"Sue...sue..are you okay?"asked Syikin panicking. "I thought I am already dead..hhehe" answered me jokingly trying to get up. "Hey,slowly..don't force yourself to get up", I heard an unfamiliar voice beside me. I turned and saw a decent guy looking at me with concern look. Even in the darkness of the night, I could see that he was trying very hard not to hold me. Without any hesitation, I make myself stand straight immediately. "Careful sue, you just had a terrible fall. Is your head hurt? Let's get some rest first ok?", Syikin said worrying that I am going to fall again.
"No...don't stop. Let's move on. I am okay...seriously..where's others?" I asked looking around. "Others? Some of them already half way down and some of them are still up there. There was no other people when you fell just now. Luckly this 'brother' is around to run towards you. But we both were alone when we were coming down, right? Where did you come from? I don't remember that you were behind us" said Syikin whom is still holding my arm tightly. The 'brother' just shrugged his shoulder and say without answering Syikin's questions "Shall i guide you both going down? It is so dark and I think both of you already lost your track" he said. "Be my guest, lead us "I replied without doubting anything.
Without waiting anymore instructions,the 'brother' make his move and he switch ON his MP3 on his handphone. The sound of an Imam reciting Yasin was heard in the silence of the night at Jabal Nur. I could feel Syikin was gripping my hand tightly. It's either she was scared or worried for me. Honestly, after that unexpected fall...I did not feel any pain at my knee from that night until today. Surprisingly, there was no bruises at all. Hmm...weird huh?
I remembered that it was so difficult for us to go down. We were really lost our track. The 'brother' were careful enough to follow the route where it was easier for us to step on it. The stone and the sand makes our movement more slippery. I even have to sit on the rocks to balance myself as to avoid falling down again. The 'brother' keep on checking on us.The sound of someone reciting Al-Quran never stops and I knew deep down in all our 3 hearts that we are praying very hard to ALLAH S.W.T to guide us. It took us at least 40 minutes from the place that I fell to reach at the bottom. When we have finally safely arrived, Syikin let go of my arm and I could see that Liza was approaching us with a frown on her face. "Where have you guys been?" Syikin told her what happened while I grab some mineral water from my bag to drink.
That 'brother' who saved us by leading us down the cliff, yes,I was thankful to him that he actually helped us a lot that night. I could only manage to say thank you to him when we safely reach at the bottom and then he was gone. I was so exhausted and my body was aching to get to know him at that moment. But somehow or rather, it was kind of weird that I did not see him anywhere after that. Not even at the hotel,lobby or even at the cafeteria. I was hoping to meet him again before coming back to Malaysia and I felt guilty that I did not asked his name. Nooooo...HE IS NOT SOME ANGEL OR GHOST...so not..I think. But Syikin did mentioned to me that she has seen him somewhere before we went up to Jabal Nur,so most probably he is one of the 'jemaah' but kind of creepy knowing that we did not see him anywhere after that..hehe...sort of..but I know for a fact that ALLAH sent him to us to help 2 ladies in distressed.
So,we went back to the hotel approximately at 2am. I was feeling so tired and numb from the fall. Once reached the hotel room,I cleanse myself and fell asleep immediately till the first azan Subuh was heard. My 3 golden girls already left for mosque leaving me behind to pray at the room alone. After praying,I continued my sleep till I heard a knock at my door. Feeling in dazed, I got up and opened the door with my eyes half closed.
"Salaam...still sleeping? Are you okay?" I smiled and nodded my head. It was Syikin at the door asking me whether I would like to join her for breakfast. I told her that I will get ready in 20 minutes time and will meet her upstairs.
Once the lift at the cafeteria was opened,I felt like I was a Rock Indon star. All the 'jemaah' stared me with a concern looked and smiled. The famous question on that entire day..."Are you okay??" Concerned looks inclusive with amusing faces..yea..yea..EVERYBODY KNEW THAT I FELL!!! It was the most embarassing moment for me. I remembered my so called UMRAH GANG said this.."Sue,we would like to ask for your permission, can we laugh?" and then they really laughed. Gosh...very direct and honest people they are.They said it must really like 'nangka busuk jatuh'right? While laughing, the ladies came up to me and give me hugs and kisses by a way of apologising.I just shook my head,smiled and make myself a cup of coffee as usual.
While stirring my coffee and watching Syikin taking her breakfast, I saw Faiz approaching with a big smile on his face. Oh dear, I totally forgot about him. Please don't tell me he knew about it also. By the way he was smilling, he definitely knew something. Ignoring his stares at me, I pretended to talk to Kak Maznah who is chattering happily about her sons.
