Walking back to school, I was fuming….
I pager beeped and there was a voicemail.
I went to the nearest public phone and Listened to the Msg, It was nothing much but a soft whispering I missed you from Christina.
That soft whispering message totally changed my mood, I returned her a voicemail saying that I missed her too and asking her when her parents will be back.
She reply with another voicemail which somewhat disappointed me.
Christina’s voicemail: Think they are back already…
I went to class and my mind was filled with Christina, I did try to focus in some of the classes but most of the time I was thinking about her.
Finally the day ended, and I was planning to page Christina once I got out of school.
As I exit the school gate I saw Joanne, I ignored her and walked on. She did not say anything and just quietly followed behind me.
I could not proceed with my initial plan to page Christina as she followed me nor did I ask her to quit following me as my peers were all around me.
I took the bus and she stood quietly beside me, I alighted the bus she followed…
I turn to her, glaring into her eyes.
Me: What you want now?
Joanne: Di, I want to talk…
Me: Follow me…
I walk towards a small park in my estate, we found a quiet corner and she sat on a bench.
Me: what more you want to talk about?
Joanne: Di I……
Me: Stop calling me Di, I not your Di!! I don’t need a Jie that use me to get back at others.
Joanne: Then what you want me to do now then you can forgive me?
Me: I don’t know….(my eyes were getting red)
Me: If you want to make use of me why didn’t you cheat me all the way…..
Joanne: I don’t mean to…
Me: but you did….. I loved you Joanne, I really did….
Saying that I walked off and went home, Joanne followed me a bit before squatting down. I believe she too were in tears.
Upon reaching home, I was surprised to find my parents back so early.
My dad asked me to prepare to go, and I gave him a puzzling look.
Dad: Your Grandaunt’s Granddaughter getting married we going Malaysia, you forget ah.
Dad: What happen your eye why red red?
Me: No lah, a lot of school work I cannot catch up I don’t think I want to go.
Mum: He want to study let him stay and study we have to go wait missed the coach.
Dad: okok, Here this 100 Dollar you take and use, we come back Sunday night.
After my parents left the home, I waste no time and paged Christina immediately.
but she only returned call a while later…
Christina: Why miss me huh???
Me: Ya lor, tell you something my parents went overseas. You want to come over?
Christina: erm cannot leh, now I having dinner with my parent later must stay at home be good girl.
Me: orh (super disappointment)
Christina: See how lor, Maybe I go over tomorrow ok? then after that we go Tea dance with the girls.
Me: Ok lor…..
We hung up and I went to the kitchen opened a pack of Maggi cooked with some ketchup and had my dinner.
I was watching TV at home, when my pager beeped.
Could it be that Christina had a change of mind?
I sprint towards my pager, it was a unfamiliar number.
I called back and a girl answered the call.
Me: who paged
Girl: you who?
Me: You page me you ask me I who?
Girl: I Sonia lah, who are you.
Me: orh….. me lah Lawrence.
Sonia: Virgin ah, okok I need your help.
Me: What help you need?
Sonia: You stay Bishan Right?
Me: Ya, Why?
Sonia: You $20 with you?
Me: I have, so what help you need?
Sonia: Can go Junction 8 security office help my friend, please please.
Me: Huh?
Sonia: Please help me la, I cannot go out now and only you return my call, Please……
Me: Go there do what?
Sonia: Help her pay can already, I will pay you back. Oh, Don’t let Christina Know ok? okok I cannot talk already thanks hor.
Before I can say anything Sonia hung up on me.
I walk toward Junction 8, in my mind I was cursing and swearing. Christina never come never mind, now got to handle this shit. Sonia friend I also don’t know. Somemore so secretive cannot let Christina know. I felt stupid as I reached junction 8, and for the first time in my life I asked the directions to the security office at the information counter. I followed the instructions and arrived at the security office.
I knocked on the door and entered the office, there where 2 security officers and a girl sat beside the table. The girl starts glaring at me, and I realized the Friend Sonia spoken off was Felicia.
