The Suffering of the Raised Child
Chapters 17. Devano's arrival to Mahalini's house

Mahalini began to rile because she had to find work again. ''I've been very comfortable working there, but now it's all gone, God? what else is this, '' murmured Mahalini raised his head that was still leaning on the sofa of his house.

''Neng Lini should pray dhuhur first, to be calmer and can decide what will be taken in front of him,'' Bi Ijah remember the Mahalini to pray first.

''Yes Bi,'' Mahalini replied without spirit. Mahalini went to his room to clean his body full of sweat, after utu Mahalini perform his dhuhur prayer solemnly.

While outside there is Devano who is waiting for Mahalini in the living room, Bi Ijah who knows her only berserk as it is.

''Young master please drink first, while waiting for neng alini to finish praying, '' said his kindly.

''Yes Bi, thank you, '' Devano replied to a warm cup of chocolate.

''Aunti still remembers my favorite drink,'' asked Devano when Bi Ijah would step his foot back into the kitchen.

''Still, sir, it just so happens that in the kitchen there is still chocolate stock, so are you aunts making you?'' answer her gently. ''If so Bibi went back to the kitchen first, '' his saying goodbye as he wanted to step away, but again Devano prevented the departure of the Aunt.

''Bi, Devano wants to go to the bathroom, where yes, '' prevent him by reason to the bathroom, actually Devano wants to find Mahalini's room, Mahalini, because he had been waiting for a long time in the living room, but Mahalini had not yet come out of his room.

''Mr. straight, then turn left,''

''Thanks Bi, ''' Devano got up from his seat and walked towards the bathroom, but when he got to the turn, Devano turned instead to the right where he heard the voice of the person in his room, Mahalini was reading Surah Ar-Rahman with a voice that was so melodious, so as to make the feathers that hear to be standing so merdunya.

''MasyaAllah, the melodious voice, '' Devano muttered his head. ''Besides being beautiful she is also good at reading the Quran, ''' she murmured again and stepped away towards the bathroom, where her initial goal was, when she heard Shodaqollahul Adzim.

Bi Ijah prepared a cake in the kitchen for his Young Master and Mahalini to chat casually.

In the room Mahalini was folding his face and opened the door of his room to take aii in the kitchen, Mahalini seemed to find a glass in the living room but not the person there.

''Bi, were there any guests before her?'' tanya Mahalini when she was next to Bi Ijah.

''Mrs Devano neng?'' he answered without looking at Mahalini's face which seemed confused with the Aunt's answer.

''I mean Aunt Devano at Bagaskara Grub?!'' her jolt was in shock at her Aunt's reply.

''Yes, he has been waiting for Lini ever since,''

''Where to now?'' ask Mahalini who is still confused.

''In the bathroom, it might be coming out soon, soon Devano walked towards the living room and sipped a chocolate that was already a little cold.

Devano looked at the woman who had been waiting for him in the kitchen, her hair still with a cloth on her head looked so beautiful, even without any polish at all on her face.

Mahalini turned her body to look at the living room to see Devano back there or not, but their gazes collided with each other's eyes. Mahalini immediately turned her gaze in the other direction while taking a slow breath and exhaling slowly.

''Neng, bring this cake to the table, '' said Bi Ijah who was taken by Mahalini.

One plate of cake has been served on Devano's front desk, ''Please Mr. cake in incip,'' said Mahalini gently while lowering his head.

''Thank you, ''' Devano replied flatly.

''Oiya, I came here to ask why you just came home earlier,'' asked Devano to start his question.

''Forgive me Sir, if I have made a scene at an important event sir, I do not intend to do so, but I just want to keep my Papa's pride,'' reply Mahalini at length.

''Yes, I already know that you are only defending your father who is being insulted, but why are you leaving so easily, let alone your work is not finished, right?'' devano said while biting the cake served.

''Sorry sir, in exchange for my apology, my salary for two weeks does not need to be paid, if there is still a shortage, just let him repay Mister,''

''Heyyy!!'' exclaimed Devano who heard Mahalini's words just now. ''I'm not as jerk as it was also the time, only with the problem that initially just misunderstood, and immediately wanted to fire you,''' Devano who had begun to lose his patience slightly raised his voice, raising his voice, to stop Mahalini from saying what he should not say.

''Have you forgotten it, and I want you to go back to work tomorrow as usual, and not you now have to go to college?'' devano said reminded Mahalini who should have gone to college.

''Sorry sir, I am still lazy to go out of the house, so today I want to skip and sleep at home?'' his speech made Devano glare in disbelief with the words of Mahalini just now.

''Already, you better be ready now, I happen to also want to go to the campus there is something I want to take care of there, '' his edict stared hard at Mahalini.

''But Mister?''

''No but but but but, you now change clothes I wait 15 minutes to change clothes, ''' cut Devano who wants rejection from Mahalini again.

With a heavy heart Mahalini moved from her seat and stepped towards her room, she just took a sweater and also her usual backpack carried to campus.

''Have,'' asked Devano in surprise, because Mahalini only took the bag and also the sweater he still held, there was no makeup on her face and her hair was still smeared like that, but the cloth attached to her hair had been placed in her room earlier.

''Why Mister?'' tanya Mahalini looked at her own appearance which she thought was nothing at all.

''You are confident in your current appearance, '' asked Devano to confirm it again.

Mahalini nodded slowly, ''Yes this is how Mister looks?'' said Mahalini glanced at her Young Master with her tail of eyes.

'The other girl, always make up so that she is always pursued by men, but Mahalini himself only looks simple without makeup alone already looks so beautiful?' inner Devano.