Don't Want to Be Pathetic: NIGHT BUTTERFLIES
Section 32
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"Teehh?" hesti's shout came carrying a bowl of meatballs.
Ira looked "buy where? how long!"
"Ngantri, beware yes." go leave.
"Tomorrow should save."
Nesti and Sindi came each carrying a bowl of meatballs and a bottle of drinking water.
"Over the time haha?" sindi.
"Are you on top of the rame?" Ira asked while stirring her meatballs.
"Rame."
"Later malem still want to go, say the same grandma yes!"
"Where?"
"Little kids don't have to know."
"Just be careful."
Ira smiled
Seeing the receding sea water clearly visible a vast expanse of coral becomes a barrier between water and sand.
*
Arriving at Ira's house, Ira took a shower because she was leaving tonight.
Looking mirror.
"I do not promise that this is the last, but from the beginning of tomorrow we must be able to survive. You're with me, aren't you? we go and don't come back!" he said hugging himself.
He opens the closet and holds his piggy bank "It looks like it's full." save it back.
*Duut duut duut* a call from Gadun that he will meet now.
"Yes?"
"Is he ready?"
"Udah."
"Yes for a minute, by the roadside, don't you?"
"Yes, this is going to go there" Ira said, turning off her phone from her room, locking it up and walking out of the house.
Passing through grandma's house looks like she's sitting watching tv.
"Where do you want to go?" ask a mother who is a neighbor of Ira.
"There's a dinner together!" reply Ira while walking away.
"Same temen but picked up a different guy!" he was heard by Ira.
"Gue doesn't care, I cape lying, I cape hiding. After all, one day people will know, so it's up to you to say anything. I didn't ask them to eat" Ira said on the side of the road, seeing a black Avanza parked near an empty house.
Ira crossed over and got into the car
smiling "old time?"
"New nyampe."
"Just go ahead."
The man started the car immediately.
"Tomorrow the day after tomorrow want to go out of town, come along? while walking."
"Not thanks."
"Why? Not long for two days."
"I don't know if it'll work or not this time, but I'll try to leave. Don't call me yes!"
"You're gonna try again? I get it, but if one day you're gonna call me back."
"Hope I can."
The man was silent because he knew no woman would live like this. He knows the struggle of Ira who tried to leave many times even though he finally came back again.
"I'm tired."
"I know because you grew up like no other child."
"It's so hard."
"Maybe you should get married at a young age!"
"Why should I get married?"
"You've always hoped to graduate from your school to get a decent job and get out of this circle. Are you sure even if you're working, you won't do this again? you who are used to getting money easily then have to work hard, even the money made is much less than what you usually make. It must take a process to adjust yourself."
"The more you grow up the more needs and wants. Maybe you should even help with your sisters' school fees" he continued.
Ira silent .. What the man said is true. As is often done, however much he tried if he still needed a lot of money and no one bore him there was no guarantee for him not to come back again.
"But don't stop trying. So far you've done your best. That's why I'm not turning away from you."
Ira just replied with a smile.
"Well eat?"
"Udah was."
"What do you want to eat?"
"You're fine, but it's wrapped up."
They had already entered the southern area of the city, then headed to a place filled with brothels*an and inns. Passing through the place looks beautiful and sexy girls sitting in front of the yard of each house to attract the attention of men.
Deflecting his car into an inn, the man got out of his car booked a room and Ira just sat looking at his cell phone.
Disabling phones.
The man opened the door "Yuk down?"
Ira got out of the car following the man up to the second floor "why go upstairs?"
"It's under full!"
Ira looked towards the parking lot there were indeed several cars and motorcycles there.
And shocked,
*Bleeg*back Ira's back hit the wall.
"Why?"
"Behold," looked back down and went into the room.
"Is there anything you know?"
"Yes, it's a departure." Ira smiled as if she could not believe the woman who liked Ari was there with an old man.
"Don't interfere in other people's business!"
"No, just look at it." Ira sat in the chair.
It was like a normal room, but it was quite spacious. When entering directly the veranda of the living room with a sofa. Then a tv cabinet and a big flower pot on the edge.
Ira walked into the room looking at the bed located on the side of the window facing directly to the beach. The mirror table on the right side of the bed and the dispenser on the left side table and the bathroom in the corner next to the door.
"Lumayan."
Then the young woman changed her clothes with a short dress and looked at the mirror "like a demon!" he said to berate himself.
Also visible from the mirror the man approached him "this time straight away, I have a sudden job" he said accompanying Ira to the bed.
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Ira sat looking at the man who immediately rushed to the bathroom ahead of her.
"This time is really sorry I have a job!" he said tidying up his clothes.
Ira walks into the bathroom cleaning herself, inwardly feeling happy and relieved because this is only a moment and she will be home soon.
Get out of the bathroom and put on her clothes and then clean things up and reflect.
The man had kept the money in his bag and Ira counted it twice as much as usual.
"This?" ask Ira wonder.
"That's for you, for your process."
"You're serious?"
"Yes, good luck."
Ira approached the man hugging and kissing his cheek.
"Thank you."
The guy just smiled "Is it okay? yuk?"take him out of the room.
Ira followed him and realized he was hugging and kissing the man for the first time of his own accord.
In his mind he laughed and felt very happy at this moment.
"Maybe true if we intend well then Allah will make it easy" he said in his heart.
After going down the stairs they went straight into the car leaving out of the area.
"So daddy's a little quick on the road yeah. Someone is waiting."
"It's not papa."
"Where do you want to buy satay?"
"No need to hurry!"
"Yes in a hurry but you have to eat, I don't want to be called abandoning you."
Ira just smiled.
Leaving the southern area entering the main market area.
The man pulled over in front of the saturator, got off his car buying.
Ira activated her phone.
"True" he said there were 3 calls from Ari.
*Click* incoming message
*Message contents*
"Mom?"
"Well asleep?"
Ira did not reply fearing that Ari would call right away.
The man came back with 1 pinch of satay and rice.
"It's the same rice, then eat yes!" he said he went on his way.
*
An hour's drive to Ira.
"Thank you" said Ira down and then closed the car door.
He crossed over and walked towards the house.
Saw the car parked and drove straight away.
"Hmm, you have always been kind. Thank you, at least my pain is not too severe" he said walking in the silence of the night.
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