The next few days I kept myself busy with the kenduri preparation and my work at the office. I haven't drop by Tan Sri's office and obviously I received several calls from Abang Ngah and Khai. They want to know why I haven't been around the KL office. They missed me.....hehehe.
My Abang Ngah or Kasyaff, works for Tan Sri dan satu-satunya anak yang mengikuti jejak ayahnya sebagai seorang arkitek. I am very closed to Abang Ngah compared to other brothers. He is a workaholic and Tan Sri trusted Abang Ngah in all decision makings when it comes to design approval. He is very protective of me ever since I was in primary school. We always wanted to go to the same school. Abang Ngah did not go to boarding like his other brothers because he didn't want to leave me alone at home. No boy can get through me without bypassing him. We went to the same University and he was already in his Junior year when I arrived as Freshman. Abang Ngah is tall and has the good looks compared to his other brothers. He once had a very special female friend but they broke off because me.....Our closeness can be wrongly interpreted. He was heartbroken but once said to me, "I can find another girl but I cannot find another sister like you...". These days if he is not working, he'll be at the gym or at my place. He loves to cook for me and I love the attention from Abang Ngah.
I am surprised that Imran hasn't call. Why is it taking him so long to call me? Has he forgotten me? Biarlah, mungkin dia cuba mempermainkan perasaan aku hari itu. Whatever it is I have to get on with my life.
Mommy busy with Daddy's guest list. Dari 50 jemputan sekarang dah bertambah ke 80 orang. One afternoon during my lunch time I called mommy.
Me : Assalamualaikum Mommy, ni Q....".
Mommy : Waalaikumsalam sayang.....".
Me : "I heard from Abang Ngah that the guest list makin lama bertambah. Please mommy you can't do that and you need to finalized the list. I have to confirm the exact number of people coming to the kenduri."
Mommy : Sorry sayang.....daddy tu....he added a few of his old friend, board of director and clients to the guest list. It's okay.....just cater extra food. Nanti ada extra kita agih-agihkanlah selepas kenduri tu."
Me : Okay if you say so.....I will confirm with the caterer this afternoon and you will need to make 50% online payment. The balance must be settled on the day of the kenduri."
Mommy : "Q sayang......, boleh you buat your rendang ayam tak? You know we love your rendang especially daddy and Abang Ngah.....He is so proud when he talks about your rendang to Tok Wan. He said it reminded him very much of Tok Wan's rendang"
Me : "Mom......I don't know if I have the time to cook.....but I will try. Berapa ekor ayam?"
Mommy : "2 ekor please.....? Nanti mommy bawak Q pergi shoppinglah, kita pun dah lama tak keluar sama-sama...."
Me : Mommy ni ada-ada saja......pandai bodek Q.....2 ekor saja tau......".
Mommy : "Love you so much sayang. Thank you."
Me : Sure mommy no problem....well, my lunch time dah nak habis ni....., I'll talk to you soon...take care mommy...."
Mommy : "Bye sayang....".
No long after the conversation with mommy I called Pak Abu to confirm the number of guest for the kenduri this coming Thursday night. The event will take place in door while food will be served out door by the pool. Let's just hope it doesn't rain that night. Pak Abu also assured he will decorate the pool area with exclusive table settings and extra lighting. Lega rasanya that part has been taken care off. Now I need to go to D'pulze to do groceries for my chicken rendang.
Soon as I reached home Abang Ngah was already sitting in front of the TV. "Assalamualaikum Abang, dah lama sampai? Q pergi Dpulze beli groceries sikit. Mommy suruh Q buat rendang ayam untuk kenduri Khamis ni....".
"Wow rendang ayam! Love it. Berapa ekor ayam?", he asked.
"Dua saja just for us family members...", I replied while organizing myself in the kitchen. I have to start cleaning and cutting the ingredients for the rendang. Then tomorrow evening I can start cooking.
He came over to the kitchen and sat at the island kitchen counter. "Need any help?"
"Nope. Semua bisa di atur...", I joked and smiled at him. "You wanna do something tonight? Movie and dinner?"I asked and looked at him.
