
It was noon, there was the sound of Adhan Dzuhur reverberating. Esha hastened to carry out her duties as a Muslim. After she finished praying, Esha raised her hands up, offering the Creator a prayer.
"O Allah, if this is the fate of the servant, the servant will accept it. Give me strength to live all your trials. Forgive the sins of the servant, O Allah, the servant has committed a great sin. I had committed adultery before marriage. You know God, you are powerless. Servant repent to You."
Esha could not hold back her tears. The crying broke too.
"Punish the servant of Allah! I lied to my mother and Amar. But I was forced, I didn't want my mother to know the truth. I don't want to make you sad and disappointed."
"Now the servant must be how is God? What should I do? I don't know who's here. Where should the servant go?"
Esha is sobbing.
Without Esha noticing, there was a pair of eyes that were watching him. It turned out that Raffi was standing in the doorway of the room since he had been listening to Esha.
"Ehem." Raffi.
Suddenly Esha stopped her crying and turned towards the source of the voice. Quickly Esha wiped away her tears. Raffi walked over to Esha. Esha's heart is pounding. Esha was afraid that Raffi would do anything to her again.
Raffi stopped his steps right in front of Esha. Esha lowered her face.
"You just stay here! This is my private villa. I don't live here. I only come here every weekend" Raffi said.
"If you need anything you call it bi Ijah or Pak Rahmat. They live behind this villa. Every day they come here to clean up" Raffi continued.
Esha just kept quiet. He's still down.
After that, Raffi left Esha. Esha was relieved.
***
Gts ... Gts ... Gts ....
Bi Ijah knocked the door of Esha's room open.
"Lunch is not! Aunty has prepared at the dinner table" Bi Ijah said.
"Are you Bi Ijah?" ask Esha.
"Yes Non. I'm bi Ijah, the maid here."
"I'm Alesha Bi, assalamu'alaikum."
"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. If non Alesha needs anything don't hesitate, just call Auntie!"
"Thank you Bi."
"Excuse me Non, Auntie to the back first."
Krucus ... Krucus ...
Esha's stomach suddenly rumbling. He's feeling very hungry. Esha also ventured out of the room. His eyes looked for where the dining room was.
'This villa is so fancy.' Esha was amazed to look at the entire room of the villa.
After searching here and there, Esha finally found a dining room next to the kitchen.
The deg!
Esha's heart was pounding as she saw Raffi sitting at the dining table enjoying his meal.
Then Esha saw bi Ijah was busy in the kitchen. Esha also approached bi Ijah.
"Bi Ijah again what? Let Esha help."
"No need Non, Bibi just make avocado juice for Mr. Raffi. Does Alesha like avocado juice? Let Aunt make this up."
"Thank you Bi."
'So that man's name was Raffi' Esha murmured inwardly.
"Non Alesha just eat with master Raffi!"
"Not Bi, just later."
"Hey you, come here!" raffi yelled as he flicked his finger at Esha.
Esha surprised. His heart is pounding faster.
"Hurry here! Didn't you hear?" Raffi raised his voice.
Esha and bi Ijah flinched. They looked at each other too. Bi Ijah nodded his head as if telling Esha to obey his master's orders.
Esha hesitated towards the dining table.
"Sit down! Keep me eating!" Raffi's Edit.
Esha sat a bit away from Raffi while bowing her face.
"Eat!" raffi.
Esha hesitantly started taking food then ate while looking down. Not a word came out of their mouths. Only the sound of spoons and plates clashing. Raffi occasionally glanced at Esha.
"This is Mr. Non Alesha, the avocado juice." Bi Ijah put two glasses of avocado juice on the dining table.
"Thank you Bi, Auntie didn't eat? Let's eat Bi together!" said Esha.
"Ehem." Raffi.
"Later on, Non, Aunt still got a job."
Bi Ijah understood that her employer was not used to eating one table with a maid.
"Bi, bring my juice to the pool! I want to swim" cried Raffi then passed leaving the dining table.
"Good sir."
Esha was astonished to see Raffi's attitude being so rude.
'Are all rich people behaving like that? Basic Mr. Arrogant!' inner Esha was upset.
***
After lunch, Esha walks out of the villa for a breath of fresh air. The villa was huge and luxurious. The page is very broad. There is a beautiful flower garden. Plus fish ponds and fountains that add to the beauty of the park.
Esha sits in the gazebo enjoying the beauty of the garden. Suddenly Esha saw a middle-aged man mowing weeds. Esha approached the man.
"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. Are You Mr Grace?" ask Esha.
"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Yes Non, I am Mr. Grace, the gardener here."
"I'm Alesha Sir." Esha introduced herself.
"Sir Grace has been working here for a long time?" ask Esha again.
"It's actually been decades since my Non and my wife, Ijah, worked at the home of Mr. Salman's family. But since Mr. Raffi bought this villa, Ijah and Ijah were transferred here Non, told to take care of this villa."
"Who is Mr Salman?" Esha curious.
"Mr Salman, Raffi Non's father. Mr. Salman and Mrs Debby live in America. They rarely go back to Indonesia"
"Is Non Alesha Mr. Raffi's girlfriend?" Mr. Grace wants to know.
"not Sir. I just met Mr. Raffi yesterday."
"I think Non-boyfriend Mr. Raffi," said Mr. Grace with a smile.
"Alas, Mr Raffi doesn't have a girlfriend yet?" ask Esha to know.
"After you, Mr. Raffi has never brought home a girl before. That's why I think Non is Mr. Raffi's girlfriend"
"Not Sir."
"After Father, Mr. Raffi only had one female friend, non-Aulia. Since childhood they have played together. They are like brothers. But non Aulia is still in college in London."
"Oh so. Yes sir, thank you. Esha, excuse me to come in."
"Yes Non."
Esha enters the villa while Mr. Rahmat continues his work.
***
Esha went back into her room, then dropped herself on the bed. Esha closed her eyes trying to sleep. But Esha couldn't sleep. He walked to the window of the room to see the view outside the window. There's a swimming pool out there. Esha saw Raffi wearing a white T-shirt and black shorts standing by the pool. Raffi was talking to someone through his cell phone.
"Hallo."
"Hallo Kak Raffi, how are you? What else is sister?"
"I'm okay, Lia. I'm going to swim."
"I miss you so much, sister. I think Lia wants to go back to Indonesia."
"Finish your college!"
"Lia's been bored here for a long time no sister."
"So you like London?"
"Yes if there's Raffi here."
"Eat him studying diligently let your college finish quickly. Yes, Lia, I want to swim first. Bye Lia!"
Raffi ended the call after putting his phone on the table. At the table there was already a glass of avocado juice and a snack brought by bi Ijah. Esha was still watching Raffi from the window of her room.
Raffi took off the T-shirt he was wearing, revealing his muscular stout posture and his six pack belly. Esha was surprised to see him then quickly turned her body. Esha held his chest. He could feel his heart beating. Esha returned to her bed.
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CONNECTED ............
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