The Missing Office Lunch

Every day, Georgia brought her lunch to work in a blue bag. She kept it in the office fridge until noon.

Setiap hari, Georgia membawa bekal makan siang ke kantor dalam tas biru. Ia menyimpannya di kulkas kantor sampai tengah hari.

On Monday, her lunch was gone. She checked the fridge twice, but the blue bag was not there.

Pada hari Senin, bekalnya hilang. Ia memeriksa kulkas dua kali, tetapi tas biru itu tidak ada.

"Someone took my lunch," she said to her coworker Emeka. "I'm sure I put it in the fridge this morning."

"Ada yang mengambil bekalku," katanya kepada rekan kerjanya, Emeka. "Aku yakin tadi pagi aku menaruhnya di kulkas."

Emeka opened the fridge and looked inside. "There's a blue bag here," he said, "but it's not yours. It has a different name on it."

Emeka membuka kulkas dan melihat ke dalam. "Ada tas biru di sini," katanya, "tapi bukan punyamu. Namanya lain."

Georgia looked again. The bag said "Georgina" in small letters.

Georgia melihat lagi. Di tas itu tertulis "Georgina" dengan huruf kecil.

"That's not my name," she said. "But it looks just like my bag."

"Itu bukan namaku," katanya. "Tapi tasnya mirip sekali dengan punyaku."

On Tuesday, the same thing happened again. Georgia's lunch was gone again. A similar blue bag with the name "Georgina" sat in its place.

Pada hari Selasa, hal yang sama terjadi lagi. Bekal Georgia hilang lagi. Sebuah tas biru serupa bernama "Georgina" ada di tempatnya.

"There are two blue bags in this office," Emeka said. "You and Georgina both use the same kind."

"Ada dua tas biru di kantor ini," kata Emeka. "Kamu dan Georgina memakai jenis yang sama."

They found Georgina at a desk across the building. She laughed when she heard the story.

Mereka menemukan Georgina di sebuah meja di seberang gedung. Ia tertawa mendengar ceritanya.

"I grab the first blue bag I see," Georgina said. "I never check the name."

"Aku selalu ambil tas biru pertama yang kulihat," kata Georgina. "Aku tak pernah memeriksa namanya."

"Let's write our names in big letters next time," Georgia said.

"Lain kali kita tulis nama dengan huruf besar," kata Georgia.

From that day, Georgia wrote her name in bright red letters. No lunch ever disappeared again.

Sejak hari itu, Georgia menulis namanya dengan huruf merah menyala. Tak ada lagi bekal yang hilang.