《Hold On✔️》16
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Muhammad Ayden; the untold stories.
Sejak ditengking Ayden tempoh hari, Bella tak lagi turun ke bilik rehat pekerja untuk bertemu Ayden. Masih takut jika lelaki itu bakal marah seperti hari tu.
Ayden pula memang sengaja tak mencari dan mengelak supaya tak berjumpa Bella. Sebab dia takut perempuan tu akan cari tahu tentang mimpinya.
Walaupun dia tak halang Bella untuk mendekat, tak bermakna dia membenarkan Bella mengenal diri dia. Ayden masih sama, menutup semua maklumat kemas supaya tak ada sesiapa tahu siapa dia sebenarnya.
Tengah Ayden menyuap makanan ke dalam mulut, telefon dia berdering. Shila.
"Hello?" Ayden bersuara malas. Hari itu mereka dah pun selesaikan semuanya. Shila pun dah pasrah bila Ayden kata Ayden tak ada perasaan dekat dia.
Jadi hairan lah bila Shila masih menelefon. "Kenapa call saya?"
"Ayden, awak ada kawan yang nama dia Bella eh? Dia... pengurus hotel tempat awak kerja?"
Dahi Ayden berkerut. Nama Bella dan istilah kawan memang sepadan dengan seseorang yang dia kenal tapi pengurus hotel? "Saya tak ada kawan kerja pengurus hotel. Kenapa?"
"Dia datang jumpa saya tanya pasal awak. Katanya awak kawan dia dan dia nak naikkan pangkat awak. Dia tanya kalau-"
Ayden berdiri tegak. Matanya membulat. "Tanya pasal aku? Kau ada kata apa - apa ke?"
"Err, dia tanya awak ada keluarga ke tak. Saya jumpa awak dari mana dan..."
"Shit!" Panggilan dimatikan. Ayden tak salah. Bella yang Shila maksudkan mesti Bella yang dia kenal selama ni. Pengurus hotel?
Kenapa dia tak pernah tahu Bella tu pengurus hotel ni? Argh, bodoh! Ayden rasa nak tumbuk seseorang untuk lepaskan geram dia.
Tanpa menunggu lagi, kaki menapak ke arah lif. Dia tekan tingkat dua di mana pejabat terletak. Dia harus bertemu dengan Bella.
Sampai di aras tersebut, Ayden cuba menolak kasar pintu kaca pejabat. Namun pintu kaca yang menggunakan passcode itu membuatkan Ayden tak dapat masuk terus ke dalam. "Bukak! Aku nak jumpa Bella!"
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Pekerja yang di dalam dah mengerut dahi. Dengar nama Bella dilaung oleh Ayden membuatkan mereka bergegas memanggil Mira, setiausaha pengurus mereka.
"Mana perempuan tu?!"
Mira berlari ke pintu kaca tersebut. "Ya? Kenapa awak nak jumpa Miss Bella?" Matanya jatuh pada pakaian lelaki itu. Uniform staff mereka.
Tapi kenapa—
"Aku nak jumpa Bella!" Tangan Ayden menumbuk - numbuk pintu kaca itu. Tak heran diri sendiri dah macam lelaki gila.
Yang dia tahu, dia berang bila Bella sesuka hati mengorek soal dirinya daripada Shila. Maknanya, Bella dah tahu dia anak yatim.
Menyedihkan.
Makin bertambah geram dia bila dapat tahu Bella yang dia kenal selama ni merupakan pengurus hotel. Berlagak seperti hidup menyedihkan macam Ayden, tapi hidup perempuan tu jauh lebih bagus.
Mira yang hilang beberapa minit tadi akhirnya kembali. Pintu kaca dibuka. "Bilik Miss Bella dekat hujung belah kanan." Ujarnya perlahan.
Takut dengan renungan membunuh lelaki yang berdiri di depannya. Bella pula boleh pula suruh dia buka pintu dan bagi lelaki tu masuk ke dalam bilik.
Bella kenal ke lelaki ni?
Ayden tak menunggu lama. Langkah dipasang ke arah yang disebutkan wanita tadi. Bella, kau tunggu lah nasib kau. Perempuan gila!
Pintu bilik Bella ditolak kasar. Menapak masuk sahaja ke dalam pejabat itu, matanya bertembung dengan Bella yang sedang duduk di mejanya.
"Kau nak apa sebenarnya?"
Bella tersentak saat matanya bertembung dengan renungan tajam Ayden yang mampu menikam melalui pandangan sahaja.
Tak sempat dia menjawab soalan Ayden, pintu biliknya ditutup kuat. Ayden siap menekan punat kunci. Kaki dibawa ke meja Bella. "Kau nak apa dari aku?"
