Diamond Luster
chapter 6. Replacing grandmother Aminah picking tea leaves

From several stalls selling used books that he came with his best friend Kartika, Diamond has not yet got the book he was looking for.

"Ngapain must be difficult to find the book, you just browse the internet, everything you are looking for is there" said Kartika gave a solution.

"But Tika, I wasn't satisfied before I got the book. It's hard to find the book"

"Yes, it's obviously hard. The book that you are looking for the publication of the Dutch era" said Kartika began to overheat and tired of following the Diamonds that went back and forth from one stall to another.

"It was late afternoon, we went home "

No need to wait for the approval of Diamond, Kartika pulled his best friend's hand towards the parking lot.

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Mama Farida caught something strange between her son and niece who did not greet each other at the dinner table at dinner together. The two handsome men chose silence and finished their food.

"Star , Rangga , why are you?. Mama noticed, since coming home from the office you never say hello. You guys got a problem at the office?" tegur mama Farida.

"Sorry ma, I'm full, I want to go to the room first" Rangga stopped his bow and left.

"Star, your sister why?" mama Farida asked her son who lost his appetite in such a way by Rangga when passing through his dining chair.

"i'm tired ma, I want to rest first" replied the star shy away from his mother's question.

"Yes already. You go in that room. Tomorrow you don't forget to go monitor the plantation" Mama Farida reminded her son.

"We'll see tomorrow" replied the Star as she stood up and stepped away leaving her mother alone in confusion questioning the estranged relationship of her niece and son.

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"So, you're not sure you're getting a job at Pratama ''' company, Lian?" dharma's grandfather asked a little disappointed at his grandson's explanation.

"Not so, cake. Lian's competitors to be accepted to work there are very many. They also have the ability to also experience better than Diamonds. The possibility of Diamond being accepted at work is quite small" explained Diamond carefully so that his grandparents are not too disappointed and hopeful.

"Whatever small, what is called opportunity, hope is still there. Grandma and grandpa are sure, you must have received a job there. The important thing is that you keep trying and praying" said the grandmother Aminah did not quickly despair.

"Hopefully yes, grandma" said Diamond smiled blandly. He no longer knew how to explain his fate to his grandparents. Diamonds don't want them disappointed.

"Mom, grandma same grandpa break, yeah. Grandma's condition is no longer healthy" said Berlian while getting up from his seat and help memapah body old grandmother into the room. After that, the diamond entered his room.

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The sound of the dawn wake Diamond from her sleep. As is the custom of his family every dawn always pray congregated in imami by his grandfather. After the prayer, Diamond was busy in the kitchen, then took a shower.

"Lho, where's granny, kek?" diamond asked confused as soon as he wanted breakfast, there was only his grandfather at the dinner table. His grandmother was invisible.

"Your grandmother has gone to pick tea" replied Dharma grandfather after drinking coffee made by his wife earlier.

"Sir, the grandmother is sick again. Why work, anyway?" diamond Protest.

"Grandfather has forbidden your grandmother, but your grandmother is still stubbornly willing to work on picking tea leaves" replied Dharma grandfather.

"No, Lian had to catch up with grandma" he said shortly afterwards.

"You have breakfast first, and then your grandmother"

"Later on, cake. Lian wants to follow grandma first. Assalamualaikum"

"Sir.." call Diamond from the top of his bike when he sees the row of mothers busy picking tea by carrying baskets and wearing camping hats.

"Lian, what are you doing here?" exclaimed Grandma Aminah from where she stood plucking fresh tea leaves.

Diamond put down his bike and walked up to his grandmother.

"Grandma why go to work, anyway?. Grandma is sick again"

"Grandmother is dying, no longer sick" said Aminah's grandmother.

"uhuk...uhuk...uhuk.." grandma Aminah suddenly coughs, making Diamond anxious.

"Grandmother's not healed yet, grandma. Grandma just go home, let Lian continue picking her tea" Berlian said.

"No need, let's just granny" refused grandma Aminah.

"Just grandma should go home, rest , let Lian do her labor" forcibly.

Grandma Aminah could do nothing. His granddaughter is very stubborn. When Berlian asked for his basket and camping hat, Aminah's grandmother was forced to obey him. Aminah's grandmother had to go home according to her grandson's orders.

Diamonds are starting to act. Her tiny hands began to dance to pluck the leaves of tea that were still fresh and green . But its work is still slow compared to other tea pickers who are so adept at picking and picking tea leaves, then putting them in the basket they carry. No wonder, the contents of the basket owned by Diamond has not been up to half compared to the others.

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The star arrived at the tea plantation owned by his family. The tall, well-built man went around looking directly at the process of picking tea leaves accompanied by a foreman who oversaw the work of tea leaf pickers. The star looks satisfied and proud to see the expanse of tea plantations owned by his family that thrives and develops well.

But his gaze changed greatly when his eyes focused on the figure of a girl who was no stranger to him . The star approached the girl.

"Hhmmm, he said it's better to be unemployed than to be my subordinate"

Diamond's hand-picking motion of tea instantly came to a halt hearing an innuendo that seemed to be aimed at him. Diamonds also twist its body.

"You?" he was shocked to see who was standing on his arm watching him from toe to toe.

"Defused to work in the office, you turned into a tea picking girl like this, pity" taunted Bintang.

"i'm not your subordinate and I'm not a tea girl, I'm just..."

"Whoever works here, he has to be enterprising and work hard. But, I noticed that your work is very slow" the Star interrupted Diamond's explanation.

"If my work is slow, you can replace me picking this tea leaf. I want to know, how long you're working" challenge Diamond at will.

"No one can rule me, no one else is a subordinate like you" he said, making Diamond ignited his emotions.

"are you human or not?. The words you have spoken from before are not polite. Have you never been taught to respect others?" inflamed Diamonds held back his emotions. He did not care about the warnings of some tea-picking mothers who had been loyal spectators of his master's son's feud with Diamond who was nobody.

"It turns out that poor people like you are doubtful as well" fiercely star who approached Diamond with the glare of his sharp eyes.

"Is this just your job?" The star watched the contents of the Diamond basket and lowered it forcefully.

"What the fuck..." Intentionally and without feeling, the Star kicked the basket, until some of the tea leaves that had been picked were scattered on the ground.

"You.." Diamond Gnarled.