Surviving the Waiting

CHAPTERS. 229. The Other Side of Ratna

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Ratna enjoyed her meal during the day where other Muslims were observing the fast except for the ones who were unscrupulous. Ratna really likes the food made by the restaurant. Even Ratna was interrupted by eating it does not stop praising the food that two eat.

"Bak here." Shouted Ratna who called one of the waiters of the restaurant.

The summoned servant walked straight towards Ratna.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" asked the servant.

"I'm sorry who cooked all this food?" asked Ratna Antika Monata as she wiped the leftovers in her mouth.

"It was our reliable Chef Ma'am and it just so happened that the restaurant had the person who cooked it" said the ma'am.

"Because the food here makes me full and the food is delicious I love the tips to mbak deh" ratna said while handing over some money and also a credit card for the payment of all the food she had spent.

"There are still many Ma'am" said the waiter then walked towards the cashier's desk.

Moments later, the maidservant returned with a less friendly face. And immediately handed over Ratna's credit card.

"Sorry Mbak card can not be used" said Ma'am the waiter.

"What??? sorry What are you saying?" asked Ratna who had boarded the apoplexy.

"Yes Mbak Mbak card cannot be used and seems to have been blocked" said Mbak.

"It's unlikely that there must be something wrong here or maybe Mbak's machine is in trouble" said Ratna, who does not believe that her credit card cannot be used.

"If Mbak does not believe, follow me we check directly to the cashier Mbak" explained Mbak again.

"OK, Because I believe there must be a mistake here, there is no way that my card cannot be used when abroad alone I use as I please" said Ratna then followed the footsteps of the Waiter.

They walked towards the cashier and it turned out that what the waiter said was true. Ratna also took another credit card and the same result can not be used. Ratna took her debit card and got the same result.

"This is impossible, there must be a mistake that occurred, or maybe Mbak's engine is problematic again" Ratna said.

"If Mbak does not have money do not have to act pretentious as the son of the sultan, give tips to me when what Mbak Makan alone can not pay" Sindir Mbak the servant again.

"Did you say ha!!!" said Ratna Antika Monata who had wanted to stand up and pull the servant's hand but suddenly someone came from behind and prevented Ratna's hand.

"Please take care of your attitude, if Mbak makes a mess here please leave our restaurant and before you go out please pay for the food you eat" said Firman.

"Beautiful but it is a pity that his behavior is like a market thug who does not know ethics and manners".

"What did you say??" said Ratna.

"People are handsome, but unfortunately his mouth is also sore like a level 11 chili bin".

"I'm just asking you to pay for all the amount of food you eat and then you'll leave here, rather than embarrass yourself, look around the restaurant instead of you being the center of attention" said Firman again.

Ratna then watched the rest of the restaurant, many people were already whispering while looking at her. Ratna was increasingly irritated because it seemed as if she was deliberately made an esmotion of the body soul.

"How much all the bills I can still afford to pay, so you don't have to be angry and humiliate me like this" said Ratna who began to lose her breath.

"Why not realize earlier, Mbak paynya will not be this long the problem" said Mbak the waiter.

"The total is 2 million mbak" replied the maidservant while handing a piece of paper or bill to Ratna's hand.

Ratna took the paper and took some money in her wallet and fortunately yesterday still had time to withdraw the cash on her debit card.

"Here's the money take it back" Ratna said, stomping her feet on the floor and taking her bag violently.

Firman and the others just smiled looking at the actions done by Ratna. Firman already knew who Ratna Antika Monata after someone whispered something into her ear about her identity Ratna.

"It must have been Papa and Brother Arman who deliberately blocked all my cards, did they want to see me live on the road beyond the homeless" said Ratna who kicked the tire of her car.

Ratna immediately drove her car to her family's company, because she wanted to see her Papa soon. Ratna parked her car in front of her Papa Company lobby and ran straight to the elevator. Ratna who ran accidentally hit someone's body but Ratna did not care even Ratna ran back to the elevator. While the man who was hit only smiled to respond with a smile without having to want to reprimand or act to retaliate.

"A very careless and contemptible girl".

"Is Young Master okay?" asked his personal assistant.

"I'm fine" he said while cleaning his clothes because he had fallen to the floor and collided with employees carrying trolleys some files.

All the employees who saw the incident none of them dared to comment or interfere. They know who the woman is and what will happen to their fate if they dare to open their mouths. As if they did not know what had happened.

"I'm sorry sir for the behavior of Mr. Hendry's daughter" said one of the company employees who felt guilty for making the man in front of him sit on the floor and there were some files that fell on it.

"No problem Kok Pak, no need to be enlarged" said the man.

Ratna turned her head not at all what else would care about the fate of the person she hit. Ratna kept running to the front door of her papa's office, Mr. Hendry. Ratna without permission just went into the office of her father. Fortunately his papa client had just left the man Ratna had run over in the Company lobby.

"Do you not want to sit down first, tired if you have to stand still while angry?" asked Mr. Hendry.

An angry Ratna sat down and threw her bag everywhere. Mr. Hendry who saw the incident was just a head shake.

"Allah soften my daughter's heart and give her guidance so that she may soon realize her faults and wrongs all this time, and forgive me, O God who has been wrong in educating her".

"Please take a deep breath and throw it slowly" ordered Mr. Hendry to his adopted daughter.

Ratna followed his papa's orders. Ratna was already a little able to breathe a sigh of relief and was not angry anymore.

