The Winter Promise

Chapter 137: The Mission of Troubles the Second Part.

“Are you ready Rik?”

I asked Riki who was beside me.

“Either why after getting here, I became doubtful Mar.”

“I am so too.”

Currently, we have arrived at the night entertainment center area located in West Jakarta. Actually the place is not far from my school, but I did not expect that this place if my night became like this.

When I got there, I got to ten o'clock at night. It took us three hours to get here.

I guess by using a taxi will make the trip much faster, it turns out the same. Indeed, when we were on the toll road, the road was smooth and only the ones outside Jakarta were jammed. But when we got off the highway, the road was still crowded with vehicles that made us have to be in the traffic.

“What time is Mar?”

“Jam ten nights, really why?”

I showed my watch to Riki.

“Thank God we got here before the show started.”

“I don't know why Jakarta can be that busy.”

“Not that it's common?”

“Really!”

Maybe because I rarely leave the house, so I do not know that Jakarta is so chaotic.

“Not this area is a famous night area in Jakarta it.”

Oho! You know about this place. I just found out today.

“It seems so, I myself do not know this place.”

“From a long standing here, we better go in so as not to suspect Mar.”

Riki's advice to me.

“You're right too Rik, let's start going in!”

As we walked in, we felt a very different air. Eve wanted to be like saying that this place was not a suitable place for us to go to.

Look at the buildings and shops there. Here it turns out there are a lot of bars, karaoke places, and other nightlife places.

There are also many lodging here. I should have known about it anyway.

“What SMK kids like us have no problem coming to a place like this Mar?”

Riki was also hesitant to enter a place like this.

“I think there is no prohibition that says SMK children are prohibited from coming to a place like this. It's just that, in the community already considers this place too taboo for SMK children like us.”

“True also.”

Actually I know why that makes Riki uncomfortable when entering this area.

There are a lot of eyes looking at us right now. Whether it's a boy or a girl, it's also not uncommon for women to tease us when we're passing through some bars.

But I have only recently entered a world different from the one I have been living in.

“It turns out this place is very crowded yes, even though it is night.”

Riki said something very stupid when he saw people passing around us.

“The name is also night entertainment place.”

We also continued to step towards our destination, which is one of the hotels that are here.

Using the map on my phone, we walked there.

“Mar!”

Riki closed my eyes with both hands.

“What's up? I can't see.”

I tried to take Riki's hand out of my eyes.

“There's something we shouldn't have seen.”

“You yourself saw it.”

I removed Riki's hand from my eyes and cast my gaze in the other direction.

When I threw my eyes in the other direction, my eyes were fixed on a passageway that was there. Although it was quite dark there, but I could tell that there were two people doing something I didn't want to know about it at all.

“Abang-branch handsome go where?”

There were two women who approached us and tried to tempt us.

Riki and I did not answer the woman's question and continued walking.

“Do you guys want to have fun?”

“Sorry, we are currently in a hurry to come somewhere.”

I answered their question because I felt bad about ignoring it.

“There is no harm in having fun first with us before going there.”

One of the women approached me and tried to pick me up.

“I'll satisfy you.”

He whispered it in my ear, which made my body goosebumps a little.

It turned out that it was not only me who got such a thing, Riki also got the same thing.

We also speed up our steps so we can get away from them.

“You two are not cool!”

The two women said after we left them.

This place is really creepy for people like us to enter. If it wasn't for Kichida, I wouldn't have entered this place at that time.

I don't know how long we'll be at our destination. I don't want to see people like that anymore. Good thing they didn't force me to come with them, if they forced me not to know what else to do.

I have to strengthen my faith here, remember my only goal is to save Kichida instead of the others.

“This place is too creepy... Why is a creepy place like this called a place of entertainment?”

Even people in the class of Riki are also frightened when dealing with these women.

“Maybe we alone can not feel the pleasant impression of this place Rik.”

“You're right Mar.”

We also continued walking through the area.

The deeper we entered the area, the more people there were. And more and more women in front of the inn were offering something to those who passed them.

