The Shah of First Love

ALWAYS LYING

An hour passed, Kani wriggled, she tilted her body and opened her eyes. I saw Amarendra staring at him. Kani was shocked and looked at the clock.

“Why the two of them, Maren?” Kani's confused.

“Having returned from earlier,” replied Amarendra and Kani hissing.

“I go home,” says Kani and Amarendra sit down.

“Don't leave before you explain what my fault is because I'm sure you'll stay away!” amarendra and Kani are silent.

“Don't you have a girlfriend? I'm afraid to be a stumbling block to you, you should have told me not to call you all the time and you just take care of your boyfriend!” let out an emotion and grab her bag. Amarendra held back, guiding him to a seat. He won't let the girl go in a state of misunderstanding.

“Oh, so you heard our chat earlier while waiting for you? You get angry and go away at will, say you don't know me, don't want to stare and talk to me.” Amarendra was relieved, his chest tight and rumbling changing with butterflies floating freely, he understood. Kani still does not want to hear and Amarendra does not let go. “He's my cousin, I told you recently that Susi knows I work. Actually he was not happy, he complained to Om Sutan, Kirana who knew kept coming to the restaurant. I swear Kani, I don't like it, I'm so lazy. If it is true that I am with him in a relationship, then why can I with you continue to connect, meet, and I dare to give all my time in between working only for you. Just think, if yes I have a boyfriend, can we connect so far?”

Kani was silent, not yet broken, not wanting to look at him.

“Just ask Yana and Raihan if you don't believe, I can't believe, I can't even be trusted by Mother. I'm a delinquent,” he said while staring blankly and Kani just wanted to look at him, into the eyes of Amarendra he dives in, a little wanted to suspect that Amarendra was lying but Kani found no way to do that. “Do not do this,” he said hoarsely. Grasping Kani's hand tightly.

 “I believe,” said Kani and she shouldn't be short-minded, she apologized and Amarendra too, she shouldn't have hidden it from Kani. Promise, will be more open to avoid misunderstandings and now, Kani is ready to go home, Amarendra who intersects.

Amarendra wearing a helmet, Kani shopping quite a lot, he does not want to drive until half way, if he can get to his house and he will leave, all the way Kani noticed the road that ria pass, and he will not be able to walk, he missed his birthplace. Amarendra did not want to stop and Kani panicked, Amarendra lowered her after arriving, Kani hit her arm irritated and Amarendra smiled. Amarendra hurriedly left when he saw Bu Ismi and Shamsir who ran to welcome Kani.

Kani said her greetings, greeted her mother's hand, she was tightly hugged.

“Who are you driving?” asked Ms. Ismi while wiping away the tears.

“Oject, Bu.” Kani smiles. Miss Ismi quickly invited him in. Rara and Rere who had just returned from school noticed our return from afar.

“You're skinny, Tea.” Ms. Ismi commented while giving her drinking water.

“I'm there working, Bu.” Kani drinks and lets Shamsir open the bags and groceries. The boy was happy and Dahlia, Kenanga, went straight in to see their Teteh already there. Kani circulates her gaze, looking for Mr. Muji, before long the one she was looking for appears new home from the rice field. Kani smiled, shone her hand. Mr. Muji was pensive to see his son who was so thin.

Kani's return is heard by Kalingga but when they cross paths, Kani is confused because there is no longer the happy feeling she used to feel when she saw Kalingga. His head now lowered, passing through Kalingga just like that and instead calling Amarendra.

Kalingga could not believe what was happening, there was no more hue of kasmaran that he often saw on the girl's face when he saw it.

A day later Yana and Raihan left first, Amarendra was leaving with Kani. Ms. Ismi and Mr. Muji forbade Kani to return but Kani refused. He was happy when he was able to buy Syamsir new school equipment, as well as Kenanga and Dahlia. It is not unhappy that Mr. Muji and Ms. Ismi see their children can get money and share with their younger siblings but they are worried because they are afraid that their children can not sort out and choose the association there.

“Anaknya RW sir who has worked at the round trip factory asked you,” said Bu Ismi who just finished cooking. Kani is silent, watching television. “He's a good, handsome, in sha Allah child that suits you.”

Kani is lured to look, she does not like to be mentioned about young marriages. “Don't get too carried away by what we see and what we hear, Mom. Where anyone wants to be with Kani, not school, work just be babu,” said Kani and made Bu Ismi feel whipped. “Kani wants to marry a man who can really accept Kani and our family, if only Kani can accept for what. Kani doesn't want to get married before seeing the sisters finish school, afraid they drop out like Kani.”

“Why are you busy as if it was all your responsibility!” Mr. Muji from inside the room jerked, before long he came out and Kani fell silent. “That's your duty as the head of the family, you quit school because of your helplessness. Just think about your life, your brothers are still able to take care of.” Mr. Muji was offended and passed away going out of the house.

“See, Father angry.” Miss Ismi looked at Kani and Kani went to her room.

“It's obviously hurt but feel able to take care of everything yourself!” Kani nags and packs her things, tomorrow she leaves.

“Who is sick, Tea?” Dahlia asked and Kani gulped. He looked up and looked at his sister.

“Bikin kelit coffee milk, no one is sick. Lupain.” Kani nodded and resumed her work. Dahlia went and kept thinking.

***

The next day, Kani silently gazed out at the glass of the bus, Amarendra next to her falling asleep with his hands folded in his chest. Kani slowly turned her head and leaned her head, clasped the man's hand and Amarendra smiled faintly. Both are asleep and are awakened by a bus. Arrive at the city terminal soon. Amarendra wanted to take the bike but he didn't have a SIM. Berabe mill kit.

Both of them came down and stopped by to eat siomay.

“We parted ways at Terminal Rambutan, huh? No need to drive until the foundation, I memorized, kok, the way.” Kani glanced at Amarendra.

“Totally can?” Amarendra was in disbelief and Kani nodded strongly. Amarendra was silent and seeing Kani's phone lit up, he smiled looking at her picture with the girl. While Kani sees who sent her the message.

“Why does he know my number, huh?” chirps.

“Who?” ask Amarendra.

“Kalingga,” brief Kani and Amarendra instantly changed his face.

“Oh.” Listlessly.

Kani did not reply and returned to enjoying her meal. After that they went and separated at the place Kani mentioned. Amarendra silently watched, waiting for the girl to enter the angkot and repeatedly reminded her to be careful and she continued the journey.

Kani, when he arrived at the foundation. Foundation officer smiles. Kani asks for time to rest, there is no way now or tomorrow she will receive sent to work.

As he went to the second floor, he saw Purwa. Purwa smiled and Kani frowned. Ask him why he's here, just like Neng. Purwa was repatriated by their employer, paid as a minimum but the foundation gave him only half.

“If I did from the beginning ask my employer yesterday to pay directly, not through the foundation. If through them, obviously cut carelessly.” Kani whispered and Purwa was sad.

“I was asked to go home but I can't,” Purwa said. Kani rubbed her shoulders and Neng was gloomy. Both will not take a job caring for an elderly person, will try to take care of a child or become a household assistant. Kani can only support and encourage, then to comfort the two, she invites them away to eat meatballs. The two were delighted and Kani smiled seeing that the gloomy face was fading.

Kani always lies because she has no other way to deal with the greedy humans of the foundation's board, if she resigns and stays silent, just to be sure, maybe also he will be oppressed as when working at the house of Gun and Sartika. Kani smiles because Amarendra who always directs him must do how. If he didn't have a place like Amarendra, he might have gotten lost in the city.