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View MoreNaya selalu memeriksa mikrofon dua kali sebelum siaran live. Pagi itu, ia memeriksa tiga kali. Namun yang tak pernah ia periksa adalah detak jantungnya sendiri—yang belakangan selalu lari maraton sejak dipindah ke divisi PR Mahendra Group.
“Ready in 3… 2… 1…” Produser menepuk bahunya. Naya tersenyum ke kamera, menautkan telapak tangan di pangkuan.
“Selamat pagi! Bersama saya Naya dari Mahendra Group. Hari ini kami meluncurkan program GreenShift—”
Hingga nada ping! dari ponselnya menyela di telinga lewat earbud. Chat grup internal: Rilis media belum disetujui legal!
Aliran kata Naya membeku sepersekian detik. Kamera menyorot lebih dekat. Ia tersenyum lagi—senyum yang kebanyakan gigi, terlalu banyak putih mata—dan melanjutkan. Ada lembar FAQ di mejanya, ada teleprompter. Namun ada juga pertanyaan penonton live chat yang tiba-tiba muncul di layar: “Benar Mahendra Group akan tutup dua pabrik?”
Naya refleks. “Tidak benar. Kami tidak—”
“Cut! Jangan jawab spekulasi!” suara produser membentak pelan lewat headset.
Terlambat. Cuplikan itu sudah dipotong oleh akun gosip korporasi, dibubuhi caption sensasional: PR Mahendra Bantah Penutupan Pabrik—Kok Tahu?
Satu jam setelah siaran, grafik di aplikasi bursa berubah merah—semerah wajah Naya. Saham Mahendra Group merosot 4%. Ping! notifikasi memborbardir: media mention, analyst alert, PR meltdown.
Karina, kepala PR, menghela napas di depan meja Naya. “Kenapa kamu jawab itu?”
“Aku kira kalau kita klarifikasi cepat—”
“Kita? Yang kamu sebut ‘kita’ barusan adalah perusahaan sepuluh ribu karyawan. Dan ‘cepat’ kadang berarti ‘ceroboh’.” Karina melunak setitik. “Aku tahu kamu niatnya baik. Tapi ini… ya, ini besar.”
Ponsel Naya bergetar. Email masuk dari sekretaris CEO: Segera ke lantai 43.
Lift kaca menanjak. Jakarta di luar jendela seperti grid neon yang baru bangun. Naya menatap bayangannya pada pantulan logam: blazer biru, rambut diikat rapi, mata yang menolak berkedip. Di lantai 43, resepsionis menunjuk ke pintu ganda kayu gelap. “Pak Mahendra menunggu.”
Ruang CEO seperti museum sunyi: garis-garis tegas, logam dingin, tembok kaca. Dan sosok di balik meja—Arga Mahendra—adalah patung marmer yang hidup. Dingin, sempurna, tak memberi ruang pada interferensi.
“Kursi,” katanya, tanpa angkat kepala.
Naya duduk. Tangannya dilipat di pangkuan, menyembunyikan tremor kecil.
Arga menutup berkas. Tatapannya menimpa. “Kamu tahu berapa miliar menguap hanya karena dua suku kata ‘tidak benar’ tadi?”
“Maaf, Pak. Saya—”
“Maaf tidak memperbaiki grafik.”
Keheningan menyisir ruangan. Jam dinding berdetak seperti hakim. Naya menelan ludah. “Saya siap bertanggung jawab. Apa pun bentuknya.”
Alis Arga hampir—hampir—naik. “Apa pun?”
Naya mengangguk, meski bagian logis otaknya menjerit agar jangan berjanji apa pun di depan manusia yang terkenal tidak bernegosiasi.
Arga berdiri, mendekat. Ia menatap keluar jendela, menimbang kata. “Aku tidak suka solusi kecil untuk masalah besar.”
“Baik, Pak.”
“Masalah besar kita bukan hanya angka hari ini. Ini soal persepsi. Investor ragu. Media mencium darah. Kompetitor menunggu.”
Ia berbalik. Pandangannya mengunci Naya. “Jadi aku akan menawarkan solusi besar. Gila, mungkin. Tapi efektif.”
Naya menahan napas.
Arga menyelipkan tangan ke saku. “Kau mau memperbaiki yang kau rusak? Jadilah perisai terdepan.”
“Caranya?”
“Mulai hari ini, kau jadi asistennya CEO.” Jeda. “Dan tunangannya.”
Kursi di bawah Naya mendadak terasa terlalu sempit. “Ma—maaf?”
Arga mengangkat telapak tangan seolah mengatur lalu lintas. “Kontrak. Enam bulan. Fake engagement. Kita perlu narasi bahwa perusahaan stabil, bahwa aku tidak terguncang, bahwa aku tahu persis apa yang kulakukan—bahkan dalam urusan pribadi.”
Naya menatap cincin signet di jari Arga—dingin, berkilat. “Kenapa saya?”
“Karena kamu error yang harus jadi patch.”
Naya tersenyum tipis, pahit. “Atau kambing hitam yang enak difoto.”
“Kalau itu membuatmu bekerja lebih hati-hati, anggap saja iya.” Arga kembali ke kursi. “Kau punya 24 jam untuk menolak. Tapi bursa tidak menunggu. Dewan tidak sabar. Dan merger yang kukejar—” Ia mengetuk berkas bertuliskan Term Sheet: Merger Varuna-Mahendra. “—tidak akan menoleransi ketidakpastian.”
Naya menghembuskan napas yang baru sadar ia tahan. Opsi-opsinya berputar: mundur dan mungkin dipecat; bertahan dan jadi simbol palsu di semua headline. Dalam kepalanya, terngiang suara ibunya tentang cicilan rumah, biaya kuliah adiknya, dan seorang ayah yang percaya orang yang salah.
“Kalau saya setuju…” Naya menegakkan punggung. “Aturannya?”
Arga membuka laci. Sebuah map kontrak berlogo firma hukum meluncur ke meja. “No dating dengan karyawan lain. No rumor yang tidak kubuat sendiri. Media training. Konseling HR untuk batasan profesional. Jadwalmu mengikuti jadwalku. Dan—” ia menatap tajam “—kau tidak bohong padaku, meski bohong pada dunia.”
Keheningan lain. Di kejauhan, helikopter melintas seperti capung besi.
Naya meraih map itu. Tangannya berhenti pada halaman tanda tangan. “Bisa saya bawa pulang untuk dibaca?”
Arga mengangguk. “Sampai jam delapan malam ini. Setelah itu, kita rapat dewan.”
Naya berdiri. “Kalau saya menolak?”
“HR akan menyiapkan surat pemutusan hubungan kerja dengan pesangon sesuai aturan. Kita akan bilang kamu memilih jalur berbeda.”
Kata-kata itu mendarat di dada Naya seperti batu. Ia mengangguk, berbalik, melangkah ke pintu. Jari menyentuh gagang logam—dingin yang sama seperti nada suara Arga.
“Dan Naya,” panggil Arga.
Ia menoleh.
“Jangan bikin aku menunggu.”
Pintu menutup. Notifikasi saham kembali bergetar di ponsel. Garis merah makin panjang.
Naya menatap jam: 17.12. Tiga jam lima puluh delapan menit menuju pukul delapan.
Mampukah ia menukar enam bulan hidupnya demi menambal dua suku kata yang salah? Atau justru dua suku kata itu akan menukar seluruh hidupnya?
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