Trapped by Young Mamah Charm

57. Picnicking

As planned yesterday, today Ricky took Maira on a picnic to the zoo. Before going to the zoo, Ricky picked up his parents first. Handi who was going to go to a picnic, did not go to a picnic. Because there is a show with his friends.

“Om request souvenirs by panda,” Handi said to Maira.

“Pada? What is icu on?” maira asked Handi.

“Binnatang panda. Later Maira see for herself what the panda is like,” replied Handi.

Maira became curious about what kind of panda beast.

Maira looks so human being taken to the zoo. Along the way Maira looks cheerful. Arriving at the zoo looks crowded by visitors. Ricky has to carry Maira. He was afraid that Maira would fall and be trampled on by people. Ricky alternates with Hanifa holding Maira.

Maira is happy to see the animals in the zoo. Sometimes he imitates the sounds of animals he hears. Makes everyone laugh by hearing his voice. And finally they arrived at the panda cage.

“Well this is a panda,” Ricky said to Maira.

“Lutu, Aya. Bring uyang to him. Mala au uga's. Catu untu Om Adi, catu ajih untu Mala,” said Maira.

 “Don't love. Can't take her pandanya home!” said Ricky.

“Nati Om Adi angis nga dicih on,” said Maira.

“Just let Om Handi cry,” said Ricky.

They continued to tour the zoo. After getting tired of walking around they look for a comfortable place to roll out the mat.

“Maira wait here with Grandma and Grandpa. Father and Sister want to take the mat and food,” said Ricky.

“Iya,” Maira replied.

Fortunately, Maira was willing to wait with her grandmother and grandfather. So Ricky and Hanifa can get to the car park to bring mats and food.

After Ricky and Hanifa came they started rolling out mats, they rested on mats while enjoying a snack. When they were resting there was suddenly a sales bubble. Seeing so many bubbles, Maira wanted to bubble.

“Aya, Mala au icu,” Maira said as she pointed to the bubble seller.

“Awhile, yes. Dad ask first the price,” said Ricky.

“How much is it, Bang?” ask Ricky to the bubble seller.

“Fifty thousand, sir,” replied the bubble seller.

“Mahal. Twenty thousand, huh?” said Ricky.

“Cannot. The price of the tool is already more than twenty thousand,” replied the seller.

“Twenty-five thousand,” says Ricky.

“Thirty-five, Sir. Fitting price,” said bubble seller. (If the price is wrong do not be blasphemed, yes. Deche has no children, so he doesn't know how much a bubble toy costs. It also comes from an online store).

Ricky opened his wallet. In his wallet there was no dime that was fifty thousand and one hundred thousand.

“Wait a minute, Bang,” said Ricky.

Ricky's approaching Hanifa.

“Fa, you have thirty-five thousand?” ricky asked Hanifa.

“There, Sir,” replied Hanifa.

Hanifa opened her bag and took the money from inside the wallet.

“This, Sir,” says Hanifa.

Hanifa gave thirty-five thousand to Ricky. Ricky gave Hanifa fifty grand.

Ricky gave three five thousand dollars to the bubble seller.

“You what color, Sir?” ask the salesman.

“Maira want what color?” ask Ricky to Maira.

“Au walna melah,” replied Maira.

The seller gave Maira a red bubble.

“Try it first, Bang! Afraid of broken tools,” said Ricky.

The seller tried the bubble device and the result was that it produced bubbles perfectly. Maira was excited when she saw the many bubbles. Then the seller gave it to Maira.

“Hopefully durable yes, Neng,” said the seller.

Maira tried her tools but couldn't.

“Here Daddy teach,” says Ricky.

Ricky held Maira's hand and helped press the device.

“This one is pressed,” said Ricky.

And the result Maira managed to make a bubble. But the bubble about Pak Agus, Ibu Juwita and Hanifa.

“Main in a large place, if you play here get people,” said Ibu Juwita.

“Come on Maira, we play there,” said Hanifa.

“They are like Mother and child,” said Ibu Juwita who was watching Hanifa and Maira.

Ricky looked at his mother.

“What does Mamah mean?” ask Ricky.

