A Flavor

A Flavor
Fried rice for aunty santi



Santi had just cleaned himself up when he heard a knock on the door of his room. The woman sighed then walked slowly to the door of the room that she was still locked.


“Why this?”


Both eyes were rounded after clearly seeing who was standing in front of the door of his room. Not this as he thought, but Rico standing there.


“You.”


“Sorry yes aunt if I am presumptuous. But I waited a long time downstairs. So I went up deh.”


Santi rolled both his eyes puffed. Santi is still upset that Rico left without telling him. Rico never picked up his phone.


“You why are you here?” Santi melengos asked reluctantly to look at Rico.


Rico speechless. The man in the bangs looked confused as well in doubt. Rico knows Santi is angry with him.


“Before I apologize for going did not say the same aunt. I also did not pick up the phone from aunt.”


“It doesn't matter. Directly do not much base stale.”


Rico swallowed his saliva. Santi interrupted his words.


Rico closed both his eyes. Rico doesn't know where to go anymore. Only Santi could possibly currently help him.


“Tante.. I came home yesterday because my sister was sick and had to be hospitalized for a few days. I didn't pick up aunty's phone because of me.”


“Is your sister okay?”


Rico looked at Santi who had changed expression. The woman looked worriedly at him.


“For now is fine aunt.. But.”


“But what is co?”


Rico sighed. Shame on me, but Rico doesn't know where else to go. Running on alesia is impossible. Alesia was also angry with him.


“But I borrowed money on my neighbor to pay off the aunt's hospital administration. And now my neighbor is in need of that money.”


“How much? How much did you borrow from him? Where's the account number?”


Rico blinked his eyes in surprise at the response. Though Rico thought Santi would laugh at him maybe even insult him.


“Why silence? Where?”


“Ah yes aunt. A minute.”


Rico reached into the pocket of the pair of jeans worn by him grabbed his cellphone. Quickly rico gave the flat object to Santi.


“At whose name?” Ask santi.


“Eemm Praise astuti aunt.” Answer rico.


“Ya. I'll bring your phone inside first. You wait a minute.”


“Iya aunt.” Rico's smile nodded his head.


When santi re-entered her room Rico heaved a sigh of relief. Rico really feels very helped by Santi now.


“Quiet rico.. You can replace it later.”


Not long to wait for Santi to come out. Santi back hp rico's.


“Proof transfer I have sent to your phone.” Said.


Rico smiled. It feels so good. Rico believes that paying off his debt to his mother's neighbors in his mother's village will no longer be visited and feel burdened.


“After yes aunt. I called my mom first.”


“Yes.. I also need to change clothes.”


Rico looked at Santi from top to bottom. The man smiled faintly looking at the towel that was still rolling on the head of Santi as well as the kimono towel that was still wrapped in the slender body of the beautiful widow.


Santi's cheeks suddenly felt hot. Rico was asking her to cover her body properly.


“What's really why? I like to wear rich. Why do you want to treat me? Who are you?”


“Yes.. I just want to get a aunt. That's also if aunt deigns. I think a pretty aunt with a more covered dress.” Rico's smile answered.


“Apaan anyway. Very much lebai.”


Santi closed the door to his room. His cheeks and ears are getting hot to hear the advice given praise from Rico.


Santi smiled with his body leaning against the door of his room. Rico's simple words really had a big effect on him.


“Tante..” Call rico from the outside.


“What else?!” She exclaimed with a smile adorning her lips.


“You yeah?! Later if it's my payday change the money.”


Santi doesn't care what Rico says. For him every money he has spent for good is an obligation. Santi did not expect anything from his good deeds. Asal santi is able and has santi will definitely share with anyone.


Santi keeps stealing glances at Rico driving his car. Yes, this morning Rico voluntarily volunteered to take santi to the office.


”Tante.. I'm really really thank you.. Auntie has helped me.” Rico's smile glanced at Santi.


Santi. Santi must pretend to stay angry at Rico to keep his own prestige.


“Can be silent no?”


Rico's smile instantly disappeared. Rico knows Santi is still mad at him.


“Ya aunty. Oh yes aunt before I went to my aunt's house to cook. It's just fried rice. I brought it for aunt. Aunt want?”


Santi smiled silently. What Rico does is simple but flattering.


“I fetch ya aunty.”


Rico pulled his car over on a pretty lonely road. The man then grabbed his backpack which he put in the back seat of his car. Rico pulled out a pink lunch box and then offered it to Santi.


Santi was silent for a moment. In the face of the pink dining box presented by Rico. Santi is really happy now. Rico came in the morning, knocked on his own door. And Rico was the first one to see this morning even before this.


“Just a simple fried rice is aunty.. For the taste please aunt understand well.. I am not good at cooking.”


Santi received the lunch box and opened it. Her smile expands to see the cow's egg shaped like a smiling emoji.


Oh jesus.. This is the first time a man has treated me like this.. And this cow's eye egg made these lips unable to not smile.


“Ah yes.. Spoon aunt.”


Rico reached back into his backpack. Rico took out a spoon wrapped in tissue. Rico opened the tissue that became the wrapping of the spoon then gave it to Santi.


“I try ya?”


Rico nodded his head. Fried rice was deliberately rico made for santi. And that's a sign of his forgiveness. Rico can't give anything to Santi. The money is really gone and only left to buy gasoline. And Rico thought maybe he'd be willing to accept a simple gift.


“Where is aunt?”


Rico looked at Santi who started to chew fried rice for him. Rico really hopes Santi likes the taste of fried rice for him.


“Lumayan tasty.”


Santi nodded as he again scooped the fried rice and fed it into his mouth. Actually santi already breakfast but feel the fried rice made by rico make satiety disappear so that santi wants to spend the fried rice.


“Thankful.”.


Santi glanced at the silent rico. And at that time Santi just realized that Rico is a handsome man with the face of his Caucasian.


Oh jesus.. Why did I realize he was so handsome.