
"What, you fired?" Maudy's unfinished mother chewed her food immediately stood up in shock. As if just listening to the bad news if the source of family income, now threatened to recede and could be dry.
Maudy can already predict the expression of the mother will certainly be like that, he actually has started to brain spin, what work he does to support the family.
Since his father died, Maudy has been transformed into the backbone of his sister's school, and meets her daily needs.
"Maudy, so what? I haven't paid the pot installment, Sanyo, same washing machine. Not to mention Raphael wants to pay SPP. The money from the sale of cakes is only enough to pay for electric tokens," explained Mother at length.
"Mom's part why the hell, add many installments very. Maudy also thinks this, especially Raphael, anyway he can not drop out of school. Don't let him know that Maudy was fired, later his focus for the math competition so crumpled," said Maudy who seemed unsettled.
After talking to the mother, Maudy's mind even more branched. He immediately moved from his sitting position, wearing the jacket he had been holding.
"Where are you going?"
"You're looking for work."
Maudy kissed Mom's hand and then turned away. No matter where she would look for work, yet she was an unyielding girl, she was sure that one's path of sustenance could come from anywhere as long as there was a will and effort.
For more than a year working for a private company, this may be one of the ways the universe has led him to a new world, which Maudy would never have imagined would happen in his life.
Yeah, a little more. He was stepping towards that point. Where sad, happy full of struggle will soon begin.
The sun was getting higher, as Maudy sat in a park wearing her beloved hat and over-size jacket. The first day of being unemployed is really hard, like a person who loses direction, what to do and how.
"Maudy!"
Hearing someone's voice from behind made Maudy immediately turn around and wave her hand. Yes, at this time his best friend Lolyta, or often called Loly is running small towards him.
Loly stopped her steps shortly after arriving before Maudy. He saw his friend from top to bottom. "Ck, what the fuck. Are you now beginning to deepen your character as an unemployed."
"Now you say that. I'm usually like this, relax." Maudy looks so proud of her appearance, who wears training pants, flip-flops, over-size jackets and also a black hat.
Many people wear masks in order to maintain their self-image, with clothes, bags and shoes from boutiques, but forget their true identity.
"Yes, I really don't need to be surprised anymore." Loly immediately sat down beside the friend. "So what's your plan now? I know you must be thinking hard, Raphael will be going to university soon."
Again and again, Maudy became limp, she held her head up looking at the clear sky this afternoon. "First Dad once said that his children should all be scholars. Although Dad is dead but for me that wish must be fulfilled, after I am now Raphael, he must graduate and study at the best university, must."
"Yes, you just help me out at the store for half a day. After that, you can work somewhere else. Come on, you got to get excited, Maudy's a fussy one, 'cause lemes."
Loly nudged Maudy's shoulders while putting on a funny expression. It was impressed but managed to make Maudy's sweet smile back radiant.
"Yes, this is a smile!"
"That's dong."
They laughed together, in the hot weather this afternoon. After a while Maudy again raised her hand, waving to a woman. "Mina, here!"
"Min, what's wrong with you? Your expression is the same as Maudy's, like the one who just got fired." Loly turned back to look at Maudy and sure enough, their sad expressions were almost the same.
"I would rather resign. Actually I'm not sad about leaving that mansion, but the Madam asked me to find a replacement. Today was my last chance, but until now I haven't found anyone."
Loly suddenly turned to Maudy. As if giving a code if it was a good opportunity, for someone who was in need of a job like Maudy.
"Why do you see me like that?" maudy asked Loly.
"It's a good opportunity, aren't you looking for a job?" Loly looked back at Mina. "If it's not wrong you only work half a day, right? Day to night."
"Yes right." Mina pushed her body so she could see Maudy sitting next to Loly. "Are you interested, Maudy?"
Maudy firmly shook her head. "My neck could be slashed by Mom if she knew I was a servant. I didn't mean to demean the job, but my mother you know what it is to be angry."
"Hufft, yes, too. Though the salary is three times the salary of office employees," said Mina.
Sontak Maudy again confirmed his position. "Really?" Hearing the high salary, successfully made Maudy's stance falter. "What is the monthly salary?"
"Emm..." Mina seemed to be thinking, calculating basic salary, transportation money and overtime money. "Fifteen million."
"Well!" Maudy stood up, her pants pocket vibrating at the figure she thought was huge for a waiter's salary. "I'd like to, then, when can I get there, now, this afternoon, or tonight?"
"Wait, but if the pay is that big, why did you stop Min?" ask Loly who looks curious. No one will refuse that much money.
"Yes I'm not at home because of Master mu-"
"I don't have a problem." Cut Maudy. "At least half a day, right? The next morning I'm going to work at Loly's flower shop, the afternoon I work as a waiter. But you guys don't tell my mom."
"Dy, are you serious?" ask Loly to make sure.
"Yes Lol, I need some money. Soon Raphael will enter the university" Maudy replied without hesitation.
"Yes already then, now you go home to get ready, I will take you there" said Mina.
***
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the finished Maudy was hesitant to leave the room. Since then he was just pacing back and forth unclear while thinking what reason he would convey to his mother.
"Huuft, I have to get out now, Mina must have been waiting." With all her courage, Maudy finally came out and stepped back to the front door.
Clamps.
He opened the door slowly until -- "God." Maudy was shocked when she saw her mother standing behind the door. "Mom just be surprised."
Mom was silent for a moment looking at Maudy from the tip of her foot to the tip of her head. "Where are you going?"
TBC 💕