The Love of the Inmates
Accidentally met

My name is Maria, I am currently working as a cashier in a blue red uniformed mini market. Today I get a day shift schedule, so I should have left before 1pm. Yes, indeed I had to leave early because the distance of my house with the store spent about 30 minutes more.

Working day finally at exactly 10 pm, we had to close the shop immediately.

"Maria, close the shop already at 10 o'clock, malem" said a salesperson named Muhit.

"Oh yes, close brother, I'll forget not to check the clock." I said.

"Ok, where is it?" Ask.

"Maybe in the warehouse, he said he wanted to check the goods, there was a stock Opname error" I replied.

***

15 Minutes later Sinta came out of the warehouse holding a paper in her hand.

"Mary, is the money in the machine?" Ask.

" It's mbak." I replied.

"Ok, that means you can close the shift, yeah,".

"Can be mbak, anyways already malem already want to cepet home afraid there is no angkot."

After I finished closing the shift, I rushed to tidy up my cashier table, then walked to pick up my bag and jacket in the warehouse.

" Muhitt, please lock it, yeah" Sinta said.

"Yes, ma'am." Muhit.

After making sure the store was locked properly, we headed home.

Well, that night it was just the three of us, because my friend named Adi didn't go to work because he was sick.

Thirty minutes passed I waited for the angkot, I was still standing on the side of the road. The night breeze and the quiet atmosphere made me want to go home soon.

I started to fret, because none of the angkots had passed.

But suddenly a black car approached me, slowly the windshield opened.

" Sir, where are the nights going?" She asked.

Sipa he?.. Is he the bad guy who will kidnap me?

"Mister, don't be afraid. I'm a good person, I won't do you any harm" he said to convince me.

I was still silent disregarding him, I tried to turn to the road hoping that there would be an angkot that would take me home. But no, I see the streets are so quiet. Only one or two private vehicles passed.

However, suddenly the sturdy and filled man got out of his car, then approached me.

" Mom don't be afraid, I just want to take you home, who knows we're in the same direction" he said.

"What is the guarantee that you're a good person?" ketus.

"I don't have any guarantees, I just want to offer help. If you're in doubt, I won't force."

Is he a good man? But looking around, it seems like he's a good guy.

"Alright if you don't believe, but you have to be careful, because at this late hour many drunk men roam" he reminded.

I was confused, but as the time was getting late, I decided to accept the offer.

" I want to go home to the Merpati street" I said.

" Yes in, I happened to be going down that road" he said, then opened the car door for me.

During the trip we were silent, I felt uncomfortable with him. Thirty minutes later, I finally reached my home.

" Please stop at the crossroads well," I said as I pointed.

"Ok." he immediately stopped his car.

" Thank you for giving me a ride" I said.

He just nodded and smiled.

I rushed down and walked towards my house.

"Wait.." he yelled.

I looked at him for a moment, what else he wanted.

"What's wrong?" manyu astonished.

"Where are you going, where is your house?" tanyakanya.

"Oh, that's my house about 100 meters from here" I said, showing me the way.

" Oh yeah, did I take you?"

" No, deket it."

" No papa, bear it any minute. Come on in." take her.

He is also a very nanggung.

I walked and got back in the car.

I finally got to my house.

"Thank you.." I said briefly.

But as I was about to go down, he pulled my arm.

"Eh, what's wrong?" my spoken.

"With papa, just want your phone number," he said smiling.

"For?"

" To contact you."

I was silent, why try. Basic men, there's only good mode. If not, not delicious too.

I also took the paper and pen from my bag, and I recorded my cell phone number.

" Now," I said, handing over a piece of paper with my cell phone number.

"I, Raka" he said, thrusting his hand.

" Marya." I said, then welcomed his hand.

I got out of the car and walked towards my house.

Tok tok ... I knocked on my door.

"Assalamualaikum, Mom, Mom, it's Maria." I shouted.

Mom soon came out and opened the door.

"Waalakumsalam, how much tea is coming home?" said mother.

"Yes ma'am sorry, it was hard there was no angkot. But lucky, someone wanted anterine to go home" I said.

"Who?"

"The name is Raka." I answered.

Mom just nodded at my answer.

"Yes, take a break there."

"Yes ma'am." I replied as I walked towards my room.

After I finished cleaning myself, I immediately lightened my body on the bed, my body was tired from working all day.

***

" Tea woke up at dawn, she said in the morning," cried the mother from outside my room.

"Yes ma'am." I rushed down and took a shower.

