Novels by Sastra Stone

Morning arrived. Bianca had deliberately come early because she intended to meet the security guard on the night shift. Her desire to know the flower sender was still burning. After parking her maroon automatic motorbike, the woman approached a guard at the entrance of the building. Seeing the ID hanging from Bianca's neck, the guard recognized that Bianca was an employee in the building, so the man did not stop her. "Good morning, Ma'am," the man greeted her politely. "Morning, Mr. Eko," Bianca said after seeing the letters on the uniform the man was wearing. "So early morning, Ma'am?" Eko asked surprisedly. "Yup. Avoid the pollution from time to time, Sir," Bianca said pleasantly. "Mr. Eko was new here? I've never seen you before," Bianca said probing. "That's right, Ma'am. This is my first week and I get a night shift," Eko said. Bianca nodded as if she understood. "Well, yeah, Mr. Eko, did you also receive roses for me yesterday?" Bianca continued asking. Eko nodded and rep

The man with thick black hair was talking on the cellphone with his father. "Yes, Dad?" [I want you to replace me for dinner with Mr. Li, Okay?] Mr. Adyaksa asked. "Today?" Adam asked back. [Yes. Your mother asked to be accompanied to Singapore. You know that if I refuse, it will be a long business] Mrs. Wursita's husband replied. Adam immediately flashed a smile and remembered his mother's sulky nature. Once upon a time, Mrs. Wursita fell ill because of her anemia and would only eat when Adam came home to feed her. At that time, Adam had not returned to Menteng for almost two months, hindered by his work with OSG, which had just started. Trias walked with Adam to the elevator door. "The meeting with Advance Advertising will be held today, Boss. Would you like the schedule to be postponed so you can meet them in person?" Trias asked."No need. I'll leave it with you. Who will come later?" "Head of their Planning division," the pregnant woman replied. Adam was stunned for a mome

The man with a firm face was momentarily stunned by Luna Maheswari's invitation, who seemed eager to familiarize herself with him. Adam concluded with a smile, "Sure. But I have to check my schedule for tomorrow. I'll let Vina tell you later. Okay?" There was no reason for Adam to refuse or be unfriendly to anyone's invitation, including Luna. He just would prioritize which was more important. The rising artist's eyes sparkled with happiness. She spontaneously grabbed Adam's hand to express her gratitude. "Thanks, Adam. I'm really happy," she whispered with the sweetest smile. Knock! Knock!The door opened and revealed Hassan, who saw the sight of the boss's hand being held by the artist. "Oh, sorry to interrupt," Hassan said as he was about to close the door again, but Adam stopped him. Luna immediately let go of Adam's hand and smiled awkwardly. "Boss, do you want to do the meeting here or in the meeting room?" Hassan asked. "Better there. Ask Vina to clean this up," Adam order

The next morning, Bianca was sitting with her arms crossed over her chest, her eyes staring straight into a clear glass vase filled with water with a few beautiful and fragrant yellow roses. Along with the flowers there was again a card with the initials A as the sender. The woman still had not guessed the direction of the sender's wishes. Yesterday at the reception desk, this time it was so bold to put the flower on the work table. It was possible for Bianca to ignore it again like before, but this time it was a little too much. She glanced at the card again, remembering the words on it, "Can we be friends?" she muttered. Ignoring all workers in the same room with her who exchanged glances because of the roses on her desk, Bianca went to look for Joko, the office boy who served on the floor where she worked. The woman went to the pantry room. However, she found no one there. On the way out, Bianca bumped into Amelia who just got out of the elevator. "Looking for someone, Bi?" Ameli

The orchid successfully attracted the attention of the floor where Bianca stayed for work. They were very curious about Bianca's relationship with the person who sent the flower. Because during their experience working together, there were none stories of the romance that was heard from Bianca. That woman was known seriously in work, spat baseline, and rarely gathered with friends after work. Initially only Amelia knew the initials on the card was A. Now all the office knows. Not because Amelia was deploying it, but because Bianca gave them the opportunity to know it. The card was still there. Bianca did not get rid of it. So while Bianca left the desk, suspended some colleagues who like to gossip and peek at the card. So, the secret fan of the initials was spreaded. "Some worker said that there was someone who has a secret fan? Do you know who, Bi?" Even Melissa, Bianca's boss in the planning division had heard the story. While Melissa was in the toilet, two employees were gossipin

