From Duren Down To The Heart
Chapter 9. It fell down the stairs

"you know that duren salesman?"

I'm still continuing my conversation with Nadia.

"yes." Nadia nodded.

"know where it is?" my many. It may feel a little puffy, but somehow my heart felt uncomfortable when Nadia said that she knew the man.

"so. Mas Keanu's son was my student at Kindergarten."

Wha what?? The kid? So Mas duren already has a child?? ck ck..

"children? does he have a child?"

"yes, and his mother is dead.."

So it turns out that the duda daren seller?

"Clar.you don't say yes, if I like him..!"

"k.k.k.do you like her?"

huhh. whereas I am too.. But if duda mah ogah ah! People say I'm pretty, so yeah, I'm more pantes and high-ting pedakas. Nope yeah?

"but Nad, how do you want to be with him even if you know he's a widower?"

"the end of Mas Keanu is cool and handsome..! He's still a good man, and I'm kind of affectionate when I see him with his son."

"that's it?"

"yes dong! And I, no problem if you get a widow soul mate..! most importantly, he's not the man's husband.."

That's what Nadia said.. But like now I have to erase my love for him, I don't want Nadia to hurt.. You see, he really likes Keanu, until he bought duren every day just to meet Keanu doang.

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As usual, at 9 am I've served several buyers. And I saw Keanu coming, but this time he didn't use his motor sport, but he brought a pick-up car filled with duren.

He did not greet me as usual, probably because he was busy moving the durens in the car with 2 other people who helped.

"where are you?" askaku, after the completion of serving the buyer.

"why? kangen?" he said, instead of asking back, with a pair of soft expressions.

"eyeah! I just ask you a question and you should not continue to sell every day, my nose hurts times in flops and on!" my ketus.

"just open it! is it hard to try?" he said while tidying up his durennnya.

"but I was serious yesterday why not sell?"

His expression turned serious. "so actually, last night I turned away! All my duren is nothing left." he sighed, "tumben you ask? you must be smart, don't you let me not sell anymore?"

And now my feelings are changing, too pity her..

Who the hell did that? how hearty..

fortunately Keanu still has capital to sell again.

"ih..kok you suudzhon same me? I don't know if you're a thief.."

"i'm not suudzhon, you said yourself, if you don't like durian and you want me to stop selling, right?"

I didn't answer. Just looking at him sharply by pursing the middle of my forehead while pursing my lips.

I turned around, and went back into my shop.

It was seen from the corner of my eyes that Keanu shook his head when he saw me leaving.

I was gonna ask, who did it? has he been caught or not?

But I paused it because, maybe he'd even tease me again, instead of answering my question seriously.

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At lunchtime, Brother Aldo came back to see me again.

I felt someone glancing around curiously at me. Uh, that means, towards me and brother Aldo who was chatting.

Well. Keane. He is indeed the one..

"that's a duren handyman who can sell again huh? He's gone out of his way?"

"lho? brother Aldo know where he's from?"

"oh that.."

But I saw something strange about Aldo. He looked nervous after we talked about Keanu being driven away.

??? I don't know..

"kasian ya. really do the culprit.."

"it's Clar, don't think,,! Isn't it good that he's broke and not selling next to you anymore?"

"yes, but it's also kasian that way.."

"already gapapa.. anyways he seems to have the capital, but now he can already fill his durian shop again." said brother Aldo while sipping water that little stay. "I went back to the office huh..?"

"yes sister. be careful.."

"thank you. really attention." ledeknya, while turning on the engine motor, and passed.

Ewh!! Who is attentive, try?! More

exactly I was just a small talk, let's not say jutek.

GR is a person..!

****

Without feeling like the day has changed again..

Today I saw Keanu arrive early, and when I got to the store, I saw Keanu was surrounded by shoppers. There are so many places..

But. wait, wait..!

They do not seem to be buying duren, rather, they are protesting with the duren they bought from Keanu.

"I DON'T WANT TO KNOW! THE DURENNY SHOULD BE REPLACED THE SAME NEW ONE!" yelled one of the people who were there.

"YES, WHAT'S THE SALE OF ROTTEN DURENS? YOU WANT TO TRICK US, RIGHT??" yell at the others again.

"yes, yes, everything is calm! I will definitely replace all the durians.. But can you wait for tomorrow? You see now, almost all duriannya rotten, so I will order first, and only can come tomorrow..!" obviously Keanu.

"HAVE IT, THEN,,! WE'LL GO BACK TOMORROW! BE CAREFUL IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COMPENSATE..!!"

Eventually they all broke up..

I'm serving shoppers right now, but every once in a while I glance at Keanu who is taking out all the rotten duren from his shop.

It's so sorry for him..

Just last night he turned upside down! And now almost all the durians are rotten.

What if he runs out of capital and can't sell anymore?

He had to pay for his young son..

I just watched him from far away.. And on his face looks disappointment that may actually be him trying to cover it up by keeping a smile to the people who greet him.

But, no matter how he covered it, I could see and feel what he was in at the moment.

I decided to approach him..

"why Mas? How's the duren out of everything?" I asked, pretending not to know.

"it's almost all rotten" he replied, as he continued to take out the rotten durens.

"rotten? how can?"

"i don't know, either, but yesterday everything was good.."

I did not reply, only displaying an expression of pity and worry.

"this is a gapapa really, can be exchanged as new" he said, as if knowing a question that I can not throw.

I feel something is strange.. Why did Keanu get so much trouble? Did he ever make such a big mistake that he got karma like this?

But it doesn't seem to! He looks good on everyone..

Should I help investigate?The problem is that I sell next to the store, and I'm afraid something will happen to my sale..

Okay.. I'll think about it later..!