Trapped With The Jelita
Section 3

Ralen lived his days so incredibly, day by day the woman lives with the hope that her family life will improve no longer have to mess with the bills that continue to pressure her as the only backbone in the family.

Every month he had to pay the bills for the rented house they live in which sometimes had passed due to make his brain feel like it wanted to explode due to the urgent needs.

"Ranel."

There was a woman's voice accompanied by her cough from the direction of the simple living room that switched functions to be a bedroom for Sister and her parents, as well as her, the contract which is only three plots will inevitably only leave one room for him, he said, actually Ralen had requested that Father and Mother only fill the room but they refused to say that Ralen was a girl who had to have her own private room.

"Yes Ma'am," said Ralen went from his seat to the mother who called in the middle of the confusion caused by the rent that had not been collected.

Actually it has been collected but it must be used to buy the medicine of his father who for a number of times felt his legs hurt due to a severe accident first, first, inevitably Ralen had to take him to the hospital to check and buy drugs that cost quite a bit to drain the savings to pay for the contract.

"So Bude Parni came," said the mother with her pale face due to still not feeling well.

Bude Parni is the owner of the contract and clearly Ralen knows the purpose of the arrival of the fat woman, collect the money due, what else if not that?

"I'm sorry this useless son's father."

The old voice of the father greeted Ralen's hearing, from his tone the man looked very sorry because as the head of the family was very useless, he should have been obliged to provide and meet all the household needs but the result of an accident that paralyzed part of his body made him unable to find money, let alone to work just to move places he needs the help of others.

Ralen looked at the face of the father who looked older who dissolved the guilt of making it as the backbone to support the four of them.

"It's okay Dad, it's already our destiny Daddy shouldn't feel guilty, ever since Ralen was a child, I worked hard to support Ralen until I grew up, and now there is nothing wrong if Ralen takes the place of Dad, Ralen's body is very strong to be able to continue to make money, Dad and I are calm Ralen will soon pay the rent to Bude Parni."

Obviously Ralen gave calm to his parents even though in his own heart he felt confused how to get money quickly so that the bad Bude Parni was not angry because he was often late to pay contractual.

Ralen moved to get into the room but his steps came to a standstill when his younger brother, Ardan who was new from the kitchen, passed by him.

"SPP Ardan has not been paid for 3 months, Kak" 13-year-old ABG.

Ralen took a breath, how could he forget that Ardan was still waiting for his SPP, then now what should Ralen do? how to find money to pay for the contract as well as SPP the Brother.

"Do not try Ar, be patient first" said Ralen gave understanding.

Ardan saw his brother's face was so tangled, clearly as a Sister who understood the financial situation of their family felt unbearable until finally hesitantly said, "what Ardan just stop, Brother, let Ardan can help Brother find money," he said in a soft voice.

"Nothing! you have to stay in school do not have to think about the cost because Brother will do anything for you for the sake of Father and Mother!" ralen's jolt shook his head quickly rejecting the foolish proposal put forward by the younger brother.

How could Ralen let his sister drop out of school while Ralen knew his sister aspired to be a successful person to change their lives, enough Ralen who must be willing to bury his dream because of lack of cost while Ardan should not! because there is still him.

"Better you focus on learning, Brother will immediately find money to pay your SPP," ralen said firmly while patting his sister's shoulder and then waltzing into a room without a door only to wear curtains to avoid being seen when there are people who are going to the kitchen or to the bathroom which is in the back.

Ralen sat on the edge of a wooden bed with an ancient model added with a cotton mattress that wore worn-colored sheets, clearly this was a old-fashioned bed owned by his parents.

This was not his life choice and of course everyone if he could choose would not want to choose a difficult life like his family, this was a fate that had been recorded for him even before he was born into the world.

I want to cry but her tears seem to have dried up, because as strong as Ralen, she is still a woman who will secretly cry if she has felt very tired with everything she has to live.

"What to do now? the same debt Antika alone can not be replaced," said Ralen considering that he had borrowed several times his friend's money for the needs of his family, it feels very embarrassed always bothers others.

The mind of the 20-year-old woman glanced everywhere trying to find ways how to get money quickly without having to bother the closest person.

"Wallets!" ralen shouted with a stifled voice.

The woman remembered the purse belonging to the songong man who was left on her motorcycle, it has been a few months, right? and he still hadn't met that song guy.

Ralen came down from the old bed that had been the place to relax his tired body after a day of looking for money, the step is so fast when heading to the wood closet which again looks very ancient and begins to weathered because on the right side has begun to porous in the bite of termites.

Opening the door of the cupboard whose glass was half gone and reaching out held up the pile of clothes and pulled out a purse in black, the wallet that has been more than two months he kept Ralen pay close attention while again throwing his body on a mattress that has hardened.

Ralen took his breath with a moving hand opening the folds of the wallet, the contents in it are still intact and with an unchanged position from when he saw the wallet on his motorbike not even Ralen dared to take even just one sheet, even if only one sheet, but now he's forced to use the money in that wallet.

"Gue just borrow, I'll change," said Ralen while removing several sheets and counting for him to use to pay the contract and SPP Ardan.

Borrow words still continued Ralen muttered through his lips as if reminding himself to immediately change the money.

He had never done anything like this before, despite his mediocre life, but his parents never taught him to wear things or money that did not belong to him, but now he has to do something like this to connect his family's life, even his heart pounding very quickly when it comes to taking money from the wallet without that identity.

"Gue just borrowed, wrong himself for not leaving any identity here" Ralen murmured.

If there is an identity, of course, it has been a long time since he returned this wallet, but in fact the carelessness of the owner even made Ralen have to keep it for a long time even now even use the money in it under the pretext of borrowing.

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