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18. New year new spirit

The year will change for this year. Let's find out.

Orchid Instagram caption in new year

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The red zone then slid into the green zone. In addition to devices that are mandatory items in the bag now increased with hand sanitizer and backup masks.

I woke up early today and went to the dining room. My stomach asks for contents. On the dining table are available nasi uduk, tempe orek, egg balado, cucumber, sambal and crackers. Chocolate milk and coffee are also available, on the edge of the dining table ad oranges and bananas. Our favorite local breakfast is one house.

Papa and Dewo are neat with their respective uniforms. A situation that is never in the mind of most people will move in the home school and work. Wear a uniform and go into the room and start working from behind the scenes.

Mama poured rice sitting on Papa's plate. Dewo prefers to eat fruit first. Different habits of each family.

"Today will the orchid come out?"

"Yes Ma is going to Miepa and Boutique".

"Yes be careful not to forget to use masks and other equipment"

"Ready Ma"

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I made sure the hand sanitizer, the mask has been in the new bag leaving for the boutique and Miepa. How many months ago I ordered a comfortable negligee t-shirt for daily use turned out to be a very good response from young mothers. Cheap price with good quality stitching makes sales of daily daster also in demand.

In Miepa and the pentol unyu booth. Pentol sweet selling frozen packaging. Frozen packaging pentol is produced by itself in contrast to pentol that has been seasoned I still order with partners.

"Hi Orchid". I saw Doni just come out of Miepa. He's got the original coffee.

"Hai, Don baru kelar makan?". Aku bertanya karena Doni sudah keluar menuju parkiran.

" Iya Anggrek, oh ya besok Aku mau ke Bandung lagi menyelesaikan kemarin. Ada yang mau dititipin?".

"Hmm makasih Don tapi sepertinya tidak ada. Hati-hati ya". Doni tersenyum sebelum berlalu. Aku memperhatikan sampai bayangan dia hilang dari pandangan.

"Siapa dia?". Aku memekik kaget ketika Bian sudah ada di samping Ku. Sejak kapan dia ada di Miepa.

"Kamu koq disini?".

"Aku beli mie ayam dan kopi. Memangnya tidak boleh?". Dia menatap Ku dengan pandangan heran. Aku tersenyum karena tidak tahu harus menjawab apa. Entah memikirkan apa sih sampai kaget ketika melihat orang yang dikenal makan di Miepa.

" Pesanan mu sudah ada?".

"Tidak tahu tadi sedang menunggu pesanan Aku melihat kamu diparkiran berdiri memandang cowok itu. Siapa dia?".

"Friends, go in first ntar your order has arrived".

Bian followed my steps then he headed for the cashier table to pay for his order.

"Bang Danar's the message".

"Where's your order, Bian?".

"Nothing". Bian then sauntered home not paying attention to my astonished gaze.

I sighed in response to Bian's attitude. This morning I met Doni and Bian. I don't know what caused the two to come together.

I started doing routine activities as usual. Buyers started to come in wearing masks each. I also filled the time by checking social media and monitoring the boutique from the device. CCTV connected with android makes surveillance easy. The shop is not too crowded.

Hope things improve for this year. Now it is time to fill the day with positive activities. If looking for a soul mate is as complicated as finding a needle in the hay then I better concern myself with making money.

When looking out at Miepa, Netra Ku caught two children resting next to a sack that looked full.

I approached the two children with dirty-looking cheeks. They looked at me with hopeful expressions.

"Sister, would you like to buy cassava?". One of the children took the initiative to open the sack and show its contents.

"How much?". I shifted a little sack next to one of the children and the sack felt heavy.

"Secile Rp 5,000, Brother".

"Don't take it all, how much?". I was so excited to see both. This sack is heavy for a child whom I've assessed to be nine or ten years old. Their eyes both sparkled with excitement.

"Everything Rp 50,000, Brother. There's ten kilos".

"I checked the sack containing ten plastic cassava. They've packed each one into a kilo of plastic".

" It's been weighed from home, brother". One of them seemed worried that I was doubtful about its weight.

"Yes can help Brother bring it into the front shophouse. Brother want to get the wallet inside?". I pointed towards Miepa.

They quickly agreed. I helped the two carry the cassava sack. How beautiful these two kids are. I planned to give them breakfast this morning.

I gave fifty thousand. Those two plain eyes were sparkling cheerfully.

"Thank you, Brother". Said the taller boy.

"Had breakfast? if you haven't had breakfast yet?".

"No need, Brother". I saw a shorter child looking towards the menu list that was plastered on the wall. It seems like he saw the price listed.

"Silver this time". The two of them did not say anything but looking at his expression I know how happy they are.

The taller boy is named Riko. Shorter named Ari. During pademi and online school they fill the day by selling cassava from neighboring gardens.

Riko's parents work as scavengers. While Riki does not have a father, her mother works as a maid. Riko and Ari's mother are two brothers. I could see the typical joy of the children when they saw them eating noodles and pentols.

These two kids made me think of something. All this time I've never had a alms routine. Their arrival this morning awakened the obligation to share that had been passed so far.

I have been blessed with windfall for the past year but hardly ever share. The sadness of the betrayal of Adi and Cahya made it seem to me that my life was languishing forgetting that there was more to suffer than me.

"Why don't you process cassava into chips can be sold higher".

"Yesterday so Kak but the price of chili is high enough for now so temporarily stopped first". I nodded indeed the original spicy Pentol was yesterday we had not done.

"When you make a traditional cake?".

"The plan is so now that our mother is raising capital and equipment". Instantly I got an idea.

"How about starting tomorrow you sell cassava to Brother only. Ten kilos every day will be added by giving you breakfast.

" Thank you Brother". Both seem excited. Actually I can give them directly the required amount but it is better to bait than fish. If I give fish they do not learn to search for what is needed but if I feed them they will learn and think how to look for needs.

Life continues we can not continue to meet the needs of people who are in need but by helping them get automatic income can be a way for them to have an income independently later.

I plan after three days they deliver cassava soon I will suffice for their parents' capital to open a business. Instantly today I was so happy it turned out that it could help people make my life worthwhile.