tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19811475977255620272024-03-12T22:24:18.772-07:00A Boy with His Keyboard Life could have been GRIM... but it's not. It is FABULOUS!Kisah Hatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10758180879150574934noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981147597725562027.post-52058507315512725432013-09-15T22:04:00.008-07:002013-09-15T22:06:08.601-07:00CERPEN: Isteri Tak Kuhadap<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“AKU TERIMA
NIKAHNYA Raudhah Farhana binti Abu dengan mas kahwinnya RM 22.50 tunai…”</span></div>
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itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sah…” jawab saksi-saksi bagi upacara pernikahan itu
pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Alhamdulillah…” sekalian bergema bacaan doa
kesyukuran diseluruh banglo mewah itu oleh Imam Hamid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Selesai sudah upacara pernikahan terpaksa oleh kedua
mempelai tersebut. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“APA YANG KAU buat tu hah?” soal Hamim keras apabila
melihat isteri yang baru dinikahinya dua jam itu sedang mengemas sesuatu di
dalam almari pakaian miliknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa yang saya buat? Mengemas bajulah!” jawab
Raudhah selamba. Malah, dia menyambung kembali tugas mengemas bajunya sambil
bernyanyi-nyanyi kecil. “Selamat pengantin baru… semoga ke anak cucu, bahgia…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Woi diamlah! Aku benci lagu tu kau tau tak!” Bentak
Hamim yang sudah berada di bawah gebar miliknya. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia sudah siap bersedia mahu
tidur. Badannya terasa begitu letih sekali hari ni. Melayan tetamu-tetamu yang
hadir dengan perasaan terpaksa. Semua terpaksa! Sampaikan kahwin pun dia
terpaksa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Biarlah… saya suka.” Jawab Raudhah berani dan
menyambung nyanyiannya dengan lebih kuat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hoi! Kau ni pekak ke hah? Aku kata diam, diamlah!
Kalau tak, aku baling kau dengan lampu ni.” Ugut Hamim sambil mengangkat lampu
kecil di tepi katilnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tak mahulah dia kepala pecah akibat balingan lampu oleh suaminya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Akhirnya, siap pun kerjanya memindahkan
pakaian-pakaian ke dalam almari milik suaminya itu. fuh! Lega… lepas ni boleh
mandi dan tidur. Tuala segera dicapai dan kakinya segera dihayunkan ke bilik
air. 10 minit jugaklah dia mandi di dalam kamar mandi. Akhirnya selesai juga.
Dengan keadaan berkemban, dia melangkah selamba keluar daripada bilik air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang sedang membaca novel The Da Vinci Code
hasil tulisan Dan Brown itu, terganggu konsentrasi apabila melihat Raudhah
dengan selambanya berpakaian begitu selepas keluar daripada bilik air. Novel
tersebut ditutup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kau ingat aku tergoda ke kau buat macam tu?” soal
Hamim dengan begitu sinis sekali. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang sedang menyikat rambutnya di
hadapan cermin menoleh ke arah suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Saya tidak menggoda awak. Atau awak sudah tergoda?”
soal Raudhah pula pada suaminya dengan suara manja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang mendengar suara itu bagaikan mahu keluar
seluruh isi perutnya. Sungguh dia menyampah dengan lenggang-lenggok Raudhah
yang sedang menyikat rambut itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aku tergoda dengan kau? Memang taklah!” herdik
Hamim ke arah isterinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kalau tak tergoda tak<i>pe</i>lah. Tapi kalau macam ni tergoda tak?” soal Raudhah kembali
dengan tangannya yang sudah mahu melucut ikatan tuala di dadanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>No</i>!
Jangan! Kau jangan nak buat perkara gila! Kau ingat aku hadap sangat ke dengan
kau ha? Sebelum aku seret kau keluar daripada bilik ni, baik kau jaga perangai
tak senonoh kau tu!” larang Hamim keras. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sungguh perempuan ni gila! Gila segilanya. Tak
pernah dia jumpa perempuan segila ini. Macam mana mama boleh terpikat dengan
perempuan ni pun dia tak tahu. Namun, dalam diam hatinya bergetar juga melihat
aksi-aksi tak senonoh Raudhah. Gila kau tak bergetar, dahlah Raudhah tu putih
melepak, cantik pulak tu. <i>Body</i> pun <i>tip-top</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okeylah… malas nak layan awak.” Ujar Raudhah
selamba dan mengambil baju tidur di alamari. Segera dia ke bilik air untuk
menyalin pakaian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Siap menyalin pakaian, Raudhah menghampiri katil dan
berbaring di sebelah Hamim yang kembali menyambung bacaan novelnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Siapa suruh kau tidur dekat sini?” soal Hamim
keras.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Habis saya nak tidur mana?” tanya Raudhah selamba
lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tu… tempat kau dekat situ!” Hamim memuncungkan
mulutnya di sofa berdekatan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kenapa awak muncungkan mulut awak? Awak nak cium
saya?” soal Raudhah lagi dengan sengihan nakal. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang melihat sengihan
itu, berasa gerun. Hah, datang lagi aura gatal dia. Kutuk hatinya.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak ingin!” jawab Hamim dengan berlagaknya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lampu dipadam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Gebar diselubung seluruh badannya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tak ingin dia melihat muka perempuan gatal
disebelahnya ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah tersenyum gembira.Apa kau ingat aku ni
isteri-isteri dalam novel kahwin paksa ke? Isteri-isteri yang malu-malu kucing
depan suami kahwin paksanya tu. Hello, ini Raudhah okey? Tak takut langsung
dengan Muhammad Hamim! Hahahaha. Hatinya gelak jahat. Puas hatinya dapat mengenakan
Hamim yang berlagak tu! Hatinya juga gembira dapat bernikah dengan lelaki yang
memang dia cintai itu. Terima kasih ayah, ibu, mama dan papa. Zzzzzzzzzzz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“AKU NAK TANYA kau, kenapa kau sanggup kahwin dengan
aku hah, perempuan gatal?” tanya Hamim kepada Raudhah yang sedang menghidangkan
sarapan pagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mukanya diselambakan aje dengan pertanyaan suaminya
itu. Sudah 2 minggu mereka bernikah dan soalan itu baru terbit hari ini. Dan
hari ini juga hari pertama mereka duduk berduduk di rumah milik Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Ah, mungkin
dia <i>cover</i> depan mak dia kot. Yelah, 2
minggu hari tu duduk rumah mama dia <i>so</i>
pandai-pandailah dia <i>cover line</i>,
konon-konon baik dengan aku! Tak <i>gentlement</i>
langsunglah lelaki ni. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Panggilan perempuan gatal tu? sudah dua minggu
jugaklah dia mendapat <i>nickname</i> itu.
Hati memang sakit, tapi apakan daya nanti derhaka pulak belasah suami sendiri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sebab saya cintakan awak,” jawab Raudhah dengan
sengihan lebar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tangannya lincah mencedokkan nasi goreng buatannya
ke dalam pinggan milik suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Uweeekkk</i>…
nak termuntah aku dengar jawapan kau. Tolonglah kau jangan jadi gatal! Tapi aku
tak cintakan kau. Sampai mati pun aku tak cintakan kau!” luah Hamim dengan
penuh jujurnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak<i>pe</i>,
nanti awak akan cintakan saya <i>jugak</i>.”
Ujar Raudhah dengan senyuman lebar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sesungguhnya memang dia cintakan suaminya Hamim itu.
Sewaktu ibunya memberitahu bahawa dia bakal dinikahkan dengan anak kenalan ibuya
itu, segera dia bersetuju. Hal ini kerana, Hamim merupakan seniornya </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">sewaktu di
Universiti Malaya dulu. Dan sememangnya dia sudah lama menjadi </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">secret admire</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> lelaki itu selama ini.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Walaupun dijodohkan atas sebab tali persahabatan ibu
bapa mereka, Raudhah tetap redha kerana dia memang sukakan lelaki itu. Tetapi
tak tahulah bagaimana perasaan Hamim pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sampai mati pun aku takkan cintakan kaulah!” bentak
Hamim lagi. Perempuan ni sengajalah nak bagi naik darah aku pagi-pagi buta ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang… mulai hari ini saya akan panggil awak abang
dan awak kena panggil saya, sayang. <i>Sweet</i>nya. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Kalau kita guna panggilan manja-manja, nanti mesti abang akan cintakan saya.”
Ujar Raudhah tiba-tiba. Malas mahu melayan sikap berlagak suaminya. Dia</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> sudah
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tersembur nasi goreng yang berada di dalam mulut
Hamim. Tekaknya rasa tercekik. Terbatuk-batuk dia dibuatnya. Segera Raudhah
menghulurkan air apabila melihat muka suaminya yang sudah merah akibat
tersedak. Huluran air disambut kasar oleh Hamim. Dengan rakus dia meneguk air
tersebut. Raudhah mengurut-urut belakang suami.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Itulah bang… daripada tadi sebut pasal mati. Kan
dah tersedak. Nasib baik tak mati betul.” Sindir Raudhah sambil mengusap-ngusap
belakang suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Don’t touch
me</i>!” ujar Hamim seraya mengalih tangan Raudhah. “Kau memang pembawa ba…”
tiba-tiba bicaranya terhenti. Raudhah dengan beraninya mencium mulut suaminya
lembut. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim tergamam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ciuman dilepaskan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kan saya dah kata. Abang kena panggil saya, sayang.
Bukan kau. Saya akan cium abang kalau abang tak ikut peraturan ni.” Kata
Raudhah selamba. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim masih terkebil-kebil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang melihat Hamim sudah terkebil-kebil itu
panik. Eh, dia ni kena sawan ke apa ni? Terkebil-kebil semacam aje. Detik
hatinya. Tangannya diawang-awangkan di hadapan muka suaminya. “ Abang, <i>are you okay</i>?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim tersedar daripada lamunannya. Rasa malu
menerjah seluruh benaknya. Ya ALLAH, malunya. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Macam mana aku boleh
terkebil-kebil depan dia ni? Ni semua dia punya pasallah ni! Berani betul cium
aku. Nasib baik halal, kalau tak memang aku sepuk perempuan ni.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bagi menutup rasa malunya, Hamim segera bingkas
bangun mahu beredar daripada situ. Dia malas mahu melayan isterinya yang gatal
itu. dia mahu segera ke pejabat. Kalau dia lama-lama lagi di rumah, boleh jadi
gila dibuatnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang melihat suaminya mahu pergi itu, segera
menghampiri suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang dah nak pergi kerja,ya?” soalnya dengan muka
tidak bersalah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lalu, tangan suaminya disalam dan dicium lembut.
Sepantas kilat, pipi suaminya dicium. “Kerja elok-elok. Jangan ingatkan sayang,
ya?” pesan Raudhah dengan senyuman yang sangat manis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim mendengus bengang dengan kelakuan Raudhah yang
tidak mampu dia kawal dan segera dia berlalu daripada situ. Tindak-tanduk
isterinya memang sukar untuk dikawal dan ditelah!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah tersenyum sendiri melihat muka masam
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aku akan tambat hati kau, Hamim! Itu janji aku!
Bisik hati kecil Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“ABANG JOM KITA pergi beli barang dapur…” tegur
Raudhah kepada suaminya yang sedang ralit menatap surat khabar mingguan itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hari ini merupakan hari minggu. Jadi, Hamim tidak
bekerja. Dia sekadar duduk di rumah saja. Malas mahu keluar ke mana-mana.
Walaupun dia terpaksa menghadap wajah ‘perempuan gatal’ itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Beberapa hari ini, dia memang tidak aman dengan
sikap manja<i> plus</i> gedik milik Raudhah
itu. Macam-macam yang isterinya itu lakukan kepadanya. Namun, dia sekadar diam
dan buat tak tahu aje. Dia tahu, lagi dia melayan isterinya itu, makin besarlah
kepala isterinya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim masih membatu. Tiada respon pun yang dia
berikan kepada ajakan Raudhah itu. Raudhah naik bengang melihat sikap selamba
badak suaminya itu. Suaminya juga beberapa hari ini sudah jarang bercakap
dengannya. Benci sangat ke dia dekat aku? Detik hatinya. Ish, tak boleh jadi
ni, kena buat sesuatu! Detik akalnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kali ini sehabis mungkin suaranya dimanjakan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang mendengarnya, menyumpah-nyumpah di dalam
hatinya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dasar perempuan gatal! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Geli aku mendengarnya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim masih lagi diam dan meneruskan pembacaannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tanpa disangka, Raudhah merampas surat khabar
daripada tangan suaminya. Memang perbuatannya macam kurang ajar, namun itu sajalah
caranya untuk mengalih perhatian Hamim. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim mendengus kasar. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sebuah jelingan maut diberikan pada Raudhah yang
tersengih manja sambil menyorokkan surat kahabar tersebut ke belakang. Sabar…
sabar… sabar Hamim. Jangan layan sikap mengada-ngada isteri kau tu, nanti
mulalah dia buat apa-apa yang tidak senonoh! Otak Hamim mengingatkan tuannya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lalu, segera dia bangun mahu pergi daripada situ. Tidak betah dia mahu
menghadap muka isterinya. Tanpa disangka lagi, Raudhah menolak badan suaminya
jatuh ke sofa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Nak apa?!” soal Hamim kasar dengan sebuah jelingan
pemangsa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang mendengar suaminya memberi respon itu,
segera tersenyum. Pandai pun bercakap. Ingatkan dah bisu suami kesayangan aku
ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Jom pergi beli barang dapur. Semuanya dah habis. Tak
ada bahan nak masak.” Adu Raudhah dengan manja kepada suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang mendengarnya sekali lagi berasa mual.
Mahu muntah dia mendengar suara manja tidak jadi Raudhah itu. Namun, dalam diam
sudah merencanakan sebuah rancangan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Boleh. Tapi ada satu syarat,” ujar Hamim dengan
sengihan jahat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Syarat? Syarat apa?” soal Raudhah bingung.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ish, main syarat-syarat pulak. Apa ingat ni acara
nak masuk pertandingan menyanyi ke perlu segala syarat bagai.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kau tak boleh cium aku kalau aku tak panggil kau
sayang. Boleh?” Ucap Hamim dengan keningnya terangkat sebelah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang mendengar jawapan daripada mulut Hamim
itu tergelak sakan. Mahu pecah perutnya mendengar syarat Hamim itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Woi! Aku seriuslah!” bentak Hamim keras. Mimik
mukanya sudah serius.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang melihat muka serius suaminya itu
berhenti daripada ketawa. Mak ai, garangnya muka. Macam singa lapar tak makan
setahun! Tapi tetap kacak Abang Hamimku ini. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa-apa ajelah…” jawab Raudhah pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa-apa ajelah? Jawablah setuju ke tidak. Kalau
tak, jangan harap aku nak teman kau pergi beli-belah!” ugut Hamim tidak berpuas
hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang takut kena cium dengan sayang ya?” Usik
Raudhah dengan sengihan nakal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim sudah mencebik. Perasan betul minah gedik ni.
Tak inginlah aku nak dapat ciuman daripada mulut </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">busuk kau tu! ejek hati Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Jangan nak perasanlah perempuan gatal!” Bentak
Hamim lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okey, Ayang setuju!” ujar Raudhah malas mahu
berbalah lagi. Asyik berbalah aje, nanti tak manis pula rumah tangga paksanya
itu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">*****<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“ABANG TOLONGLAH TOLAKKAN troli ni. Abang tengok,
semua suami diorang yang tolong tolakkan troli untuk isteri, bukannya isteri
tolak troli untuk suami.” Ucap Raudhah kepada Hamim yang berjalan selamba saja
di sebelahnya. Petang ini suaminya begitu kacak sekali memakai seluar jeans
berwarna hitam dan dipadankan pula dengan T-shirt <i>slim fit</i> yang berwarna ungu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Terselah bentuk badan suaminya yang tegap itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim sekadar memekakkan telinga sahaja. Raudhah
yang bengang dengan reaksi Hamim itu, segera mencapai tangan Hamim dan
meletakkannya pada palang di troli itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tolak troli ni,” arah Raudhah selamba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Menyusahkan betul kau ni!” sungut Hamim. Namun
tetap dia turuti arahan Raudhah itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ha… macam tulah suami mithali. Baru nampak
romantik.” Selar Raudhah tersenyum bahagia. Tidak semena-mena juga, Raudhah
memaut lengan suaminya dan berjalan beriringan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hey, lepaslah! Kau gila ke apa nak buat perangai
miang kau tu kat sini.” Bisik Hamim di tepi telinga Raudhah. Dia tidak mahulah
ucapkannya kuat-kuat. Nanti orang yang lalu lalang di sebelah mereka, pelik
pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Biar ajelah macam ni. Baru tambah romantik.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah tersenyum senang dan memaut lebih erat lengan sasa suaminya itu.
Hamim sudah bengang tapi tidak mahu menempah malu, dia membiarkan sahaja ‘ulat
bulu’ di sebelahnya ini memaut lengannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mereka berjalan beriringan ke dalam bahagian barang
basah di dalam pasaraya Jusco itu. Pelbagai jenis barang basah yang Raudhah
ambil. Sememangnya Raudhah seorang yang suka memasak. Jadi, dia begitu arif
dalam memilih barang basah yang terbaik. Hamim sekadar menunggu dengan bosan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Akhirnya, selepas satu jam jugalah lamanya Raudhah
membeli barang dapur, mereka beratur panjang untuk membayar. Hari ini memang
ramai pelanggan yang datang ke Jusca Equine Park ini. Yelah, hari minggulah
hari untuk membeli-belah bagi orang yang bekerja daripada Isnin sehingga Jumaat
itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dalam ralit mereka menunggu giliran untuk membayar,
tiba-tiba Hamim disapa seseorang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hamim, <i>what
are you doing here</i>?” soal seorang gadis yang berpakaian seksi kepada Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Serentak Hamim dan Raudhah memalingkan wajah ke arah
datangnya suara tersebut. Raudhah mengerutkan dahinya. Siapa perempuan seksi
ni? Detik hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tersenyum lebar dia melihat Aqilah yang sedang
berdiri tegak di hadapannya itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang melihat senyuman bahagia Hamim itu
sudah berasa lain macam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak sangka jumpa you dekat sini. You buat apa dekat
sini?” soal Aqilah ceria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Err… errr…” Hamim teragak-agak mahu menjawab.
Takkanlah nak cakap aku teman isteri aku beli-belah? Malu <i>babe</i>! Dahlah depan Aqilah yang cantik<i> plus</i> seksi ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Suami I teman I beli barang dapur.” Ujar Raudhah
tiba-tiba dengan senyuman ceria yang dibuat-buat. Jangan kau nak menggatal
dengan suami aku!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aqilah yang mendengar jawapan daripada mulut Raudhah
itu tercengang. Hamim sudah menggarukan kepalanya. Ish, memang kacau daun
betullah perempuan gatal ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Wha…<i> what</i>?”
soal Aqilah bagaikan tidak percaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah sekadar mengangguk. Hamim naik bengang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>By the way</i>,
I’m Raudhah. Isteri Hamim.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah menghulurkan tangannya untuk bersalaman
dengan Aqilah. Lambat-lambat, Aqilah berjabat juga tangan dengan Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hamim, you tak bagi tau pun yang you dah kahwin!”
adu Aqilah dengan riak sedih.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah mencebik apabila mendengar suara Aqilah yang
mengada-ngada itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Sorry</i>,”
ujar Hamim dengan sengihan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>It’s okay</i>.
<i>But we still friend</i>kan?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Of course</i>!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Erghhhh, naik menyampahlah pulak aku tengok drama
dua manusia ni. Ejek hati Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Eh, dah sampai <i>turn</i>lah.
Abang, tolong Ayang angkat barang ni…” selar Raudhah. Tangannya sudah licah
meletakkan apa yang patut ke atas kaunter bayaran. Hamin dengan terpaksanya,
menolong juga Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hamim, <i>okay</i>lah,
I mintak diri dulu. Senang-senang, you <i>call</i>lah
number I. Boleh kita sembang-sembang.” Hulur Aqilah sekeping kad kecil. Hamim
menyambutnya dengan gembira.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>I will do
later</i>,” sahut Hamim senang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah bagaikan mahu meletup melihat keramahan
sikap Hamim pada perempuan gedik bernama Aqilah itu. Memang tak malu betul
perempuan ni. Depan isteri orang pun dia masih nak menjual nombor telefon!
Hamim pun satu, dengan aku tak nak pulak dia teruja macam tu. Padahal aku
isteri dia. Memanglah aku ni isteri yang tak dihadapnya! Bentak hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>See you again</i>,
<i>dear</i>.” ucap Aqilah sebelum
meninggalkan mereka berdua.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah membara mendengar ucapan selamat tinggal
yang gedik itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">SUDAH SEMINGGU BERLALU semenjak pertemuan Hamim dan
Aqilah di Jusco itu berlalu. Dalam masa yang sama, sudah bertambah jugalah usia
perkahwinan paksa Hamim dan Raudhah. Walaupun begitu, Hamim masih dengan sikap
dinginnya, sikap berlagaknya dan sikap yang menyampahkan Raudhah! Terkadang
Raudhah berasa sudah berputus asa mahu mengambil hati suaminya itu. Walaupun
sudah pelbagai perkara yang dia lakukan untuk memenangi lelaki yang sudah dia
cinta semenjak zaman universiti itu, namun masih juga tidak berjaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tambahan pula, dengan kehadiran Aqilah semakin
merenggangkan perhubungan mereka berdua. Setiap malam dia mencuri dengar
perbualan suaminya dengan Aqilah di telefon bimbit. Sakit, pedih dan pila
hatinya.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah
serasa sudah mahu berputus asa! Tetapi tak kan itu penyudah kisah rumah
tangganya? Dingin sepanjang masa? Tak syoklah!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hari ini Raudhah bertekad. Dia mahu membuat lawatan
secara perdana di pejabat Hamim bekerja. Bekalan makanan makan tengahari sudah
siap dia sediakan. Nasi tomato dengan ayam masak merah madu. Hari ini juga dia
mahu makan tengahari bersama suaminya. Dia mahu memecahkan rekod sebulan
perkhawinannya. Rekod makan tengahari bersama suami tercintanya di pejabat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dengan lafaz bismillah, Raudhah melangkah ke dalam
lif yang sudah terbuka pintunya. Bekal ditangan dipegang kejap. Namun sebaik
saja pintu lif mahu tertutup dia bagaikan dapat melihat bayang suaminya sedang
berjalan bersama seorang perempuan yang seksi sambil berkepit. Tiba-tiba
jantungnya bergedup kencang!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ya ALLAH, itu suami akukah? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pintu Lif tertutup. Pandangannya kini hanya pada
pintu lif. Dengan segera dia menekan butang supaya pintu lif terbuka kembali.
