At the Villa

At least Dania is safe here. Even though the man who helped her was a stranger, she believed that the man would not do anything wrong.

"What's your name?" Danny asked.

The man turned. He forgot to introduce himself.

"Just call me Martin," the man replied as he looked at his watch. "Sorry, I have to leave. It's okay, I'll stay first. If you're hungry, there's food in the fridge."

Dania just nodded, and let the man named Martin go. The woman took a deep breath. Then walk to one of the rooms in the villa.

"So, that handsome and perverted man is named Martin," she muttered, sitting on the edge of the bed in the room.

She was a little surprised by Martin. Why did the man believe her? Was the man not afraid that Dania would rob his villa? For someone who is meeting for the first time, Martin is too good according to Dania. Whatever, the important thing is that Dania can get away from Alvin.

Alvin? What happened to that man? Dania could not contact Clara or Vio there. Her cell phone was left in her bag. She left with nothing. Only reckless capital because she was too panicked by her actions.

Dania wakes up from her sleep when she hears the sound of a key turning. Her eyeballs moved. She sharpened her ears. The situation is still dark, the panic suddenly comes back. What if Alvin's men come looking for her? Dania stayed where she was, having previously lifted the blanket high to cover her entire body. Hopefully what she's worried about doesn't happen. No doubt this made her feel tense with a pounding heart.

However, sometime later, neither movement nor sound of people entered the room. Then what was that? Dania was sure that it was the sound of the key turning in the lock.

Danny opened the blanket. Despite being scared, she ventured out of bed and galloped out carefully. She fumbled against the wall, looking for the switch when she made it out of her room. Danny found it. She pressed the switch, and instantly a light caught her eye. Everything in the room was visible now.

"Why did you turn on the light?"

Dania jumped in surprise when her ears caught the sound. She immediately turned around and found Martin in the kitchen.

"You?! When are you coming back?" Danny asked with a surprised expression.

"About ten minutes ago. I'm hungry, so make cup noodles. Do you want it?" Martin went to the sofa, he brought a cup of noodles that had been brewed.

"No, thank you. I thought a thief was coming in." Dania sat on the sofa opposite the man.

"No. It's safe here."

Dani nodded. There was a sense of relief to see the man was back. At least she didn't feel alone here.

"Where did you come from? Just got home at this hour?" Dania looked at the clock on the wall. The shorthand shows the number four. "It's four in the morning."

"There is work," the man replied and then started eating his noodles.

Danny frowned. What work did you do until this early in the morning? But Dania had no intention of finding out any further. That's none of her business.

"You should just sleep again. Tomorrow I'll take you back to Jakarta. But it's a bit late, okay. After this, I want to sleep. Don't disturb me until I wake up alone."

"Oh, okay. No problem. Then I'll go back to my room." Dania got up and moved to her room again. Dania had time to turn and look at the man for a while, before she opened the door, and entered the room.

The man was Antares she had seen in her apartment. A completely unexpected encounter. Dania feels this is even. Because at that time she had helped the man to enter the elevator with her. However, is it worth what the man did? Dania was running from trouble. She couldn't imagine how to get through tomorrow.

***

It seems that the man named Martin is reluctant to wake up from his sleep. It was ten o'clock in the morning there was no movement from his bedroom door. Even though it had been two hours since Dania had been waiting for him. It seemed that the man's words that he would wake up in the afternoon were true.

Because she was hungry, Dania made something in the kitchen. In the fridge, there are some ingredients that she might be able to make something. Macaroni schotel maybe. All the materials needed are there.

Dania pulled the apron and began to thin out the water to boil the macaroni. She made the white sauce first after grating the cheese.

When the water boils, she boils the raw macaroni. Then she turned on the stove and started making white sauce on a Teflon. Dania melted the butter then added a little flour and stirred quickly. After that, she poured milk and cheese. Until the sauce thickens, Dania just turned off the stove.

She then started chopping onions and garlic. Then prepare other ingredients such as sausage and corned beef, as well as eggs. Right after all the ingredients were ready, she lifted the boiled macaroni and drained it.

Dania melted the butter again to sauté the onions and garlic. When it smells good, she puts in the sausage and corned beef and stirs until it's cooked. After that, she put in the macaroni and cheese and continued to stir until blended. Then she immediately poured the milk and egg mixture. Don't forget to also add salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Finally, Dania corrected the taste after the spices had soaked for about five minutes of cooking over low heat.

Once ready, Dania poured the macaroni dough into a pan she had found on the hanging cupboard. After the dough was laid out, Dania doused it with the white sauce she made earlier. She also sprinkled with grated cheese and parsley before popping it in the oven.

While waiting for the macaroni schotel to ripen, Dania makes fruit juice. She found a strawberry that tasted quite sweet. So, she made two glasses of strawberry juice.

Dania glanced at the clock on the wall and the door of Martin's room. The man has no intention of getting up at all. Even until the macaroni was cooked, Martin's door was still closed. She sighed and had no intention of waking the man. This morning the man told her not to disturb him until he woke up on his own.

Dania decided to watch television while eating her homemade macaroni. It tastes pretty good. More or less the same as what she usually ordered at her apartment restaurant.

As he was eating, the door to Martin's room opened. The man appeared in a neat dress.

"What do you eat?" Martin asked seeing Dania who seemed to be enjoying her food.

"Macaroni Schotel. There's one more if you want. It's on the kitchen table."

"Okay, thanks." Martin went into the kitchen and found a plate containing a few pieces of school macaroni. Since his stomach was indeed hungry, he brought the food. "Is this juice for me too?" he asked half exclaiming.

"Yes."

Martin smiled and tasted the strawberry juice that Dania made. "Not bad."

He then moved to the sofa where Dania was. "You made this yourself?" he asked as he sat down in front of Dania.

"Yes, that's all I can do. And sorry, I used the ingredients in the fridge."

"No problem. I'm happy because it's useful too." Martin scooped up the macaroni and put it in his mouth. After a while, "nice. This is delicious."

"Then spend it. After that, you will take me to Jakarta." Dania smiled faintly feeling happy that someone liked her cooking.