That morning, around 5 am, Lisa was already up. The sun was still shy to show its light, hiding behind the thick clouds. The song of the birds had not been heard, replaced by the sound of her footsteps coming out of the room.
Lately, Lisa looks like a zombie who is thirsty for human brains. Her footsteps were heavy and her ears never stopped ringing with dizzying spells. Usually, she is so excited when it's time to go home from work. But since she was given the task of carrying out the cooperation project, she felt so lazy to go home.
She thinks it's the same. At home or in the office, it makes no difference. She still has to work and find out the ins and outs of the High Creative Ads company.
But even so, Lisa didn't give up. Every night, she always brewed hot coffee and often went to the bathroom to wash her face. Early in the morning, she got up to get ready to go to work.
Just like this morning. Lisa woke up and saw in the bathroom mirror her eye bags were getting thicker and darker. Her eyes were red from looking at the laptop screen too much. Her hair looks unkempt and dry.
Yesterday, Lisa spent her time languishing in the room. Even though yesterday was Sunday, she still struggled behind the laptop screen. Her plan is that the report will be finished next week and she wants to immediately tell Maria what she plans to do to work with the High Creative Ads Company.
With those thick and black eye bags, Lisa really looks like a ghost. She almost screamed when she saw her reflection in the mirror.
Instead of her making a scene at the office that Monday morning, Lisa decided to put on a face mask. The mask which was now partially covering her face made her look even more like a ghost. Usually, if Lisa wasn't tired, she would laugh at her appearance. But now that she still felt tired even though she had just woken up, she just sighed.
After wearing a mask, Lisa began to carry out her usual activities in the morning. Her feet took her to the kitchen to make breakfast and coffee. The smell of an omelette immediately filled the small kitchen.
It wasn't long before Lisa's ears caught the sound of footsteps walking towards her. Without turning her head, she already knew the owner of the footsteps. Who else would it be if it wasn't Vira?
"Sis Lisa, good morning..." Vira greeted weakly which was then followed by a yawning sound.
Lisa cleared her throat, "Good morning. Did you sleep well last night?"
Vira pulled the mini bar chair and took her seat. Last night, she used the opportunity on her day off to play online games to her heart's content. She had so much fun playing that she didn't even notice the clock was showing 2 in the morning. As a result, the woman feels sleepy and also incredibly tired now.
"No—" Vira yawned again, wide enough that her eyes filled with tears. "—not at all."
Perhaps since Lisa is wearing a face mask, she can't open her mouth wide so the sound she makes sounds weird. She often made a sound that sounded like a mumble rather than a loud answer.
"Sis, why does your voice sound strange? Are you tired?" Vira asked when she felt there was something strange with Lisa.
Instead of answering Vira's question, Lisa just chuckled. The woman turned around and in the next second, she almost dropped her plate that contained toast filled with omelettes because she was so shocked by the sound of Vira's screams.
"Vira!"
"Oh my goodness!" Vira shouted, she touched her chest and immediately got up from her chair. "Oh my gosh! I thought I was talking to the devil, you know! Why is your face so pale!?"
"Shh don't scream! What if your neighbor comes here and gets angry because we're too loud!?" Lisa whispered loudly.
Lisa put her plate on the mini bar and pulled a chair across from Vira. She could only slightly raise her eyebrows at Vira, telling the woman to sit back across from her.
"Vir, you know that my face looks a mess lately, right? My eye bags are getting thicker, not to mention the acne has started to grow on my face! Can I go to the office with a messy face like this?!"
"Yeah, I know it. It's just that, if you wear a mask next time, please tell me first! If you keep doing it then I might die young from a heart attack. I just woke up and then I saw that your face was white like a ghost! Of course I'd scream!" Vira replied after she'd calmed herself down.
"Yeah, I'll tell you first next time."
10 minutes later, Lisa got up from the chair and rushed to the bathroom to clean her face. After her face was clean, she walked back to their small kitchen carrying a small towel.
Since the incident with Vira's overly salty cooking a few days ago, the woman did not dare to touch the kitchen utensils. Usually, Lisa eats instant porridge for breakfast or sometimes makes sandwiches. But this time, she only took out a box of cereal from the drawer and milk from the fridge.
"By the way, I'm just curious. Why are you so stubborn about wanting to work on that project? Even though you know that the chance to ruin everything is high when you have to collaborate with the High Creative Ads company…"
The green plastic bowl that Vira used for her cereal was sweating because of the coldness of the white milk. Her fingers tapped on the mini bar table and her feet often kicked Lisa's feet. Indeed, she had felt sleepy earlier but after seeing Lisa's appearance earlier, her consciousness returned to fully charged.
Before Lisa could reply to her question, Vira continued, "Anyway, I support your will, and I will not stop looking for information about the High Creative Ads company. But if I can give you a suggestion. It's better if you just forget about the project before anything bad happens."
"Your health is... I'm afraid that you will get sick." Vira whispered without seeing Lisa's face.
Hearing that automatically made Lisa's heart melt. Who would have thought that Vira, a woman who was always busy with her work, looking for information for her, and also playing shooting games, actually cared about her? Lisa reached out her hand and touched Vira's hand briefly.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Besides, I also don't want to disappoint my boss," Lisa replied, followed by dry laughter. "I've agreed to carry out this project, there's no way I can back down now!"
'It's crazy if I give up.. Perhaps Maria's feet would've landed in front of my face if she knew that I was about to give up!' Lisa growled in her heart.
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