Today, I finished school early, so I stopped by the room of the acoustic
club ahead of the meeting time with ai’Saifah. When I arrived, I sat there
casually and lie there leisurely for quite a long time.
I try to strum the guitar like how ai’Saifah once taught me, but when I
strum it, there’s still the quaking sound due to my loose hold on the chord,
which makes me moody as usual.
“How are you doing?” A voice is heard along with the appearance of
ai’Tanthai who opens the door.
“Just like how you saw”
“At first, I thought there’s a dog somewhere, howling around here… turns
out, it is actually the sound of your guitar, huh?”
“Bastard” I curse at Tanthai while raising my middle finger to him, “As
for you, what are you doing?”
“Ai’Jay, asked me to come here
and give you some snacks. He’s afraid that you will feel discouraged and decide
to withdraw from this project. So, he’s trying to find anything to make you
continue, like make an offering”
“I’m not a kid”
“Oh- if that’s so, then the snacks I brought is a waste then. Should I take
them back?”
“Already bought it, let me have it” I reach out for the snacks from my
best friend, “This, don’t you have football practice session?”
I ask while I unwrap the snack as well.
“I do, but he asked me to bring the snacks to you first. Ai’Jay also
wants to meet me as well. Damn, dragging me all the way to see”
“I see”
“Well, how are things going? You practiced for two days, is there any
progress?”
“Huh someone on my level”
“You already can, huh?”
“Can with a ghost. My fingers are so damn hurt. I really wanted to stop
playing for many times, a day”
“You can’t na woie. You can’t
stop playing. You already promised to my guys”
When it comes to things like this, you are in a hurry digging back what
has been promised na.
“Err I know”
“What about Saifah? Still hasn’t come yet?”
“I don’t know. I didn’t see him”
“Then give him a call”
“I don’t have his number”
I respond honestly, because I didn’t ask for his number. Even when I
spent the entire day walking around to buy a guitar pick with him, I still
forgot to ask.
“How can it be like that? Do you want it from me? Wait, I can give you
it”
“I don’t want it”
“Such an arrogant bastard. Or do you want me to call him?”
“There is no need”
“Then, if it so happens that he doesn’t come?”
“I will return home of course”
“You are so damn stubborn. Wait, I will give him a call”
Just when ai’Tanthai is about to reach for his phone, trying to call
ai’Saifah, the door is pushed open.
“Annoy your friend again huh?” It is P’Jay’s voice along with his
unpleased expression.
P’Jay is not feeling unsatisfied with me, but it is actually Tanthai
that makes him feel that way.
“Annoy how huh P’Jay? I brought the snacks just like how you asked me
to”
“You already gave it to him, then can’t you come out?”
“I wanted to chat for a while, is that also not allowed”
Ai’Tanthai complains softly under his breath but still get on his feet,
standing up. The phone which he was supposed to use to call ai’Saifah, ends up
being put back in his pocket. Maybe he already forgot who he should call, at
first.
“Then, I will go for practice na”
“Sure, focus on the practice”
“You too, fighting!”
I nod at my friend and give a smile to P’Japan. He pushes my friend’s
head once before he leads the way, stepping out from the room.
Honestly, it is amusing to see ai’Thai become scared like this, because
usually, he is damn showing off with his own swag until I thought there would
be no one who could stop him.
In the end, from sitting to strum the guitar, I chose to sit while
eating the snacks and also play games on my phone whilst waiting for him.
Seriously, the reason that I wait for this long just for him is actually
to see the guitar pick bracelet that he made. And that’s how from sitting to
wait, has changed to a moment of napping on the sofa instead.
I’m not sure for how long I’ve fallen asleep, but the next time I wake
is because of the noise, like someone did something and it dropped to the
floor. And as soon as I wake up from my drowsiness, I see Saifah staring at me.
“When did you arrive?”
I shift myself up from the arm-rest, looking at the person in front of
me, with one of my hands brushing away the sleepiness in my eyes as if it will
help wake me up faster.
“Just now. I’m sorry that I woke you up” Saifah apologised and picked
the guitar up which probably, he is the one who accidentally kicked it till it
fell to the floor just now.
As for me, who is still feeling so exhausted and don’t have the will to
fully wake up, I end up laying down once again.
“Are you okay?” Asked Saifah when he moves to sit on the floor, next to
the sofa I lay on.
He might think that I am about to take a nap once again.
“I’m fine” I answered him that but my eyes are not fully awake.
“It seems like you are a person who can sleep all the time”
“It because I’m exhausted and sleepy. Last night, I slept late”
“What did you do?”
“I watched movies continuously”
“Is it porn?”
“I’m not like you”
I give a slight push on Saifah’s head who said I watched porn, even
though actually last night, I sat down to continue writing my novel in which
only three lines could be added for the entire night. I did give a thought to
stop writing like how my parents told me na, but in the end it can’t be stopped
anyway.
Right now, I can only hope that playing guitar can fill the happiness in
me without any mix of pressure on me.
“Who knows~”
He still has the gut to ask ‘who knows’ at me. I shake my head at him,
before I tilt my body slightly to the side, looking at the person who is
sitting in front of me and having his eyes on me.
