Andara closed his eyes enjoying the aroma of the brownish cake that had just come out of the oven, the distinctive aroma of the chocolate cake gave him a certain calm.
well.. since 2 days ago Andara did decide to rent a small cake stall, which of course was supported by Raga who also helped promote his cake shop online.
luck seemed to be on his side, as today started to open the shop after yesterday had cleaned it.
So far, many customers have come and have to re-combine with flour to make dough Again.
the shop is just a simple kiosk used to be a dry bakery, the owner said She no longer intends to open his business because the buyers are sometimes busy and quiet.
fortunately, the middle-aged woman who owns this shop provides a fairly cheap rental price, for a kiosk on the edge of the highway, especially if it is equipped with some used wooden benches that are still good enough to use.
Andara gave the white bag containing the cake ordered earlier to an ojol driver who was waiting for her.
With her charming smile, Andara tried to be friendly which he replied with a similar smile.
Her eyes looked at the clock which was already showing 5 pm, the time She felt was right to close her shop, because it was impossible if she had to work until the night.
Moreover, all the cakes ordered online have been delivered, so Andara has no dependents.
her hand flipped the word OPEN on the glass door and it changed to CLOSED.
Don't forget to take off her apron after a day of struggling with various types of bread ingredients.
Raga had gone home an hour earlier because he said he had to take care of important things in the rented house
Andara is sure that the kid misses his laptop after a day helping him at the shop
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The man with messy black hair did not forget that his maroon shirt which was not neatly brushed his face roughly.
feeling the air around him getting hotter he pulled his tie with one tug until the knot untied.
his hand also unbuttoned the shirt at the wrist and pulled it up to the elbow.
The office problem hasn't been resolved yet, due to a misunderstanding with the people Nara called Mommy Ara and Aga made her beautiful daughter ignore her even though he's been trying to go home for 3 days.
if usually her daughter's anger would subside with just a bribe of one cup of ice cream, then now it's different, the ice cream he gave 3 days in a row was not even accommodated and left in the refrigerator at home.
Which makes Langit is wonder, how can nara be so familiar with someone she just met, very different from the attitude of nara who is not so friendly to new people.
His girl friend was just ignored to death when Langit accidentally met Nara who was with his mother and introduced them.
Langit wonders whether Nara and the person called Mommy have known her for a long time, but if that's the case... then his mother should also know, considering his mother always takes care of her besides the baby sitter at his house.
he also had time to ask bi asih - nara's nanny - but bi asih said that nara never left the house except with her grandmother.
mostly out just around the yard and garden behind his house.
The peak of his patience today, when Nara even asked Bara to buy him ice cream when he asked his assistant to retrieve the file he left at his house.
With Bara returning to deliver the file carrying a bag suspected of containing ice cream, Bara informs her that it was Naranya's order.
and Langit was made to curse many times. when he called his mother and said that Nara would not eat ice cream from him.
until it ended with him who immediately ordered Bara to find out who the fig mother and sister aga meant.
there was no other way, he had to apologize directly to the two of them and bring them to Nara.
a tribute to Langit for being able to apologize for 34 years of his life
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Andara brought 2 baskets of bread to her shop.
this time she made a bigger portion of the cake, remembering yesterday she had to go back to the shop to make cakes.
Luckily, the shop owner's mother, whose house is next door to the shop, lent her the things she needed in exchange for the cake she asked for when Andara was about to give money.
the mother said that her two children loved Andara's cake--Andara replied with a thank you and a friendly smile.
Arriving at his bakery which is a few meters from his rented house, Andara is surprised by several people who are crowding in front of her shop.
She quickly approached, afraid that something was wrong with the shop
but her bright smile was etched when what she feared didn't happen at all.
some people just waiting for the shop to open after yesterday had to be disappointed because without them realizing it the shop closed at 5 pm.
That's what Andara knew from one of the storytellers.
Andara politely apologized and quickly served them with another cake that She hadn't had time to set in its place.
Today Raga does not accompany her because her son has started to enter high school.
Don't be surprised why at the age of 14, Raga has entered high school, Andara admits that her child is very smart.
Raga had time to jump class through the acceleration path when he was still in junior high school.
The thing that made the late Indra so happy that he gave Raga a gift in the form of a new cellphone with an apple logo on it.
remembering those memories made Andara also remember the various ups and downs of living with Indra, to be honest Andara was traumatized by it, he was determined not to add another man besides Raga to his life.
