
Villa Tata in Bandung...
At dawn Anika was awake, she immediately prayed at dawn and came out of her room leaving Riko who was still performing dawn prayers.
Anika went out of the pavilion in search of a fresh breeze by stretching out both hands as if it were a scene from the Titanic.
"Good geez! Mamang thought who oruh, this dawn-body is already outside the house! What is eneng mah? " ask Mamang who just came out of the left pavilion.
"He.... He's.. He's.. Anika again wanted to eat Mang cucur cake! Anika wakes up early in the morning, who knows someone selling cucur cake if Anika wakes up early! " answe answered honestly.
"Oh my goodness! Yes, it is not possible at this hour anyone sells cucur cakes! Meningan eneng enter again into the house, later at seven I take you to go to the market that is under the hill there that sells a lot of traditional cakes. Who knew there was a cake? Then later pity his sick wistful because of the cold morning breeze like this! " mamang said suggesting to Anika.
"Don't you know Mang, call Anika to go to the market? " said Anika with a sumringah face.
"Yes really or neng! " answer the man with certainty.
After Mamang said confidently, Anika went back inside the right pavilion while waiting for seven o'clock to come.
"Astaghfirullah azim thing, baby! I've been looking everywhere you're here! What are you doing at 4.30 am I wandering around? Don't wear a jacket anymore, it's so cold, baby! " riko's nagging with love.
"It's not cold, it's ordinary! " answered Anika.
"Oh my goodness, baby! It was cold as if it were ordinary! "say Riko in surprise while shivering with coldness.
Riko put his jacket back together, he was wearing thick clothes behind his jacket, still he still felt so cold that it penetrated into his bones. While Anika only uses a jacket that she just had clothes look ordinary without feeling the slightest cold.
"Of course he is ordinary, because the body temperature of a pregnant woman is different from the usual person. Therefore, pregnant women are easy to feel hot and hot. That was what caused Anika to be ordinary with this kind of cold weather! " replied Sister Sumi who came while carrying a tray containing white milk.
"Sus, sorry Anika yah! The once evil same Sister who has taken care of dad! Anika is so sorry! " anika said with great regret and teary eyes.
"I have been sorry for a long time! I'm glad you've changed for the better! Now forget the past, look to the future with your little family! " sister Sumi replied smiling kindly.
Anika directly hugged Sister Sumi without cue, Sister Sumi who was shocked immediately returned Anika's embrace warmly while rubbing the soft back of Anika who was shaking from crying.
"The pregnant woman must not cry! He must be happy because all those feelings are also in our baby's nature! If you are sad your baby is sad too! Let's not cry anymore! Time wants to be a mother is still a crybaby! " said Sister Sumi a little prank Anika.
"Ah, Sister is not fun! " answered Anika with a frown while releasing her embrace.
"What is this! How early in the morning on the hug! " the reproof of Jamal's father who came by running his own wheelchair.
"It's a loh, Dad! Sister father is rece, when Anika said crybaby! " fight Anika with a face.
"Unfortunately, the princess is not a crybaby? " ask Jamal's father back.
"Yes not! Where is Anika crybaby! Anika is just so excited! So the tears came out! " answer Anika evasive.
"Yes, yeah... Dad believe! What is that drink? " appoint Jamal's father on the tray lying on the table.
"Susu to Anika! Goat milk is very good for pregnant women, which is taken directly from the goat and cooked so that it can be consumed! "sister Sumi replied at length.
Anika took the glass containing the goat's milk, she kissed it and she tried to drink it a little with a spoon.
"Cock smells different from the pregnant milk that Mas Riko made last night! The milk that Mas Riko made last night smelled rancid, wanted to vomit Anika in his making, making Anika nauseous! "say Anika was a bit confused.
"Of course it's different, because it's real milk cooked by itself! " sister Sumi replied kindly.
Anika drank the goat's milk until it ran out and did not leave a drop. Everyone who was there smiled happily to see Anika drink the milk without much drama queen.
Right at 7 am, Mamang Kosim who was talking with Anika came to call Anika and take her to the market like she promised at dawn.
"Punten Tuan, would you like to take Non Anika to the market? " mang Kosim asked permission from Jamal's father.
"Would you go to the market, son? Lu-lumayan far away? " ask Jamal's father a little warning.
"Nika wants to buy a cake in the market! " answe answered with a happy face.
