
Kenanga notices Jack eating in his chair. The woman sighed at the heap of her work that hung up on the side of her desk. All his comrades were out for lunch, leaving him and the little boy.
It's only an hour after Alfin leaves Jack to her. And when Kenanga brings Jack into the room, all the members of Rajawali's team are shocked by Jack's beautiful face. They wonder if Jack is the son of Kenanga and Alfin who never knew.
"Don't be crazy. How could Alfin and I have a son?" that's what Kenanga answered.
But Jack was easily bored, since ten minutes just sitting quietly on the sofa, Jack was bored. He shook his feet.
"I'm bored!" chirps hard.
Everyone heard it but only Kenanga pretended to be indifferent and continued to continue her work.
Seeing Kenanga ignoring him, Jack spoke again.
"I'm hungry. I want a snack."
"Nothing" answered Kenanga briefly by keeping an eye on her computer screen.
"Then milk" said Jack again.
"Nothing" replied Kenanga again.
"Yogurts."
"Nothing."
"Es cream?"
"Nothing."
"Brown?"
"Nothing."
"Cereals?"
Kenanga.
"Strawberries?"
Kenanga shook her head.
"Apples?"
Kenanga shook her head again.
"What food is there?!" jack was frustrated. She's very hungry.
"This is not a minimarket" said Kenanga.
"My house is even better than the minimarket!" reply Jack.
"Then go home with your mother." said Kenanga as she turned her chair to Jack.
Jack folded his hands over his chest with a pouty face, "I want to go home too." he said.
All the members of the Rajawali team who had just become spectators were watching the debate between two different humans of this generation. Bagas who began to see sparks in the eyeballs both began to mediate before a more devastating quarrel occurred.
"Jack, your name is Jack, right? Um there's a little snack, you want?" fresh Bagas.
Jack who had initially clashed with Kenanga turned to Bagas and immediately nodded.
Bagas smiled then returned to his seat and picked up a packet of Chiki taro and gave it to Jack who was smiling.
"Drink it just take in the dispenser yes, later if you can not say pad om, later help get it." said Bagas full of tenderness.
Jack nodded his head understanding. Bagas smiled and rubbed Jack's hair with a pity. After that, go back to his desk.
"Om is good not like Aunt who is like a witch." Jack sneered at Kenanga.
"Because I don't have a Snack and also enough patience to face you." replied Kenanga indifferently. Jack snorted and began to eat the taro given by Bagas.
***
Lunch breaks, Kenanga, Bagas and Angga queue up to take lunch in the office cafeteria. Kenanga specially took two for Jack who was waiting at the cafeteria table with Panji and Riko.
Kenanga painstakingly takes food for Jack that she thinks the boy will like. Panji and Bagas who were behind him watched him closely. Seen Kenanga took more vegetables and meat and tomato sauce for Jack. That's a typical kids' meal.
After they finished, the three of them headed for the seat where Riko, Panji and Jack had been waiting.
"Eat." said Kenanga putting a tray in front of Jack.
Kenanga clucked, "Why?" tanyakanya.
"I don't like vegetables, why does Auntie bring a lot of vegetables? Auntie thought I was a goat?"
Kenanga opened her mouth, while the others laughed softly.
"Yes yes whatever you say. But vegetables are very good for the body, especially you who are small. So don't protest too much and just eat." said Kenanga began to get tired.
"Say I won't!" jack was upset.
"Jack, these vegetables are so delicious. The cafeteria is famous for its delicious food. You'll regret not tasting it. And eating vegetables doesn't mean you're a goat. If indeed all are goats, then these om-om are also goats and they may have to be slaughtered during the qurban worship." explained Kenanga.
"Uhuk." All members of the Rajawali team immediately choked on hearing Kenanga's words.
"Hey, Lieutenant, we are not goats and we do not need to be slaughtered." Panji protested. Jack laughing.
I ignored him, "I promised Alfin I'd take care of you here so do what I say and eat your food okay?"
"No way." Jack refused still.
Kenanga also became upset. But he held back his anger as much as possible. Getting angry at this annoying boy will only waste his energy.
"Listen to me, you eat your lunch after that I'll buy you whatever you want okay?"
Jack thought, then nodded. "Take a look at your weapons collection."
Kenanga shook her head, "Can't."
"Why?" whining Jack. He was already very curious.
"We can't do it Jack. Besides because you are a child, you are also just a newcomer." replied Bagas this time.
Jack's lips were pursed.
"Then I want to go to the mall" he said giving another option.
This time Kenanga nodded.
"May, you wait for Alfin and your mama to pick you up."
***
"You don't seem to get along very well with Jack."
"He's the most annoying boy I've ever known."
Bagas and Kenanga were walking hand in hand towards their room after a weekly meeting at the commander's office. Jack left it to his four partners.
"Jack that's who you and Alfin are?" ask Bagas.
"His daughter is my sister-in-law's friend and Alfin's friend as well." replied Kenanga.
Bagas nodded in understanding.
"Although I've seen more of your debates with Jack, but I also see you have a motherly nature when you take care of Jack."
"What do you mean?" tanya Kenanga did not understand.
"I was Jack who did not want to eat, you persuaded him even in a slightly gentle way and then you also wiped his mouth when he finished eating. You also tidied up her clothes and her messy hair and accompanied her to the toilet. And a few times I saw you looking at Jack with a different look." Bagas explained.
Kenanga was silent to hear it.
"Maybe it's because I'm almost a mother. I don't know what it's like to have a child because our child has been brought before God first. So I don't know how to behave with Jack. I thought Jack might not be comfortable with me so he rebelled more often when he was with me."
Kenanga's words were full of sadness and Bagas knew that.
***
Jack could control himself. He didn't mess up or bother Kenanga. The boy just kept sitting on the couch with Panji's phone and playing mobile games.
Kenanga was finally able to sit quietly doing her work. Until a phone ring interrupts it. Apparently a phone call from her husband.
"Yes, thing-" Not yet finished, Alfin had already hunted down and said something that shocked Kenanga.
"Well, I'll be there with Jack" said Kenanga.
Jack looked up when his name was called.
I looked at Jack, "Jack, your mom was taken to the hospital."