crush: qal x lisa | ✖️

05 ; contracts & plans

"now it's your turn." ucap qal.

jus tembikai miliknya dihirup lama sebelum membuka mulut. "alisa nadine, sweet 17, the 4th child in the family out of 5— 3 girls and 2 boys, new student in east light, i like to eat— korean food, mamak food, malay food, westerns, literally all. and most importantly i'm not picky, i love football and my team is manchester—"

"please not manchester united."

"sorry but yes."

qal tayang muka kecewa. "oh my god, not that one. noob kot!"

"the 'compliment' that just came from you....... must be a chelsea's fan, huh?"

"blue for life, man! so, chelsea vs manchester united match after this will be more exciting after knowing my 'girlfriend' is supporting the noob-est team ever. fuh, looking forward to it!" qal mengangkat kening berserta senyum mengejek sambil menghirup lemon tea miliknya.

bola mata alisa berpusing. "i think that's all from me, it's just a fake relationship, tak semua benda kau perlu tau. in case you need to know anything, just ask."

qal hanya mengangguk. cawan miliknya diletakkan kembali di atas meja. tangannya bergerak pula mengambil garlic bread di pinggan alisa dan dimasukkan ke dalam mulut dalam satu suapan.

"we didn't even start our fake deal yet and you're this annoying?" soal alisa yang dibalas dengan ketawa qal.

"for your information, we'll set a contract."

"what for? kau takut aku back off ke?" soal alisa.

"nope, instead of backing off, i'm scared if you end up falling for me and wanting it to be real, dalam kata lain — you ruin the fake deal." ucap qal sambil matanya dalam merenung mata alisa.

alisa tertawa kuat. "bold of you to say that. you just didn't see me, yet, baby." senyuman sinis turut dihadiahkan bersama.

"woooo! hareudang hareudang panas panas panas bethol awak ni rupanya? plus, you sounds hot calling me by that nickname, i'd like to hear more from you after this." gurau qal.

"bagus juga ada contract ni, atleast if you're the one who ruin the deal and fall for me at the midst of this stupid fake deal thingy, aku boleh saman kau around 1 million and be the rich single woman till i die." ucap alisa sambil menaikkan sebelah keningnya.

qal tergelak. "you sure the court got time to entertain this dumb fake relationship contract? they have a lot of cases more to be judge, baby. you ain't special."

"yeah, yup. mine's case is not special. that 1*db is."

"smart."

"next plan?"

"summ dates until we cut it off..... 5 maybe? shoot one." ucap qal.

"you'd be surprise to hear mine. first of all, mind to grant my wish?" soal alisa.

"more than what you wish i could give ya. just name it. i'll do it like how a real man does." qal mengangkat sebelah keningnya sambil memandang tepat ke dalam mata gadis dihadapannya.

"men and their lame sweet words, boring!"

qal ketawa kecil sebelum dia sambung menikmati makannya sementara alisa asyik dengan smartphone miliknya. laju tangannya membuka instagram, ada notifikasi direct message semalam yang tidak dibuka olehnya.

stxlkermidnight

dine?
dine?
nadine?
jing?
jing?
anjing?
dine dine nadine?
jing jing anjing?
tara ting ke tang ting tang ting
kau dah tidur?
aku baru nak cerita sumting
but seems like yes, i guess?
yes, it is.
takpela, tidurlah si sleepyhead
ttyt
gunite
😗

alisa tersenyum dan ketawa kecil sebelum laju tangannya membalas direct message yang diterimanya.

"ehem, boyfriend anda di hadapan, sila hormat." sergah qal. panas pula hati bila alisa tak henti ketawa di hadapannya.

"yea? and what about it? should i remind u yang benda ni fake je tau? you do you, sir." balas alisa.

"okay nadine." ucap qal sambil meletakkan sudu garfunya dan mengelap mulut.

alisa terhenti.

"don't call me by that name." tegas alisa.

"why? i've called you nadine during the assembly and you were fine with it."

"aku ada pilihan lain ke selain mengiyakan drama kau? gagal pula drama kau kalau aku marah kau on the spot sebab panggil aku nadine."

"bagi aku sebab kenapa aku tak boleh panggil kau nadine?"

"it's none of your business?"

"ok then i'll keep calling you nadine."

alisa mengecilkan matanya sebelum merungut. "someone already called me by that name, so don't bother to call me by that name."

"must be super special, huh?"

"obviously."

qal mengangguk sambil tersenyum tawar. "k then, will do."

alisa meletakkan telefonnya di tepi dan memandang tepat ke hadapannya. "next? tak nak cerita siapa yang kau nak revenge? tak nak tahu siapa yang aku revenge? sembang kosong sampai esok pun tak habis."

"sara amalia."

"what?!"

qal kerut dahi. "what? kau kenal ke dia?"

"dia ex aba—sorry sorry, salah orang."

"tell me."

"nothing.

"you're lying."

"i'm not."

"your mouth said 'ex' just now. mind to elaborate?"

"salah orang la."

"mind to ease our plan by telling me straight?" soal qal.

"nothing, serious."

qal mengeluh. "okay, fine. now, tell me. kenapa kau ada beef dengan afiq?"

"hello? it's afiq aidan we're talking about. a total jerk. siapa je yang suka dia?"

"amal suka dia."

"who's amal?" soal alisa sambil berkerut.

qal terdiam lalu menggeleng.

alisa yang tadi berkerut cepat cepat tersedar. "oh, amalia is it? fuh, amal eh? how swee— wait...... by any chance, dia girlfriend kau ke?"

qal masih diam.

"and amal is the nickname you called her?"

qal masih diam.

"NAWWWWW, how kiyowo....... eh! wait. tapi bukan ke dia......."

"it's no longer cute when she's not mine anymore." ucap qal, perlahan tapi masih dapat didengari alisa.

"ooh, sorry."

"nothing to be sorry about. back to you. afiq's your ex juga ke?"

"we're not really a couple pun but we're so close that people think we are one. maybe— i like him...... but the feeling wasn't mutual."

"dia friend-zone kau?" soal qal.

"kind of. alah, past is past. aku malas nak ingat. all i know is i'm glad we weren't a thing because aku akan jadi orang paling bangang if aku end up dengan dia." balas alisa.

"so, what's the tea? takkan kau ada beef dengan dia sebab dia friendzone kau je? takkan kau selemah tu?" soal qal sambil ketawa jahat.

alisa tak menjawab, hanya ketawa sekejap. "just consider the deal is on."

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sorii this one's a little bit boring. this chapter sebenarnya nak explain the details of the deal actually so yea...... ok bai