Too Good at Goodbyes

Part 13

Abu menyambut badan Ali yang terkena tembakan. It appears that Ali jumped out of nowhere and shield Abu from the bullet with his own body. now, the bullet is in his chest. Johan sambung membelasah Tuan Abu, while Abu hold Ali tight around his arms.

"Ali? Stay with me. Please...," Abu mula mengalirkan air mata. "A-Abu...," dengan payahnya, Ali memanggil nama Abu. "Yes Ali?" "Jangan nangis," Ali tersenyum dalam kepayahan. Abu teringat sesuatu. "Ali, aku nak cakap ni. I'm... I'm gay," there, Abu finally told his twin.

  Ali tersenyum lembut. "Aku tahu Abu, aku tahu," Ali terbatuk, mengeluarkan darah. "No no stay with me Ali, please,"  pandangan Abu mula kabur dengan air mata.

  "Abu...," Abu memandang muka Ali yang makin pucat. "Jaga mama untuk aku," Ali menutupkan matanya. Badannya kaku. "Ali? Ali! No stay with me! Open your eyes Ali. Please!!!" Abu mula meraung. Keperitan yang dirasakan tak dapat digambarkan.

  Tubuh Ali yang dah kaku dipeluknya dengan erat. Dia dah takde. Kembarnya dah takde. Dan pembunuhnya ialah ayah kandung mereka sendiri! Abu bangkit, mata penuh dendam. Dia mengambil pistol yang ada di atas lantai.

  "You... you made me loose everything!" Abu mara ke arah papanya. "Johan! Move!" Johan ketepi, dan, satu das tembakan dilepaskan, tepat di kepala Tuan Abu. "My family deserves so much more than you," Abu memandang penuh benci kearah tubuh papanya yang dah tak bergerak.

  Selepas itu, perit kembali memukul hatinya. Dia berlari kembali ke arah jasad kembarnya yang kini berada dalam pelukan Syafiq. "Ali? Ali bangun please untuk aku... nanti siapa nak teman aku main pictureka kat rumah? Siapa nak teman aku pergi dobi? Ali please...," Syafiq tersedu sedan.

  "Syafiq... he's gone. Our brother is gone," air mata Abu mengalir deras. Dia memeluk Syafiq. Tiba tiba, satu tangan lembut memegang bahu Abu. "Johan, he's really gone. I never thought I'd loose him this way," Johan membawa Abu kedadanya. "Shh... I know," Abu melepaskan tangisannya di dada Johan. Johan mengusap usap belakang Abu. Dia merenung tubuh kaku Ali yang masih belum dilepaskan Syafiq. Memang dia rasa kesian sangat kat Abu.

𝑇𝑖𝑔𝑎 𝑡𝑎ℎ𝑢𝑛 𝑘𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛...

"Abu! Cepat ah!" Syafiq menjerit. "Ha iye kejaplah," Abu mengangkat kameranya dan dihalakan kepada Syafiq. Syafiq posing dengan kerangnya.

  "Besar siot...," Johan tergelak di sebelah Abu. "Dah ke belum woi? Cepat ah. Nak malam dah ni," Amirul dari jauh menjerit. "Ha kejap kejap. Okay dah," Syafiq, Abu dan Johan melangkah pergi dari pinggir laut. Kini mereka dalam perjalanan balik ke resort. Malam ni ada bbq.

  Setelah selesai membersihkan diri, mereka kembali ke pinggir laut dengan alatan untuk barbecue. Sedang mereka seronok panggang udang, Syafiq ternampak sorang perempuan tengah main air kat pinggir laut. Lawanya...

  Entah dari mana datangnya keberanian, Syafiq melangkah kepada perempuan tersebut. "Hey. Sorang jeke?" perempuan tu macam terkejut. Takut takut, dia cakap "Haah," Syafiq menganggukkan kepalanya. "Oh I'm Syafiq by the way," Syafiq menghulurkan tangan untuk bersalam. "I'm-" "Sara?" suara Johan memotong percakapan Sara.

  "Eh, Johan!" Sara tersengih. "You buat apa kat sini?" tanya Johan. "Saja lepak lepak, nak tenangkan fikiran. What about you?" "Oh I ada vacation with my friends," Sara mengganggukan kepalanya. Tiba tiba Johan rasa kakinya disepak.

  "Ow! What was that for?" Johan menjeling Syafiq. "Kenal kan lah aku," bisik Syafiq keras. "Oh, um Sara, this is my friend, Syafiq. Syafiq, ni ex aku, Sara," Johan memperkenalkan mereka.

  "Oh, hai Sara," macam ada chemistry, Syafiq dan Sara tak lepas memandang mata masing masing. "Hey Syafiq...," sapa Sara lembut. Johan dah senyum nakal.

  "You ada nak buat apa apa ke lepasni?" ask Johan, making Sara snaps back to reality. "Uhm, takde gi mana mana pun," "Join us then," ajak Johan.

  "Haah, jom lah. Kitorang ada bbq," kata Syafiq. "Oh, okay then," Sara bersetuju. Johan meninggalkan Syafiq dan Sara jalan berdua di belakang.

  "Where were you?" tanya Abu bila Johan kembali ke tempat mereka bbq. "Oh, cakap dengan Sara...," "Sara? Your ex?" suara Abu cemburu. "Sayang, are you jealous?" Abu memuncungkan bibirnya. "How could I not be? I mean she's pretty," "I would never fall back for her. I have you. Plus, look at her and Syafiq," Johan menundingkan jarinya kepada Sara dan Syafiq. Main suap suap.

  Abu tergelak kecil. "Sorry I doubted you," Abu memeluk Johan. "It's okay. I know how jealous you can be," mereka berdua tergelak kecil.

  Selesai bbq, mereka mengemas segala sampah sarap mereka. Lepas ni nak sewa bean bag pulak, lepak lepak depan laut.

  "Sayang? You coming?" tanya Johan bila Abu tak berganjak dari pinggir laut. "Yeah, pergi jelah dulu. I need a moment," balas Abu. Johan tersenyum kecil. Abu menarik nafas dalam. Tiga tahun dah berlalu. Tiga tahun Ali dah pergi. Setiap hari dia merindui Ali. Tapi, sekurang kurangnya hidupnya kini makin sempurna, walaupun Ali takde.

  Abu now handling his late dad's company. Syafiq pulak jadi tauke library, he even writes his own novel. Amirul masih kekal jadi pembantu setia bossnya. While Johan, his husband, continues to rule the city, except this time, people are more friendly with him. Ah yes, Johan is now Abu's husband. They got married about a year ago. As for his mom, she met someone else, someone better than his late dad. Oh how he wish he could not call him that.

  But, he's happy now. Though his twin brother isn't with him, but he knows that Ali is here with them. In their hearts. Abu menarik nafas. "Aku sayang kau Ali," kata kata itu dibawa angin. Dia dapat rasakan Ali jawab, "Aku sayang kau jugak Abu,"

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