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Monday, September 22, 2014
Chapter 2: Double Trouble CHAPTER 2"DOUBLE TROUBLE"
"Wake up, Brey! Wake up!" my mother yelled. "It's time to get up for school. you are running late!"
"5 more minutes!" i negotiated with her with my eyes closed and my mind asleep.
Forever and ever, my mother has to suffer every morning, just to wake me up for school. She can go pathetically crazy and insane just to wake me up. Nobody can easily wake me up, except for old man. I have so much fear for old man ever since young. He could become from a father to a monster. He can get so angry that he can violently wallop me if I never follow his sayings. He is just hot-tempered. I remembered back then, he used to push our dining table upside down because he had a quarrel with mother. That shows how crazy he is. seriously and seriously, he is the person who we should never fuck with.
"NO!" she started to get pissed. "I would wake Baba up, if you don't wake up now!"
"Can you just...." before i could yelled her back, old man already shouted from the next room.
This wouldn't happened if my mother would lower down her voice and now, old man was awakened by the noise which mother had made, nagging.
"AUBREY!!!" old man shouted as though he was the Captain in-command, giving orders to his platoons to march perfectly around the parade square.
"OK! OK!" I shouted in fear, with my eyes opened as wide as though they were about to pop out, and my mind awakened in a shock.
I woke up unhappily, dragging my feet towards the toilet like a zombie, looking so badly but with a nice hair done. It is always like that. When you try upteem times to style your hair nicely for an occasion, it always look bad and never go the way you wanted. but when we wake up from a sleep, with no one touching your hair, it ends up so good that you don't even want to wet your hair when shower- boys' biggest problem.
Took long to finish up my shower and that, old man always nag at me about. I would take at least more than half hour to finish up my shower and that is not normal for boys- mostly girls would take that long. Well, that's me. I am very particular when comes to hygiene. I would carefully clean every corners and parts of my body and shampoo my hair at least twice- and this is the reason why i am always running out of shampoo every month.
"La..la.. la.. la.." happily singing while rubbing a towel on my wet body to dry.
"Can you hurry up!" old man shouted from the hall, busy preparing for my breakfast,
Despite how monstrous old man is, he is always sweet to actually prepare me breakfast everytime before i go to school- only when he was on off days. He would make me at least a coffee or two half-boiled eggs and toast few breads- when he is in a mood to do so. He knows that i really love half-boiled eggs. Well, he is the one who taught me to eat these. Back then, he made me half boiled eggs for the first time and taught how to eat these. He tore the toasted bread and dipped half of the bread in the egg and fed me. The taste are so heavenly that makes you want even more. I could eat that entire meal like less than 5 minutes- crazy as it sounds but it's true. Then, that's when I found out that I had an allergy for eggs. I had rashes all over my body as though millions of mosquito had bitten on me at one go. My whole body turned reddish and itchy. I suffered so much for this. Visited the doctor like many times, and I believed the doctors whom i met must be sick and tired of seeing my face every now and then, for the same sickness all over again. I swear upon my God, i had such a stifling moment back then. fortunately, after a month or so, i finally managed to recover and overcome my allergy for eggs. Funny as it sounds, the medicine for it, was also eggs. During the time I had rashes, old man kept giving me eggs for me to eat and that I believe the logic, that something in the eggs must had altered my cell inside till i immune to this allergy. Clever for old man upon finding the medicine to it but at the same time, it can be said he tortured me badly.
After eating my breakfast, laced up my shoes and out from home, finally I made my way to school. Walking as slow as i could as i have the tendency to perspire badly. I will always perspire badly. No matter how slow the pace i do in anything, i would perspire as though i get caught up in rain that my whole face gleams with sweats and getting patches of wet spot all over my tops. I always wonder what's the cause of it. It's either the weather is humid as fuck or is it just me. Seriously, getting sick and tired of this.
Upon reaching my school, I plugged out my earpiece from my MP3, put my phone on silent, slipped them in my pocket, and went in the gate of hell- school.
"Hey, what's up" happily handshaking every of my clan members at the parade square of my school.
Parade Square: A place for every students looking like zombies, to assemble at, every morning, before enter classes and lesson starts. A place for students to waste their time sitting down, reading books before the time for our country's pledge and anthem. If any was found talking among ourselves, you will get embarrass in front of hundreds of students looking at you, by standing all the way till the time for pledge and anthem. bullshit as it sounds, but this is how Singapore's School System is.
