Denisa Rosaline
Rendi and the Eagle, Today's Review
It had been a month since Aline's last conversation with Abah and Mommy back then. The next day he plans to land his new contract. Ms. Oki has been married and moved in with her husband since 8 days ago. All the things he had moved, just a few that he lived in the house of Abah and Mother. His contract had been conjured into a mini house that would be very comfortable for him to live alone later. Ah, I can't wait.
His days passed safely. The routine is still the same, twice a week he will work at the house of the Holy Mother from morning until noon, then in the rest of the day he works at restaurants and cafes owned by Abah and Bunda, then in the rest of the day he works at restaurants and cafes, his adoptive parents, who are currently a Resto & Cafe. The difference is, there now Aline holds more bookkeeping, finance and cash reporting restaurants and cafes, only occasionally he serves customers, even not infrequently Aline became an impromptu barista when the cafe is very crowded, a cleverness that he got while in Germany first. Yes, since the Abah restaurant transformed into Resto & Cafe Abah (RCA), customers who come are increasingly crowded, both from young people to the elderly, plus now the clock is notya already from morning to night. Abah has even added a few more employees. And all of these accomplishments started with none other than Aline's idea. The concept is simple. The ground floor remains a restaurant that is more favored by adults and families with a very homy atmosphere, the second floor provides meeting rooms for business people, there is an office area, musholla, etc, and the rest area is also for employees, then the third floor and rooftop is a cafe with a design that is made as neat as possible, if the kids today call it contemporary and Instagramable. Of course, all can not be separated from the interference of Aline who actually ruled the world of architecture, business economics and law. Three fields that he had been in while in college.
Aline is currently in the room of Ma'am Salwa, the third child of Abah and Bunda. This is the room he occupied while in Abah's house. Like the previous nights, Aline always took the time to review her life today. A kind of mandatory activity that he must do before closing his eyes and unwind on the soft mattress.
There are two events that he finds interesting today.
First, was his meeting with Mas Rendi, the eldest son of Holy Mother. He had planned to tell about him who would stop working there from next month. But his intention was not fulfilled because the Holy Mother who had to rush to the hospital brought an aunt who was vomiting violently when she arrived earlier.
The flashback:
"Lin, I'm asking you to take the house!" said Holy Mother in a hurry. He could not answer, Holy Mother had run into her car in which there was an aunt who was vomiting. It's too bad to see an aunt like that.
Aline entered the house. After completing the task of ironing, Aline began to carry out his intention to help the Holy Mother clean the house and cook while waiting for the owner of the house to come home.
Aline was cleaning the house when the doorbell rang. Immediately after answering her greeting, Aline opened the door for her guest.
"I'm sorry, who are you looking for?" Aline opened his voice first seeing his handsome guest just silent in front of the door of the House of Holy Mother.
Rendi was confused as to who the beautiful girl in front of her was opening the door for her. He was sure that he was not at home. The girl waved her hands in front of Rendi's face, making her immediately aware as soon as she heard the voice of half a pretty girl in front of her who asked if she was still in this world, there-was. Soon he normalized his face to maintain his image of maleness.
"Ehem ... Who are you? Why did you open the door? Where's my aunt or nyokap me!" jutek replied.
The confused face instantly became a little blushing. "Oh, is this Mas Rendi? Sorry, Mom, I didn't miss it before."
"Lu who? Why did you come into my house?" Actually out of annoyance that this girl does not recognize him, even though the family photo printed spent almost half the walls of this living room.
"I'm Aline, Mas. Mom was going to the hospital with the great vomiting aunt, so the mother took the house to me" she explained.
"Oh, so you're Aline?"
"Yes, Mum."
"Totally beautiful," she praised. "Yes! You continue to work!" he said as he passed to his room.
Today Rendi did come home early, she felt unwell. Probably because he had not had breakfast this morning. It will always be this way if you do not eat breakfast. But his routine this morning really makes him not have time even to just snack in the morning. The boss really, suddenly said he didn't come in today, when they should have attended important meetings and also met important clients. But whatever the power, boss mah free. As a result, it is the one who replaces and ends up coming home early because his body can no longer be invited to compromise, of course after all his affairs are completed.
Aline was wiping off the cooking utensils she had washed when Rendi went down to the kitchen. Joints go straight to the refrigerator and take some tomatoes to make juice. He will always feel better when drinking tomato juice when less fit like this. Aline who was arranging food at that time did not think existed. Aline himself had no problem with that. He continued his activities like he was alone in the kitchen.
Rendi is increasingly irritated because Aline does not consider her presence, but this is her home. Just not even a snort. Who does he think he is? How brave that girl is.
"Mas, I said goodbye first. Lunch is at the dinner table. Say hello to aunt, may aunt soon recover," he said.
"Wait a minute!" rendi's speech just made Aline's steps stop.
"Guide me eat! I'm just eating by myself." Actually, Rendi did not intend that, he just wanted to prank Aline for daring to ignore himself in his own home.