"Let's order pizza and eat in. Malas nak keluar. I wanna spent a night here. Boleh?", he replied.
"Sure no problem. You can have the guess room. Abang, is everything alright? You look restless...", I asked him. He was silent. I stopped what I was doing and washed my hands. "Abang...?"
"Yeah.....", jawab Abang Ngah sambil menaikkan kening.
"What's wrong? You wanna talk about it? Is it work?", I pleaded. I can see from his facial expression something is not right.
"Tak ada apa-apa. I'm thinking of taking time off from work...do a little bit of traveling. You wanna come with me?", he confided in me.
Aku agak pelik dengan sikap Abang Ngah. Selalunya dia tak hirau nak pergi bercuti tetapi kali ini lain pulak.
"Don't you have any male friends that you can travel with....? I just can't take off and leave my work like you....who's going to take your place when you're gone?", I asked.
"Q, I missed the old times when we lay on the beach, count the stars and talk about our future....ingat tak? Q promised kalau kita tak kahwin by the time I am 30 years old we will marry each other....do you remember the pack we made....?", he recall back memories from 10 years ago.
"Abang....., are you serious? Betul ke abang nak kahwin dengan Q...?", I was taken a back by his confession. "Tapi abang kita kan adik beradik...."
"Bukan adik beradik kandung. Perkahwinan kita sah di sisi agama....Q, sayang abangkan?", he wants reassurance. He stood up and came over to my side of the kitchen counter. He placed his hands on my shoulders. I froze.
"Of course Q sayang abang but......". I moved away from him and walked to the living room. I stood by the window, "Kita di besarkan sama-sama, Q anggap abang macam abang kandung. I did not mean to give you high hopes about marriage. We were young and foolish back then.....", I try to reason with him.
"Q ada orang lain?.....a boyfriend I mean?", he asked. He came closer and stood in front of me.
"No.....", it just came out of my mouth. Abang Ngah smiled and hugged me tight.
And I am numb.
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Chapter 3
Once my work is done at the EPF, I waited for Hamid. It is quite
unusual for him to be late. I tried calling him but he didn't answer. I was
about to call Hamid for the forth time when this huge BMW drove in and parked right in front of me.
I saw from the corner of my eye, the driver side door opened and
came out someone. “I sent Hamid home.”.
I turn to the voice and there stood Imran by the side of his car. Both arms rested on
the car roof top. “What do you mean? Hamid was supposed to pick me up....”, I
asked. I am confused. I never expected to see Imran.
He came over to me and held out his hand. “I am asking you, would you
give me the honor to drive you back to your office?", he asked. "Would it be alright with you……if I drive you back to KL? Anyway I wanna return
your Ipad which you accidentally left in the cab. ”, he tried to convince me. With that good looks......I melted.
Well...., since he asked politely, it's not nice for me to turn
him down.“Ok…”, I answered. OK? Haish....
I did not reach out to his hand instead I walked over to the car and opened the passenger side door. I slide on to the seat and made myself comfortable. He stood out there....."Well, this car ain't moving on it's own ya know......", I said.
Imran laughed and replied, "Yes, it won't....". Soon after, we drove off…..
Imran laughed and replied, "Yes, it won't....". Soon after, we drove off…..
I sat there thinking what happened just now. I find myself sitting
in his car and he is such a charmer! To think of it, he is not such a bad
looking guy. His eyes are so deep and when he smile........well, he does looks
attractive.
"Here, you left this....", and he passed me the Ipad. I
flipped just to check if it was in good condition.
"Don't worry it is still intact.", he smiled while concentrating on the road.
"No, don't get me wrong. I sendiri tak perasan yang I tertinggal Ipad ini dalam cab.", aku bersuara. "Terima kasih sebab bersusah payah memulangkannya pada I...", aku senyum dan memandang Imran. "So you finally had your car fixed?", I asked.
"Nope it's not ready and still at the workshop. It'll probably take another 2-3 days to get the parts and the repair works. In the mean time this is a temporary replacement. It's not the same but it'll do for now....", he replied sincerely.
We were silence for a moment. Awkward.
