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17 Eylül 2016, 16:57
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| Çevrimiçi  IF Ticaret Sayısı: (0) | THE END THE END? ‘You know, I have been thinking about this for a long time. I want to start a new life, with a new you,’ she said. ‘New me?’ I asked. ‘Yes, as my best friend,’ she gave me a smile. I have always loved the way she smiles. Somehow though, for this time, it seemed different. I was not sure how to react. Deep down in my heart, I thought, friends huh? Ha ha. After three years, friends huh? ‘I was happy with you, honestly. However, I believe I will be happier with Lawrence. He gave me a sense of belonging. He made me laugh when I was sad. He accompanied me to the library whenever you are not around. He took me to see comedies and he laughed at the same time as me. He even peeled oranges faster than you’. Wow, that was quite a lot of things I never knew before. Do I really need all (these) this new general knowledge about myself? For a while, I thought this was just a dream. However, it was a bit too real. I had expected something like this to happen. I had known that Lawrence was always looking for chances. I had known that by taking on the post of Student Council Vice President, I was bound to be bind by all the activities. I mean, how could a VP escape from activities of over 30 clubs and societies? He had to make sacrifices. He had to balance his time. He had to have an understanding girl friend. My last thought finally awakened me. ‘Is there no turning back?’ I asked, half expecting what she would say. ‘We do not need to turn back. I just want to move forward with you but we would no longer be in the same vehicle. Our destination may even be different but I still want to move forward. Perhaps you may want a new passenger. I am not sure but I hope that when I need a driver, you would still be there for me, IF you still remember me. I just hope that when you see me in another vehicle, you would not ram me from behind but would honk and let me know you still remember me. Can you do that?’ I smiled painfully. She made it sound so realistic, so easy and philosophical! I had never rejected her demands before. We had had no arguments recently. Now was that not a good sign? Okay, I have to admit that we seldom see each other these days. We did not even have lunch together for this whole week! ‘Okay, perhaps my car needs some maintenance,’ finally I admitted. ‘You car needs no maintenance, you just need a new passenger, someone who would be able to wait for you when your car breaks down, someone who would ride with you even though you have no air-conditioning in your car.’ ‘Is my car that bad?’ I asked, feeling better as I expected her to say no. ‘No, of course not. Just that I feel happier with my new driver and his new car.’ ‘Ha ha…. Emily, here’s my best wishes to you and your new driver.’ I offered my right hand and we shook hands. I felt lonely. For the first time in my life since I assumed the post of VP, I felt lonely. Perhaps it is time that I take a new turn? Perhaps it is time I start afresh. Perhaps our relationship was not as durable as I had thought. Perhaps it is more of an ordinary battery instead of an alkaline one. Ha ha. Perhaps I asked for it. I agreed totally with my last thought. I asked for it. It seemed funny but somehow I could not laugh. I could not even see the floor clearly anymore. Everything was blur. Perhaps it is the time to change spectacles? ‘Here, take this tissue. You know, whenever I cry, you try your best to soothe me? I am sorry, I do not know how to do the same. However, I DO have only one Hacks left. Do you want it?’ I looked at her. How could she say things like this in a moment such as this? Both of us burst out laughing. One Hacks. I gave her a hug, said goodbye and took many thousands of heavy steps back to my house in SS14. The walk which would normally have taken 10 minutes seemed to last forever. People say, sometimes you are up and sometimes you are down, now that is life. I believed that then but I believed it unwillingly, now. I really do. ‘Help!’ I heard a frantic cry for help. A girl was pointing towards the direction of a guy who was running away from her. He had taken her purse! The first thought that came into my mind was, run. I was not much of a runner and not much of a fighter. So, what would I do even if I caught up with him? Kick him? My thoughts ran even faster than my feet. The snatcher was fast, there was no way I was going to catch up with him. However, looking back at the girl who was now running behind me, I knew that I had the obligation to keep on running. I had to keep on chasing this guy until someone stops him. The road was empty of people that day. He kept on running until he turned a corner. I was already soaked with my sweat and my stamina was giving up. Again I glanced back and there she was, slow but she was still running. Again, I pushed myself further. If I caught up with that guy, I will register for the Half Marathon held next month. As soon as I turned the corner, I shouted for joy. There he was, pinned to the ground by a policeman. Apparently, he had raised too much suspicion. ‘We have waited for him for many days. We thought that he would not be so stupid to try again but he did. These drug addicts never change’ the policeman said while handcuffing him. ‘Drug addict? I could not even catch up with a drug addict? Now, this is bad. I laughed but as I was also panting for breath at the same time, I choked and coughed. Here was I, dumped just 20 minutes ago and now I was told that the guy whom I tried so hard in catching up with is a drug addict? The policeman held the man up. Finally the girl arrived. Her face was red and yes, she was sweating as well. ‘Wo…w, y..ou caught up wi…th him huh?’ she said amidst her gasps for air. ‘Actually, the policeman here did,’ I tried my best to keep the sound of my breathing down. We followed the policeman to the nearby police station where a report was lodged against the man and then we were allowed to leave. ‘You do run quite fast, were you a school runner previously?’ she asked. Her facial expression did not show that she was joking. ‘Ha ha…. I would have given up in the next ten seconds if the policeman is not here to apprehend him.’ ‘Actually, I was just joking. I knew that he was too far away from you and besides, these drug addicts can really run fast, ’ this time I believe she is telling the truth. ‘Really? Was the sentence just now a compliment that I ran well or was that just a sentence to help me regain some sense of pride?’ I said, noticing that she was not that tall, maybe around 155cm. ‘Ha ha…. Well, what do you think then? Would you mind if I treat you to a lunch tomorrow?’ she gave me a nice smile. I have always loved it when Emily smiled to me. Her smile is definitely much sweeter than Emily’s. ‘How could I reject? You sound so sincere. Aiks! I have a meeting tomorrow from 1 to 3 p.m. Would you like to have the lunch earlier, say at twelve or maybe we have tea at three? I hoped that she would opt for the latter as my class would finish at 12 and meeting at 1 p.m. meant that I have to be in earlier. If we have tea together, I can then ask her for dinner! ‘We will make it twelve then. I still have a bus to catch. See you tomorrow.’ For a while, I stood there. Something was amiss. What? I remembered. There are three colleges together here in Subang Jaya. How am I supposed to know which one is she studying in? She had a bus to catch. That may even mean that she was studying in colleges outside SS15! It was too late. She was no longer in my view. Perhaps I would meet her again? I hoped so as I walked slowly back to my house. I slept soundly that night. It was not due to my happiness in this chanced meeting. I was tired. Nevertheless, I smiled. aLinti..
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