The New Chapter Of My Life

Episode 20 Breakfast Together

Arrive Monday, the day that Dona has to finish her catering order, but she also has to deliver her two children. To that end, Dona's face looked panicked, as she had to take responsibility for two equally important affairs.

Seeing the bustle of the princess, Dona's father offers his help.

"So, my father who brought the kids to school, you ready the caterer."

" Eh maturnuwun, sir," said Dona relieved.

Then, he was again busy in the kitchen preparing his catering. The night before, Dona gets a short message from Khalis.

Assalamu'alaikum, I am Khalis. Sorry I got this contact number in the bento box yesterday. Tomorrow I will leave the bento box yesterday to Rahma. For delivery tomorrow, is the vehicle ready ? If you don't mind, I'll have the vehicle ready to take the caterer.

"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Well sir, jazakumullah is worried about his offer. Tomorrow morning, it's Allah at 07:30."

Dona did not forget to send the location of his house to Khalis.

Well, Mr. Andi will pick up tomorrow morning at 07:30, Khalis replied.

By Monday morning, Dona had prepared two stainless dispenser flasks each for coffee and hot tea was ready, cup sets and small plates had been neatly arranged in a container box, so are poffertjes and various berries and their sauces, all of which are waiting to be transported.

At exactly 7:30 a.m., a minivan widely used by catering manufacturers arrived in front of Dona's house. The driver immediately contacted Dona about his arrival.

"Assalamu'alaikum Bu Dona, I'm Andi. I was asked by Mr. Khalis to pick up the caterer."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, good sir. I'm out soon" replied Dona.

Then, Dona asked her assistant to bring her food and supplies into the car. Moments later, the car immediately headed for the office, after all the catering equipment and food went into it. Dona followed behind and asked Tati, one of her assistants, to help her there.

"Come with me, you'll help set the table."

"Eni, you continue cooking for noon. I didn't take long, after it was done I went straight home" said Dona.

"Good, Mom."

Dona and Tati left for Khalis' office. Arriving there he was awaited by office girls and boys, to help Dona prepare the dish.

"Where's the ma'am you want to take up?"

"In Mr. Andi's car" Dona replied as he pointed towards the white minivan.

"Tat, you help pick up the goods yes, I want to check the table," said Dona.

"Good, Mom."

After the car stopped perfectly, Tati was helped by the OB to immediately bring down the catering equipment and bring it to the meeting area on the second floor.

Dona who had walked in first, made sure the table was tidy.

Busyness in the second floor lobby began to be seen.

"Mom, where is this placed?" ask one of the OB's carrying a dispenser containing tea and coffee.

"Please place it near the dispenser at the end of this table. Please arrange them with the cups next to them, yes," replied Dona.

Tati and the OB were busy arranging the table with various dishes and drinks, while Dona made sure all the positions were right in place.

After everything looks neat, Tati also asked for permission to go home.

"Mom, I go home first. Poor Eni alone, confused by her."

"Yes, I have to wait here first. Oiya, you go home by online taxi only yes," replied Dona.

"Yes ma'am, I ordered. Uh the car's here, I'll go home first, Mom."

"Yes, be careful."

After that, Dona took a photo of a morning snack that had been neatly arranged on the table. Busy in the second floor lobby, with employees pacing through the meeting room, making Dona unaware of Khalis' arrival.

"Assalamu'alaikum" Khalis said.

Dona was surprised and looked at the direction of the sound, he saw Khalis standing in front of the meeting room door.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, sorry sir I did not see you coming" replied Dona.

"I'm sorry, if it has surprised you" said Khalis, who read Dona's shock.

"No sir, no papa. I should apologize, for not knowing the arrival of the Father," replied Dona.

Stiffness also comes back, which causes freezing between the two. Eventually Khalis thawed it.

"Oiya, this is the lunch box that yesterday, syukron," said Khalis while giving two bento boxes.

"Oiya, I forgot the message to take home later in the afternoon. There are more than two portions, right ?" tanya Khalis who still maintained a flat face without expression.

"This is God still, sir. Where do you live, huh ? let it still warm, later I send it using an online motorcycle taxi," replied Dona.

"I'm in Viva apartment, Seturan," replied Khalis.

