SEPHIRA

Chapters 5's

Grandma Uti turned towards Fira. "Grandma forgot, what do you want to drink, Fira?" Ask grandma Uti.

"Ah don't bother grandma," replied Fira clumsily.

"But not from Jakarta, I can stay here. Is it far away?" Ask Aulia.

"Hm I was kicked out of the house," Fira answered lying.

"Dicted?" Lia's asking confirmed her hearing. Fira nodded.

"You know what drove you out?" Lia asked, it looks like she is more mature than her age.

"Em. because I-I got pregnant out of wedlock," replied Fira lowering her head to join her fingers.

Grandma Uti and Lia who heard that were shocked. "Yes Grandma, I-I got pregnant out of wedlock. I'm dirty, I don't have a future anymore, everyone doesn't want to worry about me" Fira said with tears rolling down her eyes.

"Don't say it like that, son," Uti's grandmother approached Fira's chair.

"Try now the story to us so you feel better," said Uti's grandmother. Lia was silent with her own thoughts.

"I was hamili by my own upperclassman because of an incident, he didn't want to take responsibility but instead told me to abort him" Fira explained holding his stomach. "I live alone, my father and mother died three years ago, my other family somewhere I don't know" he said.

"The cowok told me to leave Jakarta if I did not want to abort my content. I was confused what to do now Grandma" he said with tears that seemed to lolo fell from the black net of Fira.

Not only Fira, Lia had also shed her tears hearing Fira's words. He had once thought that his life was full of problems, but who would have thought that there were people who suffered more with bigger problems than his problems.

"Have not cried, kasian same your child who is still in the womb," said Uti's grandmother calmed.

"Sister can stay here with me and grandma. Brother can use my mother's room," Pinta Lia who is adopted by Uti's grandmother.

"No deck, what about your mother later," rejected Fira.

"Same mother has been dead since I was a child. Mother died of illness and father of the accident," explained Lia to hug Fira.

Fira looked at Uti's grandmother and Lia alternately. "Why are you guys so good with me when no one wants to hoe me all this time plus I'm pregnant out of wedlock."

"It's better for you to rest now" said Uti's grandmother. "Lia please take your sister to the room."

"Yes grandma. Come on, sister," take Lia to help carry Fira's big bag.

"Makasi Lia."

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Fira searched the room that would become her room in the next few days. Not too wide, there is a cotton mattress lying on the cement floor and a brown brrcolor wood cabinet that is still sturdy. Ririn stared at the window with a frame that had been eaten by termites. That's all, there's nothing more to describe.

After tidying up all his belongings in a sturdy wooden cabinet, Fira lay her body on a cotton mattress that looks worn but covered in bed linen, but Fira was very grateful.

"God thank you for meeting me with good people like Uti and Lia's grandmother" murmured Fira, a single tear escaped.

Tok tok tok tok

"Son, let's eat, come on." Lia's voice came from behind Fira's bedroom door.

Fira looked towards the tightly shut door. "Yes Lia for a moment," Fira replied slightly shouting.

Fira soon woke up from her sleep, not wanting to make the two hosts wait too long.

"Let's sit down, brother" said Lia who was sitting cross-legged on the mat with Uti's grandmother.

"Makasi Lia, makasi nek," said Fira sincerely looking at them mutely.

"Already, now we're eating your son's kasian," lerai grandmother Uti.

The three of them ate deliciously occasionally with small talk. After she finished, Lia and Fira cleaned the dishes and the others and Fira washed them. While Lia took a broom and then swept the crumbs. After everything was done, they sat on the wooden chair in the house.

"Son, what are you going to do in the future?" Uti's grandmother asked Fira.

Fira. "Hm Fira wants to open a clothes shop, Grandma" said Fira smiling, she had been thinking about this since she looked around. The plan he will sell clothes that are cheap but with a little good quality because the target market is indeed people around. "But the land does not exist yet" said Fira.

"But do you already have the capital?" Uti's grandmother asked making Lia's smile fade. "Ah yes, does sister have capital?"

"Alhamdulillah there is a grandmother. Lia's idea could be, too, but don't you put the stock here? Not to demean the grandmother, but we know the condition of the grandmother's house" said Fira.

Grandma Uti smiled. "God willing is still fit, son. Later we buy a multi-storey shelf so that the goods are neatly arranged. Grandma's got a little savings."

"Ah no need to granny, my money is still enough to buy it," refused Fira smooth.

"Let's help promote social media and help others."

"No, you have to go to school."

Lia. "I'm not in school anymore. Because there is no cost to continue," said Lia.

Fira was a little surprised, she walked towards Lia and hugged her shoulders. "Have you graduated from Junior High?" Ask the Fira whom Lia was referring to. "Year of the new generation you must go to school! Now help brother to develop our new venture. Enough sister dropped out of school, you don't make it!" Fira's word made Lia's cry break, Uti's grandmother who heard it also cried. The girl he met this afternoon had a very noble heart.

Fira believes, fifty million plus his savings amounting to two million more can open a business that will grow rapidly. In addition, today with a wider digital network makes it easier to promote.

Do not forget that Fira is a scholarship student with an above average level of intelligence. It was not difficult for Fira to design and manage her money in such a way. Analyze the risk of loss and profit of each item.

Lia was speechless hearing Fira's words.

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...SPOI NEXT!...

"What time are you going to the midwife?" Uti's grandmother asked her two grandchildren.

Fira looked at Lia who was eating while closing her eyes, Fira looked at her laughter. "Around nine o'clock, Grandma" replied Lia who seemed to understand Fira's gaze.

"VEGETABLE VEGETABLE!" Shouted vegetable moms outside. Fira who heard that immediately entered the room picked up her wallet then walked out.

"Fira came out for a while, Grandma" said Fira.

"Where are you, brother?"

"To the vegetable seller."

"Follow!" Fira nodded her head then walked out.

"VEGETABLE MUM!" Lia's scream right next to Fira made her cover her ears.

"Eh nak Lia," said the vegetable seller then looked at Fira. "Who is this?" Designate it.

"She's my cousin ma'am" Lia replied lyingly, of course using the language of Java.

Fira who did not understand the conversation between Lia and the mothers just quietly chose some vegetables and spices that she felt were exhausted in the kitchen.

"Bu Uti where? He hasn't paid his debt yet" said the vegetable seller.

Fira who understood a little in the sentence 'pay debt' also opened his voice. "Let me pay this same ma'am, all of you" said Fira.

The mother of the seller and the mothers who were buying vegetables turned to him. "Was the city?" Ask one of the mothers. Fira only responded with a smile.

"What do you want Lia?" Tanya Fira turned to look at Lia who had just glanced at the wet snacks.

"No brother," elak Lia smiled.

"Udah take it," forced Fira.

Lia who heard it sparkled then took the snack. "This is it, brother."

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