Dollar Girl

Chapter 3 Childhood memories

" Omm. yummy. Grandma's cooking is always good! " jimy said, taking one more chicken thigh left.

" I agree! ah.... I haven't eaten so well for a long time now "Ratna replied considering how she spent five years without enjoying food.

" So, where are you guys at school? are you in the same school? " he asked who did not want to dissolve in sadness again.

" Hmm, even we're one class " replied Ardi.

" really? gosh..you guys are really inseparable "

" You're alone, what about your school? which school are you moving to? " ask Jimy.

" I don't know, I haven't talked to my dad " admit it.

" We were so close when we were kids but after five years without seeing each other, I suddenly came back in this state.

I don't know what the reason for the awkwardness between the father and son, Ratna always felt her attitude never changed just that she admitted it was not as bad as before. Maybe it was due to the pressure he had been under, his father also seemed to treat him as a guest.

" Hey you got a cell phone? " ask Jimy suddenly.

" why? do you have any? " ask back Ratna.

Jimy smiled and pulled out a new phone from his pocket.

Vaaahh......

Admiration is clearly seen in the faces of the three friends.

" Is this the latest release? " ask Amus.

" I don't know, either, but my brother bought it. This is the reward of his first salary "

" Ah you're very lucky, you have a good sister" Ratna said enviously.

" Hey.we're heading into millennials, we should have stuff like this" Jimy said.

" You're right, almost all of our classmates have it" Ardi agreed.

Hhhhhhhhh

" Not Sony Ericsson or Nokia phones, Nintendo I don't have "said Ratna.

" Don't be sad you're not the only one who's poor here" Ardi said, patting Ratna on the shoulder.

" Can we play marbles like we used to? or make a sword with banana midribs? I honestly miss that ".

Hahahahahah

Ratna's words certainly invited the laughter of all of them, five years had passed and now they had just sat in the third grade of Junior High School.

In 1995, a couple brought a baby into their home and told them that the baby's name was Amus Ali Asegaf, their eldest son, in the same year in May with the help of a child shaman was born a daughter in the house named Ratna Mangalih.

Three months later the cry of a baby in the middle of the night tells the world that the second child of a married couple has been born with a fairly short name, Jimy. At the end of the year of a married couple who have been 10 years waiting for the presence of a baby is finally born handsome baby and named Ardi Saputra.

Four children were born in the same year and neighbors made the four children childhood friends, although vague but Ratna remembered when she was still in elementary school.

Amus, whose house was in the corner early in the morning, would shout in front of his house and invite him to go to school together, after that, Ardi and Jimy's parents will ask him to bring Ardi and Jimy along so they can make friends on the street.

After school, the free time they have will be spent playing, whether it's hide and seek, playing ball, marbles, or war using weapons they make themselves.

Ratna is the only girl there who never mind if she has to follow the boys' game, although sometimes she gets hurt and troubles everyone.

" Hey is the acid tree near the empty house still there? we used to love to take acid that was scattered in the ground" Ratna said, recalling her childhood.

" Oh, what a pity, when I want to go there "

" What do you want? " ask Amus in wonder.

" I want sour fruit "

" Ha "

" It's buy! I want it free! "

" You searched in my kitchen" said Amus with a cold face.

Ratna frowned at her aunt, if outside she could look sweet then in front of Amus she was just a little girl who always sucks. Whatever he did or said somehow always invited a scolding from Amus.

" Where does your brother work Jim? " ask Ratna.

" Oh after graduating S1 he taught in High School, although honorary but because the school was included in the favorite school so the salary is good "

" You're really lucky, your parents are downtown restaurateurs now your sister's a teacher. All your life it feels like you won't lack anything "

" Don't be so, sometimes I get lonely because they're all busy working. I was also required to be smart in order to inherit the family business, the burden was heavy enough for me "

" At least you still do not lack, unlike me who only rely on my father's money" Ardi said.

" At least every month your family has income, if you think again I am the most miserable. Now that my mother is dead, my father is also just a chair repairman who sometimes has a job sometimes not "sergah Ratna.

They fell silent, because Ratna's words were true, with Jimy's guilt returning a piece of chicken thigh that he had bitten.

" Eat "he said slowly.

" You want me to hit? " said Ratna, clenching her hands.

Hhhhhhhh

" If in thought Amus was the luckiest, his father worked as a security guard at the bank and his mother was a factory employee. Although at work you still have a grandmother who takes care of you and accompanies you "he continued with a glance.

No words came out of Amus' mouth to answer the statement, his expression also remained cold unchanged.

" Even since childhood when playing the kingdom he has always been his King, really charismatic since birth" Jimy said.

" And I was her sweet daughter " cried Ratna with a big smile.

" That's what I regret, why you used to always be a princess just because you're the only girl here when you can play a witch, it's more suitable for you! " said Amus.

" What? tell me again I'll kill you! " cry Ratna.

Aw.....

Hahahaha

Some of the blows actually laid by Ratna made laughter for Ardi and Jimy, since long ago for them the funniest thing was when Ratna and Amus had a fight.

" Hey already, five years of not meeting the only thing you can do is just fight" Ardi said.

" Oh it's almost afternoon, I have to go home otherwise my mother will be angry to see this uniform I haven't changed" Jimy said glancing at the wall clock.

" You should also go home, tomorrow there's a test I have to study" said Amus rising from his seat.

" Well I'm home, bye.