Security A: Yes Young Man, What can I help you with.
Me: I am here for Felicia
Security A: Oh…. Ms Felicia is it..
Security B looked at Felicia: I thought you say sister come then this one is who?
Me: Oh Sister busy so ask me to come, I am the brother.
Security A: okok, never mind you sit down and we talk.
Felicia was glaring at me this whole time, I think the Security guards have noticed it.
Security A: The reason why you are ask to come is that Ms Felicia was caught shoplifting, normally we will hand to police but since she is still young, we try to resolve lah.
Me: Ok, I brought the money to pay.
Security A: No no no…. young man, this is not about paying or not. This is about your sister, this kind of case uncle see a lot. Uncle tell you she wants the family’s attention, Maybe she feel you all don’t care or love her enough that is why this happen. Now she seeking attention, you must respond! You are her brother you must show her more love. If you dun respond later it will become a habit. and when it become a habit you cannot do anything already…( I shall not bore you guys with the Security officers Counselling session)
He went on for 30 mins and indicated the shop owner was kind enough to let the matter rest.
I insisted in paying for the Item and realized it was just a cheap necklace with a pixie pendant.
We were escorted to the shop where I paid for the item and all was over. I thanked the security officer and there was silence between me and Felicia.
Felicia: Why you come?
Me: Sonia ask me to come lor
Upon hearing Sonia’s name Felicia ran off to the phone booth, and left her a voicemail informing her that she is now safe.
She hung up and turn to me… even if it was a little soft I can hear her say thank you.
I took the chance trying to bury the hatchet between me and Felicia
Me: Huh what you say?
Felicia: It’s nothing…………
Me: Sorry.
Felicia: you siao ah…. you say sorry for what?
Me: Nothing la, I just want you to know that I think at least you are a straight forward person.
Felicia: Idiot.
Me: Ok la, So now nothing I think I going back le.
Felicia: Eh.. I haven’t have dinner…..
Me: ok, what you want to eat?
Felicia: Anything lor….
Me: Fastfood can or not?
Felicia: ok lor
We went to macdonalds and as the store was closing, I bought a takeaway nuggets meal for her, we walked out of Junction 8 and sat down on a long bench outside the shopping centre.
Felicia opened the bag and look at the contents.
Felicia: Only one set ha, then you eat what?
Me: you eat lah, I ate already…
Felicia started to eat, and I was looking at her.
Felicia: Oei can don’t look at ppl eat.
Me: Ok..ok.. (I looked away)
Felicia: You know I never expect that it is you that came to help me. (I too never expected myself to be involved in this kinda business a t that time)
Me: I also don’t know is you…..
Felicia: if you know, you won’t come right?
Me: I think I will still come….
Felicia: Liar…… (that moment I can see a weak smile on her face, one that I have not seen for a long time.)
Felicia finished her meal and I walked her to the station.
Me: you going home already right?
Felicia: Ah Bo,
Me: Eh, stretch out your hand.
Felicia: Huh?
I placed the necklace on her hand.
Me: For you. okok go back lah late already.
Felicia: Give to your GF la.
Me: I don’t have la
Felicia: That Joanne leh?
That moment silence surrounded the 2 of us…..
Me: Just take it….
I walked off, yes Felicia hit the spot, she spoke of someone I never wanted to think about at that time….
I went home, and checked my voicemail, and I had 3 msg.
Sonia Voicemail: Virgin, Thank you hor…. Say you good already treat you lunch next time.
Christina Voicemail: I reached home already, what you doing huh….
Felicia Voicemail: Thank you… and sorry…
I paged Christina, and we chat for 30mins, after which I lay on my bed. I can’t help it, I thought about Joanne, Was I too harsh on her? I stopped thinking about it as I couldn’t find an answer and went off to bed.
The next morning I woke up at 930am, checked my pager. (worried I was sleeping when Christina paged me) but there was no page.
Did the norm, took a bath brush teeth etc…. and at around 1015am I received a voicemail from Christina.
