TELEPHONE, 3 IN THE MORNING
Anis : Hmmm.
Amir : Hello.
Anis : Orang nak tido. Bye.
SCHOOL
Amir poke Anis’s head.
Anis : Ape?!
Amir : Orang call, tak layan ar.
Anis : 3 in the morning is time to SLEEP.
Amir : Kalau tak call, kau marah.
Anis : Call la lepas makan ke, orang tgh bace buku ke ape ke. Mase orang nak tido jugak nak call.
KRING!
Anis : Bye. (walkaway)
Amir : Anis!
Anis : (turn around)
Amir : I love you.
HOME, TELEPHONE
Anis : Hello.
Amir : Hello.
Anis : Ape?
Amir : Dah makan?
Anis : Dah.
Amir : Tengah buat ape?
Anis : Baring-baring.
Amir : Anything happened today?
Anis : Tadi ade seKor bitch ni, kononnye nak kene kan aku la. Haha. Dia lawak oo. I hate her.
Amir : Then, I hate her too.
Anis : You don’t even know her, doofus.
Amir : Hmm.
Anis : (WTF?) Wei, budak malas, pegi belajar la. Nanti kalau fail periksa mengadu kat aku jugak.
Amir : Ye la. Nak belajar la ni.
Anis : Bye.
Amir : Wait, Anis! (silence) I love you.
*DIAL TONE*
TELEPHONE 2 IN THE MORNING
ANIS CALLING AMIR.
Amir : Hello.
Anis : *sob sob*
Amir : Are you cryng?
Anis : I had a nightmare. *sob sob*
Amir : Would you tell me what was it about ?
Anis : It was terrifying. (still crying) (silence)
Amir : Tell me about your friends, Nafisa or Sabrina?
Anis : (kept on crying)
Amir : You don’t want to. Let me tell you about my friend. Syahmi.
Anis : What are you doing?
Amir : Talking to you.
Anis : Why ?
Amir : Just pretend I’m right beside you, talking to you. You’ll forget about the nightmare immediately.
Anis : Okay.
Amir : So…
THEY TALK FOR AN HOUR
Amir : Anis?
Anis : …
Amir : Anis?!
Anis : *zzz*
Amir : (dah tido la tu) I love you.
ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL
Amir : Hey.
Anis : Hey.
Amir : Are you okay?
Anis : No.
Amir : Wanna talk about it?
Anis : No.
Amir : Anis…
Anis : Just leave me alone. (walk faster)
Amir : (WTF?)
Anis : (stop walking)(turn around) I’m sorry. I had a bad night.
Amir : I know.
Anis : I’ll meet you on recess. Bye.
Amir : Anis?
Anis : hmm?
Amir : I love you.
Anis : (walk away)
RECESS
THEY WENT TO THEIR USUAL HIDING PLACE. BELAKANG MAKMAL SAINS.
ANIS TOLD HIM ABOUT HER DREAM.
Amir: Why would you dream something like that?
Anis : How am I supposed to know?
Amir : I promise it won’t happen to you again.
Anis : You cant promise me something like that. You don’t control the life and death. What are you?God?
Amir : I…
Anis : You know what, I’m going. Bye.
Amir : Wait.
Anis : What?!
Amir : I… I love you.
Anis : (left)
AFTER SCHOOL
Anis : Hey.
Amir : Hey.
Anis : Esok cuti.
Amir : And?
Anis : Jom keluar.
Amir : Mane?
Anis : Burger King, Carrefour.
Amir : Pukul?
Anis : Lepas kelas muzik.
Amir : Set.
Anis : Tak pegi same-same tau. Kat sane baru jumpe.
Amir : Memang ar Ko nak ayah aku tau? Nak mampos dah ke?
Anis : Yea. Whatev. Bye.
Amir : Anis!
Anis : Hmm?
Amir : I love you.
Anis : (walkaway)
BURGER KING
Amir : Hey.
Anis : Hey.
Amir : (bagi duit) pegi order.
Anis : Nak ape?
Amir : Amir tak kesah.
ANIS PEGI ORDER AND COMEBACK WITH FOOD. THEY ATE.
ANIS DAH HABIS MAKAN. AMIR BELUM.
Anis : Tak nak makan ke?
Amir : Kenape? Nak?
Anis : *smile* Nak.
Amir : Makan ar. Nanti gemok.
Anis : Ah, biar la. Daripada membazir.
ANIS GRAB A BITE AND LEFT. AMIR CHASE HER.
Amir : La. Merajok ke?
Anis : (jalan je)
Amir : (pegang tangan Anis) Nak ape-ape?
Anis : Chocolate.
Amir : Macam budak kecik.
Anis : (jelir lidah) *bleks*
AMIR BOUGHT HER A CHOCOLATE AND THEY HUNG OUT. THEN, THEY’RE LEAVING.
Amir : Balik cane?
Anis : Teksi.
Amir : Berani ke?
Anis : Tak.
Amir : Habis tu buat pe naik teksi?
Anis : Kau la kene hantar aku.
Amir : Gedikk.
Anis : Nanti aku kene culik baru tau., menyesal tak sudah kau.
THEY WENT IN THE TAXI AND THE TAXI SEND ANIS FIRST.
Anis : Thanks. Bye. ( get out of the car)
Amir : Wait.
Anis : (turn around) Yea ?
Amir : I love you.