Then, Riki stopped at a fast food place that was there.

“You don't want to eat first Mar?”

“Truely too, we have not had dinner at all.”

Because after school, we just changed clothes and went straight to Miyuki's house.

“How? Do you want to eat first?”

“It looks like we better deal with hunger first until we are completely finished with the Kichida.” problem

Because I've seen something that makes me not want to eat there.

“Why Mar?”

“I do not want when eating will be disturbed by women like earlier.”

I told Riki to see what was going on inside the restaurant.

Because the place had a very large glass window, so we could clearly see what was inside. Apparently there are also some women who tease customers who are eating there.

There were even some women who accompanied the customer to eat and gave a little servant.

“You're right Mar, we better hold back our hunger than be seduced by them.”

Riki went back to goosebumps after remembering what happened before.

We continued our journey to the hotel.

“Here a lot of women who use minimal clothes.”

Of course, if it's not like that there are people who are interested in them. That is one they market themselves to.

“Why are places like this allowed in Jakarta?”

Riki was curious about it.

“Can you, why can't you? Because the tax they pay to the government is quite large, so a place like this is left alone.”

It is impossible for the government to stop something that is the source of their income. Unless the government sees the norms that exist in Indonesia in assessing something, maybe a place like this has been closed.

“It looks like a place like this should not be visited by children our age Mar.”

“You're right Rik.”

We are not so tempted by what is here.

But I can't deny that the temptation here is terrible.

“What place are we headed to is still far Mar?”

“In the meantime, because the hotel we want to visit is in the middle of this region.”

I showed my phone to Riki.

“How big is this area huh?”

Riki tried to look at the end of the road that was in front of us.

“It looks very big.”

Because it has the title of a night entertainment center in Jakarta, of course, this area is very large.

“How is the state of this area during the day?”

“It looks like during the day, this area is operating as usual.”

“Normally?”

“Iya, where to eat serves food, where karaoke serves karaoke services and so do others. But there is no special service they offer them like at night.”

I know this from the stories I've heard from others. I don't know if that's true or not. I wanted to make sure but I was so scared that I had to deal with women like that.

“Special service?”

Riki started thinking about something after hearing that.

“Stop thinking that kind of Rik!”

“I'm sorry, I'm not aware.”

Just be right!

“I won't blame you because it's the atmosphere here that makes us want to think like that.”

I told you that the temptation in this place is huge.

“Do you still contact Maul Mar?”

“I still contact him via message only.”

I also showed my conversation with Maul to Riki.

“And he has said that he will keep an eye on us, maybe at this time he also knows what we are talking about.”

Because we're talking about Maul here. Knowing my talk and Riki here is not difficult for people like him.

When we got there, we saw a woman who was still with us. Because of all the women we found here are average adults and only she is as good as us.

What the hell is he doing here?

I don't want to think about it, maybe he's looking for his dad who works around here.

Then our eyes met her, and she came straight to us.

“You two, do you two want to have fun with me tonight?”

Just like the others he also offered himself to me.

“What are you doing here?”

Ask Riki.

“Of course to work.”

The woman replied to Riki while teasing him a little.

“How are you two? I guarantee you will satisfy you.”

“Sorry, we came here not to do such a thing.”

I explained our intentions to him.

“Then what are you guys coming here for?”

“We are looking for our friend who is here.”

“What friends of yours are also working here?”

Of course people will think like that.

“No, our friend just got lost and ended up in a place like this.”

There's no way I'm telling them that in a place like this there's a human auction.

We walked back and left him. I saw my clock and time showed me at half-eleven in the night. There was still an hour and thirty minutes left before the auction began.

“Do you not want to hire me? I'm very grateful if you want to use my services.”

She followed us and begged both of us.

“Pardon me once again, we are in a hurry and there is no time to do such a thing.”

Riki and I sped up our steps, but she still followed us and sped up.

I just saw a woman who was this strong. I guess she'll give up like the two women before.

“Please, I need money to pay my family debt.”

Hearing that made me and Riki stop our steps.

