The Pride of the Young Lecturer

section 9

Today Neneng returned to selling on campus as usual, helping his mother.

Something looks different today, after yesterday in the queue, and caught giggling on the street, Neneng felt a little embarrassed.

He was ashamed to cross paths with Rido, he was afraid in the ledek, and in the words.

He was daydreaming, smiling a little. Something made Neneng happy over yesterday's incident.

It is still clearly recorded in his memory.

*Flasback On*

"Thank you Pa, I go home first" said Neneng pamit, then he held the door opener.

"Kok hard," he murmured slowly. He tried again, but it was not open.

What if he can't get out of this car, will he continue like this with Rido? Noooo!

"This is how the gab can be opened!" Neneng was hysterical when he arrived at his house but the car door was difficult to open.

"Well, what about Dong Neng?" Rido acted as if he didn't know how.

"Father try to open the door to have the Father," pinta Neneng.

Rido complied, and it turned out not to be open either.

"Where's Neng? This door is gabisa in open loh!" Rido foolishly imitated Neneng's hysterical style.

"But I called Mang Ujang Pa," Neneng issued the 2005s postel.

"Eh wait!" Rido held Neneng's hand.

"Who's Ujang?" Rido asked inquiring.

"The Pa workshop officer!"

"You know the repairman, do you have a fireplace?" Rido squinted his eyes slightly.

Neneng did not care about the ravings of Rido. He immediately pressed Mang Ujang's number and called out to him.

"Hello Mang!" Shouted Neneng.

Rido let, let him be ashamed later. "Loadspeakers!" Rido wanted to hear his talk.

"Please Neng, the car can open the door!"

"Car?"

"Yes, the car was opened!"

"Neng kan Mamang tire patcher," 

"Yes I know, Mang's a vehicle expert, right?" Neneng made sure in an impatient tone.

"The Neng patchworker, not the vehicle expert,"

"But you like to hold a vehicle!"

"Yes but the tires doang Neng, calahh! It's a car, Neng, a car!"

Rido who was beside Neneng could not help but laugh, why are the Mothers beside him so old-fashioned?

"Our eyes are closed firstwell, something is leaking!"

"What's leaking Mang?"

"Ban Neng, Mamang Ujang is a tire expert, already!"

Tut's. Phone connection is turned off.

Neneng was confused, he felt he would not be strong if he had to linger close to Rido like this.

He gasped as he felt a small swab on his head.

He looked up at the bully.

Their views meet. Rido and Neneng stared at each other.

"Don't worry, try to open again, I've been bacain mantra." Rido rubbed Neneng's head soothingly.

"Can you use the Mantra sir?"

Rido nodded, and gave his faint smile.

Cklek.

Open-ended.

Neneng did not come out but rather stared at Rido back.

"Can Pa!" Neneng smiled. Then get yourself out of Rido's car.

Neneng raised his five hands to worship.

But Rido's car is gone from his sight.

*Flasback Off*

Neneng smiled to himself rubbing his head. "Yesterday Pa Rido riled my head, may I catch a pinter!"

"Gee!" Instantly he stopped his swab.

"But don't get smug!" Mumbled again.

"Neng, take it to table two!" His mother realized a long enough daydream.

Neneng nodded and picked up the meatballs he was going to deliver.

He looked at the buyer who was at table two.

He returned to his mother's place.

"Bu .. I'll take you, the other Neneng later!" Neneng gave the meatballs in the tray.

"Why," her mother asked.

Neneng who was asked even grinned.

His mother looked at who was at table two.

"Neng, don't baper!"

***

"Good morning kids .. Today we have a quiz well! Who can answer the quiz, I'll give you an extra grade!" Rido stood up to give an interview in the class he taught.

"If you can't answer how Pa?" A female student held out her hand.

"I can't punish!" Rido let out a resolute voice.

"Well that's what Pa is!"

"Pa!"

***

"Ngebakso used to be delicious, huh?" Rido asked himself.

