B10:47
The number on the slip looked like a typo.
Angka di slip itu kelihatan seperti salah ketik.
I checked my bank app three times that morning.
Pagi itu aku cek aplikasi bank tiga kali.
My hands felt shaky, almost silly.
Tanganku gemetar, rasanya konyol.
I had worked for weeks for this.
Aku sudah bekerja berminggu-minggu untuk ini.
That money was proof I could stand on my own.
Uang itu bukti aku bisa berdiri sendiri.
I didn't buy anything fancy or big.
Aku tidak beli barang mewah atau besar.
I paid my phone bill and bought groceries.
Aku bayar tagihan ponsel dan beli kebutuhan.
Then I put the rest into a savings jar.
Lalu sisanya kumasukkan ke celengan.
That jar felt heavier than any gold.
Celengan itu terasa lebih berat dari emas.
It was my first small step toward freedom.
Itu langkah kecil pertamaku menuju kebebasan.
I didn't feel rich, but I felt real.
Aku tidak merasa kaya, tapi merasa nyata.
That night, I slept with a full heart.
Malam itu, aku tidur dengan hati penuh.
NA
That First Paycheck: A Small Door Opens
by @nadia_speaks