Married With My First Love (Travel Story of Lantern Love And Scintillating)
29.Work part time
After her graduation day last June, the bored Lantern only helped her mother once in a while, beginning to look for a part-time job to shake off her boredom while waiting for her departure time next year.
He also signed up for a Foreign Language course at one of the foreign language tutoring places around the Gilang campus, he took English lessons and the language of his destination country later.
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On Sunday morning, he walked to the cafe around Gilang's house looking for part-time workers.
Yesterday morning after the market he looked around to find a shop or cafe looking for workers, and he saw the announcement paper attached to the door of the cafe "Happy Fun" around there.
And today he stepped foot there even though he could not tell the truth to his mother or Gilang's parents.
If they knew first, they would definitely reject his decision to work.
So she decided to take the job first before telling her mother.
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He pressed the bell button right in front of the cafe door that looks unique.
A beautiful woman came out and greeted him.
There was envy that suddenly flashed through the lantern.
This beautiful woman turned out to be one of Gilang's classmates who continued his family business here while studying.
..."Sorry mbak, we're still closed, the waves can come later in the afternoon, half five o'clock we open."...
Luckily this woman named Febri did not recognize him.
..."Sorry brother, I'm looking for work, because I see there is an announcement paper in front of which he said again looking for people to work here."...
..."Ohh yes, yes, sorry I forgot that I had the paper masang, it's here to enter first, we chat inside."...
..."Thank you brother."...
They came in and sat down at the table near the cashier.
..."Please sit down first, I make you drink, what do you like?"...
..."Don't bother, I drink water."...
..."Don't be so, you try the menu here, who knows you can recommend your friends to come here."...
..."Yes brother, thank you."...
The lantern still clearly remembered the face of the girl in front of him, the girl who was looking at him cynically when she asked Gilang to her friend Beni when they were in High School two years ago, but today she is completely different,it might have been because he didn't recognize her as his underclassman.
Febri makes warm mochacino coffee because it is still early enough to drink ice.
Lanterns that still remember the taste of mocha that Gilang once bought for him by forced to drink the coffee, because indeed he did not like the aroma of coffee.
..."Drink first, you must be tired early in the morning already walk here."...
..."No, my house is close from here."...
..."Oh yeah, good dong, because it's more frugal."...
..."Hehe yes brother."...
..."Oh yes from then on I forgot your name, whose name you are, I'm febri, we're relaxed, like we're almost the same age."...
..."I'm Lantern brother."...
..."You're not in college or you're still in school?"...
..."Just graduated yesterday, brother,hehe, next year just started college?"...
..."Loh why next year, the lecture here this month has started."...
..."Emh yes brother, I want to study abroad, because the time of entry is different, so the entry is early next year."...
..."Oh yeah, you're great dong, but why do you want to work now, not learn?"...
..."Hum it's brother, the result of his work to pay for my tutoring later."...
..."Oh yes, I understand, oh yes, yesterday my friend helped here, but because he wanted to focus on college, so could not often come here, that I sentin to find a friend who can help me, so I can not often,relax, you pay your salary with Papa I really, not me, hehe, if you want to be able to work in the afternoon."...
..."Uh yes, brother, really?"...
..."Yes really dong, because you look good, so I accept you here, but to wash dishes or clean you can?"....
..."You can do it, I'm used to it, 'cause at home I help my mom a lot."...
..."Okay then, but you really don't mind working like this?"...
..."No brother, I like it, I prefer to be in the kitchen, for fear of meeting guests, hehe."...
..."Why that?...
..."No matter what brother, don't be afraid if suddenly I swear what it is to the guest table brother."...
..."You can just, already finished drinking, we close first now, because I also have tutoring this afternoon, do not forget the afternoon will come."...
..."Good brother." Tera even brought his coffee glass out, because he painstakingly spent the drink he did not like, fortunately just earlier febri made it glassed disposable....
They got out of there and Tera came home.
He walked home while enjoying a sunny morning, the road was starting to look crowded because it was ten in the morning.
People were busy spending their Sundays on vacation, and kept crowded the streets as usual.
The lantern that day was also eager to go to Sela's house, but until now Sela had not finished her business, so she had to be patient waiting for time to meet her friend.
He had reached the courtyard of Gilang's house, he hurriedly entered his room before the Gilang family saw him who had wandered early in the morning.
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He waited for his mother to come into the room, or he went into the kitchen to convey his decision to work that afternoon, he thought.
Because his mother entered the room after almost noon or even afternoon, he finally followed his mother into the kitchen, where there was no one but his mother who was cooking.
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..."Mom, isn't the cooking done yet?"...
..."A little more ra, where did you from earlier mother waitin."...
..."From the front, look for work."...
..."I'm looking for work mom, I'm sorry if I didn't tell you I was with mom."...
..."You are there-there Tera, why can't you work at home just help mom, even find work outside, why, a snack that your mother loves you less?"...
..."Not ma'am, not like that, I'm looking for work, because soon I want to go to the lesbian place, it's also pretty good, I might not always ask my mother every month to pay for my needs."...
..."Lanterns, you are a mother's child, it is the duty of the mother to pay whatever your needs, you are, always there is your behavior that makes the mother angry like this."...
