TWENTY TWO

His eyes caught a broom and a rake. He swept the entire floor of the room. After reciting the basmalah. Because anything that begins with the intention of worship and reciting basmalah will be rewarded.

  Praaak!

  A ceramic jar with a thigh height was now broken scattered on the floor.

  Riri covered her mouth in panic. The sound of her heart pounding was palpable. She chanted istighfar continuously.

  "Ya Allah, did they hear me? Ya Allah, why did I have to be nudged! How is this Ya Allah .... " her voice whined softly.

  The wide door opened. Both feet in shiny men's loafers were now in front of Riri.

  "Heh! Why did it break?" asked the restaurant boss in a high tone. Making all the employees inside the restaurant hear it.

  Riri just looked down, her shoulders huddled. She was terrified by the loud noise she heard.

  "I was nudged, sir. Sorry!" said Riri regretfully. She wondered why on her first day of work she had to have such a stupid misfortune. She really felt careless.

  "Heh you plebeian! Can you replace this item heh? next time work properly!" snapped the man by bringing his face closer to Riri.

  "This is an antique urn, you know! You won't be able to afford it! Finding something like this is already difficult!" the boss's hand was now holding Riri's small arm. Riri's hand wanted to rebel, but she didn't have the strength to do so. Because she was too shocked by the boss's yelling.

  Riri felt that life was complicated and full of drama. She was now crying bitterly. The words that had been uttered by her boss were really unnatural. Cursing and cursing were echoed by Riri's ears. While other employees just stared in fear. Some employees were cut to the heart seeing the scene in front of them. Because the boss's anger was almost out of bounds.

  "Now you clean this up, you idiot!" snapped the boss with a hardened jaw. He went to turn around with a glare at the employees.

  "What are you doing here! Get to work!"

  Now Riri was alone in the meeting room. As if the chairs could only be silent as witnesses. Riri's heart was broken, only this time she was yelled at by people and even cacimaki.

  Now her suffering is complete today. Just this morning she was yelled at by her stepmother. Now her boss is angry with her.

  Life seems to be full of people who make Riri uncomfortable. She couldn't even think of such people. Can't they control their emotions?

  Now Riri's fingers lifted the small shards and collected them in a plastic bag. After previously she swept the large ceramic shards.

  All the broken ceramic jars were now in the trash. Then she mopped the floor of the entire meeting room with a nose that had been blocked. Bad thoughts were now lodged in Riri's head. How will she continue her work later. Maybe there will be more scolding and scolding from the boss.

  Now she was ordered to wash dishes for the whole day. It was a punishment from her boss.

  Riri could only nod. She was well aware of her carelessness. Although until now she has not known what exactly her position is now. As a restaurant waitress or in the kitchen for cooking.

  She felt a little nauseous with the smell of fish and some seafood. Because she didn't really like seafood. The fishy taste made her stomach feel bad. But she tried to quickly clean up the rest of yesterday's dishes. Because currently there are no customers who stop by the restaurant.

  Even though she was washing dishes in the back room. But her ears heard the sound of cheering and rumbling.

  "Is it possible that the artist chef has come?" Riri asked herself. She was so curious.

  "Ah, just a moment to wash the dishes." she said softly then immediately washed her hands at the faucet. Her feet were now out of the dishwashing room. Her eyes widened to see the employees lined up and welcomed chef Renata, who was a television show judge.

  Afterward, the artist entered the meeting room accompanied by his team behind. The employees immediately went back to their respective jobs.

  Riri continued washing her dishes.

  "At least I've seen something meaningful. It feels pretty good too. It turned out to be very beautiful," she said as she swiped the sponge onto the plate.

  "Heh! It's time for lunch! Come quickly!" ordered Pak Mulyono, the employee leader.

  "Oh yes, sir!" replied Riri, hurriedly washing her hands full of soap.

  Now she was in the employee-only dining room. With a long table in the center and the employees sitting neatly in their respective chairs. Riri sat on a chair that had not been filled.

  There were already meal boxes in front of the employees. With the boss's order, all employees began to eat their food.

  In an atmosphere like this Riri felt happy. She felt like she had a new family. Riri looked with her warm gaze. She saw the boss who also ate with the employees. She thought the boss would eat alone in a special room. It turned out that Riri's guess was wrong. The boss did have a fierce and firm attitude, sometimes his mouth was spicy if he was angry. But this time the boss had a good aura.

  "Eat a lot! You will expend a lot of energy today. Because many customers will come to visit and eat at this restaurant." he explained firmly then wiped his mouth with a tissue. He was done with his meal.

  Although the boss's lunch menu was different from the other employees, he was willing to take the time to eat with his employees.

  There were a lot of customers today. Riri was very busy in the dishwashing room. She was also helped by other employees.

  It was late and the clock struck half past eight. Riri felt very tired.

  Her feet walked to her house which was not too far away. It only took her five minutes to get to her house. She hoped that there would be food at home. Because at work she didn't get dinner.

  Although the boss's lunch menu is different from other employees, he is willing to take the time to eat with his employees.

  Although the boss's lunch menu is different from the other employees, he is willing to take the time to eat with his employees.

  There are a lot of customers today. Riri is very busy in the dishwashing room. She was also helped by other employees.

  It was late and the clock struck half past eight. Riri felt very tired.

  Her feet walked to her house which was not too far away. It only took her five minutes to get to her house. She hoped that there would be food at home. Because at work she didn't get dinner.