Too Good at Goodbyes

Part 10

Akhirnya, mereka sampai ke destinasi. Hotel Du Mort. Otak Abu mengimbas kembali kepada perjumpaan pertama mereka. Malam yang dia mula selesa dan percaya dengan Johan.

  Udara dalam lif tegang, Johan dengan thoughts dia sendiri, Abu dengan overthinking dia. Sesampainya mereka di tingkat yang ditekan, angin malam menampar lembut muka Abu. Dia menarik nafas dalam. Rooftop.

  Johan menarikkan kerusi untuk Abu. Abu duduk, memerhati sekeliling. Risau perkara sama akan berlaku lagi.

  "Hey," Abu memandang Johan. "Nothing's gonna happen. I dah suruh pihak hotel ketatkan security. No one can disturb us tonight," senyuman lembut Johan meyakinkan Abu. Mereka kembali senyap sambil menunggu makanan sampai.

  Sambil makan, mereka berdua menjeling sesama sendiri. Debaran di dada makin menggila. Usai makan, Johan menarik nafas dalam. This is the moment.

"Abu...," Abu mengangkat keningnya. Perlahan lahan, Johan mengeluarkan sebuah kotak berbalut kain berwarna emas. Dia menghulurkan kotak itu kepada Abu. "Open it," Abu membuka balutan kemas itu. Jam.

  "Look at the back of it," Johan mengumpul kekuatan. Dalam beberapa minit lagi, segalanya akan berubah. Abu membalikkan jam tangan tersebut. Dia tersentak. Di belakang jam tangan itu, terukir sebuah tulisan. '𝑇𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒' Abu spontan memandang Johan.

  Johan merenung Abu dengan lembut. Dia menggenggam tangan Abu. "Be mine, Abu...," Abu terdiam. Johan terasa dadanya sesak. Is he gonna say yes? What if he say no? What if he runs away?

  All of a sudden, Johan felt like his lips were being touched by something soft. Abu... kissed him?? Is this a yes??

  Their kiss was so passionate, like as if both of them is desperate for love. As if both of them were two lost soulmate. Drown in the sea of thoughts, but now finally found each other. After a few minutes of passion, they finally let go of each others lips.

  Abu tersedu, "Yes!! Yes of course I do!" air mata kebahagiaan mengalir laju. Johan terasa seperti melompat gembira. Jantungnya kini kembali normal. "Are you sure that's all? Are you sure there's nothing else?" dalam sedu, Abu bertanya.

  "No... nothing else in my mind other than you... Oh god no words can describe this feeling," Johan pun menangis, once more their lips stuck together, what they both know is that they just had their first kiss.

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Johan membukakan pintu kereta. Abu tersenyum sendiri. Bahagianya dia. "Thank you for tonight," kata Abu. "For you, anything. Always," balas Johan. He then gave Abu a quick peck on his cheek. Pipi Abu merona merah. Dia memegang pipinya, right where Johan's lips were there.

  "Goodnight, you," Abu menutup pagar rumah. "Goodnight," Johan setia menunggu di luar sehingga Abu mengunci pintu rumah. Dia tersenyum lebar. Mungkin malam ni dia akan tidur dengan senyuman ni.

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Abu bersandar di pintu utama. Dia menggenggamkan tangannya ke dada. Senyuman bahagia terukir. Tiba tiba dia teringatkan tentang Syafiq dan Ali. Macam mana nak bagitau diorang eh? Esok ajelah. Yang penting sekarang ni dia bahagia.

  Di belakang sebuah pokok besar berdekatan rumah Abu, sepasang mata merenung tajam di hadapan rumah, right where Johan and Abu were there. Dia mendail nombor seseorang, "Boss, it's official," penerima di sebelah sana membalas, "Then the war is official," si pemanggil tersenyum sinis. He drives away quickly without looking back.

To be continued...
Happy ending for this part? Yea you thought.