Elfara looked at the files in her hands with wet eyes. Somehow she would overcome the fatigue and despair that had snatched her composure. For several days, the girl visited places in all corners of the city looking for work, but it hasn’t come to fruition yet from large businesses to small businesses they refuse for one reason not being able to pay someone of a conglomerate who is predicted to have wealth that no one else can compete with. What an unreasonable reason according to Elfara. Over the years, that girl is used to living independently.
She couldn’t imagine how her life would be without a job. For her, work is the only activity that can be done for fun. The bespectacled girl’s sadness almost exploded. Elfara wiped the sadness that spilled out of the corner of her eye, then smiled sadly at the square screen more than many times.
Thirty-one missed calls and ten incoming text messages, all from her mother. Elfara decided to turn off her cellphone for a while, wanting to teach her mother a little lesson. The girl chose to continue the footsteps that had stopped. Queen Cafe is her current destination and will probably be the last place she will visit. Her eyes pierced the luxury of the golden building she was exploring. A woman came to greet him with a face that did not look friendly.
“Sorry, Miss! We don’t cater to people asking for donations!” Elfara gasped at the beautiful woman in front of her. The girl looked at her own clothes, her blouse suit wasn’t too bad. It’s quite modern, and the colors haven’t faded. How rich is that arrogant woman?
“Oh, no! I just want to apply for a job. Is there any vacancy here, Madam?” Elfara said while hiding her embarrassment.
“What? A beggar like you wants to work in a place as luxurious as this? Look, you better wake up from your dream. There’s still a lot of used stuff in the trash.” Elfara’s back stiffened, the scorn that came out of the arrogant woman caught the attention of the visitors. Elfara’s eyes rolled, the people looked at her with ridicule even though some of them had pity.
“Sorry, I’m not a beggar like you say. Take a look at my file first, you’ll believe it!” Elfara looked at that haughty face in a relaxed manner, although it was undeniable that she was very annoyed with this type of human. She couldn’t move because it was all part of her struggle.
The slender woman took Elfara’s brown envelope with her fingertips, as if she was touching something disgusting. The collection of texts on the paper succeeded in striking the owner of the cruel eyes. Who would have thought, that simple-looking girl had high intelligence? Elfara is a girl who graduated from the best doctorate in the most prestigious university in town. Only envious people don’t want to admit. The tight-fitting woman gave a mocking smile before doing the unexpected.
“Why did you tear it up?” Elfara’s whole body went limp when she saw all the papers become scattered pieces, just like snow in the wind.
“This certificate must be fake. How can a poor girl like you be able to go to such a favorite university?” Elfara ignored the insults that pierced her eardrums, she picked up the pieces of files that were scattered on the floor. Elfara was surprised when the proud woman’s shoes stepped on the back of her hand on purpose.
“What are you doing, Madam?” Elfara held back her anger until her eyes turned red.
“Madam, why are you sticking your shoes on that poor girl’s skin? Your shoe dung is even more expensive than that madman’s daughter!” Elfara raised her head, figuring out who had offended her parents. It turned out to be just a coward who’s every inch of his face was very recognizable by Elfara. The young man sitting at table number 25 was Brandon-Elfara’s senior in high school.
“Young master, do you recognize her?”
“Of course I know her. She used to be crazy about me.” Brandon said as if he was the most handsome man of his time.
“Wow! Elfara, did you really do it? It turns out that besides being poor and ugly, it turns out that you are shameless.”
“She’s too confident. Who would want a bad girl like her? What’s more, she has a mentally ill father.”
“Enough!” Elfara shouted, the turmoil she was holding back finally exploded. The girl made a movement that caused the arrogant woman’s round buttocks to smell the floor.
“Don’t insult my father again, Brandon!”
“That is the fact. Everyone knows too!” Elfara glared at the rough-mouthed parlente youth. The atmosphere became even more rowdy when Elfara doused Brandon with black pepper crab whose sauce was still steaming. She didn’t care about Brandon’s moans, which was clearly hot. The air in the cafe heated up when the woman who didn’t know what her position was, pulled Elfara’s hair from behind. The hot sensation on the scalp made Elfara’s small mouth squeak softly.
“You ignorant beggar! You not only made me down, but also anarchic to my customers. Feel this!” The woman who looked the same age as Elfara slapped Elfara’s cheek blindly.
