“Let me have a look at your ring…”, Emir asked.
“Kenapa…?”, I asked him back. I was a little bit hesitant.
“Saja nak tengok….tak kan tak boleh kot….”, replied. He looked at me
impatiently.
“Nah….”, I said and slide the ring out from my finger. Emir took it.
Dia membelek-belek cincin aku. He looked at me and then look at the ring again.
“Lucky you. He must be filthy rich. An engagement ring like this must have cost him
anything from 10-15K…hmmm....kalau cincin kahwin nanti mesti lagi mahal......”, Emir gave his estimation.
“Seriously…?, I responded. “I did not expect this ring to be that
expensive….”. Emir menghulurkan kembali cincin kepada aku. Aku menyambut lalu
menyarung semula ke jari.
“He must love you very much. But I am sensing a problem here…..”, he
was testing me. Dia menyedut air Coca Cola.
Aku dapat rasakan muka aku membahang. Why is he so interested to know
about my personal life.
“Problem…? Tak ada lah….dalam each relationship
biasalah kalau perselisihan faham once in a while. But everything dah
resolved…but thank you for your concern. I really appreciate it…”, I replied.
“Then kenapa you travel alone ke Kedah….?”, he asked.
“Well for one, I have tomorrow’s wedding to attend and secondly I need
to rekindle my relationship dengan Kedah side of the family. Anyway, time apart
for us would do some good.” I explained.
“So….what happened between you and .....erk.....Kedah family? Sounded serious
saja…?”, he continued to asked more question.
Phewwww......for a moment there I thought he wanted to know about my relationship with Imran. “You ni so nosy kan…..semua benda you nak tahu….okay let’s make a deal.
I cerita hal I then you cerita pasal your failed marriage….is it because of tak
ada anak ke….?”, aku pulak menyibuk akan hal peribadi Emir…..
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"Ok? It's truth or dare time, woman...", he said.
"Alright....truth.", I replied with confidence. I lean against the car seat facing him. "My mom is a Siamese and my father was from Kedah. When I was very small both of them died in a plane crash on the way back to Malaysia." I confessed.
Emir memalingkan mukanya. "Come one you're shitting me right....I thought we agreed with the truth...", he thought I was fooling around.
"What? You think I'm jerking you off...? Okay....let me continue I was an only child. I was adopted later by my late father's ex-business partner, whom is my dad now. Ever since then hubungan I and keluarga di Kedah renggang." explained further.
I smiled and that didn't make Emir convinced about my past. "I have never heard of you being mentioned before within this family. Tiba-tiba I found a long lost relative.....macam jejak kasih pulak..", he wanted reassurance.
"I guess it must have been taboo...initially they were not happy Tok Ki agreed to give me away. Please don't get them wrong....they thought my late father left a lot of money. I mean he had lots but he was in the brink of bankrupt after his new business partner played my father out. Maybe it could be a burden for them to take care of me since there was no money.Ialah mereka pun bukannya orang senang.....but I had a trust fund which is being looked after by my dad....new dad.", I elaborated.
"Wow....trust fund huh...first time I jumpa someone with a trust fund....loaded lah you ni ya...", he assumed. He then switch the conversation, "It's kind of getting late...nanti Mak Uda risau pulak about you....maklumlah rich girl from the city....nanti takut kena kidnap bawak pi sempadan...". He tried to intimidate me again.
I replied, "Whatever lah.....I am not rich dan don't consider myself as one....only fortunate......just happened that my late father made a wise investment for my future...at least I kept my end of the bargain in this game. Unlike you.....Okay lah let's head back home. I'm tired and tomorrow is going to be a long day......Jumpa relatives and all.....in my mind, I dah boleh imagine they will definitely asked....Bila hang nak kahwin...?", I giggled. Emir tersenyum sambil menggelengkan kepala.
"You know what, I'm starting to like you....a lot.....because you are so smart...", he said sambil mengusik hidung aku.
Aku mengelak....but then I laughed. "So what's your story....?", I asked.
Emir started the car engine and said, "Nantilah.....". I took it as he is not ready to share his personal life with me. He looked depressed and stressed out.
"Ok....I am here, tau....", I replied and try to give hims some space.
"I know.....", he smiled and winked at me.
Emir.....you're one in a million.........
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