..."I'm sorry mom, but I'm a big girl, I don't want to always make mom difficult, besides next year I have to go to college, I can't help mom anymore,so now I want to try not to always rely on money from mom, I just want mom to be able to save from the work of mom so that mom can make her own business out there, too,which does not make you have to work every day like this mom, I also do not have the intention to make you angry, so I beg you to respect my decision."...
..."Oh my God, you are, you are already sitting there, all the way from mother, you are like this mother even wants to say it continues to be, you are really exactly your father, always stubborn."...
The lantern finally chose to stay away from her mother, she turned on the water and put it in the washing machine, and then washed the dirty clothes that were almost full in front of her, she could have entered her room because she was upset,but because today the Gilang family is at home, he chose to help his mother as usual.
Actually, his mother's salary was always added because Tera often helped his work, and it was like a salary for Tera, only he preferred to ask his mother to save his money.
But because he also needed money from his own work, he finally accepted a part-time job at Gilang's friend's cafe.
It is not easy his life at this time, he must do anything for the sake of his dream can be realized, as long as he only does good and does not harm anyone.
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On Sunday afternoon in early July of this year, Lantern began working at the "Happy Fun" Cafe".
He did not even think about the people they would meet at the cafe, he even eagerly went there, without imagining what if Gilang and his friends came there.
This afternoon, he had also said his wish to Jullie's mother, his master was allowed, as long as he did not make his mother troubled.
Cafe on the side of the road was seen already open, where there are two waitress who will help febri work, because Tera just want to work in the kitchen.
Looks like his old employee, because he already looks familiar with Febri.
Tera pressed the bell even though the door was already open.
Febri who saw him immediately greeted him and told him to come in.
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"Let's go in, while I'm loving your work, it's just a job like this this morning I said, but if you're not busy anymore, you can help the others in front, you can help the others in front,later in the kitchen there are also cooking, so you are not alone in the kitchen, but they have not come, Oh yes know this Jia continue this Fay, they are students like me." Febri said at length.
"Hello brother, I'm Lantern, please help sis." The lanterns nodded their heads at the two of them, fortunately they looked friendly, otherwise, the camera would have already run off tomorrow.
Febri takes Tera to the kitchen, showing her the place of work.
Tera was happy because such a job she was used to doing almost every day, so she did not mind at all.
"OK, now you can start your work, because it is still quiet, you can later while helping your friends in front.
Still looks quiet until half-six in the afternoon, they just sit at the guest table while enjoying people passing by the sidewalk.
Lanterns that prefer to close themselves and stay away, choose to sit beside the window, making jia and fey approach him.
"Why don't you like us?"
"No, no, no, I'm just afraid to bother you."
"Don't think so if at work, baby, don't stay away from people even though you're an introvert or that, because it will make others think you're not friendly." It turned out that Jia who looked childish had a good thought.
"Yes, sorry, I used to have a hard time having friends because I was afraid they were disturbed by me."
"Yes, if that's so from now on you try not to like that anymore, maybe many want to be friends with you if only you open yourself more to others, okay."
"Good brother."
They still want to continue their chat, but some students who may have just come home from work part-time or tutoring get into the cafe laughing with their friends.
They sat at the table near the entrance.
Ordering a few drinks and snacks.
Because Tera has not had her turn working, she helps Kenan and Kanin, the twin brothers who choose to become chefs there.
"You're taking this to the front, yeah,"
"Yes, brother."
Tera gave the drink glass that was already in the tray to give to Jia in front.
Not finished they brought the orders of the students, some young workers who might have just returned home, entered the cafe that is not so big.
They get busier, but as they all get used to their work, things get done faster.
It was getting dark, the lights in the cafe were on, the guests who had also come home, leaving Tera who was busy herself washing the dishes deftly, he said,made Febri believe what Tera told him this morning.
Some guests fill the table again, maybe school children who are spending their holidays.
Until the clock on the wall showed at half eleven p.m., they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, because the cafe was about to close.
For Lantern, this was her first experience, and it was fun, but for her co-workers who had been there earlier, the days they had had were exhausting,although no less tiring than living lanterns who even have to work day and night wherever he is at this time.
After the cafe closed, they walked on the sidewalk to the stop, while Tera only had to turn in the direction of the Gilang house alley.
"Where do you live the lantern.?" Jia asked who was always that friendly.
"In the alley over there, brother, so no need to wait for the bus."
"Well, you must be the son of a rich man, right, he said in the alley where the rich live." The cry of the kenan who does not want to be ignored because of the man himself.
"Emh no kok brother, in many ordinary people, sometimes can play there."
"Okay, but we busy humans rarely have time to play, hehe, so while you can still play, play as much as you did before Rasain went to college." cried his twin brother, Kinan.
"Every sister, if that's what I am first, brother."
They split up there.
The lantern stared at the streetlight in front of the alley as usual as he walked.
"You guys are so strong, I don't know how long you've been standing here, until I come here, you never get cold if it rains, not too hot if the weather is hot, again,you know, if I were you, I would have been complaining for a long time, hehehe, you're fine here, I'll always see you while I'm still here."
In addition to his blue book, why does he often talk to the lamp post in front of him.
He's been doing it since he first came and walked down this alley.
Although sometimes just saying his words inwardly, but he would feel calm after doing such a thing.
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