02. Hanging out on the street

For six years, Tio studied martial arts with his uncle, starting from the first grade of junior high school to the third grade of high school. But since he went to college, he stopped practicing, instead his life is now aimless, he often changes partners, hanging out on the streets while staying up late with the street kids.

Like tonight, he gathered with them, from street buskers, hawkers at red lights, and women of the night gathering in city parks.

Especially tonight, after Tio defeated a group of thugs, who often yelled at street children. The street children are very close to Tio, and they are often invited to sleep at her house.

"Thank you, Sis Tio. If Kak Tio doesn't come soon, of course my friends and I will be beaten by them," said Aryanti, thanked Tio.

"Sis Tio, where have you been? Suddenly Sis Tio appears and kicks the leader of the thugs?" Connect other street children asked.

"Regular from Night Club, I left because I was bored, So take a walk here." Tio answered. "Do you know where the thugs were from?" Tio added and asked again.

"I don't know the origin, but they are often angry with the traders here, Sis," answered Aryanti.

Tio nodded her head, then approached Aryanti, her classmate. Only the majors are different.

"Anti, can I sit next to you?" Tio asked.

"Don't sit Sis, I want to be a girlfriend too," joked Aryati. "As long as the pay is according to my request!" Added Aryanti..

"Ceilee... So why do boyfriends ask to be paid," they continued to laugh.

"Hahaha.... Anti is materialistic," continued the others.

"Nowadays, if I don't have money, I can't continue my studies. All tuition fees and my daily needs, you know yourself, apart from me working at a night club, "When I go home, I'll hang out here, who knows, maybe the boss will ask me to be his girlfriend for the night," replied Aryanti hopefully.

"Do you want to be my girlfriend for the night?" Tio asked.

"Yes, who wouldn't, Sis! Besides you're handsome, you're kind, you often give me money," answered Aryanti.

"Hahaha.... Hope...!" continued the other children, laughing.

""Who knows, Sis Tio will want to be with me," replied Aryanti.

"If you want to be a girlfriend for the night, how much do you charge?" Tio asked challenging him.

"It's up to you how much you want to give me, the important thing is it's there for me," answered Aryanti again.

"Everyone come with me to the house, later I will give everyone money to go home," answered Tio. "Especially you Anti, I will give you to add to your tuition fees, and pay for your boarding houses."

"Thank you, sis. "Sis Tio has always been kind," Aryanti replied happily. "Sis Tio, how come your name is short and doesn't have an extension?" Aryan added.

"Hahaha.... The long one is the train," joked the street children.

"Ah, why don't you keep connecting!" Aryanti exclaimed, a little annoyed.

""Ceilee... It seems that Sis Anti is having a hard time," the children continued to tease her.

Tio was amused by the street children's bumps and chatter, they were so happy and cheerful, Even though their lives are difficult, joy cannot be measured by rich or poor, happy or sad, the most important thing depends on his heart, whether there is still resentment in his heart! Or is there a burden on his mind that is making his heart confused?

Everything really depends on his heart, like tonight, Tio's heart is full of happiness, can share with street children, while joking.

"What's the point of having a long name if you don't have any money? It's useless," said another child.

"What you say is also true. Life is indeed a lot of money" Aryanti replied.

"So why don't you come to my house?" Tio asked.

"So, bro!" they answered in unison.

"There are six people, meaning we use two taxis," said Tio.

"OK, Sis! "Let me look for a taxi," said one of the street children.

Not long after, two blue taxis came. Tio and them got into the taxi.

"Sir, go to Pondok Indah, okay?" Tio asked the taxi driver.

"Ready, bro," replied the taxi driver.

Two taxis drove together at moderate speed towards the beautiful cottage. A house he bought, from the money his parents gave him which he saved.

Some time passed, two taxi cars arrived in front of an empty luxury house, because the house was used only for fun.

After paying for the taxi, Tio opened the gate of his house. Then Tio was with Aryanti and the street children, entered a large and luxurious house.

"Where are you and your father complaining, Bang?" Aryanti asked curiously, for seeing an empty house, without occupants.

"My parents don't live here. They are all in Singapore, in running their respective businesses," answered Tio.

"Great, bro. Having a rich father and mother, unlike me, life is always hard."

"It's great, I just live a hard life. There is no love from parents."

""There are me and the children, we can share the joys and sorrows," said Aryanti.

"If you guys want to drink, just get it from the fridge yourself!" Tio exclaimed, pointing backwards.

"Yes, Sis," replied Aryanti, while walking backwards, headed for a special fridge to store fresh fruits and drinks, followed by the children.

Aryanti and the children took several bottles of fiber drinks and other fresh drinks, serta buah apel dan anggur. And they returned to the living room, sat on the long sofa, while sipping fresh drinks, and eating apples and grapes.

Tio approached them, who were engrossed in chatting with their friends, then take selfies, and their photos are uploaded to their respective accounts.

After they played and joked, they finally fell asleep in the living room.

The next day they woke up, because Tio was about to go to college, and Aryati is the same, she also studied at the same university, only in a different major.

Tio with Aryanti and the street children, after cleaning up after each of them, they headed to the garage, took out Tio's Pajero Sport car.

The Pajero Sport car driven by Tio, drove at medium speed towards Grogol, to a university where the two of them studied, as well as taking the street children home.

On the way to college, Tio, who just entered as a first semester student, in the economics faculty of a university in a metropolitan city, split up with Aryanti and street children at the crossroads of Arteri. They got out of the Pajero Sport Dakar 4x4 car, which was driven by Tio.

"Don't forget, Sis. we continue to cheat," said the street children cheerfully, full of joy.

"Okay I'll see you again. Bye..." Tio replied.

"Bye... Sis Tio!" They said.

Pajero drove back at medium speed, heading towards Grogol.

After some time, Pajero entered the parking lot of a university, Tio parked her car, next to a yellow sedan.

He walked through the park on campus, there seemed to be a beautiful girl walking in front of him, Tio walked behind the girl, who apparently was still in the same faculty as Tio.

"Hi, just arrived huh?" Said a beautiful girl, glancing at Tio.

Tio immediately approached the beautiful girl, who was both a freshman and a freshman.

""Yes, this morning the road is always jammed," replied Tio.

"Well .... Its name is also a big city, every morning and evening, it must always be jammed," continued the beautiful girl.

"There's still half an hour left, right?" Tio asked, glancing at her watch.

"Still...! Where are you going?" answered the beautiful girl, asking back.

"Let's go to the cafeteria first, I haven't had breakfast yet."

"Same, neither have I!"

"Oh yes. Just call me Tio," said Tio, introducing himself. "What's your name?" He added.

"My name is Melinda. Just call me Mel," answered Melinda.

The two of them walked hand in hand, heading to a canteen. That morning was not too full. There were only a few people having breakfast.

Continued......