Lies

Arka arrived at her workplace. She wasn't very excited, as her closest coworker wasn't in the office today.

"How come Restu didn't say she wanted permission today," said Arka, checking her cell phone again.

Arka searched for Restu's name on her phone's w******p, but it was true. Restu hadn't sent her a message.

Arka started to get nervous. She felt that Restu had left her. Even though Arka already considers Restu a good friend. Inevitably Arka sent a short message to Restu.

"Where are you Res? You didn't tell me you were going on vacation."

Arka sent a typed message to Restu's W******p number, hoping that her best friend would reply to her.

While waiting to hear back from Restu, Arka worked on some of her not-so-much work. Designing buildings was a job that Arka had always loved. Many buildings have been built in the city where he lives from his designs.

"Hem ... what kind of style should I make? Do I have to come up with new innovations again? But then my work will keep piling up."

Arka was indecisive. He fiddled with the computer in front of him, Arka's fingers nimbly operating the mouse that was connected to the monitor in front of him.

Arka's cell phone vibrated, she hurried to see who was calling her cell phone.

"It's really unusual for her to call me at this hour. I'm not at work," Arka thought before picking up the phone.

"Why baby?" said Arka.

"I'm sorry I didn't reply to your message earlier. I'm on vacation, I got a vacation from work. I finished a big project," said Arka's interlocutor.

"Oh I see...," Arka didn't seem to be very eager to respond to her interlocutor on the other side. She answered listlessly and unenthusiastically.

"How can you answer like that? What's wrong with you? I'm angry with you for taking so long to reply. I'm sorry, you must be worried," replied the woman on the other side.

"Not really," Arka replied briefly.

"That's how you are. So ignorant," said a female voice on the other side.

"I have a lot of work to do. We'll continue later."

Arka hung up the phone unilaterally. She massaged her temples slightly.

"Why am I not in this mood."

Arka was talking to herself. She seemed unenthused by the work in front of her.

Arka's cell phone rang again. Arka picked up her cell phone while mumbling.

"Why is he calling again!" Arka shouted angrily.

"Why again!"

Arka picked up an incoming call on her cell phone with an angry tone. Without looking at the caller, Arka immediately picked up the call.

"Take it easy bro, it's really bothering me." The caller is Restu with a distinctive accent.

"Uh...,"

Arka hurriedly looked at her phone screen. Restu's name was displayed in large letters.

"Oh my gosh Restu! Sorry sorry. I thought it was Maya." Arka stuttered a little and lowered her voice at the mention of Maya's name.

"Well... does that mean you're angry with Maya?" asked Restu from the other side.

"That's the way it is. I'm just not in the mood." Arka said listlessly.

"Where are you? Why didn't you invite me on vacation?" Arka sulked as she walked back and forth by her office window.

"Oalah... so you haven't told Maya yet? Maybe she's busy." Restu deliberately dangled her words to make Arka curious.

"What do you mean?" asked Arka curiously.

"I'm on vacation with my girlfriend. Maya is also here. I just found out that my girlfriend and Maya are office friends," Restu said in a casual tone.

"Damn you guys! Why didn't you invite me!" Arka was visibly upset when she found out she had been left on vacation by her friends. Especially when she found out that her mistress was vacationing with Restu.

"Yeah, I thought Maya already told me." Restu replied lightly.

"After all, you already have a wife and children. I don't feel like inviting you." Restu tried to instigate, bringing up Arka's family name.

"Not cool. Let me know where you are." Arka switched off the phone with Restu. He waited for a message from Restu sending the location where they were.

"That's crazy, I wasn't invited to the party!" said Arka in annoyance.

"Ting"

A message containing Restu's vacation location entered Arka's phone. She hurriedly looked at the message from Restu.

"Oh... here they are."

Arka hurriedly put her belongings into her bag. Afterward, she went to the room where her boss was.

Arka knocked politely on her boss's door. She adjusts her expression in such a way as to look like a miserable person.

"Please come in." a voice from inside said.

Arka opened the door slowly, with a very sad face. She was ready to lie in order to go on vacation with her friends.

"Arka? What's wrong? You're not in my office at this hour," said Arka's boss, glancing at his watch.

"That's sir...." Arka hangs his sentence with a sad tone, he prepares to lie.

"Why?" asked Arka a little frantically.

"My wife. She slipped in the bathroom. Her leg bone is slightly displaced. I ask for your permission to be absent for the next two days. You know, I only live with my wife and baby. I feel sorry for my wife."

