2009-10-29 - 5:58 a.m.
I know that I've promised some horror stories here.:P However, I've been very busy lately. Sorry. But I'll try. Soon.
Meanwhile, there's also real thriller in real life.
Last term break, I spied on Gigi's and her boyfriend Nanang's FB status. It turned out that he was in Cirebon - or so he wrote. I don't know. After we all know that he's been lying to her about his job as a branch manager for administration department in a travel agency in Fatmawati, it's just hard to find at least one damn, good excuse to believe a word he says.
Especially after we've also learned that he's a member of one of the most ruthless, bullying group of thugs in Jakarta called 'FBR' (Forum Betawi Rempug). That little 'fun' club has a mean reputation for both cowardice and mass vandalism.*rolls eyes* When they don't like something or someone, they always, ALWAYS gather their hungry, testosterone-fuelled mob to vandalize properties and hunt people down for sick pleasure. They find strength in numbers, just like all bullies do.*scoffs* They think they're tough and macho, but we all know better. Each individual is actually as weak as a twig.
Sadly, it's hard for the local authority to really banish them all.:| They even don't want to deal with FBR, as far as I'm concerned. Fear, maybe? What a shame. All I know is that they can get away with murder.
Okay, back to Gigi and him.
When he was out of town, it looked as if Gigi had somehow turned into her old, happier self again. We went to the gym together. She looked more relaxed, as far as I remember. She even smiled for real.:) It was like, I got my best friend back again. I missed her.
Then the first week of work started, and she looked ghostly pale again at work. The light had gone from her eyes. She is more attached to her phone lately, answering his call. He even dares disturb her that way!:x
After that, she didn't show up on Wednesday, claiming illness once again. Via told me that. She also noticed something was wrong. These days - ever since he came into her life - Gigi seems to get sick a lot. She also almost always shows up late, looking pale and exhausted. She's also distracted during work. Whenever somebody asks her if she's okay, she just shrugs it off, saying she's fine. Via told me someone reported seeing Gigi out of the classroom during teaching hours, accepting his call - abandoning her students. She also heard from Jules (who teaches at a 7:00 pm class on Tuesdays and Thursdays) that - sometime after 9:00 pm on Tuesday, Jules still saw Gigi outside the building, talking to him.
Last night, I had this conversation with Dee and Pitbull. We've come up with several possible plots to trick him out of his charade, but the problems are:
1.He's bloody manipulative and has a violent history. If things go wrong, he might order his fellow thugs to either target our office or - worse in my case - my house. He already knows where I live when both Gigi and he escorted me home - twice.
2.She still doesn't realize that she actually doesn't need him to be confident with herself. Maybe she's realized that something's not right with their relationship, but she somehow refuses to admit it - even to herself. Once I spotted her FB status saying: "Harus tetap senyum meski hati merintih." (Must keep on smiling though my heart bleeds). Again, despite all her friends there have asked her if she was okay, she only said thanks without explaining anything.
3.She's 25, but her parents - especially her mother - pushes her about getting married soon. Enough said.
Let's hope it's not too late yet.
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