"Ok, you may stand up" the top prefect ordered. It's time for our country's pledge and anthem.
"Marilah Kita Bersatu..." all students sang as though we are that patriotic, having the heart for our country. Except for Us, me and my clans. hooligans will always be hooligans. Either we made fun of the anthem or we don't sing at all.
"Students Dismiss!" finally done with the pledge and anthem, so the top prefect ordered again.
One by one, all classes were dismissed according to the prefect's order. Students bustling towards their classes and busy talking at the same time. Prefects had to hush them so as they would lower down their voice and moved out from the parade square as quickly and quietly.
Reaching towards my class, by rote, before entering the class, I jumped to reach the highest height of the class door, just to remind my classmates that despite how short i am, i able to jump as high as kangaroos do. As my feet touched the ground, making a large thud sound, I looked behind and smirked to my classmates. Then, making my way towards my seat, at the center, second table from the front. I had my seat and already conversed with my friends nearby, Bill & Fid.
Bill, aka 'Fatboyslim', gotten the nickname because he had put that as his email address and also he was fat but not slim. Bill, is a best friend of mine. I have so much trust on him. He is trustworthy and also reliable as a best friend. He would advice me every time, if I ever have the thought to do something that would risk my life or future. Not to say i m a 'homo', but he is also cute. a guy who is fat and short at the same time, forever smiles with his teeth shown and his laugh is will always be contagious. If he ever listen to a joke or two, he would laugh as loud as he could and making himself look just like the Chinese Laughing Buddha, in which he would also make everyone in the class to laugh their lungs out. A funny guy but serious when comes to handling serious matters.
Fid, aka 'Chocolate Chip', gotten the nickname not because he had put that as his email address, just like Bill did, but because he has darked- brown birthmarks splattered all over his face, making himself look exactly like those chocolate chips. Apart from calling him 'Chocolate Chip' we also called him 'Chips More'. Also, he even has this one big birthmark patch directly around his right eye, making himself look just like those typical pirates who have an eye patch closing their eye. But we seldom call him 'pirate' because it is not as humorous as 'Chocolate Chip' or 'Chips More'. The class would burst into laughter and almost suffocated ourselves when one ever calls him by the name of "Chocolate Chip' & 'Chips More'. Pitying Fid but this was one of the few things that could entertain us in class from getting so stressful with the lessons- he ought to accept reality that he does look like those 'Chocolate Chips'- he just got to.
Apart from making fun of Fid, he is actually a nice guy- he is my best friend too. he has that one heart for his friends- always- except for at times he would ditch us for girls, and many would irritate him for that. However, I cannot really blame him for his attitude as he seldom gets a girl. Many times, i had seen girls rejected him, making excuses that he would be a good friend for them instead, but the actual truth is, which only Fid and myself knew that they rejected him because of his birthmarks. And this is why he always emo as fuck, which he would complain about his flaws he has, the girls who had friend- zoned him, and almost anything, to me. sometime I get tired of his old same shit, so I just listen and cannot be bothered.
"Ok, Matin, please stand up, continue the next phrase and read..." my English teacher ordered me.
English lesson to start our morning, as dull and boring it can be, but I love it. I just love English lessons but not as favorable as Science lessons. The only things i like about English lesson, are that i able to improvise the way i speak, my grammar, my sentence structures, and all those sort of necessary things that would help me to write in the future- except for comprehension- that shit is bullshit, it just has thousand answers for the questions if you don't read the whole passage carefully- that shit is totally shit.
So, I stood up and enunciating the syllables in the sentence in a pompous tone.
"Very good, Aubrey" I sit down, giving a majestic air.
One by one, had to stand up and read few sentences in the passage of this book, Singapore Short Stories. This book was my English teacher's favourite book. This book filled with tons and tons of stories happened in Singapore, and the way the author constructed the passages are impeccable, making the students able to read and understand without getting addled with the words and sentence structures he used. and that, my English teacher would love and advice us to read the book every of his lessons and also at home.
"Riiiiiiiiinnnnng!" finally, it's time for our recess.
Our teacher left and we put aside our books, grooming ourselves while on the way out from class.
I was the first one to be outside, waiting for the rest to get out from class, with my hands resting on the railing of the corridor. While waiting, I saw a group of girls downstairs, and I know them- they were my juniors- aged 14 all of them. One of them, has the funniest family name, which it rhymes with 'hungry' in Malay and so i shouted by the name upon calling her.
