Long Distance and Love -4

Dalam bilik Isle

Malam ni ada rewang. Because on Saturday pagi nanti kakak sedara mereka nak nikah. So this evening, semua dah ada kat sini.

"Hey, Apa citer akak ngan Fly?" Lissa kepoh. Eqa, Suha, Farra, Fida dan Miza pun dah tongkat dagu kat atas katil.

"Fly...?" Kening Isle dah berkerut. "Who's Fly..?"

"Your Mr. Adam lah... Duuhhh!!" Serentak mereka bersuara.

"Asal panggil dia Fly..?? Takde nama baik sikit ker aper?" Isle dah bersila kat couch.

"Yelah, nanti bila dah jadi pilot, kan dia asek fly here and there. Hehe.." Suha tolong explain.

"Ahhh,.. I see.."

"So, wuts the story? Macam mana boleh kenal?" Tanya Miza pulak.

"Well, remember that time, Isle ada gi KL kejap - ada fashion exhibition ikut my course punya event?"

"That was quite a long time ago, right?" Celah Miza.

"Yeah.. pretty back then."

"Dia involve event tu sekali ker??"

"Err, kinda. He's one of the photography club member time tu."

"I see.. So how? He asked for your number, and he's so charming till you're almost melting and main bagi jer" Hahaha, mereka dah gelak-gelak.

"Err, nope. tak creative langsung ah korang ni..."

"Then...?? He asked his friend tolong him usha akak?" Fida pulak menyampuk.

"Bukan jugak.." Isle dah senyum - sambil teringat balik cam ne Adam usha dia.

Flashback....

Isle dah blurr, mana contact lenses dia tak sempat nak pakai. Glasses pun tak ada kat dalam beg, tertinggal kot kat hotel room. Ni hah, mana dia nak bawak baju-baju ni yang banyak. Isle dah macam nak nangis. She tried to call her friends, seorang pun tak answer; masing-masing busy dengan task yang dah diberikan. Tengah terkial-kial dia angkat baju tu, tiba-tiba ada org snap gambar dia. Sebab silau kena flash, Isle terkejut, then terjatuh barang-barang yang dia angkat.

Pfft ~ Isle mengeluh. Dia toleh kiri tengok siapa yang gatal sangat tangan nak snap-snap picture. 'Takde benda lain ker nak amek' Isle merungut.

"Sorry - Didn't expect this might happened." Orang tu tadi, letak tepi dia puny dslr yang panjang giler lens tu, and tolong Isle kutip baju-baju yang jatuh tadi.

"Next time, pergi snap models, not me. Look! Can dah add trouble." Orang tu sengih jer bila Isle cakap macam tu.

Ni nak bawak pergi mana semua ni?" Tanya orang tadi.

"Ahh.. That's the problem, I have no idea. First day here and first time. " Isle dah tunjuk muka sedih,

"Alaa, jangan sedih. Come, I think I know where to keep all these things. You help me carry my camera." Dslr tadi dihulurkan kepada Isle dan orang tadi tolong bawakkan barang-barang yang Isle pikul tu. Isle pulak hanya ikut jer cakap dia.

Long Distance and Love -3

Skype

Adam: Hey, love, what's wrong? Asal diam jer?

Me: Ehm. Tanya something boleh?

Adam: Since when nak tny kena ask first?

Me: Ehm. Entah.

Adam: Ask je lah dear. Try me.

Me: Ok.

Lambat-lambat Isle type the next sentence.

Me: Who is Maya?

Adam reply pun quite lambat. Sampai Isle almost give up nak tunggu reply from Adam.

Adam: Sorry off to toilet. Maya...

Adam: Maya tu my ex. Before you.

Me: I see..

Adam: No worries. Im all over her already. She is nothing but only my past. Why? Jealous eh? *smile*

Me: Err.. tak de pape. Tanya jer.

Adam: How did you find out abt her?

Me: Hakim fb chat me just now and told me that she is trying to bring back the past?

Adam: Oooohh.. Ni lah sebabnya. Sulking lah dari tadi eh pasal ni?

Me: You're not answering my question.

Adam: Well, yeah. Ade lah she did few times. But I swear, I done nothing but only buat dunno jer. Trust me sayang.

Me: Ok. Im sorry.

Adam: Naah, simpan sorry you, tkde benda yang nak disorrrykan.

Me: Ok lah..

Adam: So, you talked to Hakim?

Me: He said hi, and told me about Maya jer. Thats all.

Adam: I see..

Pastu dua-dua diam. Isle entah macam tak de mood lagi. Ni yang payah kalau long distance ni. All you can do is TRUST your mate. Nothing else dah. Tak kan nak pasang spy pulak. 'Im not that kinda queen-control freak' Bisik Isle dalam hati.

