WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT ABOUT ME?
First day of work


Ms. Parni took me to sit in the living room first before starting work.


he explained what I had to do there, starting from cleaning the house, washing clothes and cooking. To cook mom Parni would intervene on her own and ask me to just help her.


here she lived with her husband, Mr. Ahmad, while the two children were on the land outside the city


after explaining about my work, Ms. Parni passed while I immediately started working.


"spirit Jasmin! " i'm excited.


first, what I will do is wash clothes, after I finish I will sweep and mop the floor then help mom parni prepare lunch.


no time rotation terrace so fast, at 11.00 wib I have finished sweeping and washing clothes, now is the time I help Ms. Parni to prepare lunch.


"today I want to cook what, let Jasmin prepare the ingredients" I asked as soon as I saw Miss Parni coming to the kitchen.


"in the scorching vegetable cooking sour, fried fish as good as sambal Jas, try to find the ingredients who knows there is still a problem yesterday mom shopping a lot"


after being given permission to open the refrigerator, I ssgera looking for some ingredients that will be used to make sour vegetables.


"alhamdulillah there is still ma'am" she nodded, the middle-aged woman immediately asked me to prepare everything


"can you cook Jasmin? " ask Ms. Parni when I'm done cleaning the fish


"mom, but not all, just some dishes that are usually cooked at home that Jasmin can" I replied honestly.


"yes, the vegetables later you are the cook yes, this is the mother's child wants to call, later if you wait for the mother to be long finished"


"well ma'am" did not argue, I immediately proceeded to prepare lunch.


an hour later the cooking was ready, I called Mr. Parni and Mr. Ahmad who were sitting on the porch of the house.


"sorry sir, ma'am disturbed me. That lunch is ripe" I told him.


"thank you yes nduk, let's eat the same" said Mr. Ahmad while standing in follow Parni ma'am


"excuse me sir, but no need, I will eat at home, after all my work is not finished" I refused


"it's okay nduk, come with mom to the dining room, work also needs energy. "bu Parni immediately took my hand to the dining room.


finally the three of us ate together, Ms. Parni told me if the children of Parni's son would return to the village tomorrow and her grandchildren would spend their school holidays here.


he seemed so happy to hear that his son and grandson were coming home, he even asked me to help him prepare a meal to welcome his grandchildren tomorrow morning.


after lunch, I continued my work until the afternoon.


at 15.00 wib, all my work was done, even the laundry was done this morning I folded and I ironed.


after being sure everything is done I also say goodbye to Mr. Ahmad and Ms. Parni to go home.


***


arriving at my house I saw my sister crying beside the house alone, worried that I rushed to her and brought her inside


"why cry? " ask me slowly


"sister, I was angry with Grandma"


"angered by why, can't grandma be angry if there's no cause? "


"Ana, just bought a new doll with grandma, but when I asked, whether I bought it or not, the grandmother was angry and said that I was told to ask the same mother only"


Jefri nodded. Then smiled happily "again, brother, thank you"


"which mother, how about a deserted tumben? "


"mother just slept"


"yes let mom rest first, it's late in the afternoon you take a shower first, it's just the new sister shower, sister wants to prepare dinner first"


Jefri immediately went to the bathroom, while I went to the kitchen, before returning home, Ms. Parni gave a side dish for the evening.so this afternoon I just warmed up.


after finishing preparing dinner I rushed to take a shower after that approached the mother who was still sleeping in the room.


"mom." call me to wake up mom.


slowly mom opened her eyes, I saw her eyes reddened, did you just cry to sleep like before?.


"mother why? "


"mother is okay, sister, you're home"


"yes ma'am, it was three o'clock Jasmin has been done everything so can go home quickly. already afternoon better mom take a bath, the warm water was Jasmin prepared "


"thank you, sister, "my mother went to the bathroom and I cleaned my mother's room.


when I took the pillow that my mother had just used, I found a picture of our childhood with my mother and father.


"mom must be missing the same father. "do not want to be too late in the sadness, I decided to follow the mother wild room.


***


the next day I woke up early to prepare my mother and Jefri's breakfast at home.


as per Ms. Parni's request yesterday if I have to leave early to help her cook today.


"Jasmin left first yes ma'am, if mom is bored at home, mom to Bude Eni's house as well as Jefri" my saying.


"today I have to finish some clothes so mom can not play kak, after all mom is fine at home with your sister.yeah you have left, then, don't make Miss Parni wait too long"


after saying goodbye, I rushed to Parni's house.


"eh Jas, where are you going? " i walked down the street and was shocked when Haris was in front of me.


"em, go to Parni's house, where are you going, the tumben is neat? " ask me


"you want to go out together, mumpung again vacation, yuk I anterin, mumpung unidirectional" he asked.


"don't Ris, it's too much trouble for you later" I refused


"already, let's go up, like who is playing nolak nolak so! " the thrill then turns on the engine of the motor.


Duh Haris, if you keep going like this, I will find it hard to forget about you...


because Haris forced me to finally go up on the back motorcycle seat by sitting sideways.


just a few minutes we arrived in front of the big house owned by Miss Parni.


"thank you Ris, sorry to bother you" I said sincerely.


"just relax, yes I have walked first yes Jas. "he said then immediately put forward the bike.