Second Chance

Chapter 1

"I will take good care of you Eva", Ty berbisik. He was kissing her and touching her neck. Dia tutup mata, mau feel. Perlahan-lahan tangan Ty mula turun ke bahagian dadanya. He is touching her bosom now. Tenderly mula-mula. Tiba-tiba his touch macam marau-arau bilang kalau Dusun.

" Ty?" Eva buka mata dia dan cuba tengok muka si Ty. Lain expression dia.

"Mommy..", he said. Aik? Mommy? Eva tolak tangan dia.

"Mommy? Knpa pula ko ni? Sy bukan mommy ko",Eva undur ke belakang. She thinks Ty is playing with her.

"Mommy..", Ty cuba dekat dia lagi. He is reaching for her breasts now.

"Wow. Ko mau pigang susu sy and call me mommy? I don't know what to feel. Ko ok ka ni?" Eva tidak tau mau ketawa ka mau teriak. Tiba-tiba muka Ty berubah. Dia macam marah.

"Mommy!", dia cakap kasar suda. Suddenly, dia rasa macam dada dia kena tumbuk.

Eva terbangun, terduduk. Dia tengok jam di dinding - 8:00 am. Hari ni dia ambil cuti so dia baring balik. Kedengaran bunyi motor annoying di luar. Kenapa ba orang suka betul modify sound kenderaan dorang? Kacau saja. Nasib sejuk ni aircond. Bole la dia sambung tidur.

Tiba-tiba ada tangan pegang dada dia. She grabbed the small hand and saw her little girl still dengan baju tidur dia. Tapi punya la dia terkejut nampak muka anak dia.

"Sugar Belle! Apa ko buat sama muka ko ni?", Eva tengok betul-betul muka anak perempuan dia. Eyeshadow, blush and lipstick. Kalau lawa dia pakai tida apa la. Ini nakaramig semua. Muka anak dia macam baru habis bergusti. Sugar Belle kasi muncung bibir dia mau minta sugar.

"No. I will not give you kisses. Not with that face. Berapa kali mommy cakap jangan main mekap mommy." Eva bangun dan berdiri di depan anak dia sambil bercekak pinggang.
Sugar Belle peluk tubuh dan buat muka masam.

"But mommy. Me waked you up banyak kali. Nga mommy tida mosik pun. Mommy geli-geli lagi masa o'oi" Sugar Belle berani bertentang mata sama mommy dia lepas bercakap dengan grammar dia yang tunggang terbalik (irony kan? grammar? tunggang terbalik? get it?)

Terus Eva sedar dan teringat mimpi dia tadi. It was the first time after so many years dia mimpi pasal tu lelaki, Tyson Gibernau. Timbul rasa marah yang lama sudah dia pendam. Apa la. Kenapa tiba-tiba mimpi pasal dia? Sudah la mimpi macam tu.
Dia tengok anak dia. Sugar Belle angkat kening kiri dia sambil bertentang mata sama dia. Comel ba ni anak. Rambut ikal paras bahu. Pipi gebu walaupun penuh dengan mekap baru yang dia baru beli dari Sephora Imago kemarin lepas gaji. Dia mau marah Sugar Belle pasal tu mekap tapi looking at her standing in front of her like a chubby penguin (disclaimer :penguin tida pakai mekap) buat hati dia melt. She was a sucker when it comes to her little girl. Dia duduk mencangkung.

"Sorry honey.",Eva usap-usap kepala anak dia dan lap gincu nakaramig dia pakai ibu jari.

"Kita lumba pigi bilik mandi. Baru Sugar Belle bole minta sugar dari mommy Then we eat the cake yang semalam kita beli tu. What say you?", Eva tengok muka si Sugar Belle mula tersenyum.

Dia rasa dahi si Sugar Belle. Demam dia sudah mula reda. Kemarin, punya risau dia bila Jane called saying Sugar Belle demam teruk sampai muntah-muntah lagi. She was the reason kenapa dia cuti hari ni.

"Ok mom. Me likey", Sugar Belle cakap. Kadang-kadang hairan juga dari mana dia picked up the language. Likey la. Waked la. O'oi la. Dari si Jane kali arr. Selalu dia betulkan grammar si Sugar Belle ni tapi dia ulang lagi mistakes dia. So, the two pun berjalan ke arah bilik mandi.