THE CLOSED SIDE
BLACK CLOUD
That morning a little girl named Rara was walking down a towering building in a small town but held a bitter memory of her life.
Yes Rara, a girl who has the full name Tara Putri Utami but is more akarab in the call Rara is the first child of a married couple who was officially divorced since Rara was in class VIII (eight) First High School.
Since then Rara's life Turned 180°, how not the originally cheerful girl loose without burden now have to accept the fact that her parents have separated and choose each other's lives.
In his life, the bitterness that is obtained without a parent figure beside him makes people around him dare to insult even not infrequently he gets rough treatment from his mother's family even in front of him he must see her youngest sister received violence from her own cousin kaka just because they no longer have a full family and live in her grandmother's house.
For years he had felt the pain and pain of the life he lived, the days of humiliation, of burden. But he never despair for the sake of making his family happy, especially his two younger siblings.
morning had turned into noon, the sun that seemed to be on top of his head was very hot, the throat began to feel drag until he decided to look for a stall and buy a drink.
After a day he walked looking for a job but no company received him yet, with the reason there are no vacancies and also not a few who reject it because of the height of the body that does not enter the criteria of the company.
" I won't give up, I'll get a job, I'll fight for my sisters so I don't get any more insults from my mother's family". Rara said in her heart.
Until Rara arrived at a small shop owned by middle-aged women, Rara smiled because she finally found a place to rest for a while, after walking around the industrial complex in her city lived, rara immediately expressed her intention to buy a bottle of mineral water.
" Excuse me.." . Rara said with a smile towards the middle-aged woman before her.
" yes, can I help you ?". Ask the woman while returning Rara's smile.
" i want to buy bottled mineral water bu, how much does it cost?". said Rara while taking the mineral water above the sales window.
" ohhh, it costs 3000 naks". Said the owner of the shop.
" this is the money ma'am". said Rara while giving a piece of money fractional 5000 from the pocket of his shirt.
"alright, here's the change, son" said the owner of the stall while offering a piece of 2000 bills to Rara.
"Thank you ma'am". Rara.
"Either-Together". Said the woman
When Rara wanted to step away she saw a wooden bench next to the shop, Rara undo her intention to leave and chose to rest for a while in the shop, yes, Rara's legs felt sore after wandering around looking for work, quickly Rara twisted her body to face the woman.
"Sorry ma'am, is the chair deliberately provided for visitors who come here ?". Ask Rara.
"Yes son, what's wrong ?". Answer the shop owner, and ask Rara again.
"Of course, anyone can sit on the bench, because I deliberately prepare for everyone who wants to rest". Answer the shop owner.
"Thank you very much mom". Rara said
"Together, take a break, son." Said the shop owner.
Rara quickly sat on the bench, and opened the lid of the bottle of mineral water she bought and gulped it down. "ahh, it feels so relieved". Inner Rara.
Rara sat alone before long the shadow of the mass often reappeared his heart felt sore, he remembered when his father and mother had a big fight and decided to separate, he said, his heart grew sore when the shadow of his father decided to remarry with a widow with one child whose age is not too far with the age of Rara, not only that, he also had to accept the bitter reality when his mother decided to go to work out of the island to meet the needs of her and her children, batin Rara again hurt when she saw and felt the treatment of her mother's family to her sister as well as to Rara herself.
Not feeling his tears began to drip and wet his cheeks, but Rara who realized it immediately used her palms and fingers to wipe her tears, because he had promised himself not to show his sadness to anyone he had to look strong in front of anyone, especially in front of his two younger siblings, without realizing a pair of eyeballs had since noticed him, yes, she is Asih's mother, the owner of the shop.
Rara who was daydreaming suddenly fell out of her daydream when a hand patted her shoulder, as she stared at the ternya woman who had been in her stall since approaching Rara there.
"Sorry mom I took too long to rest here". Rara said nervously. He thought the woman would throw him out because he sat there too long, Rara quickly stood up.
" Sit down you look so tired, son". Soft Ashy foam.
Kemudian Rara duduk kembali di tempat semula dan diikuti oleh Bu Asih duduk di sampingnya, Rara hanya diam karna suasana hatinya belum sepenuhnya membaik akibat bayangan masalalunya kembali terlintas difikirannya.
"You why son?, I noticed that you're daydreaming, it's not good to daydream alone, are you looking for a job ?". Ask mommy gently.
"Tiii. no ma'am, I'm a little tired". Rara said
"Yes ma'am, I'm looking for your job no company has accepted me yet, maybe my sustenance". Rara said back
"What are you graduates, son ?". Ask bu Asih
"Vocational High School (SMK)" replied Rara.
"You didn't go to college, son ?". Ask bua Asih
"No ma'am, I want to ease my parents' burden". Rara replied while looking at the smile she had brought, but the sadness in her heart could not be hidden, the puddles of tears welled up her eyes were clearly visible. How not to go to college and get an S1 degree is his dream but the condition of his family that is not intact makes him think to choose work, let alone college to eat hard, too, even SPP during his school was delinquent and had not been paid until he graduated, making Rara increasingly rounded his intention to work, luckily the school does not hold his diploma, he happens to be attending a State school so there is no term to hold the diploma when his students have arrears.
sadness again appeared on his face, when he remembered his friend who was busy following SBMPTN, and remembered the offer of Scholarship from his teacher but he refused because he decided to work, so he decided to work, yes Rara is one of the achievement students from her school, until the day she met with a businessman who attended events at her school and motivated her to be successful.
