《Hold On✔️》10
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Muhammad Ayden; the untold stories.
Dua hari yang azab buat Ayden. Telefonnya asik berdering minta diangkat. Si pemanggil sudah tentu perempuan yang tak tahu malu tempoh hari.
Dah la save nama sendiri 'si cantik'. Entah perempuan gila mana dia tu. Ayden rasa azab betul. Jadi hari ni, dia dah bertekad nak block je nombor perempuan itu.
Bukannya mereka bakal bertemu lagi. Paling utama, tak lama lagi Ayden akan mati jadi perempuan tu pun bukannya tahu.
"Dad! I told you I hate all of this bullshit!"
Ayden yang tengah merokok, hampir terangkat bahu dengar suara nyaring itu. Entah dari mana arah suara itu Ayden pun tak tahu. Dia tengah merokok dekat belakang sebuah restoran mewah sebaik menamatkan hubungan dengan Shila.
"Bella dah malukan dad! Dia burukkan nama hotel kita! Kalau bisnes dad jatuh macam mana?!"
Suara lelaki pula. Ayden entah kenapa masih berdiri di situ sambil memeluk tubuh. Sebenarnya, dia macam pernah dengar nama tu.
Bella.
"Dia nak sentuh Bella! I need to protect myself!"
"Tapi tak perlu kurang ajar!"
"Bisnes lebih penting dari anak sendiri ke?!"
"Bella bukan anak dad!"
Diam. Ayden juga terkelu bila dengar. Lagi - lagi bila otaknya dah berfungsi dan dapat kenal pasti pemilik nama itu. Ada rasa bersalah dan sedih yang tak patut hadir.
Kaki menapak pergi. Kedua belah tangan dimasukkan ke dalam poket seluar. Rasanya kalau dia tahu siapa perempuan tu pun, dia tak perlu masuk campur hal orang.
Tapi takdir tak menyebelahi Ayden bila dia kini sedang bertentang mata dengan pemilik nama Bella itu. Tak tahu pula arah suara tadi tak jauh dari tempat dia merokok.
Lelaki yang dipanggil dad tu hilang entah ke mana. Hanya ada Bella yang merenung Ayden dengan mata yang berkaca.
"Kenapa awak blocked saya?" Segaris senyuman terukir pada wajah Bella. Seolah - olah kejadian tadi tak perlu dibahaskan.
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Ayden tak beriak. Kakinya statik berdiri di tempatnya sambil membalas renungan Bella. "Sebab kau menyemakkan."
Tawa kecil Bella terhambur. Dia mendekati Ayden dan tanpa bicara, dia berdiri tegak di depan lelaki itu. "Tadi tu ayah saya. Eh, ayah tiri. Ayah kandung saya tak tahu dekat mana sebab mak saya kena rogol sampai mengandungkan saya."
Tanpa malu, dia bercerita macam dah kenal Ayden sepuluh tahun. Bella sunyi. Dia tak ada tempat untuk luahkan betapa sepi dan sedihnya hidup Bella.
Air mata dibiar mengalir tanpa henti dengan mata yang merenung anak mata unik Ayden. Biru gelap. "Awak tak dengar ke apa kami cakap tadi?"
"Tak nak tahu." Tapi kenapa Ayden masih berdiri tegak depan Bella sedangkan dia boleh saja berlalu pergi?
Bella senyum. "Ayden, boleh tak awak unblock saya? Saya nak jadi reason awak hidup." Dan nak awak jadi sebab saya hidup.
Kening Ayden bertaut. Muka sembab Bella dia pandang hairan. "Kau ni tak ada kerja lain ke selain menyemak hal aku?"
"Tak kut." Selamba Bella menjawab. Dalam hati, tertanya juga kenapa Ayden masih berdiri depan dia sedangkan lelaki tu tunjuk gaya malas nak melayan.
Sebab kasihan?
Ayden merengus geram. Geram dengan diri sendiri yang tak boleh tengok perempuan depan dia ni menangis. "Perempuan hodoh yang menyedihkan."
Kata - kata terakhir sebelum Ayden pasang langkah pergi. Tak nak terus berdiri dan layan Bella yang separuh gila.
"Jangan lupa unblock!" Bella menjerit kuat. Rupanya, Tuhan itu lebih tahu jalan takdir Bella.
Meski sakit dengan kenyataan dari Dato' Haiqal, dia masih mampu tersenyum lepas bertemu Ayden. Lelaki yang dia fikir dia dah tak dapat bersua muka lagi.
Allah knows.
Dahi Ijat berkerut bila bunyi deringan telefon Ayden masih tak berhenti. Kawan tu pula selamba menonton televisyen serupa tak ada benda jadi. "Angkat lah, bodoh! Bising!"
