The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 12. The Taste that Adheres to the Heart

A quiet morning at the beginning of the week. The sky was still soft blue, the wind was still cold. He just finished his run on the treadmill. Exercise options for now, done 3 times a week for the sake of body fitness. As usual he would stand leaning against the railing in front of the terrace to cool his body.

At six-quarter, 45 minutes he ran and afterwards he loved the quiet time standing on the front side of his porch. And every time he will find a familiar sight a month later from the top of his house, the busy morning in the shophouse in front of his complex. Mom Yica and a guy who turns out to be her sister, a fact that amazes her, two brothers are young but look diligent and enterprising in their profession.

Whether consciously or not Benaya's eyes will only follow Keke's figure. When Keke disappears behind the door his gaze will move elsewhere and if Keke appears again he will notice what Keke is doing.

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Deep down you hold my shadow... In your mind you forget, but in your conscious mind you do not deny my presence...

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Keke stood at the door and shouted at Rommel who was about to move the car in front of the shophouse.

"Mel.. directly fit the gas cylinder first, so you guys, briefly pass the agent open at nine directly exchanged..."

"So, I'm afraid there's another missing tube, my car's parked in front of the road..."

"Yes already..."

Keke was then about to pull the door, his eyes catching the shadow of someone on the opposite building. For a moment his eyes were rubbing with Ben's eyes.A few seconds, a little far away indeed but they looked at each other. Keke quickly pulled the iron door, becoming convinced that Benaya was living in the house.

Ben realized from what he was doing now, he was watching a woman.

Huhh... Just a coincidence, yes..just a coincidence, coincidentally finished the sport, coinciding they were in that hallway...

The voice of denial echoed in the hallways of his heart. He needs water now, his heart is a little churned, this is unusual. Ben went down to the fridge looking for some tea.

"Rolly..."

Benaya shouted from inside the room. He noticed the container where his freshly-stamped lunch was, it felt different from usual just a regular meal. The taste and shape are also different, although the type of food looks the same as before, especially not tasty.

"Yes. sir..."

"Where is this food from, ?"

"Oh. I bought it near here sir."

"Buy? Aren't we subscriptions?"

"Sorry sir, I'm not confirming to continue, indeed at that time I only asked for a month, the payment was a month as well."

"I don't like this, change the others."

"Good sir..."

Rolly left the room confused, later if you buy elsewhere then the boss does not like it too, how, where he has not finished eating.

*That feeling is the same*?

"Fran, what's the food? Not good, huh? Boss doesn't like it..."

Rolly asked as she picked up her bag preparing to go out for more food, confused about what food to buy.

"Don't know..hungry, don't understand the difference. Boss was furious that half two had no food..."

"Yes. I forgot how to try. I know a lot of work not after here. No such thing as that really..."

"Yes already. go there, more hungry added the boss later..."

Rolly takes her food box, eats in the car...

"Far.. anterin me again..."

"Where?"

"Find a meal, you know where a good Minahasa restaurant is?"

"That's a lot of good, but does it match the boss's tongue?"

That's it. The boss Benaya already likes the cuisine of Keke's Catering. The taste is already attached to the esophagus, remembered by the boss' brain, already attached to the heart like it is, so it is difficult to switch...

Rolly so remember when they were hosted lunch by the wife of Mr. Sonny Wijaya when he was birthday some time ago. First when just starting to eat the face of the boss looks sumringah, there are many Minahasan Food, Manadonese Cuisine on the table. But before long the boss' plate was put on the table after trying some food, the boss ate only a little, but looked for his food box when he returned to the office.

Is the boss' tongue that big?

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The night is in a white shophouse with a blue iron door...

Keke knows what Rolly meant by coming looking for her. Keke stands behind the closet *display* looking straight at Rolly's face. The one being looked at was wrong.

"I want to pay for catering for the next two months, Mr. Keke..."

"Sorry, we can no longer..."

"Huh? Why is it Keke's mom?"

"Mbak, please. was Mr. Benaya angry because the food is different..."

"Sir Benaya?"

"My boss is mbak, he who occupies the largest house in the back complex. Since the first time he's loved keke's cooking..."

"But sorry, we can no longer find another, here are many restaurants, many culinary locations, many catering services, just selected..."

"Mbak. pak Benaya picky eaters, do not like also out of the office during meal breaks. Last afternoon I bought three times food no one matched. please yes mbak Keke..."

"You can't, I can't really..."

*Why do I have to be forced. I can't but don't want to*...

"Mbak Keke.. please, all this time Mr. Ben just eat his food mbak Keke.. same Saturday week he just make indomie same boiled chicken eggs kampung... he does not like *Chinese food* or Javanese food, at most soto chicken eat mbak... in Jakarta as well..."

"He eats once a day?"

Keke was curious...

"Three times anyway.I mean morning I don't know what to eat, but the same lunch that afternoon from the caterer, one of our employees the Hapsari Javanese, do not like Manado food, Manado food, rations he ate Mr. Benaya in the afternoon before returning home office."

*Well, how come he's*?

"Mbak.. I ask for help yes.mbak rosein price is also okay..."

"Eh.. Not like that. We can't anymore..."

Rolly is silent, but has not yet moved, face still clear hope Keke change the decision. Because he is very helped when catering subscriptions, no need to bother to take care of the boss's food. Why also in Manado the work is so different this way, trivial affairs seem but it turns out to be troublesome. Salary doubled, but so dizzy, he graduates IT instead take care of lunch employees.

Aduh the Keke too, why the hell do not want anymore.this money, said Rommel fortunately a lot...

"Sister... Lisya is sleepy... nyariin brother... is not finished yet?"

Rommel came later...

"Oh. yeah, if I go in..."

"Sir Keke..."

Rolly's still trying to persuade, she doesn't want to bother tomorrow, so forward teruuss. Keke was finally moved to see the look and hear the voice of Manado in front of him.

Well..why should refuse anyway, just for an unclear reason from the past, this business, money. His efforts to provide services and get paid, know or do not know. Toch the Benaya doesn't recognize him anymore, and he doesn't have to relate directly. Consider it part of the way to repay his kindness first, although often angry grumbling but he had done something for Keke... So what is Keke to be concerned about?

"All right..."

"Finally, thank you Keke. I paid two months at a time. Ma'am Keke wants to raise the price is okay, just calculated..."

"No. price as usual..."

"Oh. well. I rounded Rp. 15 million for two months, just take my gratitude."

"Eh.. will be scolded by his budget boss so changed..."

"So. Which in the office even mark up to billions of mbak.this is only six hundred thousand doang, later there will be a receipt of payment... just now I bought five hundred thousand food not eaten the same sir Benaya..."

Ahhe... Keke so regretted not raising the price even though it has been bid, no consumer who asked to rise the price generally asked for a discount.

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Sometimes we avoid things without thinking, based only on emotions, something that is not real is just a prejudice. So before avoiding or refusing to think again wisely, so as not to let go of the opportunity to get something good...

~Author~

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So curious, why the Benaya could not recognize the Keke...

Hi hi.... HAPPY READING'S...

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