
It's been three weeks Ayu has been working at Levronka's family home. At the beginning of his arrival Ayu often cried alone because she missed half to death on Asih and Adit, especially at the moment when Ayu felt tired of working all day, it felt like she wanted to go home. But thanks to Ningsih's fussiness, Raya's hospitality, and Toto's middle-aged father, the gardener, slowly Ayu began to forget his longing and get used to living there.
Besides the four of them there were five more people working in that house. Unfortunately the front guard of the house, Dini the cook, and three people who helped Raya take care of the laundry.
Ayu was happy to chat with everyone except Malih, the middle-aged man was a hobby of teasing Ayu and Ningsih when passing in front of the house. At first Ayu was quite surprised to hear Malih's temptation because it seemed to lapse into adult things, but over time he became more accustomed and no longer ignored Malih's existence.
“During just whistling, cuekin aja Yu, if new nyosor we hit use flower pot” said Ningsih cuek duck when passing through Malih busy whistling.
“Your phone is new Ning?” dini asked at a glance as they were preparing lunch.
“Iya Din, my old phone I sold to Ayu, so I can call his mother at home”
“How much did you buy?”
“Lumayan, million five hundred”
“Cuman that way? It should be more expensive, Ning said I bought a cell phone exactly like yours cost two million more. Don't-don't have you used goods again” Dini said as usual ninyir. It is customary to see people using new items, sirik.
“I buy directly in the official store, do not-don't ponakanmu Din who got tricked, used goods but sold like still new” reply Ningsih did not want to lose.
Dini grunting pretend busy peeling onions. “You don't want to buy a mobile phone too Yu? Your phone cannot use internet, right?” ask Dini nosy. Compared to Ningsih Ayu is much more quiet and does not fight when commented on anything.
“But don't want mbak, the money doesn't exist yet. Mobile phone from Mbak Ningsih is also still good”
“Nabung aja Yu's. I also want to buy a cell phone, but not like Ningsih's, I prefer the camera a lot so the clearer the picture. You know Yu? Back in the village, I was often a model posyandu, like to be paid for advertising photos”
“Why not follow up mbak?”
“I do not feel at home to live long in the village, good in the city of gini Yu, nothing exists. I think I'm better suited to living here. You sometimes go with me Yu, I buy you boba, in your village there is no right?”
Ayu shook her head innocently. “That's what mbak?”
“Drinks. There's pudding. Just delicious. Sometimes you I take a walk” replied Early and then forward when hearing the call Raya
“Sama-sama from the village is really arrogant" snorted Ningsih keki. “Don't get too close to him Yu, his mouth can't be brake.” Yes, Dini is. Everything around him will be commented until he bored himself.
Towards the evening after the work was completed, Ayu and Ningsih sat under a guava tree near the side gate. The Levronka family home is very beautiful, many trees and flowers grow in the yard. Ayu himself prefers to sit under the guava tree, in addition to the dim lights, now the season of the guava and fruit on the tree is rannumnya, just pick directly into the mouth.
“Yu see” Ningsih thrusting mobile. “I love to see people menggehias cake. Watch while eating it feels more makyus again.”
Ayu looked interested. A woman was decorating a cake while speaking a foreign language. Ayu's blood rippled, she fell in love at first sight when she saw the end result of the cake, simple but beautiful. “I want to try mbak”
“Get a lot of money Yu, let me buy, the ingredients are expensive.”
Ah right, if Ayu has a lot of money, he will easily buy what he wants. Since that day Ayu's favorite is when invited by Ningsih to watch youtube together, even though it's just seeing people making cakes but Ayu is very enthusiastic. Even Ayu took notes on the recipes mentioned or occasionally drew random results from the cakes. I don't know when Ayu will use it but he is quite satisfied every time he reads his little book.
“Amin Yu's. Later I help you sell, door to door haha.”
Ayu's face turned away when faintly the tip of her eyes saw the figure of a man climbing up the stairs.
“Mas Heru has returned? We prepare dinner first” invite Ningsih turned out to realize the arrival of Heru, he hurriedly pulled Ayu back into the kitchen.
“Mas Heru where did mbak come from? Why just appeared?”
It had been three weeks of working in this house and this was the first time Ayu had seen the figure of the Laveronka family's only son, despite only looking at the boy's back.
“Holiday in Bandung. Come on Yu hunt. Our peace is over.”
Ayu stared at the stairs to the second floor where Heru's room was. From below Ayu could feel the gloomy atmosphere up there, her body then shuddered in horror. Afraid of Heru suddenly appeared Ayu then stepped foot faster than usual. I don't know why, but the words of the Levronka family's domestic assistant are enough to make him feel anxious about Heru's existence.
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Raya stared one by one at the groceries and notes in hand, after making sure no one was left behind her head nodded at Dini. “Yu, starting tomorrow until Mr. Toto returned from the village, you are in charge of the plant in front of ya, all dirapiin. You know how to do it, right?”
”Iya mbok, I often help Mr. Toto” nod Ayu. Furthermore as usual Ayu helped Raya and Dini put all the ingredients into the refrigerator. In addition to Ningsih's cell phone, the refrigerator is the thing that Ayu likes most in the Levronka residence, the contents are always full and most importantly Ayu can eat whatever he wants.
“Mbok Kingdom, air.”
The kitchen door shifted to make Ayu look away, her eyes were fixed staring at a man standing there thrusting a glass of water at Raya.
The man was tall, his skin was brownish with signs of too much activity under the sun, his hair was shaggy and tied in half, his face was firm with sharp eyes and a sharp nose. Ayu gulped. Who is this handsome guy in front of him?
“Mas Heru why not call? Well, so bothered here” said Raya hurriedly took the water for Heru.
“Who? Mbok's son?” heru asked as she straightened the water, her eyes looking at Ayu full of judgment from top to bottom.
“This is Ayu, the new household assistant, his task is now taking care of the room Mas Heru” tell Raya.
Ayu lowered her head clumsily, her heartbeat beating unruffled as she looked at Heru's face.
“Espirit yes. This is a big house, so I use my heart to clean it” smile Heru put a glass on the table. Ayu nodded, her mouth still tightly closed.
“Mbok, I'm going out. Later Dano same Brandon nginap, their room please cleaned” Heru peech. “Oh yes, the score above my keyboard do not touch, justin aja it is located like so” continued Heru on Ayu and after that he stepped away. Ayu let out a long breath. For a minute Ayu had forgotten the bad description of Heru, in her eyes the guy looks good like a normal human.
“Yu, dining room please cleared” peech Raya.
“Good Mbok” replied Ayu hurriedly ahead, secretly he hoped to see Heru again, but it looks like the guy has already left, already, because when he was in the dining room Ayu only found himself there alone.