Redemption

chapter 15

CHAPTER 15

SELENA'S P.O.V

Friends... dia senyum sama saya... tapi bila saya balas senyuman dia dengan hati yang menghangat, mati pula senyuman dia...

I'm super confused...

Lama saya mandi di bawah pancuran air panas, memikirkan all that happened today... macam terasa berat pula kepala saya memikirkan semua yang terjadi hari ni, lebih happening daripada penderaan yang saya alami hampir setiap hari oleh Aunty Vina...

TOK TOK TOK.

TOK TOK TOK.

Haihhh... kenapa ketukan harus muncul setiap kali saya dalam bathroom?

And me si buduh-buduh pergi juga berkamban dan buka pintu bilik...

"I..." termerah muka Holland... termerah juga muka saya... "be down before 7 ok...? my family's very punctual..."

Dubs dubs dubs jantung saya...

Oh my god...! semakin saya nervous pula mau jumpa family dia...

What if they don't like me?

Wait, why should they like you, Sel? you're nobody to them, janganlah kau mengharap yang dorang akan suka kau...

I took out the dresses from the paperbag...

Ada tiga... saya menjadi bingung mana satu mau pilih...

The black... the neckline is super low... berhamburan nenen saya kenampakkan orang...

The white... the bareback... oh my god! the whole back is clothe-less... it only starts to cover from the ass onwards...

The red... off-shoulder... it's a little too sexy-ish in bold red colour... but it's the most decent of all the dresses...

I can't wear a tank top and jersey shorts for dinner...

Jangkaan saya Sydney, Chest and their wives and Holland's parents will be having dinner...

Dengan pantas saya kasi kering rambut saya dengan hairdryer yang ada dalam the bathroom...

That's it... the red dress, my silky wavy hair and my dignity... that's what I'm wearing to the dinner...

Bila saya turun, Holland sedang duduk menghadap his laptop di ruang tamu... he looked up to smile at me but then again senyuman dia memudar...

Saya terasa muka saya memerah... saya meramas tangan saya sambil memberi penjelasan...

"this is the only dress that's not too revealing..." I explained with guilt...

Holland shut his laptop, berdiri dan melangkah ke arah saya... he looked so casual in his body-hugging black tee and matching black jogger pants...

"maybe I shouldn't go..." saya bilang sambil menunduk...

"no..." akhirnya dia bersuara... "you look sek... ehmmm... good in red... let's go... everyone must be there already..."

Everyone? macam ramai saja cara dia cakap gitu...

We walked out from his house... walking towards the gate saya nampak sesuatu berkilauan dekat tayar kereta... saya tunduk to pick up tu benda...

Handcuffs?

DUBS jantung saya... saya teringat masa penangkapan saya... saya tidak digari masa saya ditangkap, namun masa soal siasat saya digari... uh, the trauma...

"I found this..." I dangled the handcuffs in front of Holland...

"shit...!" he grabbed it from me with an uncomfortable look...