
''3 million?" I was shocked when I saw the payment bill at the reception desk.
Where would I get 3 million. Even parlors today are in need of a lot of money for building repairs. How'this?
"May I have a bank account number. I'll transfer the payment money." Nanda said from behind me.
I looked at him in shock. Is he seriously going to pay for everything?
"Don't look at me like that just assume this is my apology for bumping into you earlier. Go see your mother!" His words stare at me.
Without saying anything I immediately left Nanda there. Then I looked at Maya who was lying on the hospital bed. My tears broke again when I saw her. I don't know why I'm so weak, I'm afraid I'll lose Maya. The only woman I can call my mom.
I accompanied him for 1 hour there, then I came out of the room shortly because I wanted to pee. When I came out the man was still there. He sat in the chair and smiled at me as I walked out.
"Is there something you want to say?" Ask me.
I ignored him and passed him and went into the bathroom. After I had just come out and met him.
"Your mother's not conscious?" Ask when I see me.
"Not yet!" I sat next to him and I started talking to Nanda.
"Thank you, you want to help us!" Me tell him.
"Gee.. I feel complete now!" Nanda laughed.
"Drink! you must have been puree."
Nanda gave me a bottle of mineral water and I received it. All the tension that happened managed to make my throat dry. And a bottle of water from him saved me.
"I also bought you rice packs, if you're hungry you can eat it." continued Nanda while giving a bag of crackles containing rice packs.
"Why do you bother to do all this? Our patsals don't have any relationship." Told retaliated.
"When I was born into the world, someone I didn't know and didn't have any relationship with. He took care of me until I was as big as I am now. He was the greatest inspiration of my life." continued Nanda.
"Whoever he is, he must be a great man." I was amazed.
"Not really, she's just a maid!" Nanda is spontaneous.
I faced him with a sharp look. And he was staring at me too.
"You're annoying!" I'm upset.
When I was upset, Nanda laughed in front of my face. So I couldn't help but laugh, we laughed together then and then I realized. Me and Nanda have the same frequency.
"So we're friends!" Nanda.
"I don't think there's any harm." I smiled.
"Yes..!" Nanda laughed.
"Where can you have 3 million dollars?" My toot.
"Secret!"
"Are you stealing?" Loud say.
He looked in surprise at me and pursed his lips.
"Since the beginning I've felt something strange about your thanks." Nanda.
"I'm just making sure the money comes from the right thing!" I'm firm.
"I also sell like you, offering door-to-door merchandise. House door, shop door, car door, haha..!" Nanda laughed.
"That's not funny." Hard reply.
"yes I know, you woman!" Nanda muttered softly.
I laughed at his not-so-funny joke. Although I know the truth he tried to comfort me with a joke.
"really?" My reply.
"Yes, hey how about we partner up." he suggested suddenly.
"Partner?"
"So we open a business for us to manage together, and the benefits we can share. That way I think you can get money to feed the needs of the parlor." It was obviously short for me.
Even though I didn't say it right away, I totally agree with the idea he gave me. But I was confused as to what profit he would get. Why did he ask me to open a business?
"What's in it for you?" I frowned.
"Have you ever heard of a term in opening a business. Capital is very important but getting the best partner is everything.Now I get that opportunity, getting a partner as good as you I think it's worth it." Answer Nanda.
I felt hypnotized when I heard his words. Without further ado, I received an offer from Nanda. Although I don't know too much about him.
"Alright then, I'll accept your offer." I smiled back.
"Good!" Answer smiled.
"But nda, I'm just a graduate of Elementary School. I'm not very knowledgeable, if you partner with me. I think you'll be very troubled. " Say me to Nanda.
"Indeed why? I promise I'll teach you everything about business." Nanda was excited.
"It seems I can only say thank you very much." My next.
"Just relax it's no big deal, then I'll leave now. And by the way, help for you has come."
Nanda stood up and pointed at Mochtar who came to see Maya and me. Mr. Mochtar is our neighbor in the parlour.
4 Days later Nanda came to the orphanage. He took me to an old shop by the side of the road. With her spirit and radiant face she said that the shop was hers.
"I just bought this 3 days ago, what do you think?" Ask me.
"It's a pretty big store, but this place looks really old and haunted." My word to Nanda.
"This place is not old but antique and one more than call it haunted I prefer to say that this place is historic" said Nanda.
"You lied to yourself!" sautku firmly.
"Ok well, this place has not been used for a long time and looks bad but in the right hands this store will change again like newly rebuilt." said Nanda excited.
I know very well what he means. So without a second thought we cleaned up the bad place. Clean the floor and the space in the sky. The place was so dirty there were even a lot of cockroaches and rats there. It took us 6 hours to clean it up.
After a clean clean we continue it by painting the dingding, patching the dirty floor parts, and repairing damaged furniture. It all took all day but thankfully it was finally finished as well. The bad place was changed for the better.
For a moment we rested while occasionally joking and mocking each other. Until Nanda finally began to invite me to talk seriously about business. But I refused it raw. I think there's something strange about our relationship.
"You already know who I am, and how I am. But I don't know much about you yet." I told Nanda.
"So..?" nanda Saut.
"I want to know more about you, you understand?" Me tell him.
"Because we're going to partner I think there really should be no more secrets between us. Then come with me" he said.
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