THE DUDA MAFIA'S MERCENARY

CHAPTERS 1. IMPACT OF PARENTAL DEATH

The sound of crying filled the small house on the edge of the river, when the hospital called, reporting that both parents Nayla Ariska Putri and Seyna Amalia died at 3 amhari and 5 am.

Losing both parents at once on the same day, without being able to see and guide the moment of death, became a very deep regret for both girls.

However, what to say, the provision of death will not be a single person who can run away and refuse, because in accordance with the promise, that every living thing will surely die, just to wait for the time, waiting for the turn, when and what is the cause of each of us will turn to face Him.

The outbreak of the Covid virus 19 at that time in the Nayla neighborhood, indeed became one of the causes of mass death. The virus becomes a scourge of killers who at any time are ready to take the life of someone including Nayla's parents.

Nayla's parents, who in fact have a livelihood as vegetable traders in the market, are very susceptible to contracting the virus, where the market is one of the most visited places and also the fastest transmission base.

Nayla's parents, who interact with many people every day, eventually contract it, they had a high fever until the relevant party requested that the two be quarantined in the hospital without a single family person who could wait or visit including Nayla and Seyna.

After the process of handling the body was carried out by the hospital, both were immediately buried in a special burial place of Covid patients.

This makes Nayla and her sister very sad to see the procession of holding the body that is not appropriate as in general before the outbreak of covid rampant.

Relatives and neighbors can only provide support from home, even some just say condolences via phone. And some only provide alms in the form of money and food through intermediaries.

Since the death of her parents, Nayla has had to sacrifice her education.

He quit school to take over the responsibility to meet the needs of life and repay the rest of the deceased's debt to loan sharks and finance the treatment of Seyna who has lymph cancer.

Lymph node cancer in the medical world is also called lymphoma cancer, because it includes cancer in the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is closely related to the immune system.

Lymph cancer itself is a type of blood cancer that causes swelling in the lymph nodes. When this cancer develops, it will cause swelling in some parts of the body.

Namely body parts such as neck area, armpits, and ************. Not only swelling, cancer of the lymph nodes also causes pain or pain.

Lymph node cancer cells basically attack white blood cells, just like leukemia. White blood cells are part of the immune system.

So Seyna's immunity continues to weaken over time, especially if she does not get regular treatment.

As a result, Seyna becomes easily sick and then more often has an infection. Seyna's weight also decreased drastically, even though she was not dieting.

This made Nayla's heart ache, her days filled with sadness and tears when she saw the condition of her sister and remembered their economic limitations.

Having no experience at work leaves Nayla at a loss as to what she needs to do in order to make a lot of money.

Nayla tried to continue her parents' business, trading vegetables in the market with the remaining money given by relatives, neighbors and friends of her parents' profession.

Time passed, Nayla's efforts could no longer be maintained, capital increasingly thinned and finally Nayla chose to stop her trading business rather than the rest of the money that was left a little, total run out.

For the sake of survival, Nayla also threw away her embarrassment. Armed with a melodious voice and his favorite guitar, Nayla finally decided to busk in the streets, around the market and around red lights.

The arrival of the new buskers made the old buskers angry, they seized Nayla and took the money from the busking which was quite a lot at the time.

Nayla was in a revolt, but whatever, she was just a woman with limited energy, of course Nayla was unable to fight some men. He could only give up while continuously trying to break free after they all left.

When she remembered Seyna at home, who might not have eaten and was waiting for her return, Nayla's strength appeared, she continued to wriggle, trying to escape from the cupping.

Nayla escapes, but she doesn't have a penny to buy food or to pay for her return.

With a thoughtless step, Nayla finally found a plastic bag containing pieces of bread in a trash can, near a bakery. Then, Nayla tasted the leftover bread. Still worth eating, Nayla takes him home to Seyna.

Hitchhiking in a garbage truck, Nayla finally got home. He immediately gave the bread to his sister as a stomach booster. Meanwhile, he is willing to sleep on an empty stomach that only contains drinking water.

Nayla was sleepy but she couldn't sleep because her stomach was sounding. To ward off hunger, Nayna took a sip of water again, until her stomach felt full.

Tonight Nayla thought, what will she do tomorrow to earn money to buy food.

It was thought by Nayla to meet one of her best friends. Tomorrow morning, Nayla will go to the market and ask for help so that she can work as a porters there.

In the morning, after cleaning the house and making a makeshift breakfast for Seyna, Nayla also said goodbye to her sister to find work.

"Sir, Nay left first! Are you okay, brother Nay staying?" ask Nayla.

"Yes, it's okay" replied Seyna.

"Breakfast and drink you, brother put it here, so you can easily take it. If you want to go to the bathroom, you have to be careful, you don't want to until you fall" said Nayla again.

"Yes, go! Don't worry about me too much. Kak Nay's job is very heavy, well I just take care of myself. I should be able to Brother!"

"Dear, be careful!" nayla said with a smile. Nayla knew, Seyna was trying hard in front of her, so that she would not be sad and worried.

Waving and excited, Nayla stepped out to the market to look for Dewo, one of the hip-hoppers who in recent months has become her best friend.

Nayla hopes that, through her best friend, she is shown the way to earn money as a lifeline.