The Beloved Lady of the Emperor

4 - The struggle of Ara

''Morning, grandma!" greet Ara while hugging her grandmother who is busy making cake batter.

''My beautiful granddaughter's eyes! take a shower, it stinks!" nek Inah said.

''Hehehe later yes, grandma. Which grandfather?''

''I left at 6am for the rice field. You have breakfast first. Grandma already masakin orek tempe.''

''I'm sorry, grandma. I'm bad luck, don't help cook.''

''That's okay. Grandma knows you must be very tired right?''

''Most understanding grandmother. Oh yes this is a granny, I've been getting sustenance.'' Ara said while taking out 10 pieces of money a hundred thousand for her grandmother.

''Oh God, this is so much. Where did you get it from, Ara? you're not stealing, are you?''

''No, it's not, grandma. My grandmother used it for the capital cake, the same for everyday shopping. Yes, even though that money is not enough for a month.''

''Granny just thank you, son. You've worked hard. Grandma and grandpa just want to see you happy.''

''I'm happy, grandma. What else do I want to look for?''

''Married, Ara!" firmly Grandma. Ara's eyes immediately glared at her grandmother's words.

''I am lazy to talk about that. Ara take a shower, muah!" said Ara as she passed while peeking at her grandmother's cheeks that began to wrinkle.

''Hmmmm until when are you going to be like this, Ara? what if the age of grandparents is not long anymore, murmured nek Inah in the heart.

After bathing, Ara immediately had breakfast with tempe orek cuisine of her grandmother.

''Grandma, the oven is so ugly. Don't want to change?'' ask Ara.

''How change? mending the money to eat, Ra.''

''But the cake made by grandma is delicious. Lots of people like.''

''Granny is usually only for this, Ra. So this is done, grandma is happy. This also makes our life extra.''

''Relax, grandma. Surely after this grandma will be flooded with jobs. Ara posted on social media. Ara help you later. See Ara uploaded in the technogram application, here we can sell online. Grandma knows this app is ranked number one in the world with the most downloaders.'' Said Ara enthusiastically.

''Whose grandmother knows that, Ra. It's up to you to do.''

''Grandma, how good are we to give you the name of what is this grandma cake?''

''Nama? my grandmother had no idea.''

''Grandma, we have to have a brand. So that our products are known. The times must be like this now, Grandma.''

''Grandma's part of the sale is just wet cakes, son. It's normal, son.''

''Hhhhhh,'' Ara let out a long sigh.

''The grandmother is old, the energy of the grandmother lives a little. It's just a hobby.''

''Let Ara carry it on, Grandma. We just send it to the stalls, just as we order online. It was the same with Ara.''

''You have a lot of work, Ra. Can you handle it?''

''Hhhhhh yes too, grandma. Where you can work by staying in place.''

''Ahhhh, I thought later. Now I help sell grandma first.'' Said Aras who hurriedly finished his breakfast.

''Oh yes, later Ara all ngojek yes.''

''Yes, son. This you deposit into the stall Bu Sari, Bu Denok the same Official Yes. Twenty seeds each. All you check in the stall Bu Santi, Bu Dina and Bu Supri yes, it's over yet.''

''Waalaikumsalam. Careful, son.''

''Yes, grandma. Just relax.''

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The clock shows at 7:30. Kai had just woken up, his head felt so heavy. He reached for the cell phone next to his bedside.

''It is still another hour to the office, '' he muttered in a lazy voice. Suddenly, Kai smelled the sweet aroma of butter.

''Who is cooking? what can't-don't mama?'' mumbling Kai. Kai immediately got out of his sleep and went downstairs.

''What the hell, mah? here everything?'' said Kai who thought that it was his mother.

''Hehehe, morning boss! It's me, Hans.'' Hans said with a horse smile.

''Why here? early in the morning?'' ketus Kai's.

''All night boss drunk. The boss of the accident hit people, and I also sleep so sleep on the sofa in the middle room there. How's boss? remember?''

Hearing Hans say, Kai tried to recall what happened last night. All he remembered was the face of the girl who was far from graceful.

''Yes, yes, I remember. Are they suing?''

''There are no demands today. I am always being demanded.''

''Who is suing you?''

''Who else would it be if not Mr. Kusuma and Mrs Mirna. They demanded that I find a daughter-in-law!" hans said as he arranged the sandwich on the table.

''Just let them babble. I don't want to think about marriage. Why get married if the ends are like them.'' Kai said lightly as he devoured a sandwich made by Hans.

''Mmmm normal boss right?'' hans asked carefully.

''What do you think I am? gay?'' kai said with a raised voice and bulging eyes. Instantly made Hans speechless. Kai continued his breakfast then immediately went to take a shower and prepared for the office.

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After delivering the cake, Ara heads to an oven shop to buy her grandmother an oven. Ara let out a long sigh, when the money was only enough to buy a manual oven because the electric one was very long. After getting it, Ara heads to the bike shop to buy a chain as well as a bicycle tire for her grandfather. After everything was bought, Ara decided to go home. Now the motor maticnya really full of goods shopping.

''How to ngojek? go home first. Where to put passengers. Also the base is empty.'' Mumbled Ara. Ara rushed home to surprise her grandmother. Yes, Ara is more happy to do it yourself without joining the application because her own work is odd. So Ara can't be pegged to just one job.

''Granny!" exclaim Ara while lowering the oven from the motor. Nek Inah who heard Ara's voice from outside, hurriedly stepped his feet out.

''What is Ara?''

''Grandma, look at this! I bought grandma an oven.'' Ara said as she lifted the oven to the kitchen.

''This child was bought, '' Nek Inah murmured.

''This is Ara buying bicycle tires and bike chains for grandfather.'' Said Ara after the kitchen. Shortly thereafter, Grandpa Salih was seen carrying a hoe after from the rice field.

''Hi, Cake! Nih Ara bawain bicycle tires. After this we take grandfather's bike to Bang Ujang's workshop.''

''Ara, you don't have to bother. Better grandpa walk. More healthy.''

''Already, grandfather just obey. Come on, let's get Grandpa's bike to Bang Ujang's workshop. Uh, Ara call Joni first. Let's be transported to Joni.''

''But Ara.....,''

''Already, grandfather just rest inside. Let Ara take care of everything.'' Grandpa Salih and Nek Inah threw eyes at each other. Their eyes glazed over, each time looking at Ara. Their hearts ached so much to see Ara growing like this. Growing up without the love of his parents. How cruel papa Ara. That's what Grandpa Salih and Grandma Inah had in mind. Ara even refused to meet her Papa. Ara thought her father was dead and even erased the memory of her father in her memory.

Seriate....