I was born together with another 3 brother and sisters. My mom is jobless and my dad was missing in action...Long before I was born…
The last day that I last saw my mom is a day in the middle of the week...Or so I thought...
My mom had one weird habit...She likes to relocate us...sometimes she put us in a box; filled with a filthy rugs...or when she's in the mood, she will climb and place us on the roof... "Just enjoying the view and the starts", she always said... For me it was suffering, I had Acrophobia. Height and I do not belong to be together...
She left me in the middle of nowhere and rush back to my other siblings... I think Lilo ; my eldest sister pull out some same joke...try to cross the road in order to follow me and mom.. Stupid Lilo and stupid old timer joke... Lilo always be a joker in the family.. She knew how to put back a smile on mom's face...She's mom fave.
So I've been sitting by the road and waited for my mom to come back... After 1 hour, I started crying.... The monsters passed by and scared a shit outta me...So, I just wait while cursing Lilo and prayed mom will come back...
After a while, I saw 2 makciks coming my way...Panicking, I was desperate finding a place to hide and I saw a large black hole and without thinking I dove in...
"Eh mak, ada anak kucing laaa dlm ekzos keta ni..."
"Tarik keluar"
I was struggling when I was pull-out by her...Tried harder to break-free and screaming with a great Meooww....I think I've managed to scared her away when she said "Comelnyaaaa" and put me back on the ground....
Terrified, afraid and crying...and felt naked and out of place...Another cat, Openg approached me and calming me down... He patted my head and said "Jgn risau, diaorg ni ok..." and assured me to drink and eat his food... I don't even understand a word he said but I guess he’s calming me down....
Since that day on ward, they called me 'Benang'... I don't know what it mean and I'm don't dare to ask... Gone was my previous name and family...This family is my newly found home... Hopefully, one day they start conversed in English or Latin and stop using foreign languages such as Malay... [Lilo once said I sound stupid if I speak Malay...] But Openg sounds weird and sillier when he struggled to speak in English or Latin...
One always said "Itu laa pentingnya English Edukesyen...." sigh!
Benang : Masih tinggal dan menggemuk dgn keluarga En Kalil....Buku biografi yang bertajuk 'Benang: Stray the True Story' akan diterbitkan hujung tahun ini dalam bahasa kucing, Melayu dan Iban. Benang kini sedang menghadiri kursus insentif Bahasa Melayu yang di ajar oleh Cikgu Karim Jugat
Lilo : masih kurus kering dan masih menjadi anak kesayangan ibu kandung Benang
Ibu Kandung Benang : menunggu hari utk bersalin adek2 Benang bg keluaran musim luruh 2011
Ayah Kandung Benang : di Las Vegas, mengurat dan poker adalah dunianya sekarang
Openg : Cedera di punggung akibat bergaduh mempertahankan gelaran 'Abg Kawasan'. Openg nyaris menang pergaduhan tersebut
Makciks : masih berkawan baik
Anak makcik tukang tarik Benang dr Ekzos keta : Masih belajar di Kolej Risda, Melaka... Hujung minggu sll balik sbb bosan kt Melaka...Panas katanya...
Saya : Mengarut…mengantuk…cepat la…nk balik