"SAPAR, SAPAR... AKU LAPAR" I was snickering with one of my friend beside me.
Few seconds later, her head drooped and she covered her face with her hands.
Another one of them shouted "BREY, DIA NANGIS TAU!" the Sapar girl cried.
My head had taken aback, making me feel guilty of my doing but at the same time, I can't be bothered and walked off. I am the mischievous type who would play everyone's family names with words that rhyme with it. I also would call names at people for their face features. truthfully, i am a son of a bitch for this.
In a blink, my friends rushed towards me and asked what had happened earlier as though i had committed such big crime which attracted flotilla of reporters asking for new reports for my case.
I told them every detail had happened earlier and at the same time, making our way to the canteen.
We ordered our usual meals and had found a table for us to enjoy our meals.
Not so long, we had finished up our meals and returned the plates to the bin. before making our move to our usual place, the checkers corner, we bought ourselves few snacks and fruits to go.
On the way, a group of Malays who i know, came towards our group. and one of them, is Ariel.
"Aubrey, come here. we need to talk to you" Ariel spoke to me.
I sensed something not right and I believed it got to do with the Sapar girl. I didn't expect that the girl had connection with them. I dispersed from my friends and walked towards the group. The group brought me to a staircase near the parade square. and so, my assumption was right.
"You disturbed Dayah right?" Dayah is the Sapar girl.
"Aku gurau gurau aje pe.." saying i was kidding with her, sitting on the staircase, looking so stress.
The group kept bombarding me with hatred remarks and questions till i snapped.
"Takde, wa dah cakap pe wa gurao je pe, lu korg asal?" I repeated my reason. 'wa', 'lu', are rude terms to say 'i', 'you', and mostly gangsters use that whenever they have a talk with their rivals.
At that point of time, i was really stressed and stupid, that I had to use that term to explain my reasoning, in which the group got snapped by the words I used.
"Oh, wa lu wa lu eh? kau gangster pe?" the group scowled and came at me with hatred, saying that am I gangster to say such term to them.
"Riiiiiiiing!" lucky for me, I was freed from the stress. The school bell rang and recess has over. The group had no choice but to order me to get out from their sight. I got myself up and walked off from
On the way to class, Ariel walked with me, trying to comfort me after the stress I had taken. Though I was stupid but I am not that stupid, I know Ariel was bullshitting, I know he's on their side and was against me. All those efforts he tried to console me, was just a show. I know he still had a grudge on me upon what happened 2 years back. He never liked me ever since.
I entered the class with a sulky face, followed by Ariel, with all eyes on us, watching every step of actions we made. I took a seat, with my head drooped and hands covered at the back of my head as if I had a business and I m facing a bankruptcy. Ariel's seat at that time was just behind mine, so he took a seat and still ongoing trying to so-called 'help' me to solve the problem, from my back. I couldn't took it any longer so I turned behind and yelled at him.
"DONT DISTURB ME ANYMORE!"
Ariel had taken aback, feeling displeased after I yelled at him. again, he went on "I tried to help you, but you don't appreciate it. up to you. now, you solve it by yourself" Still, in my stressful state, I ignored him.
"Ok guys, please turn to page..." my teacher had stepped in the class and continued where we had stopped earlier, before the break.
Minutes after minutes, hours after hours, at that moment all students were busy jotting down answers on worksheets, brainstorming with their groups, reading after reading, stressing their brains off, listening earnestly to the dull lectures by the teachers- and to some were sleeping throughout most lessons- until the last bell ring strike. As the school bell rang, all students busy packing up their books in their bags, to some run out from school and gone home,to some taking their home sweet time walking out and gone home, and to some didn't even went home and slacked at the void deck of the HDBs nearby.
* * *
After days had gone by, stressing with piles of worksheets need to be done before the next school day starts, I decided to have a cycle around the park later that evening.
"Ba, can I cycle around the park?" asking as politely as I could, hoping he would allow me to go.
Old man, he's the head of family- more or less like a dictator. whatever he says, you have to obey, whatever he tell you to do, you better do and where ever you want to go, you better ask permission before you do so. If any of us, like myself or my mother, would go out without his knowing or permission, he would call you, screaming, shouting and throw vulgar through the phone, telling you to come back home now, no matter how far you are from home- if you don't get home as fast as you could, then you bare the consequences later at home.
