Missing: Part 2

Wednesday (7th November 2012)

Malam pertama hilang - alar bukan kali pertama. I was sound asleep waking up the next morning ready for work and daily routine. I strongly belief he will be back by the evening, the following day at the most. The first 24-48 hours are still reasonable time to allow the police force to their work without having to feel too disturbed. I remind my mother to check at JKM as that was the next step she took during previous occasions. However she was hesitate, saying no one would bother to send him to JKM or the police as he is no longer a child.

When I reached home after work, there was still no news on his where about. Mother said she called the lady who helped to ’trace’ him the day before and was told that he was not far from the location he was last seen. That lady helped to find our cousin’s husband a few weeks earlier when he failed to fetch his wife from LRT station after work. The lady said her husband was arrested, turns out to be true. He was kidnapped over night and was instructed to steal from his office in the morning. That was another story all together. Conclusion: she is a reliable source. Our family had doa selamat on the second night, praying he is in well condition.

Thursday (8th November)

The third day was still a routine for me. As for my parents, my uncle and my cousin’s husband (the one who was kidnapped, he was still on leave), they are still conducting daily search since the minute he was last seen. Taking different route, going around in pairs, keeping lookout at anywhere we assume he would go to. However on the third day, my father started going on motorcycle with my unlce. Since Kareem is on foot, he might go to routes which could be access not by 4 wheel vehical.

My father speculate that he might have take public transport and no longer in the area. However mother dismissed the idea as he has no money with him. That morning, I made a few stops around the neighbourhood to distribute flyers (7-11, nearby shops and mosque) before went back to the office.

Friday (9th November)

The fourth day, again I went to work as usual. An article on Kareem disapperance appeared in few local newspapers.

Hubby called from work before 10am saying that a man from his hometown managed to trace Kareem's location upon FIL request for help. He is either 3km North or 3km South. He is not staying in put, he keeps on walking, the reason why it was hard to trace his location. According to that man he is under good care however he asked: why didn't Kareem reply when he was asked where is his house? He could not go home as he could not answer where his house is. Then only the man knew kareem is a special boy. It is just a matter of time when we would find him and he could help only within 7 days from the day he went missing. Otherwise it would become harder for him to trace Kareem.

I went home around 11am that morning while hubby reached home after solat Jumaat. While waiting for him to get back, I did distributed some flyers around the neighbourhood (3km North, 3km South). After solat Jumaat we aimed for houses under construction as we assumed he is under care by someone who would not hand him to the authority as it would cause them trouble i.e. foreign workers. They meant well but they would not risk their life. Hubby assume he is under care by elderly who are caring but unable to bring him to the authority as the elderly has no access to go too far. We went wandering until Asar and perform prayer at home.

Later that evening we are about to fetch the boys from the bs’s house. I asked my mother what shall I get for dinner. She said Ani Soup while father said Ayamas. We still have the Ayamas cupons which valid only till end of the year so we decided not to go to Ani Soup in Sri Manja.

Few minutes after we reached home with the boys and dinner in hand, mother received a phone call from the rukun tetangga. A man saw Kareem’s poster at neighbouring petrol station confirming that he saw saw Kareem on Wednesday as Kareem asked for nasi lemak. He is a nasi lemak seller in Sri Manja. Kareem perform sign language indicating he wants some food which his 8 year old boy gave Kareem with a bottle of water before Kareem left after finishing the meal.

How would not know Kareem is a missing person if he did not see the poster. It was 2 days too late. If Kareem steals instead of asking for food, he would have been arrested and sent to police wouldn’t he? Then he would be found; easily.

Mother left right after Magrib to go to the spot he was last seen. It was raining that evening and so was for the last few days. End of the year is raining season ain' it? When mother get home she reported that Kareem was seen in front of a clinic not far away from the nasi lemak stall that evening, waiting for the rain to stop. Our relatives joined the search till around midnight to no avail.

Saturday (10th November)

A big search comprising of family and friends begain approximately at 8.30am from a Petronas station, nearby to the nasi lemak stall. Around 5 cars gathered and begain the search. My dear friends (Hazwani and Bazlina) joined a lil later. Other relatives who lives further also armed the forces afterwards. At 10am, me and hubby decided to stop for breakfast while texting the others, asking for updates and whereabouts.

We stopped at 7-11s, newspaper stall, houses under renovations, any possible spots Kareem might have go to. Even most nasi lemak stall already put up Kareem's poster - saving us time to ask them, the nasi lemak seller are allied together we assume. By noon, when we stop at any convience store or petrol kiosk, we would see his poster - somebody else has actively participate in the search.

I made hubby go to KESAS from the Sri Manja exit. We went all direction, to Sri Petaling, to Puchong and to Sunway. We distributed the posters to toll both, petrol station along the highway and at the R&R.

We were back at home around noon to allow the boys to get proper nap. Mother was home when we go back around noon. When we updated each other, she said that the lady who trace Kareem also sense his appearance on Friday night and what's more, he is not very far away.

Mother bought chicken dish from the nasi lemak seller. The seller told mother he organised a solat hajat and doa selamat session that morning at an orphan's home in Puchong.

After Asar, we made few rounds around the places we have been to and also a stop at KTM station, distribute flyers at the station. We retreat home after tapau Ramli burger before Maghrib.