Redemption

chapter 38

CHAPTER 38

SELENA’S P.O.V

Sampai saja di rumah jiran sebelah, tsk tsk. Jiran bah kan. Erm, rumah ibubapa Holland. We wished everyone a very happy New Year again. Macam all the wishes, hugs and kisses tidak cukup saja semalam kan.

Holland joined the guys di belakang, memanggang range of seafood, lamb, beef and chicken.

Sebelum dia melangkah meninggalkan saya with his mom, Rara, Bella, Kimmy and Holly, sempat lagi he ruffled the top of my head, making my hair a little messy.

And he slipped up my dress strap yang slipped down masa saya memeluk Jason Junior and Irish.

“You want to eat inside or…” he started to ask tapi kena cut off oleh Kimmy.

“It’s a barbeque, Hol. Nanti kami keluar…” Kimmy rolled her eyes at him, I giggled looking at Kimmy’s reaction.

Holland looked down at me yang sedang duduk next to his mom, ignoring Kimmy.
“You want to dri…”

“Hol!” Bella lagi ni kali. “pergilah you join the boys outside… Sel can take her own drink if she’s thirsty.”

“Ya bah, bukan tiada tangan, kan Sel?” Rara tiba-tiba tanya saya.

“Ha?” saya buat muka blur.

Saya sangka with Bella, Kimmy and Rara yang sudah tag-team to push him out, Holland akan berundur. Rupanya si Tuan DPP ni pantang berundur.

Terkejutnya saya bila he decided to annoy dorang Bella.

Holland went down on his knees in front of me sambil menepuk-nepuk my dress skirt seakan merapikan my dress that doesn’t even look a little bit wrinkly.

“You sure you're okay? You want some snacks first? What do you want to drink? Water?” Astaga! Then he turned to Kimmy sambil menjeling “Water it is. Wine is not for mornings and young girls.”

“Holland.” his mom bersuara.

Nah kan, tau takut.

“Ya, I’m going out lah ni” dia berdiri, patted my head again and head out to the backyard.

Dorang Kimmy terkekeh geli nampak gaya Holland yang kinda protective.

Kami bercerita-cerita sikit. Mostly about Christmas and New Year gossips. Saya lebih kepada pendengar saja. Then they asked me about Allana.

“So, apa yang buat you so mad at that red bitch?” Bella tanya.

“Bella.” Holland’s mom lagi. “I think I’ll join my grandkids.” Pasrah bah Holland’s mom cannot keep up to all the ladies’ antics.

After Holland’s mom left, all four of them turned to me expectantly.

“So?” Kimmy tanya.

“Uh, I think she really thinks that I’m uncle Phil’s daughter.” Saya bilang.

“Not solid enough.” Bella bilang. “There must be something else.”

Saya menghembus nafas kasar lantas memuncungkan mulut.

“Dia bilang saya suka Holland.” saya jawab jujur.

Semua dorang looked at me blankly.

“Obviously.” Rara bilang!
“Hah?” saya buat muka tidak percaya.

“Eeeee!” Kimmy looked impatient. “That’s not it bah, Sel.”

I drew my breath again, exhaled again.
“She said it’s incest for me to be with my own brother.”