DOLCE VITA --- ep20

   

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before i went back home, i went to Plaza Singapura
again to buy that Christian Dior Dolce Vita... and
i've got the biggest bottle this time, that she can
even swim in it.

i try not to close my eyes that night, cuz i want to
go to her as soon as the 1st sun ray shoots into my
room. i hired a cab, didnt want to waste too much time
on bus.

"slorr.. u r here.. i've been waiting for u for a long
time..."
"had a good night's rest?..."
"oh... i didnt allow myself to fall into a deep
sleep... cuz i noe u wont wake me up when u r here..."
"then u shd take a rest now..."
"err... since u r here already... i dun think i
can..."

I gave her the Dolce Vita, and we'd agreed that we wld
dance in the rain in front of SGH main entrance the
day she's discharged. 

i dare not look straight at her... cuz theres a
butterfly on her face.. it was only last night b4 i
leave SGH that i found out she's suffering from an
illness called ERYSIPELAS.. what the unproffesionals
call the BUTTERFLY DISEASE...
but i what i like is the coffe butterfly that is able
to dance around freely....
not that pinkish-red butterfly that settled on her
pale complexion...
moreover.. whats a butterfly if it cant fly....

"slorr.. why r u looking at me.. and not toking?..."
i dun noe...
cuz i noticed that shes getting weaker physically... i
had a bad feeling abt this...
"slorr... i m thirsty... can u get me a drink?.."
I m not leaving her at this moment.
i can still remember a movie abt this guy who went all
the way to get red bean soup for his galfren who's on
sickbed... and to find her lying silently on the white
bedsheet when he came back... never to wake up
again... 

"r u trying to get rid of me... like whats in that
movie?.."
"slorr... movie is movie... life is life..."
MOVIE?.. LIFE?....
"but i thot u juz had a drink?... anyway.. so what can
i get for u?..."
"Ultimate Ice Blended!!...."
This is a hospital leh!!... did she think i can find
Coffee Bean everywhere on this island?...like
Mcdonalds...
whatsmore... coffee wasnt suitable for her at that
time...

"err.... coffe isnt good for health.. order something
else... ok?.."
"so u noe coffe isnt good for the body too... then u
shd cut down on ur intake oso... ok?.."
i saw her smile appearing... and theres a shine in her
eyes...

i realised that shes juz trying to tell me not to
drink too much coffe in the future...
My heart seemed to have suffered from a heavy blow... 
This is not good... a taste of pH<7 has started to
fill my nose.....
If this is not going to stop.. tears might be the next
thing that appears in front of her...
i recalled the chapter on reservoir and dam in physics
textbook.. quickly apply the knowledge on me... even
if its juz a few droplets... 

"ok... i promise... i'll try my best.."
"and try to sleep earlier in the future..."
"and dun skip breakfast... its impt to u..."
"and dun be too obsessed with Blue.. it makes u look..
troubled...."
"and....."
this didnt sound good... its like giving the final
instructions b4 she...
I cant bear to let her continue...
"okok... i'll go get u a drink right away.."

"slorr... is the machine far away?... if it is.. then
its ok.. i dun want it anymore..."
from my mental calculation....men wld take 67 steps
while women wld take 85 steps to reach the vending
machine right at that corner.. plus the time taken to
purchase... average wld take a total of 1.8-2.1
minutes... not very far...
"quite near.."

"slorr.... come back quick... i dun want to be alone
for too long.... i hate that feeling.."
i didnt answer her.... i juz increased my pace....

*to be continued*