Ting..
rang the bell he had placed above the door to signal someone had entered.
Andara, who had originally arranged the remaining cakes on the shelf, looked up to see a middle-aged woman who still looks beautiful in her early 50s.
Judging from her elegant makeup, Andara thought what attracted her to her little shop.
but She can't help but serve that mother with a smile on her face
"Mom ala .." a small voice shrieked along with the sound of the bell making Andara's face look pale.
there she saw the girl she met 4 days ago smiling happily at her for a moment before finally running over and hugging her legs.
made Andara also wake up from her surprise and quickly equalized her height with Nara.
replaced by returning the hug Nara without paying attention to someone there who was watching them with a frown.
honestly for someone who met Andara for the first time really missed this toddler in her arms
after the day where papa nara and Raga almost got into a fight She always asked how was Nara's condition.
She was afraid that Nara would not be paid too much attention, even though She saw from the radiance of Nara's father's fear at that time, the man looked very worried for Nara.
but Nara's condition, which no longer has a mother, worries Andara, so Raga repeatedly chuckles in annoyance when Andara says her worries.
The wetness She felt on her shoulder as well as the sobbing She heard made Andara believe that the girl was crying.
Andara unraveled her embrace, shook her head slowly as She wiped away Nara's tears that came out.
"Don't cry honey.. it'll be ugly" Nara nodded as much as possible to muffle her tears and started complaining with messy chatter.
"Nala angly with papa, papa is bad--papa even mom is and aga, Nala is afraid mom doesn't want to see Nala again.. anyway Nala is angry with papa, Nala doesn't want to play with papa..." Nara's chatter continued with Andara who seemed to understand Nara's words very well.
both of them didn't realize that someone near them took out her cell phone in slow motion and recorded their closeness before sending it to her son, who she knew was frantic with the nara's anger.
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This 3-year-old girl who loves chocolate and cheese cake is enjoying a slice of Tiramisu that Andara gave her when the cake just came out of the grill.
Nara.. the girl still wanted to eat that one cake even though Amanda said that she didn't have time to make the cake that Nara mentioned.
but seeing Nara's cloudy face reminded him of her handsome son when he wanted something.
made her not bear it and with a sincere smile she nodded while preparing to fight with various bread doughs.
"Sorry, Nara is so troublesome." Andara turned his gaze to Mrs. Intan--who introduced herself as Grandma Nara--who sat next to her while looking at Nara.
"It's okay auntie, it's not at all troublesome for a child as beautiful as Nara" true. Andara is not boasting, Nara's beautiful face is like a magnet to make someone fall in love.
her hand stroked Nara's cheek which was puffy while eating, making her own wish for Andara to bite Nara's cheek.
"I also as Nara Grandma would like to apologize for my son's behavior at that time which was quite outrageous"
Andara pondered for a moment before finally shaking his head vigorously, instead of being angry, Andara grimaced because Raga's emotions were difficult to control.
"It's normal for parents who have just lost their child, I should be the one apologizing at that time for being late in bringing Nara to the security post, we had time to look for Nara's father at the last cafe but he had already left, also Control my son's emotions--"
"Have you had any child?" You can hear the surprise from the other person which makes him wince on the spot.
"yes aunt"
"How old are you?" Andara didn't expect to get a question like that, but he couldn't help but answer the question with a slight grimace.
"32 years--"
"Huh..? Your 32 years old? You're not 23 years old? Are you?" Andara hesitantly shook her head, she was sure she would not be wrong with the age of the year she was born.
"My son is 14 years old and I'm 32 years old." Andara could feel that the woman in front of her was scanning her direction.
sshhh.. why is he like in this interrogation anyway?
"So husband?" To be honest Andara slightly objected to the question, but the curious gaze of the woman in front of her made her couldn't help but give an answer
"He's dead"
andara don't know if She saw it wrong or what but he faintly saw a relieved look and a small smile from the woman beside her
"m.. I'm sorry about that" Andara shook her head a little, feeling like there were no more questions she looked back at Nara who held out her hand asking for a drink.
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Langit is pensive looking at the video on his cellphone.
that's a video of Nara and the woman whose child is called Mommy Ara.
a few minutes ago his mother sent the video to him and made Langit not get tired of repeating it for the umpteenth time.
The heavens had never seen such a sincere look from anyone else in Naranya.
all this time he knew.. people liked Nara because he was hired.
except for his mother, but Langit really feels that gaze is different, more like when his mother saw it.
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