Not Always Beautiful

TSI#2 Old age friend

"You!"

The king was aghast to see who the person in his kitchen was, it was the girl who hugged him in the supermarket two days ago.

"What are you doing here? How do you know where I live? How did you get into my apartment, huh?" ask King streak.

"I want to cook for dinner, I followed you from two days ago and I peeked when you entered the password of this apartment. Satisfied with my answer?"

"Get you out of my place!" The girl dragged him roughly. No matter the girl shouted, the King dragged her along.

"Go from here and never come back, we don't know each other. Ok!"

The girl squealed, lamented, glared at the King. He ran away from home and didn't know where to go. If he goes to his friend's house, Papa's men will find it very easy. Jehan her name, the girl continues to thrash, she needs to hide from the bodyguards or she will be forced to return to Indonesia and marry someone she does not recognize.

"Sir, please, let me hide here" Jehan said as he continued to try to escape. His sense of smell caught the smell. The king also. Jehan remembered, he had boiled potatoes.

"Potatoes! Sir, I boiled potatoes, the water must have run out and burnt. I'll turn off the stove, please let go." He cried with a face.

Sure enough, the potato had already turned black. Seeing the girl's face was moody, neither could the King throw her out. He even made fried rice for Jehan. Watching the girl in front of him eat so voraciously, reminded him of Meera. Meera is never picky about food, as long as it is delicious and halal, she will devour it unceremoniously. The king smiled bitterly.

"I'm usually not compassionate, but since seeing you is so pitiful, I let you stay here on some terms."

"Whatever conditions I accept, sir. The important thing is I can hide."

"Can you cook?" Jehan shook his head, "you can, right?" Jehan nodded.

"Well, you have to clean my house up to once a week. You see, too, right, there's only one room here, so you sleep on the couch. Do not bring friends, women especially men here. One more thing, don't ever go in my room, okay?" Jehan nodded in agreement, it was still fortunate that someone would be willing to accommodate him.

"Finish your meal, clean up the kitchen, come with me."

"Where?"

"Don't ask too many questions, just come along. If you have, call me."

While waiting for Jehan to eat and beberes, the King prepared a change of clothes for Jehan. The king saw Jehan's clothes a little dirty earlier, he also did not see any bags or anything like that which means Jehan did not bring a change of clothes.

"Master, I'm done." The girl was standing right at the door. The king came out and gave Jehan a hoodie to wear.

The king invited Jehan to buy some pieces of clothing and other necessities, it was impossible if Jehan continued to wear clothes belonging to the King. Let's just say it was a bonus at the beginning, because after this, Jehan will be his housekeeping assistant.

***

The sun had emitted its golden-yellow glow, slipping in through the tiny crevices. Awaken a man who is still loyal to his past love story. Intentions still want to make out with bolsters and mattresses, but the sound of knocking on the door forced him to part for a moment with the inanimate object of love of many people.

"Why? Last night I told you, today I'm free." The king asked Jehan who was right standing at the door.

"Sorry sir, in front is a woman, very beautiful, her name is. ah yes, Meera!"

"Meera? Alone?"

"I said one, means, yes alone."

"Seek him in, make him warm chocolate, remember warm, yeah! I wash my face first."

Jehan shook his head in astonishment, he had been living here for a week, but just this time seeing the King so excited, he even smiled, even though the smile was very thin.

At the behest of his boss, Jehan invites Meera in. But warm chocolate, he was confused how to make it, he could not cook at all, he also had never seen how people made tea. Look at YouTube, he doesn't have a cell phone.

Jehan put a few spoons of chocolate and sugar powder into the glass he had prepared, but when pouring hot water, even hit his hand, he screamed. Raja and Meera enter the kitchen together.

"Why can't you?" The King exclaimed in annoyance.

"I-I'm sorry." Jehan replied as he lowered his head, he was terrified.

"You got a medicine box, right?" The king nodded, "please get it, look, his hand blistered" Meera said, raising Jehan's hand.

His eyes did not blink even looking at the woman of his tribe, Meera so painstakingly applied the ointment on Jehan's blistered hands. He remembered when his hand was hurt. Meera was also very painstaking in treating him.

"It."

"Thank you, ma'am." Meera nodded, and Jehan left the King and Meera. He went back to the kitchen to clean up the water.

Meera goes to London on business with Adrian, and they want to get to the King's place together, but when we get to the apartment building parking lot, Adrian gets word that there's something to do today. Not wanting his wife exhausted, Adrian advises Meera to the King's place first.

Sipping his drink, Meera tells the King that they have to return in the afternoon.

"It's so fast."

"We've been here a week. Oh yeah, the kids want to see you. They keep asking when you're going to Indonesia."

"really? I miss those kids too. Quickly video call them."

Sure enough, Farhan and Hana who held Lily was so excited. The two boys noisily wanted the story to be heard by the King, while Lily who did not understand was busy back and forth staring at her two brothers.

Meera laughs at the King who keeps scratching his head, maybe he is dizzy because the boys just keep talking, sometimes noisily because someone interrupts.

"Alright smart children beloved om, it's been yes. Om promise, if you go home Indonesia later, om play. Now, um continue to talk to your mama first, bye!"

"Bye om, bye Mama!"

Ting. Jehan rushed to open the door, apparently it was Adrian.

Because it was time for lunch, Meera assisted Jehan, rather Jehan just pay attention, cooking for lunch together. Meera deliberately cooked a bit, the rest can be warmed for dinner later.

After lunch and a short chat, Adrian-Meera said goodbye.

"King, I'm sorry we couldn't take much longer, we have to get to the hotel. Thank you for lunch." said Adrian sincerely.

"Thank you, give my regards to the children. Let me take you." The king took us to the front of the elevator. While waiting for the elevator to open, Meera talks about Jehan.

"King, you don't get too fierce with Jehan, or you'll fall in love with him." Ting, the elevator door is open. Meera and Adrian enter the elevator, and the King returns to his apartment.

*In the elevator.

"Want to bet? The king will bend his knees to the girl." said Adrian.

"I also hope so, at least he should have a partner to accompany his old age." Adrian chuckles.

"Like us?"

"Hmm, like us." Meera embraces her husband and is met with a sweet kiss by Adrian.