Aline sighed and finally turned towards the kitchen counter and took over making tomato juice from Rendi's hand. "Let me, Mas. Rendi eat it!" He will accompany his master's son to eat because Aline saw that Rendi was not okay, seen from the jaded strokes on the handsome man's face, and sometimes he moaned. Although actually he was a bit uncomfortable alone with the man in this house. But, he straightened out goodwill to help a fellow, afraid that his master's son would suddenly faint." Just watch if that guy messes around, I'll slam!" the threat in the heart.
Rendi saw the menu in session, his taste rose to see the mouth-watering chicken soup plus potato parchment, tempeh and tofu geprek with sambal terasi. Immediately he scoops the rice and side dishes. While Aline was busy making tomato juice in the kitchen.
Aline was satisfied to see Rendi eat voraciously. That means his cooking matches the tongue of the handsome man. He deliberately linger making tomato juice just to avoid sitting at night with his employer's child. "Lin, where's my juice? The chunky! Make the juice a long time kebangetan." Aline again sighed for the umpteenth time easing her tension that suddenly felt up. This master's son is indeed good at irritating him.
"This, Mas, the juice. Slowly eat it, I accompany you to finish," he said.
"Don't eat?"
"Thank you, still full, Mas. I ate at home before I got here."
"You feel good" he praised, making Aline blush a little.
"Eat a lot of it, Mom!"
"Yes, there must be a lot. This is me mo. Where did you learn to cook?"
"Learn from the chef at Abah's restaurant." Aline did not lie even though she was not completely honest. Actually he learned from the mbok and his mother who was always good at processing ingredients into delicious and nutritious food.
"Bokap you got a resto? Why do you work here? So iron worker again?" Rendi started kepo.
"My foster father has his restaurant, Mas, if I can be honest. Why work here because I want to work. There's nothing bad about being an iron worker." To this question Aline really didn't want to discuss it. "So said Holy Ma'am, two men who live in this house really like the results of my work," he continued to quip.
"Thu .. uhuk ...." Joints with Aline's sentence just now. It's true that he and his father like the work of Aline neat and fragrant, but there is no need for his mother to tell this girl. Huh, mama's a shame.
"Have you worked here long?" the question changed the topic.
"Huh? 6 Months of 7."
"Ooh .. I just saw you now. Your ironing neat rich famous laundry results!" praise Rendi at last because she doesn't know what else to say. "Have you worked in laundry before?" ask again, original.
Aline who was asked so raised an eyebrow in astonishment.
"Yaaa, you also worked in laundry, hehehe ...."
"Eh, no, Mas Rendi. I learned from a friend while in Je ...." Aline immediately clenched her lips together, almost completely lost if she ever lived in Germany. "Remember, Lin. Now you're not Tiocandra anymore, so don't take Tiocandra's memories with you anymore!" bathinnya.
"Je - what, Lin?"
"Huh?"
"Oh, that. My friend who works in laundry, Jenita. It's Mas."
"Oohin". Rendi continued her lunch without being awkward anymore. He invited Aline to tell him a story here and there and he felt Aline was invited to talk about any topic. Same with Aline.
After she finished eating, Aline cleaned the tableware and went home.
Flashback.
Then, an interesting second incident today just happened upon his return home.
Flash back to:
The clock was already showing at 10:08pm when Aline, Tika, and Bang Haikal closed the Abah restaurant. They then separated because it was a different direction. Aline intends to stop by the minimarket not far from the restaurant, before the intersection to Abah's house. He wanted to buy some of his personal needs. Although Mommy and Abah insisted on waiting for him earlier, but Aline managed to convince him that he could go home alone because the distance of the house and restaurant was not so far away.
Be he walking while carrying his groceries to the house of Abah and Mother in the middle of the night like this. The clock has shown the passing of 11pm. The streets are starting to go. The lights of the house along the road had started to go out. Leave the porch and yard lights are still on and the street lights with dim light.
Just a few steps out of the minimarket, Aline saw a man in a light blue shirt being grabbed by three men and another man watching the scene while leaning against his luxury car. Aline was convinced that the man watching was her boss. All the men were dressed in neat shirts and the boss even wore a tie and suit. "Are they mafia?" thought Aline was making things up.
"Woyyy stop!!!" aline shouted with her cry. Aline immediately ran over.
"Heh, you don't have to interfere! Go home, Dek! It's night, don't wander. Tomorrow's school!" a man answered, followed by another laugh.
Aline deliberately stalled for time so that the victimized man could take a breath. Aline had seen that the man could actually martial arts, but he was outnumbered.
"Om making crackers here. If you want to fight there in the ring!"
"No need ba**t Lo. Go there!" The boss pushed Aline to make Aline stray onto the asphalt and her groceries dropped.
"Heh, Om! Polite little with women why? Very rough!" aline said as he stood up and patted both palms to clean from the attached asphalt ground. He left his bags on the asphalt.
"Lo don't interfere! Mending now Lo go home! Don't interfere with my business!" said the boss coldly.
"It's my business because you're committing a heinous act in front of my eyes!"