Bagi Adam pulak, dia sayang Isle but yelah, Isle jauh. Maya - is history, tapi Maya dekat selalu ada kat sisi dia. But to break Isle's heart for this, Adam tak sampai hati. Maya pun dulu diorang broke up sebab masing-masing tengah busy with studies - no time for each other. Haizh, Adam mengeluh. Hakim pun satu kepoh pulak nak report-report, kan Isle dah sedih. Adam bukak cermin mata dia, dan mengurut batang hidungnya yang agak mancung itu, dia dah terbaring kat atas katil, ngadap siling.

Long Distance and Love -2

Isle kat sekolah still. Buat assignment. Assignment submission week so everybody seems to be very busy and stressful. Meja pun dah penuh dengan notes, assignment question papers, laptop, charger, snacks and macam-macam lagi.

Hakim: Hey girl, waddup?

Me: Busy - assignment submission. ):

Hakim: Chillax and Jiayous! But, ada bad news..

Me: What?

Hakim: You sure you can take it?

Me: You told me ada bad news already. So, its way more stress if I don't know what it is. Shoot!

Hakim: Maya, try to be close to Adam back.

Me: Who is Maya?

Hakim: Adam's ex. Before you.

Me: I see, I see...

silent sekejap. Both of them.

Kepalaotak Isle dah serabut dah. Mana dengan assignment, pasal Adam. To trust, or not to..?

Hakim: You okay..?

Me: Think so. No worries. Will ask Adam myself later. Thanks anyway.

Hakim: No sweat. Good Luck for assignments. Dont think too much. Studies are much way important now.

'Great huh? Dha bagitahu, dah sesakkan otak aku, baru bilang ni semua.' Isle membebel sendiri. Tak pasal-pasal dia tutup laptopnya dan terus keluar - jalan pergi toilet.

On the way, iPhone4 berbunyi.

"Girl, is everything fine?" tanya bestfriend Isle, Nadia.

"Err, I guess so. " Phhew~ Isle lepaskan nafas . Berat.

"What has happened?"

"Talk to you later, going inside the cubical now."

"Haha, okay."

Lama Isle kat dalam cubical. Yes, Isle cried. A lil bit. Tak lah meraung macam orang mati laki. Setakat nangis sebab stress jer kot, plus dengan news yang Hakim sampaikan tadi.

'Hey, Isle you think way too far. Its Maya yang try dekat dengan Adam balik. Not Adam. Trust Adam, Isle.!' Isle memujuk dirinya sendiri.

Once again, Isle tekan flush button tu. Pastu dia keluar dari cubical tadi. Terkejut dia sekejap bila nampak Nadia ada kat sink, tunggu dia.

"Stress pasal assignment ker?" Isle hanya mengangguk.

"and...??" Tanya Nadia lagi. Isle pandang Nadia dan angkat kening.

"I don't think pasal assignment jer you stress,kan? Family? Adam..?" Pap! Bull's eye.

Isle dah basuh tangan dan meraup mukanya. Dia tengok cermin, nasib baik mata tak merah. Nadia masih lagi memandangnya.

"Hakim told me tadi, Maya, ex-Adam is trying to be close with Adam back. But in this case, I guess I have to trust Adam right..? Haizh, entahlah, why am I so touching today, crap! Hate this." Isle campak tissue ke dalam tong sampah. Mereka bergerak keluar dari toilet.

"Naah, don't worry so much lah. Kalau he realised his own status, no matter how loving were they before, he should know the line now. He has you, and it just it. " Nadia try to console Isle.

"Yeah. Sometimes, I feel stupid. Why on earth Im stuck in this long distance relationship." Pfft~ Isle mengeluh.

"Ehm.. Isle, semua yang terjadi, HE knows better. Ada hikmah for everything. Think that way, InsyAllah, everything's gonna be okay."

Isle tengok Nadia. Smile. Mereka berdua masuk balik ke dalam class tadi.

Long Distance and Love -1

Love: Hey, love, what are you doing? *miss you badly
Me: Talking to you - Im multi-tasking actually.
Love: So, what are you up to now? Skyping, studying?? And...??
Me: Haha, Both and listening to iTunes + gg thru some picture.. :)

"Hey, buat per Kak Isle?!" Sergah Lissa dari belakang. Dengan pantas Isle menyembunyikan Skype Apps dia.

"Er, nothing." Tau pun gagap.
"Sure??" Tanya Lissa lagi. Lissa - cousin Isle. Kalau kat rumah, Isle hanya ada jiran, cousins and adik dia - Suha, Lissa, Eqah, Fara, Fida, Miza. Yeah. Mereka semua hampir sebaya. Disebabkan jarak rumah mereka yang tak jauh, mereka semua rapat.

"Yeah, im pretty sure.." Sambil menutup MacBook Pro-nya.
"Elah, jangan bedek lah..." Tak lama kemudian, semua cousins dan adik Isle masuk rempuh bilik Isle. Sorang duduk kat sofa, some duduk kat atas katil, some masuk toilet tengok cermin. Yes! Dorang ni sume boleh tahan vein.