Sebaik saja pintu lif terbuka, dengan pantas dia mengekori bayang lelaki tadi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ya! Itu suami aku. Sedang berjalan ke arah hotel
berhampiran dengan seorang perempuan yang cantik. Tapi macam aku kenal aje
perempuan tu. Aqilah! Nama itu segera terpacul dalam fikirannya. Suami aku
berjalan berkepit berdua dengan Aqilah menuju ke hotel? Apa yang diorang buat?!
Hatinya penasaran!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Perlahan-lahan dia mengekori langkah suaminya dan
Aqilah. Dia tidak mahu mereka sedar akan kewujudan dia di situ. Diperhatikan
saja gelagat dua manusia tersebut yang terlebih </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">acting</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> daripada orang sudah berkahwin. Sesekali, mereka ketawa.
Sesekali Aqilah membetulkan larian anak rambut Hamim dengan tangan kirinya. Dan
paling memilukan, Hamim memeluk pinggang Aqilah dengan erat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hancur berderai hati Raudhah melihat perlakuan
suaminya itu. Dengan dia, suaminya tidak mahu langsung bercakap atau berborak.
Malah, mahu pandang muka dia pun tidak sama sekali. Pedih! Sakit! Pilu! Itu
yang dia rasa saat ini. Air matanya hampir saja memecah dibentengnya. Namun,
sedaya upaya dia tahan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Suaminya beriringan dengan Aqilah memasuki restoran
mewah. Dia masih mengekori jejak suaminya. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dengan berhati-hati dia mengambil
tempat duduk di bahagian yang tersorok. Dia mahu memerhatikan gelagat Hamim dan
Aqilah. Cermin hitamnya dikeluarkan dan dipakai agar suaminya tidak perasan
kehadirannya di situ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Setelah 10 minit berlalu, makanan yang dipesan
suaminya sampai. Hamim dan Aqilah makan dengan begitu berselera dan gembira.
Sesekali Aqilah akan menyuapnya makan dan Hamim akan membalasnya. Raudhah yang
melihat aksi mereka itu bagaikan mahu terkeluar biji matanya. Hatinya yang
sudah berderai itu, lebur menjadi debu. Agaknya beginilah suaminya setiap hari.
Berpacaran dengan Aqilah! Sakitnya hati isteri ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Akhirnya, mereka usai bersantapan dan keluar
daripada restoran tersebut. Raudhah menangis semahu-mahunya di meja restoran
tersebut. Sungguh dia terluka melihat kecurangan suaminya itu. Sanggup lelaki
yang dia cintai itu berpasangan lain walaupun sudah berkahwin. Dan saat ini,
baru dia terasa letih mengejar cinta suaminya itu. Letih dengan semua yang dia
lakukan selama ini. Ya ALLAH, tabahkanlah hati ini. Doanya tersedu-sedan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">HAMIM PULANG LEWAT hari ini. Begitu banyak kerjanya
di pejabat. Terasa begitu letih badan dia hari ini. Itulah kesibukannya sebagai
seorang pengurus pentadbiran di syarikat milik papanya itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kakinya dihayunkan menaikki tangga menuju ke kamar
tidurnya. Tombol pintu bilik dipulas dan seperti seminggu yang lalu, biliknya
itu sudah gelap gelita. Isteri terpaksanya itu sudah tertidur. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Oh ya, sudah seminggu jugalah Raudhah seperti menjauhkan
diri daripadanya. Tiada lagi isterinya yang sering </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">menunggu dia pulang. Tiada
lagi isteri dia yang akan mengejutkan dia bangun mandi pagi untuk pergi kerja.
Tiada lagi isterinya yang akan menelefon dia di pejabat dan mengucapkan
ayat-ayat cinta. Entah, dia pun tertanya-tanya. Lain benarlah sikap isterinya
itu belakangan ini.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang sedang berbaring mengiring ke sebelah
kiri di atas katil itu, dia hampiri. Terdengar dengakuran halus isterinya itu.
Wajah isterinya yang mulus itu ditenung dengan penuh perasaan. Tiba-tiba dia
bagaikan dapat merasa kesakitan Raudhah mengejar cintanya. Wajah polos itu
mengukir garisan kelukaan walaupun tuan badan sedang beradu. Perlahan-lahan
Hamim mengangkat tangannya. Membelai lembut rambut panjang isterinya yang ikal
itu. Tanpa disedari, air mata mengalir membelah pipi lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maaf,” perkataan itu terpacul daripada mulut Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tidak mahu Raudhah terganggu lenanya dek perbuatan
tersebut, Hamim beredar keluar daripada kamar itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Malam ini dia akan tidur di luar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">PETANG ITU RAUDHAH bersiar-siar di Masjid Putrajaya.
Dia mahu melepaskan semua tekanannya di sini. Melihat pelbagai ragam manusia di
tempat yang begitu popular di Putrajaya. Hatinya yang walang itu harus
diredakan. Jikalau tidak, dia bakal mengalami depresi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah tertanya-tanya sendiri. Bagaimanakah dengan
hayat perkahwinannya ini? Adakah bakal berakhir? Atau akan terus berlangsung
tetapi di dalam suasana yang begitu canggung! Entahlah… hati Raudhah mengeluh
sendirian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiba-tiba otaknya memutarkan kembali peristiwa di
mana Hamim meminta maaf kepadanya semasa dia sedang berlakon tidur. Untuk apa
maaf itu? Dia sendiri tidak pasti. Adakah Hamim meminta maaf kerana bermain
kayu tiga di belakangnya? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mungkin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dan dia berasa sangat takut untuk mendengar lafaz
perpisahan daripada mulut lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sejenak, perasaan galau itu datang lagi menerjah
kalbunya. Pandangannya dihalakan ke arah sepasang suami isteri dan anak kecil
yang sedang bergembira bermain kereta <i>control</i>
di astaka yang luas berhadapan Masjid Putrajaya itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Alangkah bahagia sekali mereka sekeluarga. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia juga menginginkan momen sebegitu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Momen di mana si suami mengajar anaknya bermain
kereta <i>control</i> sementara diperhatikan
oleh isterinya dengan penuh riang. Sesekali si isteri akan mengelap peluh renek
di dahi suami dan anaknya akibat panas yang membahang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hati Raudhah dipagut pilu. Jujur dia sudah menyintai
suaminya itu semenjak dari zaman universiti lagi. Walaupun dapat menyintai
Hamim dalam diam, itu sudah memadai. Siang malam juga dia berdoa agar
diperkenankan jodohnya bersama Hamim. Dan apabila doanya diperkenankan, begini
pula jadinya. Dia langsung tidak dapat menambat hati suaminya. Malah, suaminya
kini curang dengan perempuan lain! Suaminya itu langsung tidak hadap akan
dirinya. Dia merasakan dirinya sungguh malang! Dan patutkah dia merasa menyesal
kerana menyintai suaminya itu? Patutkah dia berputus asa dalam meraih cinta
suaminya itu? </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah buntu sendiri.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hampir dua jam dia berteleku memandang tasik
Putrajaya ciptaan manusia itu dengan pelbagai perasaan yang berkecamuk di dalam
hatinya. Dan tanpa disedari, azan Maghrib berkumandang penuh agung mengundang
umat islam menunaikan kewajipan terhadapNya. Dia beristighfar di dalam hati. Ya
ALLAH ampunilah kelalaian hambanya ini. Doanya di dalam hati. Perlahan-lahan
dia bangun mahu menunaikan kewajipan di Masjid Putrajaya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Selesai solat maghrib secara berjemaah, dia
melakukan solat sunat taubat dan solat hajat. Sepenuh hati dia memohon kepada
ALLAH akan petunjuk bagi ‘masjid’ yang dibina olehnya dan Hamim. Jika patut dia
merobohkan ‘masjid’ binaannya itu, maka ampunilah dia. Jika perlu dia
meneruskannya, maka limpahilah ianya dengan penuh rahmat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Seusai berdoa, Raudhah melipat telekung yang dia
bawa itu masuk ke dalam beg. Tudung dia sarung dengan penuh cermat. Tiba-tiba
getaran telefon bimbitnya di dalam poket seluarnya menarik perhatian. Hamimkah
yang menghantar pesan ringkas kerana risaukan aku? Hatinya tertanya-tanya.
Dengan segera dia mengeluarkan telefon bimbitnya itu. Satu mesej daripada
nombor yang tidak kenali! Dengan penuh perasaan berdebar-debar dia membuka
mesej tersebut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Balik cepat kalau mahu suami kau
selamat! Jgn report polis atau bgtau sesiapa. Kalau tidak, nahas!</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah bagaikan mahu pitam membaca mesej tersebut!
Ya ALLAH, bencana apakah ini?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah memandu dengan laju sekali. Sungguh hatinya
tidak tenteram membaca mesej ringkas tadi. Air matanya mengalir tidak
henti-henti memikirkan nasib suaminya. Adakah suaminya dalam keadaan selamat
atau sudah berputih mata? Ya ALLAH, aku tidak sanggup! Aku tidak sanggup
kehilangan suamiku sendiri! Peliharalah dia daripada semua bala dan bencana.
Selamatkanlah dia Ya ALLAH! Berilah aku kesempatan untuk meluahkan rasa cintaku
kepadanya. Berilah kesempatan untuk aku memohon keampunan daripadanya, Ya
ALLAH. Doa Raudhah dengan perasaan penuh pengharapan dan ketakutan!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sesampai saja dia di perkarangan rumah, hatinya
bertambah kecut. Keadaan rumahnya begitu gelap sekali. Tiada satu pun lampu
yang dipasang. Hanya lampu jalan saja yang menerangi perkarangan rumah. Hatinya
berdebar menggila. Jantungnya bagaikan dipalu keluar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dengan lafaz bismillah, dia melangkah ke pintu rumah
dengan perlahan-lahan. Tombol pintu dibuka. Tidak berkunci! Dengan perasaan
cemas dia melangkah masuk. Lima langkah dia berjalan, kakinya tersepak satu
bongkah kecil. Melilau dia memandang sekeliling. Risau jika penjahat yang
menangkap suaminya sedang memerhatikannya. Dengan perlahan-lahan, dia menunduk
mengambil bongkah tersebut. Terdapat sekeping kertas yang terselit pada badan
bongkah itu yang diikat bersama tali getah. Raudhah menguraikan ikatan </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">getah
tersebut. Terdapat mesej di situ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Arahan itu dia baca di dalam hati. Bertambah rasa
gementar dan takutnya. Namun, dia gagahi juga memanjat setiap anak tangga yang
menghala ke arah bilik tidur utama. Tidak henti-henti dia memohon agar suaminya
selamat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pintu kamar di selak perlahan. Bilik itu sungguh
gelap sehinggakan tiada satu pun cahaya yang memancar. Bunyian suara juga tidak
kedengaran. Hatinya semakin dipalu risau. Dengan perasaan berani, dia gagahi
juga membuka mulutnya untuk memanggil suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang…” serunya perlahan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Kedudukannya
masih di muka pintu. Tidak berani melangkah lebih jauh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Raudhah, jangan dekat.” Terdengar suara suaminya dengan
penuh kepayahan untuk bercakap. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Seakan-akan sudah tercedera parah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Menggeletar seluruh tubuh badan Raudhah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Selamatkah suaminya itu? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Air matanya berjuraian jatuh membasahi pipi
mulusnya. Terasa mahu saja dia menjerit meminta tolong tetapi teringatkan
ugutan si penjahat, dia rela mendiamkan diri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang, abang tak apa-apa?” soalnya penuh risau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sunyi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Diam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiada sahutan lagi daripada suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah tidak dapat menahan perasaannya. Dia sudah
teresak-esak. Jatuh terduduk dia di muka pintu bilik. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiba-tiba lampu di tepi kepala katil menyala. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Memberi cahaya malap dalam ruang bilik. Kelihatan
suaminya berlumuran darah sambil ikat di atas kerusi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hampir pengsan Raudhah melihat keadaan suaminya itu.
Mulutnya ditekup menahan tangisan yang menggila. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia mahu menerpa ke arah
suaminya itu, tetapi Hamim menggeleng lemah dan terkulai layu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah terus terpaku di situ. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sungguh dia bungkam tidak tahu mahu melakukan apa.
Otaknya bagaikan lumpuh untuk berfikir. Akalnya bagaikan mati daripada terusan
berfikir.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiba-tiba bunyai petikan gitar kedengaran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah terkejut dan tergamam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim mengangkat kepalanya yang layu itu dan
menyanyikan lagu…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well you done done me
and you bet I felt it</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted<br />
I fell right through the cracks, now I’m trying to get back<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Before the cool done
run out I’ll be giving it my bestest<br />
And nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention<br />
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But I won’t hesitate
no more, no more<br />
It cannot wait, I’m yours<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well open up your mind
and see like me<br />
Open up your plans and damn you’re free<br />
Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Listen to the music of
the moment people, dance and sing<br />
We’re just one big family<br />
And it’s our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So I won’t hesitate no
more, no more<br />
It cannot wait, I’m sure<br />
There’s no need to complicate, our time is short<br />
This is our fate, I’m yours<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">D-d-do do you, but do
you, d-d-do<br />
But do you want to come on<br />
Scooch on over closer dear<br />
And I will nibble your ear<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’ve been spending way
too long checking my tongue in the mirror<br />
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer<br />
But my breath fogged up the glass<br />
And so I drew a new face and I laughed<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I guess what I be
saying is there ain’t no better reason<br />
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons<br />
It’s what we aim to do, our name is our virtue<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But I won’t hesitate
no more, no more<br />
It cannot wait, I’m yours<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Come on and open up
your mind and see like me<br />
(I won’t hesitate)<br />
Open up your plans and damn you’re free<br />
(No more, no more)<br />
Look into your heart and you’ll find that the sky is yours<br />
(It cannot wait, I’m sure)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So please don’t,
there’s no need<br />
(There’s no need to complicate)<br />
There’s no need to complicate<br />
(Our time is short)<br />
‘Cause our time is short<br />
(This is our fate)<br />
This is, this is, this is our fate<br />
I’m yours<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oh, I’m yours<br />
Oh, I’m yours<br />
Oh, whoa, baby you believe I’m yours<br />
You best believe, best believe I’m yours<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>I love you</i>
Raudhah Farhana…” Hamim mengakhiri nyanyi itu dengan ucapan cinta kepada
Raudhah. Dia tersenyum bahagia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang tercengang, masih lagi dalam keadaan
bungkam. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia keliru. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sekelirunya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Otak memang lumpuh untuk mencerna apa yang sedang
berlaku kini. Dia bagaikan dihipnotis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Apakah yang berlaku? Itu yang terdetik difikirannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang melihat reaksi Raudhah itu gusar. Dia
melepaskan ikatan tangannya dan segera menerpa ke arah Raudhah. Muka Raudhah
yang tergamam itu dipegang dengan penuh kasih.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang…” sahutnya penuh perasaan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Risau Raudhah sampuk sawan akibat perbuatannya itu.
Namun Raudhah masih lagi terpana.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Melihat masih tiada lagi reaksi daripada isterinya
itu, Hamim lantas mengucup lembut bibir Raudhah. Dijamah bibir itu dengan penuh
rasa cinta yang membuak-buak. Dengan penuh perasaan cinta terhadap isterinya
itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah tersedar dek perbuatan suaminya itu. Segera
dia merungkai perbuatan suaminya itu. Dan sepantas kilat, muka Hamim
ditamparnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Awak jahat!” jerit Raudhah dan bingkas bangun
berlari ke aras bawah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim mengejar isterinya. Dengan cekap, dia
merangkul Raudhah ke dalam pelukannya. Dipeluk seerat </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">yang mungkin tubuh kecil
Raudhah. Raudhah meronta minta dilepaskan, namun makin kuat pautan Hamim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang… <i>listen
to me</i>. <i>It was a trick</i>!” jelas
Hamim. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Trick</i>? <i>How dare you</i>?! <i>But for what this all stupid things</i>?” soal Raudhah pula dalam
perasaan berkecamuk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia sudah berhenti meronta-ronta minta dilepaskan.
Membiarkan saja Hamim memeluknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ini semua rancangan abang untuk memikat hati isteri
abang ni. Rancangan untuk menguji cinta isteri abang kepada abang. Semua yang
terjadi selama ini hanya lakonan semata-mata. <i>Even</i>, yang sayang tengok abang dan Aqilah bermesraan dekat restoran
tu pun lakonan abang. Sikap dingin abang pada sayang pun, lakonan abang. <i>I’m sorry</i>.” Terang Hamim dan mengucup
lembut kepala isterinya. Pelukannya masih lagi tidak dilepaskan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah bungkam mendengar penerangan suaminya itu.
Perasaannya berperang tika ini. Mahu bergembira atau mahu terasa hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiba-tiba lampu di ruang tamu terbuka. Terjengul
kelibat Aqilah di situ. Tersenyum kelucuan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yup Raudhah. Semua ni lakonan Abang Hamim aje.
Semuanya sudah dirancang. Masa dekat Jusco tempoh hari pun, lakonan kami
semata-mata. <i>You know what</i>? I dengan
Hamim ni, adik-beradik susuanlah!” selar Aqilah pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim membalikkan tubuh Raudhah menghadap ke
arahnya. Direnung mata isterinya dengan penuh perasaan kasih.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Betul apa yang Aqilah cakap tu. Semua ini lakonan
saja. Sebenarnya abang dah lama cintakan sayang.” Ujar Hamim meyakinkan Raudhah
pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah mengalirkan air matanya. Tidak tahu dia mahu
ucapkan apa. Sungguh lidahnya begitu kelu disaat ini. Dia masih lagi terpana
dengan semua pendedahan secara mendadak ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Malam ni, abang tidur luar!” ucap Raudhah lalu
berlari ke atas menuju ke bilik.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang, janganlah macam ni! Tunggu abang…” sahut
Hamim pula dan berlari mengikut jejak Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aqilah tergelak kecil. Hai, macam-macam perangai
diorang ni. Detik hatinya. Yang pasti, tugasnya sudah pun selesai.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">*****<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“SAYANG… masih merajuk ke?” soal Hamim selepas dia
membersihkan diri daripada darah ciptaannya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang sedang bersandar santai di kepala katil
dihampirinya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Isterinya itu sedang khusyuk membaca novel Suami
Tidak Kuhadap hasil tulisan penulis berbakat besar, Rehan Makhtar itu.
Panggilan suaminya itu langsung tidak dibalas. Diselambakan aje mukanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang…” panggil Hamim lagi. Kali ini dengan nada
penuh godaan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang mendengar, berasa seram sejuk pula.
Segera novel itu ditutup. Ish… tak senanglah orang nak baca novel!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Muka suaminya
ditenung tajam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Saya masih merajuk dengan abang lagi.” Ujar Raudhah
dan berbaring di atas katil. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Malas dia mahu melayan suaminya di sebelah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim tersenyum riang melihat muka merajuk Raudhah
itu. Comel sungguh pada pengamatannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Didekatkan lagi tubuhnya dengan tubuh Raudhah yang
mengiring menghadap ke arah lain. Lalu, dirangkul tubuh Raudhah. Mulutnya
didekatkan dengan telinga Raudhah. Raudhah tidak melawan sekadar membatu saja.
Dalam hatinya, berdebar-debar juga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang tahu tak, sebenarnya abang dah lama cintakan
sayang. Tapi sengaja abang tak nak luah. Masa abang dapat tahu mama nak
jodohkan kita berdua, abang gembira sangat.” Bisik Hamim penuh romantis di tepi
telinga Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kenapa?” soal Raudhah. Dia masih lagi tidak
mengubah posisi baringnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sebab abang dah cintakan sayang sejak dari zaman
universiti lagi,” ucap Hamim ikhlas dan tulus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang mendengar luahan Hamim itu segera
menghadap suaminya. Peralihan posisi baringnya itu menyebabkan hidung mereka
berlaga dan bersatu apabila Raudhah sudah menghadap Hamim. Hamim mengemaskan
lagi pelukannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Dari zaman universiti?” soal Raudhah mahu
memastikan apa yang didengarnya tadi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ya… sayangkan junior abang masa dekat UM dulu.
Ingat tak? Tapi sayang tak pernah perasan kehadiran abang masa tu. Yelah, orang
cantik manalah nak pandang kita yang buruk ni.” Seloroh Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah yang mendengar itu sudah tersenyum
kegembiraan. Ya ALLAH, rupa-rupanya selama ini kami saling menyintai antara
satu sama lain, tapi tidak pernah berpeluang bersemuka. Hanya menyintai di
dalam kejauhan. Maknanya, tak adalah aku syok sorang-sorang!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ya ke abang? Sebab selama ni pun, ayang memang dah
jatuh cinta dengan abang sejak dari zaman U lagi. Tapi takut nak dekat dengan abang. Tak sangka selama ni
kita menyintai antara satu sama lain. Dah lama tau ayang jadi <i>secret admire</i> abang.” Ujar Raudhah dengan
penuh kebahagiaan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim yang mendengar kata-kata Raudhah itu terkejut dan
tidak sangka sekali.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Betul ke sayang? Ya ALLAH, rupanya memang jodoh
kita berdua. Alhamdulillah. Tak menyesal abang tolak cinta orang lain demi
sayang.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cinta orang lain? Siapa tu?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Adalah…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang, cepat bagitau!” gesa Raudhah pada Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak ada sapelah… yang peting sekarang, sayang sudah
jadi milik abang. Buat selamanya. InsyaALLAH.” Selar Hamim menghalau gusar hati
Raudhah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tapikan, cara abang layan sayang masa mula-mula
dulu kejam sangat. Lepas tu, abang <i>date </i>dengan
Aqilah. Sakit tau hati! Dengan penipuan abang kena tangkap dengan penjahat
tadi, <i>eeeeee</i>… kejamlah! Habis
bengkak-bengkak mata ni menangis tau! Tapi masa abang nyanyi lagu I’m yours tu <i>sweet giler</i>!” adu Raudhah pada suaminya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang minta maaf sayang. Semua ni, idea Aqilah.
