
"You want to get in there now, miss?" ask Hanan when I'm on the porch.
today I plan to meet directly with clients who order bridal clothes as well as family uniforms and Bridesmaids replace the busy Kinar with his two children who are feverish.
"Before waiting for Mama Hanna first" I said to Hanan.
"Yes, miss"
I saw something different from Hanan, especially since the father and family from the village came yesterday, but I still behave normally even though his attitude changed slightly unlike usual.
Last night I decided to stay at the house of Mr. Revan with his uncle Kardi and his wife's child because it feels bad if you have to bother with the iron.
I reopened my special journal today to leave it to Doctor Fritz tomorrow. Since that day we have been getting closer like brothers. doctor Fritz, who I initially thought of as a horror because his face looked very serious, was humorous and able to adjust to all his patients.
I wrote down some of the things I wanted to do today and hoped God would do my business.
"Key, the balloons are leaving?" asked Mama Hanna at the door. I turned my head and saw Mama Hanna only wearing a long-sleeved negligee with a matching hijab.
"Well, right nunggin mama, he said to go together to the boutique, not so come?" much
"Sorry Kei, mama forgot today there is already a schedule to nemenin papa to the invitation of her business friends later in the afternoon, sorry yes, mama from earlier nyariin you want to talk about it" said mama felt guilty.
"Oh yes no papa., I leave if so ma, assalamualaikum" oamitku while peeping the back of Hanna's mother's hand.
"Be careful, baby" said Mama as I got into the car
"Yes ma, dah assalamualaikum"
"Girishal"
The car drove out past the fence of the house. rows of luxury housing neighboring complexes have also appeared deserted at nine in the morning, there are only bebe employees or art who are working to clean the houses of their masters.
The car came out past the arch of the complex turning left towards the boutique which took thirty minutes.I opened a journal book and noted a new plan that I will do tomorrow.
"Miss, do you want to buy something?" asked Hanan to me as we passed the bakery of Al-Fitrah by Reno_dulu_'s mother. I looked up for a moment our eyes looked at each other in the car mirror.
I turned my face, looked down at the sling bag and took out five pieces of money from the small wallet.
"Only who buy yes, for employees in boutiques, also make their own mas, they already know my favorite bread, say aja mbak Keisya who message.if for employees who choose yes" I said while giving five pieces of red money.
Mas Hanan slightly leaned back when he received my hand and grabbed the money I gave him. Mas Hanan just kept quiet without saying anything other than "good miss". ah I don't know since the incident he was angry with me for asking Reno some time ago, since then it was as if he was keeping his distance and just talking as necessary. even after he apologized for once saying a little harshly to me when I asked about Reno his attitude remained unchanged.cold.when in the beginning in as if that gave me the spirit to be able to heal strange.
ten minutes of waiting I finally saw Hanan come out the door with three large crackles of bread and cookies.
Mas Hanan tapped on the rear windshield, I opened it and he lifted a bag of cookies in front of me.
"Sorry this lady is a special cake for the lady of the new shop owner" he said with a face that was a little unpleasant in view.
"Oh yes, thank you, for mas and other employees, right?" ask me
"This is a miss" he said, handing over refunds and shopping receipts.
"Cock only 250? shouldn't this be over for all the cookies you bought?" ask me wonder seeing nominal money is still left a lot.
"There's a promo miss, that's a look" he said pointing to an inscription on the shop's glass wall.
..."Friday's promo is a blessing only today"...
Like that inscription stuck on the glass wall of the store.
"Oh that, but how much bread really mas? wasn't it wrong to count the shop staff?"
"No miss, I heard there's a new rule since changing ownership, every Friday they're going to hand out free bread to the first customer and we're their first customer" mas Hanan said while putting a large package of bread and pastries into the car.
"Oh yes, we continue, I have a ten o'clock appointment with the client" I said as I opened the lid of my favorite cookie jar. Hanan nodded and then entered the car.
During the trip I was just busy chewing on dry bread while crossing out some pictures of clothes designs that I was designing for stock in the boutique.
Yesterday mbak Uya said that there are some customers who are looking for custom clothes with modern nuances that are hits. ah there are only people today. lucky mbak Uya had helped me learn the culture of antiquity that I never knew so far, especially Javanese culture that still remains intact until now.
"We reach miss" said Mas Hanan stopped my activities doodling papers.
"Yes, mas please bring the cake into my room yes.others share directly with employees, Do not forget the mas part is also taken not to miss the part" I said while putting the papers into a special Tote bag that I always carry when I go to the boutique.
Brakes
"Astaghfirullah why?" I asked in shock at the sound of falling objects and the sound of crying children.
"Sorry sir sorry, not intentionally" said one beggar who was accidentally hit by a car door when Hanan was going out.
"Oh Allah sir, sorry I really do not see if there is a father passing by, O Allah this is his son crying m, forgive om yes son, om unintentionally" said Mas Hanan embracing small children in the grip of a beggar's fathers.
