
"An, you must be operated on immediately !!! " Said my mother took into my room, a clear circle out of the corner of her eye.
"What's Buk?" I asked, Mom's words immediately woke me up from my sleep.
"Yes, you have to undergo heart bypass surgery immediately, for that we need a big cost, " said Mother bowed weakly in my bed.
I understand that mother is very depressed at the moment, my mother who usually looks strong, disciplined and fierce, currently looks like a tiger that has lost its fangs.
"An, what are you thinking?" I asked my mother as if I could guess what I thought of her.
"No Buk, hehe." I answered while scratching my non-itchy nape.
"Don't tell me you're picturing me as a tiger without fangs anymore" Mother said, God I can really guess what my mind is about.
"Oh, how do we continue to finance Mr's operation?" I was worried about the funds for the operation.
"Actually, yesterday someone came here to offer you a loan of money, when you were not at An's house." Mother said while remembering something.
"A-what's Buk? it's true where the guy knows we're in need of money." I said, I'm not sure about the lender.
"Actually the mother is also not sure, but how else, maybe this is God's way of helping us." Mom seemed to be getting interested in the offer.
"But Buk, are you sure? What if that person has bad intentions for us? " i ask, honestly I don't want you to misstep.
"Even though He had evil intentions, it must have been his intention to just lend money with high interest right?" said Mother as if to guess what would happen.
"Ana nurut Ibuk ajalah, after all you must immediately get the right handling" I said began to be interested in the loan as well.
"Well, tomorrow I'm going to call the guy, to sign the loan," I'm sure.
"Oh, what does Rentenir look like?" I said unceremoniously calling it Rentenir, a money lender with big interest what else is its name if not Rentenir
"Looks like he's just a member of the real lender An, it doesn't matter what matters now is that your life can be helped immediately." Answer mother.
I also agreed to Mother's decision, as a young child and without a job, what else can I do but agree to it.
****
Next day.
Someone dressed all in black, with neat hair and well-groomed body, I'm sure he must be some kind of bodyguard
"Good morning, I'm David's assistant young master, I hear you want to take a loan of money from us?" tanyanya while sitting in the living room chair.
"True sir, I'm Larissa. I want to know what are the requirements that I have to meet to make a loan," said Mother to the point.
"Okay, Ms. Larissa please check the terms file first." Said the man while thrusting out a few pieces of paper.
"Sir, this means how? Point number 3, it says
"*Ji*if the borrower cannot return the funds within the specified time then we as the lender will apply for other requirements as we wish"
"Yes ma'am, so basically the terms and regulations will change at any time according to our wishes as a lender." Said the man.
"How could it be like that sir? Didn't we give a certificate of land and building our grocery store as collateral," said Mother a little rebellious.
"True Ma, I took a fairly large nominal so that the land and building certificate could not cover the nominal loan that I submitted." Said the man named David who if I thought there was a point as well.
"Then about the interest, it is written here that the interest can rise at any time according to the wishes of the lender, is it really so?" Ask my mom again, this time with a bit of emotion.
"True Ma'am, all these requirements were made by my Boss, so the decision is in the hands of Mom to agree or not, I just remind you that your husband is in desperate need of help today." David said, as if he understood the current condition of our family.
Mother seemed hesitant and worried about all this, afraid that something unwanted would happen, but even now you can not wait too long.
The Hospital repeatedly called us, to immediately confirm when we would pay off the administration of the treatment.
With a heavy heart, Mom finally signed the ridiculous agreement, because we also really can not think anymore, there is no other choice, I know after this there will be new problems, there will be new problems, but it's okay I'll try to find another side job so that our debt can be paid off as soon as possible.
Days changed, a news from the Hospital came, the operation went smoothly, the blockage in the arteries of the father's heart was resolved but the recovery period will last long.
My mom and I stick with our routine, my mom sells and I work, and somebody calls us about the loan money.
Actually we were quite orderly in paying the debt but suddenly the loan shark raised the interest, of course it was very burdensome for us.
At first we were able to pay the principal and interest but because of the increase in interest, we could only pay the interest.
I was eager to meet the loan shark to protest his actions but Mom forbade me because after all Mom had signed the agreement which meant we had agreed to whatever would happen.
"Oh, if we can't afford to pay for it? " tanyaku.
"Yes forced we have to give up our grocery store is An," said Mother.
"But if it's not enough what else will they take Buk?" my question is, actually I am very worried if the House we live in will be taken by them also in the end.
"Already, calm down let me think about all this," said Mother tried to calm me when I knew that Mother was also burdened with all this just that she did not show it.
Almost every day the Rentenir Assistant called to our House, just to remind us that the debt must be repaid immediately
It was really annoying for him to come here and force us to make a loan, but after we agreed to borrow money, look how clever he was. He also demanded his money back.
Taking advantage of people's weaknesses for his own sake, if only I could meet directly with that Rentenir Boss, I would definitely curse him wholeheartedly, just look at it.