Regina and Desy cooled their faces in the car. The sun was not friendly with their sensitive skin. Of course, they didn't want to spend a lot. Bleaching treatments were obnoxiously expensive.
"Shhh. Regina ... see, it's Brother Edoardo Callahan!! Where is he going?"
"We're coming," Desy drove the car following Edo's motorbike.
"Brother Edoardo is handsome, huh?" Desy patted her chest as if to calm down her racing heart.
"Don't even dream about him. He's mine!" Regina opened her beautiful eyes, with those curvy and thick lashes she appeared very beautiful. Of course, Desy didn't dare compete with her. Regina's capital was bigger. Thankfully, the facial surgery and treatment were covered by Regina.
The money was metered in kilograms, while Desy could only measure up to a few centimeters. Of course, her pocket money was limited by her grandmother. Fortunately, Desy got subsidies from Regina. The important thing was to obey, be loyal, to be Regina's assistant and bodyguard. Desy complained to herself.
Edo stopped at a park near a suburban slum. There was a lot of smoke here. This place was near the Final Disposal Site.
Edo parked his motorbike and approached a girl wearing a veil with an unclear face. Edo held the girl's head.
"Disgustingly unclean. Wearing a veil for dating!!" Regina was emotional seeing their togetherness.
"They might not be dating necessarily ... there are lots of dirty kids around". Desy tried to appease her.
Edoardo Callahan took books from the cart and distributed them to the children.
"Come on! Let's just go. It's hard to see that," Regina was still annoyed.
"Don't think about it ...out of sight, out of mind!!!" Desy was good at appeasing her anger.
They left from that place. Emotions would make you hungry. They went to an expensive restaurant.
"Eating is better than getting angry!" exclaimed Desy her motto. Regina laughed.
"Look at the use of weak suction, detox, acupuncture ... you're still getting fat. No more costs!" Regina grumbled. Desy felt discouraged.
"Just eat healthy... Which is on the menu!"
Regina was just threatening. Originally she was good. Good for people who she thought were good.
***
In the natural garden.
Shasha collected the scattered books that were left behind by the children.
"Just be patient, they will change later!" Edoardo Callahan helped her push the cart until they arrived at Shasha's boarding house.
After Edoardo left. Shasha came home to grandma. Edoardo knew Shasha was just a boarding house girl and she had another home.
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Mayor's Official Home
"It's tentative tomorrow's activity." Mrs. Lestari handed the invitation to Mr. Rahmat.
"The head of the sub-district, the head of the Neighborhood Association, the head of the villagers, the Mosque Management, the Mosque Youth, the
senior health organization, the recitation mothers, the Civil Service Police, the fire department, the cleaning service, are all invited." Mr. Rachmat looked at his wife. Although busy, his wife was an educator for his children and could still be a reliable secretary and a smart wife.
"Clean Friday event in Pasar Baru sub-district, 07.00-10.00". Lestari read out Mr. Rahmat's agenda, Mrs. Maimunah's yellow rice 'wrapped in leaves', 300 packs have been ordered!" said Lestari again.
'That's what's important. The point is to meet Rahmat's ex-mother-in-law Shasha's grandmother and his daughter!'
Mr. Rahmat was already sleeping. Lestari was still arranging her husband's clothes for the 4 events today. Vitamin Supplements. Healthy Breakfast. Friday Prayers on the outskirts of the city near the Garbage Disposal Site, Lunch with residents with 1000 packs of rice, Elderly healthy gymnastics. The opening of the Qur'an reading competition in the district. Done!.
So the Mayor's wife was just as busy as the Mayor.
***
At Maya Agustin's Luxury Residence
"Tomorrow's preparation for the high school level theater competition in East Samboja City. Here are the details of the event." Maya's husband put the file on the bed. "You have to read!"
"I'm lazy to read ... I will just follow it!." Maya Agustin closed her eyes. Her face was still covered with a mud mask. Her husband relented.
"Tomorrow's makeup and clothes are more important." Maya Agustin was more concerned with appearance than ability.
"Regina is very helpful in socializing with first-time voters, don't forget to remind her to be simpler and not proud."
"That's your job ... you're the father". Maya Agustin was indifferent. She felt annoyed when she remembered that Regina was her husband's daughter with his ex-wife.
Maya Agustin herself was not sure whether Regina was her husband's biological child or not. But nevermind. She didn't want to lose a husband, handsome and reliable manager. What was more important was that her husband adored her and worked for her.
***
At Shasha's grandmother's rented house.
Grandma Maimunah, Shasha, and Mrs. Maryam were busy cooking tomorrow's order of 300 yellow rice packs for the clean Friday event.
And in the afternoon 1000 packs of mixed rice were ordered by Kyai Majid, the imam of the Ar Rahman mosque near the nature school.
Shasha did not know that tomorrow the mayor, her father would begin to approach her persuasively.
***
Today at Insan Nurani high school there was a big activity.
~High School Theater Competition in East Samboja City.~
The activity was lively with the artist from the Capital and also a member of the legislature Maya Agustin, a jury in the competition, the other judges were Edoardo Callahan, a handsome theater player who made the candidates nervous, he was also a famous novelist, his work had also been filmed.
The students who were on the committee were already dressed beautifully, especially Regina was the prettiest girl in school, the famous teenage model, Maya Agustin's daughter. The head of the committee was beautiful without flawless makeup, which was very expensive because it was not heavy and looked natural.
The participants were booming, the event was briefly postponed while waiting for Edo to finish Friday prayers.
"Edoardo Callahan is amazing, he's so handsome. But the others can't get close to him!" Desy said, "Edo's close friend of Regina!."
***