House Rules

Twelve rules

Dua belas aturan

Marta arrived in Lisbon on a hot Saturday in September. She was thirty-one, and she was a nurse from Poland.

Marta tiba di Lisboa pada hari Sabtu yang panas di bulan September. Dia berumur tiga puluh satu tahun, dan dia adalah seorang perawat dari Polandia.

Her new job at a big hospital started on Monday. But first she needed a room.

Pekerjaan barunya di sebuah rumah sakit besar dimulai pada hari Senin. Namun, pertama-tama dia butuh kamar.

She found an ad on her phone. “Room in a quiet flat. Ten minutes from the hospital. 400 euros a month.”

Dia menemukan sebuah iklan di ponselnya. “Kamar di apartemen yang tenang. Sepuluh menit dari rumah sakit. 400 euro sebulan.”

The flat was on the fourth floor of an old yellow building. There was no lift. Marta climbed the stairs with her heavy bag.

Apartemen itu ada di lantai empat sebuah gedung tua berwarna kuning. Tidak ada lift. Marta menaiki tangga dengan tasnya yang berat.

A small old woman opened the door. She had white hair and a black dress.

Seorang wanita tua bertubuh kecil membuka pintu. Dia berambut putih dan memakai gaun hitam.

“You are the nurse?” she asked. “I am Dona Fernanda. Shoes off, please.”

“Anda perawat itu?” tanyanya. “Saya Dona Fernanda. Tolong buka sepatu.”

“Hello. I’m Marta.” Marta took off her shoes and put them by the door.

“Halo. Saya Marta.” Marta membuka sepatunya dan menaruhnya di dekat pintu.

Fernanda showed her the flat. It was clean and very quiet. There were old photos on every wall.

Fernanda menunjukkan apartemen itu kepadanya. Tempat itu bersih dan sangat tenang. Ada foto-foto tua di setiap dinding.

The room had a bed, a desk and a big window. Marta looked out. She saw red roofs and the river.

Kamar itu punya sebuah tempat tidur, meja tulis, dan jendela besar. Marta melihat ke luar. Dia melihat atap-atap merah dan sungai.

“It’s beautiful,” she said. “How much is the room, exactly?”

“Tempat ini indah,” katanya. “Berapa harga kamar ini, tepatnya?”

“Four hundred euros a month. Water is in the price.”

“Empat ratus euro sebulan. Air sudah masuk dalam harga.”

“Do I have to pay for the internet?”

“Apakah saya harus membayar internet?”

“No, you don’t have to pay for it. But it’s slow.”

“Tidak, Anda tidak perlu membayarnya. Tapi koneksinya lambat.”