DESERVEDLY

Chapter 3 - The Cleaner

Devano, that's the name of the man who threw himself into the fish pond. Intan and Devano are old friends, once a class while in high school. This is the first time that Intan and Devano have met after all these years. However, the two can still recognize each other from just looking at faces.

“You're crazy, Dev!” Intan grumbling.

“Eit, Ma'am Guru, how do you say that, anyway?” Devano widened his smile.

Carrying around the profession makes Intan so unpleasant. Intan is only upset because Devano joined the cast. Intan does not want to be pitied.

“Sorry. My words are impolite,” said Intan in the end.

“Pardon me, yes?” Devano raised both eyebrows.

“Good people are easy to forgive, you know. Now you want to be a good person?”

“No, deh. I was a good person and was dicuekin. So lazy to be good again.” What Devano meant was when he reached out to Intan but did not care.

“As far as you are. I'll go home first. Bye!”

Without much further ado, Intan hurried away leaving Devano. His footsteps swung towards the motor parking lot. Intan really wanted to get home soon and change her wet clothes. However, that intention could not be immediately implemented.

Intan reached into the mini backpack he was carrying, but did not find the key to the motorbike. As Intan remembered, the key of the motorbike had been held when he walked towards the parking lot, before finally splashing into the fish pond.

“Duh! Don't let the motor keys get splashed too!” Once conscious, Intan spontaneously panicked.

There are many considerations that Intan thinks about. It is also impossible for Intan to throw himself back into the pool just to find the key of the lost motor. As a result, Intan decided to contact Mira at home. Intan hopes that his sister will go to the restaurant to deliver a spare motorbike key. However, it's a pity that Intan can't contact Mira because her phone is dead. Indeed, the mini backpack that Intan uses is also wet to the inside. In fact, that's where Intan keeps his phone.

“This name fell over the stairs many times.”

Not knowing what else to do, Intan decides to go back to Devano. There was a little feeling of prestige when Intan returned, but how else. Right now Intan really needs help.

After dipping here and there, Intan finally found Devano at one of the dining tables in the outdoor area. Intan guessed, Devano deliberately chose an outdoor place because of his wet clothes.

“Dev, I need help.” Intan is not pleasant.

“Sit down first!”

Although not comfortable sitting there due to his wet clothes, but Intan according to him.

“Looks like my motor key splashed in a pool, Dev.”

“Really? Then let me get it!”

“Eh, wait!”

Intan nimble holding Devano's arm to prevent his steps. So far, Devano has behaved without considering the consequences. Previously, Devano also threw himself into the pool to accompany Intan so as not to get wet alone. Now, Devano without thinking long enough to throw himself into the pool again to help Intan find the key to his lost motorbike.

“Prophe first, Dev! Where are you going, anyway?” Intan took off Devano's arm while grumbling.

“Lah, you said earlier the motor key splashed into the pool as well. Yes here, I want to get you.”

“You want to get wet again with fish?”

“What's wrong? It's just wet, Tan. Later also dry itself.”

Spontaneous Intan closed both of his eyes while taking a slow breath. Intan is anxious with Devano's attitude.

“Dev, I just wanted to borrow your phone to contact my sister. I have a spare key in my house. Mira I'll ask you here to deliver the spare key.” Intan explained calmly.

“You're troubling your sister, Tan. Wait a sec. After this I help. Next to the building was a locksmith. I know him well. He can definitely help you.”

“I'd like to borrow your phone, Dev. Don't you want to lend me your phone?”

“Yes. I don't want to lend you, because I'll help you in other ways. Wait a sec. I spent my lunch.” Devano widened his smile to make Intan speechless.

Intan is trying to understand the situation. So far Intan sees Devano's relaxed attitude to respond to the situation. Intan tried to learn from him. This time Intan was calm and obedient. Besides, Intan is not on another agenda for a few days. Incidentally, the school where Intan teaches is on vacation.

For a while, Intan just kept quiet while occasionally seeing Devano eat a menu of fake tofu tempe. So voracious, and the mimicry of Devano's face implies tranquility. Like there is no burden.

“You want lunch too, Tan?”

Intan shook his head. “Tadi already.”

“Oya, why are you here alone?” Devano opened the chat.

“It's okay. I just want to enjoy my own time. If you, Dev?”

“If I'm on my lunch break. Take a look at that building over there.”

Intan follows the direction of Devano's index finger. There was a large three-story building whose parking lot was always full of customers' vehicles. Intan knows very well what the building is. A very famous printing house in the city.

“You work there, Dev?”

“Iya.”

“At what part?”