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Ayden berpaling memandang Ijat. Riak kosong ditayang. "Phone aku ke phone kau? Suka hati aku lah nak angkat ke tak."
Mata Ijat berputar ke atas. Cakap dengan manusia macam Ayden ni memang tak ada guna. "Kenapa kau tak angkat? Ex kau ke call?"
Sambil kaki Ijat melangkah ke meja makan untuk mengambil telefon Ayden. Peliknya, bukan nama Shila yang tertera di situ tapi—
si cantik.
Ijat garu kepala. Ayden ni menganggur pun ramai perempuan nak. Dia kerja sebagai mekanik tak ada pun perempuan beratur nakkan dia. "Si cantik mana pulak ni? Kau break dengan Shila sebab ada perempuan lain ke?"
Manakala Ayden hanya buat tak tahu. Dia memang dah agak perempuan tu yang telefon. Cuma dia sengaja tak nak angkat.
"Eh Ayden aku cakap dengan kau tau bukan dengan bontot kuali!" Bengang Ijat jadinya.
Telefon Ayden dia serahkan kepada lelaki itu. Tajam mata memandang Ayden yang buat muka tak bersalah. "Siapa tu?!"
"Perempuan gila," jawab Ayden mudah. Skrin telefon yang tak lagi menyala dipandang. Rasanya perempuan tu dah penat telefon Ayden.
"Kalau gila, block. Tu pun nak kena ajar ke?"
Ayden tak membalas. Langkah kakinya dibawa masuk ke dalam bilik tanpa menghiraukan Ijat yang memanggil dia.
Masuk ke dalam bilik, Ayden buka telefon. Tingkap yang terbuka membolehkan dia merenung langit malam.
Si cantik didail.
Dia... benci perasaan sendiri. Kenapa perlu kisahkan perasaan si dia yang menunggu? Kenapa perlu ambil peduli kalau perempuan tu nampak menyedihkan sekalipun?
"Ayden!" Riang suara di sana menyambut.
Membuatkan bibir Ayden menggaris senyuman. "Kenapa kau call aku banyak kali? Aku busy tahu tak?" Busy tengok tv.
Soalan Ayden dibalas dengan tawa dari Bella. "Ayden, hari ni kan saya dinner dengan mum saya. Saya happy sangat. Awak tahu... rasa macam ini baru kali ketiga saya duduk makan sekali dengan dia."
Diam.
Ayden tak boleh tipu yang dia rasa... kasihan. Kasihan dengan gadis yang nampak ceria tapi simpan rasa sedih di dalam hati. Menyedihkan, tapi tak macam Ayden.
"Ayden, awak kerja?" Eh tukar arah pulak.
"Tak, aku menganggur." Peliknya Ayden jawab tanpa ragu. Entah kenapa rasa macam tak ada masa nak berahsia dengan Bella.
"Awak bidang apa?"
Mata Ayden masih merenung ke arah langit. Telefon ditekap rapat ke telinga sambil menjawab. "Bussiness and management. Tapi kerja biasa pun aku tak kisah sekarang. Aku bukan ada anak bini nak bagi makan."
Bella ketawa dengar ayat terakhir Ayden. Boleh tahan mamat ni bergurau. "Hotel tempat saya kerja tu, perlukan pekerja hotel baru. Awak nak?"
Tubuh Ayden menegak. "Ya ke? Sebagai apa?!" Wah teruja.
"Yang tukang tukar cadar tetamu, kemas bilik semua. Nak suruh jadi receptionist awak tu bukannya mesra."
"Okay! Bila aku boleh start kerja?" Sambil berlari ke almari dan cari baju nak pakai esok. Wah, Ayden dah dapat kerja!
Bella di hujung sana rasa nak gelak guling - guling. Eksaitednya anak orang ni! "Esok boleh? Bos saya kata lebih cepat lebih bagus."
Bos lah sangat.
Ayden anggukkan kepala. Walaupun Bella tak nampak. "Boleh! Tapi kau kena ajar aku-"
"Ya, Ayden. Ayden, saya nak tidur ni. Good night, see you tomorrow."
"Hmm bye." Tak akan nak cakap selamat malam jugak? Macam orang tengah bercinta je gaya. "Thanks." Tak luak kut kalau cakap?
Belum sempat Ayden meletak panggilan, suara Bella memanggil lagi buat Ayden rapatkan telefon ke telinga balik. "Apa lagi, perempuan?"
"Jangan lupa mimpi saya,"
Panggilan ditamatkan.
Ayden pandang langit. Tuhan, perempuan ni kenapa? Ada kuasa sakti ke? Apa dia cakap? Kenapa dia buat Ayden rasa-
take my hand and we will be fine
—bella.
love,
eyein
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