Midnight

"Hello..."

Laras had just opened the door to her house and no one had responded to her pleasantries, she assumed that everyone had gone to sleep because it was nearly eleven o'clock at night, but She was proven wrong when She faintly heard people conversing from the direction of her house's TV room.

"Your father just got a job, although it's only as a field sweeper."

Laras walked in the direction of the voice, which seemed to be his mother's, who was speaking to either her brother or sister.

"Hello... Good evening guys!" Laras remarked once more as She entered her family's TV room, where her mother and younger brother were already seated on a little sofa.

"Laras, you're home dear" said the mother and sister at the same time. Laras greeted her mother and then looked at her younger brother, who had a tired expression on his face.

"Yup. not asleep yet ? what are you doing ? " Laras said, taking a seat next to his mother.

"No, I'm just informing that your father has been hired, but he'll be working as a field sweeper."

Pain!

Receiving my parents' remarks made my heart sink, there was anguish and heartbreak from hearing this news, I felt like a

useless child, I can't understand how difficult my father's job as a field cleaner is.

"Why are you obligated to work there? Why are you getting old when you don't have to work?" With a smirk on his face, Aldi expressed his displeasure.

"So, where do you get your daily necessities if you don't work? You see the TV, the people in the house must have TVs, but our house even has a dead TV, and then there's the refrigerator. haven't arrived yet" mother said.

"What's with the fridge?" Laras inquired.

"Yes, it's dead, and despite being plugged in, it's not cold" her mother said again.

"Besides, you're also working" her mother said to her youngest kid, Aldi "but your paycheck has been

eaten up to pay for the motorbike installments, study, and your daily handle."

Yes, I admit that being Aldi is difficult, especially when he chooses to work in the wrong place where his salary is not fully paid, not to mention there is no overtime pay, and despite his protests, nothing has changed. Aldi wants to find a new job, but he wants a new job before he leaves, so he doesn't have to be unemployed, and he has yet to find that new job.

"Laras also just started working, maybe next month can help, not to add you know your sister has a lot of debt, someone came to the house this afternoon to find Mamah to collect debts, where are the neighbors looking at me is also ashamed"

I can only sigh with a tight chest, why is my family like this, life is absolutely inadequate despite the fact that everyone has worked as hard as they possibly could, even to the point of being a field cleaner.

God, what did I do wrong? What's the matter with my family?

"So, where is Rindu now?" Aldi inquired, his face irritated.

Mom said, "not home yet."

"How about father?" Laras inquired again.

"He was invited to play badminton with Mr. Sahlan on the field."

I can only sigh again, my father is a very naive person who can't refuse people if they invite or offer them something. I know he's tired, but I also know he can't refuse people, especially if they invite a friend.

"Well, just pray today I was appointed as my boss' personal assistant, but I may not be able to travel home for the next month because, in addition to being an assistant, I was also asked to work at my employer's house."

"Huh? What exactly are you up to? How did you end up helping out at home? "With a suspicious look on her face, Laras' mother inquired.

"Why don't you go home, what kind of tasks do you have to help out at home?" Aldi said.

"My boss was in an accident a week ago that caused his eyes to go blind, now he needs someone to help him at home and at work, he said my salary would be doubled, that's all, I have to stay at home, she also made her a maid, she said it would only be a month until she found a suitable eye donor for her eyes," Laras replied in detail.

Aldi remained silent, while his mother simply nodded. "Yes, it's up to you the essential thing is that you're capable of save it yourself, but you also to your father permission, I don't want you're father blame me later because if you don't come home"

"Yes, take care of yourself" Aldi advised.

"Tonight I plan to pack and tidy up all the clothes I need to bring," Laras said promptly, "since my boss asked me to start staying at his house tomorrow."

"Wow, that was quick!" Aldi said.

"Yes, since he's in desperate need."

"Well, simply talk to your father tomorrow morning, he starts work at six o'clock, so if you can get up before that hour, you can have a long chat," her mother advised Laras.

She said, "Yes mom" and then turned to face Aldi. "Is it possible for you to pick me up tomorrow? I have to go to my boss's house at 7:00 a.m."

"Can you tell me where your boss's house is?"

"I was told that the Kemang area looks like, so I'll ask again."

"Wow… It appears that the region of his residence is quite affluent "Aldi stated.

"Which wealthy individuals are not elite?"

With a frigid slanted smile, Aldi remarked "Yeah that's correct, haha... we merely live on the outskirts of the city."

***

"Woy, dude! What's new with you, huh? Lol"

The appearance of a lovely woman in her skimpy clothes, who staggered into the house until all the inmates of the house woke up and observed her remarkable conduct, has shaken up the enormous house.

"Ririn! You're inebriated once more?!"

As the owner of the enormous House, Nareswara could only shake his head stiffly as his second kid returned home inebriated it was already late at night, but his daughter had just returned.

"Honey, you're aware, honey" Nareswara's wife murmured as she softly patted her daughter's cheek, which was now simply smiling at her.

"Heum! Is it true that mama hasn't slept yet? If you haven't had enough sleep, drink this, right..." Ririn muttered this while she was on the verge of waking up, shoving a bottle of vodka into her mother's lips.

"Come on in!"

Nareswara, enraged, aggressively seized her daughter's arm, forcing Ririn to stand up and face her. "How much longer will you be like this?! What do you want to be huh?! Every day you come home late at night, clubbing is not clear, what do you want to be?!" Ririn just glanced at him for a moment before smiling like crazy, as Nareswara replied with a bright red face.

"What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you want... want... I'm not sure ah hehehehehe"

Plak!

Even though they had seen this scenario many times, practically every night, Nareswara slapped his son, shocking the security guard, maid, and his wife to see him.

"You're a girl, why are you coming home so late? Aren't you ashamed of your Brother, Huh?"

Ririn collapsed as soon as Nareswara let go of her grip; she clutched her left cheek, which had been smacked, but instead of crying, Ririn smiled coldly at her father.

"Brother? What is the name of my brother? That scumbag? I don't want to be in a relationship."

Nareswara raised his hand again, intending to slap his child, but his wife transformed into a fortress for his son as quickly as lightning, protecting Riri and covering the child with his body. "Don't do that! Please..." the wife says

"Just let it go, Mom, let it be if he wants to slap me again," Ririn said, pushing her mother away so she wouldn't have to protect her any longer.

Ririn returned her father's gaze. "Let's slap, Dad!" Ririn gave her right cheek, which was still smooth and hadn't been slapped by her father, fearlessly and bravely.

Nareswara simply stared angrily at his daughter, his breath caught in his throat, indicating how emotional the man was and his hands which had been raised, were now down and tightly clenched.

"The useless child!" exclaimed Nareswara as he climbed the stairs to his room.

Everyone was looking at Ririn's condition after Nareswara left; they all seemed concerned about Ririn's current situation; even her mother was crying all the time while hugging the only daughter she had, in contrast to Rafan, who was still standing in his position, listening to all their talk.

illegitimate child ?

Rafan muttered to himself a smile appeared on his face as he repeated Ririn's words and he turned around, a walked back into his room with the stick he was carrying.