Dollar Girl

Chapter 73 Group Work

He had spent hours just looking for ideas, although the teacher gave freedom to creativity still it made him dizzy.

"What do I do better?" he murmured for the umpteenth time.

Hhhhhhhh

Ratna exhaled a long breath again, in her gaze outside the dark window. Then in the lyrics of the clock that shows the time at nine pm, then he switched to books lined up on his study table.

"Argh.

Even though it was night but he decided to go out for inspiration, wearing a jacket along the alley road he continued to walk until he arrived at the big road.

"Is the store closed?" he stared at the lonely road.

He decided to find out first, but after arriving there the shop was closed even along the road was quiet. Ratna decided to go back home.

Ahhhh.

"Gosh, you surprised me" he said, rubbing his chest.

"I don't surprise you, you're the one who's daydreaming" Amus said.

"You're standing right behind me without a sound! how did I know you were there?" the hardic.

"As far as you go"

"What are you doing?"

"Hmm, I'm going to the store but it's closed"

"Owh." muttered Ratna while nodding her head.

After his heart returned to beating normally he walked in following Amus right beside him, without a word they walked back home.

"Is there something you're thinking?" amus looked into Ratna's empty eyes.

"I was confused, the art teacher gave the assignment and I didn't know what to do"

"Hmmm, why not just make a vase? we did it in Junior High"

"That's too ordinary, after all there's bound to be someone making it too"

"It's late, I'll think about it tomorrow. Bye bye!" ratna said when they got home.

Ratna walked first and had time to wave before entering the house, while Amus remained standing there while staring at Ratan until he entered the house.

* * *

"You got an idea?" rere asked as they met in front of the school gate.

"No" answered.

"What's wrong with your brain? usually you are full of creativity" said Rere who was not responded to.

Ratna entered the classroom and immediately sat in her chair, thinking back to the idea until she saw one of her male classmates joking with a tablecloth. He tied the cloth around his neck and acted like a superman flying in the sky.

"Ah...why don't you think of me" he murmured.

Immediately he called his teammates for an impromptu meeting, Ratna had decided to make a tablecloth as the duty of an art teacher.

"I have a nice cloth, I'll bring it tomorrow" Rere said.

"Good, we just buy wool or embroidered yarn"

"It's even better if you add a ribbon strap" Sonu suggested.

"I agree, let's dues ten thousand each to buy the ingredients. Tomorrow after school we start working on it" Ratna decided.

"Can it be afternoon? around three o'clock, I had extracurricular activities after school" asked Adinda.

"Well, anyone else want to give you any more advice?"

"Who are we going to do group work at home?" ask Sonu.

No one answered, they looked at each other and waited for the team leader to decide.

"All right, we do it in my house, but you have to bring food" Ratna said.

"Would we do an errand or a picnic?" ask Jaya.

"Both, my house is deserted so no one will bother me. It's just completely quiet until there's no food, so don't forget to bring food"

"All right, all right, I'll have my mom make a cake for tomorrow" Rere said.

"I'll also bring food, you don't have to worry" Adinda added.

"Don't tell me to bring food, I still have shame so I'll give you more money instead" Sonu said.

Now Ratna's eyes turned to Jaya, with a smile of hope she waited for Jaya's decision for tomorrow.

"I hate that smile of yours, how about I bring some flowers?" tanyakanya.

"Who do you want to treat?" ratna asked coldly.

"formerly"

Plaque...

Aw......

Erang while rubbing his head that had just been hit.

"At least you have to give some extra money" Ratna said more like a threat.

"I'll bring you fruits" he said.

"Ah...you guys are indeed friends that I love very much, thank you" said Ratna in a soft voice and returned smiling.

Total Ratna earned fifty thousand, after school she immediately went to the hardware store to buy some threads, needles and ribbons.

"There are so many threads you buy" said the store owner.

"Yes, this is for school work"

"I see, it's a total of forty thousand but you only have to pay thirty thousand"

"Really?" ask Ratna not to believe it.

"Of course, consider this a special discount for schoolchildren"

"Ah.. thanks. father is very good, hopefully the shop continues to sell" he said happy.

"Amin." replied the shopkeeper with a smile.

He also paid according to what was asked, before leaving to bring his groceries he returned to say thank you.

"It looks like it's my lucky day, I didn't even spend a penny and instead got more money. Wah... stray children are indeed strong sustenance attractors" he murmured as he walked towards the store.

Arriving at the store he worked as usual and did not forget to ask permission for a holiday for tomorrow, Hamdani allowed but it made him aware of the busy Ratna that had begun.

Before returning home from work he asked Ratna to speak with four eyes, this is about her work.

"I've been thinking about this well, so I decided what if you just quit your job" Hamdani said, to her surprise.

"What..... I just got fired?" tanyakanya.

"Oh.. No, don't you! I'm happy to have employees like you and if I can I want you to work here forever, but now you're third grade. You start busy with all the schoolwork, after all the High School will not be able to be repeated again. Do you mind filling in your High School memories by working here?" obviously Hamdani cleared up the misunderstanding.

"Ratna.mumpung is still semester one, you still have a chance to make good memories with your friends. After graduating from school you can go back to work, even after that maybe your whole life will work"

"But uncle, you know why I work here" Ratna said slowly.

"Uncle understand, if for money matters uncle can lend it"

"Then what if you take your salary for a year to pay for school, after graduation you will live working for an uncle for a year without pay because you took it first" hamdani's advice.

