The Adventures of the Goddess of the Night

CHAPTER 4

My name is Loverina Anjani, the second of three children of Mr. Rudi and Ms. Minari. Ms. Leli is married and already has children, while my sister named Fajar is still sitting on the SD bench.

My family lives a simple life and is far from harmonious. How not, we never even spend time together just watching tv or eating together. Just sitting around to chat we never did, so we do not know how to love each other.

If we accidentally get together, then things will definitely feel awkward or just missed in silence, until one of us chooses to leave if there is no important thing to talk about.

Sometimes I feel jealous to see my friends, have such a warm family. I even feel at home playing at my friend's house rather than my own.

I always thought, what's wrong with my family?. I have them, but it's like I don't have anyone. Is this what you call a family? My relationship with my mother has long been strained. But it wasn't all that I wanted, because deep down, I longed for Mother's love.

Mother is very chatty in everything, not even rarely her words make me hurt. Mom doesn't care about me either. He never met my needs that he should have started to notice as I grew. I once asked to buy a bra because of changes in body as I age, but never bought. So I had to just wear my sister's miniset.

Entering the level of Junior High, I still do not know the name handbody or other skincare. Never mind buying it, the pocket money is not every day I receive even though I go to school pedaling a bicycle for approximately 7 KM to get to school. I could never save up to buy my own things, because I never had breakfast at home so my pocket money was always running out to buy breakfast at the Canteen. Even so, I am still excited to be able to go to school to pursue my goals to become a successful person.

Once upon a time my relatives gave me some money, but always the money was borrowed by Mother and she never returned it. Even though at that time I had planned to buy my needs that had not been given by Mother. But I'm powerless, I don't dare to bring it up in front of Mom.

Different from Mother, from the first Father was very mysterious, He rarely spoke if not necessary. His attitude was very cold, and seemed indifferent. I certainly didn't expect much attention from him.

Let alone Sister Lili, she never cared about me, and impressed to keep my distance from small. I don't know what's wrong with my family. What's my fault that my family never cared about me.

Only Nadin and Rista were the places where I complained, they were witnesses of how bad my family relationship, which should be a family intertwined with affection.

I was so jealous of them, who had families loving each other. If I could choose, I wouldn't want to be born into this family.

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The morning sunlight broke through the mamasuki ventilation room, making my sleep disturbed. I got my old nokia HP, it's 6 in the morning. I looked around the room, then remembered that I was not in my room but in the house of the Imam.

I immediately got up to grab my stretcher towel hanging in the corner of the room. I took a shower and got ready because it was my first day working as a waiter at a coffee shop. Ach, I never thought this would happen to me.

After taking a shower I immediately went ahead looking for Mbak Su. I saw Madam Su sweeping in the courtyard of the house.

"Dek Erin is awake?" mbak Su asked while stopping his activities. "Sana, breakfast was new after that here, I'll teach you how to work here."

I followed and headed to the kitchen. I open the food hood at the dinner table and take the plate and spoon the rice onto my plate. Today the menu oseng ati ampela and asem vegetables. I immediately finished off my food because I did not want Mbak Su to wait for a long time.

After eating I wash my old dishes and immediately go back to the front. I saw that there were already some people coming. I saw his clothes all neat with black toad pants, shirt, and tie, which I finally knew they were employees of Pokemon Bank to the west of this shop.

I immediately approached Mbak Su who was stirring a cup of coffee and gave it to the man.

"New kid, huh Mommy?" asked the smiling man looking at me. I just bowed in embarrassment while helping Ma'am Su stir two cups of coffee.

"Yes mas Rian. si Ani want to get married so can not work here again," said Mbak Su while carrying a tray containing two cups of coffee.

"Let me Ma'am," I said taking over the tray.

"Well, give it to the two young men sitting in front of ya, who wear black and green shirts."

I immediately brought the cup forward. I saw two young men who I thought were two years old above me sitting relaxed while smoking their cigarettes.

I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, expelling the groggy feeling that now made my hand shake. This was my first time hanging out with men, because I had never been close to men. And now I work in a place where men often spend their free time.

"Monggo mas." I said smilingly as I glanced at them at a glance. I immediately turned around when I felt a hand pull my hand.

"Eh... Beautiful what's your name?"

I saw the young man in a black shirt holding my hand with a smile. I looked at him with a sigh of anger.

"Egrin....Just call me Erin." I tried to smile even though my heart was raging. I don't care about dealing with a man let alone someone I don't know.

"I am Aris, greetings yes," he said as he extended his hand towards me.

I immediately shook his hand awkwardly. My heart raced so hard that I felt like I could hear her pounding. I don't feel my hands sweat.

"I'm Nobel," now it's the young man in the green shirt who extends his hand. I shake it back and say goodbye inside to return the tray. They smiled and nodded their heads.

There were only two young men, but I felt like I was going to die. And just accompany them to talk, because all this time I was not used to this close to men. But from now on I have to get used to it. How is this now my job.

I put the tray back on the table next to the drink window.

"Erin here to sit here first" Ma'am Su called me to join him who was sitting in the chair next to Mas Rian.

I immediately approached them and took a seat beside Mbak Su. I looked at Mas Rian who was also looking at me, then I bowed my head in embarrassment.

"Erin, today you helped Ma deliver coffee, let Mbak just make the coffee. And you also accompany all customers. Invite them to talk in turn to be fair. Do not let the customer be disappointed because later they do not want to come back here again and the stall becomes quiet,"

"Yes, Ma'am,"

"The company of Mas Riyan yes, after that replace the customer in front. Go to the back first. If there's a new customer, call me mbak."

I also nodded to look at Mbak Su who now disappeared behind the door. The atmosphere is getting awkward. I twisted 2 ends of my shirt nervously.

"Where does the original Erin live?" tanya Mas Rian melted the atmosphere.

"Ledre Mas City."

"Oh, deket too. Kog can work here?" tanya Mas Rian while sipping his coffee wedang.

"Pak Imam came to Kotaku looking for employees and met with my neighbors. Then he told my mother and finally here I am now."

"Are you not in school? you look like a kid who's still in school. Kog is working." Mas Rian again asked, maybe he was surprised and curious to see a little girl as a waitress in a coffee shop.

"Actually I was still in the first grade of SMK, but my parents could not afford my school Mas, so I was forced to work. It's because my mother forced me to work here. Otherwise, there's no way I'm here right now." my eyes re-glowed, remembering the incident of that time when I had a disagreement with Mom.

"Oh so, Yaudah you just go first. Work here is not so bad. What is important is that you take care of yourself. Your future is long."

"Yes Mas, I am ahead first Mas." I said as I got up from my seat, because I had to replace accompanying the two customers in front.

"Okay, we'll have another conversation sometime. I work at the Pokemon Bank next door, so I can come here often." Mas Rian smiled then sipped his coffee again a little.

I immediately went forward, sighed for a moment, then met them with a smile on my face because this job was not as bad as the one in my shadow.