XY - I

(7)

If you have ever heard of conversation between men, you may find lots of self-claims lies in between, like a jungle that is claimed to be breeding place for dragon. You dont believe the existence of dragon, and yet you refuse to walk alone in the jungle fearing dragon may just appear out of no where.

But if you have ever heard of conversation between men that barely know each other, superficial and yet comfortable, is what you might have described it, like a smooth flowing river.


"She has no memories of me," Adam repeated the sentence again without any emotion in it.

"Must be hard for you," Eidur answered without sounding surprised at all. Eidur pulled out a cigarette from the red colour Marlborough cigarette pack, and threw the whole package to Adam.

Adam subconsciously moved up his right hand and hold up the cigarette.

" I don't smoke," He placed the cigarette pack on the table.

"I know, just thought you might want to have one now," Eidur answered without looking at him. Instead, he was looking at his lighter, trying to lit up the cigarette.

"She doesn't likes men that smoke." Adam answered without questioning how Eidur know that he doesn't smoke.

"She might not remember that, " Eidur puffed out.

"She remembered, everything," Adam galluped up the whole glass of water.

"Seems like i've added too much whiskey in your coffee," Eidur grinned as he seems to be proud of what he had done. liquer, is what you need, my man.

" Maybe you did give me too much whiskey," Adam grinned back at him

Eidur walked into the kitchen and come out with a bottle on his hand.

Bang! he placed the bottle of whiskey on the table in front of Adam.

" Whiskey, is never too much," Eidur grinned again.

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(6)

XY - I

(5)

Honk....Honk....

A gray Vios menacing the LDP highway like a wild snake that occasionally releasing his anger with loud burst. Before the car nearby manage to give the Vios the international gesture, Vios has long gone in the highway.

She will be fine....She will fine.....Wait for me.....

In front of Damansara Specialist Centre, the Vios stopped at the emergency area. A man wearing a maroon shirt and red tie rush into the hospital.

Room 306....306......306.......

ting, lift opened on 3rd floor. The man rushed out and dashed towards the ward room 306.

20 minutes ago, he received a call. The phone displayed picture of her wife to be, with the special ringtone sang by Joe Cocker. "You are so beautiful....to me...."

"Yes dear, want to ask me out for lunch?"

"I'm sorry, but i'm calling from Damansara Specialist Centre, may i know if you know the phone owner well?"

Adam's heart sunk real deep hearing those words. He has seen enough movie to know what all this means.

"i'm.....her husband..." Taking a deep breath, he continued, " What happened to her?"

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(4)

"Why cant i get a dog?" The lady huffed

"Because you are staying in a condominium my dear," Adam slowly put his hand on her shoulder, trying to console her.

"But I want to have one! I dont care, i want it, i want it!" The lady continue throwing tantrum like a small kid.

"Do you really want to have a dog so badly?"

"YES! and I've been telling you this since a year ago, and you have been ignoring it," The lady pretended to be crying and make sniffing sound now and then.

"All right, all right, stop with the fake cry, i have a solution for it," Adam answered with full confident.

"Really?"

" Really, and you don't have to act like Mr Pussycat to give me that blink blink eye."

"Hehe, I'm just trying to emphasize how excited i am to wait for your solution." The lady joyfully answered.

"Thanks for the effect, but i do have a solution for this, that is..." Adam intentionally paused.

"That is....?"

"Move into a landed property!"Adam answered in excitement.

"Wow, you are so smart honey, how come i never thought of that? Geez... and i actually thought you have some brilliant idea," The lady replied cynically.

"hey hey, its a brilliant idea ok, you have not heard of the whole plan yet." Adam smiled at her, seem be to expecting this respond from her.

"Ya ya, like how i can come out with RM500k the next day and then we can get a nice fancy semi-D right."

"Oh well, you got the later part correct, but its not exactly wrong for the first part too."

"What do you mean?"

"Darling, let's stay together."