Ratna fell silent, thinking about Hamdani's suggestion. To be honest he also wants to spend time with his friends, have a girlfriend to be proud of and make other memories.

"For the time being, my school fees are still safe, even if it's a few weeks late but I can afford it. If... later I need money for other expenses, can I really take the money? maybe it's just my salary for a few months because after graduating from school I want to work in the city so I can't be here for long" Ratna said.

"Of course, we can talk about it later"

"Well, then I accept uncle's offer, thank you for all this time uncle wants to accept me in this tavern"

"What are you saying, uncle who should be grateful" Hamdani said.

Although it is difficult to leave the store but he knows the decision he has taken is right, even though his financial condition is less fortunate but as a teenage girl he also deserves to be happy in his way.

Once again he thanked him before parting with Hamdani to go home, he also had time to wave and smile.

"How can I repay you, either give you a loan or hire you for nothing. Both of them I can't do to a good boy who's night like you" Hamdani said staring at Ratna's departure.

At home he says what he has decided to Sapardi, apologizing for putting his father in financial trouble.

At first Sapardi did not speak, but tears dripped from his cheeks that made Ratna feel guilty.

"I'll work again if you can't, I'll talk to uncle again" he said.

"How come you're this old?" ask Sapardi.

"Huh?"

"You're the father's son, you're the father's responsibility, you should be the one to apologize for your father's fault for having to work. Don't apologize, don't tell me you had to burden me! because it has hurt the dignity of the father as the head of the family"

"Dad.pardon me. " said Ratna who cried.

"Stop worrying about our financial problems, we are poor but at least we have a healthy body and a house where we live. Instead we are very rich because even though we eat with salt we have no debt at all to others. Look at the rich! they have everything but they also have debt"

"Dad." call Ratna now with a smile on her face even though there are still tears.

"Consider your youth, uncle Hamdani said the truth"

"I get it, dad tomorrow my friends will come to the house. We want to do the job from the teacher, can't we?" ask Ratna.

"Of course, bring all your friends" Sapardi replied.

* * *

Ardi and Amus walk together towards Jimy's house, they have agreed to play PS but their steps are stopped when they see Jaya walking towards them.

"Hey, long time no see" he said.

"What are you doing here?" ask Amus.

"You know where Ratna's house is?" he asked back.

"Know, but I won't tell you" replied Ardi cynically.

Maybe they are indeed tongkrongan's friends, but since Ratna and Jaya broke up in a bad way from then on Ardi hated Jaya without knowing that Jaya and Ratna are now classmates.

"I have business with Ratna" Jaya said.

"What business?" ask Ardi suspiciously.

"It's a little personal, so I can't tell you"

"You...later!" ardi Hardik.

"Ah, that's it if you don't want to tell me" Jaya said.

He pulls out his phone and sends a short message to Ratna that he has arrived but Ardi and Amus block him.

"Hey! you'd better leave before we kick in" Ardi warned.

"Do you dare to gang up on me?" jaya Ejek.

"Why not! people like you should be taught a lesson until you understand!"

Plaque Plaque

Aw... Aw...

Ardi and Amus rubbed their heads while looking back, glaring at Ratna looking at the two of them.

"What are you guys doing? move over!" his yell.

Slowly they both gave way.

"Don't mind them, let's go!" take Ratna with him while holding Jaya's hand.

While walking following Ratna he smiled and waved to Ardi and Amus, making them only able to sculpt with various kinds of guesses.

"Are they back?" ask Ardi.

"I swear this time I don't know anything" replied Amus.

Rushing they ran towards Ratna's house, without an invitation they entered to see what Jaya did there. Looks Ratna presenting a glass of sweet iced tea to Jaya, even she looks very polite to Ratna who they know.

"What do you need?" ask Ratna.

"We-we.. We just want to play, why?"

"Ah I'm busy, please don't bother us" Ratna said as she sat right next to Jaya.

It makes Jaya smile expands while Ardi and Amus fixated, their minds began to be chaotic with various activities that might be done Jaya and Ratna.

"Can't! anyway I will stay here" Ardi insisted.

"Don't make me angry, why are you such a child?" hardik Ratna's.

"Already let them, you don't need to be angry I don't mind" said Jaya who made Ardi even more upset.

Especially when Jaya leaned her left hand on the chair so that it looks like embracing Ratna and smiling mockingly.

"What are you doing here?" ask Jimy, entering the house.

"Oh you have come" said Ratna seeing her friends have arrived.

"What do you want to come here for yourself?" reply Ardi.

"I drove Rere and his friends here, they're doing errands at Ratna's house"

"So." said Amus while looking at the smiling Jaya.

"Jaya, why are you here?" asked Jimy, astonished, who did not know about his move to the Ratna class.

"I'm in a squad with Ratna, of course I came here to do my job"

"What?" ask Ardi, Amus and Jimy together.

"Ah.. I forgot not to tell you, Jaya moved to my school in second grade and she went to class with me. That's why we can have a squad" Ratna explained.

"One year ago, and you just told us this.

"I'm sorry, and there's no point in me telling you, I'm afraid you're going to cause trouble because of that... "

"Make it up you say? when did we create trouble for you?" hardik Jimy's.

Ratna could only be silent, she knew it was quite outrageous not to tell Jaya the problem but the reason was really because it was not so important.

"Rere... What exactly is going on?" whisper Adinda curious.

"Ssttt.it's just a matter of relationship between childhood friends."