The Price of Sainthood
Not wrong anymore

Dante frowned when receiving money from Alisha as wages to tease her. How not. Alisha, who initially objected to him raising the price because of his luggage which was too much, actually gave him double the wages.

"This isn't wrong? This is mostly, Al."

"Udah, take everything. Counting my thanks for bringing my groceries into the house. I know, your heart is broken again. Hopefully it can make you more excited to find money."

Dante gave a small smile chiming in on Alisha's words. In his heart he felt the need for the good attitude of the girl. Along the way home Alisha had comforted her heart with a joke. And now the girl is adding to her wage bill. Truly the dream girl. Unfortunately the girl chose the wrong way to make a lot of money. That's how Dante thinks right now. The young man was still shackled in an ultimate misunderstanding.

"Udah, the game is saved," said Alisha because she saw Dante still quietly sticking money in his hands. "Say he wants lunch. Or want to eat with me and Mom? I was cooking lodeh vegetables, youh."

"Ah, no, no." Dante immediately shook his head as a form of rejection. It's not that I'm not interested in what Alisha has to offer. However, he more than not wanted to be troublesome. Alisha is a very nice and kind girl. The girl looked sincere when she offered him a meal together. Dante is really sorry to have been so bad.

In a hurry, Dante put his money in his jacket pocket and then said goodbye.

"Yes, I'm looking for a passenger first."

Alisha nodded with a smile. However, the girl hurriedly held Dante down as she was about to start her motorbike after remembering something.

"What else is it?" dante asked not understanding while looking at Alisha's hand holding her hand.

"Gini And ...." Alisha said doubt. However, when he saw the enthusiastic expression on Dante's face made him confidently convey the heart's intent. "I'll sell all kinds of cakes on order. Well, I don't have a motor for delivery. Do you want to be–" Alisha bit her lower lip while pausing a sentence.

"So what?" urge Dante to be curious.

"The courier remains me" Alisha chirped and smiled wryly. Seeing Dante just flinch, he hastily uttered his words to dispel the sudden sense of anxiety. "But if you're not willing to pay. I can find another courier."

Without Alisha thinking, instead of offending Dante just laughed at his offer.

"Not yet I consider, eh eloquently pull the offer first. So how about, seriously recruit me to be a courier?"

Alisha's eyebrows shot up and her eyeballs rounded together. Gesture the girl when she felt disbelief.

"So you really want to?"

Dante smiled confidently. "Yes, lah. When will I have a regular passenger. Yeah, even if it's just a cookie instead of people, hehe." Dante pinned a grin at the end of the sentence. The two separated after reaching an agreement.

***

Wanda smiled as she approached Alisha who was unpacking groceries. The middle-aged woman sat down, taking a position to the left of the princess.

"A lot of groceries, Alish?" tananya while scanning the raw materials to make cakes such as flour, sugar, eggs and others placed on the ceramic floor.

"Yes, Mom. Come to the market" replied Alisha with a smile. "Alhamdulillah cake orders that enter the list there are many, Mom. And it looks like this supply of materials is also lacking."

"Thank God" said Wanda gratefully.

"Rezeki the son of righteousness" Alisha's repulsive chirp made her mother smile. However, a moment later the haru smile on Wanda's lips turned bitter.

"Malisa ...." Wanda rubbed her daughter's black hair.

"Yes, Mom?"

Alisha answered her mother's question with a steady nod.

"Surely you are capable?" Wanda asked sure before then sighed softly. "You're alone, son ... I'm worried you're tired."

In order to dispel her mother's worries, Alisha hurriedly reassured. "Mother calm down, Alisha can handle everything well without sacrificing health. I'll just monitor Alisha and tell her there's something wrong. Regardless, Alisha is not as happy as Mom when it comes to making cakes. But Alisha will do her best to keep our customers from moving, ma'am."

"You are a good boy. I'm amazed by you." Wanda's eyes sparkled as she said that. He rubbed the top of his daughter's head which was now anchoring itself into his arms. The two then drifted away in warmth for a moment, until the phone inside Alisha's tiny bag rang.

"From Lara, Mom," Alisha said after seeing the girl's name on her phone screen.

"Have aja. I also want to know Lara." Wanda said enthusiastically. The woman could not be denied if the figure of Lara a little more had attracted his attention because of their introduction in the hospital at that time.

"Hello, Lara." Alisha greets the girl across the street after she gets her mother's blessing. The girl was silent for a moment when she heard Lara speak. His face looks serious. The sign is listening to something important from across the street. Shortly afterwards, he ended the conversation after saying his willingness.

"Why Lara?" Wanda asked impatiently after seeing the restless face of her daughter.

"Mom, Lara said she wanted to talk for a while but not here. I gave Alisha permission to come out for a while, didn't I? Lara's waiting for Alisha at the front gate."

"Find him, son. Lara needs you. Poor him, he's a child who lacks the affection of both his parents." Instead of banning her on the grounds of illness, Wanda instead supported her daughter to meet Lara. Makes Alisha smile full of haru.

"Mother really don't pa-pa Alisha live one more time?"

No pa-pa. I'm fine." Wanda. Instantly she screamed and pretended to be claustrophobic because Alisha immediately hugged her thanks. "Easy-after. Buruan camein the Lara. Pity him to wait a long time."

"Alisha promised it won't be long, ma'am. Really." The girl held out two fingers to convince.

"Yes." Yeah." Wanda. The woman then smiled as her daughter ran away from home.

***

Sitting on the ceramic floor of a camling post not far from the gate, Dante played his phone while waiting for the order. He delayed lunch time because he still felt full.

A red Jeep Wrangler Rubicon that passes and suddenly pulls over and then beautiful parking on the side of the road successfully attracts his attention for a moment.

Paying attention to the back of the car, in his heart he was curious about who the man who owned a macho jeep car designed all-round box classic typical of the United States modern suitable for off-road use.

However, until a few minutes later, the car that stopped with the engine still on it did not drop its passengers. Until, the figure of Alisha appeared with breath gasping due to running makes Dante flabbergasted.

Because, Alisha who was not aware of the existence of Dante seemed to deliberately approach the driver of the car.

From where he sat, Dante could see Alisha talking to the driver for a while. Dante could see the familiarity between Alisha and who was there. It was seen from the cheerful look of Alisha's face following her smile.

Shortly after, as had been the deal, Alisha ran around the car to the front passenger seat, to enter and immediately darted away from there.

"Damn."

Unknowingly Dante's hand squeezed the phone in his hand.

"Not wrong anymore. He must've sold himself."