"Wooo ... woo .. woo ... do you hear Lang? You're behind a little boy, a girl, hahahahaha ...."
Aline is silent, said to be a small child, when in fact she hates the most if you say small children. Bang Cris and Bang Rio would have been slammed if they saw a child. Even though he is tall, but still his cute face always makes people think if he is a child Junior Grade IX or Bongsor X High School, huh. "Just look. There's a chance you'll slam it" Aline promised inwardly.
The men silently watched Aline approach the man who was trying to sit down. They are confused about what to do, because in fact they are not bad people, they are friends. It's just that the situation forced them to fight.
Aline grimaced as if she felt the pain of the victim as she tried to help the victim stand up.
"BUILD!!" shout Aline.
"Go there Lo! Don't interfere with my business!" The boss is angry, getting impatient and he intends to push Aline back. But this time Aline didn't let him get pushed again. Threw the hand of the boss who tried to push it again, then slammed it in just one eye movement, making the man feel pain that was too great at the waist to his buttocks and other men silent not warted, making the man feel pain, shocked by what just happened. "Huh, the delivery also slammed you, Om. Don't like to say I'm a kid!"
The three people who were ganged up immediately approached his boss. "Van, don't you papa?" tanya's wearing a black shirt.
"Damn. Finish this kid! Lesson lesson! Goddamnit!" said the boss full of anger trying to stand up while rubbing his waist and buttocks. This time he was treated so harshly by a woman. Usually women will adore him. "Damn this woman" he thought.
After getting a warning, the three men who were ganged up started attacking Aline and the man in the light blue shirt earlier. The man had fallen back, there was only Aline who was fighting the four men who seemed to be in angry mode. Aline used all the martial skills she learned after her abduction. After all, she was a woman whose strength could not compare to the energy of four angry adult men as well. Just a little he let his guard down, it would be fatal to him. What if she lost and ended up being raped by the four men. That thought made Aline shudder in horror and twisted his intelligent brain. If he is not clever and agile, he will lose. Finally Aline chose to try to avoid and defend first rather than fight. "Thank you if there will be help" he thought. After the four men were exhausted, then Aline fought so he managed to paralyze the four men in front of him.
"It's better that these om-oms go home before the fathers there catch you!" aline said while pointing to Mr. RW who happened to be patrolling with two other people who were not far from them.
The four men immediately got into the car. Before leaving, the cold boss had a warning, "Lo was kind, Lang! Skali again you make Kania sad, I will not hesitate to finish your life!" Then they left Aline and the battered, light blue-tiered man.
"Oh, the girl's problem apparently," said Aline. The man only glanced at her and tried to stand up.
"Mas, Mas still strong way?" The one asked just nodded. "My car's in there!" point it towards a car that is no less luxurious than the car of the brackets earlier. Aline then helped the man in the light blue shirt into his car. His whole body hurts. Aline who understood the expression of the man earlier then stuffed the man into the passenger seat. Then he himself went to the other door. "Where's the key, Mas?" aline asked as she sat her ass in the driver's seat.
After getting the car keys, Aline runs his car to Abah and Mommy's house.
The house was already very quiet when Aline arrived. All residents must have slept because today was very tiring at the restaurant earlier. Bi Inah who opened the door and helped Aline brought the man in the light blue shirt to the patio chair. After picking up a P3K box and a small bowl of hot rice along with a 'good morning' towel, Bi Inah brought a plate of rice with side dishes and two glasses of water as Aline requested. Then he went to sleep.
Aline compresses bruises on the battered man's face using hot rice, a powerful traditional way of removing bruises when he fell as a child. Aline grimaced as the person she was treating grimaced. The man didn't talk much. He just shut up and grimaced. After compressing the bruise and smearing the wound with medicine, Aline told the man to eat.
"Well, it's done. Now eat first!"
"Gue's not hungry. Thanks, by the way," he refused.
"Eat first, just get home! It takes energy to get the car home. Eat up! I'm companions. Poor auntie's been bothered, "persuade Aline.
Eventually the man ate the food and drank the water he was given. After saying thank you, I went home immediately.
Flashback.
Aline pondered today in her room. Aline thanked God because today he has become a useful person towards others. He was grateful that the mbok taught him to clean the house even without the knowledge of his mother, because surely his mother would be angry to see her favorite daughter doing ART work. Aline smiled remembering it.
She was grateful that mom and dad taught her how to cook.
He was grateful to be sent to college abroad which made him an independent and resilient person.
And he was grateful that Papi had him take various martial arts courses since he was a child. After the abduction he had when he was 7 years old, Papi and his entire family became overprotective of him.
Ahhhh, he misses his family. Deep in his heart he longed for his papi who had willingly cast him out. However, there is no such thing as an ex-child or ex-papi. He hoped that one day his papa would come to pick him up. A single tear escaped onto Aline's cheek remembering his family.
Whether his prayers will be answered someday or not, surely Aline is now feeling very grateful for what he has been through. "O Allah, Thy blessings are thousands, but my prostration is in a hurry" he said as he stood towards the bathroom for ablution.
