Secret Agreement
8.
Secret Agreement
~One day, if they deceive you, they will deceive themselves.~
Alex's inner voice warded off revenge.
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The sky glows red. It's already evening. However, Hendra's conversation with Alex had just begun. This is not the end, but the beginning of everything. A story that will continue without end.
"You can't cancel the secret agreement with me!" said Hendra still in a state of not knowing. Who is he dealing with?
Alex turned his chair. Shows his face. He is not the Mr. Zindaq referred to by Hendra.
"Oh . . . so you are," said Alex, propping his chin up. His thick eyebrows shot up, perfectly narrowed. Two pairs of Alex's eyes looked sharp. Like an eagle's eye.
Who is this kid? Of course Hendra wondered.
Seeing Hendra looking confused, Alex invited him to sit down.
"Please have a seat, sir. After all, you are older than me," said Alex. This teenager is already wearing a neat suit like a CEO.
Hendra tried to control his confused expression. Then, he sat down in front of Alex's desk. They stare at each other. Trying to guess each other's thoughts.
"My name is Alex Waleed Alan Tabarak," said Alex, biting a ballpoint pen.
"You're the new CEO?" asked Hendra nervously.
"Yup! I'm the new CEO. I have heard whatever you said earlier. And I understand it. Very understanding!” said Alex firmly.
"Since when did the CEO position change?" Hendra seems to object to Alex's existence.
"Recently, sir. I heard that you and Mr. Zindaq, the CEO before me had a secret agreement?”
Hendra was immediately surprised by this little boy's question.
“Pak Alex, I am willing to do whatever you want. But please don't leak the agreement to the public. And..." Hendra clasped his hands together.
"And what??"
"Please don't blacklist my company, Mr. Alex," said Hendra.
Alex stared at him intently. With Alex's eyes. Hendra looks rash with his attitude this time. The results of his hard work since he was young could just disappear. In just a matter of hours. Because of the presence of this new CEO.
"We didn't report your case. We just fired Mr. Zindaq. Because we are quite calculating. It's not that we don't have evidence of your corruption crimes," said Alex.
Hendra looks scared.
"Please, Mr Alex. Consider what I said. Our company can be considered as the number one supplier in Indonesia, sir. If we stop importing oil, Pak Alex's father's company could go bankrupt.”
"What? Bankrupt, you say?" said Alex starting to get angry, “Do you think I'm stupid, huh?! I don't care if you're older or not. But, remember, Mr. Hendra. The oil that you stole from the oil drilling corruption is more detrimental. You stole more than 100 trillion!”
"Mr Alex, please don't report me to the police!" Pak Hendra prostrated himself at Alex's feet.
"I don't care about your company. I ask for compensation! Immediately! Or shall I let you rot in prison?” said Alex.
"Okay, Mr Alex. I will compensate all of it gradually. But I ask you not to blacklist my company,” he said hopefully.
"Okay!" Alex called someone from the phone on his desk, “hello, Uncle, he's here. Can you come to my room, Uncle?"
A few minutes later, Marco was in Alex's room. He takes care of some of the company's paperwork.
“Sign this, hurry! There are 10 pieces of agreement!” said Alex.
Hendra did not have time to read all of them. But he had to sign it. Whatever it is, Hendra is indeed guilty in the past. He shouldn't have cheated like that.
"Good!" Alex exclaimed.
"Thank you, Mr. Alex," said Hendra before he left his room.
"How, sir?" Marco asked, “Surely Yoga can't do anything right now. His father is just corrupt. We could have unlocked him."
Alex smiled as he fiddled with the ballpoint pen in his hand.
"They think I'm stupid," Alex said smugly.
“Oh yes, young master, I have already transferred 1 billion to Ardhy. And he asked to meet next week. He wants to meet the young master,” Marco said.
"He doesn't know who bought the house yet, does he?"
"Sure, sir. He does not know."
“Good,” Alex racked his brains, “everything went according to plan.”
Alex looked out the window. Looking up at the sky. Looking at the calm sky felt cool in his heart. Her life changes suddenly, from Alex being ostracized. And now, it was as if God gave him a chance to avenge those criminals.
*** Alex is back in school. Alex is the center of attention. As usual, when Alex came. The girls approached and chased after him.
"Alex! Alex! Alex!" like crazy.
Alex was silent. Become a tsundere.
In the school hallway. Before Alex got to class. The members of the Yoga gang who were not imprisoned approached Alex. They face each other. The devotees of Alex to his right and left, slowly retreated. All students have memorized. Every time the gang appeared, there would be a commotion.
Will the battle start again?
"Bro, forgive us about yesterday," said Bagas, looking down.
Alex stared at them intently.
"Now, I want to be friends with you," said Roni.
"Yes bro. Aren't you already a part of us?” Damar replied.
"Or.. you can replace Yoga's position in the gang?" Dony added.
Alex sighed.
