Flames by Gwen

Flames...Part 1

Adriana and Anthony were dubbed as their school's perfect couple. They were both gorgeous, both were born into rich families, both excelled academically and in sports and both were absolutely perfect for each other.

Anthony sangat sayangkan Adriana. Adriana sangat sayangkan Anthony. Susah mau tingu durang begaduh. Pendek kata, memang sweet couple labah durang ni. Couple yg klu time sekolah dulu memang kana suka labah. Tidak kurang jugalah yg jeles.

Hubungan durang direstui both sides. Tp dengan syarat dua2 mesti berjaya dulu dalam pelajaran. After SPM, durang dua terpaksa berpisah sbb Adriana dapat offer di local U, dan Anthony pula dapat offer di private college di KL. Walaupun berat hati utk berpisah especially Anthony, tp sbb ingat janji dengan both their parents durang terpaksa juga berjauhan.

Hubungan cinta jarak jauh memang susah mau berjaya bah kan. Apa lagi klu belum ada ikatan yg sah. Mcm belum ada jaminan labah kan. Ada2 saja halangan dan dugaanya. Dan as expected, setahun saja durang bertahan sebelum masing2 bawa haluan sendiri.

It all started when Anthony mixed with some wrong crowd and got himself in a lot of trouble. To drown his longing for Adriana, dia mula pg pigi ikut kawan2 dia pg clubbing, minum dan paling teruk bila dia kena kasi kenal sama drugs. Dia start absent classes, his grades getting worse, he's wasting away fast. After got caught by his college officials for using prohibited substance di college hostel, he was kicked out and expelled from college. Feeling defeated, dia salahkan his parents, Adriana's parents and Adriana too. Anthony and Adriana ended up having the biggest fight, first fight durang selama durang couple. Taulah bila marah, lebih2 lg bila di bawah pengaruh benda terlarang, banyaklah benda yg tidak sepatutnya tecakap pun tecakap. Dan last2 durang pun broke up and part ways 😢.

Bila Anthony sober dan waras, dia mula menyesal, he cannot live without the love of his life. Anthony did tried to contact Adriana balik tp looked like Adriana had made up her mind. Once was enough for Adriana. What Anthony said masa durang argue memang tidak boleh dimaafkan dan dilupakan.  Lebih2 lg bila Anthony sampai menghina, memaki Adriana dan family dia.

Anthony decided utk just stay di KL tempat cousin dia Russell. Masa tu Russell tinggal with her girlfriend, a fellow Sabahan juga. Girlfriend dia Melissa ni kerja sebagai receptionist di salah satu hotel terkemuka di sana. Russell ni pula kerja as a bartender di salah satu kelab malam yg quite famous di sana. Since Anthony has nothing to do, dia selalu jugalah ikut Russell pg tempat kerja dia. Russell yg banyak tulung Anthony lupakan tu barang terlarang, helped him move on with his life.

Russell try suruh Anthony kerja tp Anthony lebih suka begitu, hang around the bar and at his cousin's place doing nothing. Being the only anak lelaki dan anak kesayangan mummy dia, Anthony masih dapat monthly allowance from his mum. So tidaklah juga dia merempat. His mum did asked him to return to Sabah tp Anthony cakap dia belum ready mo balik dan dia mau try cari kerja di KL. Sebenarnya dia belum ready mau tejumpa Adriana atau family dia.

Di tempat kerja Russell, Anthony kenal ramai juga orang Sabah. Durang dapat kerja sana pun sebab Russell yg recommend. Boss durang Mr. X, suka sama orang Sabah. He said rajin and independent. Cepat mahir lagi. So boleh kerja cepat without much supervisions. Ada satu sumandak Sabah ni, kerja di bar tu juga as hostess, nama dia Ivana. Selalu Anthony kedapatan c Ivana ni tingu dia curi2. Nama pun hostess kan, memanglah cantik, sexy dan bergaya. Body pun mantap gila.

From just tingu2, berani2 sdh ni tegur2. Anthony akan stay sana sampai c Russell habis kerja. So kadang2 tesama2 lah juga durang sama group2 hostess. Sometimes durang pigi lepak mamak  together. C Melissa pun sometimes join juga durang. Turned out, bekenal2 juga durang semua.

Ivana selalu ambil peluang utk duduk dekat Anthony, cerita2 sama dia. Sampailah satu masa, mcm Anthony rasa c Ivana ni makin berani sama dia. Selalu juga bila durang becerita, tangan Ivana pandai "hinggap" di tangan, paha, badan, muka pendek kata all over Anthony lah. Sometimes klu c Ivana terlebih minum, tangan dia jadi lagi berani. Sometimes dia pg peluk dan pernah juga dia sampai kiss c Anthony.