High Voltage Love's
Ep 8's. Lunch
Ridho fell asleep for several hours after his arrival at the Bocchi family's mansion. The cushioned mattress and pillow really spoiled his tired body after almost a day he was in the sky. The man opened his eyes slowly. His body felt very tired and he thought he would fall asleep again. He opened the phone screen and looked at the clock. The sun is rising above the sky. His eyes were still heavy, he decided to fall asleep for a while.
An hour later, his phone rang loudly to his surprise and woke up from his sleep.
“Halo?” he said with a hoarse voice.
“You're up? Or did I wake you?” that's Patricia.
“Ah... I was awake, but went back to sleep. It still feels tired. But I will really wake up this time because of your soft voice,” said Ridho slightly teasing him.
Patricia sounded a little laugh. “Wake up, we'll have lunch downstairs! Oh yeah, you haven't prayed yet? I'll show you the direction of the Qibla. You get ready.”
“Alright, I'll take ablution first!”
Ridho hurried to go to the bathroom to fetch water. Shortly after, a knock was heard at the door of his room. Ridho.
“This is a prayer mat for you,” said Patricia while giving a red prayer mat to Ridho.
“Where is the point?”
“Ah yes, let me in for a moment!”
“Good.”
Patricia took back the prayer mat she gave, then spread it in front of the closet with a vertical position.
“If you're done, get out! I will wait in my room,” Patricia said waltzing out of the room. Ridho smiled.
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Ridho and Patricia walked towards the dining room. A large room with a table of 10-12 seats. A chandelier lamp hangs over it, completely antique. They sat side by side before the waiters served a menu of dishes for the two of them alone. Like the dishes in a fancy restaurant, the dishes are served starting from the opening menu or often called the appetizer. Two waiters served two dishes containing several slices of shrimp with mashed potatoes and pieces of avocado, as well as butter sauce.
“Sorry maybe the dish menu here will feel strange to you,” Patricia said taking her spoon.
Ridho laughed a little. “I often eat shrimp like this, it's just fried with flour, not potatoes. His name is bakwan shrimp if there.”
Patricia laughed even though she didn't understand. It's just that the food must not be too healthy, let alone how to cook it with fried and wrapped in flour.
They also started eating it. Ridho guessed in his mind whether he could feel full by eating only five slices of shrimp, even though there were mashed potatoes, but he did not feel sure he would feel full after eating the menu. The taste of the dish tasted bland on his tongue. There is only a salty and spicy taste of pepper, if there is a spice, it also feels strange. Unlike Sundanese cuisine that became his favorite, let alone sambal terasi made by his mother. It will definitely add portions a few times.
After the dishes were left out, two of the hikers returned with two main course dishes, containing grilled salmon steak with baby carrots and asparagus and cauliflower sauce. Ridho guessed again, what it felt would be the same. It turns out true, again just taste salty and spicy pepper. Try it if added sambal, rice and lalapan must be this fish feels good on his tongue. This time comes again two dishes containing dessert aka dessert with a serving of strawberry panna cotta with vanilla sauce.
“You still hungry?” patricia asked after their lunch was over.
“It looks like I will be thinner if I continue to be here,” said Ridho when he had got a bag containing chocolate cookies and churros with a sprinkling of cinnamon and brown sugar.
Patricia laughed loudly.
“First during school and college, my body wasn't this small. My body is fat and hard to move. After graduation I practiced and exercised, so that my body was ideal. But the more here it feels the more I lose weight,” said Ridho again. The two were walking in a large back garden.
“Really?” patricia doesn't believe it.
“Ya, right! Just ask Ferdian. He's been my best friend since childhood. He knows everything about me, because we grew up together.”
“Yes maybe I'll ask for a picture of you when you go to college first,” Patricia said teasingly.
Ridho shook his head while laughing.
“You will probably ilfeel see me first.”
“Oh yes? I can't wait to ask Ferdian for your photos!”
“Try it!”
“Really yes? I'll ask now!” patricia took the phone in her pocket.
Ridho laughed loosely, while the other side did not want that. In the past, he had always felt insecure about his fat body. Breathing alone is very difficult to do, especially when he studied in a room on the high floor. Especially when running, it is no longer possible.
It turned out that the woman was really curious, so Ferdian immediately sent some photos of her with Ridho when they went to college together first. Ridho deliberately turned around and left the woman when he saw the photos of hers.
“Hey, Ridho! Where are you going?” patricia yelled after him.
“You're so funny with your puffed cheeks! When in America your cheek is still visible, now it is completely gone,” Patricia said as she continued to stare at her phone, on a photo of Ridho sent by Ferdian.
“Ah, you don't have to say anything. I'm ashamed" said Ridho, bowing his head like a child.
Patricia laughing. It was ridiculous that this man, could also say shame before him. The two of them went back around the vast park, unaware that there was a pair of eyes lurking around them from a distance.
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