Anis : (left)
ON MONDAY, AMIR DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL. HE DIDN’T EVEN CALL. ON THE THIRD DAY OF SCHOOL (WED) ANIS TRY TO CALL AMIR. AMIR DIDN’T PICK UP THE PHONE. AFTER SCHOOL, ANIS GO TO AMIR’S HOUSE.
Anis : *ting tong*
NO ANSWER. THE DOOR’S UNLOCKED. ANIS MASUK.
Anis : Assalamualaikum. Ade orang tak?
ANIS OPENED ALL THE DOORS IN THE HOUSE, TRYING TO IND AMIR. THE LAST DOOR, SHE SAW AMIR, LYING ON THE BED, WITH A VERY PALE FACE, SWEATING.
Anis : Amir!
ANIS WENT TO AMIR. AMIR’S UNCONSCIOUS. ANIS TOUCHED ANIR’S FOREHEAD. FEVER. ANIS WENT TO THE KITCHEN. ANIS AMBEK KAIN AND BESEN. BUKAK PETI AIS , AMBEK PANADOL. ISI BESEN DENGAN AIR SEJUK. BAWAK SEMUA BENDE TU NAEK ATAS. DUDUK SEBELAH AMIR. CELUP KAIN DALAM AIR. PERAH KAIN. LETAK KAIN ATAS DAHI AMIR. SHE WAITED FOR AMIR TO WAKE UP. IT’S 7 O’CLOCK. ANIS’S MOM CALLED. ANIS TOLD HER MOM SHE’LL BE BACK LATE. AMIR WOKE UP.
Amir : Anis kau buat ape kat sini?
Anis : Aku…
Amir : Dah pukul berape? (look at the watch) Pukul 7?! Anis pergi balik!
Anis : Kau tengah sakit lah. Tak payah jerit-jerit.
Amir : (muke toye je)
Anis : Makan ubat.
Amir : (makan ubat)
Anis : Dah pukul 7 mak bapak kau tak balik lagi?
Amir : Ah! Diorang tu outstation je tau. Minggu depan baru balik.
Anis : Kau tak call aku pun.
Amir : Aku bangun pun tak larat. Kalau aku larat, dah lame aku makan panadol, jumpe doctor ke.
Aku bukannye bodoh.
Anis : Dah tak larat tu, tak payah la marah-marah. Dah sakit tu, buat la cara orang sakit!
Amir : Dah maghrib pegi balik.
Anis : Kau boleh ke sorang-sorang kat sini? Sejak bile kau sakit ni?
Amir : Ahad.
Anis : Tak makan la dari hari tu?
Amir : Tak.
Anis : MasyaAllah. Habis, sape nak jage kau kalau aku balik?
Amir : Aku dah besar. I know how to take care of myself.
Anis : Kau nak bangun pun tak boleh. Takde. Malam ni aku tido sini. Aku jage kau.
Amir : Anis! Nanti mak kau marah.
Anis : Aku cakap aku tidur rumah kawan. (ambek phone)
Amir : Anis! (nak bangun tapi tak larat, pening kepala)
ANIS CALL HER MOM. SETTLE SOME STUFF. WENT DOWN TO GET SOME FOOD. BRING THE FOOD UPSTAIRS.
Anis : Makan.
Amir : (try to sit but couldn’t)
Anis : (bangunkan Amir dengan sepenuh tenaga and suapkan Amir)
Amir : (makan)
Anis : Kau dah la sakit, tak makan ubat, tak makan ape-ape pulak tu. Mane nak baik? Pastu nak jerit-jerit marah orang. Lagi la bertambah sakit.
Amir : Wei. Aku tengah sakit ni. Pening. Kau jangan la tambah kan kepeningan aku ni dengan bebelan kau.
Anis : (pergi almari baju)Kau ade tak baju yang aku boleh pakai? Aku takde baju nak pakai.
Amir : Pakai baju mak aku.
Anis : Gile.
Amir : (smile)(staring at Anis) Carilah baju ape-ape dalam almari tu.
Anis : Eiii. Misti kau dah berape hari tak mandi. Busuk!
ANIS TOOK SOME CLOTHES. SHE TOOK THE BIGGEST T-SHIRT SHE COULD FIND AND A TRACKSUIT.
Anis : Aku nak mandi.
Amir : Jom!
Anis : Diam ar. Aku gune tuala kau.
AFTER SHOWERING, ANIS ATE. THEN WENT TO AMIR’S ROOM. AMIR’S SLEEPING. ANIS SAT BESIDE AMIR. ANIS STARE AT HIS FACE.
Anis : (smile) I love you too. I love you too. I love you too. I love you too. I love you too. I love you
too. I love you too. (left the room)
Amir : (smile)
ANIS TIDUR BILIK LAIN. APE KAU INGAT ANIS MURAH SANGAT KE NAK TIDO SATU BILIK NGAN AMIR.
PAGI TU AMIR BANGUN. KAT SBELAH KATIL DIA ADE BEG ANIS. ADE BUKU TERKELUAR DARI BEG TU. DIA AMBEK BUKU TU. AMIR DAH SIHAT SIKIT. AMIr BUKAK BUKU TU. AMIR BACE MUKE SURAT TERAKHIR YANG BERTULIS. IT READ :
Saturday 23/4/2007
I went to Burger King with him. He said I love you for the 7th time. I don’t know what t o do. I can’t say it back. I don’t know. But I love him. I want to tell him that I love him in the best way that I can. I just don’t know how.
Anis
