Chain Story - Buku Berantai Versi English

I'm glad I bought this house. The streets here are quiet and there's a feeling of peace and serenity surrounding it. I value the tranquility I am feeling right now.

Ring....ring..... my handphone beeps.....

I looked at the screen and see the name - Dr Whelsh.....what does he want ????

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"Hello, Maria. Sorry for disturbing your peace and tranquillity. May I see you today?"

My heart stopped.

My hands started to shiver.... I tried to sound cool.

"Why not , Dr Whelsh ? You wanna come over to my place ?"

" If that's okay with you , I'd love to , " he replied softly and gently.

I shivered in excitement.... he is good-looking after all. Why not .... I asked myself.

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He's here! My o my...I quickly opened the door. Smiling broadly, as broad as the sky above...

Dr Whelsh came in and sat down on my sofa comfortably. I could see his eyes darting around my living room. Silent admiration could be felt coming out from him.

I went to my modest kitchen and poured him a glass of juice. I laid out some roasted chicken sandwiches  onto my bone China and brought out a few napkins.

I placed the tray on the coffee table in front of him.

"Help yourself , Dr Whelsh..." I invited him.

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His dimpled cheeks smiled back at me. His arresting green eyes melt my heart. Uh uh! I am in deep shit!

I think I am falling in love with him.... Ya Allah.... inikah cinta ?????

We talked and exchange views on a variety of topics that afternoon.

Just before he left , David , as he wants me to call him , asked me , " Can you introduce your religion , Islam , to me ? "

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In seventh Heaven, my heart leaps with joy. Could I be so lucky? Oh God...please...please...

It has been 6 months since David became known as Daud Abdullah. He has been faithfully attending classes at Wellington Islamic Centre in Daniel Street , Newtown. He has also been religiously praying 5 times a day. I noticed the calmness that seems to always surround him. He smiles more often now and even his staff at the hospital noticed the positive change in him.

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David wants to marry me, but I'm still a married woman. The past still haunts me, it seems. Its tentacles squeezing the life out of me. The love.

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Love hurts.
And it is true. The price I pay for falling in love cost me my life. MY LIFE!!!
It is easy to fall in love. It is easy to fall out of love.
But the scars of "falling" remains throughout your life.

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I need to contact Daniel. To finalise our divorce. Daud is a good man. Should I go back? Uncertainty envelops me...

I picked up the phone and dialled Daniel's number.

"Hellooooo...." a child's voice answered. It sounds like a girl.

I was stunned for a minute. Did I dial the right number ????

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I quickly put down the phone. Shocked. Dismayed. Thinking.

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Who is that girl? I stare at my telephone screen. The dialled number just now is positively Daniel's.

I waited till the following day to make the call to Daniel again. I dialled his number slowly and carefully , and waited in anticipation for the line to be picked up.

The phone rang continuously but nobody picked it up. I put down the phone , and stared at it dejectedly.

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Malaysia. How I missed you! Your warmth envelops me. Hope I get to see Daniel to settle our score.

I told David that I needed to go back to Malaysia for a while to settle some personal "problems". He agreed with much reluctance. At the same time, I had to reassure him of my feelings towards him and our relationship.

I book the earliest flight out of Wellington. I was also longing to see my homeland which I greatly missed. It had been over a year since I last saw KLIA.

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KLIA looks the same. How I mooned over Malaysian soil. Finally, I'm back!!!

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Come to think of it, Maria thought she actually cannot leave Malaysia for too long. She longed for the roti canai mamak behind the Concorde Hotel in KL, the famous Cendol Pulut in Batu Tiga Shah Alam dan Nasi Lemak Kukus of Makcik Tipah Tertipoo in Tangling, near Bukit Aman. Suffice to say, she missed it all Malaysian.