The Neglected Pearl
Part 10 Mang Ojo's Story

“Nggak Mang, I just want Mamang and family to enjoy good food as well as them, the time is only those who can enjoy it, while we are not.”

“But if Den Niko money runs out how ?”

No Mang, my money is a lot kok.”

“But !”

“But, what else is Mang ?”

“Mamang does not taste good to people at Den's house, later Mamang eat well at a fancy restaurant, while they at home only eat rice. Mamang as the head of the family is not fair Den.”

“Ooo, that's the problem turned out to be ! How many kids do you have?”

“Five, Den.”

“Ya already, later for the children of Mang Ojo, the name we wrap, ok !”

“Aah, Mamang so not good, already ngerepotin Aden.”

“Nggak kok Mang, ordinary aja.” replied the young man while pulling the hand of Mang Ojo, to enter the luxury restaurant.

Then Mang Ojo and Niko went inside and ate the dishes that had been prepared, after finishing Niko immediately ordered seven more servings to be taken home by Mang Ojo.

“Lho kok seven Den, have we eaten well, why should it be packed as much as that ?”

“Ngak what Mang, who knows when Mamang hungry again at home.”

“Aduh, Den Niko, Mamang so ngerepotin keep kayaknya.”

“Ah, Mamang ! regular time.” Niko replied while patting Mang Ojo's shoulder slowly.

Outside a luxury car was waiting to drive Mang Ojo home. Niko invited Mang Ojo to ride first, but Mang Ojo refused.

“Why Mang ?”

“Mamang let go Den !”

“Jalan ? which way is Mang ? It's still far away ! If Mamang walk there is one day trip, what Mamang can ?” snapper Niko.

“Ngak Den !”

“Well let's go up ! Let's get to Mang Ojo.” soon

"Alright Den." replied Mang Ojo slowly.

The car was driving at a moderate speed, Mang Ojo seemed to sit still in the front seat. Until approaching his residence then Mang Ojo spoke up.

“We've reached Den !” yelled Mang Ojo.

“Alright, we'll stop here.” Answer Niko.

“But can I stop by Mang?”

“Bby, can Den, but the house Mamang small and narrow.”

“Nothing Mang.” Niko answered as she followed Mang Ojo, from behind.

In front of Mang Ojo's house, Ranita has stood, smiling sweetly. Niko who walked with Mang Ojo was surprised to see Ranita at that place.

“Hei Nit ?” niko Sapa smiled sweetly.

“Hei Niko !” ranita replied with a big smile, until the two dimples on the girl's cheeks seemed clearly gripping.

“Ooo, you already know each other apparently ?” said Mang Ojo.

“Iya Mang, Niko is Ranita's friend on campus.”

“So you guys are one campus ?”

“True Mang ! we are one campus !” niko Timpal.

“That's good, Yes already, then let's go in !” take Mang Ojo to Niko and Ranita.

“Nevent need to Mang let us here aja.”

“Alright then, let Mamang only enter first, you guys just chat here, later let Mother make a drink.”

“Good Mang. “ answer them both simultaneously.

While chatting, Fatma also came to bring two glasses of water placed on a tray and let the two drink, after which she returned to the kitchen.

While Fatma is in the kitchen, Ranita pulls Niko's hand to show her something.

“What's Ran ?” ask Niko wonder.

“Come ! Follow Me !” take Ranita while pulling Niko's hand to enter a room Mang Ojo.

“What's up?”

“See by yourself !”

“Where ? Have you seen it before?”

“Keren out coy !”

“Keren right ?”

“Yes, my age just saw this kind of thing. Crazy out, Wow !”

“Crazy right ? In a house as small as this, it turns out there is its own uniqueness in it.”

“True Nit, I'm so amazed as Mang Ojo. Despite living mediocrely like this he can still mean something to his family.”

“But watch out loh ! Don't tell anyone ?”

“Later his Mamang angry loh.” Answer Ranita.

“Ngak ! Not angry at me !”

“Haaah, right ? Not angry at me !”

“True Mang not angry ?” reiterate Ranita can't believe it.

“True, Mamang is not angry, it's just that if someone else knows, they will consider you a stressed person !”

“Ha then, right ? true what I said earlier right?”

“But why is it so Mang ?” ask Niko curiously.

“For this day, silence is better. Let people know our own condition and we do not need to spread it everywhere.”

“That's yes, Mang.”

“That according to Mamang !”

" What do you mean by Mamang ?"

“If you think Mamang doesn't know. Besides that your business and Mamang do not need to impose Mamang's will on you right?”

“Truely Mang ! if so I can still look around again right?”

“Of course, Mamang is not angry, please if you still want to see, This is all a carving Mamang time in SMA first, just a fad!”

“Aja, the engraving is already this good ? and that Mamang said a prank ? ah Mamang, especially if Mamang is serious ! It must be even better, dong !”

“Aah Den Niko, can only !”

“Serious Mang ! Where might I joke.”

“Then waiting for the application to come out, Mamang look for busy making this carving, while the one over there is.” said Mang Ojo as his fingers pointed at something.

" Which one is Mang ?"

“Well, which one is it ? It was the Mamang trophy of SD, SMP and SMA time first, and this one is the charter of Mamang and your Mother.”

“Mother ? She has a charter too, Mang ?” niko and Ranita asked in surprise.

“Iya ! Mother was a graduate of economics.”

“What ? Graduate bachelor of economics ?”

“Iya, true ! She also worked abroad as a director, a bank."

" Is that right Mang ?"

"Yes right, but because the single mother, her parents could not part with her daughter for a long time, then she was called back to Indonesia.”

“Terus Mang ?”

“Not so long both parents were sick and eventually died, along with the departure of their property was drained for medical expenses both, until Mother also fell poor.

“Then Mang ?”

“Then Mother submitted a proposal at the bank that was here, but nothing was accepted, they all refused it, in her solitude that Mamang entered into Mother's life and married her."

" Keep on ?"

"Until we finally had five children, and at that time the economic burden was very difficult. Because having five children certainly costs a lot, the beginning who became the scavenger Mamang, but because there is little capital, Mamang also sells boiled beans and Mother who replaced Mamang so scavenger.”

“Oh, how sad the story of Mamang kinship.” Ranita said slowly.

“Why so Mang ?” ask Niko to know.

“Maybe because I could not bear to see Mamang work alone, so Mom intervened to help Mamang !”

“Waah turns out to be Mamang family, people who excel all ?” niko commented on it.

“Then what about Mamang children ?”

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