“To tell you the truth it’s strange because I have never done anything like this before. I had the strangest feeling when I left your office this
afternoon. Normally my charm would work but not with you, this time. I can’t
read you. You send too many different messages. You are so polite and down to
earth. Not many of these we see now a days.”, he expressed.
“Strange? Mixed messages? Well anyway, I guess I was raised by good parenting method…”, I interrupted and
smiled. We stop at the red light and he looked at me.
“What I'm trying to say is…..I like you, a lot. I hope you don’t think I’m crazy
or a lunatic. If I don’t do this, I might never get the chance to see you
again.”, he further elaborate. He drove on. It was a very hot day and the
traffic to KL was suffocating.
“Well, I am flattered by your sincerity. I tak tahu apa yang you
nampak pada diri I. I am nothing special. But…..,”, aku masih ragu-ragu.
“But…., you dah berpunya. Is that it? Yeah I should have
guessed. Orang yang sweet like you surely dah berpunya…..”, he sounded
defeated.
“Yes I memang sudah yang berpunya…..kepunyaan my parents and
brothers……”, dan aku tergelak. Pucat jugak muka dia tadi.
“And dia pandai bergurau juga….”, he teased me. There was a sense of relief I could hear from his voice.
We finally arrived in front of my office and I thanked him for his kindness
sending me all the way back to KL. “Can I call you sometime?”, he asked
dan menghulurkan mobile phone nya. Aku menolak, “No thanks I have one myself…”,
aku jawab.
“Your number? Please?”, he asked and raised his eye brow.
Aku ketawa, “I’m sorry. That was silly of me……”, lalu aku
menaipkan nombor aku dan memulangkan semula mobile phone nya. Malunya aku….
He stepped out of his car and came around to open my door. We
shook hands and I walked in into the building. I went straight to the basement
where I got into my car and drove home. Lagu-lagu Calvin Harris menemani aku
sepanjang perjalanan ke Cyberjaya.
Home to me is Cyberjaya dan aku sudah tinggal di sini almost 5 tahun.
Aku sebenarnya bekerja di Cyberjaya. Ya ada pekerjaan tetap. Cuma kadang-kadang
aku suka menyibuk di pejabat Tan Sri. Aku satu-satunya anak perempuan Tan Sri, Tan Sri Khaled
to be specific.
Tapi aku hanya anak angkat. Tan Sri dan isteri yang
selama ni membesarkan dan menyayangi aku tanpa berbelah bahagi. Mereka tidak
pernah membeza-bezakan aku dengan anak-anak kandung mereka. Tan Sri
expects anak-anaknya berusaha jika inginkan kejayaan. Obviously setiap kejayaan
comes a reward from Tan Sri.
Yes, hidup aku mewah. Semua di sediakan.
Selepas aku lulus ijazah sarjana muda, Tan Sri menghadiahkan aku sebuah kereta.
Kemudian setelah aku lulus ijazah sarjana, kedua ibu bapa aku menghadiahkan sebuah apartment di Cyberjaya. Berat hati mereka melepaskan aku tinggal jauh dari Kuala Lumpur tetapi aku tetap dengan pendirian aku. They relented.
After my shower I sat down and watched TV. Then my mobile phone rang.
Mommy : "Assalamualaikum Q. Mommy ni...."
Aku : "Waalaikumsalam Mommy....mommy sihat?"
Mommy : "Yes, I am good...alhamdulillah. Q apa khabar? Dah lama tak balik rumah....mommy rindulah anak mommy ni sorang...".
Aku : "Q sibuk sikit mommy....next week Q baliklah untuk kenduri arwah."
Mommy : "Q tolong mommy plan the kenduri ya...you are always good with organizing event."
Aku : "Boleh mommy. No problem."
We discussed about the caterer, food and gifts for our guests. She told me that My sister in-law, Kak Alia is 4 months pregnant. Kak Alia is Abang Long's wife and they have been married for 4 years and after getting treatment at a fertility clinic she finally is pregnant. Abang Long is a lawyer and he has his own law firm. Tan Sri was hoping Abang Long to follow his foot steps. Unfortunately Abang Long is adamant to practice law.
