Great.
Couldnt sleep well last nite. Swandy started stay at Al's since last nite. He showed up at two in that unbearably hot afternoon, and the electricity was off over there.
Yesterday was Friday, my day off. I worked the late nite shift but fenny enough, Tomy [the nite shift staff] and Lamro stayed all nite with me on the first floor, each used the free PCs. We had very few customers that time so each of us watched online videos, Lamro watched porn, Tomy watched Doraemon cartoon onYoutube while I, strange enuff, watch this.
Three o'clock, there's onlytwo customers left, one watching gay porn upstairs and the other one was doing whatever on station/cubicle 5 on first floor. I wasnt slept at all throughout the nite, maybe because Lamro entertained us with his what-the-hell vocal, sang dangdut then Dutch songs. It's good you're safe from the torturous wreck voice. LOL
The last user went away around five that morning, it was pretty dark outside yet the road started to roam in noise and headlights from the mini buses who ran for the morning market-er's money.I grew weary yet my eyes were stark wide. I'll help you cleaning up, Lammy offered his help by dusted off the astrays and the computer tables, swept the floor while I counted the income and counted the money for final daily report. Finished with that, I took the black plastic bucket and mopper, mopped the second floor first then the first floor and the front/parking part, six o'clock, students were nowhere because the long holiday has kicked off the previous week, I guess.
Tomy went home.
We went upstairs, switched off all the lights, closed the doors, "I'll turn off my mobile so Green will ask Ellie to open the door and leave us have our sleep," Lamro said, I agreed though I knew Green would ring my phone in the first place.
But I couldnt sleep.
The road was crazy and my mind wouldn't shut down from processing stuffs while my body begged for some good rest, just like the Headline News that comes every hour on BBC, I woke up from my unsleepiness and looked ellie and Lamro slept like damn babies, so jealous.
I finally decided go home and try to get some sleep there, alot quieter. Along the way home, in that speed-race oriented driver, I swear to god, I could sleep the whole day, dunno why but the breeze from outside really comforting.
The front door was locked from inside, Green did it, as always, for more security.
I sat down and texted him, "Let me in."
He showed up with his sleeping boxer and laughed seeing me sitting on the green rattan chair--al painted it Green--with my head rested on the wall, looked like a perfect Zombie, only uglier and less scary.
I thanked him and ignored the always exciting Kiko, treated to my room, threw myself to bed, slept on my shoulder, face burned into the pillow--the cover was still in the clean laundry basket, I was lazy enuff to put it on.
I changed my sleep position alot until I settled down, slept on my side--until my black underwear was flown to my shoulder. I was thinking someone threatened to kill me, or steal all of my underwears which is not more than 11 pieces.
"Green, what was that about?" I said, turned to the other side, threw my head to the doorway.
"Oh sorry, you're there!" Al said--and that was the moment I realized I wasnt able to sleep at all. Green finished his shower, preparing himself to go to the next cafe and take the yesterday's profit. I rose up and fixed my milk and toasted bread.
"You're not sleeping?" asked Green, now hairdrying, "can't," i said.
"I'm going to pay my taxes now," he said so I said I'm going with him, "Gotta stop by at the net first, ok" he said.
We filled the forms at Ellie's on the third floor, stopped bus to the bank and sat down like idiots for the next 45 minutes.
"This is crazy!" I said with full exasperation, "the last time I paid my tax, it only took less than four minutes for the Bank Mandiri staff, this bank--BRI, is unbelievable," I said to Green, scanned the room, people who were waiting long before us were still there, sitting impatiently.
"It wasnt this long when I paid the PBB," Green replied. We sank in our chairs, so I stood up and tired to throw a glare at one of the staff, that slim woman sat in the middle who caught my stare right away, "Pls sit down, sir. We will call your name soon," she said. Yep, sure, in the FUTURE! I said under my breath, Green grinned at me.
We returned to the net building, and I went up to the third floor, laid down next to the sleeping beauty, Lamro, who now moved to the bed, it was around 11 am and I woke up at one, fully charged! :D
Took a bath, a long one because i DID some thinking what to do for the rest of my day off, damn it! I promised Tika, my cousin--the Stalker, my old mobile on Friday at two in the afternoon, but I didnt feel like seeing her.
We met up two days before because she said her older sister would transfer some money for her via my bank account.
How much?
I dunno, she didnt tell me.
I checked my atm, nothing. "Lemme call her," I said, but then I realized the last time Linda called me she used another new number. She changes number alots. And I've deleted the phone history and her texts.
"Do you got her new number?"
"Yes, at dorm," Tika said. I ended up calling another "cousin" in Jakarta but she didnt pick up the phone so I called their parents' number.
"Hehehehe. Jerry baby, how are you...I cant send the money for her today," Lindah said on the other line, I put the speaker on so I dont have to repeat it to Tika, her face changed, sad.
"She's here now, that's not fair telling her you didnt send the money while you've promised her the money'll come today," I said.
She gave me an excuse but I didnt listen at all and said, "When can you transfer the money and how much?" She said Thursday. I let Tika went home with my money, the same amount her sister about to send the next day--which she finally sent on Friday, the day I hand over my old mobile to Tika.
Return to the present day, Friday, after shower, I found 20 missed calls from Tika who had tried to reach me when I slept. Four texts from Linda saying sorry pls dont mad because I was late sending the money to you pls check if it's already on your account blah blah blah.
I texted Linda back said it was ok and thanks for the money when I was crossing the road to stop the bus to meet Tika.
As soon as I gave her the phone, we departed because it was almost 6pm and I wanted go home, Al's.
The gate was locked, Al's not home, no one except Kiko but I found bacpacks and shoes belong to Swandy in my room, and his univ uniform hang on the closet's door. The water pump made noise, a sign that the electric went off that day.
later in the eve when Al came home, followed by Green an hour later, then Swandy , we had Pasta cooked by Al. Then the couple--AlGreen died their hair blonde, which didnt work on Green because Al applied tiny portion, "This is not good. You've dyed your hair red, and then blueblack, now this," Al murmured.
"I'm like my Idol, Linda Evangelista," Green said, I laughed while Al rolled his eyes, dramatically. Funny.
After finished packing, both of them went to bed early, me and Swandy sat down in the front porch and talked until 10.30 pm. He took out the lower part of the bed. Like THAT bed, Kids bed?!! LOL
Woke up before the alarm rang this morning, ate the toasted bread, skipped the milk and went to work.
My time's up. Ellie's mopping the floor. Gotta count the money and let Ellie to take over.
