The Adventures of the Goddess of the Night

CHAPTER 14

This morning, I was getting ready to pack my things and check it so that no one was left behind. Likewise with Sari, he is also packing his goods that look more. A few days ago, Sari did go for a walk with Alex to buy clothes and souvenirs.

"Oh yes Ma'am, what is your relationship with Alex? if you don't come back here?" askaku while sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Well, how could Rin, at most he would also be menggelupain me later. After this, I want to change my number and that means that my relationship with Alex will end on its own" Sari said as she sat next to me, after finishing cleaning up her things.

"Is that so? but what I see is that Alex is really in love with you." I asked again, curious about Sari's true feelings for Alex.

Sari did have a date with some men, but as far as I know only Alex is what he considers special, unlike others who only he is dating to make him have regular customers, he said, as he had suggested to me at that time.

"Indeed, but I'm sure Alex won't accept me when he knows my true status, I'm a one-child widow, he wants to accept me, not necessarily he will accept my son." said Sari lirih, her face turned sad.

I just fell silent not knowing what else to say, because I myself knew, those who are related to us, will also separate in time, as the relationship is established because of this work, he said, then the relationship will end when we decide to stop working here.

While Sari and I were still pensive with their own thoughts, there was the sound of Mbak Su calling us to prepare immediately because soon we will leave for our hometown.

"Don't tell Mbak Su that we won't come back here again, Mbak Su will definitely not get us out that way" said Sari as I moved to approach my goods and fortify them.

"Calm down, Ma'am, I also don't want Mbak Su to know I'm not coming back," I explained, it would be very troublesome if Mbak Su and Mr. Imam knew, too, then my plan to get out of here will be hindered, let alone they know my house, surely they will come again to pick me up to want to work again in the Warnya.

We immediately went out of the room to the living room where Mbak Su, Pak Imam, and Ivan his son were sitting waiting.we immediately joined sitting between them and put our bags on the floor.

"Sari, this is your salary, and this is your salary Erin" said Mbak Su, handing us two white envelopes in turn.

I immediately stuffed the envelope into the bag without opening it first, as I could already guess how much it contained.

Indeed during these four months, my salary still remains the same which is 400 thousand. I just smiled wryly without even bothering about it, even though I knew Sari's salary was 200 thousand more. I also realized that during here, Sari is more Diligent than me who only wrestles with a job in a stall without ever taking part in cleaning the house.

"You'll be back here again, won't you after Lebaran?" asked the Imam, awakening me who was daydreaming.

"Yes sir." replied Sari quickly with a smile looking at me.

Sari and I immediately brought our belongings and followed them to the car that was parked in the yard next to the shop. Shortly after, the car drove across the city road to the terminal where Sari would take a bus to his city, after which it was only to the city where I lived.

"Dad, Mother, I miss you." I said in my heart.

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After four hours on the road, finally the car we were riding arrived at my yard. The white house I have long missed. The house that used to be my place of refuge even without warmth.

I got out of the car and dropped off my luggage. My mother and father welcomed me in front of the house. They smiled in a moment of stale with Mr. Imam and Mbak Su, then let them in.

They talked in the living room, my mother served them tea and fruit to entertain them. I let go into the room to put things and also rest, lay down my body that felt so tired and also the buttocks that felt a little hot because of too long sitting in the car.

I looked at the ceiling of my room while glaring. I was happy, finally able to return to this house again, after four months of refraining from working there, even though in me actually not willing to be a waitress for a coffee shop.

I went to the closet in the corner of the room and opened it, then took a pink shirt with SMK badge on it. I stroked her slowly, remembering the memories of when I used to wear it, suddenly the clear circle just flowed from the corner of my eye.

"How are my friends now? do they still remember me?" my question is in my heart.

For a moment, memories came to me while still in school there, all recorded clearly and now my memory cassette was playing it, but I immediately turned off the cassette when the memory where I was expelled from school clearly reflected in my memory.

Suddenly the pain I felt filled my chest, making my breath sting. I don't know why I always feel pain in my heart when I remember those memories, I immediately shake my mind and put the shirt back in the closet, not wanting to remember the wound again.

Sayup-sayup I heard Mother's voice calling me, I immediately went ahead lazily, my body still feels tired because of the trip earlier.

"Erin, we'll go home first, so you'll come back later? good at home." said Mbak Su as he greeted everything in the living room, then stepped out to the car parked on the side of the road followed by Mr. Imam and Ivan.

I just smiled at those who were waving from the car window. The car then drove away and slowly disappeared from view. My family immediately dispersed, leaving me who was still staring at the departure of those who were now invisible again.