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This afternoon in a cafe that is quite crowded there is a girl who is happy because she just received a salary.
"So good that I received a salary"
"Haha yes dong mba"
"Today's a great cafe race, you help Sena at the cashier ya Ra"
"Okay, ready queen hahaha" he said to senior employees at the cafe
Dara, she works at the cafe after school. It has been 2 years since he worked as a waitress in a cafe to meet his needs since the brother did not exist. Fortunately, the people at the cafe were nice to him.
Although still have a father but for the cost of living Dara must fulfill it himself. The father who hated Dara did not want the money from his work to be used to support Dara. Dara's friends at the cafe also know how Dara's life, although they do not know how to tell the details of the sweet girl's life.
In addition to Arinda who knows about the story of Dara's life, there is also a senior Goddess in the cafe who Dara has considered like her own sister. And the man named Cloud the waiter at the cafe is also the one who secretly likes Dara. But, Dara was never sensitive to the attitude of the Clouds, for him Awan was his best friend and brother.
"Ra, will I take you home?" The clouds try umpteenth time to drive Dara home tonight
"No Wan, thank you"
"Why do you always refuse if I want to take you home?"
"I just don't want to take care of you Wan"
"You know I'm nawarin you that means I'm ready to be repotted with you Ra"
"But, I'm not good because I like to keep taking your pills"
"Are you afraid that I might be bothered or that I might meet your father?"
"Yes, that's one of them as well" in a soft voice Dara replied
"Ra, I also want to protect you. I also want to make sure you get home safely. And I also want to make sure you don't get hurt by your father again"
"I'm fine, Wan. Thank you for caring about me" that sincere smile was engraved on Dara's thin lips
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The clock shows at 11 p.m. After the Clouds again forced Dara to drive home tonight because somehow she suddenly felt more worried about the girl tonight. Dara finally agreed to be escorted home by Awan, but on the condition that Awan only be able to take him to the front of the alley of his house. Dara didn't want Awan to see his father again.
The last time they met the father who cursed the Clouds and beat him. Dara wasn't very happy with the incident. Therefore Dara always tried to reject the invitation of the clouds to go home together. But actually Awan did not have a problem with the problem at that time, it was precisely that that made Awan always wanted to drive him home to make sure Dara was not scolded by his father.
Bugh
Prang
The sound of a flower vase that hit and finally fell to the floor welcomed Dara's return tonight. The blood dripping on Dara's forehead seemed to no longer hurt. Perhaps because it was too ordinary he got such treatment from his father.
"Just come home to you. Quickly make me food" the stern voice seemed to give orders without being denied in the slightest by Dara
"Yes dad"
Not only this time Dara came home greeted with a flower vase throw by her father. Too often Dara gets such harsh treatment. Even Arinda often saw bruises or bleeding wounds and even scratches on Dara's body. Likewise with Mba Dewi, who every time he saw Dara come to the cafe with a wound then he would immediately buy the girl medicine.
"This is the food's father"
"Hm"
After finishing providing food for her father, Dara had to wash clothes and clean up the messy house. Her father left for work after Dara left for school and was going home in the afternoon.
With someone who works as one of the employees in a company certainly has enough salary to finance Dara school. But for the father, his salary money is very illegal if used for Dara's needs.
"Dad, Dara won the 2nd science olympiad yesterday"
"What's? Only champion 2. You useless kid, you idiot. You have to learn so you can win 1. Remember you have the same debt I owe to continue living as Rinjani right"
Plaques
The slap was clearly heard in Dara's ear followed by a red mark on her left cheek.
"Sorry dad, but I'm not as smart as big brother"
"Yes, you are not my son Rinjani. You're just the son of the unlucky bearer who made my wife and Rinjani die"
"Hiks.." Dara could only hear her father's words
"To this day I still want to hold you here because of my wife's will. But until whenever you're not my son"
"Hiks, but Dara loves me. Can't you think of Dara as a little father's son"
"It is illegal for me to consider people who have killed my wife and children as family especially until I have to care about it"
Brakes
The sound of breaking the door seemed to resuscitate Dara if her father was no longer in front of her.
"I love you dad"
"Mom, Rinjani. Did you hate Dara so much. Then until when Dara must survive. Dara's tired"
That roaring cry accompanied Dara tonight. No longer concerned with the wound being pierced and his cheek that even the corner of his lips was also bleeding from the slap earlier. Dara tries to close her eyes to sleep and hopes that tomorrow morning she can forgive what hurts tonight.
For Dara as painful as her father's treatment, Dara still loves her father. Although sometimes he feels tired of pretending to be strong and pretending to be good in front of others.
But, Dara is still Dara who does not want to be pitied by others. He who always tries to be a good child for the sake of being considered by his father. Even since childhood, his father never mentioned his name. In the past when her brother was still there, Dara was always defended by her brother if the father had started to get angry at Dara. Now that there is no longer an older brother, then his father is now free to get angry, cursing and even torturing him.
He also had to be willing to work to meet his life needs including school fees. Dara was also required to be like Rinjani the older brother. Not only that, but Dara is also required to replace Rinjani in fulfilling the obsession of the father who always wants his daughter to excel with the most perfect value.
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"Mas, don't stay in Selly again yeah"
"Yes, my promise. I also promised Selly I'd see the world"