"Eh close, if the hulk jump straight to the tuh !" chirps Dona who spontaneously let out her humorous character to relieve her nervousness.

"Yes, it was a nyampe, but it immediately struck and destroyed the ground," Khalis replied casually and his facial expression returned to flat mode.

"And then his apartment collapsed because of the Hulk's shock" Dona joked.

"Finally Mr. Khalis has no place to live anymore, kasian," he continued again and this time managed to make Khalis laugh.

"My morning breakfast turned out to be the relentless humor of Ms. Dona," Khalis said with a softened facial expression, making her handsome face look clear despite being covered by her neat and bushy beard.

"Rather than tense sir. Oiya, breakfast!" exclaims Dona while taking bento boxes from the bag that he specially prepared for Khalis.

"It's for breakfast, Father" continued Dona.

"Hmm telepathy, yes," joked Khalis.

"Call but not kept ? haish, what am I talking about? No sir, I have info that you usually have breakfast at the office, so yes this is all I make. Kan Bapak want to meet, not funny ntar tetiba Pak Bosnya pale and not konsen because not yet breakfast," joked Dona back.

Khalis finally laughed again, adding to his good looks.

"Jazakillah khair's. Two hundred rattles ?" khalis asked while taking the money from his wallet.

"Eee no need sir, it's free," Dona refused.

"Cock free ? lah nah. Ms. Dona has bothered to cook it," said Khalis again.

"No bother, you guys. So, please enjoy breakfast," said Dona.

"Okay, I ate ya."

"Please."

Then Khalis went into the meeting room and enjoyed his breakfast, but then in the middle of breakfast, he came back to Dona.

"Mom Dona, let's have breakfast too" Khalis asked.

Dona did bring two spare bento boxes for Khalis and his assistant.

"Sorry sir, but one more box I have prepared for Mr. Dimas," declined Dona subtly.

"Dimas isn't there, he's got an errand out this morning. Come on, I don't like to eat alone but there are others who don't eat" Khalis asked as he walked back into the meeting room.

With little hesitation, Dona followed Khalis into the meeting room. While the employees who witnessed the rare sight, could only ask inwardly.

"It's eight, the meeting starts at nine, relax" said Khalis, who reads Dona's body language.

Dona took his place, three benches beside Khalis. In silence, the two enjoyed breakfast together.

"Oiya, Miss Dona herself?" khalis asked in the middle of his breakfast, to break the silence.

"No, I was with Tati, my assistant. But it was neat, he went straight home, to prepare lunch later," replied Dona.

"Mom Dona didn't come home?" ask Khalis again

"When the meeting participants arrive. Hmm sorry sir, but don't call me, ma'am. Can't i? I feel like a mother, but yes. But that's not the point," replied Dona who confused herself with the sentence.

Khalis laughed at Dona's words.

"So how should I call you ?" ask Khalis again.

Forgive this man, very stiff ? inner Dona.

"Have a name" replied Dona.

"Well, then call me also directly the name," Khalis bargained.

"Hmm it is not polite that I call Mr. Khalis directly by name" said Dona.

"Why? you ask me to call, hmm why you, not good to call him you, too" said Khalis.

"Yowes, ta' call bro wae yo!" joking Dona amidst confusion calls for both of them.

"Okay, Sis," Khalis said.

The two laughed together, until their faces turned red. Without both of them realizing, some of the employees in front of the meeting room heard the laughter of their superiors, what an unusual event they thought.

"I'm done. Now that eight o'clock has passed, soon the meeting participants begin to come. I'm on standby outside, but I'll be home at nine" Dona said.

Khalis answered with a nod of his head.

Outside the meeting room, he saw that some employees were preparing to receive meeting guests.

Shortly after, one by one the participants of the meeting arrived. It turned out that it was not an ordinary meeting, the oriental-faced narrow-eyed men from television drama producing countries began to enter the meeting lobby area

Khalis also welcomed the arrival of his guests, while allowing to taste the morning dishes that have been served.

Dona began to feel lost in translation, because Khalis speaks three languages, namely English, Japanese and Korean. Then, at exactly nine o'clock, the meeting room door was closed, indicating the meeting had begun.