My Buttercup

Last Saturday evening, as I was going out to buy a few things, I noticed Butter was nowhere to be seen, and she did not came out of hiding when I called her name. Panicking instantly, I drove my car hingga ke hujung jalan in front of my house (the dead end side) with high beam of the headlights. All with the hope of finding her somewhere.

I did not see her anywhere, on the road or at any of the neighbor's. So at the end of the road I slowly made a three point turn, while my eyes melilau ke sana ke mari especially ke belukar nearby the abandoned construction site. As I was driving towards the main road, I saw the vision of a kitten in front of my neighbour's house, about a house away from mine. I pointed to Faiz "Hah itu dia, itu dia!".

There she was, the ever-so-naughty darling of mine, looking lost and worried, staring to the road. I thought she must have gotten lost, having wandered along the road alone, curious as always. And not being able to find the road back home after dark. Padahalnya tersangat dekat dan mudah. Imagine, selang sebuah rumah sahaja. But agaknya to her it's so so jauh and confusing. She's only 5 months old after all.

I called out her name as I got out of my car. "Butter, Buttercup sayang, mari sini,". The moment she heard my voice she responded quickly and said "Meow, meow" loudly. Nampak saja I lagilah riuh mulutnya, as if mengadu hal. Terus I dukung dia and asked her "Adik pergi mana, sayang, adik tak jumpa jalan balik ya. Kesiannya dia..."

Then she said "Meow," this time slowly, as if agreeing with what I said. See, Butter is not the type of cat who is really friendly and meows all the time. Only with me and Faiz, if I am not around. With others, nampak saja orang lain dia akan lari and hide. I bawak saja dia ikut ke kedai, because I am worried jika I hantar dia balik dia akan berjalan lagi. On the way, I sort of lectured Buttercup. "Itulah, kan Along dah pesan, jangan nakal-nakal, jangan merayau-rayau sendiri. Kan dah sesat. Butter nakal lah, Butter janganlah degil, ya."

Butter diam saja, tak respond apa-apa. Macam faham yang I sedang menasihati dia. When we arrived at Danga Bay, I stayed with her in the car while Faiz went to kedai. I angkat dia agak tinggi sedikit so that boleh nampak ke luar, and I said, "Butter, ini Danga Bay.. sebelah sana tu Royal London Circus. Banyak lampu warna-warni, kan? Butter tak pernah tengok lagi, kan? Dia diam saja dan pandang ke arah circus. Later I took her back home safely.

Alahai risaunya kan si Butter ni. Suppose bila I dah kerja nanti, bagaimana lah agaknya budak sorang ni... especially if I have to stay late ke. Nakal betul. She is in contrast to Berry, who is more to the quiet type, nakal nakal juga tapi taklah sampai merayau-rayau sendiri. Hari ini dia hilang I jumpa kebetulannya. What if jika dia jalan jauh sikit, or what if ada sesiapa yang 'berkenan' nak jadikan dia pet. Or if there's budak-budak yang tiada kerja dan tak boleh tengok kucing-kucing yang aman damai dan mesti nak mengacau? The list is endless......

Ya Allah Yang Maha Pengasih, selamatkanlah kucing-kucingku dan letakkanlah mereka dalam perlindungan dan perhatianMu sentiasa. Jauhkanlah daripada berlakunya sesuatu yang tidak diingini kepada mereka dan jauhkanlah mereka daripada manusia-manusia dan makhluk-makhluk yang zalim. HambaMu yang lemah dan serba kekurangan ini memohon ampun sebanyak-banyaknya atas segala kesilapan-kesilapan yang lalu. Sesungguhnya Ya Allah, Engkau adalah sebaik-baik Penjaga. Amin.