"Okay, can... just be back on time, before 7" he grunted.
Embarrassed to say, yes, I did had a curfew. If I were to cycle around the park around evening, the curfew timing would be 1900 hours- but for this, I agree to obey, as to what my religion had taught us, it's not a good timing to be outside around that hour. However, if I were to go out with friends to town area, I must be back before 2200 hours or at times before 2300 hours, even it is on Saturday where there is no school tomorrow. Sometime i tried to reason out to be back home very late but he would shout through the phone to come back earlier than my curfew time- which is worse. Thus, I decided not to reason out anymore after that.
I opened my creaky and rusty door gate as wide as I can, and brought out my bicycle- the Piyo Piyo. My Piyo Piyo is like a trademark, my trademark- many recognize me through this trademark because every now and then, i would cycle around my area and malls with my Piyo Piyo, just to buy necessities. And many would say "you know Brey?", "brey, who? you mean the one with the Piyo Piyo" and snicker. Embarrassing it can be but at the same time, I feel happy about it. well, at least there are people who recognize me despite the shitty attitude I have.
I set my feet onto the paddles and off I cycled.
I heard shouts mingling with the clacking sound of my bike chain "Aubrey! Aubrey" I looked around for people that had called me. Then, I saw a group of Malay guys, waving and calling for me, at the stage nearby. So, i cycled closer to get a better look. It was them, the group which surrounded me during recess few days back. I knew they called for me for their unfinished business that day. I knew they were still unhappy the way i talked to them. And so, I stopped my bike near them, parked it at one corner, got up and walked towards them.
"Aku masih tak happy dengan kau" one of the group member, Shad scowled, saying that he was still unhappy with me.
Shad, he's that bastard. I have never liked him, I have always hated him. He stole my crush and apart from that he had this crappy attitude that he liked to vent at everyone. He would speak rudely with his scowled- face and eyebrows wrinkled, and always walk around school as though he ruled this motherfucking school. He would sway his hands with a gangster- look like those characters in the movie, Young and Dangerous. Most people at school had so much fear for him- like, who wouldn't- he had so many connections with the gangsters and his best buddy was Ariel. One pinch on him, a war might spark. that's how he was.
"Kite nak berbual dengan kau pasal itu hari" another one spoke politely, Inn, with his decent face gleamed at me, saying that he wanted to talk about the other day.
"sekarang kau tak happy, korang nak ape?" I asked them 'since they unhappy with me, what do they want from me'
"kau kene one on one dengan salah satu kite" Shad suggested to fight with either one of them, with his rude tone.
"Ok then.." I said in such a provocative way to agree with the suggestion.
I took off my Chapal- a traditional footwear that many Malays would wear during Hari Raya- which at that point of time, I totally didn't have any modern slipper which many teenagers would have and also to say, I was not a dandy- putting them aside and entered the square, with my fist clenched as tight as a clam shutting its shell to protect itself from danger. I had to fight with Inn.
Inn, also had his fists clenched, moving around the square, waiting for me to leap towards him.
With my teeth grinned, I rocketed towards Inn, throwing countless of punches onto his stomachs without any mercy. We were from one corner to the other corner, shuffling our feet onto the rough bricked- floor, with me punching him viciously and Inn defending himself from getting direct hits onto the stomach. Then, we stopped a moment, grasping for air to breath.
After awhile, we continued again, fighting as though we had so much hatred towards another that we didn't gave one another a change to gain victory. The other group members watched the fight with excitement and some even video recorded the fight.
"ERGH" I scowled and crowed with my teeth gritted and lips closed, giving my last punch onto his stomach.
"URGH" Inn was shuffled back, his body drooping with his hands on to his stomach and gave a low cry in pain.
"Inn, boleh tak? kalau tak aku pergi?" Shad asked from afar, asking whether if Inn is okay and if he isnt, Shad would take up his place.
Inn was really in pain and had no choice but to be substituted and that boosted up my confidence and energy to fight even more.
Shad, got himself up and about to go until someone stopped him, Ariel.
"Aku pergi..." Ariel said in confident.
I turned aback, having a little fear, that I might get wallop easily for this time. I ever fought with Ariel before and I got beaten up badly. his fists were like machine guns- fast and powerful- until I had no chance to dodge them. At that time, it was like a Tiger having a fight with a cat. All i could do was to keep shuffling back to avoid his punches and distant myself from him. Truthfully, no one can beat this son of a bitch.