“What time is it?”
“It’s night already, at what time does your van leave?”
“Nine”
When I answered him, there’s nothing in my mind, but as soon as I see
the smirk on Saifah’s lips, I immediately feel something chilly and hot at the
same time.
“Oh- Why did you leave early the other time? It was only eight then”
There, I thought of this already. A person like Saifah would dig into
one’s matter in order for him to tease.
“Well, that time…”
At that time what? Damn, I don’t know how I should answer him because at
that time, I lied to him because suddenly my face and his were so close and it
made me recall about the kiss. If I give this excuse as an answer, surely he
will continue to tease me.
“A-At that time… I had an appointment with my mom, so I had to return
quickly. And what about you? Why are you so late today? I waited so long for
you that I fell asleep”
In an instant, I changed the topic as I realised that I fell asleep in
the acoustic room since 6 p.m. Honestly, the reason I changed the topic is
because I don’t want Saifah to ask further about the matter of going back home
early at that time.
“I’m sorry. Just now the prof called for some work”
“…”
“But honestly, if you a saw that it’s already beyond 6 p.m and I didn’t
show up yet, you can just return home na Zon. This, if I didn’t stop by here,
who knows you might be here still”
“Well, I want to wait” I look at the person before me, who is gazing at
me first. “Can’t I?”
I asked in a bit of an imploring tone, my intention of doing this is
because in my mind I thought ai’Saifah would probably show an annoyed
expression or maybe a guilty face. This, if he really makes any of these faces,
I might be able to continue teasing him.
However, I was wrong… because the face that Saifah expresses right now,
it doesn’t cause me to act up, the expression he shows is surprise mixed with
slight happiness. He acts like a person who is pleased when I said that I want
to wait for him.
“(chuckle) I’m just kidding”
In the end, it was me who changed the weird atmosphere first.
“Even if you didn’t come here, if I wake up and see no one around, I
will return home anyway. I didn’t intend to wait for you before I fall asleep
na”
“Really?”
“Yes”
”If that’s so, it’s good then” His tone of voice somehow makes me feel
guilty.
“Damn your tone of voice”
“Why?”
“It makes me feel guilty”
“Well, you should…”
“This, you are teasing me right?” I ask while positioning myself to sit
up.
“Yes”
“Bastard” I swear at him while using my legs to shove him away.
Damn, again he annoyed me. I can conclude that every moment in your
mind, there’s only a plan on how to annoy me, for sure.
“(Laugh)”
“Laughing my ass”
“The person who should feel guilty here is supposedly you. Letting me
wait for a long time”
“I did feel guilty” He makes an upset voice at me again.
I hate it when he damn does something like this, and someone like me who
easily becomes soft-hearted doesn’t really want to hear him saying it like
this.
“Sorry”
“Yes. Just damn let it go already. And you, did you bring the guitar
pick which I asked to be made into a bracelet or not?”
“I…”
“With a face like this, don’t tell me that you forgot?”
“Sorry, I really forgot it. Tomorrow, I will give it to you”
“Why are you being like this Saifah?”
“I’m sorry”
Apologizing again and again until I feel guilty that I demanded you to
make it.
“Yeah, forget it”
I nod before I pick up my phone, glancing at the time displayed once
again.
“Right now, it’s only half-past eight. How about me going to your dorm?
I’m scared that you will forget again”
“…”
“Can’t I?”
“You can!”
“Are you sure na, that when I go to your place, I won’t meet a girl with
long hair? Sitting and waiting in your room na woie. If it is like that, I
won’t go”
“Well… maybe”
“Are you for real?”
“And the person you mentioned may not really be a person also”
“You dick! Do you think I’m scared huh?” In which in reality, this is so
scary!
“Aren’t you scared?”
“I am. But, there’s nothing like that in your place right? Both physical
and non-physical?”
[T/N : Zon refers ‘both’ for ‘girl’ and ‘ghost’]
“Nope”
“Who knows? Maybe there’s someone physical, waiting for you at your
room”
“I don’t bring girls to my room”
“Why?”
“Why should I? Just thinking that they are not my girlfriend or my close
friend, I don’t really want them to interfere with my place”
“Oh-and what about me?” He and I are not really close either.
“I didn’t include pet”
“Damn you!”
“(Laugh)” He still dares to laugh at me again.
“I think the point of not bringing girls to your room is because you are
still virgin, isn’t that so?”
“Think carefully about what you just said. Does it refer to me… or you?”
As soon as I encounter this question, I turn quiet in an instant. “It is
not me!”
“Are you sure Zon?”
Ai’Saifah stands on his feet and leans both of his hands on the sofa
before he whispers something next to my ear.
“Only from one’s hands, you can know that they are virgin na krub”
“You are really good at being mental. I told you already, it is not me”
“…”
Ai’Saifah doesn’t respond, but there’s a thin line of a smile he gives
instead.
“Damn you!” I say while throwing the pillow toward his back.
“I didn’t say anything though. Hurry up, pack your things and let’s go… young
virgin father”
Even when he didn’t say the last words clearly, I can still damn read
what he mouthed at me.
However, rather than turn hysterical, I pretend not to see it and just go with him together.
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