Not Matre's Girl
Disillusioned

20 Years Later

There was a girl who was mopping the floor, occasionally she wiped her sweat using her arms. Tired can not be denied but economic limitations make him have to keep working even though the body has really wanted to be rested. 

The beautiful girl is none other than Rana, she works while in college to be able to connect with life. Although he had economic difficulties but it did not limit him to stay in college and majored in medicine. The scholarship he tried to hold desperately so as not to be displaced by other students as hard as he struggled, but instead the time to go with friends and play together he could not do.

“Rana record new customer orders coming.”

“Iya.” The shutter turned the mop and washed his hands, the wet floor was dirty again because the customer's shoes were carrying dust with him, he breathed tired but smiled when dealing with customers. “You order what ?.”

He deftly noted that the time awaited had arrived, when the cafe closed and payday this month came. There is not much hope Rana because he knows that his salary is not much but at least not how much money that means to him.

“Your salary this month is cut because your debt is still a lot, just this.” A brown envelope was given to Rana.

“Still yes boss.” Rana walked to the back to remove the hat and aprons that were worn, the envelope he opened and the contents were only 700 thousand, enough to add the cost of eating he and his mother.

“When can I be rich ?? patient Ran patiently someday.” He muttered to himself and just as the last lights of the cafe were turned off he went but did not go home but to his friend's boarding house which was not far from there.

Just by walking through several alleys he has arrived, the location of his friend's boarding house is very close to the campus and is between where he works and the campus where they study. Upon arrival there he immediately laid his body as if the cost was indeed inhabited by him himself.

“Yah ni kid habitually do not use greetings from nyelonong, that's my mattress I want to elo occupy it aja.” Omel was a woman with back curls tied together. His name is Mayang High School friend who is studying but in a different department with Rana, Mayang majored in architecture to channel his hobby of drawing.

They are both friends since the 1st grade of High School and know both from inside and outside, because Mayang who lives far enough to make him have to spend at the princess boarding near campus. While Mayang did realize that it used to change its contract.

“Bentar May, I'm tired of working hard like a horse when I'm human.” Despite answering but Rana did not move at all from there, even he drowned his face on a pillow that felt very soft.

“Makanya Ran if looking for work that is for humans do not make horses, will you not be tired.” 

Who commented just now was Nacita, Mayang's roommate and the three of them became familiar from the early semester even though the major that Nacita took was elementary school teacher education. Although the face is sweet and white complete with narrow eyes typical of the Chinese but Nacita native to the indigenous people. 

“Aduh not connect Cita, already there learn aja let pass continue to be a teacher but teach his students to pinter ya not perverted kayak elo.” 

“Day if you like berkitanin deh.”

“May Cit tonight I sleep here yes, tomorrow I have a lecture morning and distance if I have to go home tonight.”

“Just relax Ran kayak is not usually, but elo also has often been sleeping here until the mother costs aja memorize elo.” Mayang who was originally standing is now sitting next to Rana, He seemed to say something but hesitated.

“What's up ?.” The sensitive Rana turned out to be aware of the nature of Mayang like this. “By the way May if you want to ask or talk to me.”

“2 Days ago I rented elo and said that he had a contract elo already moved ? what is ?” 

“Iya it's real but elo do not worry, I'm the same Mother has often moved because it can not pay the contract, this is the 3rd contract this year. Understand since the house in the village sold Mother for my fee SMP since then we often move, I think you want to ask what, the question is just that, already I sleepy.”

In just an instant Rana was already in dreamland, heard from her delicate snoring voice. The mattress that is not too wide in cost is able to accommodate the bodies of Rana and Mayang. 

When Mayang felt sad with the misfortune his friend felt, in fact Nacita even thought of something else. “Rana will never look to learn, how can he go to the Faculty of medicine and get a scholarship too, even though I have studied but not pinter-pinter.

“Elo emang learn but what is in the brain elo only discount online store where can pinter, if you want to pinter elo book not only read but in the blender keep elo drink.” After that Mayang also spent himself in Bed with Rana, while the girl who was often called the mind was still thinking.

"Any yes ? if so tomorrow pinjem blender his mother kos continue this book I blender and drink, I'll dilute my brain like Rana brain. Maybe the term dilute brain because people pinter on drinking book juice times yes ?.”

After college has been night and today there is also no schedule to go to the cafe, Rana is only a freelance worker who will work if there is no college. Therefore he now went home to meet Mother who was behind was washing clothes neighbors. The age that is not young makes Rana feel sorry for her Mother.

“Mother don't get tired.” Rana hugged her Mother from behind, she was very affectionate because not only as Mother but as the only family that Rana had.

“Neverything Mother is still strong kok.”

Rana took her pay envelope and gave it to the Mother of all. "This month my salary is just a little Bun because it cuts the same debt in the cafe, sorry Bun is just this."

“Why love to Mother, save for your college needs, even though you can get scholarships but books and others still pay right ? sorry Ran you have to live a difficult life, if your father wants to take responsibility.

“Mother don't talk about Dad anymore, don't talk about people who don't even care about us Bun.”

Rana left in disappointment, she always disliked talking about her father who just made their lives like this. All the stories he has known from the mouth of the Mother and the desire to forget her father is too strong for Rana.