Thursday, November 8, 2018

Chapter 50 - Prahara Cinta


Maybe I should not go off on a break.....anymore.....cause every time I return I will carry with me a 'baggage'. I am tired of this runaround. Abang Ngah. Imran. Emir.


Credit to MostlyJazz JKT and You Tube

Is there something wrong with me....? Balik dari Bali aku bergaduh dengan Imran. Balik dari Kedah aku bergaduh dengan Abang Ngah. Emir? Jumpa-jumpa saja dah bergaduh.....

Nak kena mandi bunga ke agaknya aku ni.....? Ishhh......aku pun mendail nombor Khai...

"Assalammualaikum Khai.....", I greeted her.

"Q...? Waalaikumsalam.....hah apa cerita kau. Lama menghilang? Aku message kau tak pernah nak angkat? Office Tan Sri dah lama kau tak jenguk? Apahal kau ni....?", asked Khai in one breathe.

 "Amboi garangnya.....relaxlah babe......ada hal sikit so aku ke Kedah last weekend. Attend wedding saudara belah arwah ayah aku.....", I explained calmly.

"Ah...ye lah tu....ke kau pergi dengan Imran and then kau berdua elope? Kahwin lari ke Siam....yer...?", Khai was playing the guessing game.

"Khai.....aku tak segila tu okay....mampus bapak aku belasah aku hidup-hidup nanti....aku pergi seorang saja and naik train.", aku tergelak..

"Train......are you serious? Mengadalah kau ni. Habis tu kenapa kau tak ajak aku sekali....", Khai asked.

"I just want to go by myself.....alone.....nak jumpa relatives yang berkurun aku tak jumpa. I had to do it on my own. It's a family thing.....you know.......", aku jelaskan. Khai senyap mendengar penjelasan aku.

"Anyway, malam tadi aku ajak abang ngah for dinner. We spoke face to face.", I said dan membuka cerita kejadian malam tadi. Aku berlegar-legar di tepi sofa panjang lalu duduk dan memandang jauh.







"SOoooo....what happen? How did he take it?", Khai was so interested to know.

"Not good....I told him I am not his fiancé. I will never marry my own brother....and that I am seeing someone.....Dia cakap dia harap perhubungan aku tak akan kekal and I will go crawlling back to him.", aku melepaskan nafas tanda lega.

 "Shit....he said that to you....?",she uttered.

"Itulah aku cakap dia tu mental sikit......at one point dia marah sampai hempas tangan atas meja....takut jugak aku. Manalah tahu terkena pelempang Jepun dari abang ngah....mahu koma aku. However, I'm relief sebab dah berterus terang sebelum things get out of control....", I explained. "By the way the night before, Imran came and we went out for dinner...", I said.

"Wah....kau ni banyak simpan rahsia ye....dulu you would always share things with me. You've changed so much Q....sedih aku rasa....", Khai sounded being sidelined.

"Khai....janganlah macam tu....there are so many things I want to tell you tapi tak sempat nak jumpa atau call.....aku bergaduh dengan Imran a few weeks after we came back from Bali. Things he said really hurt my feelings. Then I met a guy masa aku travel to Kedah....rupanya relative sebelah Mak Uda aku....banyak nak cerita Khai.....we should have a sleep over....", aku explained.

"Wooo....wooo....woooo.....what gaduh dengan Imran.....met another guy....aku ketinggalan banyak ni.....tak fair la macam ni Q...I want details......details and more details!", Khai mengusik aku. She giggled.

 "This weekend kita lepak nak? aku belanja....I will tell you everything.....", aku mengumpan Khai.

"Okay....Juan macaman....? Kalau dia tahu kita keluar berdua.....,she will be utterly distraught....", terkekek Khai ketawa....

"Amboi macam bunyi diva yer......hmmmm......I am not ready yet to share my story out in the open. Juan pun kawan aku tapi dia tu tak boleh simpan rahsia....kalau dia tahu aku ada masalah dengan Imran...., mesti dia cuba cut in line.....", jelas aku sambal ketawa.

 "Isyh....tak kan lah Juan nak buat macam tu pada you...?", Khai menyangkal telahan aku.

 "Imran pernah beritahu aku Juan ada call dia a couple of times ajak dinner and movie but Imran declined.....he said either he had other plans or busy....", I explained.

"Juan...., Juan....., tunang orang pun dia sanggup nak tackle.....", Khai replied in disappointment.

"Okay lah babe....aku nak tidurlah....penat sangat otak aku.....kalau boleh aku nak mimpi yang indah-indah saja malam ni.....esok aku mengadap parents aku then nak pergi shopping sikit. Lusa aku dah kena masuk kerja. I'll call you before Friday and kita plan nak jumpa kat mana....okay?", aku mengakhiri perbualan kami.



"Orait....roger.....tidurlah wahai permaisuri......., muah...!", she responded.


Aku tergelak. " Night...".


I resume to my bedroom sambil berbaring aku teringat insiden malam tadi. I have never seen the rage and anger in Abang Ngah before tonight. That was shocking. Seram sejuk aku di buatnya. Takut jugak aku kalau-kalau dia apa-apakan aku.


Sambil membelek-belek talipon bimbit, aku scroll gambar Imran yang membanjiri picture album. Aku sayangkan Imran tetapi perasaan aku bagai tawar bila berada dengannya. Seolah-olah perasaan ini sudah beralih arah ke.....Emir...? Oh...tidak....not that jerk. Such a pain....intimidating....tapi his attitude buat aku addictive ingin bersua dengannya. Yeah, he treats me like dirt sometimes but I take it as a challenge. The more I hate and despise him, the more I am attracted to him. There is that adrenaline rush when I see him and hear his voice.....hmmmm....so thrilling.


Note : Pictures and images are for illustration purpose only and are sources from Google