Apa yang Bella mahu dari Ayden? Dia hanya mahu tahu tentang Ayden. Normal kan kita nak tahu tentang seseorang bila kita sukakan dia?
Cuma Bella berusaha keras untuk tahu perihal Ayden, lelaki yang dia suka sementara perempuan lain tidak. Jadi salah dia ke?
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"Kau nak apa dari aku? Kenapa kau nak tahu pasal aku?!" Suara Ayden meninggi. Sampai urat leher sendiri muncul setiap kali dia menjerit.
Bella bangun dari duduk. Air liur ditelan. "Saya cuma nak tahu pasal awak sebagai kawan. Salah ke?"
Tangan Ayden meramas kasar rambutnya. Jawapan Bella boleh buat dia hilang akal bila dengar. "Salah! Aku tak nak kau tahu apa pun pasal aku!"
"Saya tak tahu banyak pun! Saya cuma tahu awak anak yatim piatu je! Tu sahaja!" Mata Bella membesar. Akhirnya suara dia pun meninggi sekali.
Ayden mendecit sinis. Itu sahaja Bella kata? "Kau anak orang kaya, kau hidup mewah... kau tak akan faham apa yang aku rasa."
Kaki Bella menapak ke arah Ayden. Mata lelaki itu dia renung redup. "Saya faham awak Ayden. I know what you feel inside. Rasa kosong, nak disayangi-"
"Kau tak faham! Kau hanya berlagak faham sejak kau jumpa aku. Aku jadi sebab untuk kau hidup, Bella?! Kau hidup dengan bahagia! Kau tak payah nak bodohkan aku!"
Cukup. Ayden benci dengan tatapan Bella pada dia saat ini. Tatapan penuh simpati seolah - olah Ayden ni terlalu menyedihkan.
Bella menggigit bawah bibir. "Saya tak bodohkan awak, Ayden. Apa saya cakap sebelum ni, saya ikhlas! Saya tak tipu!"
"Tak!" Jari telunjuk Ayden menuding tepat pada wajah Bella. Nafasnya naik turun. "Kau cuma simpati sebab aku terpaksa tamatkan riwayat hidup aku. Kan?"
Lemah Bella gelengkan kepala. Bukan itu yang dia maksudkan. Memang dia simpati, tapi dia tak tipu bila dia kata dia faham perasaan Ayden. "Saya nak jadi sebab awak hidup je."
Hujung bibir Ayden terjungkit. "Betul lah kan? Kau simpati je dengan aku. Kau bukan nak sangat pun masuk dalam hidup aku."
"What's wrong with you, Ayden?!" Mata Bella membesar. Dahi dia berkerut pandang Ayden yang tengah marah di depan dia.
"Awak punya perangai ni macam budak - budak! Awak fikir awak je ke yang sakit dalam dunia ni? Awak fikir awak je anak yatim piatu dalam dunia ni? Awak fikir hidup awak paling menyedihkan? Macam tu ke?! Bullshit!"
Geram. Bella tak boleh nak tahan tengok Ayden yang nampak lebih menyedihkan dengan menyembunyikan diri sendiri. "Awak fikir awak je yang nak bertahan ke?"
"At least hidup diorang tak macam aku. Lebih sakit." Ayden membalas selamba. Pandangan dilempar ke tepi. Sambil mencerna kata - kata Bella tadi.
Dia kebudak - budakan? Bella cakap macam Bella dah kenal Ayden dari kecil. Perempuan tu tak akan faham apa yang Ayden rasa.
Bella tersenyum sinis. "Fine. Awak je yang sakit dalam dunia ni. Awak je yang penat nak berjuang untuk hidup. Awak je yang terseksa. Awak je!"
Pathetic.
Satu perkataan yang sepadan untuk Ayden saat ini. Lelaki yang hanya merasakan diri sendiri sahaja yang paling menyedihkan dalam dunia ni.
Tak pernah buka mata untuk tengok apa yang orang lain lalui tak bermakna lelaki itu tak perlu tahu ada orang lain yang juga kesakitan di luar sana.
Mata Bella terpejam. Suasana di dalam biliknya hening untuk beberapa detik. Masing - masing tenggelam dalam dunia sendiri.
"Get out from my office."
Ayden berdecit. "Aku akan keluar dari hidup kau jugak, Miss Bella."
Dan setiap langkah yang Ayden ambil untuk keluar dari hidup Bella merupakan kesakitan yang paling dalam buat Bella.
Ayden dah tak mahu jadi sebab dia hidup lagi.
just because you are hurting, doesnt mean anyone else are not
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