Destiny

Invitation From The Red Maleficient

Masuk ofis ja ada sudah notes d pc sya kana lekat. Ni bukan love letter dri Iam tp pesanan dri Nani. Sya tarik tu sticky notes then baca dlm hati.

Bell,
Return call/message ni num, 017-XXXXXXX. Td org tu call cari kau tp sya bilang kau belum sampai. Perempuan. Urgent dia bilang.

TQ
Nani.

Siapa pula ni? Perempuan? Sophie? Cant be. Sophie ada num fon sya. Jarang dia call sya d ofis. Takkan dia tukar num. Urgent? I try to remember if there is any client perempuan yg ada urusan urgent dgn sya. Tiada! I cant think of anyone. Sya lekat balik tu sticky notes.

‘Nani!’ Sya teriak ja dri dalam.
‘Kenapa?’ Tersembul sdh muka kici c Nani d pintu.
‘Ada org tu kasitau ka siapa nama dia?’ I am curious too.
‘Yg apa?’ Bingung2 lg tu muka c Nani. Cepat juga dia hilang ingatan.
‘Pasal tu notes yg kau lekat bah d pc sya.’ Sya kasi ingat dia balik.
‘Oh yg itu, (Nani tepuk dahi) teda pula Bell. Ada sya tnya tp dia ckp kestau kau seja suruh return call atau watsapp. Begitu no.’ Panjang itu jawapan Nani.
‘Bah eyala. Tq ah Nani, nti sya call..’ Kalau sya xlupa. Kalau xdlm to-do-list dlm note book sya mimang jarang kana peduli tu.
‘Bah ok.’ Nani duduk balik d tmpt dia.
‘Kenapa Bell?’ Menyibuk sdh ni gossip girls.
‘Ada org cari sya. Perempuan lagi tu. Urgent kunun. Entah yg apa, sya belum ingat lg.’ Sya garu2 kpla yg xgtl.
‘Peminat kau magkali. Awaslah kau Bell.’ Lain betul pikiran c Lonad ni. Bikin ketawa sya awal pagi.
‘Budu bah kau ni Lonad. Sana kau duduk.’ Sya tulak badan dia p tmpt dia.
‘Whatever!’ Dia pusing2 tgn dia. Mulau!

Baru sya mau duduk telefon sya berbunyi sudah. Intercom. Big boss ni.
‘Morning boss..’ Cepat sya jwb.
‘Morning Bella. Come in to my office now. I need a cup of coffee!’ Terus dia letak. Ciss! Mentang2 dia boss.
‘I need a cup of coffee!’ Sya ajuk balik ayat Mr Liam. Singa d Afrika pun kalah oh kalau dia d ofis. Kalau d luar malar jd kucing Parsi yg jinak. Kalau x pun jinak2 merpati.

Cepat2 sya p pantry buat kupi. Mcm sya mabuk kupi pla awal pagi tercium aroma kopi.
‘One for me too ya Bell. Thank you!’ Silaka c Lonad. Dia ingat sya waitress ka? Sempat dia buat pesanan msa sya limpas. Mcm dia tau2 ja sya mau buat kupi.
‘Take it by urself!’ Sempat sya tumbuk bahu dia. Ketawa ja c Lonada. Gete!

Lepas bancuh tu kupi, sya bawa masuk p ofis Mr Liam. Now, the coffee aroma filling our small office. Lonad punya kupi biar dia ambil sdri sana pantry. Diva kena ambil sdn bhd kalau dsini. No delivery service for today.

Tok! Tok! Tok! Sya ketuk pintu then terus masuk. Sibuk c boss tingu tu file mcm org tua style dia pakai tu spek dia. He look even more mature with the glasses. I still love him, always!

‘Your coffee.’ Terus sya letak. Sya pusing mau keluar sdh. Kalau begitu dia busy tu. Sya xmau kacau. Nanti kana cuci telinga sya. Speaking about work, please be professional Bella! Nah inda kau kana cakap bgtu nti kalau mo feeling2 msa kerja.
‘Honey..’ Terstop tu langkah sya. Suara dia tu bikin kambang bulu tengkuk sya hahaha
‘Yes? Anything u need..’ Sya pusing balik tingu dia. Sya pigang tu tray d dada sya.
‘Come here.’ Itu suara dia menggoda. Dia tepuk2 paha dia. He want me to sit on his lap?
‘What?’ Masih lg sya berdiri dpn dia. Otak sya xdpt mencerna lg apa yg dia mau.
‘Lembap!’ Dia berdiri then p dkt sya. Dia ambil tu tray dri tgn sya then dia letak d ats mija dia.
‘I don’t need a coffee, I need a morning kiss.’ His hand on my waist already. Kasitau la awal2 morning kiss bukan kupi. Mau juga berkias-kias. Ka kupi kiss, jan seja kupi pes.

