L'm... Baby Sugar
New Life

I left our house, armed with my savings and donation money when Mama died, which I kept for years, I'll look for boarding.

After walking for a long time I finally found a boarding house that was quite cheap. I was so happy to go into the boarding room measuring 3x4 meters, not too big indeed but in the room there was a fairly soft mattress. After many years of living on the road I can finally feel sleep in a comfortable place. I lay my body on the bed, so I didn't realize I was asleep.

"Kakaaaa... kakaaa where are you kaka?" I heard the voice of the woman who shouted calling a name I did not know.

"Mamiiiiiii.." I woke up from my dream screaming. 'Mommy?' my mind in my heart. 'Who are my mom and dad always in my dreams?'

"I'd better take a shower." I got out of the room and went into the bathroom. Not to forget I have bought enough decent toiletries, so I do not need to feel ashamed of my boarding friends. When I live on the street, I usually take a bath in a public bath that is so uncomfortable that the toiletries I use are only potluck.

I finished my bath and counted my savings. "It looks like this is still enough to eat for a month."

The next day I started walking to find a job, but until the afternoon I had not found a decent job for me. I don't even have a diploma because I've never been to school. Even reading and writing I can't, of course people will think twice about accepting people like me. It's true said Tania, finding a job for someone like us is not easy.

I've been walking here and there for a week looking for work, but I haven't found it yet. My heart began to be hit by anxiety because my savings money was running low. As I sat down in despair suddenly a woman, uh precisely the man dressed as a woman approached me.

"Hello beautiful, what are you doing here?"

"Sorry Om, uh my aunt is looking for a job."

"You call me Aunt Mira."

"Oh yeah Aunt Mira, I'm looking for a job."

"What's your name, pretty boy? and how old are you?"

"My name is Kanaya aunty, it is likely that I am twelve or thirteen years old, I do not know exactly how many."

"Well Kanaya, you want to do any work, baby?"

"Of course Aunt Mira, I want to do any job."

"Good, will you be the guard at Kanaya's salon? you sleep enough in my salon, take care of it at night, and clean the salon before my customers come."

"Now... Want aunty, I want to." I replied with sparkling eyes. I really feel lucky to meet Aunt Mira, even allowed to live in her shophouse, is not I no longer need to pay the costs if I live in the shophouse.

"Well, now that you're bringing your stuff to my shop, you see that row of shophouses across the street that's in the middle of my salon, I'm waiting for you later in the afternoon, Kanaya."

"Good Aunt."

"Then what about your parents? Don't you have to give them permission before you take my job?"

"Sorry Aunt, my parents are dead."

"Oh sorry, fine then. I'm waiting for you to arrive Kanaya."

Rushed I went back to the hostels and then paid off to the hostess if I couldn't stay at the hostel anymore. It turned out that the hostess was very good, she even returned half of the payment because I only occupied my room for less than a month. I am very grateful because whatever nominal money I have today is very valuable to connect my life.

I then headed to a salon that was shown by Aunt Mira. A nice and luxurious salon, when I stepped into the salon, looked the sharp gaze of several salon caspters looking at me from top to bottom.

"O homeless boy, who let you into this salon?"

"Sorry Mba, I just told Aunt Mira to come to this salon."

"Don't lie, there's no way Aunt Mira's taking a badass like you in here."

I could only silently hear their insults. One of the salon's kapster turned out to be called Aunt Mira. "What is this storm? not good to hear the customer?"

"It's aunt, there's a quarterback coming into the salon."

He then approached me who was being mobbed by some capsters. Aunt Mira was so happy to see me coming. "Kanaya, you're finally coming too, baby."

"Loh Aunt knows him?"

"Indeed the Aunt who sent Kanaya to this salon anyway, from today no one ever dared to insult Kanaya, if you dare to hurt Kanaya, you will be fired!"

"Kanaya, let's go up, I'll show you a room for you son."

"Good Aunt, thank you."

We then left the capsters who seemed to whisper while looking at me so sharply. I then entered into a room on the second floor, a room that was quite spacious, wider compared to my boarding room. In addition to the bathroom, this room also features a small television measuring 14 inches. I feel so happy, I've only seen what television means.

"Kanaya, you live in this room yes, actually this room I often use when resting here, but now there is you. Your task here is to clean the entire room of the salon before the salon is open, make sure all the equipment is in place and in a neat state. The floor of the salon should also always be clean, and the room of the salon is always fragrant."

"Good Aunt Mira."

"If you have free time, you can study with the capsters, so if the salon is short on energy you can help them work."

"Good Aunt."

"Yes you have now cleaned your body first, I want you to look clean and fragrant so that it is not underestimated by others. After that you eat the food I've bought, it's on the table, and if you're done resting, tomorrow you can start working."

"Thank you so much Auntie, Aunt Mira has been so kind to me. How can I repay Auntie's kindness?"

"Let's just remember Kanaya, one day you will definitely be able to reply to all of this" said Aunt Mira with a slight grin.

He then left my room. I lay my body on the bed. 'Truly a mattress that is so soft and comfortable, so this is called a spring bed?' my mind in my heart.

I then walked into the bathroom, a bathroom that I thought looked luxurious, with a shower and toilet seat that I had never met before. "How am I gonna wear all this? Just saw it I've just never."