Christina voicemail: Sorry Sorry, I just wake up…
I left here a voicemail telling her it’s ok, asking her about later plans.
I was disappoint thinking that Christina will not be coming over but 30 mins later there was someone knocking on my door, I opened the door and was happy so see Christina.
I held her hand as she entered my home.
Me: Wah, this time copme up start dun even call
Christina: You say your parents not around mah.
Me: Ya hor.
Christina: You left me what msg I never got time to listen.
Me: nothing la just ask you later how
Christina: Pass me the phone, I want to check voice mail.
I passed her the phone, and we went into my room.
I was sitting on my bed when she finished listening to her voicemails.
Christina: Someone very disappointed hor….. Christina said that running her hand on my thigh.
Christina sat beside me leaning her head on mine:
Christina: eh…. You really like me so much ah……..
Me: No lah, just that you promised me mah.
Christina: ok lah, don’t face black black, I here already right.
Christina tickle me, and I let out a smile.
She hugged me and I felt so comforted whenever she was around me.
I started to kiss her and I lay her on the bed..
She kissed me back on the lips….
Christina: Oei…. Is this what you want from me only?
Me: No, but I cannot control when I see you, it just happens so naturally.
I kissed Christina again and got off her, she got up and hugged me from behind, I felt her breast pressing on my back.
Christina: I just want to know, that’s all
She held my hand after that and guided me back to the bed where we sat again.
Christina: So what do you like about me?
Me: I don’t know, feeling ba……
Christina: See you also don’t know… how can you say you like me…
Me: it’s a feeling, a feeling I don’t know how to tell you.
Christina: I know lah, actually me too…
we did not have sex that morning we cuddle and talked, that moment was more of love than lust.
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Originally Posted by
Lennyberg
+8 for you! your story reminds me a lot of my own.
Same same fire, Canto Era???
As we prepared to meet the girls for the tea dance, looking at Christina putting on light makeup was somehow refreshing. It was another look of her that I have not seen.
We met up with Penny, Sonia and Felicia at Marina.
Sonia : Jie!!!!
Sonia came ran over and hugged Christina.
Christina: Everyone here already?
Sonia: Ann and Jasmine not here yet.
Ann and Jasmine???? The names sound familiar and thinking back I remembered talking to them at Ah boy’s home.
A while later, Jasmine and Ann arrived. (Jasmine was taller ard 163 and Ann was ard 158. They had similar look, Shoulder length hair sorta icy face and a average figure)
Christina prompt for us to go and as we walked, Sonia came over and wrapped her arms around mine.
Sonia: Hello Virgin…. hehehe
Felicia: Eh Sonia don’t get so close to him wait he stand….
Penny: Ya lor Ya lor, very pai seh one.
Jasmine and Ann just looked on as I think they were not as close to me as the other girls.
Christina shot a look at me and it was scary, Felicia came and Pull Sonia away
Felicia: You like to hold, hold me…..
Sonia: Orh….
We went into the club (it was my first time there), the girl were enjoying themselves dancing and listening to the music, I did nothing but held my soft drink and sip on it occasionally.
Suddenly at one side of the club, there was some shouting and I saw some guys fight….. Yes, this is normal in my days a fight broke up just like that.
After the Tea Dance, Penny, Jasmine and Ann had to return home, and left the group. the rest of us decided to take a cab to Marina Square.
We did some window shopping at Marina Square, and went tot he foodcourt for dinner.
While having dinner.
Sonia: Eh Felicia, New necklace ah. Boyfriend give one?
Felicia: Ya lor, he’s a idiot, Gong Gong one
I also choked on my beef noodle when Felicia said that.
Christina: Eh Felicia, You get guys to buy you things again ah.
Felicia: No la, He bought on his own one, I also never ask him buy….
I keep quiet throughout the dinner, after which we took the train and returned to our respective homes. Christina gave an excuse that she was going to Junction 8 to get some stuff and alighted with me, when we got out of the station she held my hand and we walked towards my home together. That was a blissful moment.