After hearing Trias words, Adam was stunned with a serious face. While Adam was preparing to say something, a knock came at the door. "Come in!" Adam said. Four men entered the room and prepared to report. "I told Trias that she will focus on holding the OSG on my behalf starting next week. And she needs one of you to help him there. Adam pointed at Adi and Andhika. "Who's in?"The two young men in front of Adam exchanged glances. But they could not decide. Then Adam intervened so that the decision would not be too long taken. "Hassan, who do you trust to work with your wife? Adi or Andhika?" The boss asked. Without a thought, Hassan answered Andhika. And yet, Adi suddenly chimed, "So, don't you trust me, Sir?" "Andhika already knows a lot about our job. But you still have to study under my supervision," Hassan answered fiercely. Hearing Hassan's answer, Adi accepted that he was the newest one on the team. Adam agreed with Hassan's opinion."Okay. Then it's decided that Trias a

Ponsel Lucky berdering. Setelah melihat nama sang bos terpampang di layar, segera diangkatnya sebelum nada dering pertama berakhir."Halo, Bos," sapa Lucky.[Bunga untuk Bianca besok biar saya sendiri yang ngasih!] Lalu sambungan itu diputus."Halo, Bos? Bos?" Lucky masih mencoba memanggil, tetapi sudah tidak ada jawaban dari penelepon. Asisten Adam tersebut menatap layar ponsel dan mencari daftar nama di kontak masuk. Dia ingin memastikan bahwa dirinya tidak salah membaca nama penelepon. "Benar. Tadi memang bos yang telepon." Mata Lucky bergerak seperti sedang membantu kepalanya mengingat kembali perintah Adam.'Bunga untuk Bianca besok biar saya sendiri yang ngasih!' Kalimat pendek dan padat itu terngiang kembali di kepala Lucky. "Kenapa tiba-tiba begitu?" gumam Lucky yang bingung karena tidak ada penjelasan lebih lanjut.Lucky segera membuka ruang obrolan dengan empat rekan lainnya.Lucky: Bos barusan telpon. Ngasih perintah singkat padat dan jelas.Adi: Apaan, Mas?Hassan is typi

Fahar menceritakan kehidupan pribadinya kepada Adam, seorang teman yang telah lama berpisah. Bagaimana dia kehilangan Diana, istrinya, dan meneruskan hidup bersama putra tunggalnya, Alex."Aku akui kamu memiliki segalanya, Bro. Wajah, otak, penampilan, gaya bicara, keramahan, tapi baru sekarang aku paham kenapa," tutur Fahar.Sedangkan Adam tersenyum mendengar pujian demi pujian yang kawan lamanya itu lontarkan. "Kenapa?" tanya Adam mengetes."Iya, kamu anak tunggal kerajaan bisnis AS Corp, Bro. Kalau aku jadi orang tuamu pasti juga nggak bisa biarin kamu main-main," terang Fahar.Adam bahagia karena sahabatnya itu paham tanpa harus dijelaskan."Kenapa senyum?" tanya Fahar penasaran."Iya, aku senang kamu bisa paham tanpa aku harus jelasin. Beberapa hubungan menuntut kejelasan. Bahkan kadang sudah dijelaskan, mereka tetap tidak menerima dan memilih pergi. Dan aku senang lu paham," tukas Adam dengan intonasi tenang.Pria di hadapan Adam menangkap maksud lainnya. Dia merasa ada hubungan

Sekembali Adam dari Bandung, dia langsung menuju gedung pusat AS Corp. Dia beristirahat sejenak di ruang pribadinya sebelum kembali memulai hari dengan menyibukkan diri dalam pekerjaan.Hassan melihat jam hampir menunjukkan pukul sembilan. Sesuai instruksi yang Adam berikan, dia ingin Hassan membangunkannya sebelum tepat jam sembilan. Sang asisten segera menuju ruang kerja Adam. Di sana ada pintu lain yang tersembunyi di balik rak buku. Setelah menekan tombol di balik sebuah buku tebal bersampul cokelat, rak buku itu menimbulkan sebuah bunyi yang halus lalu bergerak bergeser secara perlahan. Semua asisten Adam sudah mengetahuinya, sedangkan Vina yang baru saja dipromosikan sebagai pengganti Trias belum mengetahuinya.Saat masuk ke ruangan itu, Hassan sudah bisa melihat Adam yg duduk termenung di tepi ranjang. Pria itu terkesan aneh melihat sang bos yang berlaku di luar kebiasaan. "Sudah bangun, Bos?" tegurnya.Adam menoleh lalu mengangguk. Hassan berjalan mendekat, "Ada yang Bos pik