Masa mula-mula kita kahwin tu, abang sengaja buat macam tu. Nak uji kesabaran sayang
macam mana. Boleh ke sayang terima abang? Rupa-rupanya memang betul isteri
abang ni sayangkan abang. Dan abang pun sayangkan sayang. <i>I love so so so much</i>!” ucap </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Hamim seraya mengucup dahi Raudhah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Oh ye ke? Ingatkan akan jadi isteri tak abang hadap
buat selamanya.” Sindir Raudhah selamba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Eeeee</i>…
nak sindir-sindir kita pulak. Cium kang baru tau!” ugut Hamim.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang, jangan nak jadi ulat bulu ek,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa salahnya? Abang nak cium isteri abangkan? Bukan
orang lain.” Ujar Hamim tersengih nakal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Raudhah memegang bibir suaminya itu. Diusap-usap
lingkaran bibir suaminya itu. Selepas itu dibelai-belai manja wajah suaminya.
Terima kasih Ya ALLAH, terima kasih kerana menjadi Hamim sebagai suamiku. Doa
Raudhah di dalam hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang, abang nak tanya satu soalan…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa dia?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang tak marah abang lagikan? Tak merajuk dah
dengan abang?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Abang pun sayangkan sayang! Selama-lamanya. Sampai
syurga!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">BAB 7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">PINTU rumah dihempas kuat! Datin
Bella yang sedang membaca majalah Mingguan Wanita itu tersentak seketika. Mujur
saja dilewat umurnya yang sudah mencecah 43 tahun itu, dia tidak mempunyai
penyakit jantung. Kalau tidak memang mati kojol dia di situ akibat bunyi
dentuman pintu yang dihempas kuat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika menonong saja
menghempaskan tubuhnya di sofa berhadapan dengan mamanya. Reaksi mamanya yang
masam lantaran perbuatannya sebentar tadi tidak dihiraukan. Panas hatinya
sekarang masih tidak reda!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, terkejut mama you buat
macam tu! Nasib mama sihat walafiat! Kalau tak memang dah putih mata dekat
sini.” Ujar Datin Bella sambil menutup majalah yang ralit dibacanya tadi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rasa hairan menampar benaknya
melihat kelakuan anaknya yang kelihatan kusut sahaja. Pagi tadi bukan main
ceria bercerita itu ini. Alih-alih sampai ke tengah hari, <i>mood</i>nya pun sama panas macam cuaca di luar! </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tidak menentu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, <i>what is wrong with you</i>?” tegur Datin Bella lagi setelah melihat
anak gadisnya itu sekadar membatukan diri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ma… <i>I’m not in good mood</i>.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Why</i>? <i>What happened</i>? <i>Tell me</i>, sayang.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datin Bella sudah menegakkan
duduknya. <i>Mood</i> anaknya yang
berubah-rubah menarik minatnya untuk tahu lebih lanjut. Pasti ada sesuatu yang
panas berlaku sehinggakan anak gadisnya itu terlantar lesu di sofa tiga itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sayang… ceritalah dekat Mama.
Kalau you tak cerita, macam mana mama nak tahu apa masalah you sampai <i>mood </i>you macam orang nak menopaus!”
selar Datin Bella cuba memancing Angelika untuk bercerita lebih lanjut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika yang mendengar perkataan
‘menopaus’ itu terus menegakkan badan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ma! I masih muda, <i>okay</i>? Menopaus apa <i>pulak</i>nya. Hal ni tak ada kaitan dengan itu semua!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika mendengus keras. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mamanya
ini sengaja mahu menambahkan lagi bara kepanasan hatinya. Tak membantu
langsung.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Okay</i>, <i>sorry</i>. <i>So I let you to be franked</i>. <i>Now</i>, <i>tell
me</i>!” gesa Datin Bella lagi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika sekadar melepaskan nafas
berat. Kalau teringatkan peristiwa tadi, pasti hatinya mencengkam hebat.
Perempuan itu memang pembawa sial! Semenjak kehadirannya dalam perhubungan
Angelika dan Shahril, semuanya menjadi huru hara. Gara-gara perempaun itu,
sering kali dia bertelagah dan bergaduh dengan Shahril! Tidak seperti sebelum
ini, aman dan damai.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie… <i>I told you</i>, cerita dekat mama. Mama tak nak tengok anak mama
bersedih, muram macam ni. <i>It is not good for you</i>. You orang muda, nanti muram-muram macam ni <i>depressed</i> <i>pulak</i>. Dapat
tekanan jiwa! <i>Or</i> <i>you want tell me about Shahril</i>? Shahril ada buat apa-apa yang tak
elok dekat you ke?” Soal Datin Bella menyerkap jarang!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika yang mendengar bebelan
mamanya, segera tersentap! Mamanya ini macam ahli sihir pulak boleh teka apa
yang ada dalam kepalanya. Namun, dia takut mahu menceritakan hal Shahril yang
bakal berkahwin dengan orang lain. Yelah, mamanya itu menaruh harapan setinggi
gunung Everest agar dia berkahwin dengan Shahril. Tapi bila hal ini terjadi,
dia jadi takut mahu membuka cerita. Namun, sampai bila dia nak simpan rahsia
ini? Akhirnya nanti akan terbongkar juga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Yes</i>, <i>it is about Shahril</i>.”
Ujar Angelika lesu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Why</i>? <i>What is wrong with him</i>?
<i>Is he do something to you</i>? <i>How far</i>?” Soal Datin Bella bertalu-talu. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Risau benar jika anak kesayangannya itu diapa-apakan oleh kekasih anaknya itu.
Dibuatnya Shahril telah meniduri anaknya dan meninggalkan Angelika begitu saja.
Ibarat habis sepah, madu dibuang! Tidak! Dia tidak akan membenarkan perkara itu
berlaku. Perasaan buruk sangka mula menerjah benaknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>No</i>, <i>he doesn’t do anything to
me</i>. <i>But I have something to tell you</i>.<i> It is might be a supprised to you</i>.”
Ujar Angelika berhati-hati. Risau hatinya mamanya akan mengamuk sakan mendengar
berita yang akan disampaikan ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>What</i>? <i>What is the supprised</i>?”
Datin Bella sudah tidak sabar. Shahril mahu ajak anaknya berkawinkah? </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kalau
benar, dialah orang paling gembira hari ini. Memang cita-cita mahu berbesan
dengan Datuk Roffi dan Datin Faridah itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Shahril will marry other girl</i>,” lemah Angelika menuturkannya. Tanpa
sedar air matanya mengalir lesu! Rasa pedih menghimpit dadanya. Tak dapat
dibayangkan Shahril akan berkahwin dengan gadis manis itu. Walaupun Shahril
sudah berjanji akan berkahwin dalam tempoh yang ditetapkan dan akan menceraikan
gadis itu, namun rasa sedih dan cemburu itu tetap hadir memenuhi hatinya.
Sakit!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>What</i>?!” Datin Bella bingkas bangun. Begitu terkejut dia mendengar
berita itu. Serasa senak pernafasannya kala ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>It is true</i>, mama. <i>I will
loose him</i>.” Luah Angelika yang sudah teresak-esak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Dengan siapa? Macam mana dia boleh
kahwin dengan perempuan lain? Itulah padahnya, you tak nak dengar cakap mama!
Dari awal mama suruh you terima dia <i>as your
husband</i>! <i>Now</i>, <i>you see it with your eyes</i>. <i>He will marry other girl because of your ego</i>!”
Tempik Datin Bella. Panas darahnya saat ini. Niatnya mahu berbesan dengan
pasangan kaya raya itu hancur musnah. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kesedihan anaknya itu tidak menarik
perhatiannya langsung! Malah, dia asyik memikirkan bagaimana mahu menghancurkan
perkahwinan Shahril dan gadis sial yang berjaya merampas kekasih anaknya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika menahan sebak mendengar
kata-kata mamanya. Memang, rasa kesal itu datang berpadu-padu dalam hatinya.
Kesal kerana menolak lamaran Shahril suatu ketika dahulu. Dan hari ini, dia
berputih mata!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ma… <i>don’t put the blame on me</i>. Shahril terpaksa mama. Mama dan papa dia
paksa dia.” Terang Angelika.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Paksa? Kahwin paksa? Oh, <i>my god</i>! Kolot sungguh Datin Faridah tu
ya? Nampak aje macam moden sangat, tapi kolot betul mahu paksa anak-anak
kahwin. <i>By the way</i>, <i>who is the girl</i>?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Anak orang gaji Datin Faridah,”
Angelika berterus terang. Tak mampu dia mahu berselindung.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>What the hell</i>?!” terjerit Datin Bella dibuatnya. Mahu pecah
pembuluh darahnya. Gila ke apa Datin Faridah ni? Anak orang gaji dijadikan
isteri untuk anak bujangnya? Bodoh sungguh! Sumpah seranah Datin Bella dalam
hatinya. Tapi dikala ini, hatinya menjadi sedikit tenang. Anak orang miskin
aje, tak perlulah dia susah-susah mahu memikirkan cara untuk menghapuskan
perkahwinan Shahril itu. Kala ini, otak jahatnya sudah mula mencipta pelbagai
rancangan jahat! Kemahuannya hanya satu, Shahril harus menjadi menantunya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, sayang…” Angelika yang
terbaring lesu dengan air mata menitis lebat di sofa, diterpanya. “<i>Please don’t cry</i>. <i>Don’t let your tears fall for this small matter</i>! Mama akan buat
segalanya untuk kembalikan keceriaan anak mama.” Kepala anak gadisnya
diusap-usap manja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Promise</i>?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Promise</i> sayang!” ujar Datin Bella dengan senyuman penuh dengan
seribu makna.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">BAB 8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">NOVEL Bisikan Rindu hasil tulisan
Mimie Afinie itu ditutup daripada pembacaan. Dia tidak dapat untuk meneruskan
konsentrasinya untuk membaca novel itu. Novel itu direnung lama. Itu adalah
hadiah pemberian Safuan. Lelaki yang mengakui menyintainya semenjak dia berada
di tingkatan 1 lagi. Waktu itu Safuan berada di tingkatan 5, jadi sebagai
kenangan lelaki itu menghadiahkan sebuah novel untuk Cahaya terus mengenang
lelaki itu. Ya, sudah berpuluh-puluh kali Cahaya membaca novel itu dan setiap
kali pembacaan itu jugaklah dia terkenangkan Safuan. Sehabis saja lelaki itu di
alam persekolahan, mereka terus terputus hubungan. Sehingga kini, Cahaya tidak
pernah berjumpa dengan lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Saya sukakan awak,” luah Safuan
berani.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ucapan keramat itu bagaikan tidak
pudar diingatannya. Sentiasa mekar dan segar. Namun, dia tidak pernah membalas
cinta Safuan yang dihulurkan ikhlas buat dirinya. Yalah, sewaktu itu dia hanya
diusia awal remaja. Jadi, dia tidak tahu apa makna bercinta dan sebagainya.
Akan tetapi, disebabkan ucapan itu, dia tidak boleh melupakan Safuan.
Sehinggakan hari ini, dia masih lagi berharap Safuan akan datang menemuinya.
Ah, mungkin saja Safuan sudah berkahwin dengan orang lain! Otaknya
mengingatkan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Daripada posisi berbaring, Cahaya
meniarap pula. Kalendar dan pen di meja kecil bersebelahan katil dicapai.
Tarikh 2.2.2013 dipangkah. Ini bermakna hanya tinggal 19 hari lagi status
dirinya akan berubah. Berubah menjadi isteri kepada Tuan Shahril!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Menggeletar dirinya saat
mengenangkan perkara itu. Serasa tidak percaya dia akan dikahwinkan dengan Tuan
Shahril. Dengan cara paksa pulak tu! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Di saat itu jugak, dirinya dihambat
rasa bersalah. Bersalah kerana dirinya hubungan Tuan Shahril dan gadis cantik
yang dia temui di Restoran Selera Kampung tempoh hari, berantakkan. Dia
merasakan dirinya adalah perampas! Dan melihat kemesraan Tuan Shahril dan gadis
itu, tentu saja mereka adalah pasangan yang bahagia sebelum ini. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yang pasti, tentu saja perasaan
teman wanita Tuan Shahril hancur berkecai! Yalah, kekasih dia nak kahwin dengan
orang lain, mana tak sakit hati! Hai, kenapalah kena kahwin paksa macam ni.
Hatinya mengeluh panjang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya… buat apa tu? Berangan aje
kerja kamu! Bukan nak menolong mak di dapur, terbaring aje baca novel!” marah
Kamsah pada anaknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya lantas bangun daripada
pembaringannya. Mukanya sengaja dimonyokkan. Hari ini dia benar-benar tiada
mood untuk buat apa-apa. Hatinya letih, otaknya beku. Asyik memikirkan pasal
kahwin paksa yang dirancang! Mahu membantah, kata setuju telah diputuskan! Hai…
apalah nasib.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya takde mood la mak,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hisy! Ada pulak macam tu.
Sudah-sudah, bangun! Tu, Tuan Shahril ada dekat depan tu. Pergi hidang makan
terngah hari. Mak dah siap masak.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar nama Shahril
disebut itu terus terbelalak biji matanya. Bagai mahu terkeluar daripada soket
matanya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia ada dekat sini ke? Dua hari tak
balik, alih-alih datang jugak sini. Eeeeee… kusutlah! Hatinya mendesah! Kepala
tidak gatal digarunya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kenapa dia ada dekat sini pulak
mak? Malaslah Aya…” ujar Cahaya lantas baring semula dan menekup mukanya
menggunakan bantal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cahaya! Kenapa cakap macam tu? Itu
bakal suami kamu. Pergi layan dia. Tanya dia nak makan apa, nak minum apa.
Nanti dah kahwin senang!” bebel Kamsah seraya menarik-narik bantal yang menutup
muka anaknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang malas mahu mendengar
maknya membebel lagi panjang, hanya menuruti sahaja. Tudung yang bersidai
dicapai, dengan hati yang berat dia melangkah keluar daripada bilik.
Menyusahkan orang betullah Tuan Shahril ni! Sempat lagi hatinya membentak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pinggan dan mangkuk yang berisi
lauk-pauk ditatang penuh berhati-hati di dalam talam untuk dibawa ke meja
makan. Bayang Shahril, Datuk Roffi dan Datin Faridah masih tidak kelihatan
semasa dia mengatur makanan yang bermacam jenis di meja makan. Ah, mungkin
mereka di bilik masing-masing lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tanpa membuang masa, Cahaya ke
dapur untuk membuat air. Hari ini dia mahu membuat air sirap bandung. Air
kegemaran Datuk Roffi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya berseorangan di dapur
mengacau air yang sudah dicampur dengan sirap. Tinggal masukkan susu saja lagi.
Sambil mengacau air, sambil itu juga dia berangan. Kali ini berangan dia mahu
menyambung belajar pula. Surat tawaran yang diterima sungguh mengembirakan
hatinya. Tapi itulah bila teringatkan pasal belajar, pasal kahwin pulak
menerjah minda! Sesak nafas dia dibuatnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Teringatkan campuran air dan
sirapnya belum dituangkan susu, segera Cahaya mahu mengambil susu di dalam peti
ais. Tiba-tiba tubuhnya terlanggar satu bongkah besar yang entah bila berdiri
di belakangnya. Terjatuh terduduk Cahaya dilantai dapur!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hoi! Buat kerja macam mana sampai
terlanggar orang! Itulah asyik berangan aje kerja dia! Ke kau dah buta?!”
tempik Shahril. Panas hatinya tiba-tiba tubuhnya dilanggar Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang terduduk kesakitan itu,
berdesing telinganya. Gila ke apa mamat ni? Dia yang tiba-tiba berdiri belakang
aku, nak marah-marahkan orang pulak! Hati Cahay menggumam geram.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Dah, tepi sikit! Aku nak basuh
tangan ni! Kang, hilang pulak selera aku nak makan disebabkan tengok muka kau.”
Ujar Shahril sinis. Sengaja mahu menyakitkan hati Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia tahu dia yang bersalah berdiri
dengan tiba-tiba dibelakang gadis itu tapi siapa suruh gadis itu tak tengok
dulu siapa yang ada kat dapur ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya segera bangun. Dia pun tak
hingin melihat muka mamat bongkak sombong bodoh itu. Ambik kau! Tiga sekali aku
bagi sumpah seranah dekat kau!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bongkak!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Puas hatinya walaupun
tidak dicakapkan secara terang-terangan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa yang kecoh-kecoh ni Shah?”
soal Datin Faridah yang entah bila masa muncul di dapur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak ada apa mama. Ada orang buta
dalam rumah ni terlupa bawak tongkat sampai orang dalam dapur di pun habis dia
langgar.” Pedas berapi kata-kata yang Shahril lontar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kalaulah Cahaya mempunyai kuasa
disaat ini, memang bisu mulut Shahril disumpahnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Orang buta? Siapa yang buta dalam
rumah ni?” soal Datin Faridah yang masih kabur dengan sindiran anak lelakinya
itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Entah, mama carilah sendiri.” kata
Shahril mudah. Usai membasuh tangan disingki, segera dia meninggalkan dapur.
Datin Faridah terpinga-pinga jadinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Namun beberapa saat selepas itu,
baru dia tahu. Pasti anaknya bergaduh dengan Cahaya! Hai, macam anjing dan
kucing pulak dah diorang ni. Detik hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya okey?” soal Datin Faridah
kepada Cahaya yang sudah menyambung kerjanya semula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya okey Datin. Tak apa hal <i>kecik</i> aje.” Ujar Cahaya yang tersenyum
manis. Tapi dalam hatinya menyumpah-nyumpah anak Datin Faridah yang bernama Shahril
itu. tak guna! Orang buta dia panggilnya aku.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Betul ni? Kalau okey, tak<i>pe</i>lah. Lagi satu, jangan panggil Datin.
Panggil mama! Biasakan lidah tu. Tak lama lagi, Aya akan panggil mama <i>jugak</i> kan? Jadi, berlatih daripada
sekarang!” tegur Datin Faridah yang sudah tersenyum lebar itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Baiklah Da… Ma… ma.”
Tergagap-gagap Cahaya mahu membetulkan cara panggilannya. Aduh! Macam-macamlah!
Taknaklah kahwin dengan mamat berlagak tu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Good</i>, sudahlah tu. Jom kita makan sama-sama.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datin Faridah tersenyum lebar saja bila bakal menantunya
hanya mengangguk. Tidak membantah. Itulah yang dia suka tentang Cahaya. Amat
berbudi-bahasa dan patuh orangnya. Hai, sejuk hati Kamsah mengandungkan Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CAHAYA menuruni tangga untuk ke
pintu keluar butik Hanis Huzaini Bridal itu dengan hati yang mendongkol! Sakit
hatinya dengan perangai tak semenggah Shahril. Boleh aje dia buat bodoh ketika
dia asyik menayang-nayangkan baju pengantin di hadapan lelaki itu. Punyalah
penat dia berpusing-pusing dihadapan lelaki itu, tetapi lelaki itu hanya ralit
memandang skrin telefon pintarnya! Kurang ajar betul!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aku ni bersungguh-sungguh berlakon
depan akak tu macam kitorang ni pasangan bahagia, untuk jaga air muka dia tapi
dia buat bodoh aje! Entah apa yang dia belek dekat telefon bimbit dia tu. <i>Last-last</i>, aku yang kena pilih baju pengantin
segala. Nasiblah kalau tak kena dengan citarasa dia! Orang tanya asyik angguk
aje macam burung belatuk! Nasib baik tak patah tengkuk tu! Sumpah seranah
Cahaya kepada Shahril! </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hatinya membengkak kalau teringat muka Fatin yang hanya
tersenyum mengejek padanya. Bagai dapat dibaca isi hati gadis itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hoi! Kau nak ke mana tu?” lantang
Shahril menyoal Cahaya yang sudah berjalan ke arah tempat kereta dipakir. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sebaik mendengar soalan pelik
Shahril itu, Cahaya lantas membalikkan badan menghadap Shahril yang sedang
berdiri tegak beberapa langkah di belakangnya. Nak baliklah! Nak ke mana lagi!
Bentak hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Namun, tiba-tiba otaknya mencerna
suatu perkara. Shahril mahu membuat jahat padanya lagi kah? Mahu
meninggalkannya di sini dan suruh dia balik sorang-sorang menaikki teksi? Aduh!
Sudahlah di sini jarang teksi lalu. Mampus aku dibuatnya. Hati Cahaya digaru
resah. Terkulat-kulat dia di situ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kau pekak ke apa? Orang tanya kau
buat bodoh pulak kat situ ya?” pedas sindiran yang dia lontarkan kepada Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Nak baliklah.” Laju saja Cahaya
menjawab. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Malas dia mahu berbasa-basi lagi. Kalau boleh dia mahu cepat-cepat
pergi dari sini dan berpisah dengan Shahril di rumah. Tak tahan menghadap
karenah lelaki itu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kalau kau nak
balik cepat, kau tahanlah mana-mana teksi yang lalu. Aku nak makan dulu. Kalau
kau nak ikut aku, terpulanglah.” Ujar Shahril dan tanpa menunggu jawapan
daripada mulut Cahaya, terus saja dia menghalakan langkah ke Restoran Selera
Kampung yang tidak berapa jauh daripada situ. Dia sedang menunggu kehadiran
seseorang yang dinantikan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Cahaya terpaku melihat kelibat Shahril yang
selamba saja meninggalkan dirinya di situ. Tidak menoleh ke belakang langsung!
