The next day, Raihanaa dan Qaseh melepak di sekitar sekolah dan Qaseh membuka mulutnya.
"Eh semalam I saw you with Ashraf, korang buatpe?"
"Nothing. Terserempak je"
"Elehh, terserempak ke... sengaja?"
Raihanaa memukul bahu Qaseh dan kawannya mengeluh kecil serta ketawa sinis. Dia menjeling mata melihat perangai Qaseh, main cakap je. Tiba-tiba kedengaran bunyi tapak kaki dan suara orang memanggil nama Raihanaa. Dua gadis itu menoleh ke belakang dan melihat susuk tubuh Ashraf berlari anak kearah mereka.
"I believe it's yours. You tertinggal semalam kat kerusi luar pagar"
He handed her a brown teddy keychain with a ribbon on the neck that fell from her backpack.
"Oh, tercabut ke? Thank you, Ash"
"My pleasure"
Qaseh menyaksikan kedua-dua remaja itu mengalami 'kdrama moment' di hadapannya. Matanya membulat apabila melihat Ashraf senyum. Seriously? Ashraf? Senyum? Dekat Raihanaa pula tu. Ashraf bergerak dari situ dan Raihanaa melihat wajah muka Qaseh yang seakan mengusik mereka.
"Apa kau ni"
"Amboi, kemain 'thank you ashhh' kat dia"
"Ish kau ni"
Mereka masih lagi berjalan merata sekolah untuk menghabiskan masa. Tapi kali ni, Raihanaa pula yang banyak cakap. Qaseh hanya diam sehingga Raihanaa memanggilnya.
"Kau ni dengar ke tak aku cakap?"
"Sejujurnya tidak, tapi aku terfikir pula"
"Tak pernah aku dengar kau memikir"
"Ish aku serious ni... aku tak pernah dengar orang lain selain circle dia panggil dia Ash, macam kau tadi"
"Pastu?"
"Aku ada teori konspirasi, what if dia suka kau"
"Banyak la kau teori, buku theory ict pun tak pernah sentuh ni teori lain pula kau focus. Takyah merepek"
Semasa Raihanaa berada di dalam kereta ibunya, dia juga terdiam dan memandang ke arah luar tingkap, memikirkan kata-kata rakannya tadi. Kemudian dia teringat apabila Ashraf memulangkan keychainnya. Senyuman kecil terukir di bibir.
"Ica kenapa tersenyum tu Ca?"
The voice of her sister made her return back to reality. Dia menggeleng kepala dan tersenyum kecil.
"You can tell me, we promised, remember?"
"Right... Can I tell you at home instead Fyna?"
"Sure"
Raihanaa and her sister, Efryna, promised to tell each other every single problem or secret, even the darkest ones. It's kinda like their own sister oath.
Selesai solat isya, Raihanaa ketuk kecil pintu bilik kakaknya dan melangkah masuk. Dia melabuhkan punggung di hujung katil Efryna.
"So, kenapa ni?"
"Actually, there's this one person"
"Person?"
A small smirk appeared on Efryna's lips, she knows her sister well and whenever she says 'person', that means it's a boy for sure.
"Ok it's a boy, he's the type of person yang jarang bergaul with others except his circle faham kan?"
"Mhm, continue"
"Tapi lately he's been really really nice towards me and even my friend noticed and when she pointed it out it just makes me think, is he really into me or is he just being nice"
Raihanaa menceritakan segalanya pada kakaknya, her safe space. Kakaknya mengangguk kepala dan memahami situasinya.
"Do you like him?"
Dia terdiam apabila Efryna menanya soalan sebegitu.
"Sorry?"
"Do you like him, Ica?"
"I mean... I don't know..."
"Complicated feelings huh"
She nodded her head. A small chuckle came out of her sister's mouth as she lightly pat her back.
"Pergi tidur la, takyah fikir sangat. If he likes you, you'll know"
"How?"
"Adalah signs dia, pergi tidur la!"
That night, she stayed awake for quite a while, thinking of her sister's words before finally drifting off to sleep.
