Shadow of a Child
New Home
London, 1985
“Nak, anyone wants to meet you,”
The woman dressed as a nun called out to him, The girl got up from her bed, wearing a white t-shirt with a dark blue skirt, She followed him towards the head office, the children\-children ran happily, she said, when he entered the room, a man sat on the sofa, smiling to see him, while he was just standing with a flat face, curious about his arrival, “Master, this boy's name is Marina Herlock, his father died in the middle of the sea and his mother reportedly committed suicide 3 days after his death, He entered this home the day after his mother's death.” The nun read the data\-data about him, he entered this house, He explained about the ability of his son and the history of the disease that he dreamed of “Tuan, Marina was still pensive after losing both parents, and you as his adoptive parents must provide comfort and affection so that He feels better”, he said, The man nodded and promised to take good care of him, he files and officially Marina becomes the adopted child of the Man.
Item\-goods He packed, He parted with orphanage and friend\-faithful friend accompanied him, “Marina, don't forget to send a letter, we miss you” isak children\-kids, we miss, they hugged him one last time and said goodbye to him, He took his suitcase and got into the car, in front of him in the shape of a box, lights standing on both ends of his face, no roof, no roof, he went in, the engine lit up and moved away from the orphanage, slowly the mansion became a black dot in his eyes and they moved away from London.
“Son, in a moment, you'll be staying at your home”
“Home master...”.
Now that's your home too”
The man smiled after saying that one sentence.
The blue car was walking in a vast green field, a young man carrying a daughter, he was sitting hugging his teddy bear, next to which was a brown suitcase and a dark blue leather bag, he stared at the beautiful scenery of the village, until he stopped at a large brown house with a black roof, around which there was a large green land, and the flowers of\-flowers are colorful, colorful, the girl got out of the car after the man got out first from her, “Welcome to your home nak”, said the man with a smile.
The blue-eyed and black-haired girl stared at her new home, She just fell silent, winking her big eyes, “My house....” muttered while looking at the man's house, with her He entered the house, the contents made him amazed, the house was very spacious, the floor was made of ceramics, He immediately ran when his feet had just stepped on the house, The man laughed to see him while putting his hat on the hanger, Marina immediately saw it, realized she forgot to put her hat, He put it next to his hat, “You like his house??” tanyanya, “Of course, your house is very big, Sir, there is even a piano, I would love to play it” amazed him, then he delivered it to a white door not far from the stairs, “Marina, he said, this is your new room” when she opened the door, Marina saw her room in amazement, the room looks bright with bright green, the furniture is white, “This is your new room, do you like it, do you like it, if there is no way we can replace her” She looks doubtful with her room but she likes it, Marina lays her body on a soft mattress that is not far from her balcony, laughing cheerfully, tired after his long journey to his new home.
Later that night, he ran to the dining room, the table wide to greet him, covered in a thin white tablecloth, benches\-bench lined around the table, he immediately sat on the bench, then the man sat in front of him, as they prepared for dinner, a black woman dressed in white carried a plate of grilled beef surrounded by vegetables, a large loaf of bread on an iron plate, in fact he also poured water into their ceramic glass, “Master, this is his dinner, enjoy it, and I'm sorry first because I have a business for a while,” not only did the woman leave them, he called him, “Eat first, call the others to dinner together, before returning to work”
“Do you not mind if you eat with us, you have invited us to eat together many times,”
“No, the car will be more beautiful with you, because you are part of the family, eat,”
the woman called the workers around her house for dinner, they ran into the house and sat down together in the dining room, before they took her, they prayed, then they took her food, she said, Marina doesn't take her food, they stare at her confusedly “Master Jason, who is she?” asked a child to him who was about to bribe, “She Marina Harlock, I adopted this morning” he said, he waved his hand to the curly-haired child with shame, “Marina, eat, eat, you must have missed your family's meal” bargained while thrusting a piece of meat at him, he looked at it, he cut it with his fork and ate it for the first time,
‘it feels good, it's like my mom's cooking, I miss it, I miss it,
mom..... I want to eat it again’
Once a bribe he was so addicted, he greedily ate it, finished eating, the man left the dining room happy, “Thank you for the food,” compliments, the woman tidied it up, saw it, said, Marina took a plate\-plate before she took it, “Son, you don't have to do this, let me just” but she refused it by shaking her head, “No, no, I also eat means I have to take responsibility” refused it while bringing a pile of dishes to the kitchen with the woman, the kitchen with the ceramic floor welcomed her, he said, he went to the dishwasher near the back door, so the woman was astonished, ‘this child is not like mister\-lord I used to be, even the man who adopted her’, he said, he ignored it and went back to work.