Ya ALLAH, ke mana pulak dia nak pergi tu? Orang nak baliklah! Boleh pulak dia
mahu makan segala. Dekat rumahkan sudah ada orang yang masak, nak makan dekat
restoran jugak tu buat apa? Membazir duit aje! Hati Cahaya membebel geram. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mahu
tidak mahu, dia terpaksa juga menurut langkah Shahril. Takkanlah dia mahu
tunggu teksi di situ, tidak sanggup dia!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ayunan kaki dilajukan agar dapat
menyaingi langkah panjang Shahril. Hatinya panas dengan karenah Shahril yang
tidak tahu menimbang perasaan orang lain. Hanya ikut kepala dia saja. Tiba-tiba
akalnya memarahi dirinya sendiri. Kau ingat kau tu siapa? Buah hati pengarang
jantung Shahril sampai dia mahu ikut rentak kau? Huh! Mendengar kata akalnya,
tidak tahu apa nasibnya jika berkahwin dengan Shahril kelak. Namun, janji telah
ditematerai jadi ikut sajalah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tuan, tunggulah Aya…” nafasnya
tercungap-cungap untuk menyaingi langkah Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang mendengar buat tak
endah saja. Dalam hatinya menyumpah serenah. Kenapa dia ikut jugak? Hisy! Menyibuk
betul! Aku ingatkan, aku tinggal dia, dia blah la daripada sini. Tapi masih
jugak nak ikut buntut aku! Menyusahkan betul!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tuan,” Panggil Cahaya lagi yang
sudah berada di belakang Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Bisinglah kau ni! Ikut ajelah!
Jangan nak banyak bunyi!” herdik Shahril sesampai mereka di Restoran Selera
Kampung itu. Mujur saja keadaan di situ lengang. Kalau tidak, dapat malu saja
orang melihat mereka bergaduh kecil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang tercungap-cungap
mengambil nafas itu, terus terdiam sebaik saja memandang muka garang Shahril
yang memanah ke mukanya. Risau hatinya jika betul-betul Shahril meninggalkannya
di situ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tanpa membuang masa, Shahril segera
mengambil tempat di meja berhampiran. Panas hatinya sejuk sedikit setelah
melabuhkan duduk di kerusi empuk yang disediakan untuk pelanggan. Reka bentuk
restoren yang moden itu juga menambat hatinya untuk sering ke sini ditambah pula
dengan sikap pelayan di situ yang amat menitikberatkan soal pelanggan, amat
disenanginya. Makan disini juga sedap-sedap belaka! Menepati citarasanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dalam dia melepaskan lelah dan
panas akibat cuaca, kerusi dihadapannya ditarik seseorang. Oh! Dia terlupa
dengan kehadiran perempuan yang telah merosakkan hidupnya kebelakangan ini.
Terus saja hatinya menjadi panas! </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dialihkan pandangan ke arah lain. Kalau boleh
tidak mahu dia memandang wajah polos dihadapannya kini. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang melihat
reaksi Shahril agak terkecil hati, namun dia hanya buat tidak tahu saja. Siapa
suruh dia taknak hantar aku balik! Hatinya membentak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Selamat datang ke Restoran Selera
Kampung. Ini menu kami.” Tegur seorang pelayan lelaki seraya menghulurkan dua
buah buku menu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Saya nak air tembikai laici, nasi
putih untuk dua orang makan, ketam masak lemak cili api, sayur kangkung
belacan, ayam goreng, <i>desert</i> bagi
saya <i>pudding caramel</i>.” Ujar Shahril
tanpa membuka buku menu. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tangan pelayan tadi laju saja mencatat apa yang patut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Puan, mahu minum apa?” soalnya
setelah melihat Cahaya tidak memesan apa-apa langsung. Pada pandangan pelayan
itu, pasangan di hadapannya ini kelihatan dingin sahaja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar soalan itu
tergagap-gagap sedikit hendak menjawab. Agak kaget jugak dia apabila dipanggil
Puan. Nampak tua sangat ke aku ni sampai kena panggil puan? Ke pelayan ni ingat
aku isteri Tuan Shahril? Gila ke apa! Tak nampak ke dia yang muka Tuan Shahril
macam nak telan aje aku ni! Bebel Cahaya di dalam hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ehem,” Shahril berdehem untuk
menyedarkan lamunan Cahaya. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lembab betul perempuan ni nak meng<i>order</i> air! Herdik hatinya. Mukanya
dimasamkan saja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hmmmm… samalah macam dia,” pinta
Cahaya. Otaknya sampai tak dapat nak berfikir air apa yang dia mahu minum
akibat pandangan tajam Shahril! Takut!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kau ni apahal <i>pulak</i> nak <i>order </i>air sama
macam aku? Nak tunjuk dekat pelayan tu kononnya kita ni pelanggan sehati
sejiwa? Macam tu?” Sinis sekali soalan yang dilontarkan Shahril sebaik saja pelayan tadi selesai menjalankan tugasnya. Sengaja dia
bertanyakan soalan begitu. Sengaja mahu menyakitkan hati Cahaya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Errr… saya… saya tak tahu nak <i>order</i> air apa, Tuan Shahril. Sebab itu
saya pilih yang sama aje dengan Tuan Shahril. Lagipun, saya tak biasa makan
dekat luar.” Tergagap-gagap Cahaya memberikan alasan. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tapi memang sejujurnya
dia tidak tahu mahu minum air apa saat ini. Jadi, bedal ajelah. Yang Tuan
Shahril ni pun satu, takkanlah isu air minuman pun nak jadikan bahan debat,
macam budak-budak sekolah tadika! Rungut hati Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hmmmm… lantak kaulah!” Senang saja
ayat itu meluncur daripada mulut Shahril. Tanpa perasaan!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dalam lima minit mereka diam
membisu, seorang wanita datang menghampiri meja makan mereka.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hai,” sapa wanita itu sepatah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kedua-dua mereka mengangkat wajah
masing-masing mencari daripada mana datangnya suara itu. Shahril </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">sudah
tersenyum senang melihat wanita yang sudah tercegat dihadapannya. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Sungguh
cantik pakaian wanita itu hari ini. Skrit pendek, dengan blaus pendek tidak
berlengan amat sesuai untuk gadis yang bernama Angelika ini. Sungguh seksi.
Sampaikan ada pelanggan lelaki yang tertoleh-toleh melihat gadis itu. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya
terkesima sebentar melihat gadis dihadapannya ini. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Cantik. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Itu yang terdetik di
dalam hatinya. Kalau dibandingkan dengan dirinya, tentu saja jauh panggang
daripada api!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hey, you tak nak jemput I duduk
ke?” tegur Angelika setelah dia rasa lama berdiri namun tiada pelawaan daripada
Shahril untuk memberikan dia ruang untuk duduk semeja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Sorry</i> sayang. I terpaku sebentar melihat kecantikan you. <i>You’re really gorgeous today</i>! Meh, duduk
sebelah I,” pelawa Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar
panggilan’SAYANG’ yang terterbit daripada bibir Shahril mengesahkan bahawa
gadis cantik dan kelihatan moden ini merupakan teman wanita lelaki itu.
Tiba-tiba hatinya dipagut rasa sayu dan hiba. Sungguh manis dan lembut sekali
cara percakapan Tuan Shahril pada teman wanita. Bertuah sekali wanita ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Baby</i>, siapa ni?” tanya Angelika setelah dia melabuhkan punggung di
sebelah Shahril. Hatinya tertanya-tanya, adakah ini wanita yang bakal Shahril
nikahi? Sungguh kekampungan! </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Namun, dalam diam dia akui muka gadis dihadapannya
ini mempunyai aura tersendiri. Sentiasa kelihatan manis walaupun tidaklah
secantik mana. Ah, boleh pula aku memuji gadis yang bakal bersaing dengan aku
untuk mendapatkan cinta Shahril! <i>Nonsense</i>!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang mendengar soalan Angelika,
terkedu. Tidak tahu dia mahu menjawab siapa Cahaya sebenarnya. Dia takut
Angelika akan berasa hati dan tersinggung jika dia memperkenalkan Cahaya
sebagai bakal isterinya walaupun dia sudah berjanji akan menceraikan Cahaya
nanti. Sebab dia tahu, hati seorang insan yang bernama perempuan sangat rapuh!
Terutama perempuan kesayangannya ini<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Errrr</i>...”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sebaik sahaja Shahril mahu membuka
mulut, seorang pelayan datang sambil menatang dulang yang berisi makanan dan
minuman yang dipesan sebentar tadi. Penuh berhati-hati pelayan itu meletakkan
makanan dan minuman tersebut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>So</i>, sayang you nak minum apa?” Tanya Shahril kepada Angelika
setelah menyedari gadis itu belum membuat pesanan dan soalan ini bagaikan
peluang untuk dia menukar topik agar Angelika terlupa untuk menanya soalan yang
dia tak sanggup untuk menjawabnya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika yang khusyuk memandang
Cahaya itu dijeling penuh kasih. Cahaya yang terkulat-kulat disitu, buat-buat
memandang suasana restoran yang mendamaikan. Namun, hanya tuhan yang tahu
hatinya bagai nak pecah saat ini!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I nak kongsi minuman dengan you
aje,” jawab Angelika dengan manja sekali.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Okay</i>! <i>I take it as compliment</i>.
Dah lama kita tak kongsi minuman macam ni kan?” Sahut Shahril tersenyum lebar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Yes</i>! <i>I miss that times so
much</i>!” Ucap Angelika dengan rasa ghairah. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sebenarnya dia sengaja
berkelakuan begitu agar kata-kata dan aksi manja merobek-robek hati Cahaya yang
mahu merampas cinta Shahril daripadanya. Sejak dia tahu Shahril bakal berkahwin
dengan Cahaya, dia sudah isytiharkan gadis itu sebagai musuh utamanya walaupun
dia belum mengenali gadis itu lagi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang melihat aksi manja
pasangan merpati sejoli itu, serasa mahu meletup di situ. Berbahang mukanya
menahan malu melihat aksi gatal kedua-dua manusia dihadapannya ini makan
bersuap-suapan. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tetapi dia tidak tahu dia menahan rasa malu atau rasa cemburu
melihat pasangan berdua itu. Yang pasti, hatinya cukup pilu melihat kemesraan
pasangan tersebut. Lebih pilu, Tuan Shahril langsung tidak sedar akan
kewujudannya disitu sementelah kehadiran gadis cantik itu. Makanan yang di<i>order</i> tadi, langsung tidak dipelawa
kepada Cahaya. Makan tengahari gadis itu hanya disuap dengan adegan gedik
pasangan tersebut dan minuman yang dipesan saja.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>So back to my earlier question</i>, <i>who
is she</i>?” Soal Angelika lagi. Kali ini dengan sinisnya jari telunjuknya
menghala ke arah Cahaya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril berhenti mengunyah
makanannya. Terasa makanan yang turun dari rengkung seperti berpasir. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ah, tanya
lagi soalan ni! Hatinya membentak. Selera makan terbantut. Kalau boleh dia
tidak mahu membincang soalan ini. Itulah padahnya Cahaya ada di sini! Menyesal
dia tidak menghantar Cahaya pulang dulu tadi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang memandang wajah Shahril
yang sedang menyinga, segera berasa dirinya tidak perlu berada di situ. Dia
bagaikan tahu apa maksud panahan anak mata Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Errr… maaf, saya terpaksa minta
diri.” Ujar Cahaya seraya bangun daripada kerusi dan bereda daripada situ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hey, <i>you wait</i>!” Panggil Angelika. Namun kelibat Cahaya sudah pun tiada.
“Kenapa dia pergi macam tu aje? I nak kenal dengan dia. Siapa dia?” soal
Angelika bertalu-talu kepada Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, you dah tahu siapa dia kan?
Tapi you sengaja buat tak tahu.” Selar Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>No</i>, <i>I don’t know her until
you introduce her to me</i>! <i>I want to
know she as what if you introduce her to me</i>!” ujar Angelika sengaja
mencari pasal. Sungguh, hatinya tidak tenteram dan sentiasa disimbah cemburu
terhadap Cahaya sebaik sahaja dia dapat tahu Shahril bakal berkahwin dengan
gadis itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, <i>please stop</i>! <i>You ruins my
mood</i>! <i>We were discusses about this
before, why you still not statisfied</i>?” Shahril sedikit membentak. Geram
dengan karenah Angelika.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika yang mendengar kata-kata
Shahril itu terpempan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Okay</i>! <i>I ruins your mood and
I’m not statisfied until you let her go</i>.” Ujar Angelika lantas bererda
daripada situ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dengan Angelika disebabkan soal perkahwinannya bersama Cahaya. Ini belum lagi
kahwin betul-betul, sudah macam-macam prasangka Angelika terhadapnya. Dan yang
paling penting dia sungguh menyesal membawa Cahaya bersama dia hari ini! Kerana
Cahaya hubungan dia dan Angelika berantakkan! Siap kau Cahaya! Hidup kau akan
musnah selepas kau kahwin dengan aku! Ikrar hatinya. Kalau tak kerana papa, tak
akan aku kahwin dengan kau! Bentak akalnya pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CAHAYA merenung wajahnya yang
bersolek nipis itu di dalam cermin. Hatinya berdebar-debar disaat ini.
Berkali-kali dia membetulkan kedudukan tudung bawal yang berwarna biru itu.
Baju kurung riau yang berwarna senada tetapi lebih cerah itu, dikerling lagi.
Dia masih tertanya-tanya apakah sesuai atau tidak dia memakai baju itu atau pun
kelihatan hodoh dan kolot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Nanti malu pulak si mamat tu aku
pakai baju kurung aje! Tak sopitikated katanya!” Omel Cahaya sendirian. </span></div>
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lagi. “Lambat betul!” desisnya pula.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hari ini, atas permintaan Datin
Faridah, dia perlu ke butik pengantin untuk <i>fitting
</i>baju pengantin bersama-sama Shahril. Oh, sungguh hatinya berkocak bila
memikirkan yang hanya dia dan Shahril sahaja. Tidak ditemani oleh sesiapa! Tak
tahu apa akan terjadi nanti. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pada mulanya, dia tidak mahu pergi berseorangan
dan mahu mengajak Kamsah sekali sebagai teman tetapi maknya bagai memberi
peluang saja untuk bersama Shahril! Terus aje tidak setuju! Katanya banyak
kerja yang perlu dilakukan dirumah besar itu. jadi, terpaksalah dia
terkontang-kanting sendirian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak apa… aku cuma perlu relaks
aje. Dan dengar apa yang dia cakap. Tak perlu banyak songeh!” kata Cahaya
terhadap dirinya sendiri. Nafas ditarik dalam-dalam dan dihembus perlahan bagi
menenangkan fikirannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya, Shahril sudah sampai!” Teriak
Kamsah daripada luar bilik. Daun pintu bertalu-talu dia ketuk memaklumkan pada
Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tergocoh-gocoh Cahaya dibuatnya.
Kelam-kabut mencari beg tangannya. Setelah dicapai beg tangannya, lagi sekali
dia menilik penampilannya dicermin. “Okeylah ni… tak adalah mata Tuan Shahril
sakit tengok aku nanti.” Bicaranya terhadap diri sendiri lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya cepatlah!” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ye mak! Aya datang lah ni…” sahut
Cahaya. Lalu terus menapak ke muka pintu. Sebelum membuka pintu bilik, sempat
dia membaca basmallah. Berdoa di dalam hati agar tiada apa-apa yang buruk
berlaku. Semoga lancar aje.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah, cepat sikit. Shahril dah
tunggu kamu dekat luar tu,” beritahu Kamsah. Terpegun juga dia melihat wajah
manis Cahaya berbaju kurung hari ini. Biasanya dirumah ini dia hanya mengenakan
t-shirt dan kain batik atau gaun labuh atau lagi, <i>track-suit </i>aje.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ye ke mak? Okeylah, orang pergi
dulu… Maaf tak dapat bantu mak hari ni,” pamit Cahaya dan mencium tangan tua
Kamsah. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tanpa berlengah terus saja dia
menuju ke pintu utama rumah. Sebaik sahaja dia keluar, terpampang kereta
ferrari merah Shahril di garaj. Terpinga sebentar dia. Kerana tuan punya kereta
tidak kelihatan! “Aik, kereta ada! Tuan punya kereta lesap,” ujarnya perlahan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Woi! Aku ada dekat sinilah! Lembab
betul kau bersiap ya? Letih aku tunggu dekat luar ni tau! Dahlah cuaca panas!
Kau sedap-sedap buat lambat-lambat ye?” tempelak Shahril yang duduk dimeja
kecil berhampiran dengan kolam ikan buatan itu. Terkedu seribu bahasa Cahaya
mendengar kata-kata pedas daripada mulut lelaki itu. Bertambah berdebar dia melihat Shahril yang begitu kacak dengan jaket denimnya yang tersarung kemas ditubuh sasa lelaki itu. Namun, segera diusir perasaan itu jauh-jauh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aku yang lambat? Aku dah bersiap
awal-awal tau? Aku yang tunggu dia tadi dekat setengah jam, dia pulak yang
bising-bising. Yang dia duduk dekat luar ni kenapa? Kan ruang tamu rumah ni besar,
boleh baring lagi bersantai segala. Apasal dia tak masuk? Nak salahkan orang
pulak! Hati Cahaya sudah membebel-bebel. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Panas juga hatinya bila dituduh
lambat!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah, tercegat lagi dekat situ.
Jomlah!” selar Shahril yang sudah berada di pintu kereta. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tidak mahu ditempelak lagi, Cahaya
cepat-cepat ke kereta mewah Shahril. Wow! Kereta mahal. Beruntungnya aku dapat
naik kereta mahal! <i>First time</i> dalam
hidup! Terima kasih YA ALLAH. Ucap hati Cahaya. Tersengih-sengih dia dibuatnya.
Tiba-tiba cermin tingkap kereta mewah itu terturun ke bawah dan…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hoi, yang kau tersengih-sengih
lagi tu kenapa? Membuang masa betul! Ke nak tunggu aku bukakan pintu tu? memang
taklah. Jangan nak mengada-ngada!” kata Shahril. Wow! Berbisa sangat!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cepat-cepat Cahaya membuka pintu kereta
dan memboloskan diri ke dalam. Memang panas betul hatinya dengan kata-kata
Shahril itu. Pintu kereta dikatup agak kuat sedikit. Sengaja! Kalau boleh
sampai tercabut pun tak apa. Sebagai tanda protes! Shahril sekadar tersenyum
sinis. Memang dia mahu menyakitkan hati perempuan itu. Dan sebaik saja enjin
kereta dihidupkan, pedal minyak ditekan keras bagi meningkatkan kelajuan kereta
mewahnya. Rasakan! Hatinya berbisik jahat…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">SEBAIK sahaja kereta dipakir,
Cahaya meluru keluar daripada kereta. Longkang yang berhampiran didekati. Habis
segala isi perutnya dikeluarkan. Terbatuk-batuk dia dibuatnya. Dia sudah tidak
kisah dengan pandangan orang sekeliling terhadap dirinya. Rasa mual yang
mennguasai dirinya perlu disingkirkan dengan memuntahkan isi perutnya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril tersenyum sinis! Baru kau
tahu padahnya menghempas pintu kereta mahal aku tu. Gaji kau bulan-bulan kerja
dengan mama pun tak dapat beli pintu kereta ni. Kata hatinya puas. Memang
disengajakan dia membawa keretanya dengan begitu ekstrem. Keretanya dipecut
laju dan bila tiba dipersimpangan atau selekoh dia akan melakukan aksi <i>drift</i> yang mampu menggerunkan penumpang
keretanya. Dan mangsanya adalah Cahaya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya mengesat mulutnya dengan
tisu yang dibawanya. Air mineral 500ml juga dikeluarkan daripada beg tangannya.
Mujur saja dia tergerak hati mahu membawa segala barang itu, kalau tidak, tak
bercucilah mulutnya. Kumuran air terakhir dikeluarkan daripada mulutnya. Huh!
Baru terasa lega… dia ini mahu bunuh aku ke ha? Bawa kereta macam orang tak siuman!
YA ALLAH ya RABBi, nasib baik tak ada apa-apa yang buruk berlaku tadi… syukur!
Ucap Cahaya di dalam hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa lagi yang kau buat tu?
cepatlah! Kita dah lambat ni… nanti <i>designer</i>
tu taknak pulak bagi kita <i>fitting</i>
baju… lembab betullah!” Teriak Shahril yang sudah berada di hadapan pintu masuk
butik Hanis Huzaini Bridal itu. Dia sekadar tersenyum sinis melihat muka
cemberut Cahaya yang sudah berjalan menghampirinya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tak guna! Boleh dia buat macam ni
dekat aku? Sakitnya hati aku! Mak! Tolong… Aya kena buli!!! Jerit hati Cahaya.
Dia berjalan perlahan dengan hati yang mendongkol.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kau, masuk dulu… aku tunggu
seseorang ni,” ujar Shahril yang membelek telefon bimbitnya. Tanpa membuang
masa, Cahaya terus mendaki tangga untuk ke butik yang memang terkenal dengan
servis dan layanannya yang terbaik.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Dia ingat, aku nak sangat kot
berjalan dengan dia. Ish! Tak kuasalah!” omel Cahaya dengan perasaan bengang.
Pintu masuk butik pengantin itu ditolak rakus dan tanpa memikirkan apa-apa yang
rasional, terus saja dia melabuhkan punggung dikerusi yang telah tersedia rapi.
