KRING. KRING. KRING.
Abah.
pftt.
Air mineral itu kembali diteguk. Pemandangan dari rooftop selalu begitu. Bangunan-bangunan megah berdiri seakan pokok. Hon-hon kereta seakan haiwan-haiwan yang menyalak, fighting with each other. dia merasa seperti dalam hutan. Telefon berhenti berbunyi. Sejenak kemudian, mesej masuk.
"Angah, balik sekarang. Kalau kau tak nak abah heret kau balik"
Air diteguk buat kali terakhir. Like you can. Beg dicapai. Botol yang telah kosong dicampak kebawah. Jam ditangan menunjukkan hampir maghrib. Maghrib.
"Oi ngah. no outing during maghrib okay? "
"and why is that?"
"you dont wanna hang out with a bunch of idiots yang kena throw out from the 'Coolest' house ever." Senyuman si tukang bicara ditarik manis.
Along.
"Abis tu, nak pegi mana?"
"Balik rumah"
"Yeah, like that gonna change anything. I'm not welcomed remember?" Bibir dicebikkan buat kesekian kalinya.
"Not this house. The other house. It has always been calling. 5 times. Always"
Huh. Langit ditatap kembali, kini dengan mata yang berair. Kakinya melangkah kearah anak tangga. Air yang ditakung dibirai mata akhirnya mengalir jernih dipipinya. Along, I wish you're here.
Dush..
Sekali lagi bola melantun dekat board. Nothing goes well today also huh?. satu keluhan dilepaskan. Dia pusing utk ambil bola. huh? sejak bila along ada kat situ?
"Along, baling bola tu jap.."
"Nope. Along nak main."
"Mana aci. Angah datang dulu. Plus you don't really know how to play."
"Are we talking about a bet 'ere? Haha, kalau along menang , hang nak bagi ape?"
"you're talking about the impossible. Still, sbb along insist. Along decide."
Bola dibounce berkali-kali. Satu senyuman diukir. bola dipegang kemas. 3 point, here I go!. Shoot. Score.
"3 points! haha. I win" Tudung arini hitam itu dibetulkan.
" Wow. haybat rupanya cik Najwa ni. Nak apa?" Im losing in bet too...
" hey ngah.." Najwa mendekat. Tangannya diletakkan diatas bahu adiknya.
" It never hurt to spill.."
"Angah! pukul berapa dah ni? Kamu dari mana?" Pintu rumah ditutup. Dia terus melangkah menuju ke tangga.
"Masjid..."
"As if i don't know you well.. Apa nak jadi dengan kau ni? Balik malam-malam, entah kemana hala kamu pergi pun Abah tak tau.. " Abah with his perspective. kakinya lesu melangkah menapaki anak tangga yang pertama. Langkahnya diteruskan.
" Well young man, learn to behave or no more dinner for you." and here comes Mak with her threat.
"Abdul Latif, kamu dengar tak apa yang kitorang cuba sampaikan ni?" Langkahnya diberhentikan.Muka kedua orang tuanya dipandang sekilas. Rabbi fighli dzunubi waliwalidayya warhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira.
"I'm off to bed. Angah tak nak makan. Sweet dream mak, abah." Why is it so difficult to trust your only son? Why is it so difficult to trust me?
" Angah,hang dah besar nak jadi apa?"
" Along, people like me mane ade ambition. We live to have fun"
" clarify people like me.."
" Hmm. tak pandai. always fighting. rempit. skipping classes. Prety much sampah masyarakat."
" Well, we can work on that"
" Work on what? Bukan mudah nak berubah jadi pandai, jadi baik. Even kita try pun, orang tetap akan label kita sebagai sampah masyarakat. Along tak tau. Along tak pernah rasa..."
"Woa Woa chill! Along maksudkan your ambition not your attitude. Im not gonna work on your attitude." That smile. Untuk aku ke?
"Well? org tanya die punya ambition dia mengelamun pulak. Kalau tak pikir lagi pikir cepat-cepat. Ok?" Along bangun. baju ditepuk untuk menghilangkan debu. Mengeliat.
"Along nak chow. Nnt bila-bila takde tempat nak lepak, datang la sini. No one knows I guess. Bising siket, But I prefer my own company. Bye ngah" Along mula berlari ke arah tangga. Kalau tak sekarang...
"Angah... nak jadi.. Doktor.. I think." Langkah Along terberhenti. Matanya terbeliak. Dia masih lagi membelakangkan angah. Angah mula berdiri.
" Angah tau, it might sound absurd. But still, I want to try" Angah menggengam tangannya. Im not backing off. I'm not gonna run away. Not this time. Matanya dipejam rapat. Kepala ditundukkan.
"then.. Along tunggu."Matanya dibuka.
"Sebb, Along tau you'll succeed. Sebab Along tahu you'll come. Sebab.." Along memalingkan badanya kearah Angah. Huh? Along nangis.
"Along percaya dekat Angah."
Air mata yang tak berhenti mengalir dikesat kasar. Dia mengalihkan badannya kebelah kiri. Sisi selimut diparas dada dipegang kejap. kemas. yakin.
that's it. One word. Percaya.
Tak ramai yang sedar it need to be said. It just a mere one word anyway. But true enough, it did changes someone's life. It changed Angah's life. It's gonna be a long story. Its just the beginning.
Its a story of two siblings. Along and Angah. Their past. Their future. Their present.
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