Kapitel 24: PART TIME JOB

Irene is now in her rented house, opening her newly brought first aid box to apply a medicine around her wrist.

After the day of the incident cause by Eddy, she did go to the hospital. Luckily she is fine and just having small wounds and bruises here and there. After receiving her medicine, she put it in the first aid box so that she can easily find that and not losing it.

She is quite relaxing today as the college has started the break. But she must went out to find another part time job that earns more than her current one. So that she can save more. Who knows she needs the money later on. So, she just wanted to be prepared.

Her cell phone sudden beeping at the time. She knows well who is that. Before, when their relationship is a boss and worker, the man didn't really bother her even when knowing her cell phone number.

But after the fire incident, the man is frequently asking her if she is alright. She is thankful for that thought actually, but she is also uncomfortable. As she knows that she cannot accept the man feeling. At least not right now.

Without bothering to reply or look at the message. She is getting ready to leave the house. Her goal for today is to find the work. And she won't be coming back home unless she got one. That's how high her hopes are.

Irene opens her door, she saw an advertising poster in front of her house. which she didn't see that before. Clearly the poster is still new. She took it and read,

"Maid needed. Job scope: Cleaning the three storey villa..." With that, she just folded the job poster, not bother to read the whole advertisement, before throwing it in the trash bin that she found on the way.

"I'm not that good with cleaning." Irene said, admitting it while walking.

While she was waiting at the bus stop to go to the city area, once again she found the same exact advertisement in one of the nearby poles. The poster is the same as the one that she found in front of her house. That 'maid needed.'

Irene was a little puzzled. Earlier as she remembered, she saw the same pole, but there was no poster there, when she changes her vision to other direction and then looked again toward the pole suddenly the poster appeared in front of her.

"Why I didn't notice that earlier?" Irene asks herself. Feeling weird. But the feeling is cut down when the bus that she is waiting to finally come. She then enters the bus. Still with a light heart.

After a while, riding the bus, Irene finally reached her destination. Just as she got off the bus, suddenly there was a man handing out posters.

Irene, being all polite just accepted the poster that was handed to her. Again. The 'maid needed' poster. One more time, Irene folded the poster, but this time she put it in the bag. It's not nice to throw the poster in front of people that distribute it.

"What a grand advertisement even just for a maid." Irene said as she already encounter much of the same things.

She, then, trying to find a job here and there, but to no avail none of the shops and cafes there want part time workers. All of them wanted a full time one.

Not yet feeling down, Irene went to the convenience store to have a simple late lunch. Her choice is cup noodles, onigiri, also juice.

While she is eating, once again she saw the 'maid needed' poster being pasted in front of her.

"Is today world maid's day?" Irene talk with a full mouth. Cannot believe that she saw the same poster over and over again.

"I can't even take care of my own tiny house, how can I clean the villa." Irene said alone. Still not that interested.

After that she started her job hunting. Again and again she is being refused. Even when she begs for the simplest job ever and downgrade her job scope she still cannot find any.

Until day becomes night.

Irene, who is tired in her mind and body, because of walking here and there, finally gives up. She drags her hurt numb legs, to go home.

Her face clearly shows a disappointment. She cannot fulfill her goal for today. Making her feel all down now. All the fatigue that she felt was all futile.

"What the heck?" Irene said. Shocked when she saw the 'maid needed' poster is now pasted in front of her door. No just one, but full of that.

Irene grabs her hair with both of her hands. Face full with horror. Her mind seemed to play the word 'maid needed' over and over again.

"Is this a deja vu or what?" Irene asks herself before she,

"Argh!" Screaming in disbelief at what she was seeing.

"Slow down a bit!" Resulting to that, her neighbors downstairs scolded her after.

"Sorry!" Irene apologized before she calmed herself. Then her hand pulled one by one, of the posters. Wanted to clean up.

At that moment, her eyes began to flutter. She read the poster till the end. Which she didn't do that before.

"T.. Ten.. thousand dollars for a week?" Irene controlled her voice. No more screaming. Didn't want her neighbors to scolding her again.

"Why didn't I read that before?" Irene is now angry with herself.

"But, this is a lot of money considering for a week. Is this a scam or what? But, the poster is everyway. Probably this employer is very rich. But its a big villa. A lot of strength is needed. The employer must be someone who is considered. " Irene played tug of war with her own words.

After much thought Irene finally made up her mind.

"That's it. Let's contact this number and go to interview tomorrow. It's not wrong to try. Rather this than nothing."

Then, Irene continued to enter her house. Without her knowing there were other people outside her house, who were crying because of her decision.

"Boss, Miss Irene finally decided to go to the interview."

The man reported with all tears. As his boss already gives him an order, as long as Miss Irene does not decide to come to the interview, he, cannot return home and must continue working.

"Good job. You will get a bonus." Sounds of a voice on the other line, clearly with satisfaction.