"Selamat siang. Ada yang bisa dibantu?" tanya petugas di pintu masuk pada seorang kurir."Saya mengantarkan kiriman bunga untuk Ibu Bianca," jawabnya.Saat percakapan itu terjadi, Fahar baru saja tiba di kantor dan mendengarnya. "Langsung masuk saja, sampaikan ke meja resepsionis," instruksi si petugas.Kurir itu masuk membawa sebuah buket Krisan kuning dan melangkah menuju dua orang wanita yang sedang duduk tak jauh dari pintu utama.Fahar yang telah menerima salam dari si petugas keamanan berjalan menuju ke dalam gedung Advance Advertising. Namun, pria itu tidak langsung menuju lift untuk mengantarkan ke lantai tempatnya bekerja dan justru menyempatkan diri mendekat ke meja resepsionis. Dia penasaran dengan bunga yang dikirim untuk Bianca. Sejauh yang pria itu ingat, beberapa hari terakhir ini dia melihat Bianca selalu membawa bunga. Pertama bunga anggrek, lalu bunga matahari, dan pagi itu bunga Krisan. 'Apakah ada seseorang yang sengaja mengirimkannya kepada Bianca?' batinnya bert

Ibu Sun melihat Adam berdiri mematung, kemudian segera pergi menghampiri sang tamu. "Ada apa, Nak Adam?" tanyanya. "Bunganya cantik, Bu," sahut Adam saat menunjuk anggrek bulan ungu yang tersimpan di rak kayu di bawah pohon mangga. Bersisian dengan pot bunga lainnya. "Oh, bunga ini. Iya, saya juga suka lihatnya. Warnanya kalem sekaligus berani.""Ibu Sun sepertinya terampil merawat bunga, ya," puji Adam."Saya memang suka berkebun sejak muda. Tapi pengalaman merawat anggrek? Ini pertama kali. Semoga saja si cantik ini berumur panjang dengan saya," tutur wanita itu dengan menyentuh ujung kelopak bunga ungu itu.Entah mengapa tiba-tiba Adam merasa ada keterkaitan antara Ibu Sun dengan Bianca. Seingat Adam, ibu Bianca bekerja di panti asuhan, tetapi dia lupa nama lengkap panti maupun nama ibu Bianca. Namun, adanya bunga anggrek ungu itu membuatnya berpikir untuk menanyakan sesuatu yang lebih spesifik."Ini beli di mana? Saya jadi ingin punya juga.""Aduh, saya kurang tahu. Soalnya saya

Diawali dengan bunga anggrek, hari berikutnya mawar, kemudian bunga matahari. Semua makhluk cantik itu membuat Bianca tak henti-hentinya berpikir apa keinginan si pengirim. Sambil menatap kertas kecil yang berisi pesan singkat dan tentu saja dari seseorang yang berinisial A.~Jadi, kita sudah berteman. Teman?~AMawar kuning di meja kerjanya belum juga layu, dan kini tiga tangkai bunga matahari sudah datang. Dengan malas, Bianca melepas ikatan pita hijau pada bunga berkelopak kuning itu. Kemudian satu per satu tangkainya diselipkan di tengah kuntum mawar.Beberapa orang sudah berdatangan dan mereka mempersiapkan diri sebelum jam kantor benar-benar dimulai. Tak terkecuali Bianca, meskipun dirinya sedang diliputi rasa penasaran, tetapi pekerjaan lebih utama baginya. Terlebih lagi, kejadian pagi itu tentang dirinya yang terkurung di dalam toilet membuat energi paginya sudah cukup terkuras.'Terserah apa maumu," batin Bianca saat melihat sekali lagi isi kertas dan melemparnya asal.Amelia