I Can Without You

5. Meet Om Clouds

As planned, Shofi finally enrolled Keinan to attend a kindergarten located near the Hamzah campus, not far from the SR Group corporate office where Shofi works. So Shofi and Hamzah could have been easier to get Keinan.

Keinan has already started attending school in this new school year. Shofi who always takes Keinan to go to school every morning. Keinan will be picked up by Hamzah.

Thank goodness Keinan can adapt well in his new school environment. No problem is meaningful. It's just that, sometimes there are one or two Keinan friends who mock Keinan because they know Keinan does not have a father.

Like today. While eating his food with his other friends, suddenly there were two children who approached Keinan then pushed the food supply box owned by Keinan until finally the supply box fell.

"Surge there. I want to sit here" said Fahri, the boy who pushed the box to fall.

"Yes, move away from you. Children who do not have fathers like you do not pantes sit here with all of us," continued Haikal, Fahri's friend.

Keinan took a deep breath then exhaled it slowly, trying to hold back his own emotions. Keinan remembered that his mother always advised him to always be patient and not to repay someone's bad treatment to us. If we reply, then what is the difference between us and them? That's what his mother always taught Keinan.

"If you're gonna sit here, say it all right, I'll give you. You don't have to be rude like this" Keinan said.

Keinan then got up from his seat.

"I didn't move because I was afraid of you. I just don't want to prolong the problem" Keinan continued.

Keinan crouched down to pick up his lunchbox and pick up his fallen food. Keinan then threw the dirty food into the trash then washed his hands in the sink that had been provided by the school.

'Forgive God, instead of wasting food, Keinan is dirty. Sorry, Mother, the provision made by Mother is wasted, said Inner Keinan with a gloomy face.

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This afternoon Hamzah happened to have a class and returned home along with Keinan school. Earlier this morning Hamzah and Shofi had also advised Keinan to wait for Hamzah inside the school area, do not go out.

And this is where Keinan is now, waiting for an invitation from Hamzah while sitting on a swing at his school playground.

Keinan daydreams. Remembering the ridicule he often gets from his friends, both at home and at school. There was a sense of sadness felt by the little boy. In her little heart, she also desperately wanted to have a father, like her other friends.

"O Allah, Keinan also wants to have a father like other Keinan friends. Keinan also want to enjoy the same father, transferred to the same school father, picked up, invited to play, invited to go for a walk, invited to snack. When, God, can Keinan have a new father? Please love the new father's will, O Allah," said the little boy, raising his face to the sky.

Not far from the Keinan school playground, a young man seemed to notice Keinan's behavior from a moment ago. The young man then walked up to Keinan and sat himself on the swing next to Keinan.

Keinan looked towards the young man. But then he shifted his eyes again.

"Yes, Om," Keinan replied as necessary.

Suddenly the young man reached out his right hand to Keinan.

"Known, the name of the Cloud. You can call Om with the call Om Awan" said Awan, the young man.

"sorry. Mommy says I can't just meet people carelessly, "reply Keinan.

Instead of being surprised, Cloud smiled at the words of the little boy before her.

"Your mother is real. But this is not a bad guy. Om here just want to nemenin you. You see from earlier Om observed you alone, so Om wants to nemenin you," said Awan explained.

Keinan was still.

"Don't you see that cafe over there?" tanya Awan pointed to the cafe across the street, not far from Keinan school.

"Om Cloud works there. It just so happened that Om was out of order from your teachers to make lunch, so Om is here," continued Awan.

Keinan followed the direction of the Clouds index finger and looked at the cafe across the street. Keinan then turned his attention back towards the young man who was sitting next to him. And it was true, the young man did not look like a bad person at all. Even Om's face is also very handsome, Keinan thought.

"So, um can you meet with me?" awan asked, extending his right hand again.

Slightly hesitated, but Keinan finally accepted the young man's helping hand.

"My name is Keinan, Om" Keinan replied.

"Oh, Keinan huh? Name of Cloud. Keinan can call Om Cloud only, yes," reply Cloud.

"Yes, Om," said Keinan again.