The Shah of First Love

THE WORK IS ENDLESS

***

Kani sits awkwardly on a soft, brown sofa, a three-year-old child constantly staring at her. While Mr. Muji was chatting with the hostess. The owner of the house named Gun and his wife Sartika. Having two children, one was a teenager and the other kept staring at Kani. Sartika is so friendly, watching Kani and Pak Muji take turns.

“The child turned out to be very beautiful, sir. Hopefully he feels at home here, calm down, we will take good care of.” Sartika smiled widely and Mr. Muji chuckled.

“Thank you very much, Bu.” Mr. Muji smiled then he was given time to talk to Kani alone.

“Teh, please take care of yourself, I will not leave you the same as them because you have grown up should be able to consider every step you will do. Your actions and speech here will also be their value to keep involving the Father, take care of yourself, yes, Teh.” Mr. Muji stroked Kani's hair and Kani nodded, her eyes watering, Her father is leaving now. Mr. Muji said goodbye to Sartika and then left.

“Come, Kani.” Sartika takes Kani to the room, the back of the room and Kani is silent at how narrow the room is. Wider room in the village! He put down his bag and came out again. There are two bathrooms in the house, one for him and the other for the owner of the house. Kani looks in the kitchen for a moment. Then I was invited to see all the rooms. Both boys were happy with his whereabouts.

Kani sees a shop that is indeed integrated with the house. Beyond expectations, Kani thought her house was huge but cramped, claustrophobic. There is no intention to insult but this situation house will make it difficult for anyone to make it neat because there are too many items.

“That Mia clerk in my store.” Sartika introduced Mia and Kani smiled. Kani was stunned to see the store which was only blocked by a barrier made of rattan was displaying a lot of nice clothes.

After tracing the house. He was asked to invite the little Safira to play, it was not difficult for Kani who had many younger siblings at home. Safira is also easily familiar and the big one is Manik just smiling kindly.

Time passed and night came, Kani met the host, Gun. Then he's welcome to rest and start work tomorrow. Kani smiled knotingly and opened her phone. Has Maren arrived in Jakarta? And where does he live? Kani wants to call but hesitantly, she finally sends a message. The message from Amarendra was unrequited by him this afternoon because he was busy and the man understood.

Amarendra called and Kani picked him up.

“How did the first impression get to that house?” Amarendra sounded cheerful.

“Ya...good, they're good, I just finished eating. The menu I don't know, mom never cooked it but it was so delicious, Maren.” Kani was so enthusiastic and Amarendra laughed.

“Thank God, I just broke down, finished the shower. I'm not being snowed.”

“Ish!” Kani is upset and she laughs.

“Obviously I'm dressed, I just found a contract and will go to the restaurant tomorrow. Pray for me, Raihan, Yana, hopefully there are no obstacles.”

“Yes, Aamiin. Where are the two of them?”

“They're asleep.”

“Please take care of Yana, she is the smallest among you.”

“Sleep, I'll take a break too. We will be equally busy, I will still make time for you.”

“For me, you're the main, bye.”.

Silent, Amarendra overslept and Kani smiled. Hoping to hear the man's snoring but instead Yana's muttering voice was loud in her ears. Kani is quick to turn off, put the phone down, lie down and fall asleep.

Closest in memory, he had to wake up at four in the morning.

***

A luxurious restaurant among the restaurants and shops lined around it stood out.

Amarendra gulped and looked at a building across the street, why didn't he know that this restaurant was opposite Lusi's workplace? If Lusi saw her here would he be able to hide?

Amarendra did not tell anyone that he was working, only for Abah and Mommy. Lusi will probably stop giving pocket money if he finds out because he is urged to think about college instead of work. Amarendra hopes that fate will not bring them together.

“You new officers, if anything is not understood, do not hesitate to ask rather than pretentious and wrong. The manager at this restaurant is quite fierce, three previous employees were fired because of trivial problems then you were accepted instead because soon the fasting month and holiday.” The senior employee's bald man continued to snitch and the three nodded in understanding.

Amarendra glanced at Yana's pale face and the three started to work.

“Yan, we are not easy to get here, even the contract we have paid. Don't be rash, Yan. Work everywhere must follow their direction seniors,” whispered Raihan and Yana nodded. Trying to eliminate his anxiety then both of them glanced at Amarendra who was approached by a female employee who had been stealing glances.

Amarendra locked his lips tight, better so, than to serve the woman and the longer the business. He only wanted Kaniraras not to want another girl let alone a woman older than him.

***

“It's not my job to clean the house, cook, and take care of the kids, Ma'am? Why should follow tidying up Mother's merchandise?” kani asks Mia who asked for her help. Kani was so tired that even a sore waist.

“Your work is done, what's wrong with helping me. Faster better.” Mia smiled, feeling that her job would be easier because there was Kani and she could go home late in the afternoon to play with her toddler son. Kani realized she was being used, why in the other corner of the earth should there be a figure of Reva? Kani snickered and helped. Tomorrow, he won't!

Kani counts every day she passes, it's been a week, two, three, and she starts to feel uncomfortable with her work. He often cries at night.

Feeling excruciating aches and fatigue that make it difficult to sleep. Mia always asked for her help and regrettably, Sartika also did, asked her to sort the clothes that had just come in the middle of the night. Can't they see the time? Does he have to work from morning until morning again? And even more disappointed, after doing endless work, Kani was only paid four hundred thousand rupiah.

Her chest was tight, unhappy about receiving the money and now, Kani is trying to call Amarendra. They can only message each other a few times a day, both busy and tired.