Part 3

"Tomorrow, Dad. According to my boss, I was only given this," said Amira, who was forced to lie.

"Continue tomorrow! That person doesn't really want your salary! Or I should just go there and meet him to ask for your salary!"

"Oh no, Dad. I'll definitely get paid tomorrow," prevented Amira.

"Come on now, dad. Let's just eat first. Tomorrow, I promise that when I get paid, I'll give it to you," he continued, trying to calm his stepfather, who was starting to get angry.

Fortunately, his father was not drunk at that time, so Amira quickly calmed down Mr. Wanto. Then, Amira put the food on the table and invited her sister to eat together immediately eat together immediately. Even though his two stepchildren ate there, Mr. Wanto didn't really care about either of them. He never gave any advice, even to Yeni, who was still small and needed his attention.

But there, Amira was the one who acted maturely; she was the one who always accompanied her sister and accompanied her to study. Amira realized that her stepfather's attitude had changed drastically; she didn't want her stepfather to dare hit her sister. He was determined to run away from the house; he had also saved the money he earned from his work and was also given a loan from a friend. But Amira still felt scared. He was afraid that his stepfather would search for the bag he was carrying because her stepfather had always glanced at the bag that Amira was carrying.

So, Amira tried to divert her stepfather's gaze. She pretended to go into the back room to get him drinking water.

"You need drinking water, Yeni. Just a moment, I'll get you a drink first."

For that reason, Amira then immediately went to the kitchen, but she didn't immediately get drinking water. Instead, she hurriedly went into the room and hid her bag between the folds of clothes in her cupboard. Amira quickly went to the kitchen and then approached my sister. And his stepfather was in the front room.

When she got there, Amira tried to look ordinary because she was afraid of being suspected by her stepfather. He then continued eating before he finally finished everything. At that time, Amira was accompanied by her sister in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Mr. Wanto just sat relaxed in the front room.

One thing Amira is afraid of is her stepfather coming into her room and taking her savings. So even though she was in the kitchen cleaning up, Amira occasionally looked towards the living room to keep an eye on her stepfather.

At a time like that, Amira suddenly heard the voice of another person saying hello. Then, Amira immediately looked into the front room, and it turned out there was a man. Amira thought maybe it was her stepfather's friend. But after listening to the conversation, she heard that the person who had just arrived was collecting a debt from his stepfather. Suddenly, Amira was shocked; she opened her eyes wide.

How could it not be? What Amira heard was that the person had collected quite a large amount from her stepfather's debt, around ten million. Meanwhile, Amira didn't know why or from whom her stepfather borrowed that much money. Amira was silent, trying to listen carefully to what her stepfather and that person were talking about.

[Anyway, I don't want to know! Next week you have to pay off all your debts. If not, I will throw you in prison!]

Amira heard those words—words that were threats. She could only remain stunned, with her heart beating fast. Amira didn't hear her stubborn father fighting back; maybe he was also afraid of dealing with the police.

But Amira doesn't want to know about her father's situation because she feels that he has never been given money for daily shopping or even for other matters. Amira believes that her stepfather borrowed money to gamble.

"I don't want to deal with that. Besides, it was my stepfather's fault, and my sister and I were never given money. So now is the time for me to go take my sister, I have to go home. I don't want to be the child of someone who is not good."

Amira continued to mutter to herself. His determination at that time was to go home so he could be free from suffering. Finally, after cleaning up, Amira immediately invited her sister to go straight into the room. Meanwhile, in the living room, the person could still hear threats to his stepfather.

In that room, Amira tried to put her sister to sleep while her ears kept listening to the conversation between the person and her stepfather. Amira is also looking for a way to get out of the house without her father knowing. Amira didn't want the small amount of money she earned from her work to be used to pay off her stepfather's debt, which he didn't know what he had spent on it.

Moreover, Amira did not feel happy living in that house with her stepfather's fierce and rude attitude. Not long afterward, Amira no longer heard her stepfather's chatter. But there Amira was silent; she pretended to sleep, lying next to her sister. He was afraid and felt lazy if he had to chat with his stepfather.

Meanwhile, Yeni, his little sister, was already asleep. There, Amira tried to close her eyes; she pretended to be asleep. His heart beat fast when he heard the sound of footsteps entering his room. Amira believed that it must be her stepfather. Because Amira already understood that if her stepfather was having problems, she would scold him and even be violent.

In the end, Amira chose to pretend to be asleep. On the one hand, she was also afraid that her stepfather would search her cupboard because there was money there that he had deliberately prepared to return to his village. When she heard footsteps getting closer, her feelings were no longer in chaos; she was terrified that the cupboard was open.

"Amira!"

The sound was immediately startling. Amira clearly heard her stepfather calling, but she turned to sleep and closed her eyes tightly. But it turned out that his stepfather actually patted his leg hard.

"Heh! Wake up you!"

His voice sounded rough. Even though she felt scared, Amira finally opened her eyes because she was afraid that her father would be more harsh.

"What's the matter, dad?" Amira asked nervously.

"Get up, come here," answered Mr. Wanto, who immediately walked out of the room.

Amira was very scared because she saw her stepfather, who looked angry. With slow steps, Amira followed her stepfather, who finally sat down in a chair in the living room.

"Sit here!" Mr. Wanto ordered.

"Why, Dad? What's wrong?" Amira tried to ask nicely.

"I ask that I take all your salary tomorrow!"

Suddenly, Amira was shocked to hear what her stepfather said.

"Sir. What for? Then if we give it all to you, what will we eat later, Dad?"

"Come on, don't worry about it! Anyway, I don't want to know tomorrow, you have to give me all your money!" Mr. Wanto became more and more insistent, making Amira tremble.

"But for what, Dad?"

"Eh, didn't you hear that? I have a debt to that person. When I was taking care of your mother's funeral, my father borrowed money from that person. And now he's come to collect it! So you, too, as his child, have to take care of the money, too." understand?" he snapped again.

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