Hari ni semua ada kat rumah. Public Holiday: Christmas. Mereka ni semua tinggal berdekatan. Selang beberapa rumah jerk. Best ker aper tinggal dekat-dekat. Kalau ada emergency, jerit jer, dah boleh dengar.

Tengah semua stare kat Isle,

Woah.

I hear you heart, cry for love

But you won't let me make it right.

You were hurt, but I decided

iPhone4 Isle kat atas katil berbunyi. Farra paling dekat. Dia ambil dan tengok siapa pemanggilnya.

"Adam..?" Angkat kening sebelah.

Semua mata tertumpu kat Isle sekarang.

"Nah.. I'll let you to answer it first." iPhone4 tadi bertukar tangan. Isle teragak-agak nak jawab. Bila dia tengok kat mereka semua tadi - masing-masing step tengok tempat lain. Selak magazine lah, belek handphone lah, tidur lah. Isle senyum dan melangkah ke veranda.

"Hi! Sorry lambat answer, was looking for my phone tadi. Why..?" Isle masih lagi teragak-agak.

Kadang-kadang Isle jenguk kat dalam bilik, nak tengok dorang sibuk dengar ker tak.

"Ehm, tak lah. Suddenly, you offline. Pelik. So, I thought of giving you a call. So, what happened?" Adam kat bergerak ke dapur, panaskan air nak buat hot milo.

"Oh, nothing, I terkejut tadi my cousin suddenly sergah me from the back. And now all of them are in my room and pretend to do something else but I think they're listening."

"Hahahaha, cute! Lols, so kira they disturb u lah ni?" Air dah boiled. 3-in-1 milo packet dikoyak dan dituang ke dalam mug. Electric kettle tadi diambil dan dituang air kedalam mug.

"Lols! Tak lah kacau sangat. Today kan christmas. So, dorang all lepak here. Kejap lagi my uncle nak belanja us pergi bowling."

"Bowling..? Nice.. You terror ker? Hahaha.."

"Hey, sedap jer gelak kan orang. Okay-okay lah, for saja2 jer.."

"Okay lah, Isle, I dont want to hold you any longer, nanti apa kata your cousin plak kan. Bye..."

"Ok, bye.."

Isle pusing belakang. Terkejut dia tengok semua dah berdiri kat sliding door veranda tu. Isle tunjuk peace dan menyeringai.

"So, who was that?"

"Err...." Isle dah kelu tanpa kata.

"Bilang jer lah.."

"Okay, kalau yer pun masuk lah dalam dulu. Kays?"

Semua dah duduk kat atas katil. Isle kat tengah-tengah.

"Ok, nama dia Adamseth Emmanuel. Dia budak KL. Tengah amek degree. Yeah."

"Who is he..?" tanya Fida.

"Adam.." Jawab Isle.

"No, what I meant was, korang dah stead ker?" tanya Fida lagi.

"Err.. so-called."

"Asal tak bilang-bilang?" Kali ni, Eqa pulak shoot.

"Err, kena bilang ker?" Isle blushing.

"Dia budak apa?"

"Dia budak aerospace engineering. Kat UPM."

"Ahh. I see, I see.. Ada ciri-ciri Joe tak?" Joe yang dimaksudkan tu adalah watak Joe dalam cerita sweet sour. Semua cousins Isle memang dah gila kat watak Joe yang dibayangkan so perfect.

"Ada kot. Few years from now. But he doesn't run a business lah. He plans to be a pilot later."

"Whoaaa... pilot seh. So nnt asek fly here, fly there jelah.."

Long Distance and Love Preview

Dalam bilik Isle

"Hey, Apa citer akak ngan Fly?" Lissa kepoh. Eqa, Suha, Farra, Fida dan Miza pun dah tongkat dagu kat atas katil.

"Fly...?" Kening Isle dah berkerut. "Who's Fly..?"

*Pop-out chat sound*

Facebook Chat.

Iman: Hey, Love wadddya up to now? Skype jom! *miss you badly

Isle: Im multitasking and Lepaking with my cousins and sister. See ya in Skype then. :)

"Love. What are you doing here?" Adam dah gelabah.

"Siapa ni?" Maya dah bingung.

"His girlfriend." Hakim tolong jawabkan.

Girl tu diam jer dan terus blah.

Afiq: Hey sweet girl, busy?

Me: Not really. Why..?

Afiq: I broke up with my girlfriend. :x

Me: Awhh, Sorry. ):

Afiq: Naah. Bcoz I Love You>

*speechless*

Offline.

"Maya still sayang Adam." Adam diam jer.

"Maya serius ni." Maya dah pegang tangan Adam.

"But you left me first, remember?" Soal Adam.

"Maya tau Maya salah, but please." Maya kasi puppy eyes. Adam pandang Maya.

Maya. Adam. Iman. Isle. Afiq. Hakim. Cerita pasal siapa? Love story siapa?

Siapa couple dengan siapa? Siapa in love dengan siapa? This is a short story of a long distance relationship.