Not My Baby
7. First day of work

Viona could not help her happiness once the restaurant manager accepted her work at this place, she initially hesitated during the Interview whether Mr. Anton received it or not because of his current status. But unexpectedly the middle-aged man accepted his work.

Indeed, during the Interview he did not cover up the truth about the existence of Arka who is his responsibility, even he also expressed his desire to only work half a day and miraculously the Manager accepted it.

The middle-aged man only said that he liked the honesty he gave during the Interview. after all, the restaurant is in need of part-time workers at this time to replace other Servants who are on leave.

"Welcome to Viona." Once out of the room manager Viona has been welcomed by several workers who turned out to be his team-mates.

"Thank you." A heartfelt smile was etched on Viona's thin lips, so happy that everyone accepted her here.

"Greetings! I'm Rere and he's Arin." The girl named Rere pointed at the fellow who was beside her left.

"Please help everyone." Viona smiled at the two girls before her.

Indeed, this restaurant has dozens of employees in it but for the cleaning workers who served behind only a few, and now Viona became one of them.

"I heard you already have a child?" Arin glares sharply then the girl nudges Rere's arm, warning her co-worker not to take each other's privacy. Moreover, Viona had just worked here with them.

Viona smiled not offended at all because what her coworkers asked her was true.

"Yes a handsome son," he nods with a gentle smile, talking about his son, so he wants to go home soon when he has not started working.

"I'm sorry for my stupidity." Rere scratched his non-itchy head feeling awkward with Viona.

Viona immediately shook her head, a smile always etched from the young lady's lips. Trying to change the atmosphere so as not to be as awkward as it is now.

"You should get used to this chatty mouth." Arin glances at the cynical Rere next to him, the interaction between the two makes Viona remember Aruna, Arin and Rere's nature is almost the same as his and Aruna's, too, if she is the silent type and only listens then Aruna is the opposite, the girl always has a story in every word her mouth can not stop criticizing people if something is said not according to her wishes.

The attention of the three immediately turned to the Manager who had just entered the room.

"It's enough to get to know him now it's time for you to work" the middle-aged man said firmly.

"All right!!"

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At 20:00

Viona exited the restaurant using the back door while carrying a crackle containing fresh leftover food.

Grateful to have a Manager like Mr. Anton who cares deeply about the employees who work at his Restaurant. not only did he give him a job at his restaurant but he also told all his workers to bring home the remaining food.

"Be careful on the road!" Rere and Arin waved as the three of them parted ways in the parking area.

"You too." Viona replied as she waved her hand.

The highway was still very crowded as Viona walked down the sidewalk to the bus stop. Although not as crowded during the day but he felt quite relieved because the road was not like his previous shadow.

Viona had already arrived at the Stop while waiting for the Bus to come every once in a while the girl was twitching her shoulders slowly. The first day of his work he had to struggle with cleaning tools without rest.

The restaurant was so crowded that there was no time for them to rest, but fortunately that way he could distract himself from the things that were bothering him lately.

But the tiredness he felt was comparable to the money he received working in a restaurant. Moreover, considering his new friends he knew there behaved very well that alone was enough.

The bus that Viona was waiting for came the girl rushed into the bus along with the other passengers.

He chose to sit by the window leaning his head against the transparent glass Bus rested his body before arriving at the home to pick up Arka.

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"I'm home!"

The mother of the parlour who had just put Arka to sleep in the room rushed over to Viona outside.

"Welcome, let's go in, son," the middle-aged woman asked Viona who had just arrived with her tired face.

Viona returned the smile of the orphanage mother then followed her into the house.

"The kids are sleeping, Mom?" Ask.

Usually, children gather in the living room with their own activities, whether it's drawing or doing their schoolwork.

"The arrival of Arka makes the atmosphere of this house more crowded, other children do not stop inviting him to play." Replied the mother of the home smiling widely, Viona who heard also felt relieved because Arka was received here, her son was also comfortable when together with the mother of the home.

Viona nodded thankfully there was a mother and her sisters who could look after Arka while she worked.

"How's your job?" Viona turned her head as the parlour mother sat next to her.

The food he brought was served on the table and some of the woman was stored in the refrigerator for tomorrow's meal.

Viona smiles happily while taking a plate from the house mother she tells how her day works as a janitor at a famous restaurant.

"Mother is happy, son," Mother replied sincerely, there is a sense of sadness to see how Viona must live so hard now, plus there is an Arch that the girl must raise alone. Viona should be able to think more about her personal life at a young age like now.

"Thank you for the food ma'am, I'd better get home with Arka quickly." The night is getting late he does not want if his son falls ill later because it is too long exposed to the night wind.

"Don't want to stay here?" haggard woman, there is a sense of worry thinking about how a woman and also a baby roam in the middle of the night like this.

But unfortunately Viona shook her head rejecting the middle-aged woman's request.

"Tomorrow I'll come again, ma'am" she replied as she clasped the hands of the home mom tightly, looking at her worried face, Viona knew how Mom felt.

"Haaaah, there's nothing you can do if you insist"

both of them laughed, considering how stubborn Viona was if she had insisted on something for sure she would not have changed her decision.

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Everyone was busy with their parts, and so were Viona and her friends who had been struggling with mops and brooms in both their hands.

This morning the restaurant has been booked by a famous businessman who owns the restaurant where they work now, even before this restaurant opens they are ready.

"Come-ayo! don't just shut up. Bela! soon the Director will be coming with his guests!" Mr. Anton shuffled his waist withstanding emotions when one of his cashier guards just kept quiet without doing anything.

"But how cleanliness is not my duty sir!" irritated by the bright red lipstick woman, it was her job to stand behind the counter, but since the restaurant closed today she was forced to do the part that was not her job.

"Then working here is not your job now!" reply Mr. Anton stabs him the most dislikes if there are irresponsible employees like bela.

The woman snorted in annoyance but her body began to move helping to arrange the needed chairs.

"Based on that woman! I wonder why he's welcome here." Arin patted the lips of cherry Rere who had just complained about Bela, indeed, not a few employees who work there really do not like Bela not because of envy but the attitude of the girl who is too arrogant when they are both servants here.

"It hurts!" Peek Rere while stroking his lips that were patted by Arin.

"Diminish the volume of your voice!" Threatening Arin, it's nothing just that Rere's voice that was too loud could have been heard directly by Bela who stood not far from the three of them, sure enough from where he stood Bela was staring intently at Arin and Rere. That woman must have heard Rere's words just now.

Instantly the fur sat them goosebumps in the face so by Bela.

Viona shook her head working here she had to listen to Arin and Rere fighting every day.

Ignoring the two girls who were busy fighting over there Viona walked while pushing her mop towards the door, unfortunately too focused on his activities he did not realize if his dirty mop cloth accidentally hit the shoes of someone who had just entered from the door.

"Aish!! what the fuck!" The booming sound made the restaurant workers flocked to look at the source of the sound.

Viona raised her face timidly looking at who was standing looming in front of her at this moment.

"Th-mister!"

The deg!

Viona's shoulders decayed as soon as the Manager ran up to her and also the handsome man who had just entered earlier.

'Dead me.'

TBC....