
"You should be here tomorrow.I'll bring you some more city food"
"Did I not trouble you...? I don't want you to be troubled"
Clara knew Teo always did things like this in secret.
The boy had even been locked up and not allowed out because he was caught often playing with him.
"It's okay.Tomorrow I'll bring you some good food from the city, you'll love it"
Clara nodded happily, she wanted to bring the city food!
Every day all he could do was wait for Teo in their secret place, for he had no means of communication to contact the boy.
Clara waited every afternoon until the afternoon, she waited for Teo there hoping that the man would bring delicious city food.
City food is her favorite, taste and shape is also unique because it is beautifully wrapped and many of her facials.
In his village there is no food produced like that, there is only ordinary traditional food that is made from natural ingredients.
"Well, now finish your meal, I'll be home before my mother gets suspicious"
Clara immediately ate the sausage voraciously, she had to quickly eat before the time was up.
Teo could have just gone home and let Clara eat quietly, but the man didn't.
Teo just wanted to make sure Clara ate voraciously in front of her eyes, because it often happened that the girl was groping her home for food and would eventually be scolded by her grandfather.
Clara's grandfather who tends to be rough and stiff often even hit him because of receiving food from others.
***
"Where are you going?", the voice of a man about sixty years old surprised Clara who had just opened the door.
Grandpa Danu stared at him sharply from above the wooden chair.
Clara put her hand in a gesture, she couldn't do sign language in front of Danu's grandfather if she wanted to survive.
It could be dangerous if he was found out he had studied with Teo.
Danu's grandfather always forbade him from doing this, even if Clara could have to stay home so as not to cause trouble.
"That's food for today.Grandfather will go sailing again later that night, maybe will come home late, so be durable with that food", he said, after that waltzing go into the room.
Clara smiled seeing that there were four fairly large fish in the bucket.
He was happy tonight he could eat a big fish, surely he could be full just by eating one fish.
Although his grandfather was fierce and very indifferent to him, but Grandpa Danu always fed him if he could sustenance, like today.
Clara immediately took the fish to the kitchen and cleaned it.
He will process the fish by burning it, using a stove made of piles of stones to be used as a daily food grill.
Once cooked, Clara immediately put it on the table then as usual she will cook the rice that is still left in the joint.
"The rice is a little.", he said in his heart.
Maybe just one glass left, but that's enough for dinner tonight.
Tomorrow is a routine schedule for the distribution of groceries at the village head's house, maybe tomorrow he can get a lot of food.
Clara, who had been moody because their rice was almost gone, now looked a little happy when she remembered that tomorrow she could receive more food.
Every bull in the village head's house will be distributed to every citizen in his village.
It is always done routinely and on time.
Finally Clara cooked her pot of rice, after it was cooked she immediately divided it in two dishes, one of hers and one of her grandfather's.
But of course his grandfather's rice got more, he only got a quarter of it.
His grandfather had to eat a lot in order to get energy to sail later, but he had eaten a lot of good food from Teo.
"Hey.later at night put on this shirt", said Grandpa Danu who was suddenly behind him.
Clara caught the red shirt that her grandfather threw, she looked at the luxurious dress.
Gaining a questioning gaze from Clara, grandfather Danu exhaled in annoyance.
"Later tonight you're going to Cika's maturity party? he invited you to his party, so Grandpa met him on the street"
Clara gawked in disbelief at her grandfather's words.
He had just been caught by that woman.
But looking at the luxurious dress that her grandfather had prepared it seemed like grandfather's speech was no joke.
Because only this time someone invited her to Danu's grandfather's party was willing to buy her a beautiful dress.
Clara clenched her hands together as a sign of gratitude.
"Go neatly..don't embarrass grandfather later", he said then waltzed away.
After her grandfather couldn't be seen Clara jumping up and down in joy, she was truly happy now.
Because this was the first time he had seen the feast of maturity in his life.
***
Day turns night, it's time for Clara to go to Cika's party.
He wore the clothes his grandfather had given him and then pulled one wavy hair.
It looks simple, but it looks sweet...
Clara doesn't use any makeup, because she can't and doesn't have any.
"Ck ..why so long.!", grumbled Danu's grandfather after Clara came out of the house like a shack.
Clara looked at Danu's grandfather who looked a little neat, his grandfather was even wearing very nice clothes.
Where did Grandpa get such good clothes...?
He had never seen that shirt in the house.
"Let's go...! we'll be late", he said, pushing Clara a little rough.
Clara and Danu's grandfather walk to the party, where it is in Cika's house.
Arriving there Clara was stunned to see a very crowded party, many people who had come wearing nice clothes.
His clothes were nothing compared to their clothes.
Clara enters the house looking down, even though she comes with Danu's grandfather, but her heart still feels uneasy.
Many pairs of eyes that see him do not like when he began to enter the house.
"Oh.you have come" said Cika greeted him full of smiles.
Clara retreated her steps as Cika approached her, she was scared as the woman extended her hand.
"What are you doing! he's the host here, you have to be his manners.", whispered Danu's grandfather.
Clara glanced at Cika who was still smiling there, that woman really looked very beautiful.
"I'm sorry, miss...Clara is a little shy" said grandfather politely.
"Haha.it's okay.after all he's also my friend.."
What friend...?every day he even bullies me..
I want to go home...
It felt like something was wrong, when she had never been nice to him all this time, but now the girl was smiling at him?
"Come.I'll take you to your room.you'll get changed, I'll give you better clothes"
Clara shook her head, she really didn't want to go with the bad girl.
"Go away.don't embarrass grandfather", Grandpa Danu glared fiercely, making Clara forced to follow his orders.
Clara walked after Cika who walked in front of her, until they finally arrived at a room a little far from the party.
"Come in.wait until my guest comes, you'll have fun later" he said with a laugh.
Clara was holding Cika's dress as she was about to leave, she was afraid of being left alone.
Didn't Cika ask her to change clothes? then why do women leave? and what is his guest?
"Take me off...! disgusting..! you don't understand the situation yet? you've been sold by your grandfather! and tonight you must serve the guests who have booked you..! haha..luck a lot I can buy you ..it turns out you're good as well.."
After saying that Cika locked the door and left Clara who was sitting limp from feeling very surprised.