Mommy : "Okay Q, you take care and makan tau.....daddy cakap you dah semakin kurus. Bila dia hugged you dia kata you tinggal tulang je...."
Aku : "Mommy...daddy tu exaggerating je. I am fine and don't you worry about me."
Mommy: "Alright then...keep in touch and I'll see you next Thursday ya..."
Aku : "Yes mommy....bye."
And we both hang up.
Chapter 2
“Q, you tak join ke tengok movie? Berkemas-kemas ni nak pergi mana?”,
sapa Khairiah. Dia bersandar di meja kerja aku.
“I have to go to EPF sekejap sebab nak hantar borang budak-budak yang baru masuk kerja. Nanti lambat register tak sempat pulak nak include their contribution sebab tak ada EPF numbers. Nanti you tolong lock the training room bila dah selesai nanti ya.” Aku berpesan pada Khai sambil memerhatikan jam tangan.
“I have to go to EPF sekejap sebab nak hantar borang budak-budak yang baru masuk kerja. Nanti lambat register tak sempat pulak nak include their contribution sebab tak ada EPF numbers. Nanti you tolong lock the training room bila dah selesai nanti ya.” Aku berpesan pada Khai sambil memerhatikan jam tangan.
“Q…..I nak tanya sikit ni…..”, Khai
asked.
“Apa dia?”, I replied and looked at her.
“Siapa Pak we handsome tadi? Macho nya…..”,
she asked and blushed at the same time.
“Entahlah, he mentioned he had a meeting
here but did not say with whom….kenapa? You syok kat dia ya…..”, I mengusik
Khai. Her face is now red.
“Eh….tak lah….dia ada nama tak?”, she
popped another question.
“Alamak I tak tanya nama dia pun…..maybe
the receptionist would know. You tanya dia lah……”, I replied and started to leave the office area.
“You tak interested ke? Bukan main panjang
berborak tadi masa kutip popcorn?”, Khai was curious of my reaction.
I laughed and replied, “Isyh….nak mampus?
Kalau Tan Sri tahu I syok kat client dia, habis I kena nanti. Dia selalu cakap
never mix work with pleasure….”.
“Hmmm….ia la tu….I rasa pak we tu syok kat
you lah Q. Cara dia pandang you …..terpegun, terpesona.......”, I cut in her conversation.
“Dah tak ada rasa, rasa okay. Dari gaya
dia, nampak macam married man lah.....ok, ok,...I dah lambat ni. Please call me
a Grab. Malas nak drive tengahari buta ni. Dengan panas and traffic…..tension
I.” I asked Khai for a favor.
“Okay but you are coming back to the
office, right? Kereta you?…..”, she replied.
“Yup, I’ll come back to the office
nanti…..call Grab ya....I tunggu bawah....”. I waved and stepped in the elevator.
Sampai saja di ground floor pandangan aku
tertumpu kepada jejaka yang baru saja meninggalkan pejabat Tan Sri. Pelik?
Kenapa dia masih ada di sini?
Aku terus menghampirinya. I tapped on his
shoulder and he turn around. He was on his mobile phone. He raise his index
finger towards me to indicate, one moment please. Malu aku rasa. Maybe I should
have not bothered to greet him. Anyway, I looked the other way pretending not
to listen to his conversations.
Elok sahaja aku berpaling semula
memandangnya, he said, “Hi, it’s nice to see you again…..”.
“Are you still waiting for your car?”, aku
bertanya.
“According to my driver, there seems to be
an engine problem with my car. He might be late....and I have another
appointment at 2:30 p.m.”, he replied.
“Do you need a ride? I am waiting for a Grab to go to
Petaling Jaya. You are most welcome, if you don’t mind sharing one with me.
Once I reach PJ you can have the cab and continue with your destination”, I
suggested.
He raised his left eye brow and smile.
“It was just a suggestion….”, aku rasa
ragu-ragu kalau pendapat aku tu kurang senang dengan jejaka korporat itu.
Maklumlah orang ada driver tak kan nak share Grab Cab dengan aku.
“Quxandria, you seem to have answer for
every problem. Yes, I would like to share a cab with you. Thank you.”, he
uttered.
