
For more than half a month Zikri has been working in this new place. He likes the pain he feels.
"Kriuk..kriuk..." Zikri's stomach voice
His stomach was hungry again. Zikri opened his wallet, the rest of the money was just a few pieces. The test is still one week away.
"Hungry in the stomach." Prattling
"Money lives this way, is that enough...?" Say it again
Then Zikri went to the rice shop. As usual, he always ate.
"Ordinary mom... Rice same vegetable tofu." Zikri
"Yes sir.... His flesh is not..?" Ask the rice seller
'No Ma'am."
"Okay sir, I'll wrap it up."
"Yes Ma'am... So how many...?" Ask Zikri
"Six thousand sir."
"Oh yes, thank you ma'am."
"Yes.com Both sir."
Then Zikri returned to the contract while carrying a pack of rice in his hand.
Once there, he immediately devoured the rice he brought.
"Alhamdulillah...." Prattling
Every day Zikri continues to act like that.
Until one day, the money was exhausted.And the payday is still a few days away. At that time he did not call his family because he could not buy credit.
Zikri's body was limp and trembling. It was Zikri's holiday.
He held his hunger for two days.When Zikri was silent to hold his hunger, suddenly Isma called Zikri.
"Today I did not ask news of Zikri. What is he again.... From yesterday I suddenly remembered." Said Isma to her husband.
"Yes, you tried to call Is..." Fikri Isma's husband
Isma took her cell phone. Then he tried to contact his sister. One time he tried to call, there was no answer.
"Maybe another brother works...?" Ask Isma
Then he tried one more time. Finally, the phone was picked up by Zikri.
Isma cheerfully called her sister.
"Assalamualaikum sis...!"
"Getishalight." Answer Zikri slowly
"So slow for her voice, like a limp." Isma
"Taste...??" Zikri
"Nobody hurts anymore, huh..?" Ask Isma
"Relse..." Answer Zikri
"Sister why. if it hurts to the doctor yes brother."
"Nothing is all." Zikri tried to keep covering up.
Then Isma asked Zikri again.
"Have you eaten yet..?"
Zikri immediately fell silent, as if thinking for a long time to answer Isma's question.
"Sister hasn't eaten yet...??" Ask Isma again
"SISTER....??"
Zikri still remained silent not answering. Isma was getting worried.
"I'm not afraid of Isma, is it..?"
"Yes Is..." Answer
"Sister hasn't eaten yet..?"
"Why haven't you eaten yet...?" Ask Isma
"Sister's money is up this month Is. yesterday you have to pay for Arul's school building." Answer Zikri
"Now you haven't eaten since when..?" Ask Isma worried
"It's been two days that you haven't eaten Is."
"Astaghfirullah...." Isma was shocked.
Isma's heart seemed to be sliced at those words.
"Because two days did not eat, why not tell Isma." Saying Isma while crying.
"So don't want to bother anyone Is." Answer Zikri
"If you're not healthy, how do you make money...?" Ask Isma
"Now Isma asks for sister's account number. Isma transfer yes sis.. later immediately brother take the money. directly buy food." Isma
"But Is..."
"No but-but an... You have to accept." Isma.
"Don't tell this to your sister-in-law Is, you don't want her to have a lot of thoughts." Zikri
"Yes... Isma won't tell anyone."
Then Isma sends some money, not much but God willing enough for the next few days until Zikri payday.
Isma called again Zikri.
"Sister... Isma has sent money. Not much, but God is enough."
"Yes, thank you Is. Later sister pay him if brother has payday ya."
"Ngga.. Isma sincere. Don't have to be paid. What matters is that you're healthy there so you can make a living." Isma
There Zikri was crying.
"So why are you crying...?" Ask Isma
"I'm sorry Is. Brother is just troubling you." Zikri
"Don't say that, brother. We are brothers, it is the duty to help each other if one is in need." Isma.
"Yes now you take the money, yes, immediately you buy food." Say Isma again
"Yes Is... Take it now ya."
"Yes.Yes, Isma hung up first. Healthy brother over there. If there's anything, the same Isma's story."
"Yes Is..."
Then Zikri hung up. With a limp and trembling body he went to the ATM, he brought a sum of money sent Isma.
He went straight to the rice shop. Then he bought food there.
"Mom." Zikri
"Yes sir... want to be wrapped..?"
"It's just here, ma'am..." Zikri is drowning
"Sir... again not feeling well huh..?" Ask the rice seller
"Yes ma'am. again not feeling well." Answer Zikri
"It's Sir... Rice same vegetables. It's warm water."
Then Zikri began to put in bribes for the sake of his food bribes. He looks very hungry. And the mother of the rice seller continued to pay attention to Zikri.
"Mom... So how much...?" Ask Zikri
"Seven thousand sir."
"This is the money, ma'am."
"Oh yes thank you."
"Yes are the same."
Then Zikri left the rice stall, and returned to his contract.
Arriving at the contract, Zikri again broke his body. His body is still a little weak. Then he fell asleep too.