Nafas dihembus kasar. Melepaskan rasa bengangnya dan mengah memanjat tangga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Assalamualaikum Cik, selamat
datang ke butik pengantin Hanis Huzaini Bridal. Jadi, boleh saya tahu apa
tujuan cik datang sini? Mahu <i>fitting</i>
baju pengantin atau ke spa kami atau mahu menempah perkhidmatan andaman?” soal
gadis yang manis bertudung itu kepada Cahaya. Tertanya-tanya juga dia apa
tujuan gadis itu datang ke butik pengantin ini. Mahu tempah baju pengantin ke
mahu masuk spa yang sudah sebulan berjalan lancar dibutik itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Waalailumussalam… err… err… saya
datang ni nak <i>fitting</i> baju
pengantin…” malu-malu Cahaya menjawab. Iyelah, dia mana biasa lagi dengan
perkataan pengantin segala bagai ni. Lagipun dia berasa malu kerana dia seorang
saja, sedangkan Shahril masih di bawah. Nanti kakak ni ingat aku nak kawin
sorang-sorang pulak! Omel hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Oh… saya ingatkan nak ke spa tadi
sebab saya tengok datang sorang je. Tu yang tanya tu. So, memang datang sorang
ke? Atau bakal suami ada sekali?” tanya Fatin berhati-hati. Menjaga hati
pelanggan. Takut pula peristiwa lama berulang kembali. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia masih ingat lagi,
ada seorang pelanggan butik pengantin ini yang datang berseorang untuk <i>fitting</i> baju pengantin. Bila ditanya,
dikatakan bakal suaminya sibuk bekerja. Tetapi setelah mereka selesai mencuba
semua baju yang bakal gadis itu pakai, dia menangis teresak-esak dan
menceritakan segalanya. Rupa-rupanya bakal suami gadis itu telah membatalkan
perkahwinan mereka. Dan gadis itu mencuba pakaian raja seharinya itu hanya
untuk melepaskan rasa keinginannya. Malang sungguh nasib gadis itu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Emmm… Tuan… eh, bakal suami saya
ada dekat bawah. Tengah buat panggilan telefon.” Jawab Cahaya tersenyum luas.
Hampir saja Cahaya menyebut Tuan Shahril, mujur saja refleksnya efektif
mengingatkan yang dia tak boleh panggil Shahril dengan nama Tuan Shahril depan
orang. Nanti mereka fikir yang dia dan </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril macam kena kahwin paksa aje.
Panggilan pun masih formal lagi.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“ Oo <i>I see</i>… jadi, bila perkahwinan akan dilangsungkan?” soal Fatin pada
Cahaya cuba beramah sambil tangannya mencapai album-album yang mengandungi
perlbagai tema untuk majlis perkahwinan di almari sudut yang berhampiran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar soalan itu
terkedu! Bila perkahwinan akan dilangsungkan? Bila ya? Hatinya bertanya. Datuk
kata hari tu sebulan daripada sekarang, tapi minggu lepas dia cakap benda tu.
Maknanya, lagi tiga minggulah. Hah! tiga minggu??? Tiga minggu lagi aku nak
jadi bini orang? Ya ALLAH betul ke ni? Cahaya tertanya-tanya. Hatinya gelabah.
Fatin yang melihat Cahaya seperti meresah sendiri itu, hairan. Kenapa dengan
dia ni? Hatinya berdetik.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cik, cik okey tak ni?” soal Fatin
apabila Cahaya seperti termenung panjang seperti sedang memikirkan sesuatu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah? Okey! Saya okey!” ujar Cahaya
yang terkulat-kulat. Ya ALLAH boleh pulak termenung macam ni. Malunya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sebelum itu, nama cik apa ya?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cahaya. Panggil Aya saja.” Terang
Cahaya tersenyum. Fatin sekadar mengangguk-angguk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okey, Cik Aya boleh lihat dalam
album-album ni, apa pelbagai tema yang sesuai untuk majlis perkahwinan. Tema
perkahwinan dalam taman, tema ala-ala inggeris ada, tema berkonsepkan 1
malaysia ada, ala-ala komtemparari melayu pun ada dan bermacam lagi. Tapi yang <i>trending</i> sekarang ni, tema perkahwinan
dalam taman dan berkonsepkan inggeris yang menjadi pilihan pelanggan sekarang
ni.” Terang Fatin serba ringkas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang menyelak-nyelak helaian
album itu sekadar mendengar kosong. Tidak tahu dia mahu pilih yang mana. Kalau
ikutkan dia kahwin dekat rumah je dan ringkas-ringkas aje sudah cukup! Asalkan
sah disisi agama. Sedang asyik dia menatap album itu, tiba-tiba album yang berada
ditangannya direntap kasar! Terkejut dia dibuatnya. Dan apabila dia melihat si
pelaku yang melakukan perbuatan kurang ajar itu, terus hatinya menggelegak! Ish
geramnya! Bentak hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Saya nak perkahwinan dalam taman.
Awak uruskan semua tu dan buat yang sepatutnya. Perkahwinan kami akan
berlangsung dalam masa tiga minggu lagi. Dan sila pilih untuk dia baju
pengantin yang sesuai.” Hanya itu yang tepacul daripada mulut Shahril. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fatin
yang mendengarnya agak terkejut. Kerana kebanyakan pasangan yang datang kesini
untuk sesi pemilihan konsep perkahwinan pasti akan berbincang dengan manis dan <i>cute </i>sekali. Tetapi pasangan ini macam
ada yang tak kena! Macam kena kahwin paksa saja. Tapi atas sikap
profesionalnya, malas dia mahu membantah dan bertanya yang tak sepatutnya.
Diturutkan saja permintaan lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Baiklah, cik Aya sila ikut saya…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya tanpa ragu-ragu terus saja
dia membuntuti langkah Fatin. Malas dia mahu berlama-lama dengan Shahril
disitu! Lagi-lagi ditinggalkan berdua-duaan dengan lelaki itu. Tidak mahu dia!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Setelah mengenakan gaun labuh yang
berwarna krim itu, Cahaya memusing-musingkan badannya dihadapan cermin. Serasa
tidak percaya pula yang dia akan berkahwin dan akan memakai baju itu seawal
usianya sekarang ini, 19 tahun. Tersenyum bahagia dia dibuatnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Bolehlah tunjuk dekat bakal suami
awak kat depan tu. Mana tau dia tak suka gaun ni,” saran Fatin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar kata-kata
Fatin itu, tergamam! Gila? Macamlah lelaki tu nak tengok sangat aku pakai baju
ni.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Pergilah…” dorong Fatin lagi.
Cahaya yang memikirkan situasinya sekarang ini, terus menurut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang khusyuk menatap
telefon bimbit canggihnya dihampiri perlahan. Rasa gementar dan malu mula
menguasai diri. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Namun, lelaki itu bagai tidak perasan akan kehadirannya. Lalu
dia berdeham kecil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang mendengar orang
berdeham kecil itu, menoleh ke arah datang bunyi itu. Cahaya tersenyum kecil
melihat wajah terkesima Shahril. Mesti dia cair tengok keanggunan aku.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okey… <i>next</i>,” ulas Shahril dan kembali menatap telefonnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ek? Itu aje yang dia nak cakap? Baik tak payah aku tunjuk
dekat dia! Bentak Cahaya geram dan berlalu ke bilik persalinan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">BAB 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">PINGGAN MANGKUK di dalam singki
segera dibasuh. Itulah rutin hariannya sesudah Datuk dan Datin selesai
bersarapan. Kamsah yang sedang menyidai baju di ampaian di belakang rumah
diintai melalui cermin tingkap dapur. Sejujurnya, hubungannya dengan Kamsah
beberapa hari ini sedikit sumbang. Dia sudah kurang bercakap dengan maknya itu
ekoran ‘rancangan’ yang dirancang oleh maknya dan ibu bapa Shahril. Tidaklah
dia mahu menjadi anak derhaka, tetapi dia sekadar terasa hati sahaja. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya merasakan kemahuan dan
keinginan dirinya seolah-olah tidak diberi perhatian. Malah, dia pula yang
perlu mengikut arahan ibunya itu. Yelah, dia mahu melanjutkan pelajarannya di
peringkat diploma, tetapi dihalang oleh ibunya. Dan sekarang dia sudah tahu
benar mengapa Kamsah menghalang dia daripada belajar. Sedikit sebanyak hatinya
terasa. Apa salahnya maknya itu berbincang dan bercakap secara dan telus hasrat
hati tua wanita itu dan permintaan terakhir arwah ayahnya itu. Sekurang-kurangnya
dia diberi masa untuk berfikir. Tetapi kenyataan mendadak daripada Datuk roffi
sebelum ini cukup memberi tamparan hebat buat Cahaya. Siang dan malam kepalanya
berfikir pasal kahwin. Kahwin, kahwin, kahwin dan kahwin yang berada di dalam
benaknya. Hampir saja dia mengalami dipressi yang tinggi kerana hal itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cahaya, buat kerja jangan
termenung, nak. Membazir je air paip tu terpasang. Kamu asyik termenung.
Pembaziran tu amalan syaitan. Jangan ingat dalam hal makanan je ada pembaziran.
Dalam penggunaan air singki tu pun ada istilah pembaziran tau!” tegur Kamsah
yang sudah selesai menyidai pakaian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tersentak Cahaya dibuatnya dek
teguran maknya itu. Pinggan yang terakhir di bilas segera dan disusun di rak
pinggan. Pili air ditutup. Maknya yang masih memasukkan pakaian yang seterusnya
untuk dibasuh dipandang sepi. Rasa kasihan terbit dihatinya apabila melihat
tubuh tua itu tertunduk-tunduk hendak memasukkan pakaian kotor di dalam mesin.
Rasa bersalah bertandang dijiwa mengenangkan dinginnya hubungan dia dan maknya
kebelakangan ini. Kamsah juga seolah-olah mengerti perasaannya yang sedang
bergelora sekarang ini. Hanya berdiam diri. Tidak meluah rasa hati atau memujuk
dirinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak…” panggil Cahaya perlahan.
Kamsah yang sedang memasukan sabun di dalam mesin sekadar berdiam diri. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak…” panggil Cahaya lagi apabila
Kamsah berdiam diri. Merajukkah maknya? Terasa hatikah maknya itu? hatinya
tertanya-tanya. Tubuh tua itu dihampiri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak, Aya minta maaf daripada
hujung rambut sampai hujung kaki mak! Aya taknak jadi anak derhaka! Maafkan Aya
mak sebab berlaku dingin dengan mak sejak dua,tiga hari ni. Fikiran Aya kusut
mak. Aya tak tau mana satu betul, mana satu salah. Aya keliru nak pilih
cita-cita Aya atau pun tunaikan hasrat mak, Datuk Roffi dan Datin Faridah. Aya
tak tahu mak… Ampunkan Aya mak.” Ucap Cahaya dengan sedu sedan. Air matanya
mengalir deras mengalir dipipi. Tangan ibunya diraih dan dicium lembut. Kamsah
pula, terus memeluk erat anak tunggalnya itu. air matanya juga tidak dapat
ditahan. Mengalir meluahkan rasa bersalah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak maafkan Aya… Mak ampunkan dosa
Aya… mak pun nak minta maaf sangat-sangat pada Aya. Sebab rancang benda ni
tanpa pengetahuan Aya. Mak rasa berdosa sangat pada diri sendiri. Mak rasa mak
telah menzalimi anak sendiri. Musnahkan cita-cita anak sendiri…” ujar Kamsah
yang tak dapat menahan sebaknya. Teresak-esak dua beranak itu. Cahaya melepaskan
pelukan kejapnya. Air mata yang mengalir dipelupuk mata maknya diseka.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak apa mak… Aya faham dan Aya dah
boleh terima semua ni… Aya dah boleh terima takdir yang telah ALLAH tulis untuk
perjalanan hidup Aya. Dah sampai jodoh Aya, nak buat macam mana? Terima ajelah…
pasal pelajaran Aya tu mak jangan risau, Aya tetap akan belajar selepas kahwin
nanti. Dan mak tolonglah jangan ulang ayat menzalimi anak sendiri tu… sedih Aya
dengar tau? Mak tak pernah pun berlaku zalim pada Aya… malah sanggup membesarkan
Aya dari kecil tapak tangan, sampailah besar macam ni.” Ujar Cahaya terharu.
Tubuh gempal Kamsah diraih lagi dalam pelukannya. Tanpa Kamsah, siapalah Nur
Aminah binti Sulaiman itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Terima kasih anakku… Mak sentiasa
mendoakan agar Aya berada dibawah rahmatNya. Semoga Aya cekal menghadapi semua
ini…” Kamsah mengeratkan lagi pelukan. Rasa sedih datang bertimpa-timpa
dihatinya. Sedih mengenangkan nasib anaknya yang teraniaya suatu ketika dahulu.
Namun, Cahaya masih belum mengetahui rahsia yang masih tersemat rapi dan utuh
dihatinya selama 4 itu. Rasa bersalahnya makin bertambah! Makin kuat esakan dan
pelukannya terhadap Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya mendakap tubuh maknya dengan
hati yang lapang. Terasa seperti semua masalahnya bertebaran pergi bila berada
dalam dakapan wanita itu. Sungguh tenang!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sudahlah… asyik menangis aje kita
ni. Kang kerja yang berlambak tu tak tersiap pulak. Dah la pokok-pokok bungan
dekat laman tu dah tumbuh meninggi. Rumput dah nak jadi lalang. Semenjak Pak
Uda berhenti tak ada siapa nak jaga dah. Datin sibuk. Jadi, Aya kena tolong
maklah kemaskan laman depan tu,” ujar Kamsah seraya merungkai pelukannya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yelah mak… nanti jadi semak samun
pulak. Jomlah mak kita bersihkan. Kang pukul 12 nak masak. Datuk balik nak
makan tengah hari takde lauk pulak…” sahut Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya, Kamsah! Saya ada benda nak
bincang sikit ni,” tiba-tiba Datinn Faridah datang menjengah dapur. Kamsah dan
Cahaya yang baru berkira-kira mahu pergi ke laman rumah terbantut langkah
mereka.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Bincang apa Datin?” soal Kamsah
tertanya-tanya. Cahaya sekadar diam. Biar mereka yang lebih tua memulakan
perbincangan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Alah, duduklah dulu… Kita bincang
pasal perkahwinan Aya dengan Shahlah!” jawab Datin Faridah teruja. Kerusi di
meja dapur sudah ditarik dan dilabuhkan punggungnya untuk duduk. Kamsah dan
Cahaya terpinga-pinga. Secepat ini? Soal hati Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Duduklah… kita kan nak langsungkan
majlis ni sebulan daripada sekarang! Ni pun tak sampai sebulan dah. Tinggil
berapa puluh hari aje ni.” Kata-kata Datin Faridah benar-benar mengejutkan
Kamsah dan Cahaya! Bagai mengejutkan mereka daripada lena!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Astaghfirrullah datin… Saya ni
asyik memikir sampai lupa majlis dah di langsungkan. Cuai sungguh. Tapi datin
hajat saya nak kecil-kecilan saja. Tak mahulah besar-besar ni… malulah datin.
Saya ni orang miskin, manalah mampu nak bagi duit berpuluh-puluh ribu nak buat
majlis perkahwinan yang gilang-gemilang ni.” </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Luah Kamsah dengan hati yang sayu.
Apabila terfikirkan perkara itu, hatinya menjadi resah pula. Dekat manalah dia
mahu cekau duit untuk majlis perkahwinan Cahaya dan Shahril nanti. Takkanlah
datun dan datin nak sponsor semua!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Kerusi didepannya sudah diduduki menhadap
Datin Faridah. Kamsah melepaskan keluhan berat. Cahaya yang berdiri disampinya
dipandang sayu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ya ALLAH Kamsah, awak jangan
risau. Untuk perkahwinan ni, awak tak perlu keluarkan duit satu sen pun!
semuanya saya dan datuk sudah uruskan. Awak tinggal bantu apa yang patut
sahaja. Awak jangan risaulah… dan awak letakkan aje berapa wang hantaran yang
nak kami berikan, InsyaALLAH kami bagi nanti. Kesudian Cahaya menerima Shahril
pun telah kami anggap sebagai pengorbanan yang besar.” Ucap Datin Faridah
lirih. Terkenangkan anaknya Shahril yang sedikit keras kepala berbanding anak
yan lain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tersentak hati Cahaya dan Kamsah
mendengar jawapan daripada bibir Datin Faridah. Datuk dan datin mahu sponsor
semua? Punya gila baik! YA ALLAH malunya… itulah, jadi orang miskin lepas tu
nak kahwin dengan anak datuk, memang muka tak tau malu betullah aku ni! Omel
Cahaya di dalam hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Datin, saya rasa bersalahlah
datin. Nanti apa pulak kata orang lain, kata kawan-kawan datin. Sudahlah anak
datin kahwin dengan anak orang gaji sendiri, tanggung pulak kos perkahwinan.
Memang tak enak dihati saya datin. Saya jadi malu pulak dengan datin. Saya
minta maaf datin, saya amat syukur sekali datin dapat menerima Cahaya sebagi
menantu walaupun kami hanya orang miskin tapi saya hanya mahu perkahwinan
Shahril dan Cahaya dilakukan dengan sederhana saja datin. Itu saja harapan
saya.” Kata Kamsah dengan perasaan bersalah. Wajahnya sayu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datin Faridah melepaskan nafas
beratnya. Cahaya masih setia berdiri disamping maknya. Dia tidak mahu menyampuk
dan hanya menyokong segala kata-kata maknya. Mereka perlu sedar diri. Itu
peringatan yang berada dikotak mindanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tidak! Saya tetap akan melakukan
acara ni dengan gilang-gemilangnya. Pedulikan apa orang kata! Asalkan kita
bahagia. Saya taknak dengar dah apa-apa lagi alasan daripada awak mahupun Aya.
Dan mulai hari ini, awak dan cahaya diharamkan sama sekali memanggil saya
DATIN! Panggil saja Idah dan untuk Aya, panggil saja saya mama!” ujar Datin
Faridah dengan senyuman lebar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kamsah dan Cahaya lagi bertambah
terkejut dengan jawapan Datin Faridah. Namun jika itu yang dimahukan Datin
faridah, mereka ikuti saja. Memang sungguh suci dan murni hati datuk dan datin.
Detik hati Kamsah. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Semoga mereka terus dilimpahkan rezeki yang melimpah ruah
dan diberkati hidup mereka sekeluarga. Hanya itu doa yang dititipkan di dalam
hati Kamsah.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya tersenyum senang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">ANGELIKA merenung kosong pinggan
yang berisi makanan tengah hari untuknya itu. Tiada selera untuk menjamah
walaupun stik daging itu nampak sungguh menyelerakan dengan kuah lada hitam
menbanjiri daging panggang itu. Shahril yang berselera menjamah makanannya
terhenti apabila melihat ragam sang kekasih. Sudu dan garpu dilepaskan. Napkin
dicapai mengelap bibirnya sedikit comot. Fresh orange disedut perlahan
melegakan anak tekaknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Huh…” keluhan berat dilepaskan.
Cuba memancing perhatian Angelika yang kelihatan termenung panjang. Namun tetap
tiada respon daripada gadis itu. “Sayang… kenapa ni? Termenung dekat siapa tu?
sampai I depan you pun, you buat macam tak ada aje. Kenapa ni?” soal Shahril
lembut seraya menggapai jemari halus </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika. Meskipun dia tahu sebab apa
kekasih hatinya itu termenung panjang, namun dia malas mahu membangkitkan isu
itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika melarikan jemarinya
daripada terus digenggam Shahril. Hari ini mood kosong. Terasa malas dan tiada
nafsu untuk melakukan apa saja. Perkara yang dia dengar daripada mulut Shahril
sungguh mematahkan semangatnya. Shahril bungkam. Tidak tahu mahu melakukan apa
lagi. Rajuk sang kekasih masih menggunung.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Macam mana kalau you akan bersama
dengan dia buat selamanya?” terpacul pertanyaan itu daripada mulut Angelika.
Mata Shahril direnung dalam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>No</i>! <i>I don’t want</i>! I akan
ceraikan dia sayang. Sebaik saja dia habis belajar nanti, I akan pastikan dia
akan diceraikan talak tiga!” bidas Shahril tegas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika membuang pandang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Itu hanya perancangan awal you,
Shah. Nanti bila you dah kahwin dengan dia, dia goda you, bagi nasi kangkang <i>or what else and</i> masa tu you pun
tergila-gilakan dia, lupa dekat i! mana kita tahu kan?” Angelika masih lagi
dengan sangkaan buruknya. Sungguh, dia tersangat risau Shahril akan terjerat
dengan perempuan bernama Cahaya itu. Benar-benar dia risau. Dia cintakan
Shahril melebihi apa pun. Dia tidak sanggup untuk kehilangan lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, berapa kali I nak cakap
dekat you, lepas kitorang kahwin, dia akan sambung belajar. Dan dia tak akan
duduk rumah, dia akan duduk hostel, sayangku. You jangan risaulah… I tak akan
makan or minum apa-apa benda yang dia buat. <i>I
love you</i>, sayang. <i>Please</i> jangan
macam ni…” pujuk Shahril lagi cuba meyakinkan Angelika. Jemari Angelika cuba
diraih sekali lagi namun perempuan itu cepat-cepat menyorokkan tangannya di
bawah meja. Tersengih nakal lelaki itu melihat rajuk Angelika.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Menyesal pulak I tolak nak kahwin
dengan you dulu…” ucap Angelika dengan nada kekesalan. Nafasnya dihela
perlahan. Bila teringatkan peristiwa Shahril melamar ketika di US dulu memang
mendatangkan seribu perasaan kesal terhadap dirinya. Dia menolak mentah-mentah
lamaran Shahril sedangkan ketika itu Shahril benar-benar mahu menjadikan dia
pemaisuri di hati lelaki itu. Alasannya dia masih belum bersedia dan mahu
mempunyai kerjaya yang tetap dahulu baru berfikir soal kahwin dan keluarga.
Akhirnya, keputusan yang dia lakukan hanya mendatangkan penyesalan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, perkara dah lepas jangan
diungkit lagi okey, sayang? Kita tetap akan bersama selepas ni. Sebaik saja I
ceraikan dia, kita akan kahwin selepas tu. Lepas ni you tak boleh tolak-tolak
dah.” Ujar Shahril serius. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Janji dengan i?” soal Shahril pada Angelika yang
sudah merenung mata Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tanda bersetuju. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Janji! Kali ni, I takkan
sia-siakan you…” ucap Angelika yang sudah bersemangat sedikit. Shahril
tersenyum senang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Yes</i>! <i>Yahoo</i>!” Teriak
Shahril. Pelanggan di restoran esklusif itu memandang ke arah meja mereka
dengan tanda tanya. Tiba-tiba Shahril
bangkit daripada bangkunya. Gelas dan sudu dicapai. Lalu, diketuk laga perlahan
sehingga menghasilkan bunyi. Semua mata memandang ke arah. Angelika sudah
tersenyum malu. Apalah yang dia nak buat ni. Detik hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Attension guys</i>, <i>sorry</i>
kacau kamu semua makan, tapi saya ada berita gembira untuk dikongsi bersama.
