Leave Me Alone's
2. Night Shifts

Alana walks slowly in the dark of the night. Humid narrow alleys make the atmosphere a little gripping. Lots of rubbish scattered here and there.

No expression of disgust or horror. There was only a drowsy face and legs that kept stepping forward. Every night, he would go to work this way.

Alana's working? Sure yeah. How he lives if he doesn't work for money.

His steps stopped in front of the open door. The light of the lamp from within illuminated the dark streets that were there. He always goes into the place where he works through the back.

Alana went inside and went straight to the cashier. A woman who was five years older than him.

"It's a long time! Buyers are on a rampage!" protest Kak Meni - the worker who guards the cashier.

"Sorry, brother. There was a business for a while" replied Alana while wearing an apron. After that he picked up the menu book and started going around taking notes on orders.

There he just became waiters. His place of work is also just a small cafe by the roadside that sells some food as usual. It's just that today Alana gets the night shift. No wonder sometimes he sleeps in class because of lack of sleep.

The night is getting late. Visitors are constantly coming. Most who come are men who seem to be passing by and stopping by. Or a loyal customer who works nearby.

The cafe grew more crowded as a horde of men walked in and sat at the corner-most table. Their appearance is like a high school boy, they simultaneously wear a black jacket. One of them called a waiter who was none other than Alana.

Alana immediately went there with a menu book and a notebook. When Alana was near them, she was made to choke. His steps were moving closer to them.

"Mom! What's the menu here?" ask one of them.

"Don't call 'mbak', ****! Can't you see he's young?" said the other one. The laughter of everyone at the table except one guy.

Alana gave the menu book to them without opening her mouth. He looked down at the guy who wasn't laughing.

The guy also looked back at Alana with his slanted smile. He is Haikal. People who often bully him at school.

Alana rubbed her face violently.

This ordeal? It's really a hard ordeal!

****

"It turns out that it works. Very poor, you live to work like that."

The word came from the lips of a Haikal. This morning, Haikal came to Alana who was asleep. Forced Alana to wake up and listen to the piercing words of a Haikal.

"Lo doesn't work weird, does he? Or do you often serve men?" terka Haikal with her slanted smile.

Alana was silent. Not intending to answer. He only listened to Haikal with his head lowered.

Class is still empty. There's only Alana and Haikal there.

Haikal changed his position to sit on the bench next to Alana. Staring at Alana with her cynical eyes. Then he said, "Lo mute? Answer my words!" snapped it.

"How about you serve a striped man?" haikal asked still with a smirknya smile.

"That's not true, I still have sense" replied Alana again. Still with patience.

Alana wondered why Haikal asked that. What is certain is that Alana knows, Haikal will use things like this to further bully Alana.

"Alright if you get to work like that. I'll spread out one school to let you know how you feel!" haikal threatened and left Alana.

Alana took a long breath. He doesn't care about Haikal's threats. All he was thinking about right now was how he could sleep well.

He went down to the bottom of the table put the chair aside and slept hugging his knees and leaning against the wall.

At least this kind of comfort will last. Maybe just for a little while, but he enjoyed it.

"Sleep well, Alana."

Alana's eyes suddenly widened. He looked up to see the door. The voice was clearly heard from the door. Surprisingly there was no one there.

Maybe my feelings.

He closed his eyes again. Didn't mind the voice.

Who would say that softly to him.

Alana was sure, it was just a hallucination.

Yes, hallucinations.

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**Hey! Back again with the author who was born! #Kidna

How's it? Less nge-fell? Or want a bullying scene**?

Here I love the cast Alana let it be fun.

**If you feel that you do not fit the cast that I love, please hallucinate yourself Alana like what.

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