Setelah makan malam, aku mengajak Hisyam untuk makan angin sekitar Alor Setar. I would have invited Emir but I didn't see him the whole night....
"Hisyam, mana Emir...? Dia merajuk ke?", aku bertanya. Hisyam memandang aku lalu menjawab, "Dak Aih, dia ada kat umah depan tu, rumah Pak Long...dia bermalam di sana.....dia dengan mak (Mak Uda) tak boleh duduk serumah....panjang ceritanya....".
"Oh...tak ngam lar...", aku merumuskan sambil mengangguk.
Hisyam ketawa....,"Haah lebih kurang macam tu.....". "Mak tu dulu nak jodohkan Abang Emir dengan anak menakan mak....tapi Abang Emir lari pergi KL. Malu mak dulu.....jadi tu yang depa berdua tak berapa baik....". Semangat Hisyam bercerita.
"Hisyam ada phone number Emir? Call dia....kita ajak dia keluar sekali. Sure dia boring terperap dalam rumah. lepas tu kita jalan-jalan then cari nasi kandaq ke atau char kuey teow.....?", I suggested.
"Hmmm....nanti....ada rasanya....hah! ada-ada. Hisyam call ya....?", he asked.
"Okay, call je dia.....", I answered. Aku memerhatikan Hisyam bercakap dengan Emir...
"Kak Q, abang Emir nak cakap.....", Hisyam menyerahkan handphonenya. Aku menjawab, "Tak payahlah....dia nak ikut tak?", aku bertanya.
"Dia nak cakap dengan Kakak dulu....", Hisyam memujuk aku. Aku menyambut handphone Hisyam sambil berdengus...."Gatainya....", tiba-tiba terkeluar loghat Kedah dari mulut aku.
"Hello....Emir, awak nak ikut tak...?", aku bertanya sambil memerhati kasut aku. Aku diam dan mendengar penerangannya yang panjang lebar. Kemudian aku menyerah kembali handphone kepada Hisyam.
Aku menyelok kedua tangan ke dalam pocket jeans sambil mengerakkan badan aku ke kiri, ke kanan dan ke kiri semula. "Dia habaq dia nak pi tapi dia nak kakak drive dan bawa dia saja.....kakak seriaulah....dia tu okay ke?", aku bertanya pada Hisyam.
"Insya Allah dia okay.....", jawab Hisyam sambil tersenggih. "Nah, ini kunci kereta. Saga putih tepi pondok depan."
I left Hisyam and headed to the white Saga. I got into the car and switched on the ignition. Suddenly I hear the passenger door opened and it was Emir. He slide on to the seat and closed the door.....
"What too you so long...", Emir bersuara sambil mengenakan tali pinggang keledar.
"What do you mean, .....what took I so long....? What took you so long....?", aku bertanya balik pada Emir.
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I drove to the main road heading to the city. "So you dah makan? Tak nampak you at Pak Uda's house tonight?", I asked but looking straight on the road.
Emir was quiet. "Emir, what's wrong? You are too quiet tonight...", I asked. I glanced at him from the corner of my left eyes.
"Well you're surprising calm when you're with me...", he asked.
I replied, "Well, that is because I'm learning this new technique that's called screaming in the inside." I smiled.
He laughed at me. "I see....that's working for you...". Emir responded.
"I guess one of us have to survive tonight, right....", aku jawab bersahaja. Next thing I realized both of us had a good laugh.
"Do you know you are captivating.....you can get any guy you want and you prefer to be stuck with me....?", Emir bertanya kehairanan.
"Wow, is that a compliment from Blue cap number 9", aku ingin mendapatkan kepastian. Mata aku masih concentrate on the road. Aku memberi signal untuk ke kanan. We past by the Alor Setar Clock Tower. Destinasi kami hampir ke Alor Setar Tower.
Kami keluar kereta and he waited until I walked over to his side of the car. We walk along a row of fast food stall. It smell so good and we stopped at a stall selling goreng pisang. I bought RM2 worth of fried banana and Emir instantly grabbed the paper bag from from me.
"I lapar. I makan dulu ya....", he said and start to gobble on my goreng pisang.
I was surprised but wasn't able to utter a single word as Emir walked fast a head of me. I catch up with him and slapped his shoulder. "That's mine.....!" Aku merampas paper bag yang berisi goreng pisang. "You can have one or two but not all....", aku berkeras.
"Okay....okay.....okay....., I'm sorry. Satu saja lagi, please.....I seriously lapar....", he said desperately.
"Nope....you go and get yours....dua ringgit saja....", I insisted.
"Kendekutnya......", he was upset. He gave a the hate look and proceed to the goreng pisang stall.
"Macam jakun.....isyh....!", aku merungut seorang diri.
"Hey.....I heard that....", he turned and said out loud. Ramai orang disekeliling memandang Emir. Malulnya aku......dan aku terus pusing dan berlalu pergi.
"You want to go up to the tower?" Emir rupanya. Dia mencuit lengan aku. I turn to look at him. Then scan the tower from bottom to the top.
"I don't know....kalau you nak you go a head....I'll wait here.", I answered.
"Why? You're scared?", sambil dia melagakan sikunya pada lengan aku. I hate it when he is being very persistent. But I tolerated his attitude.
"Takut? Nope...I just don't feel like it....", and I got up to walk get myself a drink. Looking around I saw a stall selling sugar cane juice. I bought 2 and paid the seller. I walked back to Emir and passed him a drink.
"Thanks but no thanks. Not so hygienic....my stomach is very sensitive...", he replied and looked the other way.
"Whatever......I have no problem drinking both.....eleh....! macamlah goreng pisang tu elok sangat. Cannot imagine berapa kali dia orang recycle minyak untuk goreng pisang-pisang yang dijual....", aku membalas. In a way to irritate him.
He did not reply but instead stood up and walked away. I was expecting him to react as he did. "I will be in the car....", I raised my voice. He just walked straight ahead towards the tower. Well, I guess he's going up there on his own.....
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