Ariel entered the ring, giving that i-am-ready-to- beat- you stance and fierce stares, his hands up like those Silat kids would do when they have a fight, and his fist clenched letting his veins in the hand to be visible clearly.
As Inn did before, Ariel, moved around the square, waiting for me to sting first.
Then a past moment had struck me, it was a moment which I had my first fighting lesson from a mutual friend. Back then, my soccer team mates organized a chalet at the Pasir Ris and many were invited. and one of my mates invited this guy. this guy is an entertainer- he entertained all of us at the chalet and perhaps, if he wouldn't in the inviting list, I bet it going to be a boring chalet- i supposed. Then, after hours of excitement, we stopped to a silence, one of my friends said to me "if you want to learn fighting skills, this guy knows the best" i was surprised by the decent look of him and an entertainer that he could actually fight. So, without any hesitation and feeling shy, i spoke to him and asked to teach me how to fight. He taught me many skills and at the same time giving advice. He ever told me "study your opponent movement before you make your move", "move you right hands left to right to distract your opponent, and standby you left fist to strike" ever since that day I appreciate him lordly and now I m in a situation where all the skills he taught me, came to actions.
So I applied the guy's skills and advice. I moved around the square, studying his movements, but at the same time shivering and feeling so weak after I had used up most of my energy for the first match. After I had a glimpsed of Ariel's movement going to be, I took a leap forward and throwing weak punches onto him.
Ariel blocked few of my punches and counter-attacked by throwing few heavy blows on me. I gritted my teeth, trying to ease off the pain. I moved few steps backward, drooped my body a little, and grasped for air.
As I was breathing, I heard pattering sound approaching towards me so I took a look up and saw Ariel running towards me with his clenched fist up high, directing towards my face. Upon his fist reaching towards my face, i impetuously kicked him onto the stomach. Ariel drooped, and that point of time I know, if i never take this chance to finish him off, I would be dead later. So, I scurried towards him, carelessly throwing countless punches with all my might to finish him off. Then, a sudden stop.
"TUHH!" Ariel spitted blood out of his mouth. there was a river of blood streaming down his lower lip.
I was shocked and at the same time happy. Never I had the chance to make him Kicap- a gangster term to say 'bleed'. He's one of the fearless known fighter in the school and this to happen was just as miracle. Even the group members gawped upon seeing Ariel bleed for the first time- against an underdog like me.
Shad was totally pissed for I able to win against not one but two persons so far. So, he scowled and called for Ariel to be substituted "Riel, aku nye turn".
Ariel wiped off the bloodstream and morosely sauntered back to seat.
Shad angrily entered the square, unlike those two, he stood still like a lamp post, waiting for me to make the first move.
I bulldozed towards him but he stood there still without even fidgeting his feet. Upon reaching towards him, he took a grab of my side body and grappled me even closer, preventing me to give him full blows of punches.
"ERGH!" I hoarse, annoyed by the little space and chance given to throw full blow of punches, and at the same time feeling so determined that I kept on throwing punches to his side stomach.
My punches were not effective even after throwing countless of punches randomly to his stomach, no sign of anguish painted on his face. his stomach was like made of metals where only physical force done by machine can make an impact to it. Until one moment, I stopped in a sudden.
"craack!" a cracking sound on my shoulder "argh!" I croaked, feeling much pain on my left shoulder.
Feeling my left shoulder twisted that I unable to manipulate my left hand to throw anymore punches and I croaked again "i give up!"
Shad shoved me back, making me slumped to the ground, and bellowed "kau belah dari sini" insisted me to get out from sight, and kicked my Piyo Piyo down.
I was hovering on the ground, holding my left shoulder with my right palm, and then heaved to my feet and my Piyo Piyo, and got out from their sight.
* * *
Hours later, even after losing the last match and should feel upset about it, instead, I felt much proud of myself to win against Inn and Ariel- the fearless known fighters in the school. I was smiling every now and then ever since. I couldn't believe that I able to batter them badly and made them lost in such disgrace. Like, they were the fearless ones, everyone had much fear towards them- they were bullies- and for an underdog to defeat them and emerge as victor, no one will ever accept the fact- no one.
"gi siap!" old man ordered me to get ready for our religious class later.
