
Six months later
Returning home from school, Rianti stopped by at a supermarket not far from his home. He plans to buy cake ingredients for cooking practice tomorrow. After all was complete, Rianti immediately took him to the cashier table to pay for all his groceries.
After that stop by a cake shop that is on the terrace of the mini market. Seeing his arrival, a middle-aged woman, it seemed like the owner of the cake shop seemed to know him and greeted him happily, "Hi, Rianti, how are you? Long time no here, anyway? I haven't had cake here in a long time either. Kangen, uh."
"Yes, Aunt Tita, yesterday I was busy with activities at school. As a result, you have not been here again, deh," replied Rianti politely.
"Duh, the whole thing that has become a high school boy, busy what the hell, anyway?" ask the woman who turns out to be named Tita. Feeling amused mixed with anxiety to hear it.
"Yes, busy school, Auntie, especially now that Rianti is participating in culinary activities, many cooking practices," answered Rianti.
"Well, great, dong. It must be more and more delicious cooking, like your mama," cried Tita amazed.
"Ah, still nothing, Auntie. Still learning," replied Rianti humbled.
"When do you want to nitip the cake again here? Since entering SMA you have not nitip anymore, deh. Your subscription has a lot of money, you know," asked Tita.
"Yes, God willing, Rianti wants another cake, but starting next week, yes. Let me prepare first, " replied Rianti.
"Okay, Auntie wait, yeah. Kangen is also your cake. Aunty also likes it," exclaimed Tita with a smile.
Since Junior High, Tita has often entrusted cakes made in this store, in addition to the school cafeteria first when Junior High School. Tita, the owner of the cake shop who is also a friend of her mother when high school so like her homemade cakes. Always bought by customers.
Now Rianti plans to continue his business entrust his homemade cakes that had been delayed because of his busyness at his new school, Scholar High School. He chose his school's culinary activities to improve his cooking skills. His dream, he wanted to go to college and later had his own cake shop. But he wanted to try himself, not bothering his parents. Therefore, he diligently made the cake and put it into the cake shops as the first step of his business. As a result, it is used to realize his future goals.
His parents seemed supportive. Even so proud of the independence of their eldest daughter. At the age of 15, he had a goal and a dream.
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A week later
Early in the day, around 03:00, Rianti looked busy in the kitchen. Actually, he woke up from 02.30, after performing the lail prayer, he went straight to the kitchen. Starting his activities cooking cakes that will be left in stores. Since yesterday, Rianti has been preparing the ingredients. Now it's just the execution.
So engrossed Rianti cook until it does not feel the time passed. The cake is done. Today Rianti only make 3 kinds of cakes first, as a first step. There are potato doughnuts of various 5 toping variants, such as chocolate messes sprinkles, cheese, strawberries, blueberries, and peanuts. Then, there are milk pie cakes, and also risoles of vegetable rogut and smoked meat mayonnaise.
In the midst of his busy life, I suddenly heard the dawn prayer adhan from the mosque which was not far from his home. Hearing that, he immediately stopped his activities for a moment. Wash your hands until clean, continue to step into the bathroom for ablution, and perform dawn prayer in his room.
After finishing the dawn prayer, Rianti returned to the kitchen to resume his activities.
Asti saw, the mother was already in the kitchen, cooking for breakfast.
"You want to nitip the cookies again?" ask Asti.
"Yes, Bun. Go to nanyain. Oh, that's it, just start again. It's been a while, too, right. Since Rianti entered SMA has not nitip anymore. Poor too. All of you want to practice directly the pastries learned in the gourmet. Just a little bit, " replied Rianti.
Soon, Danti joins the kitchen.
"Teh Rianti, has the cooking gone wrong? Why not wake up Danti? " said Danti scowling. She also wants to learn to cook like her sister.
To her, her brother was her role model, her idol. Whatever you do, you always want to be involved. He wants to be like his brother.
"Just stay fried-fried doang, really. From yesterday afternoon it has been prepared, especially for the same doughnut risol. So not for long either, " replied Rianti.