"wow wow wow, hold on a second, are you proposing to me?'

"Of course not, i dont even have a ring now."

"phew, if you do propose to me in such a lousy way, i'm going to slaughter you into pieces. So what is this staying together thing?"

"Just a solution for you to have a dog," Adam grinned.

"But that is such a stupid idea."

"You think its stupid?"

"yes, it is stupid"

"Oh well, i guess i have no choice," Adam turned back and walked towards the room.

"Hey, where you going?"

"i'm depressed, i need some time to heal my wound."

" The plaster is in the first drawer honey!" She triumphantly answer. She has a feeling he will be giving way real soon in getting her a dog.

Few second later, Adam walked out from the room with a big box holding in hand.

" Please dont tell me you have broken something in the room."

" It is broken indeed, but its a broken soul."

"Oh, so you have keep your soul inside, how interesting. Show me how your soul looks like" She smiled while walking towards the box, wondering what kind of trick he is playing this time.

The lady slowly opened up the box. Inside a fury Silky Terriers lazily sleeping. He is slightly gray in colour, but the ribbon tied on his neck make him look extra funny. On top of his back, the ribbon tied up a flowery knot. inside the knot, there's a 3 carat diamond ring trying to outshine the cute dog.

"Fabien is depressed because you do not want to stay with him and take good care of him," Adam spoke after seeing her stunt there for 3 second. He slowly put down the box and tried to reach for the ring. He is ready.

Knelt down in front of her,his heart pumping like a racing horse. He has been practicing this scene over hundred times over his mind, he is ready to do it correctly, once and for all.

"Darling, there are two broken soul that need you to get good care of, so will you, marry me and be my wife for the rest of my life?" Adam lifted up his head, and look straight into her eye. His shaken hand holding the diamond ring, slowly go towards her.

She has long been in tears. A dog, diamond ring and a man that she knows for sure will love her for the rest of her life. What else can she ask for more.

"where did you learn all this?"

"hehe...Google."

"Then you better thanks the creator," She hold his shaking hand, pull him up, and give him a kiss on his lips.

Adam become so emotion that he could not talk further, he began to cry like a baby.

She hugged him and softly said to him, " Its ok now honey, we are getting married."

Adam laughed and cried and laughed on her shoulder. He could not be happier than this.

"But honey..."

"Ya?" Adam still sobbing

"His name is Frankie, not Fabien."

Adam laughed.

This is my wife.

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(3)

5.......4........3.........2..........1.......

HAPPY NEW YEAR~!

The crowd go frenzy with never ending screaming. Many were wearing the ridiculous spectacle with 4 exaggeratedly big numeric number covered half of their joyous face. 2004, it was all written on their face. Cant be easier than this to know which year you are in at the moment.

bang!

"Wah...."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"WAHHHH....."

Human hates loud banging sound, but today Symphony of blasting firework sound was well blend with the awe that involuntarily released by the fascinated crowd. Everyone in PJ knows that if you are young, you got to join the crowd at The Curve for the annual countdown. It has the best firework display in town, and not to forget the trendy clubhouse adjacent to one another.

On top of the bridge that links Cineleisure and The Curve was crowded with people that tried to get to the end of the bridge. The firework was beautifully blooming on top of the bridge, you can merely see the sprinkle of the blooming firework. Everyone seems to anxious to get into a better spot for viewing, except a young couple. The man was hugging a lady's waist from the back. His chin was rested on her bared shoulder. She was wearing a knee length one-piece with red pokka-dotes going round the white dress.Her hand peacefully rested on top of the hand on her waist.

"Happy New Year, dear." Adam whispered next to her ear.

"Happy Anniversary, Honey," She replied with a smile, and kissed Adam's nose tips.

Adam could not stop staring at her. The heat naughtily irritated many and leave many in sweat,but even heat choose to take good care of her. The heat gently put on the blushes for her on both cheek, making her more doll like than usual. Reflection of firework was dazzling in her eye, taking a closer look and you would be wondering if it is talking to you.

