Take My Heart's

MAKING CAKE TOGETHER

"My smile was gone after the incident. I fear. If I smile, I'm afraid the people I love will go away like my mom and dad."

Khalisha's words this afternoon kept swirling in her brain. Although Daniel himself was happy because Khalisha wanted to tell his past, but still it felt sad when he saw Khalisha's usually flat face look sad when telling it.

Given Khalisha's story, he should be grateful. Although he rarely gets affection from his parents, at least his father and mother are still in this world and he can still meet them. He should also be grateful for the life he went through without a protracted sadness, in contrast to Khalisha whose life without a smile on her lips.

Daniel took a breath. For 30 minutes he had laid his body on the bed, but drowsiness never attacked him. His eyes were then directed at the wall clock of his room. The clock showed at 12 p.m. Fortunately tomorrow is Sunday, he should not be afraid to wake up. With hands that were hugging the bolts, his two eyes looked back at the sky of his blue-colored room.

"What is Khalisha doing now, huh? So kangen, deh. It's a shame he doesn't have a cell phone. Just try to have, I've video call from earlier," he lamented in his heart.

***

The clock still shows at 8 am. If usually on Sundays Daniel spends more time lazing at home or going to the house of his three friends, manun not this week. Daniel looked at himself in the mirror. Several times his hands styled his hair that already looks neat. Already satisfied with his appearance, he took the key and stepped out of his room.

"Den Daniel!" sapa Bi Nani was in front of Daniel's room.

Daniel looked back. "Yes, Bi. What's up?"

"Tumben this early in the morning is neat? Where's Den Daniel going?" asked Bi Nani curiously. Bi Nani who initially wanted to wake her master was shocked when she saw Daniel out of the room with a pungent perfume.

"You're on your way, Bi," replied Daniel, looking excited.

Seeing Daniel's unusual face, Bi Nani guessed that her master was going to meet Khalisha.

"Den Daniel wants to date Khalisha?" tanya Bi Nani is spontaneous.

Daniel scratched his non-itchy head. It felt so shameful to be caught by Bi Nani. In fact, he had been acting ordinary in front of him. However, Bi Nani could guess it easily.

"A pretentious aunt," she likes.

"So you know, Den?" asked Bi Nani confused.

"Yes, my aunt knows. I'm going for a walk."

Bi Nani smiled. Rarely could he see Daniel that way. Embarrassed at being discovered, an attitude that has long been lost since both parents were workaholics.

"Den Daniel did want to go for a walk, but his way to Khalisha's house."

"Kok Aunty can tell anyway?" ask Daniel keceplosan. He hurriedly closed his mouth.

"Well, caught right," Bi Nani replied with a happy smile, "again how Bibi can know, Den Daniel's makeup went so good looking. Perfume is also very stinky, like want to attract bees. Very steady already. Guaranteed Den, Khalisha must immediately klepek-klepek the same Den Daniel."

Again Daniel scratched his head that did not itch. He was completely embarrassed by Bi Nani. The maid had taken care of it since childhood, so it was only natural that Daniel never offended by the words of Bi Nani who impressed flattering.

"By the way, Den Daniel has got the blessing yet of the future in-laws?" bi Nani's question made Daniel shocked.

"Bibiii...!" daniel exclaimed in embarrassment, "Auntie of nothing. Aja dating not yet, the time has played a candidate-in-law aja."

"It's okay, Den. Consider it a prayer. Who knows the real soul mate," Bi Nani replied lightly.

"Udah ah, Bi. Don't tempt me on. I want to walk." Daniel grabs Bi Nani's hand and kisses her on the back.

"Wait a minute, Den," stop Bi Nani.

Daniel stared lazily. He wanted to go to Khalisha's house immediately, but it didn't happen because Bi Nani kept talking to him.

"What else, Bi?"

"Den Daniel is what it is, anyway. Time to the home of the prospective in-laws brought nothing," said Bi Nani saw Daniel's empty hands.

"It has to be, Bi?" ask Daniel plain.

"It doesn't have to be every time you go there, bring something, Den. But it's absolutely okay. Well count them to take their heart," suggested Bi Nani.

Daniel seemed to think of Bi Nani's suggestion. It does. As long as he came to Khalisha's house, he never brought anything for Khalisha's grandparents.

"Trus what should I buy, Bi?" tanyanya's confused.

"Neither Den Daniel. What matters is that someone was brought there."

"Yes, Bi. Then I'll walk first." Daniel kissed Bi Nani on the back, then walked away.

Bi Nani stared at Daniel's departure with a happy heart. Since knowing Khalisha, Daniel's attitude has changed. In his heart, Bi Nani always prayed that Daniel would always be given happiness. And now, Bi Nani could see that happiness was slowly coming towards her.

***

"This is Ma'am's order" Khalisha said, handing over two large plastic bags to a mother.

The mother then took a plastic bag from Khalisha's hand and just walked into the house, making Khalisha inevitably hot in front of the fence. Soon, the mother walked back out with a wallet in her hand.

"I'm sorry Lis waited" he said, feeling bad.

"It's okay, Mom."

With a smile on her face, the mother handed her the envelope she had taken from inside the wallet. "This is Lis the rest of the pay. Thank you, Lis. Later if Mom has another event, I'll have to order cake with you."

"Thank you again, ma'am. Then I go home first" Khalisha said.

With a happy heart, Khalisha stepped out of the house. Not to forget he kept the envelope in his front pants pocket. He was deliberately wearing pants with pockets that should be in the back to be in the front. It's not without reason that he did it. That's all because he used to lose money from sales. In order not to be embarrassed because he wears upside-down pants, he also wears a fairly long shirt to cover his pants pocket.