At that time, I was a pious one. I used to pray a lot last time and to miss a religious class was totally a no-no. and if I ever miss a class, I would feel really upset like kids putting a sulky face for not getting sweets to satisfy their crave. However, now, I have changed and couldn't careless about it anymore. To miss a class or two, it's like a fine thing to do, until, many times old man has to drag me out to attend for my classes. This, sadly, can be said I have gone astray.
"mane ni baju!" i scowled as I was pissed, looking for my favourite shirt to put on.
"cepat lah!" old man shouted from afar, wanting me to hurry up as we were running late for our class.
Finally after quite sometime, I managed to find my shirt. I put it on in a haste, sprayed few sprinkles of perfume, a little touch up on my hair and caught up with old man that had been waiting for me for quite a long time. Then, old man locked our house door and made our move.
From our house, we walked all the way to the main road, crossing to the opposite side and stopped a cab. Old man opened the door for me so I went in and then followed by him.
On our way to our class, I had the sudden urge to text someone to share my joy of victory, however at that time I had no one to share with- except for Dee.
Dee was Ariel's girlfriend at that time. Well, before Ariel had proposed Dee to be his girlfriend, I got to know her first. She was my best friend back then and also my classmate. She was the one that I had always depend on. She was the one that would listen to every of my stories and problems, and eventually would help me to overcome all those- and that i felt so much loved. Each time she had been so concerned about me, my feeling for her grew and my love for her went deeper and deeper as if a metal bar which is enormously heavy falls into the ocean and slowly sinks in deeper, making a far distant from the surface. But, every time i wanted to express my feeling towards her, I abruptly became a coward, having no courage and gut to say it to her, until I hopelessly lost my chance to have her as my girlfriend. and that was the time, where Ariel came in and snatched her away from me, leaving me with my heart broken into million pieces.
"hi dee, there is something i wanted to share with you and you wont believe it..." messaging her in a delightful manner, telling everything that had happened earlier.
'WHAT!?" she felt shocked upon hearing what had happened "you better be careful about this.." she warned, trying to hint me something but I was too excited and happy that I didn't sense something bad might happen "Nevertheless, you take care of yourself" Upon getting her reply, stating that way, I started to dread.
To be positive as I could, i made myself forgot the things she had hinted and carried on my day.
***
Next day, I went to school and the vibe was totally different- changed. I felt it was not as usual as before. When I walked around school with my clan, most seniors were staring at me appraisingly, as if I have saved the world from catastrophe. But to avoid any fighting, I chose not to stare back and ignored every glance I received.
Then, one of the seniors, came to me and said in a respectable manner "aku salute kau!" I was confused of what had happened. I even took a moment to recall what had I done lately. so I asked "asal?"
"aku dengar kau jatuh kan Inn dgn Ariel kan? aku dengar kau kicap sama Riel" this was what made everything so different in school. It was all about the fighting I had yesterday. most seniors knew every details of the fighting scene and even about the way I got Ariel bleed. and that made me feel amazed that such news can be spread as fast as the virus, H1N1, to spread to another victim.
"just lucky.." to show my humbleness and refused to accept their praises. But beneath me, I felt so proud, almost made me blushed, with my cheeks red as the buttock of baboons.
Until then, almost every senior- even for some juniors- would came to me and praised me like a Lord. Finally, the thing I had always wanted, I had achieved. To be acknowledge as one of those fearless known fighters in school. To put such fear into students that I am one of them now- a somebody- one of the big fishes in this dirty little pond. To make every student that a step on my head would spark a war and that would be a such bad idea. This, was a dream came true.
"Riiing!" the last school bell rang and offed the students go.
Then, Ariel came to me with such hatred painted onto his face, and said "follow me"
I followed.
We walked out from school and along the path towards the main road, crossed to the opposite side and walked under the void deck hastily and to a place which I hardly know where it going to be.
Then, from afar, I heard noises and saw few students whom i recognized were sitting at the resting corner, beside a small shop, and staring at us as we got closer towards them. the students were the clan of yesterday- including Inn and Shad. Then, something struck into my mind, and thought that this was the thing which Dee had hinted. I knew something bad will happen so i walked as slowly as I could but not having the thought to retreat because I followed my pride. Putting my bags aside and gathered in front of them.
"WHAT HAD YOU TOLD DEE ABOUT!?" Ariel bellowed.
