Sambil duduk atas couch empukku, aku speed dial nombor Khai....
ring....ring....ring.....
Khai : Hello....?
Me : Khai...Assalam.....(tak habis aku cakap, Khai interrupt....)
Khai : Hei perempuan....kau dah balik ke belum?
Me : Apasal kau marah-marah ni...? Ya....aku dah balik, ada kat condo aku ni.....makan pizza....(sambil menguyah beef pepperoni).
Khai : Heee.........kau lah, suka sangat buat aku marah dan risau.....Emmm...kau seorang ke?
Me : Yes, I'm alone....apasal? Kau tak percaya? We shared a cab from the airportand sent me back first. Imran terserempak dengan abang ngah at the airport tapi nasib baik aku sempat menyorok. He was there to pick me up....you told him that I was coming back home today kan? Anyway he left soon after. Imran pun dah balik dah......aku pinjamkan kereta aku padanya....
Khai :Kau ni kan.....baru kenal dah pandai bagi orang pinjam kereta.....kau dah gilake....kalau harga kereta tu seratus atau dua ratus tak pe lah, ni beratus riban..........Pening aku lah.....kau ni senang saja percayakan orang........suka hati kau la.......emmm....so apa cerita?
Me : Amboi,....garangnya......anyway, sorry kalau aku menyusahkan kau. I hope abang ngah was not too big of a problem for you to handle......I'll make it up to you, Khai. I will.....
Khai : Kalau pasal memujuk, kau ni memang champion......
Me : I giggled....Ok, ok,.....I betul-betul minta maaf......aku dan Imran okay saja. Kau nak dengar cerita aku tak....?
Khai : Iyelah ni.......what's your story....
Me : He introduced me to his mother. It was such a weird feeling. Meeting her. Mother dia remarried to a kerabat and converted from Islam to Hindu.....
Khai : Wowww.....so Imran tu Islam ke Hindu?
Me : Ishh....Khai....of course lah dia Islam. Only mother dia saya yang dah bertukar agama. Faham tak?
Khai : Ohhhh.....so mak dia dengan kau okay tak?
Me : Yeah, she was cool but I rasa so restricted....duduk tak betul, cakap pun merapu, makan pun aku segan time tu...We got what we were hoping for which was her consent.....Imram was so happy. I am happy for him too.....he had such a difficult time accepting his mother's choice of life.
Khai : Mmmmmm.......complicated jugak ya family Imran..........I bet you look silly.....
Me : Lebih dari tu lagi.....kalut...cam tu lah....Khai..., (Then I switched to a softer tone) meroyanke Abang Ngah...?
Khai : Hmmm....dari my assessment masih boleh diubati....
Aku tergelak besar....
Khai : Nanti aku tak habis lagi.....tapi Q, kalau dia tahu kau dan Imran couple....he will have a break down...no joke ya....
Me : (menelan air liur...) Khai apa kau ni.....salah aku ke kalau aku nak bercinta dengan orang lain....Abang Ngah is my brother...eeeiiii...no way.
Khai : Then tell him....he deserves to know.....maybe now he can accept. Kalau kau delay lama sangat nanti susah you wanna get out of this mess.....
Aku terdiam.
Me : Aku faham. Let me tell my parents dulu about Imran sebelum aku face to face dengan abang ngah....
Khai : Okay better do it fast....hmmmm....I nak tidur dah. Esok aku kerja. Cari rezeki tau....bukan macam kau, tak kerja pun dapat duit....(she laughed)
Me : Iyalah....I talk to you again soon. Kita jumpa nanti ya....
Khai : Alright...good night.
Me : Assalamualaikum....
Click.
Malm itu aku tak boleh tidur memikirkan abang ngah. Betulkah dia cintakan aku? Kenapa aku pilihan dia? Banyak gadis-gadis cantik dan sexy di luar sana yang tergilakan abang ngah. Amelia....Tomiko, Farah......semua syokkan abang ngah. Aku adiknya....
Aku mencapai talipon bimbit dan terus speed dial nombor mommy.
Hello....
Me : Assalamualaikum mommy, ini Q. Sorry kalau Q ganggu lewat malam. Mommy dah tidurke tadi?
Mommy : Walaikumsalam...Q, mommy belum tidur lagi. Your daddy sibuk nak baca newspaper malam-malam buta ni....he has to have all the lights in this room switched on...(aku tergelak mendengar mommy mengadu pada aku)
Then I heard. "Is that Q? Ask her how was her trip to Bali?". Suara daddy....aku tersenyum sendiri.
Mommy : Ya it's Q. (Mom replied to dad)....daddy tanya how was your trip to Bali?
Me : It was fantastic. I went surfing. Shopping and I also brought back a few decorative plates for you mommy....they are so colorful with unique artwork painted on it. So many things happened and one in particular was why I called you tonight. I need to see and speak to both of you urgently.
Mommy : Q? Is everything alright? (Mommy sounded worried)
Me : Yes..., yes...., yes..., semua okay but I need to see both of you.
Mommy : Datang rumahlah....we can talk....
Me : No...not at home. Can we meet esok at Melting Pot Cafe....? I will explain all tomorrow.....
Mommy : Okay...I will let daddy know and we see you at Concorde esok.
Me : Thanks mommy. And mommy please, please,.....don't say a word about our meeting tomorrow to abang ngah....please.....tell daddy as well....
