
Mala came home with a radiant face because she did not lose her job, she had even forgotten her salary earned by Sofyan. Mala hummed softly up the stairs to her room, but her steps stopped as her aunt called out to her.
" Where have you been? we're all starving because there's no food at all."
Mala came down to her aunt who was under the stairs "Kan Mala already said, all the money for our needs is taken the same Sofyan, why aunt did not ask Sofyan just to buy food."
" You've got the courage to fight aunty, you can make money." Bi Ningsih was wrathful to hear her nephew's answer, she ruffled her waist and her eyes glared at Mala.
Mala was lazy to serve her aunt, she went back up the stairs to her room. "Where are you, aunty has not finished talking," shouted bi Ningsih did not accept Mala to leave just like that. "Mala cape, take a break." Mala replied without looking, she immediately went into her room.
Mala was laying her body in a mattress that was just the right size for herself, Mala's room was very narrow, so it only fit for the small mattress and plastic cupboard she used to store her clothes, she said, though in this house there is another empty room, but his aunt forbids him to occupy the room that is used as the guest room.
Mala closed her eyes and went back to thinking about her disconnected lecture. He had to re-twist his brain so as soon as possible to go to college again, but what is his earning power as a Cleaning Service is sometimes still lacking to meet their needs, while the income from helping Lala's parents sell she uses it for her daily wholeness.
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Rey returns to her car after Mala leaves, her face looking so happy, her eyes sparkling that it attracts the attention of Rafli who is faithfully waiting for her in the car.
" You look so happy tonight?" Rafli asked after Rey got in the car and sat next to him.
" Oh yeah." Rey replied with a smile on her handsome face. "Is it so visible?"Another imbibing.
" Of course, is it because of that girl?" Guess Rafli's on target.
"She's a very nice girl Raf, it seems I'm attracted to her."
Rafli is shocked to hear the confession from Rey, he stares at Rey sharply. "Don't do anything to upset Mr. Arthur, be aware of your position, you don't even know who you really are." Replied Rafli monohok, Rey pulled his smile, his face became sad to hear Rafli's true words.
Rafli drives his car and drives Rey to Arthur's luxury apartment. Since realizing his illness, Arthur chose to live alone, he left the main house of the Bagaskara family, he did not want his family to know about his illness.
" Thank you for today Raf, you've worked hard." Rey said after they got to the front of the apartment.
" It's my duty. I hope you will keep your promise to Mr. Arthur."
Rey undoes her intention to get out of the car, tilts her body and confronts Rafli. "I'm not that bad Raf, I know my position, you don't have to worry. Go home it's night." Rey gets out of the car and walks towards the apartment, from inside Rafli's car staring at Rey's departure "If Arthur could be like you." Rafli muttered in his heart.
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Morning blind Mala has gone to the market to buy groceries, she was forced to use her college savings for shopping today, despite her annoyance but Mala still has a conscience, he does not want his entire family to be separated.
After shopping Mala immediately cooked, just a simple dish she prepared for breakfast this morning, stir-fried long beans and an egg balado, just a simple dish she prepared for breakfast, he had to save enough money until he got his salary next month.
Both cousins and aunts gather at the table after Mala calls them, but Mala does not see her uncle, Mala intends to call her uncle, but Rani, her female cousin holds her hand.
" What the fuck, you give us a rich breakfast gini, no other menu, I do not want a rich garbage menu gini." Rani protested because the breakfast menu was not in accordance with her taste.
" Not to be eaten, why bother, if hunger is also you who feel it is not me." Mala answered, he left them and went to his uncle's room.
Mala knocked on the door. " Uncle, let's have breakfast" Mala said from behind the door. "Mala entered yes" he added again because he did not hear an answer from his uncle.
Mala pushed the door slowly and saw her uncle reading on his wheelchair.
Mala smiled and approached her uncle, he crouched down to line his uncle's fingers which the last year had a stroke "Why not go out, we are all waiting for uncle to have breakfast together." Mala said softly, he grabbed the book in his uncle's hand, put the book on the table and then he pushed his uncle's wheelchair towards the dining room.
" You said you weren't fooled by my junk menu." Sindir Mala as soon as she reached the dining room and saw Rani eating her cooking.
" Forced."
Mala just smiled, then she joined her family for breakfast together, like a harmonious family.
Uncle spent his food quickly, since the pain of uncle's appetite was reduced, he grabbed the medicine Mala had prepared and drank it.
" Male." Call his uncle slowly.
Mala finished her glass of water and then looked at her mama." Yes uncle."
" You'll be 21 soon, which means your uncle's guardianship rights are over, after your 21st birthday, the lawyer will change all your parents' estate assets in your name, you don't have to work anymore and can go to college."
Mala looked at her uncle not understanding "What does uncle mean?"
"Actually your parents left some assets for you, because you were very small when they left, it was your uncle who was trusted to be your guardian and take care of all your parents' relics, you're all grown up now, you know, it's time for your parents' treasure to come back to you, son."
" But why uncle never told me, we can use the relics of father and mother for our needs, as well as for uncle's treatment."
Uncle glanced at his wife for a moment, then he looked back at his so kind-hearted nephew "It's your right, yours, it's inappropriate for uncle and uncle's family to enjoy it."
Mala's eyes glazed over "But uncle has also taken care of me from childhood." Not yet finished Mala's sentence, bi Ningsing had interrupted their conversation. "That's right, Mala also doesn't matter if you share her parents' possessions with us, we've raised her from small and it costs a lot, it costs a lot, let's just say Mala is returning the favor with us."
" You are silent ma'am, I take care of my nephew. I'm grateful to have Mala, because she's the one who takes care of me in my condition like this, unlike my kids who never care about me." Bright uncle glanced at his two children.
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