"ttt..tttold.. whaat?" i stuttered in fear. Like, who wouldn't? I was surrounded by at least more than five people, and they scowled, having so much anger and hatred towards me. I am a fighter but not a warrior who would be able to fight many in one go.
"KAU INGAT AKU TAK TAHU EH?" Ariel yelled for I had thought he didn't know anything about me telling the fighting to Dee "DEE SHOWED ME YOUR MESSAGE"
Until that moment, I broke down, heartbroken, feeling upset and all other negative feelings mingled into each other. I can't believe Dee had snitched on me. Dee, the one, that I had trusted for life, the one I love, turned out to be an informer. she willingly sacrificed the moments we had for years and sided on her motherfucking boyfriend, Ariel, whom she only knew for a few months. SHE FUCKING SHOWED MY MESSAGES TO ARIEL!
Feeling so weak, I drooped. Then, one of them who at first didn't bother to get involved, joined the group and asked others "ape cerite?" this guy was my primary schoolmate. Back then, we were not that close together, but we would at least say something when we see each other, at most hi & bye. We never had beefed before- never. we were cooled back then. So, when this guy came into the scene like an Angel trying to help a pitiful fellow, I thanked God for his savior. Then, a while later, I heard they were mumbling about something, something related with "brother" and until that point of time i knew, I m dead. this guy, named Soff, was Ariel's gang blood brother, same goes with Inn and Shad too.
They were from a gang called '18'- one of the famous gangs in Singapore; this gang, 18, was once the top ranking gang in Singapore and also was once a father of a gang called 'Kau' means '9'; to what I knew, 18, was once called 'Singapore 18' and then to whatever had happened, they broke down into two parts, which are '18' and 'Kau'- which by logic, if you take 9 multiply by two made up 18 and that's where the controversy starts to roll about in Singapore ever since- but the real truth about them have yet to reveal- a secret.
"brother peh pasal, wa pecah!" Soff bellowed and swore upon his brothers that if it's a matter that's relate with his blood brother, he would also take up the burden together with them. Soff was venting up.
In a blink, I saw a clenched fist thrusting towards my face like a torpedo targeting a jet. with no time to dodge, I got hit on the face and I staggered back, falling onto the shop's stool. Soff fire started and seconds later, everyone- except for Inn- started to throw countless punches and kicks on me, making loud thumping and thud sound. They battered me without any mercy- even I pleaded to stop. Inn looked from afar.
"AMEK KAU PUKIMAK!" one bellowed, feeling the satisfaction of battering me up.
"STOP OR I CALL THE POLICE!" a shopkeeper shouted from her shop counter.
Finally, they had put to stop. I was hovering on the ground and feeling battered. I croaked and at the same time trying to heave to my feet. Then, Inn came towards me, grabbing my hand and pulled me up. He pulled me to one side and put me against the construction wall fence, and wanting to settle with me once and for all.
"Kite tak nak buat macam gini, tapi kau sendiri cari naas" he spoke politely, blaming that I was the one at fault that I find for my own death. I listened earnestly but at the same time, I stared at Soff.
"PUKIMAK KAU MASEH TAK PUAS PE!" Soff angered by my stare, trying to come at me again, with his clenched fist about to launch.
"relax... relax... relax.." Inn stopped him.
Inn is a gentleman. To him, to gang up onto a person, is never his thing. To him, that's a cowardly act. He even explained to me why he purposely let me won against him because to him, it's unfair to actually make me fight all of them just because of a small matter- and for that I couldn't possibly think of the right thought that to what he said is true or maybe it was just a cover up for his shame that he actually lost to me- cant be tell. but that time, I was totally convinced by his saying- maybe what he said might be true. He took long to speak with me nicely while the rest at the back, watching.
Inn's speech touched my heart and so i dropped a tear, feeling ashamed after gotten a beat up in front of my crush, Ain, and few others who know me, and at the same time, to finally encounter someone so gentleman and honorable, like Inn, made me wept. This, was the worse day I ever had.
"dah balek" Inn told me nicely to go home.
So, I took my bag and made my move.
Ever since that day, I have learned my lesson. Don't be too proud of yourself and learn to respect. You may win against something one day and lose in disgrace the next day. If you don't know how to respect, no matter how above you are, you will meet the bottom someday. No one will forever be at the top, and no one will forever be at the bottom. life is fair. and until this day, I will always tell myself, I am still a Nobody, not a fighter.
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