
After Vina finished her business at the market, Vina intended to return to Meranti 3.
"Where are you Vin, why come home this afternoon. I thought you were lost and didn't know the way home. I was confused where to look for you", Tuti was worried.
"Yes, after the expedition office where sister-in-law works. I went to the market trying to find a job. And there I've got a job to peel the onion skin.
The result is not much, but rather than nothing. The salary we get depends a lot or not on the red onion we peel.
Her salary can be taken weekly every Saturday, or monthly at the end of the month", Vina tells how the work is done.
"But it works tired, Vin, the waist feels willing to break. Especially if you regularly work every day", Tuti told Vina.
"All work will feel tired if we don't do it. It's okay, brother. The important thing is that I can work and earn income rather than nothing", Vina ihklas.
"Yes anyway. Yes it's up to you. Hopefully you can get a better job again huh", Tuti gave Vina encouragement.
"Thank you sister, Vina and Clara want to take a shower first", Vina said to leave Tuti in the living room before going to the bathroom, Vina first wanted to go into her room. It just so happened that Vina's room was in the back near the bathroom.
"Oh yes, Vin. You after the shower we eat together yes, it's okay. Later you just come to the living room", Tuti invites Vina.
"It's okay, brother, don't need to take nicotine. Vina had eaten. My brother ate. No need to think about it and hesitate to us, we will cook ourselves too", Vina refused and felt reluctant to have troublesome Tuti, afraid even burdened the Tuti family.
"That's Vin, not ngerepotin. It's okay at all times, anyway you will finish the bath come to the living room. We eat together. This time you must not refuse", Vina could not refuse Tuti's invitation to eat together.
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After finishing the bath, all the food was served Tuti in the living room. A meal together awaits the arrival of Vina and Clara.
"Oh sister, so not good. Even having to wait for us", Vina felt bad, because the Tuti family had been waiting for a long time.
"It's okay, you sit here. Don't be shy and shy, what is available can be eaten, don't be shy" Tuti told.
Vina immediately took her rice, first feeding Clara. Then immediately filled his stomach.
While eating Tuti asked, "So when did you start working Vin?".
"Tomorrow early in the morning we will leave the house, the store is open between 7-8 am. It is okay to start it once in the morning, so that the afternoon can get a lot of onions that can be peeled. And of course so that my salary next month can be a lot", Vina told her wish.
"Yes too, you keep your health, Vin. Oh yeah how do you eat it?", Tuti reminded.
"Yes brother. We will cook ourselves separately from the kitchen sister, so that we can be independent and not ngerepotin brother. Every day we will bring food supplies to work, to be more efficient" said Vina.
After all had felt full, Vina rushed to clean the dirty dishes and immediately clean in the kitchen.
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Is.ku. .ru.yuk...
The rooster sounds.
Vina immediately got ready to cook and immediately settled everything that needed to be brought. Because all day Vina and Clara will be outside, including Clara's change of clothes were brought.
Vina also started her first day of work with great enthusiasm and all prayers and hopes are offered so that everything she does can be a blessing, a blessing, and if all could be smooth and opened his provision by the Power and kept away from all misfortune and calamity.
Completed all restyled Vina also went on public transport, only takes 15 minutes. Vina arrived at the store before 7 am, apparently there were other mothers waiting. Before the store opened, Vina also tried to get familiar and know each other with mothers who are one profession with her.
"Mom would also like to work as a red onion peeler here?. So fast coming, mom lives around here huh. Whose mother's name?", asked Vina kindly and curiously while saying her name.
"Yes, my house is quite far from here, take an angkot once. My name is Ranti", replied Ranti kindly.
"You yourself how, your house is near here, so come early in the morning?", asked Ranti back.
"No, just like mom once took the shuttles. I really need a job and have to bring a child so I have to do this job", Vina was honest about her situation.
"I too, I was left by my husband and I have 3 children, my son lives at home, because there is his brother is 6 years and 8 years old", Ranti was open to his condition.
"This is how life in Jakarta must be harder to fight, in order to survive. Still more grateful I still have 1 child, if you already have 2 or 3. It might be very difficult to cover the cost of living" Vina murmured in her heart.
So everyday Vina always brings with her Clara while peeling onions, Vina does not know when to do this profession.
Surely life goes on and continues to have to fight to be able to live life. Sometimes after finishing peeling the onion. Vina looks for onions in a pile of red onion skin garbage where she knows there is a tececer or fall, or just a small onion.
It is also good for the needs of kitchen spices at home and the rest is collected, after collecting about 1-5 kg then sold to buyers below market price. Good sales to cover the kitchen needs.
Sometimes Vina also collects garbage bottles used bottled water bottles, if more meet on the road. Or when the market is so much scattered. Vina collected it and brought it home and after a considerable amount then sold it to the besieger.
Vina must be smart to process anything in order to make money. Vina is also not shy about working as a washerman and scrubber. Because Vina's week is off, don't peel the onions. Vina was willing to be a washerman and scourer to neighbors in need.
Vina lived a life without Radit. Struggling to raise Clara herself. No word from Radit. Not even Radit tried to find Vina and Clara. Vina resigned herself and did not hope for Radit anymore. And have to bury deep memories with Radit.
Vina's life improved a little, Vina already had her own contract not to contract at Tuti's house anymore. Vina is grateful to still be able to eat 3 times a day. Never owed it to a neighbor.