a girl name Niar and her Cucumbers, Limes and Bananas

Dear Luv,

I was just bought a cluster banana and 3 limes, they are fresh and smell so good. A girl name Niar has just came to my office to have shed from rain. She was wet, cold and shiver. She brought her bike to our front porch. Her bike has a basket in which she put two clusters banana and many cucumbers and lemons. She is a fruit seller.

Aku : pakailah (kusodorkan handuk bersih)
Niar : (menggeleng) tidak usah kak
Pak Jum : ambil ini (menyodorkan handuk berwarna shocking pink dgn ukuran lebih kecil daripada yg kusodorkan)
Mas Rudi : ambil, nanti sakit
Niar : (menerima handuk) terima kasih
Rudi : di mana rumahmu?
Niar : Moawo
Bang Nalon : waah jauh itu, naik ke bukit-bukit sana. Kalau pas mo ke rumah sepedamu dituntun kan?
Niar : maksudnya?
Pak Jum : disorong?
Niar : iya dipegang aja, menanjak
Aku : kelas berapa?
Niar : enggak sekolah
Kami : oo… (bersamaan)
Aku : terakhir kelas berapa?
Niar : lima
Bang Nalon : Apa kerja bapakmu?
Niar : Gak ada
Bang Nalon : Ibumu?
Niar : Jaga adik
Mas Rudi : Berapa bersaudara kalian?
Niar : 5, aku yang pertama, adikku 4

After she went mas Rudi told me that she was shiver due to rain and her crying. Why? Because she has just lost her money. She was selling her fruits and then rain was falling heavily and she fled for shed and dropped the money. She was afraid of returning home because she was supposed to buy some rice with the money, it was Rp.20.000,- so mas Rudi gave her the same amount of money so she could stop crying and smile again. Ah, that was why she was so pale, I thought it was because of the cold. And it's true, she was prettier when smiling.

Twenty thousands rupiah can do so much for her and her family, how much is it for us? a cup of frappucino and a cup of lemon tea that we used to sip? a pack of your cigar? a bar of my dark chocolate? hmm...


luv,
-onk-