Ghost Restaurant

Job Offers For Yumna

"Excuse me, is anyone here?" when Yumna arrived in front of an old building, according to the instructions given a white-painted figure waiting for a guava tree at his friend's house.

'Krieeeett........'

The sound of the door opening by itself.

"Hallooooowww, is there anyone not?" he asked again to put his foot in.

The dim atmosphere of a classic European-style restaurant room looks beautiful in front of the eyes. But it can look scary for people who are not used to seeing it, in the dark atmosphere of the night which further adds to its mystical impression.

"Haaaaiiii,......!" the voice of a teenage boy who had surprised him, was already standing right behind him.

"Ka... Kamuu?" yumna asked a little surprised to see the appearance of a face full of hollow wounds and blood everywhere.

"What are you doing here? We just opened it at exactly 12 p.m.," said the creature.

"Oh, I'm sorry then I'll just go home" said Yumna in a hurry to leave.

"Ehhhmmmm, I think you need a job again. You want to work here? My name is Jodi" he said, introducing himself by circling around Yumna, looking from toe to head.

"My name is Yumna, but thank you. I'll just go home!"

"Don't waste the opportunity. I know you're a good fit to work here" said a handsome man who was already leaning on the entrance.

"But.......," had not yet finished saying, Yumna did not dare to continue because of the cold gaze of the man before her.

"Relax, I'll pay you with human money" the man said.

"Yes, just work here. We need a special human like you. You can help those who are still curious to roam the world, because caught up in the problem," said the woman, smiling at her wide red lips up to her ears, and already standing to the right of Yumna.

"Ma.. Meaning?" yumna asked slightly trembling as she surrounded a strange figure around her.

"Yes, help us who are overwhelmed every night to serve the ghosts who always come here. My name is Boni, the chef's here. The beautiful woman next to you is named Shema, while the boss who is gentler at the door is called Reyhan," a thin male chimpanzee pierced through the wall of the kitchen, with his pale face.

"Awhile, if I work here from what time? You see, I have to go to school in the morning" replied Yumna.

"We're open from 12pm, so an hour before we have to get here" said Rey, the man called the boss.

"Trus's home?"

"We're only open for two hours, and I'll pay you a full wage at a restaurant in general" Rey said in a jutek tone.

Yumna was in a dilemma facing the choices in front of her. Working alongside the strange creatures, which require her to sneak out of the house in the middle of the night. The salary offered is also very good.

Or have to be willing to leave school because there is no longer a cost. Or maybe also looking for another job, whether or not there is for him who is still underage.

"May I think about it first?" ask Yumna.

"Okay, I'm waiting for the answer tomorrow night!" answer Rey briefly.

"Emmm... All righty! I can go home now, right?" ask Yumna.

"Tomorrow must come here. I'll come to your house if you're not here!" menacam Shema's.

"I try. Excuse me," said Yumna, bowing her back and rushing to run home.

Still imagined the scary faces of the waiters of the ghost restaurant in Yumna's mind. But even more sinister is the cold nature of his boss, despite being handsome without flaws in his physique like the others .

"Cock till night, son?" ask Nek Kiptiyah, Yumna's grandmother who was waiting at home knitting as usual.

"Yes, Grandma. Sorry, Yumna did a lot of work. So just finished," he answered a little lie and immediately went into the room so that there would be no more questions.

"I'm sorry grandma!" said Kip's grandmother, calling for her.

"Sorry for what, Grandma?" ask Yumna back out.

"Grandmother can't send you to school. You have to lose the opportunity to achieve your goals when your parents' legacy savings are up later," said Kip's grandmother.

Yumna was indeed a child who did not demand too much. But because of the limited power of the grandmothers, and the land that is not so broad makes them financial difficulties.

A few routine deliveries of Pat's grandmother, the mother of his father made him still able to go to school, although he could not cover all the costs. But a year ago, after Pat's grandmother passed away, there was no hope for her to go to school as usual.

Only the remaining money from the sale of his parents' house, which he could rely on now. But he realized it wasn't enough until he graduated. Because it has been spent a lot, to pay for the lack of previous school fees.

"Grandmother sleeps, let Yumna who cleaned the crochet equipment grandmother," said Yumna approached the nek Kip, and immediately clean it up.

"It's okay, grandma, just go on. Let it finish quickly, for sale immediately. It's good to add to your dwindling savings" said Nek Kip with a warm smile.

"Grandma, believe in Yumna! Now Yumna is big, and can solve Yumna's own problems. Grandma just needs to pray and bless everything Yumna does."

"I'm sorry" said Grandma Kip kissing and hugging her only granddaughter.

"No need to say that. Yumna was very grateful, and grateful to have a grandmother like Grandma Kip. Grandma who sacrificed anything for Yumna's happiness" she wiped the tears on her grandmother's cheek.

"Yes, grandma rest first huh. Tomorrow morning grandma has to harvest chilies and tomatoes are ripe. It's good to keep our kitchen steaming," said Nek Kip smiling, and moving to his room.

Yumna looked at the old body of her grandmother with a proud smile.

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After school, Yumna walked down the river as usual. He paused for a moment thinking about Reyhan's offer last night. But there is a fear that looms over him, if there is an evil and creepy figure that he will meet later.

"Work, baseball, work, baseball, work, ......no, work," said Yumna spoke to himself, removing the newly picked petals one by one.

"Do I have to work there? Would I be strong if I had to face each day with creatures that look strange like them? Well, maybe I'm used to seeing it. But, uh,..... Ah come," muttered Yumna herself by holding her dizzy head.

"Where? Have you thought about it?" ask someone next to him.

"Reyhan's? You......?" yumna said speechless because she was too nervous. Frightened to give her the answer she had to say, when Rey started asking her later.

"Why?" asked Reyhan who was not looking at him.

"I can answer that tonight, right? I'm still confused!"

"What are you confused about?" ask Reyhan again.

"I fear whether I can face and see the various forms of their apparitions. Just look at your employees has made me horrified" replied Yumna.

"Just calm down, you'll get used to it later."

"Yes, I'm used to seeing invisible creatures from small. But sometimes there's still fear that there's a new figure I've never met before" I complained.

"We'll protect you there, no need to be afraid. I'll wait for your answer tonight" he said.

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**SIGNORANT ILLUSTRATION

REYAN

YUMNA

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