You Pinang Me As Honey
Episode 2: When All is Ready
Jekrek..
The sound of Arinda's bedroom door. It made Arinda aghast, feeling an overwhelming fear.
"The cup is locked from the outside." murmured Arinda in the heart.
"Who is coming..? Oh my God.What more surprise are you going to give me..?" Arinda continued, which was followed by feelings of anxiety, fear, and suddenly Arinda's whole body goosebumps. When he remembered what he was like at the moment.
Arinda widened her eyes, as she quickly covered her whole body with a blanket, up to her neck. His hands began to tremble, and his heart beat even more.
When the door opens.
"Ehh.., Good morning Brother Arinda.." The friendly voice of a woman who was a little surprised to see Arinda was up and sitting on her bed. Arinda who had just closed her eyes while bowed in fear, began to dare to open her eyes and turn to the source of the voice.
"Good morning." replied Arinda to a woman who greeted him. The woman's hair had started to whiten it. With a simple kebaya suit and a subordinate to a rag. Auxiliary costumes in television soap operas.
Behind the woman, 2 much younger girls followed her. With one man carrying a tray containing small bottles, and like a small furnace. I don't know what it is, Arinda doesn't care. And one other person was carrying a pile of clothes. Arinda doesn't care that much either.
"Bak Arinda wants to take a shower now..?" ask the old woman.
"Yes ma'am." answered Arinda without thinking. He just wanted to clean up and change his clothes. That's the most important thing right now, he thought. Because he felt uncomfortable with the nightgown he was wearing.
The woman smiled, then introduced herself politely and kindly.
"I'm ya, the head of the household in this house.." Seeing Arinda who was a little surprised by what he said, the woman explained her sentence again.
"I'm the head maid, Ma'am." she continued with a smile on her lips. "Just call Bi Imah." he continued again, while slightly lowering his head.
"Ooh.yeah Bi.." replied Arinda briefly while nodding softly.
"Then, let Indah and Siti help Ma'am Arinda take a bath.." Bi Imah's words made Arinda aghast, and spontaneously Arinda shook her head quickly and shook her hands, a sign of disapproval. Until the blanket he used to cover his body also sagged.
"Ah. don't need Bi.., I can do it myself." said Arinda, while covering her body with a blanket. Arinda's face reddened, embarrassed by her blankets that had sagged.
"It's okay, Arinda.., last night we changed Arinda's clothes.." Bi Imah told me something to shake off Arinda's embarrassment. He knew Arinda was embarrassed at the time.
"What..?" cry Arinda in the heart. "My face is wet, and I'm fainting." Closing her eyes, Arinda digested Bi Imah's words and tried to remember something. Not yet found something that Arinda was looking for, the two girls that Bi Imah brought invited her to take a shower immediately.
"Let's go Arinda, I'll help you to the bathroom." said one girl. "I'm beautiful, I'll help Ms. Arinda massage and stretch" he said again.
"And that's Siti, she'll help Arinda wash her hair and tidy up Ms Arinda's nails" he continued, pointing at Siti.
"Huhh..? They are nothing." murmured Arinda in the heart. Arinda still doesn't understand what happened to her. He felt kidnapped, but why would they treat him so special like this. But if not kidnapped, why did he arrive at this foreign place. Or maybe, they were filming a soap opera, and brought me here for a replacement role. Drooling while looking around, who knew there was a hidden camera. "Nothing.." he thought.
Then Arinda frowned, suspecting the three of them. Or maybe they'll sell me. They said they'd help me shower, massage, stretch, wash my hair, tidy my nails. After I take a bath, neat and fragrant, they'll hand me over to the om-om eye basket. Suddenly Arinda's whole body was goosebumps, imagining what would happen to her. His own version of course, hehehe. Arinda was busy herself with her frightening delusion.
"No.." cried Arinda suddenly. The three women were shocked to hear Arinda's screaming voice filling the room. Even Arinda herself was surprised by his screams. Krik.krikkk.., krik.krikkk. Three sets of eyes were on Arinda. And Arinda was only able to blink rapidly over and over again.
"Mmm.., I mean.., no need to help, I can shower myself.." Arinda explained the meaning of her shout earlier (Although it was not really that. Hiwii). While trying to smile as sweetly as possible, but failed. "Aduhhh.." he murmured softly while scratching his non-itchy forehead and hiding his shy face.
Bi Imah caught the feeling of worry from Arinda's face and attitude. Then gently give understanding to Arinda, that here she will be fine and will not be harmed. Precisely here, Arinda will be served like a queen. There's nothing Arinda needs to do. Just need to enjoy the days here, until the time comes.
"Just calm down, Arinda, we will take care of Arinda as well as possible." Bi Imah's words were soothing. Then without wasting the opportunity, Arinda also ventured to ask Bi Imah.
"Where exactly is this, Bi..?" asked Arinda who was only answered with a smile by Bi Imah. Then Arinda asked again, "Who is the owner of this house, Bi..?"
Bi Imah simply replied, "When everything is ready, Ma'am Arinda will know everything.." and some of Arinda's questions were also answered in the same sentence. Previously, Bi Imah had advised Arinda not to ask a lot of questions, not to think a lot of no-no, not prejudiced and not to bother the workers in this house by looking for information through them.
"If there's anything Ms. Arinda needs, just tell the guard in front of the door. They will convey to us" Bi Imah said ending his first meeting with Arinda today.
"There are 2 guards at my doorstep. There are 2 people who are helping me take a shower right now. There's a head of the household. To be sure, there are all kinds of luxuries in this place. This place must be amazing." Thought Arinda. "But it still doesn't work to make me enjoy my day in this place." The inner Arinda is still raging incoherently. He was just trying to calm down. Digesting and trusting the words of Bi Imah. And convinced himself that he would be fine, as Bi Imah had said earlier.
Because whatever Arinda questions to anyone in this house, they will only answer with the same sentence.
"When everything is ready, Arinda will know everything."
Arinda sighed softly. Staring at the ceiling of her luxurious bathroom, Arinda thoroughly enjoyed her morning bath today, along with the 2 maids who bathed her.