"I'm sorry, sir, the car got dirty because of the garbage I brought" said an old man with a clear face and I saw his eyes glancing at the package I brought that I was going to give to Hanan to be brought into the office.
"Sir, forgive my friend yes, where do you live? had breakfast?" ask me while opening the bag of crackles and taking some bread and pastries.
"I live under the bridge Mom, sorry the car is dirty because we are Mom" he said looking down.I know which bridge he meant.His son also looked calm when he saw me approaching his father.
"This is for you yes, I waved at one of the employees who was out throwing garbage.
"Yes, can I help you?" ask her
"Take all the bread in the car share the same employees inside yes, set aside for my driver as well, and please get me a crackle for this father to bring.
I set aside the bread and cookies I had eaten in the car, and then put them back in the car. Half of which I gave to the beggar.
"This is for father yes and wife's children at home yes, please accept" said I handed the bag containing bread and pastries that are still intact. there are still three jars and six packs of bread of various flavors and sizes.
The father looked up at me fixedly as my hand held out a crackle of bread.The father looked at me as if trying to recognize me.
"Why sir?" I asked in wonder and a little uncomfortable. The father looked confused as if he remembered something.
"Please accept sir" said Mas Hanan gently patted the father's shoulder while holding a small child dressed shabby. the father seemed to wake up from his daydream when the hand of Hanan mas touched his shoulder.
"I'm sorry ma'am, sir, I only remember someone in the past, forgive me" he said.
"Please accept yes sir" Hanan grabbed the bag in my hand and handed it to the father earlier.I saw the hand of the father vibrate when receiving the crackle from Hanan mas.
"Te. thank you sir, ma'am forgive us" he said softly.the child seemed confused by our words but he remained silent and looked at us one by one.
"We have to apologize sir, because I did not see the father is here" said Hanan.
"I.iya sir, we'll excuse you, let's go down come home" he said asking the child to get down from the sling of Hanan. The child complied and ran happily the father's hand.
"I'm sorry sir, ma'am, once again sorry for our carelessness, and thank you so much for giving, we will always remember your kindness" he said.
"Yes sir, tomorrow-tomorrow you do not need to work the garbage anymore, yes, the father of work in my boutique wants? so cleaning service help-help mas Sigit" I said staring at mas Sigit who came with a dumb face to hear his name called but he still chose silence.
I don't know where I suddenly said that to my father.
"What's? didn't you hear wrong, Mom?" tanyanya surprised.
"No, I ask you to be a janitor and security to help Sigit here every day, can you?"
"Huh?" it was precisely mas Sigit who said so because he was surprised to hear my words. I smiled and looked at Sigit and said "Ommang's replacement who resigned" said I and Sigit looked happy.
"Well, from the first lady, I've been tired of being alone two weeks up and down in and out of the room, not to mention if bringing employee food pesenan" he said without filter.
Mas Hanan smiled amusedly at Sigit's complaint, I could only shake my head and grieve.
"Capek yes mas, so I ask this father to work in place of the Umang, so that Sigit mas is not tired alone" I confirmed
"Starting work today is also not papa miss, it happens that there are many jobs in the room, friends of audit employees want to overtime for monthly reports hehe" added mas Sigit mesam mesem. I turned the puffed-up eyeball.
"Would you like to go straight to work today?" ask me
"Se..now Ma'am? sa... I don't have a good shirt Mom, mending no need, I refused it because I'm not willing to buy clothes Mom" said the father was trying to refuse my request.
"Bapa do not have to worry about my boutique clothes that give, you just just wear it anyway" said I
"Ta.but ma'am .." said his cut
"Thank you sir, my boss does not like to accept rejection, this has been the way of fortune of the father and family, if Sigit just ask today to start working, why not? that means we really need a father, don't you think Mom?, mas Sigit?" sahut mas Hanan looked at me and mas Sigit took turns.
Sigit and I nodded immediately, and Hanan's words removed the father's worries.
The father looked at the three of us one by one with an unreadable face, but a second later he nodded his head in agreement with my request.
"Thank you sir, starting today you can work, later mas Sigit who will help you do whatever is your duty here" I said.
"The father who lives under the white bridge, right?" ask mas Sigit curious.
"I.iya mas" replied the father.
"Is not your wife sick? I saw Mr. Gendong yesterday afternoon to Pustu there" said mas Sigit made me mas and Hanan was flabbergasted in disbelief.
"Is that right sir?" much
"I.iya Ma'am" he said.
Finally the three of us had a lot of conversation with the father and after a long conversation in front of the boutique yard, I decided to apologize Sigit drove the father and grandson to Pustu to see his sick wife and then back to the boutique again.
Today I smiled a lot said employees including mbak Uya, inexplicably since the incident this morning in the front parking yard of the boutique, Uya, I learned many important lessons about humanity that I had never learned while living abroad for fifteen years.
About the family of Mr. Yudi the beggar who is now my permanent employee since this morning really gives the latest color of my life.Tomorrow doctor Fritz should know about today.