Arka let out a very sad sentence and tone. She tried to make her boss believe what she said. This is not the first time Arka has lied on behalf of Raisa.

"Oh my! How can that be. That's why you should get a housemaid. If you don't want to get a housemaid because of money problems, let me raise your salary later," Arka's boss replied kindly.

"Thank you for your kindness. But you know yourself, it's my wife who doesn't want to have a maid." Arka again wore a sad expression.

"Alright then. I'll give you two days off. Take good care of your wife and child. There's not much work right now."

"Okay. Thank you very much again."

Arka excused herself from the superior's room. After she left her boss's room. Her smiling face is clearly visible. Arka whistles while sending a message to Restu, about to leave soon.

"I'm off!" Arka walked out of the office parking lot with an excited face. Images of the party were already crossing her mind.

"It's been so long since I've enjoyed a party." Arka walked away while imagining the sexy women with great enthusiasm.

Arka drove his car at a fast pace. He couldn't wait to get to his house. On the way home, Arka thought of a plausible excuse to trick his wife, Raisa.

Arka honked her car horn and arrived at the fence of her house. A middle-aged woman came out of Arka's house and opened the gate.

"Thank you, ma'am," Arka said politely.

"You're welcome Arka," said the masseuse's mother.

Arka got out of her car, she couldn't wait to pack up and leave to catch up with her friends.

"Honey?" called Arka when he entered the house.

"What's wrong?" asked Raisa, who was sitting on the sofa.

"Feeling better?" asked Arka, who saw that Raisa was in good health.

Raisa nodded, "I can already walk a little smoothly." Raisa shows off her healed leg.

Arka was a little surprised to see his wife recovering so quickly. In fact, Arka estimated that it could take two days to start walking again.

"Why?" asked Raisa, seeing her husband's slightly displeased expression.

"It's nothing." Arka was a little surprised, she had just been daydreaming.

"Tumbem is already home at this hour. Don't you have much to do?" Raisa glanced at the clock on her wall. She squinted slightly at her husband.

"Ah yes ... I had already refused this business trip. But because Restu didn't come to work, I was told to replace Restu," said Arka with a haggard face.

"Why all of a sudden? How many days is the official trip?" asked Raisa, a little surprised.

"About three days maybe. Actually, it depends on how quickly the survey is completed or if it takes longer," Arka replied, turning his face elsewhere.

"Okay. It's a vacation." Raisa smiled gently. She felt sad and suspicious inside.

"What vacation? I'm dizzy. I'd rather be at home taking care of you and Anya." Arka folded her face, trying to look sad and unhappy. But inside she was very happy.

"No problem. It's not often Arka gets an assignment like this," Raisa replied, gently rubbing her husband's shoulder.

"I'll help you pack the things you want to bring, okay?"

"Don't. Let me do all the packing. Look at your legs, don't move them too much. If it suddenly hurts again," prevented Arka while pinching Raisa's nose.

"I'm fine...," said Raisa shyly.

"I'll pack first." Arka went to prepare the things he would bring with him. Inside, Arka was happy that he had managed to trick his boss and his wife.

"I didn't expect to get a wife as stupid and innocent as Raisa," Arka was happy because she thought Raisa was a woman who was easy to lie to.

Meanwhile, Arka was busy packing her luggage into her suitcase. Her cell phone, which was near Raisa, rang. Arka forgot to hide Restu's number. On the screen of Arka's cell phone, Restu's name was clearly displayed, sending a message.

"Looks like I was lied to by Arka," Raisa's mind furrowed its brow, then smiled slightly wryly.

"We'll see who suffers," Raisa muttered, ignoring the message. It was obvious to Raisa that Restu was waiting for her husband at the designated place.

"I think your cell phone rang earlier," said Raisa as she entered the room, seeing her husband who was eagerly packing.

"Cell phone?" Arka thought a little.

"Just ignore it. Restu will be the one to offer her condolences," Arka said, pretending not to care.

"Finally finished too," Arka continued, pulling her suitcase out of the room. She immediately checked her cell phone.

"There's no notification whatsoever," Arka said, showing Raisa her phone.

"Really? Maybe I heard wrong," Raisa replied, scratching her itchy head.

"Then, I'll leave first. I'm afraid I'll miss my flight," Arka said, kissing Raisa's cheek. She smiled sweetly as her husband left.

"You go ahead and have fun. After you come back, I will make you suffer." Raisa looked at the back of her husband who had moved away.