《[C] Putera Kayangan》Bab 35 : Tunang
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Hari cafe tutup setelah sebulan beroperasi tanpa henti. Jadi, kami dapat berehat selama 3 hari sebelum cafe di buka semula.
Telefon pintar berjenama Samsung milik aku di buka. Dari gelap, terus cerah skrin alat komunikasi itu. Kata kunci dimasukkan dan terus tersembul barisan aplikasi sedia ada dan yang aku muat turun di skrin telefon ni.
Ibu jari aku meluncur-luncur di atas skrin yang bercahaya ni. Mencari emoticon Google.
Haih, aku sendiri pun lupa dekat mana aku letak Google.
Setelah 5 minit selongkar telefon ni. Akhirnya aku jumpa juga. Fuh! Nak cari aplikasi je pun dah lama.
Tanpa berlengah, aku pun terus tekan logo Google tu. Ruangan search di tekan dan serentak itu papan kekunci juga muncul.
Aku bergumam sendiri sambil ibu jari kiri dan kanan aku menari-nari di atas skrin. Mengeja nama seseorang.
Sambil menunggu Google menjalankan tugasnya. Aku dandan rambut aku yang panjangnya melepasi bahu dengan rapi. Mata aku tak lepas pandang dari telefon yang terbaring di atas katil itu.
Glup...
Terbeliak mata aku lepas baca maklumat yang muncul. Mata aku di tenyeh beberapa kali sebelum kembali melihat maklumat yang terpapar itu. Risau juga kalau mata aku ni tipu otak aku. Kut-kut otak aku salah tafsir ke kan?
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Aku bingkas bangun dan menuju ke dinding yang aku tertampal sticky note yang diperolehi oleh aku ketika di cafe. Tiba-tiba aku rasa sebak dan terharu. Mata aku mula merembeskan air maya yang hanya tinggal menunggu masa untuk tumpah.
Sticky note yang tertulis ' I found you ' di pandang lama. Lambat-lambat bibir aku mengukir senyuman.
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Usai menjamu selera. Aku melangkah ke sinki untuk membersihkan segala peralatan yang aku guna dari peralatan memasak sehinggalah yang diguna untuk alas makanan.
Telefon yang berdering aku pandang sekilas. Nasiblah tinggal satu gelas je dah yang perlu di basuh. Siap basuh, aku lap tangan kering kering terlebih dahulu sebelum menjawab panggilan tu.
"Assalamualaikum, buat apa tu..."
Bibir aku tersenyum lebar sebaik saja mendengar suara garau yang keluar dari speaker telefon tu.
"Waalaikumussalam, baru lepas makan tengah hari. Awak?"
"Baru lepas breakfast. Hehehe..."
"Baru lepas lepas breakfast? Are you kidding me? Dah pukul 1 petang!" Aku mencekak pinggang. Kaki aku melangkah menuju ke ruang tamu. Punggung aku dilabuhkan di salah satu sofa yang ada.
"hehehe... Penat sangat semalam nak sempurnakan lagi projek. Lepas tu kemas baju dengan barang barang. Esokkan saya nak bertolak ke Melaka,"
"Eh? Melaka? Buat apa? Berapa lama? Dengan siapa?" tanyaku bertubi tubi. Berkerut-kerut dahi aku. Buat apa pula dia nak pergi Melaka ni?
"haih... Lupa lah tu! Saya nak pergi tempat yang syarikat saya patut handle ni lah. Lepas tu buatlah apa yang sepatutnya, hias hias. Ubah sana sini. Untuk soalan berapa lama tu, maybe dua minggu saja dulu and saya pergi dengan team saya," jawab Aydin satu persatu.
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Aku tersenyum malu. Boleh pula aku lupa yang Aydin dah pernah cerita dekat aku pasal ni dulu.
"Sorry,"
"it's okay, Sayang. Sebenarnya saya ada tujuan call awak ni. Boleh tak awak datang rumah mama sekarang? Dia rindu tu,"
"Mama rindu Nayra?" soalku tidak percaya dengan apa yang aku dengar.
"haah... Meh lah sini! Saya pun rindu ni. Tak nak luangkan masa sebelum saya pergi Melaka ke?"
Dari nada dia, aku dapat bayang yang dia sedang cemberut sekarang ni. Mesti comel.
"Okaylah, saya datang sana. Dalam 30 minit saya sampai... Dah pergi mandi! Saya tak nak pandang awak kalau awak tak mandi. Busuk!"
"eh... Tau tau je orang tak mandi lagi. Okaylah, saya mandi. Elok elok tau. Jangan lupa doa naik kenderaan. Bye! Love you!"