I also saw a cafe nearby.

Uh! I was actually lazy to go in there, but I could not bear to leave this woman after hearing that.

“Can we talk in the cafe for a minute?”

“Are you serious Mar!? Not that our time is not much.”

Riki was surprised by the decision I made.

“Quiet, we're just for a minute.”

We went to the cafe to talk. At first when we entered, there were some women who were looking at us, but because he saw that we were coming in with women as well. They were not finally able to get close to us.

It turns out that here the competition is quite healthy as well huh.

“You just order food to prop up the stomach Rik.”

“Good Mar!”

Riki also ordered french fries and brown bread there.

“Can I order a drink also Mar?”

“Please.”

“Lemon Tea one.”

Riki gave me his order.

“I milk shake stroberinya one.”

I also gave my order.

“You order only.”

I offered that to him too.

“I don't need food, I just need money.”

“Already, just order any food or drink you want.”

I forced it on him.

“Then I also order strawberry milk shake.”

After ordering, we went to an empty table there.

“So, what do you want to talk about?”

Ask the woman to me.

“How much debt does your family have?”

I asked him back.

“Do I have to say it here?”

The woman objected to that.

Of course he'll mind.

“Tell me, not that you said you wanted money.”

Saying to him.

Not long after, the order we ordered came.

“This is the order Mr.”

“Thank you.”

“I ate first ya Mar!”

Riki, who was hungry, immediately ate the brown bread he had ordered. I put fries in our midst so we could enjoy them together.

“So, how much does your family owe?”

“One million five hundred.”

Just that?

Does your family not have that kind of money?

It's a really stupid question, if anything for what he got like this. Maybe I'll change the question a little.

“Why can your family have that much debt?”

“Do what I say to you.”

The woman still refused to tell us.

“You want no money?”

I said to him while enjoying my milk shake stroberi.

“My family is a poor family. My mother only worked as a traveling washerman, and my father worked as a building porter.”

Ow hell! I was wrong to ask this.

“We have to owe because at that time my mother fell ill and there was no cost to seek treatment.”

“Why did you go here to make money? Not that there are still many jobs you can find.”

“I know this from my neighbor if I can earn money easily and quickly by selling myself here.”

I don't know if the intentions of your neighbor are good or not, but it seems that he's not right to tell her to come and work here for a child his age.

“Have you ever sold yourself to someone?”

“Not yet, because this is the first time and I am still hesitant to offer myself. Moreover, most who come here are adults.”

Right too, it's only fitting that Riki and I were quite conspicuous when they came here.

“That's why when I see you two, I have a little courage to talk because you guys seem to be as good as I am.”

“How old are you?”

“Seventeen years.”

He was two years different from me.

I finished my milk shake and Riki finished eating.

He seems very hungry.

I took out a piece of paper in my wallet and picked up the tissue on the table.

“Rik did you bring a pen?”

“Of course.”

Riki took out a pen from his pants pocket.

After filling the two papers, I gave them to the woman.

“You take the check to the bank listed there to find it, hopefully the money I gave you can help your family to pay off the debts.”

The woman was shocked and moved to see the check I gave her.

“Are you sure you gave this to me?”

“Yes, and also the number listed on the tissue paper is my number. You can call me if you need a job to earn money. I hope you don't go to a place like this again.”

“Thank you, I'm very grateful to you guys. Are you sure you gave me this without telling me to do anything?”

“Reserve a little of yourself... Come on Rik, we go.”

Before I left, I picked up one fries and we left it alone.

“Well you Mar gave him that kind of money, and also since when did you bring the check?”

“That was the check that Mr. Hari gave me and I have not used until now.”

Actually compared to the money I have, the money I gave just now is not much.

“Are you sure you gave him Mar's money, what if he lied to us?”

“If he's lying it's none of my business, I just intend to help him. Let's just say I'm doing this so we can make it easier to save Kichida.”

“Aaminn..”.

We continued our journey to the hotel. And this time, no obstacle prevented us until we arrived in front of the hotel.

the End Chapter 137