The Fate Or Destiny

Eps. 4. Catering Buyer

Early morning after his private shady run, Rommel Keke and Rommel scoured the Jengki market near Manado harbor in the old town, the city's largest traditional market. This routine activity is carried out every three days, shopping for stock spices and groceries. For raw vegetables, meat and fish, he already has a permanent supplier who delivers to the house three times a week.

In the market, he already has a seller subscription that prepares seasonings that have been clean such as onions-garlic and chili that if cleaning itself wastes a lot of time, while he only had three employees to prepare 60 full meals every day. Keke had to be good at managing time and efficient work, so as not to get lost, trying to get all the food ready before eleven o'clock in the afternoon.

Fortunately Rommel was very, very helpful, the boy's little brother just became his right hand. There were five of them working every day with their respective duties. Keke wanted Rommel to attend one of the city's universities after High School a year ago, but his sister refused, and choosing a course at the Open University so that you have plenty of time to help Keke, that's why. My dear handsome sister who is so understanding. By a considerable age gap of seven years, for Rommel Keke like a mama for him, he was closer to Keke than to Virda's mama.

"Ety.. My order is ready..."

"Eh... Keke... has been said. but it went up a thousand miles this time..."

"Siruuh Ety.. why the rise continues anyway..."

"Ask the minister why ride say.. don't ask me, 🎶 I just people don't have..."

The barito seller sang as he answered Keke, while preparing Keke's groceries.

"Your voice is good why you're a barito salesman..."

"Same say... Keke is a beautiful girl, body ouhai, white skin clean why be a caterer.. 🎶 why oh why my fate is this..."

"Jeez Ety..."

"Oh yes Keke, on Sunday I want to get married, I invite special yes... must come, 🎶 my loyal customers..."

"You married again?"

Keke is always disturbed in the depths of his soul if the marriage is divorced again.

"Eh. Not say... 🎶 The ribs I was waiting for, I can now accompany you... Ety doesn't marry me anymore, Ety's husband remains the beloved Bombom... Pakgem Ety love advice do Samen Leven continue to live a blessed household God. Shame is also the same Ety children have been on big. So Saturday Ety same Bombom want to join Mass Marriage in the Capil office, Sunday Blessing same Reception, so say. 🎶 We both become one, in His love become one..."

"Good Ety. Where is your home..."

"Later Ety share location, okay..."

"Idiiih.cool kinda share location..."

Rommel who was silent while compiling some plastic bags of material from Ety nyeletuk.

"Eh. cogan... Ety didn't take it even if it was just a barito salesman..."

"Hahaha. may Aunt Ety be happy always the same om Bombom..."

"Yes thanks cogan.. 🎶 handsome guys love my heart..."

"Dimarahin om Bombom loh, Aunt Ety has another handsome guy..."

"Om Bombom dong cogan in aunty heart. Hehe. Kekes... Ety asked for help, consider it a bonus for Ety..."

"What if I could. if I could..."

"Ety wants to order a fruit salad like Keke posted... Ety saw yesterday on Keke's wall. but make Ety discounted yes..."

"Sunday?"

"Yes.. a hundred cups only. according to the budget, hehehe..."

"I'm definitely on Ety's week off, but make Ety okay. But the price is still not discounted later I give you a bonus of 10 cups..."

"Well, thank you so much... This baritonya Keke beautiful sweet good heart. Sunday do not forget yes say..."

"Ety, the payment I cut directly yes, it's already Thursday right after this I do not come the market anymore... Saladnya I deliver Sundays and present the recipe yes..."

"Can. Count on Keke..."

Calculator in the head of the road, after all he has a principle there is money there is goods, he does not want to owe and is debtless. Kapok used to owe a friend of his aunt Ros mama early he pioneered his business, late indeed he paid and the shame of his debt diobral aunt Ros very imprint. Simply the debt in the bank is just as financial now, the rules are clear. Hence he also does not want to be blinded, because when someone borrows money he must be a slow motion turn back and even likes to be forgotten.

That is also why the business can continue to grow, the caterer is very careful when calculating profit and loss, never serving if the customer tries to dabble in payment. If anyone does not pay as per the date then the service is terminated. But Keke compensates by maintaining the taste and cleanliness of his food and working on the timeliness of delivery. And so far he can run his business minimal complaints from customers.

"Well, this is Ety, you count the money again. I've cut it for 100 cups of salad..."

"Okay. okay. makeh, Keke. Opo... Opo dear.. this lift akang jo (picked up) material Keke beautiful..."

Ety yells at Opo, Keke's labourer.

"Pass at Opo's entrance..."

"OK ok ko'. wait in oto jo (in car only)..."

Opo then loaded on his wagon all Keke's groceries.

'"There are 3 dus of material in the kiosk om Petu, stop by there first..."

"His town?"

"Later with Rommel... Ety, thank you..."

"Yes Keke..."

"Come on a spit, Mel... It's a pity that Livia is late again, so you can have a warning from her homeroom teacher..."

"Tante Wisye hasn't done it yet... Via late fitting us to the market aja. because the Dede did not want to be left when he woke up, want to drink milk in bed..."

"Yester brother said he came early today because we want to go to the market..."

"Call aunt Wisye deh, now aunty many forget loh..."

"Hp brother in the car..."

"Not to the car if that's the case, call his Aunt Wisye."

"Okay, yes, Mel..."

Keke chanted as he ran small to the market gate, where their car was parked.

"Yes. yeah... Opo here I help push, let's be more sparse..."

"Oh iyo ko'. indeed quite heavy this, more groceries yes than usual..."

"Eh.. don't know yes.Of course, this is what is routinely purchased..."

"Is there rice?"

"This time is not there, at home there is still stock..."

In car...

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"Via... aunt Wisye has come?"

"Not yet mami Keke..."

"Waduh.. aunty Wis must have forgotten again deh, later mami Keke call aunty so that there is a friend who asked Dede so that Via can be in vain to go to school..."

"Via is ready for school anyway, just wait for Rommel anterin..."

"Oh.great... Dede's awake?"

"Udah. again mimi milk in bed..."

"Brought to the bathroom after the milk runs out, ask to pee..."

"Udah, when Dede woke up Via take it to the bathroom first new Via makein milk.was Via woke up cepet mami, Via immediately shower so it's not too late again, Via shy scolded Mem Thika..."

"Yes Via. thank goodness Via is smart now... Via already knows. Wait a minute.had finished shopping, just mami Keke back home."

"Yes mami Keke..."

Keke was like a mother to three children, and she had gotten used to the role, no longer complaining to Virda's mother or complaining to her brother Bonita. Even when her brother extended his employment contract in Singapore for two more years he did not mind it, toch he was already used to taking care of the children. Even little Lisya did not understand that Bonita was her real mama.

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