The rest of my day went like, all of my cousins and their families buying or bringing me snacks from the kitchen because I don't even know how to use the crutches yet.
Then I felt the familiar feeling again. The urge.. I need to go to the toilet ASAP!
I didn't thought about anything else, I just grab my phone and stuff it into my hoodie's pocket and grab my crutches. Mother taught me how to use it earlier because she had experienced.
I slowly make my way towards the bathroom with the crutches beneath each of my armpits.
Oh, it's not that hard.
I smiled a little, proud of myself. I tried to reach the bathroom's knob but it opened from the inside before I could twist it.
Ryan looked at me. His phone is in his hand while the other holds the door.
"You almost gave me a heart attack, Elysia. What-" I cut him off.
"Move." The word came out of my mouth sternly.
His expressions are kinda like, what the hell is this bitch talking about?
"I said, move! I need to pee you idiot!" I scrunched up my nose and he laughed, getting out of my way. Then he left me alone in the bathroom.
I did my business that I'm sure you don't wanna know. As usual, I looked at my face in the mirror and this time, is the perfect time for the painkillers effect to came off. I tried to frown but all it did was hurting my forehead that have been covered by bandages.
I take off the bandage, revealing the stitches that I got when I was tipsy in the ER two hours ago. Well, the world is spinning faster than usual at that time. What can I do?
I cleaned the fresh wound and put on a new bandage since the one I've used for the last two hours have been soaked with iodine and blood.
Done with that, I brushed my teeth and washed my face except the place with the wound. It stings when my foam face cleanser hit it. I take the band off my braces and place it next to the sink. There's a little cruel pimple on my jawline so I placed an acne patch on it.
I took off my lens and wears my eyeglasses. Don't tell people, okay? This tomboy used to be a nerd. A nerd that thinks Einstein is her soulmate from the past life. That's me five years ago.
I took a last glance at myself for the last time before going to bed. When I open the door, Ahmed is standing there, looking at me.
"Aku Tak tahu pulak kau ada dalam ni.. nasib tak bukak tadi."
- I didn't knew you're in here.. Luckily, I didn't open it earlier."
I chuckled and make my way past him.
"Nah. Takpe lah. Tapi aku kunci bukan kau boleh masuk pun."
- Nah. It's okay. But I locked it though, you can't even get in."
He laughs and gets in the bathroom. I make my way downstairs carefully, trying not to break my other leg, holding tightly onto my crutches.
All of my family and some of my aunt and uncle is sitting in the living room, discussing something. Then they realize I was there.
"Elysia! Come here, sweetie." my dad called me. I enter the living room, just to see the television lights up with things like 'New Pandemic'.
"Listen. I am really happy sebab kita semua boleh berkumpul kat sini today but the government wants semua orang luar negara kembali ke negara masing-masing untuk our own safety. Jangan panik, okay? The tickets is free and I'll send all of you tonight with my private plane."
- Listen. I am really happy because we can all gather here today but the government's wants all of the tourists to go back to their countries for our own safety. Don't panic, okay? The tickets is free and I'll send all of you tonight with my private plane."
My dad does sounds clear and calm but deep down, inside, I know he's scared. What's the things about these pandemics though?
After all the small chaos, I said goodbye to all of my families and pat a sticky note on Ahmed's forehead, my new phone number and my new Skype ID.
I missed them already. I mean, they've been here for only a day, sike, it's not even is full twenty-four hours! I groaned and lay down on my bed.
The knock on my door made me a little surprised since it's one in the morning.
"Come in!" I yelled since whoever that's in front of my door might not hear me because I'm sitting at my balcony right now, enjoying the crazily early morning breeze, I guess. Well, with my laptop on my lap and a bunch of fruity lollipops and a cup of strawberry lemonade, watching Netflix while sitting on my rocking chair that used to belong to my late grandmother. I haven't met her because she died long before I was born. But someone told me that; "the ones that loves us never really leave.."
Guess what? It's Sirius Black. But he died too. That's sad. Back to the person that knocked on my door!
"Who ish eet?" I asked with a watermelon lollipop in my mouth.
"It's Ryan, you dumbass." he chuckled and sat on the mini chair beside me.
"Call me that again and I'll whoop your ass with my lollipop. Wait, no. I'll ask my brother to do it because I don't want to see your freaky ass. Why the hell did I even said this?" The last part was more to myself.
I looked at Ryan and he just laughed loudly.
"That's spooky! Anyway, I came to ask you something," he said while wiping away his non-existent tear.
"Go on, I'm all ears." I said while focusing my ears to him but my eyes intact on my laptop.
I can hear him taking a deep breath.
"Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Speechless. Cliché. Weird. Shivers.
That was spinning on my head. I chuckled lowly, thinking he's messing with me.
Instead, his bright blue eyes just keep piercing on me. The kind that sends shivers down your spine.
"I'm serious, Elysia." he said again.
"Uh.. yeah, sure. I-I mean.. cool! Shit.." I face palmed myself at my nervousness.
"No kiss, making out, romancing, okay?" suddenly my mother's voice interrupted us.
I turned my rocky chair to her and she's standing there, smirking with her hands on her hips.
"Finally! My daughter have a boyfriend! I almost thought you're lesbian, baby." she's smiling widely and kisses my forehead before storming out of my room. I just smiled at Ryan. There's something in his eyes that I can't tell. That I don't recognize.