"Papa did that because Papa didn't want to see you getting out of control and getting more and more into the direction of things that are negative and inappropriate for you to do, he said, and papa has agreed with your brother to block all your credit and debit cards and from this moment you have to work and try to support your own life" obviously, Mr. Hendry is at length up to the island of Merauke.

"This is all because of papa's new wife, surely she is the one who gave advice to papa to do all this to Ratna" shouted Ratna who had thrown her bag before her father.

mr. Hendry could not prevent what Ratna did because that was the character and temperament of Ratna if he was angry and it happened to Ratna since childhood. Mr. Hendry just stared at his daughter and hoped that his daughter would understand and accept his decision.

Ratna could say nothing more if her papa had spoken. Ratna immediately walked outside without wanting to hear the words from her father again. Ratna was furious and the first person she wanted to destroy was Elisabeth's mother as her stepmother. Ratna admits that she is only an adopted child but Ratna has never been treated unfairly since her adoptive mother left the Villa, Linda's mother who never wanted to be called Mama by her adopted son if sir Henry is not home.

"I'm sorry, my son, you're doing this for your own good, I hope my daughter can change and one day understand what I mean by everything I've decided for her".

Ratna got back in her car and rested her head on the wheel of her car. Ratna could not accept the decision from her father which she thought was very funny and unreasonable. Ratna even vented her anger at Mama.

"Review you well, I will definitely make a calculation for you and wait for my vengeance".

Ratna then drove her car to the front of the orphanage that she once occupied and was raised to be a child in the family of Mr. Hendry until now. Ratna shed her tears as she recalled the unhappy times of her children. While the children in the orphanage were freely joking, playing according to what they expected.

"What's my fault that I have to be her foster child and what am I wrong if I want to be like those whose presence is so desperately needed by someone".

Ratna just sobbed in her tears. And did not accept the fact that he was just an adopted child. Ratna then took her car around Kota M and until the direction of her car stopped in front of the Park which was quite crowded in the afternoon.

"I want to be like those who, despite their shortcomings, live in a whole family with their own biological family" .

Ratna saw a family gathering together in a park while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the park. Ratna wiped away her tear marks and drove her car the other way as dusk had come, the sun has set in the western horizon with its Luster of Light that makes those who are happy with the light enjoy the beautiful color of the sunset. Ratna sat on the hood of her car engine. Ratna saw many people who were busy passing by carrying various kinds of crackle bags containing several takjil in preparation for breaking their fast with family or even with loved ones.

Ratna felt a deep loneliness when she was in the crowd. The atmosphere is getting crowded when there are several cars that deliberately park around the Park area that peddle their merchandise even not far from there there are also those who share takjil and sembako for free. Until night Ratna still at home in the park. Because her crunchy stomach made her look for food, Ratna reached into her bag and checked the contents of her wallet which was only filled with a few pieces of blue money.

"From now on I have to save money because my father and brother Arman no longer care about my life".

Ratna was forced to buy food sold around the Park alone. Ratna was a bit reluctant to participate in choosing and queuing at one of the lesehan stalls in the Park but inevitably she had to come buy and eat. Ratna was already sitting in a lesehan stall peddling food that was quite tempting and shaking the tongue. Namely fried chicken stalls and various types of grilled fish and various fried foods. Lesehan stalls are available only if the night has come, then the Warung owners flocked to open and install their Warung equipment which is only for overnight.

Ratna had been sitting sweetly in one of the stalls and had ordered fried fish and sambal lalapannya. Not how long Mas who had a stall brought some dishes on top of a plate containing fried fish and friends and did not forget the water in a small bowl. Ratna immediately tasted just smelling from the aroma alone had made her stomach even more disco. Ratna also began to want to eat his food but was surprised because he did not see the completeness of eating like a spoon or fork. Ratna also looked around the stall that all the customers did not have one of them eat using a spoon.

Ratna began eating with her right hand and was a bit clumsy because during her stay at Villa Ratna had never used her hand again. Ratna also accustomed herself because of her stomach that continues to rebel to be filled earlier. Ratna was fussing over eating her food using her hands directly. While there was someone in the corner of the stall continued to pay attention to Ratna's cute behavior in her eyes and made her laugh even more. The person had followed Ratna's steps from the orphanage to the stall.

"It feels good, at an affordable price and everyone can enjoy it".

Ratna immediately finished her meal and walked towards Mas who had a stall. Ratna gave a piece of blue paper money and Mas gave the excess money from Ratna.

"Makasih Mas, Mas cuisine delicious and sorry mas earlier I had time to upload the menu of the cuisine into my sosmed, is it okay Mas?" asked Ratna who showed her hp towards the Mas.

"Even Mas happy, if Mbak help the promotion of Mas warung" said the happy Mas.

"If so Ratna pamit first well Mas, sometime Ratna will come here again but Ratna want to Pake free hehehe" said Ratna who laughed with her own words.

"Wokeh anyway Mbak" replied the mas.

That's the other side of Ratna. Ratna Antika Monata who has two sides in him that sometimes appear in times of situations and conditions that are in accordance with the circumstances. Sometimes it will be angry if it provokes his emotions and will be friendly if the interlocutor is friendly and polite. Educated Linda, his ex-wife, Mr. Hendry, took many casualties.

The child is born like a blank white paper, the character of the child will be formed depending on the environment and the upbringing of people around him.

The Visual Bonus is Firman and Ratna who after three times oplas.

I hope you like their visuals.

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by Fania Mikaila AzZahrah

Makassar, April 19, 2022