“Great! Why don’t you call your driver and
let him know you are in good hands. And we wait for the cab to arrive.” I suggested.
Dia menganggukkan kepala tanda setuju.
A few seconds later my mobile phone rang.
It was the Grab driver. I told the driver that I’ll be right out. Aku perhatikan jejaka tadi masih on his
mobile phone. Then I signaled him that it’s time to go. He nodded and walked
behind me, still talking on his mobile phone. Aku jalan terus ke kereta yang
sedang berhenti di bahu jalan. Malas nak layan orang yang tak habis-habis
bergayut dengan mobile phone nya.
When we reached to the car, the guy
instantly open the back door for me. I stepped in and he followed.
“Assalamualaikum Hamid….awak sihat?”, aku
menyapa pemandu di depan.
“Waalaikum salam Q…., Alhamdulillah…..kita
nak ke mana tengahari ni….?” Hamid menyahut salam aku dan tersenyum gembira.
“Saya nak ke Bangunan EPF di Jalan Gasing
PJ dan encik di sebelah ni nak ke…….”, aku berhenti dan memandang jejaka
disebelah aku.
“Shangri-la Putrajaya….,’he replied.
The driver nodded and responded,”Wah jauh
tu….RM25 ke EPF dan RM55 ke Putrajaya…”. He looked at me through the rear
mirror.
“Saya rasa bolehlah Hamid….”, aku menjawab
tanpa memandang ke arah jejaka yang aku tak tahu namanya. Should I asked for
his name?
Aku banyak berbual dengan Hamid. Adakala
dia buat aku ketawa dengan cerita-cerita pengalaman dia menjadi pemandu Grab
Cab. Aku sudah lama mengenali Hamid. Dia
lulusan Universiti tempatan tetapi masih belum mendapatkan pekerjaan tetap.
Jadi daripada tidak membuang masa he decided to become a Grab driver. Good for
him. He once told me on a good day he can earn between RM400 to RM500!
Jejaka misteri tu asyik on his Ipad dan
adakalanya di seperti memikirkan sesuatu sambil memandang keluar. Aku harap
tindakan dia berkongsi Grab dengan aku tidak menjatuhkan image dia.
As soon as we reached Kerinchi I interrupted
the guy who sat next to me, “Excuse me, I will leave you in good hands. Hamid
is a cool guy and he’ll take take you to Putrajaya. Hamid, jaga kawan saya
baik-baik ya dan nanti dah hantar dia Hamid datang ambik saya di EPF ya. Saya
perlu balik pejabat.”, I smiled and looked at the mystery guy.For the first
time since we stepped in the cab, he smiled and said, “Thank you Quxandria…”.
“Please just call me, Q.”, I replied. “By
the way, I didn’t get your name?”, aku bertanya.
“Imran.”, he replied short. I nodded.
“Well Imran, it is finally nice to fit a name to the face…”, aku bergurau and he laughed.
“I’m sorry I am not a good company this
afternoon. I have a few things on my mind especially this meeting in Putrajaya.
I hope you understand and not offended by my silence….”, he went on.
“No….I’m alright with that and good luck
with your meeting. Well this is my stop. Take care.”, and quickly stepped out
of the cab. Aku menghulurkan RM100 kepada Hamid just to make sure he comes
back to pick me up later. “Balance nanti saya bayar bila dah sampai pejabat
saya. Ok Hamid?, I said and Hamid agreed.
I stood in the blazing hot weather as I
watched the cab drove off…..
Chapter 1
“Guys? Dah set up projector? Mana Azmi? He is supposed to make
sure the movie nanti run smoothly and no hiccups….” , aku agak cemas sebab Azmi
masih tak muncul-muncul.
“Khairiah, please cari Azmi.....tell him the show must start as
schedule, 12 noon sharp!”, aku mengarah Khairiah. Khairiah menganggukkan kepala
dan cepat-cepat keluar dari training room.
Lima minit kemudian Khairiah masuk semula tetapi membawa Nanda
untuk membantu. “Q, Azmi MC la but I brought Nanda, our IT genius. He can help us.”, said
Khairiah.
