Pickup Transportation
Section 380: Gold Shop 10
“What are you doing here? it's a men's toilet, crying again, why? no money huh?” Her sister Amanda pulled her sister out and walked towards the back of the building, so she could talk freely.
“Kakak why?”
“Go, did you say you want to work, this can work Alhamdulilah from our neighbor, his name is Aditia, he yesterday to home, sorry for being late to serve.”
“Kakak so ... cleaning services?”
“Iya, it's okay, while kumpulin money to continue college, later if you have graduated can apply again for another position right?”
“But brother, why not sell the house? Can you get money to make capital, buy a small house or a small store that you can live in, can money to make capital and temporary residence right?” Amanda said in a raucous voice as it held back the crying.
“Kok for sale, later you if you want to go home? Brother wait for you to go home Dek.” Her sister said in a stifled voice as well, longing for the only family she had, not missing the sister who gave up the house, who cooked and fulfilled all the needs of the family, she said, but longing for a sister who can share a story, who can both cry because of the loss of a mother, can embrace reminiscing about how heavy the world is and can be passed together, he said, but his brother was unable to string such a word.
“Kakak .. sorry I ya.”
“Hah? why apologize? Brother who apologizes Dek, because it has made you difficult from the past, now you are calm, yes, you if you want to start college, start aja, brother save money for your tuition money, and you will not, money to go to college Dek, you can go to college, brother who works, if you have graduated new sister pursuing college, yes, don't split gini.” Brother begged.
“I-iya Brother, sorry Amanda ya.” Amanda hugged her sister, the thing she desperately needed right now, all the pain of losing a mother, could only be felt by the sisters from the same womb.
“Yaudah now Manda go home first, prepare the goods to return home, sister continued work again yes, this should not be long left, because the brother of the new employee, afraid of being scolded by the boss. Oh yes, this is a little money for Manda lunch yes.” His brother gave fifty thousand to his brother, because indeed he rationed himself not too much every day, so that the money he had did not touch the money of his mother's care that he intended to college his sister, even then he gave it to his sister.
“No brother, Manda still have money from the salary kok, thank you sister, Manda will go home, but later yes, wait for the next Manda holiday, please, because Manda had to pay the same pemen Manda so that he did not bully left. About work, Manda does not want to stop work, I am not ashamed to struggle, Manda time relaxed, we fight together, Kak, Manda to lecture Manda and Sis to college sister.
God willing the time comes, we will be successful together, Manda is not a burden brother and vice versa, we are shoulder to shoulder with each other, pay for all our needs together, brother. Manda wants us to work together.”
“But Man, later you will be very tired loh, work while in college.”
“Nothing, many now college nights that the hours of college are not burdened, Manda will be as much as possible set later. Now Manda went home first sister continued work, money for Sister lunch only yes, Manda .. dear Brother.” Manda hugged her sister again and said goodbye.
After Manda left, her sister continued to work in the bathroom, while brushing the bathroom, she wiped away the tears, because it was only the first time she heard her sister say that she loved her. The word he wanted to hear from the little sister he used to keep before poverty touched their family because of the father who was gone. Making his brother was angry at God and lazy to live life, was suicidal too afraid, so he became lazy because he had no purpose in life, while after his mother died, he just understood, so he was lazy, that he had gone the wrong way by not believing in God's way and finally realized that he was the one who should take care of the family, not the other way around.
Manda came home with mixed feelings, happy, sad because her brother had to work like that and also regretted having been suspicious of his own brother.
He wants to live a much better life.
Manda is waiting for the bus that will pass the boarding place, he is not in a hurry so there is no need to ride an online taxi.
The bus came, he stood up to get ready to board, the bus stopped right in front of him, with the other passengers he was about to board, his right foot was already on the first step to get on the bus, but ... his neck felt choked, he felt something pull his necklace from behind to make his body pulled back and fell flat on his back, his head hit the asphalt, to make his body pulled back, since he was the last person who had just wanted to board the bus so there were no more passengers in the back who could help him, blood was flowing from his head, he said, everyone from the bus and outside the bus that was quite a distance away hysterically, they rushed to Amanda.
The bus does not turn, Amanda looks blindfolded and unconscious.
...
[Ci, Sum let ya do not go in again, son Sum sick, already two days of fever. This wants the doctor first, do not know why, from yesterday he said all his body pain. Trus due to fever so hallucinations and ngigau continue when sleeping.] Sum called the owner of the gold shop who was not in the store because he was looking after his son in the apartment, although yesterday he also did not go to the store because he had to meet Babah and look after his son, Babah, he did not feel heavy because they closed the store two days, after all their income was not only from the gold shop.