“There ... I'm a cleaner-cleaner.” Devano replied while widening his smile.

Intan's forehead shrinks, then the mangosteen.

“Then, I really interrupted your break time, Dev. How about you get reprimanded by your boss?”

“Casual, Tan. No will.”

A man suddenly approaches Intan and Devano's table. The clothes used were exactly the same as the clothes hidden behind the black hoodie Devano was wearing. One thing that makes Intan wonder, the newly arrived man called Devano as Mr. Boss. Without much thought anymore, Intan immediately broke his curiosity.

“Mas, sorry I wanted to ask. Mr. Devano is working in that building over there, huh?”

“True, Mbak. Mr. Devano's kep- ..” The man in the same uniform as Devano stopped his explanation immediately after receiving the eye code.

“It looks like I came at an inopportune time. Alright. Enjoy lunch time together.” The man approached Devano's ear, whispering. “You are waiting for friends to vote. At two later there is a meeting with Mr. Big Boss.”

“Dev, you're lying, huh?” tanya Intan as soon as the man left.

“Ngak, kok.”

“You really work in that building?”

Devano nodded casually as his answer.

“In what part? Why did the man call you Sir?”

Devano did not answer. With his leisure he sipped a drink, then refocused on Intan.

“Intan, are you getting curious about me?”

Devano's question successfully silenced Intan. At that question, Intan just shook his head slowly then asked Devano to continue his lunch.

For a moment, Devano grinned at Intan's seemingly silent attitude change while occasionally pursing his lips as a hunchback gesture.

“In addition to teaching, as far as I know you also write books, yes Tan?” Devano still opens the conversation.

“True.”

“Have a fan, dong.”

“Lumayan.”

“Wow. There must be a lot of men chasing you, yes.”

Initially Intan was about to answer briefly as before. However, Devano's last words affected his mood. There is a feeling of sadness, because what happened is not so. However, Intan chose not to reveal.

“Why silence, Tan?”

“Ehem. Dev, are you starting to wonder about me?” Intan's smile widened. He was satisfied to be able to reply to Devano's words.

Devano raised his hand. Really raised both of his hands as an affirmation that he no longer wanted to continue saying.

Intan and Devano's clothes started to dry on their own. The weather that afternoon was really hot. However, the discomfort remains because the clothes used are not completely dry.

The motorcycle business that lost its key, Devano and his acquaintances have successfully helped Intan. It doesn't take long because the handle is the right person. Intan is excited because he can go home soon.

“Dev, thanks for the help, yes.”

“Sorry, Tan. The one just now .. is not free.”

Intan gawking. Sebal, scuffles, and all sorts of things he was about to throw. However, not so because suddenly Devano shows a video that makes Intan curious.

The two-minute video shows a view of the lake that cools the view. Lush trees and sturdy swings are also seen in the video footage. It is very peaceful, and it is right to be one of the vacation spots.

“What is this place?”

“Tan, you're on vacation, aren't you?” Devano did not answer Intan's question, instead asking the question.

“Yes. I'm on vacation.”

“Then, tomorrow come with me.”

“Ha? You mean to the place in the video?”

“Iya. And, must want.”

“Wah. It's the imposition of his name, Dev. I don't want.”

Devano widened his smile, then casually he approached and whispered in Intan's ear.

“Then, you still owe me.”

“Oke-oke.Just go to that place, right? Who is with us?” Intan finally agreed.

“We're alone.”

“What?”

Intan feels trapped. His mind was already full of prejudice after Devano said just alone to the place they would visit tomorrow.

"No way!"

“Do you want a group?"

“Iya. Better than both.”

“Good. Tomorrow I rent a bus let us go to a village. I happen to know well with lurah here.”

“Enough! Not necessary! Tomorrow we leave. Wait for me at this place at seven in the morning.”

Rushing Intan turned the motor key, then nimbly began to advance the motor.

“See you tomorrow. Be careful on the road!”

Intan can clearly hear Devano's scream before the Intan motorbike has actually been speeding. Along the way, Intan had regretted because he had agreed.

“As I recall, Devano used to be a good boy.”

Intan catapulted the memory to a moment many years ago, when she was in class with Devano in high school. There was a smile, although it ended up being upset when Intan's memory returned to the incident on the edge of the fish pond.

“Maybe Devano just needs friends for the holidays. Well, there's no harm in me leaving. All amuse yourself from today's events and .. from Sandhi. Hm. Who knows also there can meet a soul mate.” This time I smiled to myself.

Why did Devano take Intan? What's going to happen there. Looking forward to the story!

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