Naturally Danti still cemeberut.
"Yes already, then, help Teteh pack these cookies only, yes. Later for your Junior High canteen who brought, yes. Think of you as a Teteh reseller. You'll get it later, too, how, will you?" haggar Rianti, try to cheer him up.
"Wokay!" danti was happy, especially when he heard the last sentence. His eyes look sparkling. He also wanted to feel the money from his own sweat. Just being a reseller. He was very happy to be involved.
The mother only watched her two daughters with a happy and proud smile.
"Mother's children have grown up, it turns out, "he murmured haru.
Then, both of them seemed busy packing the cookies. After all neat, continue to clean the kitchen is messy, the former cooking was until it came back clean and tidy.
Afterwards, he stepped into the bathroom and cleaned himself up, preparing to deliver the cookies to the cake shop before heading off to school. He prepared for 3 shops, namely the Tita cake shop, then his Junior High School canteen which will be brought by his younger sister, Danti, and for the canteen at his school now.
After taking a shower and wearing school uniforms, everyone gathered at the dinner table to enjoy the breakfast that had been cooked by her mother. After that, everyone prepared to go to school with his father, Iskandar. Having previously said goodbye to his mother.
Before going to school, Rianti asked to stop by the mini market first to deliver a cake that will be left at the Aunt Tita cake shop. Coincidentally the cake shop has been open since 6 am. After that, go straight to school.
Arriving at school, the clock shows at 06:30. The distance from Rianti school from home is 30 minutes. Before going to the cafeteria, he wanted to keep his bag first. In class, there were some friends. Including his three best friends, Ira, Wulan, and Sania.
Seeing his arrival with his innate, made the three of them seem curious. Wulan and Sania approach the bench of Rianti and Ira.
"What are you carrying, Rianti?" ask Ira.
"Here, the cookies will be put up for sale in our school cafeteria. Last Friday I had permission to go to Bu Siti, the canteen manager. And from today I want to nitip there, " replied Rianti.
"Well, look, dong!" pinta Wulan's.
"May, " answered Rianti while showing the cakes.
"Wow, there's donuts, risol, and what's this? " asked Wulan as her index finger pointed towards the milk pie.
"Milk pie" replied Rianti.
"Hm, it looks good, let alone the doughnuts. The top is very tempting. Everything I like. Can I buy it now?" exclaim Wulan. His eyes did not blink looking at him.
"Can, take!" answer Rianti.
Eventually Ira, Wulan, and Sania picked up the cookies, buying them there as well. Shortly, following also his friends who had been watching Rianti's innate come to buy there.
Everyone enjoyed the cake made by Rianti.
"Where? Is there anything less?" rianti asked, pounding. Waiting for their comments
"Yes, less. Less buanyak, "goda Andini.
"Huh, you could have, huh. I asked for the right input, nih," Rajuk Rianti.
"Handering, deh. Delicious, really. So yummy. Really. You want to put this in the cafeteria?" ask Andini.
"He uh, " replied Rianti while nodding.
"Definitely in demand, deh, "the Andini prayer.
"Aamiin, thank you for praying, yes, " replied Rianti.
"Already, nih. There's nothing else? I'd like to take it to the cafeteria, "tag Rianti once again.
"That's enough, tomorrow-tomorrow he asked, yes, " answered his friends.
Hearing that, Rianti stepped outside the classroom about to the cafeteria. Followed by Ira, Wulan and Sania.
"Assalamualaikum, Miss Siti, "greet Rianti.
"Eh, wa'alaikumussalam Rianti, how is the nitip cake here?" ask Ms. Siti.
"So, dong, Mom. It's been brought. But sorry, it was bought by friends in class, " replied Rianti while handing over the box of cakes that had been packed from the house.
"Oh yeah, it's okay, " replied Siti.
Rianti also transacted with Siti's mother. His friends were silent to watch both. After all, Rianti and his friends returned to class because soon the doorbell signaled the start of teaching and learning activities.