Club Workers

City M

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Pat!

"Never mind, Gretta. You can stay here until you call your family," interrupted Geana. "It's not good if you don't call them first and leave it like this. You're still young, it's a shame if you're a manual laborer," she advised.

Gretta grimaced at Geana's advice.

true, it wouldn't be good if she didn't contact her family and it's a shame her college had to drop out halfway. That's to be lived. Remembering how the actual chronology was, which she hadn't told the woman beside her.

Sorry, Gea.

Gretta could only apologize in her heart. She chose to pretend to accept what Geana said first, by nodding and smiling a little to make sure.

"Of course Gea. I (No) will contact them and continue my education," Gretta said after thinking about what steps to take.

"Good! You can't be like me, Gretta," said Geana looking sadly at Gretta who looked at her confused.

"Can't be like a you?" Gretta's parrot tilted her head. "What do you mean?" she continued confused.

Geana didn't explain. She just shook her head, then smiled broadly as brought Gretta's face to the television.

"Nothing. You'd better watch a movie there, it's more fun, the men were caught cheating," said Geana changing the subject.

Ukh ...

Even though Gretta was curious about what Geana meant. She couldn't demand to be told, because she still kept a secret what she couldn't share, for now.

Yes, for now, whether there was a moment when she was ready to open the card or even get caught.

Gretta could only obey, then looked at the film on the screen there with a frown.

Recently she was watching television and sitting relaxed like this. Because surely her time will run out first with lectures and other additional studies. Even though, in the past she also had a bigger television and of course the picture was better than this.

But why now does she feel more free?

She also doesn't need to pay attention to sitting etiquette or not having to hold back an expression, when laughing with Geana watching a comedy scene. As if this is what she likes and has been looking for all this time.

Is it true, every trial of life will definitely get good after going through a bad event before?

If so, is she currently getting a good one, after going through a terrible time in her life?

Better not think about it, forget it for now, thought Gretta deciding to enjoy her leisure time.

Skip

At night…

At the small dining room table, Gretta was seen sitting opposite Geana.

The two of them enjoyed a simple dinner with the proceeds of buying in a small restaurant, because Geana did not have any cooking utensils and was accustomed to buying ready-to-eat or even not eating.

Yes, considering that Geana only lives alone and has an indefinite curfew, her night life has been snatched away.

Geana can only live normally during the day, while at night she will be a 'bat' in a nightclub.

"Understood, Gretta. After this you just get some rest and don't have to wait for me. Maybe tomorrow I'll just come home," explained Geana, when she saw Gretta eating food with graceful style.

Really, she had to wonder who Gretta really was, to the point where she was amazed by everything that Gretta had.

Gretta who was slowly chewing the rice in her mouth just nodded, then swallowed and drank water first and then answered the question.

Accustomed to eating silently, it made Gretta a little awkward when she saw Geana eating while talking to her.

"Yeah, I'll definitely spend it, thank you, Gea."

"Take it easy, Gretta. Don't be so stiff, if you're like this I'm guessing you're not only from a wealthy family. But, more than that," said Geana, squinting still chewing on her mouth.

"Ah! You could be. How could that be," said Gretta evasively. "Oh yes, where do you really work?" she continued to change the subject.

"I?" asked Geana while pointing at the nose with her pointed finger, she even put her cutlery down and Gretta nodded quickly.

"Um."

"I work in a night club. As an entertainer, sometimes replacing a dancer on the pole or accompanying VIP customers. Yes, that's how it is," explained Geana without feeling awkward at all.

"At the club?" murmured Gretta quietly.

She is no stranger to the word night club. But she never entered the place at all, except for a famous entertainment venue and that was because she was attending a business party with her grandmother or mother.

"Yes, a night club. You didn't hear wrong," said Geana, explaining.

She knew that Gretta was now looking at hers in disbelief. But, she didn't want to lie to the young woman in front of her with sweet things.

"You must be disgusted, right?" continued Geana, before getting a reply from the young woman in front of her.

Gretta immediately looked at Geana when she heard a question that sounded bland without joy. She shook her head and forced herself to smile.

So the entertainer and his already impure self aren't the same thing?

Why should I be disgusted, in fact entertainment workers are not necessarily lower than greedy rich people, thought Gretta as she remembered her grandmother.

Her heart clouded for a moment and she tried to forget by asking Geana after a long silence, though still smiling.

"Have you been working like that for a long time, Gea?"

"Do you think five years is long?" Geana back asking.

She looked at Gretta with her eyebrows going up and down seductively, then chuckled when she saw her frown.

"Let's just say it's been quite a while, don't think about it like that," added Geana after chuckling.

Gretta also laughed when she heard the continuation of the sentence from Geana. She still didn't know how to tell the difference between old and new workers, because she was unfamiliar with the world the woman in front of her inhabited.

"Ah! You want to tease me. Isn't that right?" said Gretta pretending to have a sulky face.

Geana, who had calmed down her giggles, chuckled again. She shook her head and got up from her sitting, then left the living room carrying the old cutlery she was wearing.

"You're good to tease, sweet child," said Geana with a wink, before actually walking towards the kitchen.

"Gea is very upset," Gretta said, annoyed.

The laughter came back melodiously from Geana. It wasn't long before Gretta followed, following in Geana's footsteps by taking her plate to the sink.

She stood next to Geana who was rinsing the soap on the dishes and watched with her head nodding, knowing how to wash.

"Here! Let me wash it," said Geana suddenly, without looking in the direction that Gretta shook her head, refusing.

"No need, Gea. I'll just do the washing, I'll use the plates," Gretta refused to explain.

"You're just like anything," Geana muttered before finally giving up and shifting, when the plate was rinsed clean. "See! Change," she continued.

"Okay!"

"Sure. I'm staying in my room, I want to get ready," added Geana and then left Gretta after receiving a short reply.

"Um."