BalQisku episod 15(ii)

Sweet hard hand By hadiah

“There ya go, MH57.”

Danial mengangguk. Dia mengangkat duffel dari lantai. “Ok, Chu. Terima kasih. For everything.”

Farrah tersenyum. Sebak terasa di dada. “Gila aa Along. Pa balik dari umrah tengok MD dia ke Afrika…”

Danial tersenyum. “Crazy things you do for love, Chu. You’ll know.”

Farrah mencebik. “Termasuk blah malam sebelum bini fly halfway across the globe la kan?”

Danial menarik hidung adiknya. Farrah menepis. “Banyak songeh. Kerja ungkit je.”

“Along, pergi la cepat. Apa main tarik hidung orang nih?”

Danial tersengih. Dia menyambut salam si adik. Sebak juga tatkala Farrah mencium tangannya. “Along rasa macam pagi raya la pulak…”

Farrah ketawa. Matanya sendiri berkaca. “Dah la Along.”

“Pray from me.”

“All the way from Ampang to Mozambique, one prayer coming up.”

Danial ketawa perlahan. “Why did you go and grow up so fast? I would so hug you right now if you were still ten and stumped short…”

Farrah turut ketawa. Air matanya mengalir akhirnya. “I have a reputation to look after, Along. Along ni awal-awal dah tempias Hallmark…” Dia mencapai tiket yang disumbat ke dalam beg tangan. “Nah. I’m going to miss you and Kak Qis…”

Danial mengangguk. “Come here.” Dia tunduk mengucup dahi adik kesayangan. “Jaga diri.” Dia pusing dah berlangkah pergi.

Farrah menggigit bibir. “Along!”

Langkah Danial mati. “Kenapa?”

“You forgot these,” ujar Farrah sambil menghulurkan sampul FedEx kepada Danial. “It came this morning. Alhamdulillah…”

Danial tersenyum. Hatinya berbunga. “Good to know EBay keeps to its 10-day delivery policy.” Sampul diambil dan disumbat ke dalam duffel.

“Go. Bring her back.”