"Love you too," aku tersenyum dan seterusnya aku mematikan talian.
Tanpa berlengah, aku pun ke bilik dan mandi. Kata Aydin tak mandi. Aku sendiri pun tak mandi lagi. Hohoho
Takpe, dia tak tau.
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"Assalamualaikum," aku melangkah masuk ke dalam rumah Puan Aysha yang terbuka luas tu selepas dibuka oleh bibik di dalam rumah itu.
"Wah, dah sampai! Mari mari duduk," Puan Aysha menarik aku ke ruang tamu. Dipaksanya aku duduk disebelah dia dekat kerusi panjang ni.
Aku rasa segan gila sekarang sebab ada papa Aydin sekali. Ni baru pertama kali aku jumpa dia. Walaupun dah lanjut usia tapi papa dia ni masih kelihatan tampan.
Tak silap aku nama papa dia ni Ahmad Zahrain. Ada mix Arab. Tak heranlah mata si kembar tu hazel. Bapak dia ni pun hazel.
"Nayra, mama nak straight to the point je sekarang ni. Mama nak satukan Nayra dengan Aydin,"
Hampir tersembur aku yang minum air teh panas ni. Mama Aydin ni memang macam ni. Tak ada bengkang bengkok, tak ada selok belok. Lurus je!
"Eh Nayra okay tak?" Puan Aysha menghulurkan tisu kepada aku. Laju tangan aku menyambutnya dan lap mulut aku.
"Haih awak ni. Tak ada angin, tak ada ribut terus cakap macam tu. Nasib tak mati tersedak bakal menantu kita ni," tegur Encik Zahrain kepada isterinya Puan Aysha yang tersengih tu.
"Tak macam tiba-tiba ke mama? Papa?" aku pandang pasangan suami isteri tu bersilih ganti. Suka hati aku je panggil Encik Zahrain ni papa. Dasar tak tahu malu.
"Mana ada tiba-tiba. Cepat mama bagi pilihan. Yes or yes?"
Ya Allah. Terus lagu group Twice tajuk Yes or Yes berkumandang dalam otak aku.
Kata pilihan. Tapi yang diberikan Yes or Yes.
Puan Aysha pandang aku dengan penuh harapan. Aku pula tersenyum dan capai tangannya.
"Nampaknya... Nayra kena pilih yes lah kan? Jawapan Nayra, yes,"
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"YES!"
Serentak aku, Puan Aysha dan Encik Zahrain pandang ke atas. Boleh nampak kelibat si Aydin tu menutup mulut sebelum lari masuk ke dalam bilik.
Aku tersenyum dan menggelengkan kepala. Macam-macam Aydin ni.
Tumpuan aku beralih ke Puan Aysha. Dia sedang menyeluk tangannya ke dalam beg kertas. Kotak kecil berwarna merah di keluarkan.
Apa lagi kan kalau bukan cincin? Hiks.
Rasa nak menggelupur. Ya Allah, tahan Nayra! Jangan menggelupur kat sini. Malu!
"Ni mama agak je saiz. Harap-harap muat. Kalau tak muat maknanya jari Nayra yang makin gemok," seloroh Puan Aysha dengan wajah selamba.
Ayat Puan Aysha mengundang tawa kecil dari aku. Tangan kiri aku di tariknya lembut. Cincin berwarna silver itu disarungkan pada jari manis aku.
"Alhamdulillah... Muat muat,"
Aku tersenyum. Cincin yang cantik tersarung pada tangan aku tu ditilik. Tak sangka tangan aku bertambah cantik selepas kehadiran cincin tu.
"Jadi, tarikh kawin bila?" soal Puan Aysha dengan nada teruja. Encik Zahrain menggelengkan kepala beberapa kali melihat wajah teruja Puan Aysha. Dari tadi di bibir dia tu hanya ada segaris senyuman.
"Tarikh kawin. Erm... Bagi Nayra masa dulu untuk cari abang Nayra. Lepas tu, baru kita bincang semula tentang tarikh. Boleh?" Aku membuat mimik muka comel pada Puan Aysha.
Puan Aysha tertawa kecil. Pipi aku dicubit lembut olehnya. "Boleh. Haih, lega mama! Akhirnya tercapai hajat mama ni. Oh, nak mama dan papa tolong cari abang Nayra? Cepat sikit jumpa," pelawa Puan Aysha.
Aku senyum dan menggeleng kepala perlahan. "Tak pa. Nayra boleh cari sendiri. Tak nak susahkan mama dengan papa,"
Puan Aysha tersenyum kelat, "okaylah macam tu,". Namun, senyumannya kembali terukir dengan lebar, "mama ada buat kek tadi! Boleh kita makan sama-sama," Puan Aysha berdiri dan dengan pantas dia berlari ke dapur.
