Khas kepada Andri, Shazreen, Azraei dan Amin, ( nak sangat baca ) :D
It was a cold morning on the first day of schooling in the year 1995. I was in form five at that time and so was her. I forgot to mention, she was Juwita, the prettiest girl at school. How rude of me for not mentioning my name. My name is Kamil, the least handsome student in the school. Juwita and me were in the same class that year. I had long a crush on her. I believed since i was in standard five, but that is the first time i had been in the same class as her. She sat on the second row and i sat on the third row behind her.
During maths, she turned towards me and asked me about a question. My tongue was tied, i was like a stone there, i just couldn't believe that she was talking to me. I was so dumbfounded, that my friend took me to the toilet to regain my conciousness. After that, i went back to the class, and she asked me again. this time, my tongue was untied and i helped her with the problem. She said thank you and smiled at me. Beautiful. My friend Razak, teased me all the way home, since our houses were just next to each other. I kept on insisting to him and myself that she was just asking me for a favour, nothing more.
The next day, during science lesson, she chose me to be her lab partner, because she was very weak in science and i was the top student. Razak started to tease me again, and i insisted to him that Juwita and me were just lab partners, nothing more. Razak had already knew that i had a crush on Juwita since we were in primary school. He teased me, so that Juwita would notice me more than just a lab partner. But, Juwita seemed not to care about it. She already had a boyfriend at the time. His name was Jamal, the best football player in the district. They had been in a relationship since form one. He was my sworn enemy. He always bullied me since i was in pre-school with him.
Days and weeks went by, and it was already June, when Juwita asked me to tutor her for the upcoming mid-term exam. I was more than happy to help her, since we were now very close friends. I stayed back at the school library until 3.00 pm or sometimes, late in the evening to tutor her. Her boyfriend did not know about that. I would be dead if he knew about that. After the results were out, she got an average overall grade, which was better than she had expected. She thanked me for tutoring her and smiled at me. As for me, i got second place in the class while Razak got the third place. As for Jamal, he got the last place, and his grades were one of the lowest in the school. I can still remember her smile that day.
Days and weeks passed by, and i kept on tutoring her. She was now very good in her studies, even the teachers noticed it. We were now almost like lovers. Everywhere i went, she would follow me along. We would go to the lake every weekends to study together and always stayed back at school library to study. We would go to each other's houses to study when we had the time. Our parents started to notice our friendship. As the SPM examination drew closer, i heard that Jamal had been dropped out from school because he was caught peeping in the ladies room. Juwita was devastated by the news, but kept on studying.
One day, while on my way to the lake to meet Juwita, i was stopped by Jamal. He started to accuse of stealing Juwita from him. I kept on saying that Juwita and me were just friends. Maybe he got fed-up by the answer and started to beat me mercilessly. Luckily, Juwita, who was also on her way to the lake, cried for help, and Razak, who was a very tough guy, came and helped me. Jamal was arrested by the police and luckily, i just suffered some bruises. Due to the seriousness of the bruises, i was given a week leave to recover. It was the longest week. After that, the SPM examination started, Juwita took her SPM at the school hall, while i took mine in the class. We rarely met each other during this time.
After the exams, i never saw her again. I wrote to her, but she had already moved away. It was not until the results were out in March 1996 when i saw her beautiful face again. We ran to each other while showing our results slip. We got identical results, straight A's. she said she that she missed me and said the following three words. " I love you. " I was ecstatic, i was in ecstacy, over the moon, when she said that. I told her that i loved her too. Eventhough, that incident happened 16 years ago and we've been married for 10 years now, till this day, i still feel, that, that was the happiest moment in my life.
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