When I finished the prayer I immediately got ready for work. But when I got out of the house I was surprised that there was a car lying in front of my house.

"That's Raka's car" I muttered in my heart.

Then I approached her, sure enough, before long Raka came out with a smile.

" You know where you are, if I go in the morning?" manyu astonished.

" Just feel" she answered briefly.

Strange, it seems like he has a sixth sense to know my work schedule.

"Let's go in, it's not good that the neighbors will be on the sittings" he said.

Suddenly, my mother approached us.

" Who is this tea? Kok is not known to Mother," said the mother while smiling to see Raka.

"Sorry mom, I'm Raka's friend Maria who sent Maria home last night" he said, introducing himself while greeting his mother.

"Oh Raka, thank you for anterin mother's son last night" said the mother while smiling.

"Yes, ma'am, I'm happy to be able to take Maria home" she replied.

"Yes ma'am, Raka said she wanted to deliver Maria to work, we happened to be in the same direction."

"Oh yeah, be careful, mother Maria's titip well,"

" Ready mom."

With a heavy heart I obey my mother.

"Yes ma'am, Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alakumsallam."

I rushed into his car too.

On the way I just fell silent, feeling annoyed because of Raka's familiar attitude.

" Have you had breakfast yet? If we haven't had breakfast yet, well" he said.

" It is." I replied.

" Yes, you will accompany me to breakfast."

" Why did I tell you to nemenin?" manyu astonished.

Why is this guy, so weird. Suddenly pick up, now ask for the company of a meal.

" Yes I want to go down, I want to find angkot only," I said.

"Don't, don't. Okay, I'll take you to work." he said.

***

I finally reached the shop where I worked, and I got out of the car. I saw that Sinta and Muhit had arrived.

"Thank you for a ride" I said ketus.

"yes together, I'm happy to be able to anterin you" he said.

"Cie.. Which is delivered ayang, kok unknownin the heck to us," said mbak Sinta meledek and Muhit who laughed.

"What the hell, he's not who I am" I said.

"Yes also not papa times, seen look pretty handsome also yahh."

" Had dong mbak no need to be taunted," I said annoyed.

Then I went to the barn and put my bag and jacket.

Drrttttt Drrrrttttt my phone voice vibrated, after I checked there was an incoming message from a new no.

" Hi Maria, it's Raka" she wrote.

Uhh... Apaan the Raka.

Shortly after, he sent a message back.

"I'm in your store" he said.

Whahuh? He's here apparently..

I immediately looked for his whereabouts, after which I saw a man in black mask and hat standing in a corner near the etalse of drinks. I'm sure it's Raka, because there's no other visitor besides her.

" What are you doing here?" my message.

"I'm waiting for you" he replied.

God, why did you meet me with this man.

"Waiting, not doing much" I said.

But this time he did not answer my message.

Soon he came to me with a basket full of food and drinks.

"Udah nih mbak, please count," he said.

I counted it immediately.

" 243,500" I said.

Then he handed me an atm card, after the transaction was completed, I handed him the groceries.

"Now the shopping." I said.

" Oya, I can ask for another plastic one" he said.

I also gave it to him directly. I saw him share some of his shopping he just paid for.

" This is for you" he thrust the plastic containing the food and drink at me.

" What do you mean?" many confused.

" I accept Maria, sustenance should not be denied" said Mbak Sinta.

"Here you are, I take maybe Maria is ashamed" he told Raka.

Rakapun nodded then rushed out and sat in the front seat of the store while occasionally looking at me.

"She seems to have a crush on you" said Sinta.

"What the heck mbak, males ih discuss him." I said.

" Don't do it, you'll be persimmon, then,"

"What the hell mbak, already dehh." I said annoyed.

"Ciee... Ciee.. " Muhit.

"Udah ah, I want to go to the toilet first" I said and left them.

Not feeling Adzan dzuhur was reverberating, I immediately asked permission on mbak Sinta for prayer and lunch.

"Sir, I pray first all lunch, mbak want to eat what I will buy," said I.

" No need for Maria, bring supplies from home."

But when in front of the store, Raka immediately approached me.

" Mary, where are you going?" tanyakanya.

"You pray." I answered briefly.

"I'm coming, yeah,"

"whatever." I answered.

Finally we arrived at a mosque not so far from the store, I rushed in and carried out my duties.

When I finished, I went out.

"Mary, where are you going?" Ask.

"Find lunch" I replied.

"I went along well, I happened to have not had lunch, either" he said.

"Whatever." I said ketus.