THE GUARDIAN OF THE HEART

Chapter 5, The Taste is Real

The transports Shaka and Besty boarded ushered them to the gate of an elite housing estate. After walking for 2 minutes through the Security Gate, they finally arrived at a two-story white house. The house looks spacious and large, but seems quiet from the activity.

Besty then invites Shaka inside. At first, Shaka hesitates, but Besty looks at Shaka and says :

" Don't be afraid, I won't bite you.

With a small smile, Shaka followed Besty's footsteps to get inside the house.

The house has a spacious room with a modern interior design and Bohemian style. Hanging lamps and a large blue velvet sofa decorate the living room of the house. Across there, it is sofabed and also a large television as a complement in the living room. In the middle of the walls of the house hung some photos of Besty with his mother, but there was no figure of the father in the photos. There was only 1 household assistant who accompanied Besty in the mansion.

Then Besty let Shaka sit on the sofa. "Think at the couch" Shaka said in his heart. Besty then leaves Shaka and calls Bik Imah, her domestic assistant to serve Shaka.

" What do you want to drink, Den?" bik Imah.

"Call me Shaka, Bik. Don't call him raden. Anything is okay, Bik." said Shaka shyly - shy.

" yes den, ehh.. Nak Shaka's. How did his face hurt? Did you have a fight?" muttered the Bibik.

"Welehh.., welehhh..., why fight, Nak Shaka? Look, bonyok there - here." continued Bik Imah.

"yes, Bik" Shaka said as he nodded.

After that, Besty came with a red First Aid Box to the living room. Seeing the nonanya has come, Bik Imah did not continue his conversation with Shaka and excuse me to go to the kitchen to take a drink.

Besty then sat down next to Shaka. la opened the first aid box and then took out some gauze and antiseptic medicine. Without saying much, Besty sat closer and treated Shaka's face. Shaka could only look at Besty while furrowing his eyebrows, enduring the pain of the medicine. "It turns out that besides being beautiful, she was considerate as well" Shaka murmured inwardly.

Until finally the pain he experienced moved Shaka's hand to stop Besty's hand smearing drugs on his face. Besty was startled and then she looked towards Shaka's eyes. They looked at each other at a close enough distance. Unknowingly, they looked at each other and held hands with each other. Both of their hearts were beating at each other. Their hearts clung to each other and touched, making their feelings drift in an indeterminate direction.

Shortly afterwards, Bik Imah came to bring drinks and disperse the romantic scene. With a shy blush, Besty pulled her hand and reflexively sat each other slightly away. Bik Imah just smiled at the behavior of the two of them and immediately left after delivering frambozen flavored ice syrup to Shaka and her little miss, accompanied by a thank you from Shaka.

"It seems like I have to get hurt often" Shaka said as he looked at Besty.

Hearing Shaka's words, Besty was more clumsy and nervous. Besty then tidied up the medicine box and took it away.

"Wait a minute, will you?" besty said as she stepped away in embarrassment.

"yes" said Shaka, nodding his head.

" That's my mama" said Besty.

Shaka turned his head and saw Besty stepping her feet, walking towards him.

"My mother is now in Jakarta, taking care of my family's corporate business" he added.

While looking at the photos on the wall, Besty then told me little by little about his family. From there, Shaka finally learns that Papa and Besty's mother have separated. Papa Besty left Besty and her mother for another woman who became a secretary at the Company where Papa Besty worked. Mama Besty then worked in her family-owned company and sold her house and other assets in Surabaya so as not to always remember and be remembered by the bitter memory that occurred two years ago. Meanwhile, Bestypun moved to Malang, the hometown of his mother, so that he found a new atmosphere and could start a new life. He was only accompanied by Bik Imah, a Malang native who had been Besty's nanny since he was a baby.

Meanwhile, Bik Imah who heard Besty's words from behind the kitchen door could only stroke her chest and shed tears. He was very sorry for Besty's fate. He considered Besty his own son. Bik Imah has been taking care of and nurturing Besty since they were babies in Malang until they moved to Surabaya. Bik Imah could only attempt to accompany and comfort Besty. Trying to return Besty like the old days.

Not felt, the afternoon was approaching. After eating together, Shaka was also excused to go home. Besty thanked Shaka for the help all this time. Shaka could only smile and nod his head. Then Besty and Bik Imah drove Shaka up to the door of the house, looking at Shaka who disappeared slowly leaving Besty's house.

" It's nice, polite again" seduced Bik Imah.

"Ihhh.., what the hell, Bik. There is a aunt - there is a" Besty said as she returned home embarrassed.

***

Arriving at home, Shaka's mother was shocked and angry to see the state of the child. Shaka's mother inquired about the incident that her eldest son had experienced. His father and sister, shocked by his mother's voice, immediately came out of the room. They're trying to find out what happened. A little embarrassed, Shaka told him what he was going through. His father only laughed proudly while patting Shaka on the shoulder and then returned to the room. Not wanting to miss, his sister gave her two thumbs up to her brother and came back to her room, continuing her activities. While his mother, did not stop nagging Shaka for his actions because she felt very worried about the incident. Then tell Shaka to take a bath and rest.

As the night approaches, Shaka is unable to sleep. He remembered about the event he had experienced this afternoon. He tried to think and digest about all the stories Besty had told him. He tried to guess about how Besty really is. Pity and empathy clouded Shaka's heart. He also thought about the words of Bik Imah when delivering Shaka at the door. The words that made Besty's cheeks became reddish from embarrassment.

" Please take care of Non Besty yes" said Bik Imah.

What does Bik It Really mean?Why did Bik Imah tell Shaka to look after Besty? And why would Bik believe him? All those questions were spinning - swirling in his mind.

But what makes him even more unable to sleep is to imagine the romantic event along with Besty that happened on the sofa last afternoon. It was enough to make Shaka smile to himself and look forward to tomorrow to be able to meet Besty again, he thought.

***

Meanwhile, deep in a large house, a girl also feels the same way as Shaka. He also could not sleep in his bed. He imagined the figure of the man who helped him last afternoon. He also recalled the incident that happened on the sofa of his house between the two of them.

" So sweet.." he murmured softly with a big smile.