‘Is it enough?’ Sya paut leher dia then kiss his lips gently.
‘I think I want more.’ Dia tarik kpla sya d dada dia. I can feel his hearbeat. Heartbeat of love. That heart only for me. I close my eyes, I hug his waist too.
‘Bella..’ Dia panggil nama sya lembut.
‘Ermmmm..’ Sya benam muka sya lg d dada dia.
‘Bella..’ Aikk pelik! Just like this is the last time he will call my name like that. No! Jangan fikir negative Issabella. Naluri sya bertingkah lagi.
‘Something wrong?’ Sya kasi lunggar pelukan sya, sya dongak tingu muka dia.
‘Nothing. I just feel want to say ur name. Tu ja.’ Dia senyum then kiss2 my forehead. I don’t like his answer. Totally not satisfied my instinct.
‘Bah kalau xapa2 lg, I may go now.’ Sya lerai sdh pelukan. We look each other in eyes and smile. What a lovely breakfast.
‘My honey.’ Terhibur btl hati sya bila kmi main2 bgni. Sweet and fun!
‘My baby.’ We hug each other back. Kmi kiss2 lg.
‘Bah sudah.’ Palan2 sya kasi alih tgn dia. Sya keluar sdh.
‘Honey, u forget ur tray.’ Mr Liam kasi juih bibir sana mija. Oppss! Nah itulah curi2 hug n kiss lgi.
‘Sorry!’ Sya kasi grin smile.
‘That’s ok my honey.’ Kana kiss balik lips sya. Ciss! I didn’t prepared for that. Sempat lg dia ambil kesempatan. Dia kenyit mata then back to his seat. Sya keluar dengan hati berbunga-bunga.

Okay, serious! Nanti kana siasat oleh gossip girls. Palan2 sya tutup pintu then jalan p tmpt duduk sya.

‘Bell!!!!’ Opocot! Terkejut sya. Hampir2 roh sya terkeluar dri jasad sya. Silaka punya Lonad!
‘Lonad!!! Kau mau sya mati kaini?!’ Sya urut2 dada smbl tingu dia yg sdh ketawa berdekah2. Mcm mo bergulik ja sana d lantai itu gaya dia. Bantaton punya Lonad! Berabis sya menyumpah dlm hati. Kalau hari2 begini cepat laini sya masuk 6 kaki dlm tanah. Bikin pindik umur 10thn lbh awal.
‘Whats take u so long inside?’ Lonad kasi kici mata dia tingu sya. Mcm FBI pula dia, sya pla tu suspek criminals.
‘Sya tulung suap boss minum kupi.’ Gerigitan sya. Sibuk betul ini lelaki lawa.
‘Eyala tu. Ur fon itu mau seratus kali sdh ringing.’ Itupun dia mau sibuk. Kanapa ja dia xjawab kalau dia mau tau betul?
‘Then why not u just answer it? Mana tau somboy..’ Sya kasi main2 dia lagi.
‘Excuse me! Your taste is not my taste.’ Mcm biasa itu tgn diva dia bikin panas. Xtahan sya ketawa tingu gaya bantaton dia.
‘Yala..sudahlah kau sana. Buat kerja.’ Sya p ambil fon d tepi mija sya.
‘Whatever!’ Serius sdh dia tingu pc. Eksen betul c Lonada ni. Essshh! Sya umban pakai domburan (kayu api) baru tau hahaha

Bnyk la c Lonad bilang seratus. 2 missed call and 7 watsapp notifications ja pun. New number. Aikk siapa lagi ni? Don? Kasian c Don kana tuduh seja.

Unknown number: Hi Issabella, can we meet?
Unknown number: I have something important to discuss with u.
Unknown number: Can u spend some time for me?
Unknown number: Issabella, are u there? I am sorry for what happened last time. I really regret it. Please forgive me! I leave u message but u never reply me.
Unknown number: Tolong sya Issabella. Sya hanya mau berbaik2 semula dgn anak sya. Percayalah, sya xniat lain..
Unknown number: Please, can we meet up..
Unknown number: I beg u..

Jadi dialah yg call sya awal pagi td. Notes yg Nani tulis itu rupanya dri Emily. Panjang betul sya tarik nafas. Emily! Mana dia dpt my fon number? Takkan Iam yg bagi or Nani? I don’t think so. Can I trust her? Bukan sya xkasian, sya pun mau juga Owen berbaik2 dgn dia. Sya mau Owen dpt kasih syg ibu yg lengkap dari seorang ibu yg kasi lahir dia d dunia. Mana tau kalau Emily betul2 serius. Hati ibu mana kan xterguris anak sdri xmau akun dia sbg ibu. Xjuga sya sanggup kasi putus darah yg mengalir antra dorang. Bilang tu peribahasa, air dicincang xkn putus.

Jauh betul sya fkr. What shud I do? Mau kasitau Iam ka x? Sya genggam tgn smbl gigit2 hujung ibu jari sya. Betulkah tindakan sya ni nanti? Is it really benefit Owen or vice versa? Kenapa sya rasa xsedap hati? Cemburukah sya? Mcm mana kalau Owen xmau sya sdh? Sanggupkah sya melepaskan tgn kecil Owen yg sdh biasa sya pigang? Punya banyak persoalan yg berlegar2 d minda sya. No! Issabella, Owen will not! Emily? I am not really sure. Emily cant be predicted.

Dari td typing, delete, typing lgi, delete lagi dan lagi. Hal begini sya xbuli fkr dlm sesaat dua. I need time to think. Mau tulung Emily ka x? Sya gusuk2 dahi sya smbl tutup mata.

Me: Let me think about it, Emily.
Akhirnya sya reply juga. Dari mana dia dpt number sya tu, blkg kisah dlu.
Emily: Thank u so much Issabella. I will wait..
Huh! sya letak hp d tepi. Sya sandar kpla d kerusi. Sya pejam mata kijap.

Emily! Her name spinning around my head again after been a long time. What shud I do with her?