We were still doing laundry when Glendy spoke."Jenn, I have a question, please don't be angry," she said. "What is that?" I have a serious question."Do you have a relationship with Lie?" she asked me without hesitation."Huh? We don't have a relationship. Why did you say that?" I was surprised by her question, and I hardly blinked."Are you convinced?""Of course! When have I ever lied to you?""Hmmm… But I'm paying attention because Lie seems to like you.""She likes me? Maybe not…" I replied and smiled slightly.I can't understand why I was happy when Glendy said that Lie likes me. Suddenly, I was quiet and felt my heart."Do I really like her?" I asked myself."No!" My thoughts shook me."Jenn, if Lie flirts with you, will you accept?""Hmmm… I don't know," was my only response."There's nothing wrong with you being with Lie. She's kind and trustworthy," she replied passionately.Until we finished washing, and we returned to our beds. We caught up with the three of them talking
The next night I went back to the bar where I was working as a G.R.O., I came alone because my friend was not there. As soon as I entered the bar, there were already many customers.I went into the room first because I had to change my simple clothes. Because I have extra clothes with me. It has sexiness that makes me attractive according to customers.After I finished myself, I immediately went out to pay attention to the men. And after a while, an old man came to my seat."Can you table me?" the man asked me. I think he is in fifties."Yes. I can!" I answered immediately because I knew it was money."Can we go VIP?" he asked, and smiled. "You can, sir." And I smiled at him with a hint of seduction.We immediately entered a VIP room. As far as I know, the old man is kind and looks gallant. A customer orders ten bottles of beer for me. I was happy because I would get a commission of two thousand immediately."Have you been here long?" he asked me formally."I just started yesterday,"
I stopped crying, and Uncle Jo promptly hugged me. I think about his offer. Furthermore, I thought it was better than working at a bar every night and hanging out with different guys."I'll just close my eyes because I love you all," I said to myself."Zeth, are you mad at me?" Uncle Jo asked gently, and he took my palm."Even if I get angry with you, it's useless, my honor that I've been keeping for a long time can't be restored," I said to him seriously.I can't blame Uncle Jo because he didn't force me because I went with him voluntarily. It was noon when I said to go home."I'll take you," he offered me."All right." I agreed.When we got out, I realized that the old man's house was huge. Before he took me home, he asked me to go to the grocery store first. I felt a little happy because I was going home with food for my family. Uncle Jo bought a lot, including five plastic bags and a sack of rice."Do you have your mother's medicine prescription with you?" he asked me."Yes.""Let
And after a while a lot of gossip came out of their houses, and they looked at us, and thankfully Uncle Jo had already left. "Why? Is there a problem?" I seriously asked them. "Tse! You just caught a big fish, and you know who you are!" said a gossip. "Yes! How arrogant!" a gossip agreed. "From the very beginning, you knew I was really arrogant! And now what?" I hate being confronted by them. Since then, they have always interfered in our lives, they have always convinced my father, so they left us forever. In the evening, my manager called again. Did he ask me if I could come to the bar? So that my manager wouldn't be disappointed, I just said that I was going to quit because I had a new job. Initially he was a bit angry, but I explained it to him properly, so he didn't push me anymore. Furthermore, we have not signed a contract with each other, so he has nothing to chase after me.We endured sleeping inside a tent for five days, but somehow it was worth it because now the reno
I was crying in the corner and my whole body was shaking because of the amount of beating I received from the hands of three policemen. I suddenly remembered my siblings. I know they don't know how to handle their situation now, especially with my mother's dead body. Furthermore, I didn't get out of jail, and I mourned alone while thinking about the condition of my siblings."I'm sure you will be full of bullying now, I hope you can withstand the test that came to our family," I said to myself, and my tears did not stop flowing.Because they don't have money, they buried our mother on the same day. The chairman of our barangay helped them. At least my mother was given a proper burial. I almost lost my mind at the thought of my siblings and to add that they did not feed me properly.Three days after the police took me and I don't know where they are going to take me. But I remembered that this is also the road they took me to in the past."Maybe you will confess now," said the policema
Lie was silent as she watched me, and I was currently sitting on my bed. She couldn't stand it and she spoke."Jenn," she said in a low voice."Why, Lie?" I replied calmly."It's not correct to turn away from God. He gave us a test, but he knows we can handle it. Because he won't give us a test we can't handle," she explained to me.I don't speak and understand what she says. Lie is right, maybe I was just carried away by the anger of those times."Thank you, Lie, for opening my eyes." I couldn't stop myself and hugged her tightly. "Hoist! You two arevso serious!" said Glendy.Our three friends also came and sat next to us."Is there a problem?" asked Zeth."We're just talking about nothing," I replied. Until we started talking again, and our topic was Glendy's life."I only worked as a helper before, and I persevered with that job because it was the only job I knew. And to help my family."Glendy's POV"My daughter, be careful in Manila, you know you don't know anyone there," said
Until we got back to our respective homes."How is the mission?" asked my father, who was currently cooking for our dinner."One of our comrades has died," I answered sadly, and slowly sat down on the bamboo chair.My father's face was sad, when he heard that many of our comrades had died. That's the way it is, even though it hurts, but it has to be accepted. Only Allah will take care of us. My father is old, and he is still sick, so even if he wants to do something, he can't do it."How long can we fight the soldiers?" my mother asked sadly."As long as our government keeps silent, the flood of blood in our area will definitely not subside," I replied seriously.In the evening, our colleagues returned to our home, and we gathered to discuss, we are talking about the lands we fought for. Early in the morning, we crossed the mountains again to reach the lands. We will walk for about three more days before reaching the field. We are used to traveling repeatedly, so we didn't feel too ti
Out of the five of us, I'm the only one with a child, and I'm also a bit weak-hearted. Maybe it's because of what I went through at the hands of my abusive husband. But today I tried to cheer myself up because I knew that no one could help me but myself, except for my five friends.Among the five of us, Amalie was the one who didn't seek freedom before. Because she can only remember what Elaine did to her when she was out. However, she changed since we started our relationship. After our long conversation, we decided to sleep, but that night, Lie and I slept together in her bed.In the middle of the night, some policemen entered our cell. My four friends were forcibly taken, and I was forcibly left behind.“Wait a minute, sir! Where are you taking us?!” Lie asked in surprise. But she didn't let me go.“Just come along properly, so you don't get hurt!”“Lie… Don't leave me here…” I was nervous and shaking with fear, as I hugged his body tightly.“We won't go with you if you don't go wit