"I'm coming with dong! " pinta Riko doesn't want to miss.
"Can't you Mang? " Anika asked Mang Kosim's opinion.
"Well, I can do it, Neng! Going to the market is forbidden! Let's go, it's still morning ! " answered Mang Kosim while walking first.
"Be careful." cried Jamal's father with a little loud although not too loud in the ears.
The three of them walked away to the market past the eye-indulgent hills along the way. Sometimes they cross paths with some local residents who also walk with vegetables, some while shepherding goats, some even while peddling merchandise with a slap on the head.
They greet each other despite not knowing each other as they are today, they kindly greet Anika who looks happy to go even on foot.
From a distance, Anika was already excited to see the sighting of the market that became their destination. He even half ran to get to where Riko patiently held her hand so as not to carelessly run around.
"Mas, bowsprit! " squeak Anika with face sumringah.
"Sorry to Neng! The cake is over! This is for those gentlemen over there! Have his order! " pointing at an adult man who is buying breakfast.
"What?? So the biscuits are over?? " said Anika with teary eyes to cry.
The merchant nodded his head while apologizing to Anika. Without making a sound, Anika cried sobbing with her shoulders shaking from crying in silence.
"Tea Punten, can't make any more biscuits! Pity the wooch that has been pengen from dawn? Especially if she is pregnant too? Can't Tea, pity see Tea! " task Mang Kosim rather heartily to the seller of cucur.
"Can you Mang! Make it in my house! All the ingredients are at home! If you want it, please come with me home! " answer the trickster kindly.
Anika stopped crying and smiled happily because the seller would make it for her. The seller immediately packed up because the merchandise was up and ready to go home.
"Come Neng, Mang, Akang! " take him politely.
Anika, Riko and Mang Kosim follow Teteh the bakeries seller back to his house. They walk through the houses of residents who look very beautiful and shady with decorated with various kinds of plants, both flowers and fruit plants.
Finally they arrived at a house that had a very large yard, many trees that grew and beside it there were several kinds of pots containing flowers of various colors.
"Let's Neng, everyone go inside! Understand the homes of the villagers, so this is how it is! " say her words with a low.
"The house is great, Tea! Comfortable, cool and good to see again! Anika likes this kind of atmosphere! "anika's comments honestly.
"Thank you for the compliment, Neng! Please sit everything, I want to go back first to make the dough! " he replied smiling knotingly as he let them sit down.
"Anika can come, Tea! " asked Anika with a clear face.
Anika also follows Teteh the bakeries to her kitchen to see the cake making cucur that she really wants.
"Teh, can you ask? " asked Anika while sitting on the bench in the kitchen.
"Ask me Neng! " answer the friendly.
"Teteh Sundanese, how can you make cucur cake which in fact the Betawi cake? " asked Anika in surprise.
She laughed at Anika's question, which confused her even more.
"That I am originally a Betawi man, Neng! Married to my Sundanese Ambu. My brother and sister on living in Jakarta, Neng! I am the only one who lives here because I have a husband from this village! I have fallen in love with this village, so I would like to get out of here. In addition here the residence of my grandmother from my late Ambu home. It feels hard to leave the village that many of my memories as a child, because I lived here with my Grandma, Neng! " answer the long one.
"I like to eat cucur cake because if I go to my nini house from Abah, always in making cucur cake. Anyway every day there must be a cake that made my brothers at the protest because they were bored. But I never got bored at all, until now. That's why I have an idea for the sale of cucumber cakes that are not in this village. "he continued with great enthusiasm.
"Oh that's Tea, by the way how quiet is Teteh's house? Where are the children? " ask Anika while looking at the left right.
Haven't had the time to answer, heard a scream from outside the house.
"Assalamualaikum Ambu!! Aa come home!! " shouted an approximately eight-year-old boy who came carrying a python coiled around his waist and neck.
"Astaghfirullah amran!!! How many times have I told you, if playing Asep is not brought? If he eats the neighboring chicken, he can barabe Amran!! " squeak the Teteh with an annoyed face.
"Well, there's a snake! Oh my goodness, what a beautiful snake! Can I not carry it? " pinta Anika with a cheerful face.
"Don't !!!! " cried Riko and Mang Kosim together into the kitchen.
