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The War of Kate Spade

Tamara—

About the challenge that Gita gave me yesterday, Kate Spade bet by approaching Theo, I regret a little my mouth that works faster than my brain. Approaching Theo doesn't seem like a good idea, I mean he's my boss and he knows me a lot, we have disagreements too, our working relationship is not good at all and I want to approach him?

My careless nature seems to be deeply ingrained, and unable to be separated any longer with my mediocre brain. Maybe if I only slept for one night with her I could still take it, but this is being a boyfriend, in a conscious state and I have to do just that. I don't even know where to start with my approach.

When I told him I hated him, it was really a hatred I had been harboring for a long time. I never found out about her personal life and then we gossiped together, maybe just the grapevine about her who likes to play women and always changed every night. Yes, I would be very reasonable and understandably, his face is very supportive to do that.

If I think about it, it's just Kate Spade's bet. I can buy it myself with the savings I have, I'm not that poor because I'm a hard worker who is very capable of supporting myself. You should be proud of that one, I was even very stoic when almost promoted to the position of failed manager, which Theo occupied. I'm so stoic that I feel like I really want to hook Theo.

It's about my self-esteem and my enormous cheeky soul, I'm serious about this one. Don't ever give me the slightest challenge, because I can't help but accept it.

To start this challenge, I'll start it with a nightclub at jum’at tonight. A guy like Theo can't possibly not visit this place, right? If I'm lucky, I'll meet him, otherwise, maybe I should try it next time. I hate defeat so much, Gita's been challenging me wrongly.

“Virgin mojito,” I said to the bartender in front of me.

Don't laugh at me for ordering that no-alcohol drink, I just want to stay sober when I meet Theo later. Or should I just order a margarita? I can pretend to be drunk and he'll drive me home, all the easier if I get drunk. But, no. Everything will be easy, but the percentage of me doing something embarrassing is also very large. Staying aware is the best option.

There are some men who have glanced at me since, it is very common for you to go to nightclubs and be alone. Though I wear clothes that are quite covered, only a tanktop and also oversized jeans.

The tanktop I think is very closed, because I usually only wear a crop top, the cardigan I wear has been removed and the view of the tattoo adorning my arm is also visible. Maybe that's what caught their attention.

“Tatomu nice.”

I turned my head to the origin of the voice that was very close to me. I'm not hallucinating, am I? I only drink mojito, it's impossible to get me drunk. Is destiny on my side?

“Pak Theo?” I stared at him fixedly, still in disbelief at this scene beside me. It can't be this easy, right?

Theo laughed looking at my bewildered face, I could even hear his crisp laughter clearly amongst this frenetic disco music. It turns out that with the usual clothes leather jacket can add to his good looks many times, I did not lie this time, but he was also always handsome every day.

“Why is your face like that? Can't I be here?” tanyakanya.

I turned my face away so I wouldn't look stupid. My face that is only mediocre will be more ugly if it is confused. If my destiny is this easy, then I should at least look good in front of him. For Kate Spade's free.

“Just relax, we're not in the office. You alone?”

Okay, just relax, he said. This means he doesn't have a grudge against me outside the office, does he? If so, it will be very easy to get it. Tamara and her male flirting ability should not be underestimated, because so many men are queuing up to get me.

“Iya, father too?” ask me kindly.

“Should you call father? You can call Theo aja.” The smile again filled his lips.

If I was alone in my room, I might jump in for joy. It's like a green light to get closer to my mission, but why is it so easy? It's not fun if it's like this.

“It feels weird, we don't seem this close in the office.”

“It feels weird if you call mr.”

“If you say so.”

**

“What exactly are you and this bet?” asked Anastasia fiercely.

Still in the gathering episode with the quack trio, there was me, Anastasia, and also Dean. This time it was Sunday afternoon and Anastasia had just returned from her umpteenth schedule. My dear friend that one was indeed very busy, and we chose Backyard Garden as our meeting location. This is a cafe that we have crowned as our second home to gather, since we were in college, employees and even the owner of this cafe know us very well. Yes, because the owner himself is Dean, it can be said this is a legacy business from Dean's brother who now lives in Bali.

Dean's own main job, busying himself as possible. Dean's family is rich, and Dean himself doesn't have to work hard to make money. Backyard Garden himself has made quite a lot of money for him, and he does not need to come every day, just when he wants to.

“This time what's the bet?” ask Dean this time.

“Kate Spade.”

Suddenly, Dean pulled out his phone and typed something in there.

“You want what the model is like, you choose yourself.” Dean thrust his phone with a variety of photos of bags of all models with the Kate Spade brand. I knew Dean would do this.

“You don't want what happened last time with your bet?”

Well, it's a risk I have to bear when I suddenly tell you what's going on with me. I just can't hide anything from my two best friends, I'll tell them, even for the little things. They're also a reminder of all the carelessness I've done so far, which is why I'm so lucky to have them.

“You don't understand, it's not about the price of the goods, but my price,” I said.

I'm returning Dean's phone, which still features Kate Spade's assortment.

In just one call and I've been made sure to have those bags, it's just easy for Dean, but I don't want to do that. It's not about how expensive it is, but my competitive spirit.

“Last time he also said kayak gini, Nas,” Dean told Anastasia.

Anastasia confirmed the location of the hat bucket she was wearing so as not to be recognized in the crowd, she was seen sighing. My side job does make both of my best friends dizzy, not my fault, because I just do what I want to do. Usually I will obey their words if indeed I experience bad events from all that.

“So who?” ask Anas.

“Theo, you're inget, right? The manager I often told that.”