"Is it that easy?" he said, then Alex continued on his way to class. The adoring students followed Alex again. The girls also turned their faces to the members of the Yoga gang.
Alex sat in his chair. Let the girls swarm him. Even though it's been hot for a long time.
"Why are you guys following me? Just like a flock of ducks!” Alex asked irritably. His eyebrows are connected when he's upset.
"Uh...uluh...uluh...he's handsome when he's angry," Dina played with Alex's chin.
"What the hell," said Alex letting go of Dina's hand.
"Alex, you don't want to find a girl like that?" asked Misca. Yes, Miska!
Alex's first love since first grade. But now somehow the feeling is normal huh? Or did Alex actually just have an ordinary crush on the girl. I don't know, they're all fake after all. Be nice only to certain people.
Again he sighed. Alex was silent a thousand languages. Really like a tsundere!
Annoyed by being pushed around by the coquettish students, Alex got up from his seat. He looks for an empty seat. There are at least 3 empty seats since Yoga, Keenan, and Cepi are still being criminally processed.
"Well ... why go anyway," Snail acted cute. The snail's real name goes like a snail. That's why his friends nicknamed him a snail.
“Eh, Snail! How dare you approach Alex! You are in my hands!” said Dina, the arrogant class president.
“Hhhhh basic!” Alex suddenly dizzy listening to them. For Alex, it's better to sleep before the teacher comes. Instead of taking care of those complicated girls.
Finally, Alex's life becomes normal. Nothing bothered him anymore. Eitsss, but who said Alex's life has returned to normal? It seems, Alex's life was never normal alias failed to be normal. And it will never be normal!
Pupus came to his class with the challengers. Get rid of a student council president. He feels powerful at school too. As Alex sleeps on his desk, covering his face with his backpack. A strange object fell on top of Alex's head. Pupus had thrown something at him.
Prakkkkkk!!
A kind of foam roll like a chalkboard eraser was slapped into Alex's head.
Cash Alex wakes up. Who is it?
"Hey!!!" cried out.
Alex looked at him annoyed. His face looks indifferent to Pupus. Alex chose to look away at him.
"Hey! Do you have ears?!” shouted Pupus again.
Alex didn't budge.
“A-LEX!!!!!!” Pupus shouted again right in his ear.
Alex rubbed his ear hard with his finger. It was itchy after Pupus shouted at him. Every morning, Alex always hears Pupus' screams while living in this world. As long as Alex lives with his evil cousins, Alex is used to hearing Pupus's evil screams.
"Haa! You just woke up! You haven't changed have you!?” said Pupus with his hands on his hips with wide eyes!
Alex just looked at him. If you look around, Pupus is beautiful too, right? I don't know why Alex was so impressed. She is prettier than Misca. Her face is kind of like her late mother. Similar to Alex's mother's face in the photo of her youth.
"Who are you?" asked Alex unconcerned, he laid his head back on the table.
"You ask who I am? I'm your brother! PUSPA!” he shouted again.
"Are you crazy? Likes to scream!” said Alex coldly, “what? Bro you say? I do not know you!"
Pupus quickly pinched Alex's ear.
They both became the center of attention of the students there.
"How dare you to your own brother?!" said Pupus, continuing to twist his ears.
“Aaaaa....!” Alex cried out in pain, “let go!”
"No! Where did you get all this expensive stuff from? You stole?!” said Pupus.
He's still tweaking it. He would never let her go as long as Alex hadn't confessed.
"Take it off!" Alex threw Pupus' hand hard, “Who the hell are you?! Confess my brother? I don't have a brother like you! I am the only child in my family!”
"Oh... so you're good at acting now huh?" said Pupus with wide eyes. He really likes to be angry all day long. Alex knows that right.
Not playing with anger. Alex drew closer to Pupus. Until the distance between them is very close. Startled, Pupus walked backwards and became nervous.
“Eh, uh… what are you doing, crazy brat!” shouted Pupus again, “Alex! Alex! Stop! Alex!"
Deg! Deg! Deg!
What sound is that? That voice came from Pupus' heartbeat? His eyes froze and stopped right in Alex's eyes. They stare at each other. Sharp eyes. Like two knives clashing. They stabbed each other and were ready to cut each other's heart.
Alex continues to walk forward towards Pupus. Until Pupus' body stuck to the classroom wall. Alex put his arms between Pupus' head. Now, Pupus is like locked.
"You... smell good too, don't you? What's your name?" said Alex while grabbing the ends of Pupus' hair.
“Be polite, please!” Pupus pushed Alex's body.
As a result, Alex fell backwards away from him. There was still the sharp knife slicing Pupus' gaze in his heart. Alex froze, enjoying the strange feeling coming. Like the fragrance he had longed for. What kind of strange feeling is this? Alex just realized that. Had it been ingrained for a long time without him realizing it? Only then did he realize when the two of them no longer had the status of siblings?
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