“Enough, Madam! Now she’s mine.” Brandon spilled the chili sauce and leftovers on Elfara’s head until the poor girl overheated and looked like a garbage bag. No one dared to help Elfara or simply stop this immoral act. Most of them pretended not to see.
“Please stop, don’t gang up on me like that!” Elfara groaned. Finally, she fought her helplessness by running fast.
“Hey, wait! Where are you going? You haven’t cleaned up this mess yet!” Elfara stopped right outside the cafe’s door. Not because of the screams of a mad woman who bullied her, but because of the figure of a woman who was about to enter the building.
“Elfara, what are you doing?” The crystal chunk behind Elfara’s glasses nearly shattered. The girl handled it nonchalantly. She continued on her way and had to quickly clean herself up.
“Wait, come with me! Whoever did it have to pay the price.” Elfara shook her head weakly, she didn’t want the problem to be long.
“Do not be afraid! I will guarantee and protect you!” Elfara stepped hesitantly behind the familiar woman.
“Who bullied my beloved child?” Everyone was dumbfounded, not to mention the arrogant woman who was still standing annoyed.
“ANSWER!” All the visitors turned their attention to the young people.
“Are you Veronica? You did it?” The woman looked shocked because she got yelled at in the crowd.
“She started it, Mrs. Joana. If she hadn’t come, none of this would have happened.” Joana’s sinister gaze turned to Elfara, she saw that the girl’s cheeks were already wet.
“Starting what?” Joana rolled her eyes back at Veronica.
“WHAT?” Joana’s high voice again squeezed Veronica’s cold sweat.
“Madam, you are angry with the wrong person. You should have done that to Elfara.” A hot slap flew to Brandon’s face.
“You insolent child! Who are you, so presumptuous, to lecture the owner of this cafe?”
“Sorry, Madam. They were both the ones throwing the tantrum. That girl just came to apply for a job.” A white-haired woman finally dared to tell the truth.
“I thought, your employees are the owners of this cafe, so I don’t dare to stop their brutal actions.” The old woman explained.
“Thank you Madam. I’m sorry, if the actions of my employees disturb your comfort.” Joana flashed her friendly smile.
“Veronica, you’re just the supervisor here. Why is your behavior so bad? You should know that the girl you bullied is not only my beloved child, but she is the biological child of a conglomerate couple. A lowly woman like you is nothing compared to her.”
“That’s impossible, Madam. I quite know who Elfara is. The girl was not at all like a rich girl. Her clothes are shabby, she never goes shopping or goes to a salon, and I’ve seen her eat bread that has fallen to the ground.” Elfara looked down in shame while Joana looked surprised. Brandon’s tongue is really slippery. The young man didn’t care if his words could be a problem. Joana didn’t deny that Elfara’s appearance was very simple for the elite, but picking up the fallen food … it was impossible.
“You have a smartphone, right? Please, for those who want to know who Elfara really is, look up Erhan’s family profile. What a shame, elite people like you guys are shallow in information and knowledge.” Brandon, Veronica, and several visitors focused their fingers on the phone screen in unison.
“What? This is impossible!” Brandon opened his mouth. His expression was like someone who was fed durian skin. The same expression was shown by Veronica, and most of the visitors.
“Die, both of you, young man! Elfara has the long name Elfarasya Erhan, the only daughter of the couple Nick Erhan and Jessyca Amora. Nick Erhan is the chairman of the Kingdom Community who often helps the police find big mafias. Nick Erhan has a wealth that cannot be matched by all officials in Brasilia. Jessyca herself has a very successful diamond business and is well-known internationally,” said the old woman who had witnessed the bullying that took place.
“Veronica, get out of here right now and never come back! Because after this I can’t guarantee your fate and you too bastard boy!” Veronica, who felt cornered into the pit of death, hurriedly grabbed Elfara’s leg while Brandon only responded with a relaxed face.
“Elfara, please forgive me. I will not repeat it again!” Veronica whined at Elfara’s feet.
“Mama Joana, my skin is so hot!” Elfara said without taking her eyes off Veronica one bit. Joana nodded and immediately took Elfara away.
“Mrs. Joana, wait! Don’t fire me!” Veronica screamed hysterically in the crowd’s cheers.
“Why are you begging like that? Maybe the girl was unwanted. If so, how could she live like a beggar.” Brandon spoke without calculation.
“Hey, young man, watch your mouth! You should learn from her humility and independence!” A security guard tried to warn Brandon, but the young man smiled smugly.
“Now you two have to get out of here!” Several guards force Veronica and Brandon out.