“Good job Khairiah. Nanda can you help us to set up the
projector?”, I asked dan memandangnya. Nanda tersengih.
“Sure no problem Q..”, he replied and started to work on the
projector. Nasib baik ada si Nanda. "Thanks so much Nanda, I really appreciate it. Coffee Beans on me tomorrow", I promised him. Feeling indebted. Nanda tersengih lagi dan mengangguk-anggukkan kepalanya....
“Ok I leave it to you. I need to be in the break room....just, to make sure
the popcorn and pizzas are ready to be served.....”. I gently gripped Nanda's arm, let go, sambil berlalu pergi.
The moment I stepped into the break room, keadaan kelam kabut
seperti berada di pasar. Terlalu ramai sangat yang nak membantu. I had to take
charge. “Okay guys, listen. Excuse me....!", aku meninggikan suara. Serta merta aku menjadi perhatian.....
"Alright, thank you all......siapa yang nak tengok movie boleh proceed sekarang ke training room. We will start tepat pukul dua belas nanti. We have to follow the schedule. Movie kena habis before one thirty. Lambat start lambat pulak habis. Takut nanti Tan Sri tak setuju for another movie next month. Susah nak convince dia.” Aku terus membuka kotak popcorn dan memasukkan satu bag ke dalam microwave one after the other. After a few minutes, "Ting!". Pop corn ready to go. This should be enough during the first half of the movie, fikir aku.
"Alright, thank you all......siapa yang nak tengok movie boleh proceed sekarang ke training room. We will start tepat pukul dua belas nanti. We have to follow the schedule. Movie kena habis before one thirty. Lambat start lambat pulak habis. Takut nanti Tan Sri tak setuju for another movie next month. Susah nak convince dia.” Aku terus membuka kotak popcorn dan memasukkan satu bag ke dalam microwave one after the other. After a few minutes, "Ting!". Pop corn ready to go. This should be enough during the first half of the movie, fikir aku.
“Let Siti and myself settle the popcorn. Maliq please carry the
water thermos and be careful. It’s hot coffee. Nana, you carry the
pizza boxes. Okay? Semua set?”, aku bertanya.
Semua berkenaan menjawab serentak, “Yes, Q….”. Masing-masing mula meninggalkan break room.....sunyi.
Setelah movie bermula, aku kembali ke break room untuk mengemas dan mengagihkan lebihan popcorn ke dalam individual container. Aku memastikan
tidak ada barang yang tertinggal dan bersepah. Nanti takut pulak Kak Sham the
cleaner, marah.
Tidak beberapa lama kemudian, Khairiah masuk ke break room, “Q, Q,
cepat Tan Sri pun ada dalam training room….dia tanya mana popcorn?”
“Tadi punya dah habis ke? Anyway, nah, ambil ni, ada extra….”, aku menjawab. Sambil menatang beberapa pek
popcorn, aku menolak pintu dengan badan.
Tiba-tiba aku terlanggar sesuatu….habis bertaburan popcorn yang aku pegang jatuh ke lantai. “Shit!”, tiba-tiba terpacul keluar dari mulut aku.....lalu memandang ke arah seseorang yang berdiri seperti tunggul kayu di depan aku.
Tiba-tiba aku terlanggar sesuatu….habis bertaburan popcorn yang aku pegang jatuh ke lantai. “Shit!”, tiba-tiba terpacul keluar dari mulut aku.....lalu memandang ke arah seseorang yang berdiri seperti tunggul kayu di depan aku.
Jejaka itu memandang aku. Tanpa berkelip. Dia kemudian bersuara, “Please, let me help you…..”, he said.
“It’s okay. You don’t want to get your hands dirty. I apologized.
I tak sengaja langgar you….”, aku meminta maaf tapi dalam hati ni.....Tuhan saja yang tahu. Geramnya.......
But he insisted. “No.., no…, it’s my fault. I wasn’t sure where I was going…”, he
smiled and helped me pick up the popcorn.
Khairiah yang tercegat memerhatikan kami berdua sambil tersenyum.