“Wah, you really are amazing, Ra. Dean, I think I need some more coffee, huh. It hurts my head so bad Tamara.”

Anastasia just nodded her head in passing and still looked at me in annoyance. Yes, I know what kind of worries they both are feeling because this is not the first time.

“Nothing will happen, trust me. This is just another challenge, know for yourself how my office children, right?”

Dean also looked at me with an incredulous face. I shouldn't have told them, but I couldn't do anything about it when I always wanted to tell the smallest story I had. I don't want anything to hide between us, with risks like this.

“I won't help you if you come to me because of this problem,” Dean said.

I pouted Dean's words, if not who else? Anastasia must have cursed me so much and didn't want to see me because of this. I depend so much on my two best friends because they both know me so well and all the stories about me, about me being so wild like this.

Of course there's always an alan behind all the traits we have, I'm like that too, but, next time I tell you. Because the story itself is very long and I'm sure it will take a long time to tell again. I wasn't born with all this wild nature, as a leak.

**

Jum’at night, and I returned to the club as usual, hoping to meet Theo. Either way, this plan should go well. I don't know if this guy is going to visit or not, so I hope my luck is still there. Funny too when I was expecting a stroke of luck for something like this.

“Margarita.”

Should I get drunk tonight? I don't mind getting drunk, but I'm alone, and I don't want to end up in a stranger's bed. Anastasia would really kill me if that happened, then Dean's cold gaze. They both look so much like my parents, they just got married.

In retrospect, my two best friends fit in very well together and I thought they were actually secretly dating behind my back. I don't care as long as they're both happy, it's a little impossible for friendly men and women. Then if you look at Dean and Anastasia's closeness and how the man treated Anastasia, you'll think the same of me.

“I so often see you here,” said a voice.

I looked to the side, I thought it was Theo, but it wasn't. I don't know him either, but yeah he's pretty good-looking. The types of metropolitan men with clean cuts that are not really my type, maybe I prefer men who are a little messy. Her sexy aura was more pronounced.

“Really? We've met before?” my many.

This is just another part of a man's way of teasing a woman who is sitting alone in a club like this. Trust me, I'm very worried about this one.

“How can I ignore a woman who is very shining in the dim lights of this club? I think they are very stupid if it is true like that,” replied the man.

I don't have to turn my face to see him looking at me, his gaze is so I can feel. Not always will I enjoy men who tease me, especially if this is just a random man who appears. If I am in a good mood, I will gladly respond to this temptation.

Looks like it's not a good night to find Theo, maybe the guy's not here. I immediately took out three hundred thousand pieces and placed them on the table just like that, then stood up.

“You want to go?”

I didn't touch the man and immediately set foot for the exit, but my steps stopped when suddenly Theo also emerged from the door. Theo also looked surprised by my presence. Now that my mind is divided, I look at the man who teased me and Theo. Why is Theo so late? I was confused if I should stay or go. But, I really don't have the mood to stay any longer.

“We meet again,” said Theo.

“But it looks like I have to leave early.” I gave him a thin smile.

It sucks in a situation like this. My plan could have gone smoothly if Theo had come sooner. “I inter?”

My eyebrows shriveled at the question sentence, really a question sentence, not one that just said and forced me to go along with it. He really asked me.

“Ah, no need. I can go home by myself, please enjoy your night.” I continued on my way out. Selling a little expensive is usually the best trick to attract a man to get close to you, before it was very successful for me.

Well, maybe next time. There's still a lot of time I have to tease Theo, tonight maybe I should just spend with Theo in his cafe. Do’a my friends who want this bet to end is very effective sometimes. They should be so grateful that I can sometimes be a little tame like this.

“Which way did you go?”

I turned my head, and was very surprised at who was next to me right now. Theo was smiling at me, I wasn't dreaming, was I? Did he really seriously want to drive me? Or is the trick I used successful? It is easy to make it into the entanglement of the charm of a Tamara. Ah, but he's also a player, naturally.

“What are you doing here?” many wonder.

“It seems tonight is not a good time to go to the club, so, I'd better take you home.” Theo raised his eyebrows with that thin smile.

For a moment, just for a moment, I felt like I was entering into the charm of this Theodore Salim. That smile is really very sweet and makes you unable to focus on anything else but her smile. He also returned wearing a leather jacket like last time. I thought it was her mandatory outfit, with black adorning from t-shirts to pants, lucky sneakers she wore were white.

If you think about it, if in the office was a shirt that he wore not far from the color of white, black, gray, and occasionally cream. He never wears a shirt with bright colors, maybe he really likes dark colors. Wait, have I been watching him all this time?

“And better put on your sweater, your tattoo really becomes the center of attention,” he added.

Yes, I was just wearing a sleeveless cocktail dress that really accentuated all the tattoos on both my arms. There was a colorless rose tattoo on my left arm as well as a butterfly, then there was a rose tattoo with a color on my right arm and also a butterfly as well. Then there's the francis tattoo on the right upper arm, all of it clearly visible with the clothes I'm wearing.

Outside of work, I do like to wear clothes less material like this, so please be understood. After all, this is very in accordance with the very hot temperature of Jakarta.

“You're one of them?” ask me with a dirty smile.

“Well, everyone will be like that.”

My ignorant smile grew wider and wider at Theo's reply. “Then what do you think?” I deliberately twisted my body before him with the best smile I had. I make sure no one can escape the charm of a Tamara Pricilia.

He laughed and walked to his car. That's a good sign, right? Look at that sweet smile. Gita has to prepare her black card well, because I'm going to choose the most expensive Kate Spade.

**

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