelled.
“He’s my boyfriend. You see? Now get lost!”
“Oh, well. I’m happy for you”
She starred at me, seems very surprised.
Deep down, I didn’t mad. She could do that to me. Wait, mad? I was? Mad? Suddenly I saw the spotlight turns red. Red?
I slapped that man with my diagrams
I saw something red come from his head. The door opened and,
“Help!”, cried Maya, ”Go get that man, He’s a murderer…!”
I ran as fast as I could. I still can capture what we have done together in the past. We laughed, lay down together, kissed, and even made love together. I never cheated on her, made fun of her, ditched her. She ditched me for someone else! Ting! Suddenly, I saw the spotlight turns red.
“Where have you been? That freaking Chinese is waiting for the presentation?”
I handed my diagrams to Richard then had a seat.
“Hey, what diagram is it?
I smiled.
“Do the presentation. I can’t.”
“Hey Carl. My office, now.”
I walked into my boss’ office, he locked me to the small place and I knew it means,
“You’re fired. You’re fired, you’re fired, and you’re fired. Don’t ask me why, just get
lost.”
I went out from my office, took a walk, and smiled realized I lost many things.
Maya, my apartment, my bag, a dollar every day, my job. Those things were spinning around my head. I looked at to the sky. Sky? I only saw an Empire State Building. Whoa, what a beautiful building.
Then suddenly the spotlight turned red. I heard a honk then everything looked very holy.
***
There were traffics everywhere. The death body was not evacuated yet. The police, firemen, either the medic cannot move the death body out from the truck. He was stuck. I hold Maya, she was crying and yelling. She seemed regret what she had done to him. You know, somehow I hate him because of what he had done to Maya and made my head hurt, but now I realized that She love him very much although he was a jerk. I already lost, buddy. I saw the red spotlight left the place, noisily. Just like drunken Carl.
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