Just having a break of revising. Honestly cant give my 100 percent of attention in the adventurous of reading. The left part of my cerebrum was v.struggling to understand what Mr Robbin was trying to ‘bluff’ me about, whilst the entire parts of my brain keep forcing me to think about someone. I miss mak, for all the sudden.
She’s a headmistress in one of the school. V.well known with the ‘garang’ identity, which perhaps the most ‘unforgettable’ teacher one can have. I still remember when i was child, her students keep asking me on how i can bare with her. At that time, i was amazed myself. The answer was easy. I’m immuned.
Still remember the 1st time i read out the storybook fluently when i was 4. Abah gave me a great hug, akak n akis also gave their v.big clap, whilst mak just reacted unreactly & keep ironing the clothes. Not more than 5 minutes later, suddenly there’s a tower of books in front of me. When my pronunciation was a bit crumpled for the 2nd trial, the unremarkable anger & nag was received from her. Thirst, tired, regret & loathsome altogether united deeply in my chambers of heart.
She’s a perfectionist, i would say. The house must be clean each day. Which i mean, REALLY clean. Sweeping & mopping daily, clean the window weekly, bed must be ‘lapik’ with other cadar before sleep, no climb on the bed until the sleep time & thousand of rules that i simply cant remember. When dining outside, she would hidely sneak (just very deep-eye-sneak actually) to the restaurant’s kitchen. The floor must be clean, & bla3 which lastly brought us back to home, ate the mak’s cook. (however mak’s cook is the best!) That’s why dining outside was really unusual for me, until i entered the matric life.
Thousands of rules tt she listed & things tt she did, made me want to give up being one of the daughter at one point. Of course, tt decision came when i was having PMS where all the hormones jumble out in my vessels. I become an obedient child but v.rebellious inside. All the do’s & dont’s things really captivated me in an invisible cage, waiting an indepence key to open it up.
However, there’s a thing tt i still dun understand. The thing tt i still cant figure out what’s the reason. For all the abhorrence, my hand always reflexly holding hers when walking out together. Hearing her voice always be a pleasant to me. In every hard time tt i face, dialling her seems the only best way to be released out. Tears come out for no reason, but with a great relief at the end. Leaving away from home, abah never fail to call every week, updating about me. But still she’s the one who knew my life’s affair. & love affair i would say. The guy i was really crazy about, the guy tt broke my heart, the cinta monyet guy, with whom i’m going out, what activities tt i did & all kind of private stories become easily slip out from my mouth when having a chat with her. We dun actually contacting each others everyday or everyweek like most of my friends do. But once we spent our time together, most of my diary contents are revealed without filter. There’s no worry of being a liar coz i would share everything faithfully with her. Suddenly my only enemy become my greatest best friend.
I just realize unreasonably, how patient she was on entertaining me during child. Damnly wanted to go to gymnastic class (fortunately she resisted), behaving, wearing & chronically styling like a boy, wrote a letter to her & said i want abang, v.lazy to do homeworks, v.lazy to do houseworks, saying harsh words sometimes, keep giving homestuff to friends as a birthday gift & infinite terrible things which i myself could not imagine tt i did. Could not imagine how i would handle if one day i have a child like this. A stupido-histrionic-child like me. But I know how she managed to handle me. Coz she loves me. She loves me more than any words can tell. And tt’s why she never told.
when i was about to back to Kuantan recently, i hugged her as usual. Since the mode of Hari Raya still on, i begged her forgiveness, again. Unexpectedly, she gave me a big, long-pause hug that made us both almost cry. I looked away, trying so hard to not to cry in front of her. Few steps leaving her, my tears oozing like hell. i’m sure she was doing the same, for i am inherited the same ego from her. It makes me realize one thing. She might not be the best mak in the world, but she’s the best mak tt i ever had. And i ever wanted. And i love her like sea.
May Allah panjangkan umur mak & abah, forgive their sins, & bless them. For that’s what they deserved. amin