GIVE ME LOVE
CHAPTERS 15. TOO SPICY

As Devani is engrossed in enjoying her breakfast in the room, someone knocks on the door.

"Who?" ask Devani.

"Mama! Let's get down the van! we have breakfast first, everyone is waiting for you in the dining room" she said.

"Ma, I've been eating" Devani said as she opened the door to her room and showed her plates and mouth chewing spaghetti.

"How the hell are you Van? We waited from earlier uh the camera even had breakfast in the room. Anyway Mama doesn't want to know, you have to take responsibility."

Mom was silent for a moment and continued saying, "Now, let's go down! Follow us to eat. You can't let Annisa not eat! You'll know if your sister always feeds Annisa every morning" said Mama.

Devani knew that, but she thought, there would be Mahen, the time just feeding his daughter could not.

"Come, why stay here, bring your food down and continue eating with us, or your allowance will cut you!" threaten Mom Intan.

"Don't Ma! Mama is cruel very much the same child, my pocket money time will be cut. Yes, I'm down, but promise me, Mama don't take my cooking if it doesn't taste good."

"Oh... Mama knows, you don't care, do you? if anyone criticizes the taste of your cooking. Do not be afraid to be criticized, even though it feels spicy but the results are even constructive and can be better."

Finally Devani goes down, she sees all waiting for her and no one has touched the food yet.

"For Pa. I'm sorry, for having Papa and the others waiting."

"Hemm..sit down! Let's start eating. Dear Annisa, read the prayer before eating, "pinta Papa Andara.

"Yes," replied Annisa.

Papa and mama enjoy toast while Mahen scoops the fried rice into his plate. Inwardly Mahen said, 'Us usually you who spoon my white rice Yang.'

Mahen sighed, he daydreamed while stirring the fried rice that was on his plate. Papa and Mama know, Mahen must be remembering his wife ah.

Then Papa said, "Eat first Hen, it doesn't taste good later if your food is cold."

Mahen flinched, then he replied, "Yes Pa."

Devani noticed Mahen since earlier, she guessed that Mahen must not have a taste for his fried rice. Devani then takes the fried rice to Annisa, but Annisa also does not touch it.

"Honey.ayo at eating fried rice, usually you most like fried rice breakfast. It was on purpose, Mommy cooks special for you," Devani told Annisa while glancing at Mahen. He wanted to know how the man reacted..

"Thank you Mother, but Nisa remembers mama, usually mama always bribe Annisa at breakfast," said Nisa sadly, her tears were already floating on her eyes.

"Oh yes..here! Let Mommy who bribe," said Devani while taking fried rice in front of Annisa.

Then Devani held out a spoonful of fried rice to Annisa's mouth. For a moment Annisa was silent, she tasted the fried rice and covered her mouth and ran to the sink to throw it away.

Mahen who saw it immediately tasted, inwardly he said, 'Actually the cuisine is delicious, not inferior to the cuisine of my late wife but the cabins are too much. Let me eat, I don't want them to say they can't appreciate people's hard work.'

Annisa who had returned to the dining table immediately took a glass of drinking water and immediately drank it until it ran out.

Devani feels guilty and fails, then she asks, "Neither good, dear Mother's cooking?"

"Oh.sorry Mother. Mother make a new one yes, Nissa wait here first," said Devani as she moved from her seat.

Annisa pulled Devani's hand, then said, "No need Bun, Nisa drank milk and asked for bread toast Eyang, it looks good toast made by Mother," said Annisa.

Devani who saw Mahen eating his fried rice without any comment felt bad. He knows, Mahen is also spiciness because he drinks back and forth.

Devani then pulled the fried rice in front of Mahen and said, "Not eaten anymore! You will have stomach pain. I'm sorry I don't know your taste," said Devani regretfully.

During this time Devani never helped her brother's late house in cooking and Devani also did not like fried rice, so the fried rice that the late Devina cook only specifically for Mahen and Nisa only.

Mahen, who had already finished half a plate of fried rice, was silent when Devani pulled the plate. Then he took a glass of milk and drank it slowly.

Mama then offers Mahen toast, but Mahen refuses on the grounds that he is full.

They finished breakfast, Mahen with Annisa returned to the room while papa Andara left for the office because there were important things he had to take care of, while Mama and Simbok went to the market.

Devani cleaned up the dirty food and cutlery, then she washed it after that Devani punk returned to the room.

Mahen was still looking at the late Devina photo, he felt his life was now empty. Working hard was futile, tired of working and no one was waiting for him to go home.

Annisa, who saw the Papa looking at the picture of her Mother, approached, then stroked the photo while saying, "Nisa misses mama, Pa! Why do mama leave us," said Annisa who almost cry.

Then he said again, "Now... Nisa can't be like friends, who every day at her mother's shuttle and on holidays, go for a walk with their Mama Papa."

Mahen's heart ached hearing her daughter's words, then she pulled the little girl into her arms while stroking Annisa's long, silky and soft hair.

Then Mahen said, "There is still Papa! Papa's gonna pick you up, and we're gonna go for a walk whenever and wherever Nisa wants."

"But it won't be the same Pa? After all Papa' will be busy with office business, where it might be possible to pick up Nisa every day and Papa also sometimes overtime and out of town."

Mahen was silent, indeed what Nisa said was all true, but from today on he should be able to spare his time for Annisa.

Seeing her father speechless, Annisa felt guilty, then she said, "Pa.maafin Nisa yes, Nisa did not mean to make Papa sad. From now on Nisa should be able to be independent. The one who took Nisa to school was a driver and we went for a walk if Papa was not busy" Annisa said again.

"But, Papa will still try to make time for you, Nak" said Mahen while kissing his daughter's forehead.

"Oh yeah Pa, when are Oma and Opa here? Has Opa not healed Pa? Om Hans also promised Nisa to come as soon as possible. He said Om Hans would bring a lot of souvenirs from Turkey for Nisa."

"Wait for Opa to be discharged from the hospital and Om Hans is also still in America for a business meeting. If Opa's cured, they'll come here as soon as possible."

"When Papa doesn't bother, we go to Turkey! Nisa wants to walk there again while looking at Opa and Oma," pinta Annisa.

"Definitely Nak! One day, Papa will definitely take the time to take you there" Mahen said.

"Hore.." Nisa's cheer.

"Nisa to Mother's room first yes Pa?" pamit Nisa while running out of the room without waiting for approval from the Papa.