IRIS BLUE
Chapter 9: Chef Rey Mazhar

A few months later.

"Mother.....Ozkhan doesn't want to go to school!!'Still early in the morning the handsome boy had done something.

"Why don't your kids want to go to school?"Elna tried to persuade Ozkhan, who was still in bed, not to take a bath at all.

"Ozkhan's friends at school taunt Ozkhan that Ozkhan doesn't have a father." he bowed.

Elna fell silent, this is what she feared all along, when her son grew up and began to undergo child-like activities in general, surely this will happen.She was also confused, when the son began to ask the whereabouts of his father, the whereabouts of his,thousands of excuses and lies will be told to appease Ozkhan.

Elna rubbed Ozkhan's hair affectionately, pulled the tiny body and hugged him tightly.

"Prophey dear, then I will come to meet Ozkhan when the time comes, now Ozkhan's father is still busy working, and his place is only once from Ozkhan's house, when the father's work is done, and the father's place is still busy,I'll definitely come see Ozkhan.Ok.."

"Mother not lie?"he asked expectantly while looking at Elna.

"Yes dear." she replied lying.

"Now Ozkhan took a bath first yes, later to his school to go with mother."

Ozkhan nodded, and raised his hand for Elna to help undress.

"Ihhh.babies spoiled really, usually also take off their own clothes."Elna tickled Ozkhan until the boy could not hold back his laughter.

Efrina who from earlier heard the conversation of her son and granddaughter looked very sad, Elna who had never felt the affection of a father, definitely felt the same thing that Ozkhan felt at this time.

"I'm sorry Anne Elna, this is all Anne's fault."Inner Efrina wiped away the tears that had dripped down her cheeks, then passed away leaving Elna and Ozkhan.

Elna's pretty face looks gloomy as soon as she arrives at the hotel, not as usual which always seems cheerful, this is all because of Ozkhan's complaints this morning, this time he can handle it, he said,but he wasn't sure he could get past a similar question someday.

"Why is that blistering?ask Rey who just came out of her room.

"No chef, maybe tired." elna said with a slightly forced smile.

"Why enter?should have rest at home."Continue Rey.

"I'm sicker when I stay home."Elna then helps Rey who is busy preparing the menu for lunch in a moment.

"Ooo.yeah, after you get home there's no show?"Ask Rey in between her work.

"There is no chef."

"Hhhmmmm.if you don't want to accompany me on the road."Ask Rey please be anxious.

"Chef Rey, where are you going?"Elna looked at Rey who was standing quite close to her.

"My mother is coming from abroad tomorrow, this is my first meeting after five years, and I plan to visit her tomorrow.But as a devoted child, it's not possible if only come empty-handed?"

"Yes the Chef..."After a moment of thought, Elna decided to accompany Rey."Okay, I'm getting it."

Busyness in the kitchen began to look back, this is the lunch hour.Senjak Elna worked a few months ago, the level of pastry orders is getting more and more, the order rate is more,and it is evident from the rarity of him to rest.There are orders that enter in his kitchen, and of course the turnover produced must be greater.In recent months, their restaurant in the crowd, visitors,and it will enslave during the day as it is now, more so if the weekend, already can be sure Elna will go home at midnight, fortunately, Ozkhan is very understanding of the situation Elna and not fuss at all.

Elna stretched her body as Rey opened the door without knocking.

"Sorry..."Rey turned around and cursed herself for forgetting to knock on the door and as a result her eyes accidentally saw the slim waist of Elna who was then wearing a short tshirt that when the hands were lifted up automatically the waist and the surrounding will be exposed.

"Gleek..Rey had to gulp her saliva roughly, trying desperately to catch her breath in order to get back to normal.

"Chef Rey is going home?" Elna tried to melt the atmosphere that suddenly turned cold.

"Yes, I'll wait outside, not too long."Rey walked out of the room, however she tried to breathe stably but it felt hard, so the right decision was to pass as soon as possible from the presence of the woman who had already taken part of her heart.

The togetherness of Rey and Elna in recent months, caused a strange vibration that Rey felt.His heart always beats when together with Elna.

Sometimes Rey thinks this may be an escape from her lover who prefers another man even though the man is her own brother,that feeling was so difficult for him to control.Only he had not dared to express it, therefore he felt like a loser, his pride as a man as if at stake.

But back again, he had to think logically, the problem is why until now he has not expressed his feelings, that is because the attitude of Elna since the first meeting until now is still the same, it is still the same,he always thought that Rey was his qibla, a teacher in every way.Never once his heart trembled when he was with Rey.So Rey should have tried harder to get Elna's heart.

They arrive at one of the malls that are closer to the hotel.Like like a couple, they walk side by side, sometimes throw a smile at each other, only, their feelings are not the same, they are not the same,one expects more while the other is ordinary.

"So I haven't had time to eat at the hotel, how about we eat first.."Take it to Elna who is cool with her phone.

"Can Chef what do you want to eat?"

"Replace your calls when we're outside."

Elna scratched her head that wasn't itchy."What do I call you?"

"Call as comfortable as you can."He almost laughed when he saw Elna, who looked confused.

"Chef Rey, that's a convenient call for my chef." he said plainly.

"She.ha.ha.."Rey could not help but laugh.

"You're so funny."Unknowingly Rey rubbed Elna's hair, making Elna misbehave and feel uncomfortable with rey's treatment.

"I mean anyway, besides your call every day that makes my ears hurt, Chef Rey, this is how, Chef Rey, if that one gets mixed up, right?Chef Rey,,, chef rey, I'm tired of hearing that."Rey protested, and the reality was like that.Elna blushed in shame to hear rey's complaint.

"I'm sorry chef."

"Here you go, what if you call Rey, I'm four years older than you."

"Mmmmm...Well, but only when you're not at the hotel, right?"

Rey nodded and smiled, actually she wanted the call to be heard at the hotel or outside, but for now, just let it be like this.

Their choice fell on a Japanese restaurant that today is not too crowded.Ramen with spicy sauce became the dinner menu Rey and Elna this time.

"Where's Rey's mother stayed for so long?"Ask Elna.

"My father does business in Turkey, and my mother always accompanies me wherever my father goes, actually every six months, they return to Indonesia, he said,only I sometimes did not have time to meet him.Despite coming at least three days here after that back to Turkey.And you know how our work is very time-consuming.

"Sir Rey doesn't live at home?"

"No, I have my own apartment, I've lived independently, and they don't bother me at all."

Elna was a mangosteen, and all the slightest movements she made did not go unnoticed by Rey.

"Sir Rey doesn't have a brother?"Elna asked again, she became curious about the personal life of her head chef.

"So, there's a boy who's four years older than me."

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