The Child Ignored

eps 2's

It was still dark outside, the new clock showed at 04:12 and Haris was already preparing to go to the city to complete his divorce with Intan

While Riko was still asleep in her dream and only woke up when the sun began to crawl up.

Riko who felt that she was in a foreign place immediately cried, Grandma Halimah who was washing clothes rushed to her grandson's room after hearing the sound of crying.

Riko carried her and invited her out to look around the environment so that she could stop crying.

Soon her crying subsided after seeing a newborn goat and learning to stand up.

It felt calm and no longer crying Grandma Halimah took her grandson to go home and bathe him and feed him.

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Riko was so according to his grandparents, and strangely the boy did not ask the whereabouts of his parents at all. Perhaps the affection of his grandparents was so great that he did not feel the longing for his parents.

One year already Haris left Riko at his parents' place and for one year it was also never once Haris visited his son, never even contacted his family just to ask about his son.

Neighbors around felt sorry for the fate of the poor boy who seemed never expected his presence, the boy who was abandoned after his parents separated.

Time passed by so quickly, Riko was now 7 years old. Every day after school Riko helps his grandfather take care of the goats owned by Mr. Budi whose house is not far from Joko's grandfather's house.

Riko did not have many friends there, because almost every day he always spent a lot of time to help his grandfather take care of the goat owned by Budi sir.

Nek Halimah spends her time at home every day, her husband Joko's grandfather forbids her from working because she has a history of asthma. Although life is very simple, Joko's grandfather's family is very harmonious.

That afternoon Grandma Halimah was lighting the stove to cook lunch for her husband, grandchildren and herself.

While cleaning the furniture that was just used for cooking, there was a sound of door knocking and greetings from someone.

In a hurry Grandma Halimah walked to open the door while answering greetings from her guests.

"Girishal"

"Haris, you're home, son?" with teary eyes, as if to show how much he misses his only child.

"yes ma'am, Haris is home. Same with my parents, same with Riko"

"just go in, kid. Your father is still herding goats, at the very least come home, mother is also cooking, let's eat! you must be hungry, right??"

"yes buk Haris just want to wait for you to come home, as well as anyone who wants Haris to convey"

"is there anything else, son?"

"just go ahead, wait for you to come home"

"well, I made you some coffee first"

"yes ma'am"

nek Halimah rushed to make a hot water pour from the flask to make coffee for her son. Then talking with his son expressed all his longing for the grown man. Tells about how his cousin who had been nurtured with a changing face look as if he felt back the events that had occurred. Haris listened to her mother's stories politely.