"Akak!!" he exclaims and make himself comfortable sitting at a chair 2 seats before me with mischevious smile on his face. All of us turned to looked at him. I raised my eyebrows and pretended not to know anything. "I heard that you were the last one to arrived at Gua Hira and was the last one to come back also.." he said while eating some flower seeds. "Eh...where got!! We were not the last ones. Sue actually waited for others while climbing you know, that is why it took her so long to arrived and then while coming down she fell " explained Syikin enthusiatically. Faiz frozed from eating the flower seeds and within few seconds he burst into laughter. I closed my face with my right hand and shaked my head. "Syikin....please,be my guest..tell the whole world" I said. Syikin gave a apologetic smiled at me and continue eating her breakfast.
"Kak..if I was there, I definitely run towards you and have it recorded!" said Faiz still laughing. I rolled my eyes and ignored him. "You know, that was not the info that I get from them. I called them up every 15 minutes to know how you were but they keep on saying, you sooooooo left behind. You can asked him. He was the one who told me" he said and pointing at his friend. I gave an angry gazed at his friend and he gave a sign of surrender saying that he just telling what he sees. I told him that he gave the wrong info then. He just shrugged his shoulders and grinned at me.
"Where were you last night? I thought you were supposed to join us?" I asked curious. "Send this akak for her 'miqat' and then guide her and her son to do umrah" he answered nonchalantly. I looked at the direction he was pointing..it was Kak Maznah. "A'ah sue, he was the one who brought us coz Doctor needs to take care of adik," kak maznah answered innocently. I nodded and I thought to myself, why do I actually bothered where does he goes to? Why is it suddenly the jealousy overcomes me? Brushing the thought, I continued "You actually called them up every 15 minutes just to know where am I?" "YUP..." he answered mischieveously while munching peanuts now. I shaked my head and looked away.
At that moment, I felt weird. I remembered I just felt different. But I do not know where is that weirdness came from. Am I feeling something for him? Why is the chemistry is so strong? But it can't be. He is only 21 years old, for goodness sake! Syikin and Kak Maznah were chatting happily. I was not concetrating with their conversation.My mind was wandering somewhere else. I turned and saw that Faiz was staring at me. He smiled and looked away at once. Both of us went silent and pretended to listen to these 2 ladies deep conversation.
"How long more will you be studying?" I asked Faiz."Three more years insya ALLAH" he answered. "Are you going to be Imam then?", I asked again. It was like as though only both of us were there without surrounded by anyone else. We both actually having a serious conversation without being sarcastic with each other. "Nope,I don't want to be an Imam,why should I?" he replied without looking at me. "I don't know,maybe because you studied Islamic" I said. "I studied Islamic religion because I want to know more but not to be an Imam. I am not qualified to be one" he answered sternly."Then what do you want to be then?" I asked while stirring my coffee. "I don't know, maybe a doctor or to be the Best," he answered. "Best in what?" I asked frowning. "To be the very best among Allah servants " he answered with a smiled and winked at me. I gave him a half smiled and shake my head.
"Did you really fall at Jabal Nur last night?" he asked again. "Yes...why??funny huh?" I asked with my eyebrow raising up. "What happened?" he asked and I could see from his face that he is genuinely wants to know what has happened. "I have a problem with my left knee,it moves and I lost my balanced so I fell," I answered without a pause. "Oh.." that is all he answered. "Are you going to laughed again?" I asked. He shaked his head vigorously trying very hard not to laughed. "Hmmm...." I replied. Suddenly Syikin nudged me. "Come,let's go!I need to go and buy something, see you all around alright..salaam.."she said while getting up. "I need to go up and have a look at the kids too, see you" said Kak Maznah.
I got up and looked at Faiz. He too got up, nod his head at me and smiled. It was like a signal for everytime we meet and for everytime we depart. A nodding of heads tells everything. "Salaams..." I said. "Wasalam.." he replied nodding his head twice and looked up.
I was hesitant to make my move. I wanted to stay behind and talk to him again but we can't. Women and men are not allowed to talk without a third party around. Syikin already waited for me at the lift. I went up to the place where Syikin was standing.
I turned and saw Faiz already left to his office.
"Women,what's that all about?" Syikin with a curious tone. "What do you mean?"I asked pretending not to understand. "You know what I mean" she said smilling. The lift door opened and we went in. "Honestly friend,I have no idea..." I replied. While the lift door was closing,I could see Faiz passing by and he managed to turned,looked at me and turned away again. "That my friend..very the strong chemistry there..did you somehow pray the wrong thing to ALLAH?" she asked with a big grin on her face. "Hahah..i think so..i think so.." I replied with a laughed.
The chemistry was so strong that it does not ends there...it continues to be more complicated..gets more confused along the way..till one fine day,coming back from Masjidil Haram after Subuh prayers...
to be continued...
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