Me : "Abang Ngah, cantikkan tepi lake ni, macam laut.......luas terbentang." Aku mendepakan kedua-dua tangan aku sambil berpusing.
Abang Ngah : "Yes indeed....be careful Q, nanti pening and you will lose balance...", dia mengingatkan aku. Belum pun habis dia bercakap aku dah terhoyang-hayang....
"Kan abang dah beritahu.....", and he grabbed hold off me. We laughed......
I sat on the wet sand while Abang Ngah walk along the lake busy taking pictures of the beautiful sunset. Once in a while he'll snap a picture of me. Then he asked me to come over...."Come on Q, give me a gorgeous pose." So I did.
"Yes, yes, that's it....turn a little to your left....nice....click....click.....alright toss your head back....feel the wind blowing.....gorgeous Q, gorgeous.....yes.....click, click....love it.....you are really photogenic Q....", puji Abang Ngah.
He handed me over his camera. "Wow, cantiknya....you're talented abang and I'm so impress.....", I flip from one shot to another and another on his digital camera screen. "Nanti share dengan Q ya....", I said excitedly.
We sat for a long time. I rested my head on his shoulder as we witnessed the sun set until it disappeared into the horizon but the daylight still lingered in the air as though accidentally left behind.
"Abang, I heard you broke off with Julia, betul ke? Kenapa?", I asked and looked at him.
Dia mengangkat bahunya. "Maybe kami tak serasi....", he replied and put his arm around my shoulder. "Let bygone be bygone....".
"But what I heard lain pulak....she broke off with you because of me. Is that right? A few Malaysian students said that there were rumors we have incest relationship...just because we live together and berkepit sana sini berdua. Q malulah abang...", I explained.
"There is nothing to be ashamed off, you are my sister. Just ignore them. Julia is childish, kuat cemburu and kuat merajuk. I don't like her spoil brat attitude. I rather lose her but I can't find another sister like you. Lagi pun tujuan kita datang sini ialah untuk belajar and go home with a degree....betul tak?", and he kissed my cheek. I nodded in agreement bersandar manja di sebelah abang.
The day is getting darker by the minutes. We lay on the beach, " Let's make a pack, kalau abang tak kahwin lagi 10 tahun, kita kahwin nak?", he laughed.
"Eeee....apalah abang ni, tak malu....okay but knowing you, sure ramai perempuan kat Malaysia nanti beratur masuk meminang abang....", aku menyabut ketawanya.
"Q....?"
"Q.......? Aku tersedar dari lamunan. "Ya?"aku jawab.
"You're very quiet tonight...", Abang Ngah asked.
"Tak ada apa-apa teringat kerja kat ofis....", aku cuba mengelak pertanyaannya lalu mengukir sebuah senyuman. He smiled back at me.
"Q masuk tidur dulu ya....tomorrow morning I have to get up early and prepare rendang. Abang pergi kerja esok?", I excused myself.
"Yup half day morning kerja than terus balik rumah. Kendurikan malam nanti....?", he replied. I walked over and kissed his hand and he kissed both of my cheeks.
I left him watching TV........and I locked my bedroom door.....for the first time.....
Malam tu aku tak dapat tidur. Fikiran aku melayang kepada kata-kata Abang Ngah siang tadi. Kahwin? Aku boleh menjangka reaksi mommy and daddy. Sudah pasti mereka membantah. But the main issue here is, adakah aku bersedia menerima Abang Ngah sebagai teman hidup aku....?
Tiba-tiba talipon bimbit aku berbunyi....
Buzz.....buzzz....
Aku memerhati jam dinding 11:15 pm.....siapa pulak yang message malam-malam buta ni....?
> Assalamualaikum. Quxandria?<
Me : Waalaikum salam. May I know who is this?
> Imran<
Aku tersenyum....Imran....finally.....yes................!
> Do you remember me lagi?<
Me : Yes. Please it's just, Q. How are you?
>Good. N u?<
Me : Couldn't be better. What have you been up to these days.....?
> Nothing much but if you wanna know I just came back from a short vacation.<
Me : Awesome! is that really you? Another side of you I did not aspect to see....
> 😊 <
> Q, please keep my number. I really would like to call you sometimes. Perhaps we can grab coffee once in a while....<
Me : So you are asking me on a date...?
> Yes I am. How about tomorrow night?<
Me : I am flattered. Malam besok? No tak boleh. I have a prior engagement.
> How about after that..🙏<
Me : You are very persistent...maybe but I seriously cannot promise you. I have to be somewhere tomorrow night. If I can get out from it early, where should we meet?
> Hard Rock Cafe, boleh?<
Me : Hmmmm.....ok. But I tak janji ya...
> Understood<
Me : Shall we call it a night?
> I apologized to keep you up late. Quxandria....good night. Sleep well and I hope to see you tomorrow....😉<
Me : Nite....
Wooohoooo......he called....Imran called...!
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