"Jangan lari Ayshaku sayang," tegur Encik Zahrain. Tergeleng kepada dia melihat telatah Puan Aysha yang tak ubah macam anak kecil.
Aydin yang baru turun dari tangga tu aku pandang sekilas saja. Tiba-tiba rasa malu menyelubungi aku.
Sekarang aku dah tahu mana Aydin dan Aydan dapat perangai kebudak-budakan mereka tu.
Aku meluangkan masa di rumah mama dan papa Aydin sehingga ke petang. Macam-macam kami bualkan. Puan Aysha menunjukkan album gambar-gambar masa bayi Aydin dan Aydan.
Bukan setakat gambar bayi. Gambar waktu kanak-kanak dan remaja pun ada. Terjerit nyaring Aydin bila majalah sekolahnya di buka oleh Puan Aysha.
"Mama! Janganlah," rayu Aydin.
"Tengok ni Nayra. Jeragat penuh satu muka. Masa ni, mama ingat yang mama ni lahirnya manusia kertas pasir dah tau! Seram!" mata Puan Aysha di kerling ke arah Aydin yang sedang cemberut tu.
Aku pula hanya tahan senyum di sisi Puan Aysha. Rakan-rakan kelas Aydin dilihat satu persatu. Mata aku terhenti pada wajah bersih seorang perempuan yang mengukir senyuman kaku. Aku tersenyum kecil.
Waktu remaja pun dah cantik Lily ni. Tak hairanlah Aydin boleh suka pada Lily.
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"Thanks sebab terima saya Nayra. Saya akan tolong awak cari abang awak bila saya dah balik dari Melaka nanti," ujar Aydin.
Sekarang kami berada di parking lot milik kondominium yang aku diami.
Wajah bersih Aydin aku pandang dengan senyuman. Begitu juga Aydin.
"Tak perlu susah-susah. Saya boleh cari sendiri. Insha Allah dalam masa dua minggu ni saya akan pastikan yang saya jumpa dia," ujarku yakin.
Ya, aku akan pastikan aku jumpa dia dan aku akan bawa dia untuk jumpa mama dan papa Aydin. Lagi pun, dia je satu satunya keluarga yang aku ada.
"Goodluck. May Allah bless you, Nayra"
Aku mengangguk.
"Awak jangan gatal-gatal dekat Melaka tau! Kalau saya tau awak buat hal dekat Melaka. Siap awak," ugutku keras sambil menjegil mata.
"Kalau ter?"
"Kalau ter. Saya humban awak dekat sungai Sarawak! Biar buaya-buaya profesional dekat sungai tu ajar awak cukup cukup,"
Aydin tergelak kuat.
"Haih awak ni Nayra. Saya setia pada awak sorang. Jangan risau. Nanti bila saya free, saya call atau mesej awak,"
"Baik. Take care dekat sana esok. Jangan lupa makan tau! Maaf esok saya tak dapat nak jumpa awak. Nanti nak bertolak mesej tau. Sampai pun mesej. Tau!"
Aydin menganggukkan kepalanya.
"Tau?"
"Yee Nayra, nanti saya buat, dah dah gi balik. Kena tangkap basah dalam kereta nanti baru tahu!" seloroh Aydin.
"Baguslah. Kawin terus. Alang alang honeymoon dekat Melaka," jawabku tanpa berfikir panjang.
"Are you serious?" kata Aydin dengan nada separuh berbisik. Dia mendekati aku. Bibir dia terukir senyuman nakal. Aku dah meremang. Laju aku buka pintu kereta dia dan keluar.
Aydin dah terkekeh-kekeh dalam kereta tu. Aku cemberut dan beredar dari situ. Sempat aku toleh ke belakang sebelum melangkah masuk ke tempat lift dan melambai tangan ke arah Aydin. Lelaki itu pula membalas lambaian aku.
Akhirnya, kami pun membuat haluan masing-masing.
Nampaknya kami akan berjauhan untuk kali pertama.
Tak apa Nayra. Dua minggu je bukannya setahun.
Entah kenapa. Hati aku rasa tak sedap.
Kuatkan lah hati kami bagi menempuh dugaan yang kami akan hadapi sepanjang tempoh pertunangan ini dan Kau kuatkanlah jodoh kami sehingga ke akhir hayat kami.
Jika dia bukan yang terbaik bagi aku, Kau jauhkan lah kami daripada perasaan cinta ini bagi mengelakkan berlakunya zina hati.
Sesungguhnya, Kau Maha Mendengar dan Maha Pengasih.
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