[Yes Sum, you take care of your child, why does it have a fever? Be careful now it's the age of the virus, you have to take care of your son yes, I transfer money later to make treatment.] The store owner offered to help through his smartphone.
[No need for Ci, Sum use BPJS really, so it is free.] Sum knew himself because the Gold Shop Owner was too kind, he did not want to bother.
[Nothing Sum, you are family, so I transfer soon, not much really, for you and your husband to eat while waiting and dropping off your son yes.] Then the store owner hung up the phone and transferred 500 thousand to Sum. Afterwards, he fed his son lunch.
“Who, Mi?”
“Sum, his son has a fever, so do not enter again.”
“Great pity yes his son Sum, sick.” The gold shop owner said with empathy.
“You care about each other, same family does not care.”
“Care!” The quarrel began, the child and mother often argue.
“If you care, why enter that room?” His mother was intent on discussing this.
“A-what ... what the hell!”
“Mami knows you went into that room right?”
“Definitely maid at home nih ngadu, basic on cepu!” The gold shop owner's son grumbled.
“You are supposed to keep the attitude, it is mature enough why still bother?”
“You know why we are like this! You're the cause!” Her mother was upset and remembered the incident again, she then moved to leave, the food on her plate was still a few more spoons, but she was upset by the behavior of her son. Can't stand it and afraid even become quarrelling, even though his son is still sick.
“Why?” His father heard the quarrel and came out of his room to ask, when he came out, he saw his wife crying in the sink.
“Your son, still so his behavior, I rebuke why he entered the room, even turn on the maid who had complained, your son was completely unconscious too!”
“We also contribute to everything that happens, you eat, I see lately you rarely eat, your body is thinner Mi, do not get sick, will be dangerous for us if you are sick.”
“Iya Pi, I know it clearly, but I beg of you, help me wake up our son, if that room, no one but the two of us should enter.”
“Iya, I'll talk to him later.”
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“Dit, I saw Amanda and her sister in the back of the building, I eavesdropped.” Ganding who saw Alka and Aditia enter the small meeting room, a special room for the herd immediately said like a gossip who likes to talk about his neighbors.
Hartino and Alisha were already in the meeting room as well, Hartino had managed to calm down.
“Why they? Amanda how?”
“I cried Dit, I think they did not get along and her sister Amanda is aware now, they embrace, then Amanda finally came home. I'm really moved by Dit. Har, I think you should ...”
“I saw him Nding, I wrapped around him.”
“You mean?”
“When I met him, he was changing his uniform, I saw him so friendly to everyone, then I saw him reaching out to help the clerk without being asked and not his job, he helped the clerk lift his personal items that looked heavy, it felt, too evil to say he was insincere, I think I did misjudge.”
“Kan told you .. I ..”.
“Alisha!” Alka rebuked his wife Har who was about to scorn her own husband, as an older sister, Alka did not accept her sister who had admitted wrongdoing should be scolded again,”
“Iya sorry.” Alisha apologized, as Alka glared. Very strange house.
“Kak, the hairpin kok tumben really?” Jarni suddenly asked. Alka forgot to open it earlier, the cute hairpin was still perched in her hair, Alka hurriedly was about to take it off, she said, but Aditia held Alka's hand and tidied her disheveled hair because it was about to be opened, but it had not succeeded.
“This is from me, I bought it in the market, I asked him to use.”
All laughed, Alka's face flushed in embarrassment.
“Can focus not on the problem?” Aditia who is usually whiny now feels clumsy because of cheap hair clasps but favored by Alka's.
“So, what do you guys get?” Ganding asked.
“We have got the source.”
“Possibility Dit.” Alka.
“Ya, we have got the possibility of the source.”
“What?” Everyone looks curious.
“Golden necklace bought on by Amanda for her mother, chances are from there the creature came.”
“Golden necklace? You mean heirloom? The thing that's waiting for him?” Hartino asked.
“Not yet certain, but most likely, yes. We have to go see Amanda, but in a much quieter place and we have to be honest with her about this. Oh yeah, when you met Amanda how was it? is anything in sight?” Aditia asked Hartino.
“Only that strange smell alone, just like the one I kissed on her brother as well, it was likely that the smell was indeed from the evil energy that made their mother sick and eventually died, after all, that weird smell you also smelled on your mother's shirt after that float.” Hartino explained that he did not see anything strange.
“Then, we need to meet with Amanda.” immediately Aditia and the others agreed.
But ... can they still meet Amanda?
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Author's Note :
Want to tell you that AJP has entered the 5th rank for your vote, thank you.