Man, I'm lucky.

"Honey."

"Hm?" Adam looked at her attentively.

Her head got closer to Adam's ear, and whispered " I need to pee."

Adam laughed hysterically. There you go again, being random at anytime, anywhere.

"it's not funny" She squint her eye and stared at him, pretend to be angry.

"Alright, alright, let me bring this kid to the toilet then"

she is even cuter when she's angry.

This is, the girl of my life. Adam told himself firmly as he observed her walked back to him from the toilet.

"Honey"

"Yes?"

" I want a dog."

"What??!"

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(2)

12.35am, Friday night. A young chap routinely carrying wooden chairs and round table into the outlet. Green neon light continuously shining through the corner through the signboard hanging on top of the outlet. Tull's Cafe & Bistro, that is the name of the outlet.

As the young chap busy cleaning up the outlet, a man remain sitting inside the cafe, sipping his 5th cup.

"Please leave the cup on the table, and get me an Spanish Coffee," Adam told the young chap 3 hours ago.

"Sure," Eidur replied coldly.

In 3 hours time,Adam had traveled to Mexico, Spain, Scotland, France and Canada with the coffee in his mug.

"We are closing now, i'm afraid i can't brewed anymore coffee for you," Eidur place a glass of water on his table while casually sat on the chair opposite this dull looking man. As much as Eidur want to close up the store and go back home, he just cant stop himself from feeling curious about this man in front of him. After all, not many man, especially emotionally hurt man, would choose to intoxicate himself with coffee.

Adam stared at the cup blankly at the cups. Once a while he shut his tired eyelid, and opened up again to stare at the cup again. After all, this is coffee WITH whiskey in it.

"I got dumped."

"I know that."

"She cant remember me."

"I cant remember how my ex looks like too."

"No, she really have no memory of me."

XY - I

(1)

" Can I help you, sir?" A young chap wearing typical black uniform gently asked the newly arrived customer.

"Eidur, right?" He glanced at the glittered name tag that handsomely pinned on Eidur's uniform.

"Yes, sir. Can i take your order, please?" Eidur bent lower and asked the same question again.

"Nice name. Not like mine. Adam.How typical and boring, ha!"

Eidur struggled to respond. Ya ya, whatever, just give me your got damn order. Obviously he did not blurt out that statement. Instead, he smiled and patiently waited for Mr. Adam to make his order.

"Why would any parent name their kid Adam? come on be real, which Adam actually manage to make it big in his life?"

er, like Adam Sandler?He remained silent, thinking stabbing him to death or drowning him in the sink will make him feel better.

"If only my name is less common, like Eidur. Perhaps she would have remembered me,perhaps..." Adam grinned awkwardly with some unexplainable sadness in his eye.

"Maybe i'll get you a glass of water first," Eidur walked away, thinking how he might be handling another drunk customer yet again.

"Get me something special," Adam finally made his order as Eidur walking into the kitchen.

Is this city cursed or what? how can there be some many guys being dump and then drunk? He asked himself while pouring water into a typical tall glass with little design worth mentioning about. Luckily i'm not from this town. Eidur grinned as he thought of his fiancee Shin back in Kuantan. He is getting married next year.

Half glass of hot black coffee,20ml of Kahlua, a spoon of sugar, topped with cream and sprinkle of cinnamons. This should be special enough.

"Your glass of water, and today's special, Mexican coffee." Eidur

" I've never heard of Mexican coffee."

" That's why it's special. Technically this is a Irish coffee."

"Then why do you call it Mexican?"

"Irish uses Irish Whiskey, but I uses Kahlua."

"Then you should have uses toddy, and call it Malaysian Coffee."

"Kopi-O has long taken the title i'm afraid."

Silence. Adam looked up with his swollen red eyes. "We are always one step slower, aren't we?"