The Rewarded Revenge

Masalalu

Until the night, Mahendra kept his promise to come back. When he got to the door, he immediately knocked.

Tok tok tok tok

Twice the beat but no reply, do not give up Mahendra knocked back a little harder.

Tok tok tok tok

The knock was heard up to the kitchen, making mbok Sri and Ratna Damar's mother who was cooking suddenly look at each other.

"Who do you think?" asked Damar's mother

"Let me just open yo." said mbok Sri

His mother Damar just nodded, immediately mbok Sri stepped her feet towards the main door.

Krieeett

The creaking door sign opened, after the door opened wide revealing a handsome face that had been waiting for a long time.

"Loh nak Mahen anyway." said mbok Sri

"Jih mbok, I want to meet with Riana." said Mahen grimacing

"Please enter nak Mahen." said mbok Sri while shaking his hand a sign inviting in

Mahendra immediately went inside and sat in the guest room, mbok Sri also immediately approached Riana in her room.

Tok tok tok tok

"Nduk." said mbok Sri calling while knocking on the door slowly

It also made the attention of a beautiful woman who was meditating immediately opened her eyes and turned towards the door, without moving she asked.

"What's the mbok?"

"The guest room is nak Mahen nduk."

"Just tell me to wait for Riana for a while" Riana said

"Jih." said mbok Sri back to the living room

After telling Mahen that Riana will be coming soon, mbok Sri went back to the kitchen to make a soft drink and a cup of coffee.

Not long after she left, Riana appeared from behind the door and immediately approached Mahendra who had been waiting for a long time.

"Sorry yo has made you wait a long time" said Riana while sitting in a rattan chair next to Mahen

"It's okay." said Mahen, smiling

"What are you doing?" ask Riana

"Nothing really matters, just want to ask something" said Mahen

Riana furrowed her baffled brows, so puzzled her eyebrows almost fused together.

"What?" ask Riana curiously

Mahen did not have time to answer, mbok Sri was seen coming with a tray containing wedang uwuh for Riana while coffee for Mahendra, as well as fried banana snacks.

"Monggo is drunk and eaten snacks, sorry yo just makes it up" said mbok Sri while putting everything on the tray

"Satur nuwun njih mbok, this alone is enough." said Mahen

After that mbok Sri immediately returned to the kitchen.

"What?" riana was very curious

While Riana was fixated, her mouth felt muddy whenever anyone discussed her family. But soon he neutralized his thoughts, for he was also very curious.

"What." said Riana

"Did your father or one of your family have a problem with someone?" ask Mahen heart

The question was still heard in mbok Sri who is still in the middle room, it is only natural because this house is quite large even though it is in the form of a stage.

Mbok Sri spontaneously turned her gaze towards the living room, the middle-aged woman seemed silent for a moment. Then immediately passed to the kitchen, it did not escape the sight of Riana who accidentally stared at Mbok Sri.

"It doesn't seem to exist, because my father and all my family are good people. They all never make trouble, and have no enemies. Whether someone hates them and slanders them, you know for yourself that good is not enough. In fact, they may not like our kindness." said Riana without looking at Mahen

Riana herself knows why Mahen asked this, from her perspective Mahen was indeed treated to a lie. I don't know what his brother's purpose is, and who his brother is.

Riana made a sound again as Mahen just kept quiet, this time he looked into Mahen's eyes.

"Father is a wise man, just like all my family. They are good people, good to everyone. In fact, they often help the residents, even from the villagers next door as well. There's only one thing that's wrong with them" Riana said

"What is it?" ask Mahen

"Their fault is only one, which is not to bless my relationship with a man I love and love me. They actually betrothed me to the son of the master in the village next door, which actually brought me in ruin. The reason they didn't approve was obvious, because the man was the son of a poor widow." Riana's voice with a trembling voice

Even his eyes moved to and fro just to hold back his tears from falling.

"Why don't they respect it, aren't they good people?" ask Mahen who is increasingly interested in hearing Riana's story

"They listen too much to what people say, they are afraid that the people are gossiping, and making fun of them. That, how can the daughter of a lurah marry a son from the poor." said Riana

Mahen was only flabbergasted to hear it, even his mouth was already O-shaped.

"Do you still love that man?" asked Mahen somehow his heart suddenly hurt

Riana did not reply, for a moment the sudden atmosphere of silence was only the sound of crickets from outside heard. Until the sound of the clattering steps sounded their minds, not long before they appeared a man.

A handsome and sweet man, with a sturdy and stocky body. Standing glued not far from the living room, he gasped at the woman he loved sitting with another man.

"Damar." muttered Riana

"Ohh, there's a guest. I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, I knocked on the door but there was no confirmation, so I just went in and happened to be unlocked" Damar said as it was

Damar had already knocked on the door many times, while mbok Sri and Ratna were busy in the kitchen where only the sound of frying was heard. While Riana and Mahen might be too late in their conversation about the mass to not hear a knock, so no one opens the door.

"I'm sorry I didn't hear Damar" Riana said

"It's okay, the door is unlocked. It is precisely I who apologize for interrupting your conversation that seems very serious, if I do not enter first." said Damar while smiling bitterly

Silence, no one spoke.

"You can enter as you please Damar, because bude already lives here. So please, don't say that again" Riana said breaking the silence

"Alright, I'll see mom first. Once again sorry, sorry for the disturbing." said Damar as he passed to the kitchen where his mother was there

Riana just stared at Damar's back so softly that it was invisible, she knew that the man right now must be injured. But again, this is the best according to Riana.

"Is he that guy?" ask Mahen who surprised Riana

"No." said Riana quickly

He was afraid that if he told the truth, Damar was in danger.

"Ohh, then I'll go home" said Mahen

Mahendra immediately went to his house.