Anika scowled annoyed that in forbidden her husband, she immediately put on a jutek face and turned her back to Riko who tried to approach her gently.
"My dear, my love, my halal lover! It's not a toy, it's a dangerous animal, let alone the animal is not used to us, then there will be nothing else if we are determined to touch it" said Riko lovingly.
Anika grew sullen and did not respond to her husband's words. Somehow he was so upset he was not allowed to hold the python. It felt like she wanted to vent her growing anger for her husband who always forbade her even though he knew it was all for his good.
Her heart was so sick to hear her husband forbid her to carry the slithering beast.
"Go far! I don't want to see any more faces, Mom! I hate! " squeak Anika with an angry face.
"Yes baby! I know that you really love me! " answer Riko relax.
"I hate to know that! Hate it! " shouted Anika while scowling irritatedly.
"Yes, baby! I know that very well! I hate you too, really love! " reply, Riko is getting stuck.
Si Teteh and Mang Kosim even laughed amusedly at Anika who sulked and Riko who increasingly bouncily answered the anger of his wife.
"Aunty dare to hold Asep? You see, Asep has big body tea! " ask the little boy with his cool.
"Bare to! Lah, you can just carry why can't I? " ask Anika wonder.
"Soalah Aa was with Asep from childhood or aunt! Aa does not want Aunt screaming in fear because it will make Asep angry! " answere answered seriously.
"But I want to carry it? Can't time? " anika's pinta with teary eyes was about to cry.
"Let her Aa Aunt hold her for a minute! But Aa who looks out for him directly and do not be far from the Asep. Poor or his aunt! " said Si teteh begging.
"OK on then! Come on Auntie over here! "answered Amran giving up.
Anika was so happy because her desire to hold the python was granted. Amran gave Asep into Anika's hand without releasing him completely because he was on guard if later his Asep revolted because he was carried by a stranger.
Riko and Mang Kosim ketar ketir saw Anika casually carrying the python lightly like carrying a cat, even he played with the animal without fear.
"Ouch, Mang! I am worried about the same sex as our child! Will he be born later? Just look at his mother playing with the snake without fear! " whispered Riko with worry.
"Loh, I don't want tea to have a boy? " tanya Mang Kosim curious.
"Who said no to Mang! For me, whatever the gender is not a problem, the important thing is that the baby and his mother are healthy! But if I can choose, I want my first daughter, Mang! " answer Riko at length.
"Occupy... I guess Akang tea doesn't want to have a boy! But like I doubt Kang, if Akang's son will be a girl! Look at that snake like a toy snake! " mang Kosim said as he pointed towards Anika.
Amran had completely released Asep into Anika's hands because he was a little surprised to see Asep's henchmen alone when in Anika's hands. Even Anika casually held Asep while eating cucumber cake made by her Ambu.
"Mang, Akang! Here oruh! Come on, let's taste the bows! " call the Tetcher loudly.
Riko and Mang Kosim also walked up to those who were watching Anika play with the Asep while eating cucur.
"Mas, you want a sling? Very funny, Mas! Anika became keen to have her own one! " he said it without thinking.
"What??? " call Riko in shock.
"So, no, no! If you want to keep it, keep the others! Cat, hamster, chicken, duck or bird ! Don't be a snake, danger! " push Riko down hard.
"Yes Auntie! This Asep is tame because Amran kept it from childhood. If it's big gini we keep, danger Auntie! " amran said confirming Riko's speech.
"Well, so can't I keep snakes like Asep? " asked Anika with a disappointed face.
Everyone there nodded their heads saying yes to Anika's question.
"But can I play with Asep during my stay here? " ask again with hope.
"Can dong Auntie! I'll take Asep to Auntie's house! Where does aunt live? " answered Amran kindly.
"Yey!! No papa doesn't have his own! The important thing is to still be able to play with Asep! " said Anika with a happy face.
"Let you come and get Aa and Asep! So Aa and Asep didn't walk to the villa on the hill! " sahut Mang Kosim while pointing to the north.
"Okay or Mang! When will Mamang pick up Aa tea ready! " answered Amran steadily.
"Mas, let's go home! Anika is sleepy, tired too! " say her with a sweet-looking face.
"Wait here first yes, Mamang find a vehicle first to the villa! Pity the Eneng if the walk reaches the villa! " said Mang Kosim while walking out of the house Teteh cake seller cucur.
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