“Apa tersengih-sengih? Nah, bawak yang ni ke dalam training room. Nanti bising
Tan Sri…”, aku mengarah Khairiah sambil menghulur 5 bekas popcorn yang dapat di
selamatkan.
“Okay Q….”, Khairiah replied dan berlalu pergi.
“Star Trek fan?”, tiba-tiba tanya jejaka tadi. Dia memandang aku lagi. Tak berani aku nak mengangkat muka sebab aku boleh merasakan kehangatan bahang pipiku.
“Sorry?” Aku menjawab. Tak pasti apa maksudnya.
“Q? A character from Star Trek…”, he replied.
Aku tersenyum….”Ahhhh…..yes, definitely a fan but I fell in love
with Picard. Hmmmm……I wonder how he speaks perfect English accent but has a
100% French name. If there was a story told I must have missed the episode…”,
lalu aku tersenyum sendiri. Melayang pulak fikiran aku sekejap. Bila tersedar, I lifted my face and he was already staring at
me…..He giggled.
“I am sorry. I just had a moment.......
“. Terasa malu, I stood up and he followed next.
I extended my hand and introduced myself. Dia menyambut salamku. His hands felt warm and strong. His grip was not too hard but just nice enough for an air passage in between.
I extended my hand and introduced myself. Dia menyambut salamku. His hands felt warm and strong. His grip was not too hard but just nice enough for an air passage in between.
I let go of the grip. “I’m Quxandria with a Q. Got it?”, I said sambil mendepakan kedua lengan aku. He laughed and nodded
like he understood.
Then he replied, “Got it!.....and by the way I am a Star Trek fan,
too. For me it’s Mr. DATA all the way….”.
“I have to clean up here. Again saya minta maaf banyak-banyak
sebab kejadian tadi. Are you a guest or a client? Can I direct you to
someone?”, aku bertanya.
“Q?.....sepatutnya awak marah pada saya tetapi this is the opposite. Sejujurnya saya belum pernah jumpa lagi dengan
seorang yang sungguh sopan and berbudi bahasa and yet at the same time can be very entertaining
and witty….until I met you. But instead you apologized to me. Please don't apologized. My meeting is over and lost my way out. Could you
show me the way?” He said dan aku rasa segan bila di puji sebegitu. Typical Malay. I remembered my
ex-supervisor once told me, always accept a compliment. You deserve it…...
“Thank you for the compliment. Please,
follow me this way…”. Aku mula berjalan. He followed me from behind.
A few seconds later we reached the
reception desk and pointed him to the elevator. “Are you parked in the
basement?”, I asked.
“No, my car will be waiting for me
downstairs….”, he replied. His eyes never left my face. Tersipu-sipu aku
dibuatnya.
“In that case, just press LG and it’ll take
you to the security lounge and the main entrance.” We shook hands again.
“Thank you very much Quxandria….It was a
delight to have met you”. He smiled and walked towards the elevator.
“Thank you for helping me to clean up back
there…”, balas aku.
He stepped into the elevator and turn, “No
the pleasure was all mine….”, he said.
And the elevator door slide closed…..
Friday, July 28, 2017
An Introduction.
Assalamualaikum....we meet again!
This is my second attempt in
writing a novel. The story line - romance. What else.......Can't runaway from
the theme.
I was seriously considering a
continuation from my first novel. But nahhh......let's go for something fresh.
More characters and I know it's going be tough to create their impact in this
novel.
Of course I will not forget to
include my favorite songs in between chapters which plays a significant part in
the story line.
With pictures made public from
Google and Google Image I have the perfect leading lady. I am still looking for
the male character. Thank you to all search engine in the Internet in advance. I
couldn't have past each chapter without you information and knowledge sharing.
Let kick-off with a video clip
from Calvin Harris feat. Pharrell, Kathy Perry and Big Sean. So, fasten your
seat belt and enjoy the ride.......
Credit to You Tube and CalvinHarrisVEVO
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"Tak pa Hamid.....", as Imran came around to my side of the car. "I'll take it from here....", he said. Hamid step b...
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“Guys? Dah set up projector? Mana Azmi? He is supposed to make sure the movie nanti run smoothly and no hiccups….” , aku agak cemas sebab...