Hari ini merupakan hari paling gembira buat saya, sebab wanita yang paling saya
cinta akhirnya menerima lamaran saya dan sudah berjanji akan berkahwin dengan
saya. Sekian, Terima Kasih.” </span></div>
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pelanggan tanda turut gembira dengan khabar itu walaupun mereka tidak saling
mengenali. Ada juga yang mengucapkan taniah kepada pasangan itu dan disambut
mesra oleh Shahril. Hatinya bukan main gembira lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Shah… malu tau I, you buat macam
tu! saja je tau!” rengek Angelika manja. Shahril tergelak kecil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kenapa nak malu pulak? I kan <i>handsome and will be your future husband</i>!
<i>So</i>, <i>you should be proud</i>! Mesti ada perempuan yang dekat sini <i>get envy</i> dengan you.” Ujar Shahril
gembira dan menyakat Angelika.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shahril dicapai dan digenggam erat. “<i>I
love you so much</i>!” ucapnya sepenuh hati kepada Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>I love you for a
thousand years</i>, sayang!” ucap Shahril pula dan mengucup lembut jemari
Angelika. Hati mereka berbunga-bunga. Mekar dengan kebahagiaan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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P/S: Sorry entry kali ini sangat sedikit and takde pun babak Cahaya dan Shahril. By the way, Ada yang mintak kat saya macam manalah rupa Shahril yang gemar sangat minum air fresh orange itu . hahaha . Dekat atas ni, itulah orangnya ! Sudah, jangan berangan banyak2. Lagi satu, maaf kalau ada kesalahan ejaan dan sebagainya . Ini kes salin dan tampil ! Nak cepat katanya... busy giler seminggu. Enjoy ye ! xoxoxoxoxox</div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Salam semua. Maaf sebab lambat sangat update bab 3 TANPA KEKASIHKU. Saya sangat sibuk minggu ini ditambah lagi dengan keadaan yang masih belajar ni. Manuskrip ini juga terhenti seketika. HEHEHE. Blog ni pun sangat suram sebenarnya. Oleh itu, saya mohon kerjasama pembaca blog ini yang pandai dalam membaiki/renovate blog untuk tolong saya hias blog yang macam ntah apa ni. Harap ada yang sudi membantu. Kalau nak bantu boleh PM saya di FB ya. Thanks. [^^]Y</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">RUANG makan itu sunyi tanpa bicara
sesiapa pun yang berada di situ. Hanya kedengaran bunyi sudu dan pinggan kaca
itu sahaja berlaga. Tiga beranak itu diam tidak berkutik. Seolah-olah mereka adalah
orang asing. Saling tidak kenal-mengenali tetapi harus makan semeja. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dua orang gaji Datuk Roffi juga
turut serta dalam acara makan malam itu. Setelah diajak berkali-kali, akhirnya
Kamsah dan Cahaya bersetuju. Kata Datin Faridah, sekali-sekala makan sekali…
mengeratkan lagi hubungan majikan dan pekerja. Apa salahnya…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tambah lagi lauk tu Cahaya… Sedap
betul sayur lemak pucuk ubi ni awak masak Kamsah,” akhirnya Datuk Roffi
bersuara setelah masing-masing memilih untuk mengunci mulut. Kamsah sekadar
mempamerkan senyuman apabila dipuji oleh Datuk Roffi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak apa Tuan Roffi, lauk ni pun
dah cukup untuk saya…” jawab Cahaya polos. Datuk Roffi sekadar
mengangguk-angguk tanda mengerti. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah Shah, rendang itik tu kan
kegemaran kamu, makanlah bagi habis… Rasanya kamu saja yang suka itik dalam
rumah ni.” Selar Datin Faridah pula sambil menyudukan seketul rendang itik
kesukaan Shahril di dalam pinggan anaknya itu. Memang nafsu makan Shahril
bertambah malam itu kerana adanya rendang itik kesukaannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Thank you</i>, Ma. Memang sedap rendang itik yang Makcik Kamsah masak.
Malah, lagi sedap daripada sebelum ni punya rendang. Kalau duduk rumah ni,
memang gemuklah Shah… Setiap hari Makcik Kamsah masakkan sedap-sedap,” ujar
Shahril yang sudah tersenyum lebar. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tergelak kecil semua yang ada disitu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datin Faridah yang mendengar
jawapan daripada anaknya itu sedikit sebanyak berasa lega. Lega kerana
peristiwa petang tadi tidak terbawa-bawa ke meja makan. Kalau tidak, tentu
dingin saja sikap anak lelakinya yang seorang itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tapi, bukan makcik yang masak
rendang tu Shah, Aya ni ha yang masak. Sebab tu lagi sedap daripada yang dulu…
Makcik pun sebenarnya dah lupa apa yang Shah suka. Yelah, dah lamakan Shah tak
makan dekat sini… Nasib baik Aya yang ingatkan… Jadi makcik pun ajarlah dia
masak rendang tu,” tiba-tiba Kamsah bersuara dengan senang hatinya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Gembira dia kerana rendang masakan
Cahaya diterima oleh Shahril. Yelah, kalau sebelum ni selalu sangat anak muda
itu mengadu padanya yang masakan orang lain tak sedaplah, tak kena cita
rasanyalah dan sampaikan masakan Datin Faridah sendiri dikompelin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Namun, hasil pertama air tangan
Cahaya, diterima baik oleh lelaki yang penuh dengan ketelitian dalam memilih
rasa makanan itu. Cahaya di sebelah Kamsah tertunduk malu. Tak sangka pulak Shahril
menyukai masakannya. Alhamdulillah. Harap-harap Ini sebagai balasan aku dah
tumpahkan air kat baju dia petang tadi. Detik hatinya yang sudah tersenyum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Uhuk! Uhuk!” Tersedak Shahril
apabila mendengar kata-kata Kamsah tadi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia yang masak? Ya ALLAH,
entah-entah dia isi ubat guna-guna dalam masakan ni. Sampaikan aku rasa ni
adalah rendang itik yang terbaik aku pernah makan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datuk Roffi segera menghulurkan
segelas air kepada Shahril apabila melihat muka anaknya sudah memerah akibat
tersedak. Terus saja Shahril menyambutnya dan diteguk laju bagi menghilangkan
rasa perit yang berkelubung didada. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Macam mana boleh tersedak ni…
Minum air tu banyak sikit… Siapalah yang asyik teringatkan Shah, sampaikan
tersedak macam tu sekali,” ujar Datin Faridah yang sudah menggosok-gosok
belakang Shahril. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang melihat Shahril
tersedak itu terkedu. Sebab aku ke dia tersedak? Yalah, tadikan terlintas nama
dia dalam kepala aku ni. Hatinya serba salah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ke makan tak baca bismillah…” tambah Datin
Faridah lagi cuba berseloroh.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril berdehem beberapa kali bagi
melegakan tekaknya. Selera makannya mati. Terasa malas pula menyambung makannya
apabila mengenangkan kata hatinya tadi. Mungkin mama pun dah kena ubat
guna-guna budak tu, sebab itulah sampai nak kahwinkan aku dengan dia!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sudahlah tu mamanya pun… Kang
tersedak lagi budak tu… Hah Shah, dah siap ke kamu makan? Basuh tangan segala
tu?” soal Datuk Roffi apabila melihat Shahril sudah membilas tangannya. “ kalau
semua dah sudah, bagus jugak tu. Papa pun ada perkara nak diberitahu sementara
semua dah berkumpul dekat meja makan malam ni.” Tambah Datuk Roffi yang melihat
semuanya sudah selesai mengisi perut. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dan serentak itu, kata-katanya
menimbulkan tanda tanya dibenak Cahaya dan Shahril. Datin Faridah dan Kamsah
sekadar termangu sendiri. Berdebar untuk perkara yang akan berlaku seterusnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Perkara apa pulak ni,pa?” Soal
Shahril untuk mendapatkan kepastian. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tisu dihadapannya dicapai dan
mulutnya yang dirasakan comot sedikit itu dilap. Hai, takkan papa nak cakap hal
hari tu kot? Tetap ke keputusan diorang? Ni yang aku lemah ni!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya terpinga-pinga sendiri. Anak
mata maknya dicari untuk menanyakan apa yang bakal dibicarakan oleh Datuk Roffi
namun cepat saja anak matanya memanah wajah serius Datuk Roffi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cahaya, Shahril… papa akan nikah kamu berdua sebulan daripada sekarang!” ucap Datuk Roffi tanpa berlengah. <i>Straight to the point</i>! Malas nak
memutar-mutar belitkan percakapannya. Semua yang berada disitu tergamam. Kahwin
sebulan daripada sekarang? Kamsah dan Datin Faridah kaget juga dengan penyataan
itu namun sekadar menanti apa bicara selanjutnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar ayat lancar
dengan satu nafas daripada mulut Datuk Roffi itu, kaget! Berderau darahnya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rancangan apakah ini? Ya ALLAH,
musibah apa pulak ini terhadap diriku? Kamsah yang berdiam daripada tadi
pandang. Laju tangan mencari tangan maknya untuk bertanya. Namun Kamsah sekadar
memerhati Cahaya dengan pandangan yang lesu. Kolam air mata Cahaya bergenang!
Hampir dia teresak. Dia tidak redha dengan rancangan ini!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa?! <i>Are you serious</i> papa? Secepat ini?” soal Shahril terkejut. Dia
sudah berdiri tidak percaya! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Walaupun dia sudah maklum tentang perkahwinan
paksa ala-ala cerita klise melayu dan tradisi melayu sejak tahun sebelum
komunis ada dekat Malaysia lagi, namun tentang sebulan perkahwinannya akan
berlangsung sungguh mengocak hatinya! Gila ke apa! Aku pun tak buat lagi
keputusan. “Pa, ma… Shah belum beri kata putus lagi. Berilah Shah masa… lagi
pun belum tentu Shah dapat terima Aya, Shah dah ada pilihan Shah sendiri.
Kenapa mama dan papa masih nak menjodohkan kami berdua? Ini tahun milenium
papa! Zaman dah maju. Tak dah kahwin paksa-paksa semua ni… Entah-entah Aya pun
dah ada pilihan sendiri. Dia pun masih muda!” panjang berjela penjelasan
Shahril. Kalau boleh dia memang tidak mahu terima semua rancangan ini.
Kenapalah ibu bapanya ini. Mungkin betul apa telahannya. Papa dan mamanya
memang sudah diguna-gunakan oleh Cahaya!</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Shah, <i>listen to me</i>! Umur kamu sudah 27 tahun. Tapi masih lagi tiada
tanda-tanda nak kahwin. Tengok abang kamu, dah ada nak dua orang pun… Papa buat
semua ni ada sebabnya. Papa memang daripada dulu nak jodohkan kamu dengan
Cahaya. Ini adalah rancangan papa dan ayah Cahaya dulu lagi… dan keputusan ini
adalah muktamad!” ujar Datuk Roffi tegas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Betul tu Shah, kami ada sebabnya
mengapa kamu perlu kahwini Cahaya… Tolonglah untuk kali ini dengar cakap papa
dengan mama. Kalau sebelum ini kami selalu menuruti semua kemahuan kamu, apa
salahnya kamu dengar dan tunaikan permintaan kamu. Kamu boleh lihat sendiri
Shah, Aya budak baik. Bukan perempuan yang entah apa-apa kat luar tu…” tokok
Datin Faridah pula. Wajah anaknya direnung dalam.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril panas hatinya. Dia
meraup wajahnya beberapa kali. Tak masuk dek akal langsung alasan semua tu! dah
rancang daripada dulu konon! Bentak hatinya marah.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tuan, Puan… betul apa yang Tuan
Shahril cakapkan tu. Mungkin dia sudah ada pasangannya sendiri. Saya jugak
sudah menyimpan hasrat untuk menyambung…” namun kata-kata Cahaya terhenti
apabila Kamsah mencelah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Saya bagi pihak belah perempuan,
menerima rancangan ini dan merestui perkahwinan Cahaya dan Shahril.” Selarnya. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Terpempan semuanya yang mendengar terutamanya Cahaya!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak… apa yang mak cakap ni? Aya
tak setuju! Aya taknak kahwin dengan Tuan Shahril! Aya tak rela… Aya nak
sambung belajar!” bidas Cahaya yang sudah teresak-esak. Hatinya pilu bila
mendengar pengakuan Kamsah sebentar tadi. Tegar sungguh maknya menghancurkan
harapannya. Patutlah dia dihalang daripada menyambung pelajarannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maafkan mak, nak. Ini hasrat ayah
dulu… Dia teringin sangat nak berbesan dengan Datuk dan Datin…” Luah Kamsah
dengan sedu-sedan juga. Kalau boleh, dia juga mahu melihat Cahaya menggenggam
segulung ijazah namun memikirkan peristiwa yang pernah dilihatnya, menyebabkan
dia berfikir dua kali sebelum membuat keputusan. Aya dan Shahril perlu juga
disatukan! Hati ibu mana yang tegar memusnahkan harapan anak-anak mereka,
bahkan senantiasa mendoakan kejayaan untuk anak-anak mereka.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datuk Roffi dan Datin Faridah
sekadar diam. Tersentuh juga mereka dengan drama air mata itu. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tapi tidak pada
Shahril. Hati membuak-buak dengan perasaan meluat melihat drama air mata dua
beranak itu. Dah mandrem mak bapak aku, buat muka tak bersalah pulak. Malah,
buat drama air mata pulak kat sini… meluat! Namun, kata-kata itu sekadar
bersarang dihatinya. Tidak terluah dimulutnya. Tak apa, nanti aku kan cari
kebenarannya sendiri!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya, tolonglah terima perkahwinan
ni… Saya pun memang mengimpikan Aya untuk jadi menantu saya. <i>Please</i> sayang… Tentang hal pembelajaran
Aya tu, lepas kahwin pun boleh sambung belajar, tak ada masalah sayangku…”
pujuk Darin Faridah pula. Bahu Cahaya dipegang kejap. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kamsah sekadar mengangguk
sambil mengesat deraian air mata anaknya itu. Cahaya bingung! Tidak mengangguk
mahupun menggeleng. Hatinya kosong. Tidak tahu mahu memilih ‘ya’ atau ‘tidak’.
Mahu mencapai cita-citanya atau mencambahkan perasaan yang sememangnya mekar di
dalam hatinya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Shahril, papa tetap dengan
keputusan papa dan papa juga akan mengotakan janji papa kalau kamu menolak
perkahwinan ini.” Ucap Datuk Roffi pada Shahril yang sudah gelisah bagai cacing
kepanasan itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okey! Tapi kalau kami bercerai
selepas tu, jangan tanya kenapa!” jawab Shahril tanpa memikir panjang dan
sedikit membentak! Langkah kakinya terus dihayun ke pintu utama rumah. Tidak
betah hatinya berlama-lama disitu. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Semua yang berada disitu terperanjat
mendengar kata-kata Shahril. Namun terbit sedikit rasa syukur di sanubari
masing-masing kecuali Cahaya. “Okey! Tapi kalau kami bercerai selepas tu,
jangan tanya kenapa!” kata-kata Shahril terus berputar ligat dalam kepalanya
dan sungguh dia terkejut dengan ucapan itu. Ya ALLAH, tolonglah hambuMu ini.
Hanya itu doanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CAHAYA merenung sinaran bulan yang
menyala cantik. Meski pun purnama tunggal itu
bersinar cantik, tetap tidak mampu mengusir rasa galau yang bertandang.
Hatinya kacau bilau. Tamparan angin malam yang dingin juga tidak dihiraukan.
Akalnya asyik memikirkan perkara yang bakal berlaku. Apa pun keputusannnya, dia
tetap akan dikahwinkan dengan Shahril. Terasa berpintal-pintal otaknya
memikirkan masalah itu walaupun dia tetap cuba melawan agar perkara itu diusir
jauh daripada benaknya. Namun, fikirannya tetap berjalan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hubungan dia dengan anak majikannya
itu tidaklah semesra mana. Jarak umur yang jauh juga meluaskan lagi jurang
antara mereka. Jarang mereka bertegur sapa kerana Shahril jarang berada di
rumah. Hidup lelaki itu penuh berdikari kerana seingatnya sejak berumur 13
tahun Shahril sudah tinggal di asrama sehinggalah melanjutkan pelajaran di luar
negara. Jadi, perbualan dia dengan lekaki itu juga boleh dikira dengan jari.
Sekadar perbualan menanti tugas sahaja. Tidak lebih daripada itu. Meski pun
begitu, hatinya tetap menyimpan suata rasa terhadap Shahril semenjak dulu lagi.
Kepulangan Shahril ke Malaysia sentiasa tunggu. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Malah, dia sehinggakan sanggup
menghitung bila cuti semester lelaki itu akan tiba dan sentiasa menunggu apa
arahan Shahril pada dirinya untuk diberi tugas. Ketibaan lelaki itu yang
dinanti-nantikan untuk melepaskan rindu yang berbuku dihati. Bodoh pula bila
dia terkenangkan perkara itu. Angau tahap langau dah tu! Hatinya berdetik.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ketika dia berkongsi cerita dengan
Salina tentang ciri-ciri suami pilihannya pada usia remaja, dia sentiasa
membayangkan Shahril. Tetapi tidak pernah dia bercerita pada Salina tentang
perasaannya pada teman baiknya itu. Menjadi rahsia sehingga ke hari ini. Hanya
dia yang tahu. Buaian di laman itu masih
hayun perlahan. Nafas berat dihela. Dada langit ditenung lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiba-tiba Cahaya berasa dirinya
sedang direnung oleh seseorang daripada arah belakang. Berdiri tegak bulu
romanya. Menyesal pula dia berseorangan di laman rumah besar ini. Cerita-cerita
seram mula menerjah fikirannya. Mata dipejamkan rapat. Mulutnya mula
terkumat-kamit membaca ayat-ayat suci Al-quran yang dia tahu. Setelah terasa
sedikit tenang, dia membuka semula matanya perlahan. Dengan pandangan ekor
matanya, dia cuba mengintai masih ada lagikah bayangan itu. Firasatnya benar!
Ada hantu dibelakangnya. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Pandangan ekor matanya jelas dapat menangkap sekujur
bayangan hitam yang sedang berdiri memerhatikannya. Dia terketar-ketar. Lantas,
dia mahu membuka mulut menjerit sekuat hati namun tiba-tiba mulutnya dicekup
daripada arah belakang. Darahnya menyerbu ke muka, ketakutan! Ya ALLAH, bukan
hantu, tapi pencuri! Ya ALLAH bantu aku Ya ALLAH! Rintih hatinya.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Baik kau diam! Sebelum orang dalam
rumah dengar!” bisik lelaki itu di telinga Cahaya tetapi kedengaran keras.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sebaik mendengar suara itu, degupan
jantung Cahaya mula surut. Lega! Bukan pencuri mahu pun hantu! Tetapi Shahril…
dan jantungnya kembali bergedup kencang.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril melepaskan cekupannya
daripada mulut Cahaya setelah berasa gadis itu sudah tenang sedikit. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Penakut!
Main bomoh, tak takut pulak… detak hatinya menyampah.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“A… pa… Tuan… buat… de… dekat
sini?” soal Cahaya tergagap-gagap dengan helaan nafas tercungap-cungap. Shahril
yang sudah berpusing mahu duduk dibuaian itu dipandang dengan tanda tanya.
Dalam pada masa yang sama hatinya membentak! Tak reti-reti nak bagi salam ke
mamat ni? Hampir je aku ambil pasu bunga tadi baling dekat kepala dia…
Nyaris-nyaris je tadi! Kalau tidak masuk hospital dah mamat ni. Omel Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Suka hati akulah! Rumah aku! Aku
nak pergi kat stor belakang tu ke, aku nak berenang tengah malam ni ke, aku nak
potong rumput kat laman ni ke, suka hati akulah! Kau jangan menyibuk boleh tak?
Kau tu yang tak patut berada di sini!” jawab Shahril dengan sinisnya. Sengaja
dia mahu menyakiti hati gadis itu. Tetapi dia memang ada hajat datang mencari
gadis ini. Ada perkara yang perlu diselesaikan dengan bakal isteri terpaksanya
ini!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya mencebik. Dia rasa
menyampahlah pulak dengan perangai bongkak Tuan Muda Shahril ini. Tahulah dia
hanya orang gaji dirumah ni, janganlah nak perli-perli! Sakit hati tau tak! Nak
aje dia menjerit kata-kata itu dilubang telinga lelaki yang sudah duduk
disebelahnya ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okeylah… saya pergi dulu.” Pamit
Cahaya. Tidak betah dia mahu duduk lama-lama dengan lelaki itu. Rasa debar yang
bertandang cuba diusir. Punggung terus diangkat, mahu beredar daripada situ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Nanti dulu… duduk dulu! Aku ada
hal nak bincang dengan kau.” Selar Shahril seraya memagut lengan Cahaya yang
sudah mahu beredar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bagaikan mahu gugur jantung Cahaya
apabila disentuh pertama kalinya oleh Shahril. Terpegun dia ditengah jalan.
Terasa seperti ada arus eletrik yang mengalir diseluruh tubuh badannya. Namun
bingkas dia tersedar. Dia berdehem kecil dan menarik lengannya yang masih
dipegang kejap oleh Shahril walaupun sudah beberapa minit berlalu. Merah wajah
Cahaya. Shahril yang baru tersedar dia memegang lengan Cahaya, cepat-cepat
melepaskannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Duduklah dulu…” arahnya lagi
apabila Cahaya tidak berganjak. “Aku kata duduklah… kau ni payah betul ya nak
terima arahan…” Shahril terus bangun daripada kedudukannya dan menolak lembut
tubuh Cahaya supaya terduduk dibuaian itu. Cahaya bagaikan robot pula apabila
diperlakukan begitu. Tapi sedikit pun tidak bersuara. Hanya menurut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah! Tahu pun kau duduk ya? Ni,
aku nak cakap sikit…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tuan nak cakap apa? Tuan nak
batalkan perkahwinan ni? Saya setuju! Saya pun sebenarnya tidak mahu dengan
perkahwinan ni. Saya takut dan masih belum bersedia. Saya juga tak boleh terima
dengan cadangan bodoh ni. Masakan kita harus menunaikan hasrat yang sudah mati?