"Finally it's done too" he said, wiping the sweat off his forehead.

In the middle of the trip, a motor suddenly stopped right beside him. Khalisha had to stop her footsteps. He stared in wonder.

"Khalisha!" call the biker when he opens his helmet.

"Daniel," said Khalisha in shock. He felt like he was no stranger to the bike.

"I've delivered a cake order. It's coming home."

"Come, up! I also want to go to your house" Daniel ordered, handing over his helmet.

Without saying anything, Khalisha immediately sat behind Daniel. Daniel came at the right time. He no longer needed to be tired of walking towards home.

It did not take long for Daniel, the motorbike he was driving had arrived in front of Khalisha's house. Khalisha went down and handed Daniel the helmet.

"Why do you want to come to my house?" tanyanya.

Daniel looked confused. He couldn't have said he missed the girl in front of him. Suddenly, his eyes turned to a large plastic bag on his motorbike.

"Ah... I want to make a cake," he replied origin.

"Well, make some cake?" khalisha asked in surprise, "can you make a cake?"

"No," he said with a meaningful smile, "that's the color I came here. Teach me to make cakes, yeah."

"Oh... but really tumben you ask to be taught to make a cake? In what order?"

"There you are" replied Daniel, who made Khalisha more curious.

Khalisha did not want to bother thinking about Daniel who suddenly wanted to make a cake at home.

"Yeah, in!" finally bring.

Daniel immediately picked up a large plastic bag and stepped in along with Khalisha. Both of his eyes seemed to be tracing the entire house. Khalisha's house looks deserted. Usually there is Khalisha's grandfather or grandmother who welcomes her arrival and tells her to sit in the living room. But now, both grandfather and grandmother were completely invisible to the trunk of his nose.

"Where are your grandparents, Lis? It was not visible."

"My grandfather is working, and my grandmother is with my grandfather. These two days grandfather's waist is a little sick, so grandma helped to help the work of grandfather to be run quickly," replied Khalisha honestly.

"Oh... That's why we're just two dong here?"

"Yes" Khalisha said spontaneously.

Without Khalisha noticing, a smile was clearly on Daniel's lips. He felt today was his lucky day. How not. Without her expectations, she can be alone with Khalisha.

Arriving in the kitchen, Khalisha asks Daniel to take the contents of the plastic bag out to the table. Daniel also slowly issued whatever he bought at the minimarket he met while traveling to Khalisha's house. While Khalisha, he seemed busy taking all the containers needed in making cake batter. Do not forget the cake grill he put not far from the stove so no longer need to go back and forth to take it.

Khalisha stared in disbelief as she looked at all the materials on the table. There was a lot that Daniel bought. From the ingredients, he can make several different cakes.

"What cake do you want to make?" ask her while putting the last container on the table.

"Brownis seems good" Daniel answered lightly.

Khalisha was shocked to hear that. "Chinese only? Is there another cake you want to make?"

"Nothing is."

Khalisha took a breath. Just for a brownie, Daniel spent a lot of money buying ingredients that were mostly not ingredients for making brownies.

"You're not wrong to make brownies with so many ingredients? Not only can this make brownies like Daniel, but it can also make other cakes."

"If so the rest for you to make a cake for sale. Beres, right," said Daniel lightly, "By the way you can make it?"

"It can be" he answered confidently.

Khalisha and Daniel started making brownies. One by one Khalisha takar material, then put it in a large bowl. As Daniel did, he was ceaselessly staring at Khalisha.

"Khalisha turns out to be beautiful too if you are serious again like this," he said in his heart.

Both eyes of Khalisha stared at Daniel. He felt strange with Daniel's eyes. Daniel kept smiling. But nothing funny happened from then on.

"Daniel, rather than you keep looking at me, you better break it's an egg" he said quickly.

Khalisha's voice made Daniel aware of his daydream. "You told me to break an egg?"

"Yes," he replied as he picked up some eggs, "you broke all this, yes. This material is a lot of pity if it just makes brownies. I made another cake, too, yeah."

"Yes" said Daniel confused. In his lifetime, he had never broken an egg.

Khalisha seems focused on making brown dough, while Daniel seems to mess with breaking eggs. Just breaking five eggs, there were only three eggs that managed to get into the bowl, while the other two accidentally fell onto the table. There was also an egg shell that went into the bowl.

"Oh my goodness, Daniel! How messy is this? That's the egg why it fell? It can't be worn, unfortunately" Khalisha said, somewhat annoyed at the sight of a table full of eggs. Not because it is dirty, but because unfortunately the two eggs must be wasted.

"Sorry, Lis. This is the first time I broke an egg" Daniel said.

Khalisha sighed, dispelling her frustration. "Well, how else. Where's eggs? I taught you to let the egg clean when it goes into the bowl. No one else falls to a table like this."

Daniel hands the egg he holds to Khalisha. Patiently, Khalisha taught Daniel. Daniel was not focused. He looked at Khalisha.

It was enough that Khalisha handed Daniel an egg. Daniel broke the egg just as Khalisha had taught him.

"Lis, look! I made it," cried Daniel. He smiled happily as he looked at the egg he had broken.

Khalisha is funny about Daniel's behavior. He looks like a kid who won a race. Just breaking the egg properly, Daniel was already happy. A smile involuntarily etched on his lips.

Daniel was stunned to see Khalisha. This was the first time he had seen Khalisha smile.

"You are so beautiful Lis when you smile again. I promise you, Lis. I will always make you smile. I will try to make you happy and make you forget your painful past" he promised inwardly.

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