
"Welcome...."
Arlan's steps stopped in front of the entrance. The echoes of that melodious voice became a time machine that stopped spinning suddenly.
"You..." The girl released a friendly smile at Arlan. Of course he did not think that the customer he just welcomed was Arlan, the man who had helped and drove him to his workplace this afternoon.
"Would you like some bread?"
"Emang besides bread you sell what else here?" arlan replied cuek, he wanted to look as if he did not care to find the fact that Sania was a worker at this bakery. That afternoon when he brought the girl here, Arlan thought Sania wanted to buy some bread.
"There's coffee too. Wanna?"
Though Arlan's sentence was sarcastic, wanted to touch Sania, as if to explain 'yes yes, I want to buy bread, time here want to see you!', but unfortunately Sania who plain just do not understand.
"Bread it."
"Which one do you want?"
"Whatever, just don't be too sweet. Five."
Sania lowered her head, stared at the bread window, looked and weighed, which bread this cold man would like. Without command, Arlan also looks towards Sania's movements until their views meet again.
Ahem! Nervous, Arlan immediately shits his face. He cursed his stupidity. Why is it that every one in front of the girl, her genius is blunt. No more, the usual cool and indifferent attitude inherent in him.
Sania smile. He was also ashamed. In a hurry he took six pieces.
"What is this?" designate the Sania tray that contains six to make the bread.
Arlan just nodded. "How much?"
"125 grand."
Arlan hands over the two red money and receives the parcel from Sania. His forehead crinkled when he saw the contents of more bread.
"Gue asked for five, why take six? Why is there coffee too? I didn't order, went to the side for a beer!"
"The only bonus from me, as a thank you and that coffee to his bakery friend. It is not good to drink alcohol, it is better to eat the bread accompanied by coffee." The frowning Arlan asked for an explanation.
"You helped me today, and it was good to send me to work, so the other bread let me pay, yes. I can't afford a gift as a thank you to you, just being able to give you this bread" he said, laughing.
This Arlan refused by returning, but, Sania said, leaving him helpless.
"I'm sorry to accept, yes. Please."
Oath to whatever Arlan had seen on earth, the sincere look from Sania's eyes had rendered her extremely helpless. It was also in his heart that he started to like the girl. No one had ever looked at her that sincerely, except for her mother.
Shaking Arlan's phone finally dawned on her. Kasa called repeatedly, but because of the silent , and he was busy fighting each other with Sania, until he was not aware of the vibration in his pocket. Not wanting to argue, Arlan immediately left the bakery.
"Where, anyway, you? I didn't call earlier either. Uh, wait, don't tell me you're the bakery keeper? Well, Ar, yes your level has fallen to the shopkeeper girl who usually looks like a village!" chirps Kasa snatched the bag from Arlan's hand.
He immediately pulled the bag out onto the table. The remaining five, having the same taste and shape of bread, only one in Kasa's hand looked different.
"Here!" Arlan pulled the bread from Kasa's hand, which was almost torn by his friend.
"Opaan, hell, Lu! It's still there, why did you take the one in my hand?"
"That's mine. I bought two, different flavors. You eat that one."
Kasa looked strangely at his friend. It's just a thing of bread. Not the Arlan character he knew. However, Kasa did not argue too deeply, he took one piece of bread scattered on the table and immediately ate it.
Arlan himself also did not understand why he had to react that way. He tucked the bread into his jacket and chewed on the one on the table.
***
"You came home late, Ar. If you know, you will be scolded again," said Alana softly. He wakes up to wait for his favorite child to come home.
Arlan's quarrel with Arun happens very often. The boy's father was too similar to fight so often. People say, if a boy's face copies his father, it will be less suitable. Unfortunately, this happened in the family.
"Mom why haven't you slept? I have my own key." Always has. Alana will continue to wait for him to come home even though it has been said not to wait. That's why Arlan did not want to be invited to stay at Kasa's apartment. Poor mother who will be awake all night until she comes home.
"Where might Mama sleep well if her son has not come home. You quickly go up, lest papa get up and you get romped again," replied Alana touching Arlan's cheek. Her mother's delicate palm always kept Arlan calm.
The man nodded, then immediately stepped up. He remembered something, then turned back to face Alana.
"This is for Mama" he said, giving bread from behind his jacket.
Alana just stared at the bread that Arlan gave her with a happy smile. Just a loaf of bread, but she could feel Arlan's sincerity and affection for her.
"When are you going to look at that bread?" Arun's baritone voice surprised Alana who was still in her place.
The very careful movement has now been revealed. Her husband catches her wet himself opening the door for Arlan.
"Darling, you woke up?" said Alana approached Arun and as usual struggled spoiled, entered in the arms of the man. It was the only move that could temper Arun's anger. The man would not have the heart to scold Alana who broke her orders.
Arun had actually given a mandate, not a single person could open the door for Arlan, but Alana was waiting for Arlan to come home.
"Until when are you going to spoil him? Do you just love your son that's all?"
"Don't be jealous. You all have a place in my heart. And you, my dear husband, you're everything to me" said Alana on her tiptoes to kiss Arun's lips.
"Don't wake a sleeping lion. Soon after crashing, you can't sleep tonight," Arun replies back to put their lips together. This time it's getting longer and deeper. Arundaya's love never diminished in his second wife. Alana is her true love who has given her immense happiness. Thanks to Alana his life became perfect, especially with the presence of their two children.
"Darling, I want you" whispered Arun kissing Alana's earlobe. The woman begins, so the male lion must be satisfied.
"Wait what else, take me to the room" whispered Alana jumping into Arun's body so that the man could carry her.