Tak logik! Sepatutnya kita fikirkan soal hati dan perasaan kita.” Bagaikan
bertih jagung kata-kata yang keluar daripada mulut Cahaya. Apa yang dia
cakapkan pun dia sendiri tidak pasti. Eh, apa aku cakap ni? Betul ke? Malunya!
Bukan ke sepatutnya aku gembira sebab suami pilihan aku nak kahwin dengan aku?
Hatinya sudah tertanya-tanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Heh, kau ni boleh tak dengar dulu
apa yang aku nak cakapkan. Ini aku belum habis bercakap, kau sudah pancung
itu,ini. Sakit telinga aku tahu tak! Sekarang ni, siapa boss, siapa pekerja?”
soal Shahril sinis. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Terkulat-kulat Cahaya dibuatnya. Shahril sudah bengang!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ma… af… tuan,” jawab Cahaya perlahan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maaf diterima.” Utara Shahril laju
dan intonasinya macam tak ikhlas saja. “Aku nak kita teruskan perkahwinan ini!
Seperti yang dirancang… Lepas kahwin kita pindah rumah. Lepas tu, kau boleh
sambung belajar dan aku dengan hidup aku.” Lanjut Shahril seterusnya. Serius
setiap patah bicaranya. Cahaya yang mendengar kata-kata itu termangu-mangu.
Betulkah apa yang dia dengar? Ke lelaki ini sudah gila? Semalam waktu bincang
pasal perkara ini, dia juga yang beria membantah. Hari ini ajak kahwin pulak
dah! Pening! Pening! Omel Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tapi…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak ada tapi-tapi lagi… aku tolong
kau, kau tolong aku,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril sudah fikir masak-masak.
Dia harus menerima perkahwinan ini.
Kalau tidak habis semua kemudahan yang ada padanya tergencat hanya
semata-mata perempuan ini. Jadi, dia mengambil langkah ini untuk mempertahankan
haknya. Alah, Aya pun nak pergi belajar lepas tu. <i>Comfirm-comfirm</i> masa dia belajar, dia duduk hostel. Habis dia
belajar, aku ceraikanlah dia. Dia pun mesti dah ada diploma masa tu. Tak adalah
kokak sangat nak hidup untuk hari seterusnya. Dan aku akan terus berkahwin
dengan Angelika. Cakap ajelah tak ada keserasian nak hidup bersama bila diorang
yang kenapa aku dengan Aya bercerai. Habis cerita! Otak Shahril sudah merangka
segalanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tolong apa Tuan Shahril?” tanya
Cahaya polos. Tidak faham dia dengan maksud disebalik kata-kata lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tolong kahwin dengan akulah!”
bentak Shahril. Lagi mau tanya ke?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tapi macam mana kehidupan saya
nanti… Saya takut… Takut ditinggalkan sorang-sorang…” luah Cahaya jujur. Dia
takut. Takut dengan perkara yang dia bayangkan apabila dia berkahwin dengan
Shahril kelak. Pada suatu hari, Shahril akan membuka tali pinggan yang tersemat
kemas, dan melibas badannya berkali-kali kerana lambat membuka pintu. Shahril
akan menampar dan menendang perutnya akibat ketidaksedapan rendang yang dia
masak dan lambat menyediakan makanan. Dia takut memikirkan perkara itu. Macam
dalam novel-novel cinta!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa yang kau takutkan? Aku dah nak
tolong kau ni tah tak? Lepas kita kahwin, kau sambunglah belajar tu… Aku dengan
hidup aku… Macam aku cakap tadi. Takkan tak faham bahasa melayu kot?” perli
Shahril lagi. Cahaya terpinga-pinga memikirkannya. “Okeylah… kira deallah tu
perjanjian kita. Bye!” ucapnya. Namun langkah terhenti sebentar. “Kau tak ada masukkan
ubat guna-guna dalam makanan atau minuman mama dan papa sampai diorang nak
rancang semua ni kan?” soal Shahril serius memandang wajah tertanya-tanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak ada…” hanya itu yang keluar
daripada mulut Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okey, aku akan siasat!” bidas
Shahril seraya berlalu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Gila!!!” Bentak Cahaya perlahan
dan berlalu daripada situ. Sakit hatinya bila dituduh begitu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang tak berapa jauh berpaling apabila mendengar
perkataan gila itu. mendidih pula hatinya. Tetapi malas dia layan… hanya
rengusan kasar kedengaran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">BAB 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">NUR AMINAH atau mesra dipanggil
Cahaya dikalangan orang terdekat, bernyanyi-nyanyi kecil sambil membasuh beras
disingki. Dahulu, dia tertanya-tanya jugak mengapa orang memanggilnya dengan
nama itu. Sedangkan nama penuhnya Nur Aminah. Setelah ditanya pada ibunya, baru
dia mengerti. Kata ibunya, ketika melahirkannya, bulan pada malam tersebut
bercahaya indah seolah-olah gembira dengan kehadirannya di bumi ini. Daripada
situ tercetusnya ilham untuk memanggil dirinya Cahaya selain daripada maksud
nama pangkal, Cahaya. Selain itu, nama arwah ibu arwah abahnya juga, Cahaya.
Jadi, diabadikan nama itu terhadap dirinya. Aminah itu pula bersempena dengan
nama bonda baginda Rasulullah SAW. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hati Cahaya berlagu riang hari ini.
Berita yang dia terima pagi ini sungguh mengujakan hatinya. Setelah beberapa
tahun menunggu, akhirnya impiannya untuk melanjutkan ke menara gading tercapai.
Kiranya, tidaklah tak berguna langsung Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) itu.
Walaupun hanya mencapai keputusan yang sederhana, namun tetap membuahkan hasil
apabila dia ditawarkan untuk melanjutkan pelajaran ke Politeknik Sultan Haji
Ahmad Shah (PoLiSas) di Kuantan, Pahang. Sungguh hatinya memanjatkan syukur
yang tidak terhingga apabila dia menerima khabar itu pada Yang Maha Esa.
Sepatutnya dia memenjaki institut pengajian tinggi itu setahun yang lepas. Namun
ekoran halangan daripada maknya, dia terpaksa memadamkan hasratnya. Tetapi,
berkat pertolongan rakannya, Salina kali ini dia terpilih. Gembira bukan
kepalang lagi hatinya saat ini. Senyumannya kalau boleh sampai ke telinga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hai, anak dara buat kerja sambil
tersengih-sengih ni, apa kes? Nanti kang kembang pulak beras tu…tak menjadi
nasi. Habis tetamu kita, tak makanlah jawabnya.” Tegur Kamsah pada anak daranya
yang satu itu. Hatinya dipagut tanda tanya. Apalah yang membuatkan anaknya
tersenyum-senyum sampai begitu sekali.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak ni… bagilah salam dulu sebelum
tegur orang. Nasib baik anak mak ni tak ada penyakit kronik. Kalau ada, memang
mak dah kena hantar Aya pergi hospital dah tau. Habis dah duit melayang dekat
situ.” Cahaya tersengih malu. Rasa gembiranya masih tidak hilang. Malah, sindiran
kecil daripada maknya juga tidak mampu untuk membuang perasaan gembira itu.
Tangannya masih lincah membilas beras buat kali yang terakhir.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Eh, ke situ pulak dia. Betullah
apa yang mak cakap tu. Tak baik tau anak dara buat kerja macam tu.
Tersengih-sengih, dah macam orang angau mak tengok. Jangan risau, mak ni dah
bela kamu dari kecil tapak tangan, sampailah dah besar ni. Setakat ni
alhamdulillah sebab kamu memang tak ada penyakit-penyakit kronik. Hah, sebab apa
kamu tersengih-sengih nak sampai ke telinga?” Kamsah sudah mahu
mengorek rahsia anaknya yang dipanggil Cahaya itu. Jarang sekali dia melihat
anak gadisnya itu tersengih seperti itu. Seperti sesuatu yang bahagia sedang
menggamit diri anaknya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya sekadar tersenyum manis.
Kain buruk yang berada berhampiran dicapai. Lalu, dilap sekeliling periuk untuk
memasak nasi secara automatik itu. Penutup periuk nasi diambil dan ditutup
kemas pada periuk nasi tersebut. Suis dihidupkan. Tangannya yang lembab dilap
pada kain buruk. Selesai pun tugasnya memasak nasi. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kamsah masih lagi setia menunggu
jawapan daripada anaknya sambil mencarik-carik pucuk ubi yang baru dia ambil
dikebun kecil di belakang banglo Tuannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak…” panggil Cahaya perlahan.
Rasa hatinya yang gembira tadi bertukar gemuruhlah pula. Gemuruh untuk
memberitahu kepada maknya tentang khabar gembira ini. Sememangnya gembira
untuknya namun tidak pasti buat maknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hmmm…” sahut Kamsah
bersahaja. Menunggu bila anaknya mahu membuka mulut.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak, Aya ada benda nak cakap ni…”
ucap Cahaya dengan intonasi yang perlahan. Makin kencang pula degupan
jantungnya ini. Terasa takut untuk melihat reaksi ibunya terhadap khabar itu.
Dulu, ibunya pernah menolak apabila dia menyuarakan impiannya untuk melanjutkan
pelajaran. Kata ibunya, dia sekeluarga orang miskin. Mana ada duit untuk
menampung yuran pelajaran dan sebagainya. Walaupun ditegah awal-awal oleh
ibunya, dia tetap menyimpan hasrat itu di dalam dirinya. Malah sentiasa
membara.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cakap apa? Cepatlah cakap. Kita ni
nak masak cepat. Nanti ada tetamu nak datang.” Kamsah masih rancak
dengan tugasnya dan sabar menanti bicara anaknya yang masih lagi kabur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya… Aya… dapat… dapat tawaran
belajar,” terluncur jua perkataan itu dibibir Cahaya. Lega sedikit hatinya.
Huh! Mintak-mintak mak bagi reaksi positif.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pekerjaan Kamsah tiba-tiba
terhenti. Berderau juga darahnya apabila mendengar berita itu. Anak mata
anaknya dicari dan ditenung dalam. Namun hanya seketika. Nafas berat
dilepaskan. Tangannya yang tergendala daripada melakukan kerja tadi, kembali
bergerak. Tiba-tiba fikirannya terlintas akan perkara yang sudah dirancang
olehnya dan Datuk Roffi serta Datin Faridah. Bergedup laju jantungnya.
Fikirannya mula bercelaru. Anak gadisnya ini belum dimaklumkan lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya mula merasakan aura negatif
daripada maknya. Nampak gayanya mak macam tak suka dengan berita ini. Aduh!
Musnahlah impian aku nak belajar tinggi-tinggi. Ah, aku kena pujuk jugak mak.
Hati Cahaya mula berkata-kata sendiri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Mak… Aya nak jugak pergi. Nilah
masanya untuk Aya buktikan pada semua orang. Walaupun kita ni miskin, tak ada
duit, tapi tetap boleh berjaya. Lagi satu, Aya janji akan belajar
bersungguh-sungguh. Aya akan pastikan Aya dapat result best-best dekat
Politeknik tu nanti. Dah habis belajar nanti, Aya boleh cari kerja best-best.
Lepas tu, kita keluar daripada sini dan hidup senang. Aya janji mak.” Cahaya
sudah mendekati maknya. Bahu perempuan tua itu dipegang kejap seraya merenung
anak mata tua yang sudah banyak memberi jasa kepadanya. Inilah masanya untuk
membalas budi orang tuanya itu. Nekad hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Cahaya, Mak gembira mendengar
khabar kamu dapat tawaran belajar tu nak…” namun kata-kata Kamsah terputus di
situ. Dia tidak sanggup untuk meneruskan kata-kata seterusnya. Wajah polos
anaknya dipandang redup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Jadi, Mak setujulah?” ulas Cahaya
lanjut. Mendengar kata-kata maknya, seperti akan ada tanda positif namun raut
wajah maknya yang mendung, menambah rasa resah hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Makcik Kamsah tersepit. Tersepit
dengan cita-cita anaknya dan rancangan majikannya. Namun, apabila peristiwa
hitam yang dilihatnya 2 tahun dulu menerpa benaknya, membuatkan dia nekad jua
dengan rancangannya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya, walau apa pun keputusan kamu,
mak tetap tak benarkan kamu sambung belajar!” kata Kamsah tegas. Raut
wajahnya serius. Seperti mengiyakan kata-katanya. Namun, disebalik wajahnya
yang serius, hatinya mendung. Mendung terpaksa memecah dan memusnahkan harapan
anaknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya melepaskan nafas kecewa.
Sudah dia duga pasti kata-kata itu akan menjadi jawapan ibunya. Rasa kecewanya
cuba disembunyikan. Dia tersenyum kelat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak apalah kalau mak tak bagi. Aya
faham. Lagipun, yuran pengajian je dah banyak nak kena bayar. Belum masuk lagi
kos benda-benda asas untuk belajar. Walaupun ada pinjaman, memang tak cukup
untuk menampung kos pembalajaran. Lagi-lagi orang miskin macam kita ni. Memang
tak layak untuk masuk U.” meski pun pahit untuk diluahkan, dia tetap
mengucapkannya. Dia tidak mahu membantah kata-kata ibunya. Cukup hanya sekali
ibunya kata ‘TIDAK’ maka itulah keputusannya. Air mata yang membenteng di
kelopak mata, ditahan agar tidak menitis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kamsah terjeda. Kata-kata Cahaya
cukup meruntun hatinya. Sungguh anak itu polos orangnya. Tidak pernah membantah
apa yang diperintahnya. Dituruti semua kehendaknya. Terasa hatinya dicengkam
rasa bersalah. Lebih-lebih lagi dengan rancangan yang sudah diaturnya. Namun
cepat-cepat akalnya menepis perasaan itu. Dia melakukan semua itu demi masa
depan anaknya juga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Terima kasih sebab faham. Cepatlah
masak. Kejap lagi anak Datuk dengan Datin datang. Berlapar pulak dia kalau kita
tak siap masak lagi. Asyik bercakap tak sudah-sudah.” Kamsah segera berpaling
ke arah lain. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Dia sudah tidak mampu lagi berkata apa-apa. Cepat-cepat dia
menukar topik perbualan mereka. Rasa </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">bersalah yang mula menjalar, perlu segera
diusir. Air matanya yang sudah tumpah segera diseka dengan lengan bajunya.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mendengar bicara maknya, membuatkan
hati Cahaya yang kecewa tadi berdebar kembali. Anak Datuk dengan Datin datang?
Siapa pulak? Tuan Shahril ke? Hatinya tertanya-tanya. Mujur saja dia tidak perasankan
tingkah maknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Anak yang mana satu mak? Shahrul?
Shahril? Salina?” ringan pula mulut Cahaya ingin bertanya. Bertanya untuk
memadamkan debar yang melanda dihatinya. Dadanya bergetar hebat. Jantung
berdegup tidak serasi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Shahril lah. Dia kan dah lama tak
balik sini.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Mendengar bicara maknya, membuatkan
tangannya menggeletar tiba-tiba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">************************<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">KEHADIRAN orang yang dimaksudkan
oleh maknya dinantikan penuh debaran. Hatinya bergolak resah. Tidak menentu
duduknya. Sekejapan berdiri. Sekejapan duduk. Selepas tu beralih arah pulak
menghadap jendela dan mengintai jika ada kereta yang sering diguna pakai oleh
lelaki itu sudah menjalar di ruang pakir atau belum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tetapi kenapa hati aku berdebar ya?
Apa kena dengan aku ni? Tuan Shahril bukannya sesiapa pada aku. Cahaya
bermonolog sendiri di dalam biliknya. Tiba-tiba rasa yang terpendam dan
tersingkap disebalik hatinya selama ini bagai terbuka perlahan dan meresap ke
dalam jiwanya. Rasa yang sudah terbit seawal dia 15 tahun terhadap anak majikannya
itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ah! Aku kena buang perasaan ni.
Kalau mak tahu mampus aku. Nanti mak cakap tak sedar diri pula. Sudahlah anak
orang miskin, tiada tempat bergantung, menumpang dan bekerja dirumah mak bapak
dia tapi ada hati nak menaruh harapan pada anak dia. Tak tahu malu! Tapi kalau
Tuan Shahril tahu, lagi malu. Aku ni apa yang ada. Akal dan hati Cahaya
terus-terusan bercelaru.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pintu terkuak daripada luar. Muka
Kamsah terjengul mencari kelibat anaknya yang seorang itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah! Dekat sini pun anak dara
bertuah sorang ni. Jenuh mak cari. Boleh pulak dia duduk dalam bilik ni,
bukannya nak tolong mak dekat dapur tu tolong hidang lauk-pauk. Duduk pulak dia
dalam bilik ni.” Tegur Kamsah pada Cahaya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya terkulat-kulat mendengar
bebelan maknya itu. Rasa debarnya diusir jauh agar maknya tidak perasan akan
riaknya yang gelabah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maaf mak. Tadi Aya rasa letih
sikit. Sebab tu duduk sekejap dalam bilik ni. Lagipun Aya baru je siap
sembahyang asar tadi. Jom mak kita atur pinggan cawan dan lauk. Nanti tetamu
datang terpaksa pulak dia menunggu kita berhidang.” Ajak Cahaya. Langkah
kakinya sudah bergerak mahu keluar daripada bilik mak dan dirinya tidur setiap
malam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Yelah…” mereka berjalan beiringan
ke dapur rumah besar itu. Mahu memulakan tugas sewajarnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ting! Tong!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tiba-tiba kekhusyukan mereka
melaksanakan tugas, dikejutkan dengan bunyi loceng rumah yang bergema. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Terus
memancar tajam anak mata Cahaya ke arah pintu utama rumah itu. dia sudah
sampaikah? Hatinya tertanya-tanya.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hah, pergi tengokkan siapa yang
datang tu. Biar mak yang uruskan semua ni.” Arah Kamsah. Pasti tetamu yang
ditunggu-tunggu sudah tiba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ting! Tong! Bunyi loceng rumah
kedengaran lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Aya ke yang kena pergi buka pintu
mak?” tanya Cahaya polos. Kamsah yang mendengar soalan blur daripada Cahaya
itu, membulatkan mata!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Bertuah punya budak! Kamulah!
Siapa lagi? Sudah… pergi buka pintu cepat!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya dengan teragak-agaknya,
menapak ke arah pintu utama. Setiap langkah yang diatur terasa di atas
awang-awangan. Jantungnya berdegup pantas. Tombol pintu terus dipulas perlahan
dan melebarkan daun pintu. Pandangannya ditalakan ke lantai. Segan mahu
merenung apa yang ada dihadapannya kini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Buka pintu pun lembab…” hanya itu
yang kedengaran ditelinga. Pedas dan berapi tetapi cukup mendebarkan hatinya.
“Ke tepilah… aku nak masuk ni,” suara garau itu berbunyi lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Terkalut Cahaya dibuatnya apabila
dia sedar yang badannya menghalang langkah lelaki itu. Sebaik Shahril melangkah
masuk, daun pintu ditutup rapat. Dia melepaskan nafas lega. “Fuhhh… Nasib baik
tak melompat keluar jantung ni.” Omelnya sendirian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya menghantar Shahril dengan
ekor matanya. Hatinya berdebar kencang melihat Shahril. Ya ALLAH kacak sungguh
Tuan Shahril ni. Dah putih, kening dia lebat dan terbentuk cantik. Muka dia
memang handsome dan kacak. Rasanya memang cair hati aku ni setiap kali tengok
dia. Ya ALLAH sungguh indah ciptaanMu ini. Cahaya sudah mula berangan!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Anak mama, sampai pun… <i>Thank you for spend your time to join our
dinner tonight</i>…” kedengaran suara Datin Faridah memecah di ruang tamu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hmmm…” hanya itu yang terbit
dimulut Shahril yang sudah melabuhkan punggung sambil membelek majalah. Datin
Faridah yang mendengar jawapan itu sedikit terkilan. Itu tandanya anaknya itu
masih berkecil hati dengannya. Anaknya yang sedang menumpukan terhadap pembacaan
majalah itu didekat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>So</i>, macam mana kerja? Kenapa tak balik sekali dengan papa? <i>Papa still at the office</i>?” Datin Faridah
cuba untuk menghangatkan suasana yang dingin antara dia dan anaknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>I no have idea</i>.” Itu saja jawapan Shahril yang masih membelek
majalah. “Aya, tolong buatkan aku air <i>fresh
orange</i>. Taknak ais.” Cahaya yang melewati ruang tamu itu ditegur. Terhenti
langkah gadis itu. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Matanya masih di majalah.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Err… baik Tuan.” Tanpa banyak
soal, terus dia melangkah ke dapur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hmmm… Shah, duduklah dulu ya? Mama
nak pergi tolong Makcik Kamsah dekat dapur.” Pamit Datin Faridah apabila
melihat kedinginan anaknya itu. Biarlah ‘angin’ anaknya itu reda dengan
sendirinya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Selepas 10 minit berlalu, Cahaya
datang sambil menatang segelas <i>fresh
orange</i> di atas dulang. Hatinya berdebar-debar mahu mendekati lelaki yang
berkemeja biru laut dan slack hitam itu. “Ini airnya tuan…” baru saja dia mahu
menghulur air itu, tiba-tiba kakinya tersepak kaki meja bersaiz bersederhana di
tengah ruang tamu itu. Habis tercurah air <i>fresh
orange</i> pada baju Shahril yang khusyuk membaca.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa ni?! Buat kerja macam mana ni?
