WHAT ABOUT ME?
47

While waiting for the adhan maghrib, Gita and I lay on the bed. From that moment Gita continued to tease me for getting a love letter from Judah, actually not a love letter, but a love letter, just a congratulatory expression because tomorrow I will have a birthday, but still, Gita considers congratulations are just an excuse, what is more precise is the feeling that Judah showed me through the package he sent me.

from then on Gita still survives in my boarding house, but he said if he would go home immediately after finishing accompanying me to open the package, but because it was too cool to talk he finally stopped to go home.

"you didn't tell me the truth Je, if tomorrow's your birthday? "

"make whatever I tell you, like a child"

"yeah know that I can make a gift for you, yes not fancy fancy anyway, if you know early will I be able to nyari frog or eel as a gift for nemenin you sleep here, if you know early will I can nyari frog or eel as a gift for your nemenin sleep here, I know that you are actually lonely" he said slowly but managed to make my eyes glare at him

"weehh, calm down boss, don't get angry, I just feel sorry for you, I'm all alone in the room, no tv anyway, no tv, I'm sure you here must be bored because there is no entertainment" he concluded

"but that's not the same time Git, you think I fucked in love so, thanks mbok ya useful, cake car for example" said I

now it's Gita's turn to look at me "why? "

"ente sometimes you yes, in love heart, know myself at home there is no car, this is even a request for a car"

"yes, I want to take it... "

adzan Maghrib roared, immediately me and Gita went to the bathroom for ablution.

after the Maghrib prayer I rushed to the soup kitchen to warm up my dinner with Gita.

***

day after day passed, I went through my routine as usual, but when I went home from school, I did not go home immediately but went around looking for job vacancies that I could do after school.

after returning home, my thoughts continued to focus on the health of my mother, who is now the backbone of the family, every day receiving stitch orders to finance my life and my sister.

finally I thought of finding a job so that at least the burden of mother is not too heavy to finance me here.

but apparently looking for a job is not that easy, especially I am still in school and underage.

every stop by a minimarket, they always say if looking for workers who have graduated in order to work fulltime.

today is Saturday, incidentally later after school I, Gita and other friends will rehearse the ceremony for tomorrow Monday with Mr. Adi, so today I am off to find work.

I sat alone in the park while waiting for Gita who had just arrived at the cafeteria.

"sorry old." he said with an irregular breath.

"fear you're hungry, instead of eating rice eat me later! " squeaked.

I just shook my head, sometimes Gita talks unfiltered so I have to multiply my patient stock.

we. eat quietly, not only me and Gita, in this park there are also some students who also eat their provisions so that we look like we are eating together.

"how is the job, not yet Je? "

I shook my head in a doldrums, "yet, it turns out that job is really hard Git, especially I haven't graduated yet"

"patiently yes, later I help find. "that's how Gita, although sometimes talk without filter, he cares about me a lot.

***

The doorbell rang, and Gita and I were getting ready to go to the field because we were going to be rehearsing the ceremony soon.

despite the punishment, we will live it sincerely so that the Monday ceremony runs smoothly.

"change clothes in the toilet deck of the field just Je, so that if anyone has gathered we can know" said Gita.

"but there's usually a lot of Git, aren't you afraid? " usually around the toilet near the field, the students will gather there, whether discussing what but obviously there is always a lot of people when they go home from school.

"just relax, there is me! " he's a brave ass.

after changing into a gym clothes, Gita pulled my hand towards the mirror located in the corner of the bathroom room, she took out a cream from her bag and then started applying it to my face.

"this is what Git is? " ask me, honestly even though I am a teenager, but this one business I ssngat layman once because every day I only use baby powder for my face so as not to look dull.

"sunscreen Je, to protect the skin from sun exposure.Today we will be hot in the field, so do not let your skin burn" he explained

"usually I'm also always hot Git heat, never wear so"

"from now on, wear Je, let my skin stay awake from sun exposure"

I mende legit slowly, let alone to buy skincare, to eat alone I've been very troubled.

"yes, if you already got a job and get a salary, I try to buy it" said I later.

"already, yuk out! "