“If people see Hanifa and Maira, they will think Hanifa and Maira are Mother and child. Not a babysitter with her foster children,” replied Ms. Juwita.

“You are looking for a woman who will accept Maira, but you are not aware that the woman is near you,” said Ibu Juwita.

“Hanifa doesn't know about Maira yet. All he knows is Maira's son Ricky, but is raised by Aida. That's all it is. Ricky never told Hanifa everything,” Ricky said.

“Ricky, there are different from women with men,” said Ibu Juwita.

“If a woman already has a child out of wedlock, she will look disabled in front of everyone. He will find it hard to get a man who will accept him. But men if they have children out of wedlock, any woman also still wants to accept it,” said Ibu Juwita.

Ricky breathed.

“Come, Mah. Ricky hasn't thought about it yet. The important thing for Ricky is to be able to spend time with Maira,” Ricky said.

“And for that you need a woman who can take care of Maira. That's a sign you need a wife to take care of your son. And Mamah saw it was in Hanifa,” said Ibu Juwita.

“Ricky, Hanifa deserves to be your wife rather than just be your babysitter,” said Ms. Juwita.

“Indeed she wants to be with Ricky? He's young, Mah. He was only twenty-one years old. Ricky is thirty-one years old. Our age is ten years. He must be looking for a man who is the same age or above him a little ,” Ricky said.

“Jeez Ricky, you are mostly working until you do not know the trend of women today,” said Ibu Juwita.

“Trend how?” ricky asked confusedly.

“Women today are looking for established men. They don't care if the men are much older than them, which is important already established. So today many actors, because they are looking for established men. They also do not care that the husband of the person or not the important one is already established,” replied Ibu Juwita.

“But Hanifa is not that kind of woman, Mah,” Ricky said.

“Mamah knows, so Mamah says she deserves to be your wife and also be Maira's mother,” said Ibu Juwita.

Ricky sighed.

“Come, Mah,” says Ricky.

Ricky looks back at Maira and Hanifa. But now his eyes were more on Hanifa. The hooded woman who first met him in the mall. A foreign woman who wants to help him cook his son. Though his son pup not pee. Ricky sighed.

Is he really my soul mate? ask Ricky in your heart.

Do I have to tell him about Maira? How would he react if I told him about Maira?

Will he be afraid that Vivin's events will repeat themselves?

I don't know if time will answer everything.

Soon Hanifa and Maira returned, both thirsty, exhausted and hot.

“Minyum minyum,” says Maira.

Juwita's mother gave Maira a drink.

“Have played, sorry brother has been sapped. After all the sun is already very hot,” said Ibu Juwita to Maira.

Ricky watched Hanifa, her face flushed red from the heat of the sun. But it does not diminish its beauty.

“Dimming now we eat. Grandpa is hungry,” said Mr. Agus.

“Mala uga lapal,” says Maira.

Juwita's mother started to roll out her food. There's fried chicken, there's fish pepes, there's salted fish, there's fried sausage. Do not forget lalap, sambal and crackers.

“Wah there is pepes fish. Buy where? Mamah feeling this morning did not cook pepes fish,” asked Pak Agus.

“It was not bought, but from her mother Hanifa,” replied Ibu Juwita.

Pak Agus tried to pepes fish made by his mother Hanifa.

“Hmm, very good,” praise Pak Agus.

“Ricky, you have to try! The fish pepes are delicious,” said Mr. Agus.

Ricky took a little pepes of fish meat and ate it.

“Betul, Pah. Very tasty pepesnya,” said Ricky.

“Mala uga au oba,” says Maira.

Ricky takes the fish pepes to Maira and feeds them into Maira's mouth. The toddler chewed it.

“Enyak, au ajih,” says Maira.

“Kak bribe, yes,” says Hanifa.

“Iya,” says Maira.

Hanifa takes food for Maira and feeds Maira. Ricky ate while secretly watching Hanifa. Ricky really likes to watch Hanifa. As a man it is natural if he is interested in seeing beautiful women. But Ricky is often aware of himself, if his relationship with Hanifa is only the relationship of the employer with his employees. No more than that!

After lunch they went home, because Maira looked very tired. But before returning home they stopped by the nearest mosque to perform dzuhur prayer.