Nampak ke tidak aku tengah membaca? Kenapa tidak letak dulu atas meja ni?”
memetir suara Shahril. Cahaya terkulat-kulat disitu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ma… Maaf Tuan Shahril. Saya tak sengaja…”
Kecut perut Cahaya apabila memandang anak mata Shahril yang sudah memerah
menahan marah. Dia sudah bangkit daripada duduknya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maaf? Itulah aje yang kau tahu ya?
Maaf! Maaf! Ni dah nampak baju aku basah, tak reti-reti nak ambil tisu atau
kain? Ke kau buta?” sindir Shahril sepuas hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar kata-kata
pedas itu, berdesing lubang telinganya! Eeeee… nama aje lelaki tapi mulut
mengalahkan perempuan bila membebel! Cahaya sudah mula juga menyumpah di dalam
hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dengan tidak ikhlasnya, Cahaya
mencapai tisu yang berdekatan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ini tisunya Tuan…” hulur Cahaya
dengan teragak-agak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril merampas kasar tisu yang
dihulur Cahaya. Matanya menjeling tajam Cahaya yang menunduk buat muka tak
bersalah itu. Bengang sunggu dia dengan lagak Cahaya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Buat kerja macam mana entah…
sampai tertumpah-tumpah air dekat baju kerja aku ni. Orang dahlah letih-letih
balik kerja, nak berehat. Dia menambahkan pening!” bebel Shahril sambil
mengesat air yang tertumpah pada bajunya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Cahaya yang mendengar bebelan itu sekadar
beristighfar di dalam hati. Kalau ikutkan nafsu marahnya memang dia mahu beri
sedas dua ayat pedas dekat mamat ni. Namun dia tidak berani!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kamsah dan Datin Faridah yang
mendengar pentengkaran itu, terkocoh-kocoh ke ruang tamu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Kenapa Aya, Shah?” soal Datin
Faridah. Kamsah sudah berdiri dibelakang Cahaya dan menggosok-gosok perlahan
belakang Cahaya. “Macam mana Aya boleh buat macam tu?” tanyanya perlahan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>You can ask your lovely maid</i>!” ujar Shahril lalu terus berlalu ke
tingkat atas. Menuju ke bilik khasnya di rumah ini, mahu menukar pakaian.
Meluat sungguh dia dengan anak pembantu rumah mamanya itu. Buat kerja yang
begitu senang pun boleh cuai!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maaf Puan. Aya tak sengaja. Kaki
Aya tadi tersepak kaki meja ni.” Mohon Cahaya pada Datin Faridah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tak apa Aya. Tak disengajakan.
Sudah… pergi sambung kerja di dapur.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maaf sekali lagi puan.” Ucap
Kamsah pula bagi pihak Cahaya dan terus berlalu ke dapur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datin Faridah sekadar menggelengkan kepala mendengar
pertengkaran tadi. Hai, tak tahulah apa akan jadi kalau mereka kahwin nanti!
Hatinya turut tertanya-tanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“APA perkara penting yang nak
diberitahu tu?” soal Shahril, anak kedua daripada tiga adik-beradik itu seraya
melabuhkan duduknya di sofa berhadapan dengan mama dan papanya. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Terkejut juga dia apabila dia
ditelefon oleh mamanya sendiri memaklumkan bahawa ada perkara penting yang
perlu diberitahu padanya. Hatinya juga penasaran ingin tahu lebih lanjut. Rasa
letih yang berladung, sedikit berkurangan apabila badannya singgah di sofa
empuk itu. Tali leher yang menjerut sejak pagi tadi diuraikan sedikit. Memberi
ruang selesa untuk terus bernafas. Kalau ikutkan hatinya, malas mahu dia
singgah di rumah mewah papanya ini tetapi memandangkan ini adalah arahan
daripada kedua orang tuanya, dia tidak boleh membantah.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ehem…” kedengaran Datuk Roffi
berdehem sebelum memulakan perbicaraan. Lagaknya serius. “Papa ada hal penting
yang ingin dibincangkan dengan kamu. Dan hal ini bukan main-main.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang menyandar tadi, terus
menegakkan badannya. Penat dan lelahnya yang baru pulang daripada kerja itu,
berterbangan apabila mendengar bicara serius yang keluar daripada bibir tua
itu. Hatinya masih lagi tertanya-tanya. Kedudukannya dibetulkan agar lebih
selesa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Betul tu. Shah kena dengar
betul-betul. Sebab ini soal masa depan Shah. Mama dan papa dah fikir
masak-masak akan hal ini.” Ujar Datin Faridah pula. Riaknya juga tidak kurang
seperti suaminya. Serius.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Wait</i>… <i>wait</i>… Ma,pa, apa
yang serius sangat? Skema semacam aje. Apa benda yang penting sangat ni? Nak
suruh Shah tinggal dekat sini? Shah kan dah cakap. Shah taknak duduk dengan
mama dan papa. Shah kalau boleh nak berdikari. Hidup sendiri. Apa kelas, dah
besar tapi nak duduk bawah ketiak mama dan papa lagi.” Shahril menyerkap jarang
bersama gelak kecil. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Fikirnya hal itu yang mahu mama dan papanya ingin utarakan
pada dia. Yalah, sudah beberapa kali mamanya asyik memujuk dia supaya tinggal
bersama. Alasan mamanya, dia sunyi. Shahrul abang sulungnya sudah berkahwin dan
menetap di London atas tuntutan kerja. Adiknya yang bongsu pula, Salina sedang
menuntut di UITM Sintok, Kedah. untuk tahun yang kedua. Hanya dia yang bekerja
di syarikat ayahnya dan dekat dengan keluarga.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datuk Roffi dan Datin Faridah
berpandangan sesama sendiri. Mereka tahu, tentu sukar untuk memberitahu akan
hal ini pada anak kedua hasil perkahwinan mereka yang </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">sudah
memakan masa 38 tahun ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ma, hauslah. Mintaklah Makcik Kamsah atau Aya
buatkan air. Dahaga pulak tekak ni.” Rungut Shahrul pula apabila mama dan
papanya hanya berdiam diri. Timbul juga rasa hairan<span style="background: white;"> dibenaknya, kerana dari tadi dia tidak nampak bayang orang gaji kedua
orang tuanya itu. Sudah tidurkah? Jam tangan di tangan kirinya, ditilik. 9.30
malam baru. Awalnya tidur.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Makcik Kamsah dengan Aya tak ada.
Diorang ambil cuti dua hari. Balik ke kampung. Katanya ada urusan dekat sana.
Air tu nanti-nantilah… tunggu mama dan papa habis cakap dulu.” Jelas Datin
Rafidah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril sekadar mengangguk-angguk
tanda mengerti.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sebenarnya… Mama dan Papa akan
nikahkan kamu dengan Nur Aminah. Keputusan kami adalah muktamad. Tiada
bantahan.” Laju kata-kata itu meluncur daripada mulut Datin Faridah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril yang mendengar segera
terpempan! Dia bingkas bangun. Khabar yang baru melalui telinganya bagai terus
tersemat dan lancar sahaja sel-sel otaknya membawa maklumat itu ke kotak minda.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>What</i>?! <i>Are you out of your minds</i>?”
Teriak Shahril. Bagai nak pecah jantungnya mendengar rancangan mama dan papanya
itu. Sungguh tidak boleh diterima dek akalnya. Menikah dengan Nur Aminah? Bukan
salah satu hasrat! Malah tidak pernah dia berangan atau bermimpi akan berkahwin
dengan gadis itu!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Shah! <i>Mind your words first</i>! <i>This
is your mother</i>!” Tengking Datuk Roffi apabila anak lelakinya itu sudah
ketelanjuran bicara terhadap ibunya sendiri. Shahril terkesima bercampur-baur
dengan marah. Hampir saja dia hilang kawalan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Ini adalah keputusan muktamad
kami. Kalau kamu membantah, kamu akan tahu apa nasib kamu. Papa akan gugurkan
saham kamu dalam syarikat. Jawatan kamu sebagai pengarah juga akan papa ganti
kepada tukang cuci. Elaun pun papa akan tarik. Termasuklah semua kemudahan yang
papa berikan kepada kamu. Kamu faham?!” ucap Datuk Roffi nekad. Anaknya itu
perlu juga menikahki gadis yang bernama Nur Aminah itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bertambah mendidih darah Shahril
mendengar arahan dan kuasa veto papanya terhadap dirinya. Dia merengus kasar
dan segera melangkah ke luar rumah. Rumah ini perlu di tinggal segera agar
tiada perbalahan atau pergaduhan yang berlaku. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Datuk Roffi dan Datin Faridah
sekadar menghantar langkah Shahril dengan pandangan sayu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">********<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">SHAHRIL merengus kasar. Turun,
naik, turun, naik dadanya yang bidang itu berombak. Tanda amarah sedang
menguasai diri. Berita yang dia terima sebentar tadi begitu memberi tamparan
hebat padanya. Hampir saja dia meradang di depan kedua ibu bapanya. Namun atas
dasar hormat dan dengan siapa dia berdepan tadi, dia seboleh mungkin mengawal
amarah yang mencengkam hati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tubuhnya dihempaskan di atas sofa
baldu diruang tamu. Fikirannya berkecamuk. Jiwanya kusut. Hatinya
gundah-gulana. Kata-kata mamanya, Datin Faridah masih terngiang-ngiang dilubang
telinga. Berbisik-bisik perlahan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>“Mama dan Papa akan nikahkan kamu
dengan Nur Aminah. Keputusan kami adalah muktamad. Tiada bantahan.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tak ke dia nak meradang dengar ayat
yang meluncur laju dibibir mamanya itu? kalau dia mempunyai penyakit jantung,
sah-sah kenduri awah akan berlangsung.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kolot betul Mama dan Papanya. Ini
sudah tahun 2013. Bukannya tahun 1970-an mahu menentukan jodoh anak-anak, mahu
memilih siapa isteri atau suami anak-anak mereka. Harap saja dari golongan
Datuk, Datin, tapi fikiran kolot semacam! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hati Shahril sudah membebel yang
bukan-bukan. Fikirannya jauh terbang. Terbang mengenangkan rancangan kedua ibu
bapanya dan apa yang akan jadi seterusnya. Seboleh-bolehnya dia mahu membantah
keras. Namun, apakan daya… amaran yang tegas dan ketat daripada papanya, Datuk
Roffi terlebih dahulu membatalkan hasratnya untuk menentang penjodohan ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>“Kalau kamu membantah, kamu akan
tahu apa nasib kamu. Papa akan gugurkan saham kamu dalam syarikat. Jawatan kamu
sebagai pengarah juga akan papa ganti kepada tukang cuci. Elaun pun papa akan
tarik. Termasuklah semua kemudahan yang papa berikan kepada kamu. Kamu faham?!”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tukang cuci? Gugurkan saham? Elaun
kena tarik? Semua kemudahan seperti kereta, rumah dan sebagainya kena ambil
juga? Dia tidak mahu itu semua berlaku. Dia masih memerlukan segalanya untuk
terus hidup. Tapi, papanya begitu berkuasa dan dia tiada apa-apa kekuatan untuk
melawan permintaan papanya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Huh! Kusut! Kusut!” teriak Shahril
tiba-tiba. Rambutnya yang ikal diselerakkan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rokok Dunhill yang berada diatas
meja kecil dicapai. Dia memerlukan kretek itu untuk melepaskan tekanan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Setelah rokok dinyalakan, dia
teringatkan gadis bernama Nur Aminah itu. Nur Aminah yang bakal menjadi
isterinya kelak. Gadis itu merupakan anak kepada pembantu rumah mama dan
papanya, Mak Cik Kamsah. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Gadis yang manis, sopan, rajin dan baik hati itu.
Pelajarannya tidaklah tinggi mana. Hanya setakat SPM saja. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Memang wajar pun
jadi pembantu rumah! Hatinya berdetak. Tiba-tiba dia teringatkan suatu
peristiwa lampau. Peristiwa yang membuatkan dia keluar daripada banglo Datuk
Roffi. Peristiwa yang dia kesali sehingga sekarang. Peristiwa yang tidak akan
padam daripada kotak fikirannya. Namun dalam pada otaknya bekerja keras untuk
memutarkan kembali peristiwa hitam itu, loceng rumah berbunyi nyaring.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Ting! Tong! Ting! Tong!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Lenyap segalanya khayalannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hai, siapalah yang tak diundang
datang rumah aku pulak ni? Hatinya bertanya kecil.Langkah kaki terus dihayun ke
arah pintu utama. Loceng rumah berbunyi lagi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sabar! <i>I’m coming</i>.” Jeritnya dari dalam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Pintu dia kuak ke dalam. Terjengul
seraut wajah yang cantik dengan <i>make up</i>
dihadapannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hai Shah!” sapa Angelika terlebih
dahulu. Shahril tersenyum senang. Hiburannya sudah datang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hai, masuk.” Ajak Shahril
bersahaja. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Penghibur hatinya yang sedang dilanda rawan dan amukan resah datang
tanpa diundang. Angelika. Gadis lincah lagi agresif yang sudah dia dampingi
sudah lebih 3 tahun. Namun atas hubungan sebagai pasangan kekasih sahaja. Bukan
pasangan suami isteri! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika merupakan anak kacukan
melayu-inggeris yang dia temui ketika belajar di Australia lima tahun dahulu.
Gadis yang dibenci pada mulanya, namun perasaan benci itu bertukar sayang
tatkala cinta hadir mengetuk pintu hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Apa yang you menungkan tu? tak
suka I datang sini?” tegur Angelika terhadap Shahril yang sedari tadi termenung
singkat. Wajahnya sengaja ditukarkan moodnya. Dimonyokkan wajah yang terhias
cantik itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Terpisat-pisat Shahril dek teguran
Angelika itu. dia meraup wajahnya. Lalu tersegih seraya menyedut rokok yang
masih berbaki ditangan kanannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Hey, janganlah macam ni… I
terpukau tadi tengok kecantikan you. Sebab tu terangau sekejap. Janganlah
muncung-muncung mulut tu. kang, I cium baru you tahu.”ujarnya bersama gelakan
kecil. Mengusik gadis tinggi lampai itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika tersengih menggoda
mendengar pujian dan pujukan nakal daripada mulut Shahril. Berbunga mekar
hatinya. Shah memang pandai ambil hati aku! Getus hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Betul ni? Tak ada teringatkan
perempuan lain?” soal Angelika sengaja menduga. Telunjuknya sudah ditujukan ke
wajah kacak Shahril. Sengaja mahu mengada-ngada dengan kekasih hatinya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rokok yang hampir habis disedut
buat kali terakhir sebelum menjawab soalan Angelika. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Sumpah! Tak ada siapa dalam hati I
ni…” Lalu dicampak rokok yang tinggal hanya putungnya didalam bakul sampah
berdekatan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“ …selain daripada you wahai
pemaisuri hatiku. Marilah masuk ke dalam istana Beta,” Shahril berlelucon
sambil meluaskan lagi pintu masuk kondominiumnya. Lagaknya persis seperti
tukang jaga pintu istana mempersilakan raja untuk bersemayam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Tanpa membuang masa, Angelika terus
masuk ke dalam diiringi ketawa kecil dengan lawak bersahaja Shahril. Langkahnya
sengaja dilenggang-lenggokkan. Dia tahu Shahril pasti akan mengekorinya sambil
memandang aset-asetnya daripada belakang. Dia tahu tabiat kekasih hatinya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hari ini sengaja dia memakai skrit
pendek paras paha dengan blaus pendek tidak berlengan. Bahagian dada pula
terdedah. Bukan tidak pernah berpakaian terbuka seperti itu. tetapi untuk hari
ini, sengaja dia berpakaian lebih terbuka. Punggung dilabuhkan di atas sofa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>So</i>, apa mimpi you datang sini hari ni?” soal Shahril yang juga
sudah melabuhkan punggung di atas sofa bertentangan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rasa hairan menerjah benaknya juga.
Setahunya, Angelika memaklumkan bahawa seminggu dia kan berada di Thailand
untuk bercuti bersama rakan-rakannya. Namun tidak sampai 3-4 hari, batang tubuh
perempuan itu sudah terpacak di depan rumahnya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Baby, apa punya soalan tu?! <i>of course</i>lah I datang sini sebab
rindukan you!” sahut Angelika yang sedikit berkecil hati dengan pertanyaan
Shahril. Boleh dia tanya aku sebab apa datang sini?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Oh <i>I see</i>… I ingat you masih lagi dekat Thailand. Bukan ke you kata kat
I seminggu you dekat sana. Nak <i>shopping</i>lah,
apalah…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Memanglah I ingat nak duduk
seminggu bercuti dekat situ. Tapi…” Bicara Angelika terhenti. Dia
menggulung-gulung rambutnya yang beralun indah itu dengan hujung jari. Kaki
disilangkan. Sengaja mempamerkan aksi begitu. Menggoda.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril tersenyum miang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Tapi… I rindukan you.” Ucap
Angelika dengan suara yang beralun perlahan namun menggoda.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril melepaskan nafas berat.
Tergoda dia dengan aksi manja Angelika itu. namun sepuas hati dia menahan
gelora yang melanda hatinya. Seboleh mungkin dia mengawal rasa hati untuk
mendapatkan perempuan dihadapannya kini. Tapi, ada hati pintasan lain dihatinya
yang mematikan nafsunya. Kahwin. Satu perkataan itu bagaikan sejuta kali
bermain di gegendang telinga. Sehingga membuatkan moodnya mati untuk hari ini,
walaupun dia berasa teruja diawal kedatangan Angelika tadi.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Okey,” itu saja ungkapannya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Angelika melepaskan keluhan.
Keluhan gagal menggoda Shahril. Okey?
Itu saja jawapan lelaki itu? Pelik. Luar daripada kebiasaan. Kenapa ya dengan
lelaki ini? Tidak teruja seperti selalunya. Tiada keghairahannya bila bersama
dengan aku hari ini. Hati Angelika terus beralun resah dengan sikap Shahril
hari ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Itulah you… orang ajak pergi
taknak. Lepas tu bila I balik, datang sini rindukan you, you boleh buat sambil
lewa aje. Bukan nak pujuk I ke apa. Peluk ke apa. Bawak pergi jalan-jalan ke
lepaskan rindu pada I atau you tak rindu pun kat i? dah ada betina lain masa I
tak ada?” Angelika sudah tidak tentu hala. Tiba-tiba hatinya terdetik Shahril
ada perempuan lain. Sebab respon yang diterima
olehnya tentang dirinya daripada Shahril tidak menggalakkan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Kalau pasangan lain, mungkin akan
merindui satu sama lain kalau kekasih mereka keluar daerah atau pergi jauh.
Namun Shahril seolah-olah tidak kisah akan perasaannya. Tidak menghiraukan
ketiadaannya disisi lelaki itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril melepaskan lelah. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Bukan macam tu sayang… Fikiran I
tengah berkecamuk beberapa hari ni. Dengan masalah kerja lagi, masalah papa
dengan mama I paksa I kah…” tiba-tiba bicara terhenti. Baru dia tersedar
sekarang ni dia berhadapan dengan Angelika. Kekasih hatinya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Aduh!!! Dahinya ditepuk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>What</i>?! Papa dengan mama you <i>what</i>?!
Paksa you kahwin?! Dengan betina mana pulak ni Shah?!” Angelika sudah berdiri
tegak. Terpekik-pekik dia bertanyakan Shahril. Dadanya berombak deras. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Tertampar dengan kenyataan Shahril tadi. Walau tidak habis percakapan Shahril
tadi, namun dia boleh mengagak bicara selanjutnya.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril juga bingkas bangun. Dia
menghampiri kekasihnya itu. cuba menenangkan Angelika.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Angie, <i>look at me</i>…” nada Shahril berbentuk arahan. Namun Angelika tidak
menurutinya. Dia berpaling membelakangkan tubuh Shahril. Suasana ketika ini,
hening. Masing-masing membisu. Menunggu siapa yang harus bersuara dahulu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Please explain to me</i> Shah! <i>Did
you accept your’s parent plan</i>?” soal Angelika dengan nada serius.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Shahril bingung. Terduduk dia
disofa itu. Ugutan papanya terngiang-ngiang di kepala. Walaupun dia masih belum
memberi apa-apa keputusan pada kedua orang tuanya, namun dia tiada pilihan
untuk berkata tidak di dalam soal ini jika papanya sudah meletakkan syarat yang
sebegitu rupa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Diramas-ramas rambutnya. Kekusutan
dikepala makin terasa menikam hati dan perasaannya. Tidak tahu dia mahu berbuat
apa. Tidak tahu dia mahu pilih yang mana satu. Hatinya galau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Answer me</i> Shah!” tempik angelika apabila tiada butiran yang keluar
daripada mulut Shahril.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dua minit berlalu. Namun masih
tiada jawapan daripada Shahril. Angelika memicit dahinya. Pening dengan buah
hatinya itu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Sometimes, silent is the best answer for yes. So, I have the answer
now. You are loser</i>!” kata Angelika yang sudah hilang sabar seraya mencapai
beg tangan LVnya di sofa. Langkah kakinya dihayun mahu segera pergi daripada
kondominium milik Shahril ini.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Stop</i> Angie! <i>I love you</i>! I
terpaksa… apa lagi pilihan yang I ada kalau papa awal-awal lagi sudah ugut I
macam-macam. Memang I akan kahwin dengan perempuan tu. Tapi untuk 6 bulan saja.
I akan pastikan itu!” jerit Shahril menghalang Angelika pergi. Langkah kaki
perempuan itu terhenti mendengar ayat-ayat lelaki itu. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Kolam air matanya tak
dapat ditahan lagi. Tumpah air matanya menyelusuri pipinya yang berbedak tebal.
Perlahan-lahan, dia berpaling menghadap Shahril yang sudah kusut-masai di
hadapannya beberapa kaki.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Promised me</i>?” lembut Angelika menyoal. Shahril melepaskan nafas
lega. Dapat pun Angelika memahami perasaannya walaupun belum dijelaskan panjang
lebar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>I promised you</i>…”
jawab lelaki itu lantas berlari anak memeluk kekasih hatinya itu. Mereka
tenggelam dengan perasaan hati masing-masing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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