He moved his feet towards the canteen.

After five minutes of waiting Rido sparkled staring at who would present his order.

But a second later he looked at Mbak Neneng's back.

"Why doesn't he deliver the meat" he murmured inwardly.

He snorted annoyedly, then opened his phone.

There was a message from her boyfriend.

[What I'm taking is one week off from college, and I'm going home tomorrow.

Missyow.

Keysara]

That was the message Rido received. That means he will not be free. Keysa the selegram would have always wanted to go for a walk.

Keysa always took a walk there just for the sake of one post on Instagram.

"This pa is the meatball," he raised his face when he found that it was not Neneng who delivered the meatball.

Rido snorted annoyed, not knowing thank you, but yesterday he had delivered her home.

***

It was late afternoon, and Rido had not returned home, in his heart he was shocked to enjoy himself before Keysa tomorrow returned to Indonesia.

He developed his smile when he found Neneng who had not returned home.

But he frowned, why even though it was late afternoon, why did Neneng not come home.

He approached Neneng, "Why hasn't he come home yet?"

"Ah has not ... not yet," Neneng replied slightly stuttered.

For whatever sake, Neneng seems to have started to be captivated by Rido.

"Again waiting for an invitation, because this aga bring a lot of Pa stuff!" He pointed at a container on his edge.

"I'm taking ya!" Rido pulled Neneng's wrist.

Neneng tried to let go of Rido's grip and whispered, "This is the campus, there will be a clay," Neneng reminded.

"What if someone sees it?" Rido looked at Neneng.

"What the hell,"

"Come on!" Rido walked ahead of Neneng.

***

"Eat first yuk, can you accompany me?" Rido slightly turned his gaze to the woman beside him.

Neneng nodded and slightly pulled her thin lips, "may,"

Rido smiled and stopped his car at one of the Japanese restaurants.

"Have you eaten ramen?" Rido started to unbuckle his seatbelt.

Neneng.

"Come on,"

***

Rido ordered two Ramen, and two drinks.

After waiting long enough because the visitors are quite crowded ahirnya order came.

Neneng stared doubtfully at the chopsticks, and then he sparkled at the spoon.

Without him knowing the ramen spoon is a little different, if in Sunda more like sinduk.

"Eat!" Rido started stirring his ramen.

Neneng looked at how Rido ate.

He took his spoon, and stirred it. He started eating them. But it was hard, the spoon was a little deep.

"Neng, put this on!" Rido showed me his chopsticks.

Neneng nodded.

He began to eat using chopsticks but his food was difficult to catch.

He tried again, but the food fell.

Neneng looked at Rido, it turned out that Rido was focusing on eating, he picked up the food that fell on the table.

Then he threw it under his feet.

He tried to return but still difficult, in the end he just rubbed his food alone, and sipped his drink.

"How much is there?" Rido stared at Neneng's bowl.

"Done!" Neneng tried to find an excuse.

"Ah why join," said Rido asked.

Then he stood up and paid for his ramen, the cashier.

Finished paying he hinted Neneng to go home.

"Hem failed to eat ramen, even though he wanted to try," muttered Neneng saw the bowl was still full.

***

Next day.

Today Rido will pick up Keysa to the airport, at Keysa's own request.

Lazy, he chose to wrap his body again using a blanket, then closed his eyes.

Other side ...

Keysa scratches his suitcase and searches for Rido.

He could not find Rido anywhere, so he tried to contact him.

"Where is it?"

"Astagfirullah Key, is it Indonesia?" Rido opened his eyes.

"Yes, where are you? Don't tell me you're still sleeping!" Jerky Keysa.

Rido grinned, why he kebablasan, but his intention was only to sleep 10 minutes more.

"I'm there now!"

"Have me a cab, I'll be picked up by a smelly guy, not showered."

Tut's. The connection was turned off unilaterally by Keysa.

Rido laughed when Keysa hung up the phone, put himself back to sleep, and wrapped himself in a blanket again.

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