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Chapter 2 - Ilana

"Betul, eyh, kau have no hard feelings for her?" senyuman Eidlan kian menjelas. Eidlan nampak betul-betul gembira dengan apa yang dia baru sahaja dengar.

"Betullah. Kenapa aku nak tipu kau pulak? I have no reason to lie to you, Eidlan" aku berkata selamba.

Eidlan tiba-tiba terdiam. Raut wajah dia jelas berubah. Dia tenung seseorang yang berada betul-betul di belakang aku.

"Eidlan?" aku berasa uncomfortable dan cuba untuk menoleh ke belakang.

Dalam beberapa centimeter sahaja lagi, batang hidung aku akan terlanggar badan seseorang itu.

Akku mendongak untuk melihat gerangannya dan dia ialah Ilana.

"Ilana? Erm. Do you need some help?" aku mengundur menjauhi badannya dan cuba menjadi profesional.

Wajah Ilana merah dan matanya berair. Aku tak rasa itu salah aku sebab kalau dia terdengar apa yang aku dan Eidlan bincangkan, it's none of her bussiness. I mean like, she shouldn't overhear it.

"Zayyan," Ilana memanggil aku. Aku hampir tersentak dengan panggilan dia. Zayyan? I don't think someone has called me that before.

"Uh," aku jelas tak tahu nak reply apa. Mata aku pandang sekeliling. Mata-mata pelajar lain semua tertumpu pada meja aku dan Eidlan.

"Zayyan, what do you mean by saying you don't love me back?" suara Ilana berketar-ketar.

Aku tak faham dengan mental perempuan. Kenapa nak marah aku yang tak pernah ada kena mengena dengan hidup kau?

"Jap, jap. Heh. You say what? You don't understand me saying that? Before I'm gonna explain about why I don't love you back, what about YOU telling me why you, out of nowhere, have the power to get mad at me?" aku dah mula hilang sedikit demi sedikit kesabaran.

Aku perasan Eidlan dah tak senang duduk balikk. Mesti dia tak tahu nak buat apa, kan? Tambah pula dengan orang sekeliling dah mula berbisik-bisik.

"Zayyan. What do you mean, I have no rights to get outraged when you say that? Didn't we has talked over about this?" Ilana berkata dengan lemah lembut.

Perlahan-lahan ayat yang dituturkan dengan lemah lembut itu menghilangkan kemarahan aku yang berada di hujung tanduk tadi.

"Ilana. Saya langsung, dan saya dengan jujurnya, tak faham langsung apa yang awak cuba sampaikan sekarang. Kita tak pernah bercakap sebelum ni, kan? I think it's your own hallucination. So, stop it," aku cuba berlemah lembut juga.

"But you have to remember me! We had promised each other!!" Ilana menaikkan suara dia.

"It's your own hallucination. If we had promised, it's only inside your head. Not mine," aku cuba untuk tidak menaikkan suara juga.

Dah tahu tengah jadi attention orang ramai, kenapa lagi nak meng'hot'kan lagi keadaan?

"Zayyan. That's not true. It's not my hallucination," Ilana sudah teresak-esak.

Aku pandang Eidlan menggunakan hujung mata. Eidlan perasan dan dia hanya tunduk sahaja. Tanda dia pun tak tahu nak buat apa.

"Then, tell me why I don't even remember a thing?"

Ilana terdiam.

Aku kemas barang-barang aku ke dalam beg dan berdiri.

"Just stop this. People will get the wrong things about us. Just act like you are joking," aku terus pergi meninggalkan Ilana selepas membisik pada telinga dia.

Eidlan membuntuti aku dengan tergopoh gapah.

"Weyh, Athari,"

Aku jelan dengan lebih laju. Aku nak lari ke library. At least, orang orang kat situ tak kisahkan hal orang lain.

"Athari," Eidlan masih lagi terkejar kejar mengikut langkah besar aku.

"Athari!!"

"WHAT?!" aku break dan menoleh terus ke belakang.

Wajah Eidlan hampir berlanggar dengan wajh aku. Eidlan terkesima dengan tengkingan aku.

"Uhm. I didn't mean to make you mad. Aku just nak assist kau cause I am here for you," Eidlan mengundur sedikit kebelakang.

Aku mengeluh.

"Eidlan. Thanks for the concern. Tapi, aku tengah sekarang. Can we talk about it later in the library? People's watching us," aku cuba berlembut.

"Ouh. Ok. Kita masuk library dulu,"

Dalam library, kami duduk bertentangan. Eidlan cuba bertanya tentang Ilana. Tentang apa yang Ilana karutkan tadi.

"Sumpah, Eidlan. I have no idea about what she talked about. You know me, right? I don't even care about her. Berita tentang she loved me pun kau yang bagitahu.

Apatah lagi, kalau aku nak ber'hubungan' dengan dia. Dia tu dahla Ilana. The star of our campus!" aku cuba untuk convince Eidlan.

"Athari. You yourself is our campus star too," Eidlan tersenyum nipis.

"I mean like, yes, I am, but she's different. There is so many thing contrast about us two. Dia tu cantik. Ramai orang nak,"

"Kau pun sama. Kau hensem. Ramai lagi perempuan yang berkenan dengan kau. Kau je yang decide to close your eyes," Eidlan menambah. Dia tersenyum lagi.

"Ugh! Tapi dia kaya! She's from a silver spoon family. Unlike me, aku sebatang kara after my parents got into the ICU,"

"That doesn't change the fact that your family owns an enterprise," senyum Eidlan makin lebar. Dia tahu dia menang.

Aku mengeluh berat. Aku kalah.

"You're just like her. Ada rupa, ada attention diberi, masing-masing a campus star, both from a silver spoon family. It's not impossible for both of you are in love,'

"THAT'S A NO, EIDLAN! I don't like her. Why you would judge us?" aku buat muka tak puas hati.

" I don't even finished yet, bro. Chill! Let me continue. Things I said wouldn't happen unless you are much about your surrounding,"

"Dan kau tahu itu satu impossible thing for me to do. So, dah terbukti, kan, yang Ilana hanya reka semua tu?" aku senyum dalam menang.

Eidlan mengangguk.

"Maybe I'm overthinking about you two,"

"Just say it,"

"Say, what?"

"That you loved her," aku tersenyum lagi sambil menongkat dagu ke arah Eidlan yang dah mula blushing.