"why do i feel pain in here when i was broken-hearted, robyn?"
"here?" robyn tanya sambil tangannya digayakan.
"yeah, it literally feels...painful. like a chest pain"
"well...look honey, being worried and anxious sometimes is quite a normal behaviour, and also is feeling pain when we are very hurt emotionally"
"yan?"
"yan !"
"yan !"
"ye !" yan terus berpaling pada hakim.
dan dalam pada masa yang sama,
'very hurt emotionally' - suara robyn diputar-putar tak ubah macam tape recorder dalam tempurung kepala yan.
"tadi kau nak cakap apa? kau sebut 'tapi'. apa dia kau nak cakap?"
"takde...takde apa"
"itu sangat fake. jangan nak tipu boleh tak?"
"sumpah lah. takde apa"
"hmmm..."
suasana kian hening dan sekarang dah pukul satu pagi. hakim tak ada tanda-tanda mahu pulang. yan pulak, sekejap-sekejap gosokkan telapak tangan.
musim luruh.
memang gini fi'il alam.
sejuk. beku. suram. muram. kelam.
dan masing-masing mendongak ke langit hitam.
"tu" hakim tunjuk ke arah bumbung alam.
"nampak tak?" dia tanya, pandang yan.
"tu mesti bintang sirius kan" yan jawab pendek.
"entah. ye ke?"
"iye lah. bintang yang boleh nampak dengan naked eyes. sirius tu bahasa yunani, meaning, menyala-nyala. kau tau sirius black kan?"
"so?"
"dalam canis major constellation, sirius is the brightest star of all. and the thing is, canis major's derived from latin - anjing besar. sebab tu kadang-kadang, orang panggil sirius ni the great dog. indeed, kalau tengok animagus form of sirius black pun, he turns out to be anjing besar tau"
hakim diam, malas nak amek port. apa ke lancau si yan ni dok cerita pasal bintang, dia sendiri kurang pasti.
it's just a star, anyway.
"kat city, tak banyak pun bintang. cuba kalau pergi suburb, serious shit banyak. if we're lucky, cantum-cantumkan those stars, dah boleh jumpa buruj. selalunya, confirm boleh nampak buruj pari. i once saw it. such a big cross up there" yan tersenyum.
"kau pisces" yan bersuara lagi.
"and?" mata hakim terjegil.
satu perkara pasal yan, hakim kena carik correlation dari satu titik ke satu titik perbualan. dia bukan jenis short, sharp and simple. no. she's more likely to being a complex one.
"orang yang bintang pisces ni, oversensitive. i mean, you are extremely sensitive. you can sense things. just like you can sense me. sebab tu, kalau date dengan kau, kau romantik"
"aku romantik? memang tak la kan" hakim tergelak.
"tengok. deny la deny. it's not like i'm saying something wrong ok" yan serius.
"ye la...aku tak deny pun kau salah. but then, part romantik tu-"
"kalau tak romantik, why the hell many girls can fall in love with you?" yan tenung mata hakim.
"mana ada ramai. banyak ke?"
"malas la nak cakap lagi"
hakim terus bantai gelak.
muka yan sebaliknya.
mencuka.
"kan dah cakap, aku ni jahat. mean...and selfish..."
"come on la. mean and selfish, that's only a fucking slight of negative side je. they're not really dominant in you. elemen yang main peranan kat sini, is sensitivity, which in turn, drives you to be romantic"
hakim tak menjawab sepatah.
matanya pulang lekat ke bintang sirius.
mata saja.
fikirannya tidak.
harapkan jasad di sebelah yan, tapi jiwa sudah ke atas sana.
"we plan to go for a vacation" hakim tiba-tiba tutur satu per satu.
"kau dengan budak perempuan tu?"
"tak tahu lagi. cuma plan je..."
yan senyap.
"aku nak lari kejap"
"i thought kita dah memang sedia 'lari'?"
"entah la, yan..."
yan senyap lagi.
"ingatkan nak pergi melbourne"
hanya bola mata yan yang sambung bicara pada dialog hakim.
mulutnya, langsung terkatup.
yan hilang bunyi.
"tapi, melbourne. heh. jauh gila cita-cita. jadik, pergi takat queenstown pun, ok dah kott"
"but, like what i said, ni cuma plan"
"please don't go" tanpa sedar, yan mintak.
"maksud kau?"
"just, don't go"
"why?"
yan tarik nafas.
"takde apa lah" yan geleng kepala.
"tak, tak. kenapa kau tak nak aku pergi? reason?"
"takde apa. let's forget what i said"
"no...there's must be a reason"
"there's no reason lah"
"on the second thought, pergi lah kalau kau nak. if that makes you happy, you better go. apa hak aku nak menghalang-"
"ye, kau takde hak, tapi aku nak tahu kenapa kau tak nak aku pergi at the first place. why? reason dia apa?"
"nothing lah, akim. it's your life after all"
"kau marah aku kan, yan?"
"why should i?"
"cakap la. kau marah kan?"
"kalau aku marah pun, i have no right sebenarnya"
"still, you're entitled to your feeling"
"dah la akim"
yan hilang bunyi.
"tapi, melbourne. heh. jauh gila cita-cita. jadik, pergi takat queenstown pun, ok dah kott"
"but, like what i said, ni cuma plan"
"please don't go" tanpa sedar, yan mintak.
"maksud kau?"
"just, don't go"
"why?"
yan tarik nafas.
"takde apa lah" yan geleng kepala.
"tak, tak. kenapa kau tak nak aku pergi? reason?"
"takde apa. let's forget what i said"
"no...there's must be a reason"
"there's no reason lah"
"on the second thought, pergi lah kalau kau nak. if that makes you happy, you better go. apa hak aku nak menghalang-"
"ye, kau takde hak, tapi aku nak tahu kenapa kau tak nak aku pergi at the first place. why? reason dia apa?"
"nothing lah, akim. it's your life after all"
"kau marah aku kan, yan?"
"why should i?"
"cakap la. kau marah kan?"
"kalau aku marah pun, i have no right sebenarnya"
"still, you're entitled to your feeling"
"dah la akim"
"takde takde-"
"akim--"
"i just miss the idea of you" yan berterus-terang.
"ha?"
"i don't miss you, but i just miss the idea of you"
"isnin ni..." yan cepat-cepat tukar topik.
"aku tempah badminton court. pukul lapan setengah sampai sembilan setengah"
"pagi?"
"malam"
"kau free?" yan soal.