Mommy : Okay...okay...apalah nak berahsia sangat....okay just mommy and daddy saja tahu.
Me : Thanks mommy. Good night.
Click..
Keesokkan hari aku bersiap untuk menemui mommy dan daddy.
Oh no.....kereta. Aku lupa yang aku tidak ada kereta. It's kind of awkward Imran langsung tidak menghubungi aku semalaman. Hopefully he arrived home safe. Perhaps he's too tired and went to bed early.Tiba-tiba aku teringat kata-kata Khai....terlalu mempercayai orang.
I manage to get hold of Hamid and he is in Seri Kembangan. He agreed to drive me to KL.
Half an hour later the security guard buzz me to inform Hamid's arrival. As soon as I stepped in his car, I greeted Hamid, " Assalamualaikum Hamid, awak sihat?".
"Waalaikum salam, sihat Q....wah, nampak cantik pagi ni. KL nak ke mana....? Jumpa matair hari tu ya?". I was surprised by his last question. Is Hamid teasing me?
"Tak ada lah. Saya nak jumpa kedua emak dan ayah saya. By the way.....matair hari itu...? Siapa?", aku inginkan kepastian.
"Q dah lupa? Alaaa....encik yang naik Grab ini dengan Q beberapa minggu lalu....ala yang nak ke Putrajaya....", he eleborated.
Aku ketawa...."Oh, encik tu namanya Imran......dia kenalan abang saya....", I replied.
Hamid nodded a few times. " Oh....hari tu, lepas sampai Putrajaya dia buat beberapa panggilan dari handphone dia. Dia duduk belakang jadi saya terdengarlah perbualan dia....maaf ya Q. Tapi Q nak tahu apa jadi seterusnya....?, he paused and looked me through the rear view mirror.
Aku fokus mendengar cerita Hamid,"Nak jugak.....then what happened?", rasa ingin tahu amat menebal.
"Pertama dia suruh orang dia hantar spare car, lepas tu dia call untuk cancel meeting. Dia turun di Shangri-La dan bayar saya RM200! Terkejut saya....Dia beritahu yang saya boleh terus balik dan tak perlu ambil Q sebab dia sendiri akan jemput...", tersenyum Hamid bercerita.
Aku terdiam. "Jadi Hamid sengaja tidak mengangkat panggilan saya hari tu ya....?", I concluded.
"Maaf Q, memamg saya sengaja tak angkat.....sebab pada pendapat saya,...ialah dari kacamata seorang lelaki kalau encik tadi sanggup cancel meeting dan patah balik kerana seorang perempuan, semestinya dia dah tertarik dengan awak, Q.", Hamid made his assumptions
"Nasib baik telahan awak betul....kalau salah nahas awak Hamid.......Wah! sejak bila pulak pemandu Grab pandai berpsikologi?", aku mengusik Hamid. And we both laughed.
Puas berbual dengan Hamid, aku pun tiba ke destinasi aku. Aku mengulurkan duit tapi ditolak olehnya. "On the house...", he replied and smiled.
I thanked him and immediately rush into the cafe.
Both of my
parents are engulfed in a serious discussion. Mesti tentang aku
and this meeting.
I arrived
at their table and gave each of them a kiss on the cheek. “Assalamualaikum my
favourite couple…”, sambil melabuhkan punggungku ke atas kerusi.
“Hai sayang,
how are you?”, asked mommy sambil dia menghulurkan sesuatu kepada aku.
“I am good
and what’s this…”, I asked and peeked into the paper bag. I was surprised! “Mommy,
Nikon camera for me? Ohhh….thank you very much. This is so expensive. I couldn’t
afford one with my salary….” Aku berdiri sambil beraksi sebagai seorang photographer didepan
mommy and daddy. “Awesome…I love it.”, and I went over to mommy and hugged her
from behind.
“Itulah
dari dulu lagi mommy suruh you kerja dengan daddy. Tak mahu….degil, macam daddy
dia…”, she replied. I kissed her and I went over to daddy, “Cantikkan daddy…mommy
has good taste, doesn’t she?”, aku cuba mengambil hati mommy.
"Oh by the way abang, saya charged to AMEX card.", selamba saja mommy berkata.
“Yes, she surely has good taste….(sambil menggelengkan kepala).......So Q, apa so secretive sangat sampai we have to meet outside?”, daddy asked.
I walked
back to my seat and took a sip of water. “Both of you tahu Q dah dewasa right?
I make my own decision practically in everything. I know both of you have been
there for me for as long as I’ve known. I respect and love both of you very much…”, I
started the conversation.
“We know
that too Q….please cut to the chase….kenapa Q? Are you in some kind of trouble?”,
daddy was getting anxious.
“No trouble. I met
someone and I like him a lot….”, I said it out. I waited for my parent’s
reaction.
Nothing.
I continued, ”His name is Imran and his is also kawan abang
ngah.”
Then daddy
asked, ”When did you guys meet?”
Immediately
I replied, “Movie day at your office a few weeks ago…”.
“When can
we meet him?”, mommy asked. “Melayu?”
“Mixed…..Father
dia Australian but dah passed away, his mother is half Malay and half Balinese”.
Aku jawab setakat apa yang mereka patut tahu. I do not want to complicate
matters.
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