Painting Images With Light
The Part 13
Although a little, Bagio had to admit that the discussion about being a real model that was discussed with Karenina last night, was quite interesting to Bagio.
Moreover, after returning Karenina and Yanto from her home, Bagio checked the envelope given by Karenina which turned out to contain money of 1 million 500 thousand.
The value of money is so much, the same as the results obtained by Bagio by working odd jobs for approximately 1 month.
From the narration of Karenina overnight, if you become a model for a regular photo shoot, the pay to be given ranges from 400 thousand to 600 thousand, in a working time of approximately 6 hours.
If working as a model can get paid on average as much as that, of course there is no need to wait until the next 5 months, Bagio can already pay off the debt at the pawnshop.
Not only that, of course with such a large income, Bagio can change the standard of his life to be better.
Bagio no longer needs to manage his rice fields alone, and can hire others, then just wait for the harvest.
But, what is the job of being a model, can get money that easily?
According to Bagio, behind everything, there will certainly be sacrifices that are compared to the results he can get.
But, what sacrifice?
What should he sacrifice, if he is determined to change the course of life that he has been living, and has become accustomed to it?
While hoeing his own rice fields, assisted by Kartono, Bagio thought hard about what he really wanted to do.
Will he last forever managing the paddy fields?
Still accepting erratic odd jobs, and being paid a very low wage?
There are even odd jobs that require energy and are quite high risk, for example, such as washing wells and picking coconuts, but the payment he receives, is not balanced with the energy and risks he risks.
Bagio does want to be a successful person, which will not be looked down upon, as he has always felt.
Although the people in the village did not talk about it directly in front of him, but Bagio could have guessed, if the situation when the bride-to-be left it in the pelaminan, it will be a conversation every time people see it.
Either the talk is because there may be people who feel pity, or there are people who think that Bagio is too trivial, not self-knowing, and embarrassing.
Bagio certainly does not want to live forever under the pity of those who see it.
Bagio also wanted to show that he could be a person of self-esteem, who was not worthy of humiliation, and was gossiped behind his back.
And apparently, the opportunity to achieve his wish is there, although the percentage of the possibility of success is still very small.
What is better for Bagio ...?
"What are you thinking?" Kartono's sudden question, just disperse the thoughts that burdened Bagio's head.
"Huh! ... What's?" Bagio did not hear clearly what Kartono had just said.
"What are you thinking?" Kartono repeated his question, pointing with his eyes to the muddy ground in front of Bagio.
It turned out, without Bagio realizing it, he had repeatedly hoeed in the same place, to make a hole deep enough.
"Gee!" The newly awakened Bagio will do what he does, then improve the texture of the muddy soil that fell victim to his hoe.
"What's wrong?" Kartono did not seem to stop asking questions, as long as Bagio had not answered his curiosity.
"I thought about our discussion last night" replied Bagio. "I mean, talk about being a real model."
"What do you think, if I try to work as a real model?" ask Bagio.
"As far as you are. If there is a chance, why not? Listen from Yanto, if you focus on the job, it pays a lot, right?!
... Especially when compared to the results, from what we have been doing so far," answered Kartono.
"So you think I'm just trying to get on with it?" ask Bagio again, looking for justification for what his plan wants him to do.
"Yes. Just try! Let you avenge Sarimunah and her family" Kartono said.
"Eh! Why revenge?" bagio pretended to be confused.
"Easy! You must be ashamed of their treatment, right?! There is no need to pretend in front of me, as if you were sincerely humiliated like that" Kartono said.
"If I were you, I would have done anything for a long time, to slap Sarimunah and her family in the face" Kartono said.
"But Sarimunah's father helped me. How could I think like that?!" This time, Bagio really meant it.
"Stay still, Yo! If they do doubt your abilities, they should not have accepted your proposal from the beginning....
... Instead of agreeing, and then retreat suddenly, to the point of throwing up the people of the village....
... Then, after humiliating you like that, they pretended to act as if nothing had happened. That's his fucking name."
Kartono insisted, and looked completely furious as he gave his response.
"More crazy, Sarimunah's parents let the child make out with other men, just a few days after your marriage is off....
... You are patient. If I'm the one who is interested, already broken Sarimunah and Joyo's neck," continued Kartono, while mimicking the movement as if he was breaking something, with both hands.
"At least, Joyo, Sarimunah and her family, go to the hospital, I make." Again, Kartono showed anger on his face.
Since Bagio who was not married at that time, only this time Kartono could talk about it intensely.
Thus, Bagio can draw conclusions, if Kartono has understood well the frustration that Bagio feels.
Kartono might just refrain from immediately expressing what he thought, so that Bagio did not sink into a pit of disappointment.
Or, maybe Kartono was worried just in case, Bagio became reckless and committed acts of violence like Kartono had thought.
"You try to accept Karenina's invitation! How do you know that maybe it's a clue from above, so you can change your life....
... If you succeed, find a wife who is much better, also more beautiful than the woman who does not know the lucky....
... Show off! It doesn't matter if you get cocky in front of that jerk's family. Let them gulp bitterly, when they see you!...
... With your success, you can also clog the useless mouths that speak badly behind your back!" kartono.
"Hm ... Nevermind! I still don't know if it worked or not. But the plan is, I will try it" said Bagio.
After talking with Kartono, Bagio made up his mind, and soon met Yanto, after Bagio and Kartono had finished working in the rice fields.
Bagio hopes that his desire to be a successful person is not just an empty dream.
So, if the opportunity really exists, then Bagio will do everything he has to do, in earnest.
