Tuesday 20 January 2009

this is how it all happened.

i find myself loitering around, minding my own business. i think i was waiting for someone. totally immersed in the phone, i don't pay any attention to where i am going. a raindrop hit the screen.. annoyed, i look up. a couple of minutes ago it was such a placid atmosphere. i remember the sun still burning up the sky, painting it red as it took its leave for the day. now ominous black clouds start to take over the sky, a slight drizzle hinting at what is imminent. i look around for cover and end up standing outside a familiar building in kk. something catches my eye. more like someone. i scan the building from head to toe and notice this one girl at the top floor, leaning out from a balcony. a friend. she looks back down at me. apparently she noticed the stare. we wave at each other awkwardly. there was something about that smile she gave me. it wasn't the most convincing. i wonder what she was doing so high up that building as she looks on to see the sun totally disappear from view, her face, totally blank and emotionless. i wouldn't risk shouting at her and startling her. i look back down at my phone to find her number. i get interrupted again, this time by a hand. the person i was waiting for arrived and extended his hand to shake mine. i put my phone away. we talk, drink in hand, not minding the raindrops bouncing off the canopy roof. a deafening scream from a lady behind me makes me jump and spill my drink. i want to turn my head but i froze the moment i heard the sound. a rather loud dull thud. i close my eyes as questions start to flood my mind. i only manage to blurt out one. "is it her?" .. "..yes."

2 comments:

cans of mushy peas.