The second match

Episode 01's

Raisa always tries to be a good wife to her husband Bram.

Serving whatever her husband needs, even if only seen one eye.

"Why do you take care of that little fellow every day.?"

Every day her mother-in-law always said the same thing, even until now maybe thousands of times she heard the words from her in-laws.

"Being looking for work, rather than at home is nothing, while spending continues."

"Sorry ma, it was Bram who forbade Raisa to work. Who's gonna take care of Elena."

"That was, now it's different. Your husband's economy is hard, your son's at home with mom."

Since Raisa lived in her in-laws' house, almost every day her mother-in-law always concerned about Raisa who was only unemployed. Her in-laws considered her whereabouts and her son to be a burden to her husband.

Not to mention her husband who was always indifferent to her existence.

After Rima's father died a few months ago, his house was mortgaged to one of the banks. Now the house was confiscated because Bram could not afford the installment of each month. Bram who asked Raisa to borrow money in the bank on the grounds that the money will be used to enlarge his business.

Not so great uh the business that was carried out in-laws even went bankrupt without leave, while Bram who worked in a business spread in this city was dismissed disrespectfully.

After being caught embezzling the funds of a company that is not small, the money borrowed from the bank has run out to finance the legal process that ensnared it.

"Raisa will try to find work ma."

Not wanting to continue arguing with her in-laws, Raisa relented.

This morning Raisa by carrying the file in her hand wants to try her luck by going to the company that wants to accept her work.

Tired of all day walking around no company wants to accept it, Raisa will stop by her best friend's house around here.

"Mel I want to work like you can't?"

" My job is rough, it's not suitable for a graduate like you."

"Mel I can make an application with my High School diploma or Junior High School, I need a job right now."

"Tomorrow I recommend to the section chief yes."

Raisa came home on foot tens of kilos, want to ride the angkot no money at all in his wallet

"What have you done.."

"No one wants to accept me yet.."

"You shouldn't have to go home first, you have to sit down."

Raisa left her in-laws sitting on the living room couch, nothing to rely on in this house. Raisa must be smart to deal with situations like this, she saw Elena was asleep in the room.

It's been too late the clock shows at 21:00, her husband spends every day playing online games every day.

As if there is never a boss, who wants to love work if not nyari. Money will come by itself, without having to bother work.

After preparing herself Raisa lying next to her son, indeed since marriage until now she has never slept one room with her husband.

Whether her husband is impotent or how Raisa never knows, so Raisa chose to take a child in an orphanage to comfort him.

Sometimes seeing his son asleep arises a very guilty feeling, adopting him from the orphanage instead of making him happy even makes him suffer with his current state.

All of Raisa's homework includes shopping for daily necessities, once when her husband was still working the salary of her husband-in-law. Raisa is only given enough sometimes must also be enough.

Her in-laws just sit at home, every day her son just play games in-laws I just keep quiet.

From today on I am determined to make myself and my son happy, other matters are matters later.

Today there is good news from Amel, I can start working tomorrow. I lay in infinity, there was a speck of bright light

At least I was not always humbled by my in-laws, I was always compared to my next-door neighbor's daughter-in-law.

Beautiful neat and fragrant, also have a good job, become a famous company secretary.

You can buy your own car, independent and still a lot of praise from her in-laws.

I never avenged all of my in-laws' treatment, I still respect her as my parents.

Back when I was about to graduate Bram proposed to me, and my dad agreed. I just resigned to this marriage, I consider a responsible and established male figure.

I never found out what her family background is, which I know is that she's an only child and works for one of the biggest companies in town. His father had no mother running the family property business, early on his mother was very friendly to me.

My father's two months of marriage followed my mother to heaven, and now it's 7 months of marriage.

Marriage on paper, reality is much different than dreams.

I woke up earlier than usual, I didn't want my first day at work to make a bad impression on my boss.

Elena has taken a bath and perfumed, I've fed her and made her milk.

"Dear mommy works for money first."

"Yes mama, ati ati dijayan.."

Elena kissed the back of my hand and I kissed her forehead.

Only with me did Elena talk a lot, with the others just remaining silent like fear.

I don't care maybe my husband and in-laws never invited her to play, so Elena was quiet

"Include this new employee who will join you, I hope you can take it well."

You could say he is the foreman of the factory where he works, grateful there is Amel who painstakingly taught him as a beginner.

Here the employees are also good, there is a sense of family working here.

Jeans fabric manufacturing plant, work starts at 7 am to 3 pm. If anyone works more than 3 hours is considered overtime, Amel explained.

Amel often take overtime, because overtime money is always enough for daily needs and pay costs. While the salary is partly sent to the village there is his sister who is still in school, partly saved of course.

For beginners it is not too difficult to follow just need patience, and patience.

To save money I bring supplies to the factory for lunch, if overtime the supply is half for lunch and the other half for dinner.

I'm so grateful that someone still accepts me for work. Right now what work I do not matter, as long as there is income rather than idle.

At home it was actually also like I was not at home, but there was no other choice. I have to work even harder, taking overtime every day is no problem. If there is money, you can do it, but the reality is like that.

At lunchtime I cry, remember Elena at home. My parents-in-law and husband take good care of her, but Amel keeps encouraging me I work to make Elena happy so I have to be strong.