Marina ran in her room while circling herself and her beloved doll, “Finally I got Mr. Bear's new room, see this is spacious once even I can see out,” her joy, in a white-colored nightgown, unaware that the moon was shining on her clothes, in the midst of her joy, she came warmly, saw it, she was silent, “Marina, did you not sleep?” tanyanya “No, I have not been sleepy Mr...” he tried to recall his name, he,
“Call me father son, from today you're my son”
“But you're not my father”
“If I adopt you, but I'm still your father”
He carried her, he cried happily, and brought her to his bed and covered her with his light green blanket, “Dad, usually Mom says good night before I go to bed” Marina said, his eyes sparkled like jewels, the father smiled, stroked his black hair, kissed his forehead “Good night, Marina,” shortly, his eyes closed, “good night, father”, and he fell asleep, too, he quietly turned off the lights and left.
He was chatting with the gardener on his page “Pak, before long I had to work, and please watch Marina in the garden” his orders, the man in black nodded, “baik sir,....”.
“Hiks...hiks....”.
They heard a crying sound, they ran towards the gate and found Marina sitting while leaning her legs on the ground, her knees giving off a red liquid, she cried loudly suddenly\all of a sudden
HUWAAAAA
Knowing that, the man immediately carried him and brought him into the house, while carrying him, the maid who saw him immediately took the medicine box with black skin, he put it on the bench, he put it, his feet were covered with a bench without a wedge, and the woman cleaned the wound with a cloth, and she wrapped the wound with a clean brown cloth, she fastened it so that the blood would not flow, and the atmosphere became calm again, “Marina, you are okay\-what right?” asked the father, he smiled.
“Good, thank you”
……….
Marina saw her father wearing a medium yellow vest and covering his white linen tunic, dark blue colored robes and black leather boots, She was curious where her father was going so she approached him “Dad, where are you going?” the question is curious, but he did not pay attention to it “Dad, where are you going?” he ignored her, and he pulled his robe until he was disturbed, he pulled back and his eyes looked down, he saw the little girl dressed in pink, with white lace on her skirt, and he looked down, the father finally bent his knees until his view was equivalent to the view of the little girl “Dad want to work dear, later brother play with Tony there,” he stroked his long hair, Marina still pulled his father's robe, and he, hope that he does not leave it, “dad, father should not leave Marina here” his wish, “Kan there are Miss Wendy, Mr Jeremy, Tony and people\-people around the house” he calms his adopted son, he calms his son, and stroking his head once again, “Marina Herlock, Dad has business in London, later when the business is done, later Dad comes home and plays with Marina” he gets out of the house and rides his car, he said, he just stared at his father go on the porch of his house while hugging a doll, like seeing a toy he wanted, he fell silent
“Dad……
Don't go..”
Seeing her sad, her maid invited her to enter, “Marina, let's have breakfast first” take her, “Then what about dad?” ask her with worry.
“Your father ate this morning, you'll only be”
“Have you eaten?”
“But” replied the maid
“Come eat with me bu”
“apa...?”
“Come to eat together!”
He invited his aides to eat, heard his screams, they went into his house, sat on his stool including Marina, he sat sweetly, beside the boy who was his maid, and he sat on his stool, looking at her cloth-clad legs “Marina, your feet why?” he asked curiously “So I fell on a red rose bush” replied, the boy saw his wound, his skirt lifted so that he showed his wound. The maid brought a large plate of bread, a plate of fruit, and a bowl of eggs, they prayed and took the food, they enjoyed the food very much, their sweet smiles were on their faces as the taste of the food was already on their tongues, the maid saw the girl
‘Marina is just like her foster father, He cares so much for us who are lower class citizens’
‘If Marina is also a lower class, but she is good with us, indeed she is an adopted child but she quickly mingles with us, what were taught by her parents before until she could be like this?’
London, 1892
The bustling city is filled with beautifully dressed residents, their dresses blooming, full of bright\-colors, and a luxurious\-umbrella with lace surrounding under its fabric, the large, cream-colored building with black roofs is filled with open\-window windows, with tall, pointed towers on top ready to welcome a new day in the crowded city. A young man entered the building, and stared at his desk, full of\-paper paper, He tidied it up, then someone entered his room “Good morning Jason” said, “Pagi” replied while looking at the paper\-paper, the man noticed her who was busy “I heard you adopted her son Catherine yes,” her gang, but he did not pay attention to her, I heard you adopted her son Catherine yes, her gang, so he knocked on the table so that his face would lift up to him, when he lifted up, in front of him was a man wearing an ash wig, his hair curled on the edge, compared to him he did not wear it at all and his dense black hair was exposed. “Iya, why?” ask her firmly, “Nothing\-what” she replied as she exited her study. He was confused, with that guy
“Where did he know?”
