
The few days of living in this village really felt good for Rega, let alone the two Alika parents treating her so well.
From them he can see the sincere affection of parents to his son, unlike him who will only be considered there when needed.
His closeness to Alika also made quite pleasant progress, the days of staying under one roof made their relationship much better. Rega now also has another call to just tease the girl, 'Eneng' the favorite call of both parents Alika, Alika, but it would be a mockery that would lead to a small quarrel if Rega were to call him by that name.
"Eneng, please make me coffee dong!" pinta Rega this morning.
Alika looked at her boss dislike, from yesterday suddenly the boss called her that name.
"Can you stop calling me that?" his protest. "That sounds like you're talking to me." Its effects.
Rega looked at the girl with a frown. " why? Isn't that a favorite call from your parents? Can't I call you by that name, too?" tanyakanya.
Since last night he has been looking to know about the meaning of the word, Eneng' is a call for girls from the upper middle caste, can be interpreted also as a favorite call from parents for his daughter, can be interpreted as a favorite call from parents to his daughter, he even wanted to call her by that name. But, why now does Alika even say she feels like she's in a dwarf? Is something wrong?
"It's not okay, but... "
"What?"
"You pronounce it so it has a different meaning!" said the girl.
Rega's forehead grew furrowed, his eyebrows even almost fused together, indicating the hardness of his thinking.
"Ck! You know, in Sundanese language mispronunciation is different also means." he explained.
Alika sighed again as the man looked at her suspiciously. "Neng, and Eneng are two words that mean very much different" he added.
"meaning?"
"Neng is indeed a name for calling girls, but Eneng is different, Eneng means buffalo child so if you keep calling me like that, it's the same as saying I'm a buffalo child." said the girl, pursing her lips.
Rega tried to digest the explanation from the girl in front of him, then laughed after realizing his mistake.
"Now you understand, right."
Rega nodded.
"It's your coffee, and stop calling me that." said the girl, giving her a cup of coffee.
"Rome!!" shout Alika. "Ishhh he really sucks!"
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Those good days must now end, This morning Rega and Alika must return to the city. The next day the reception of Za and Inder will be held in the capital, so they will have to come back this afternoon with the newlyweds in order to attend the party.
"Neng said goodbye, yes, Mom" said Alika while kissing her mother's hand.
"Hurry home, Tengokin mom and dad again yes, Neng" said the mother, hugging her only daughter.
"If you can come back here again if the party neng Za is over, just come home with Auntie you don't have to stay there anymore" continued the mother with tears.
Alika sighed heavily, always like this every time she would return to Jakarta after looking at her parents. It will certainly be full of drama and the cries of the mother who is not willing to let go to return.
"Neng, you have to work, ma'am" he said.
"It's been, Mom. Pity the Neng, every time they want to go to work in tangisin continue, like going to war alone." scolded the father.
"Yes, Mom. Don't cry anymore."
Mother nodded slowly, her crying had subsided, "You take care of yourself, Neng. Don't forget to eat, the prayers are also taken care of, don't be too tired too, later if you are sick who wants to take care of there."
"Yes, Mom."
Rega stared at the interaction of the child and mother with a bitter smile, had her mother been like that too.
The farewell drama ended the farewell greetings and cautious remarks on the road. Alika stared at the back of the car she was riding in, her mother and father were still in the yard, staring at her passing while waving their hands.
"You're so lucky to have parents who love you so much" Rega said.
Alika turned her attention, "Yes, I do feel very lucky, they love me very much, although sometimes they are very excessive. But everyone is like that, right?"
"Not really," prune Rega. "You know, there are some children who sometimes have to act just to get the attention of their parents, but still their parents prefer to drown in their busy lives" he said again.
"You should be grateful to have parents who are very caring and love you" he added who got a nod from Alika.