The Poor Girl's
Elin

"Elin woke up already noon," Elin's brother sounded calling from outside the room.

Every morning Elin is always awakened brother or mother, because Elin is difficult to wake up in the morning.

"Yes, Elin is awake" replied Elin.

"Sit down Elin, it's noon" I reminded Elin.

"That's always the case, after telling me to get up and sit down, as if I knew that Elin was still lying down not yet sitting down" Elin murmured.

Abah Elin knew very well his son, if awakened and not told to sit will definitely fall back asleep, and it makes it difficult for you who have to go back and forth to wake Elin.

While Elin was still lazing because she was still sleepy.

"I have to get up, otherwise my mother will definitely come and scold me" muttered Elin

Finally with a heavy Elin got off the bed and walked towards the door. Just at the door, Elin found a mother who would wake her up. Seeing Elin had woken up, my mother went out and of course while nagging at Elin.

"Having just woken up, did not see the sun has gone up, the girl even woke up in the afternoon," said the mother

Elin didn't answer, she just nodded. "It's natural for Elin to wake up during the day, Elin sleeps late at night." whispered Elin's heart.

Elin every day is always sleeping at midnight because it must help you weigh and wrap the kilo butter that belongs to Deni sir. Abah Elin worked as a merchant in the morning and in the evening and worked to weigh and wrap the butter, and he did it to increase income.

Your income as a small trader is still less to meet their needs, so you are looking for additional. Abah does a night job at home so Elin can help her, which makes the job quickly complete.

"You're still there, help me bring things to the market" she ordered.

Hearing mother as soon as Elin rushed to the bathroom. He rinsed and washed his face.

Finish washing Elin's face into the living room and lifting the sack containing the goods.

The item was lifted Elin up on the chair and he turned and then carried the sack right behind his back and walked with luggage that was behind his back.

This is how Elin works every morning, carrying your merchandise to the market and helping to open trades.

Arriving at the Market

"Elin keep here yes, let me bring the goods," said abah

"Yes Bah, " said Elin

After his death, Elin issued merchandise from the sack and then in the title on the field.

Upon returning home, I invited Elin to install a screen to protect the goods from the sun and rain.

"Elin help you install the screen first, later again compile the goods "said abah.

"Is it so quick to take his things?" ask Elin

"Yes, kid, it's day, it's day,"

"Is that breakfast?" Elin asked back

"Here you go" replied Abah

Elin is a 14-year-old girl who is still in the 3rd grade of First High School. At that age, Elin felt the bitterness of life.

If the morning before leaving school Elin helps you transport merchandise, then after school Elin is also in charge of helping you pack merchandise to return home. This is the daily activity of Elin.

Not only that, finished helping you pack things, Elin also had to cook, cook for one house. That's all because my mother did not have time to cook because my mother also helped me trade in the Market.

Even so Elin never complained to brother or mother. For him to see my brother and mother healthy alone has made Elin happy. Like this afternoon after school Elin helped me pack the merchandise.

"Wa'alaikumsalam," replied Mother

"Emak's home, Mommy?" ask Elin

"You know what it is," replied Ketus.

"Here you change clothes and continue to help abah," continued the mother

"Yes Mak" said Elin

Elin reached out to welcome Mom's hand and kissed the back of her hand. After that Elin rushed into the room changed clothes then continued to the market. Do not be surprised because this has become a habit of Elin, immediately work to help you without a break after school even if only a minute.

Saddened? of course not, Elin never felt sad in terms of helping both parents, instead Elin was happy to help ease the work of both parents.

Arrived in the market

"Well, do you want to pack?" ask Elin

"So soon, son, you want to go home to eat first" replied my brother

"But Elin hasn't cooked anything Bah,"

"Nothing son, I've seen first if there is food that can be eaten," continued abah

"Well Bah, Elin continued this trade," said Elin

"Have you eaten?" ask me again

"Later Bah, I'll eat first" continued Elin

"Yes, I have to go home first. If you do not know the price, do not need to sell," continued abah

"Yes," said Elin

Finished said that towards the way home, my house is not far from the market is only 1 kilometer from the market, abah deliberately contracted a house near the market location so that it is not far away if you have to go back and forth to bring merchandise from the market to the house.

That's because you don't have a kiosk let alone a store to trade, so you have to go back and forth from home to the market to bring merchandise.

Abah is only able to trade on empty market fringes that are not charged, of course, low income is not enough to rent a kiosk.

After a few minutes to return to the market, of course, want to pack goods because the time has shown at 14:00.

"There's an extra Lin?" ask him when he arrives at the store.

"There is no Bah" replied Elin.

"Let's pack, this is too hot later that there is merchandise so faded exposed to heat," continued abah again.

Abah and Elin began to pack goods and put in sacks of goods containers, sacks are used as storage items for easy carrying. As usual, the goods that have been packed are brought home by being supported on the back of your brother and Elin.

Freight transportation is done alternately, if you first then Elin who lives in the market keeps the remaining goods. Likewise vice versa if you arrive, Elin who is in charge of transporting goods to the house and brother who guards the rest of the goods. So keep alternating.

"It's over" said Elin, "just stay on this one" he continued

"then we open the screen first" said Abah

Finally, Elin and Abah untied the tarpaulin screen used all day to protect themselves and merchandise from the hot sun. Yeah.it's simple.

Only 1×2 meters wide worn plastic tarpaulin for personal protection and also goods, not enough of course if it rains. Merchandise will be exposed to rain. Not only exposed to rain water from above but also exposed to rainwater that fell on the ground, be splashed water and about the merchandise abah. This is the risk of not having a kiosk. Miserably...