Iffy one. Prutty devilish hard to tell. The young gal at the mini mart could very easily have been trying it on, seriously. One needed to recall the innocent compliment delivered how many weeks back now? In the last little while the gal had become rather chantik. (Check: chanti: beautiful. A bit over-stated for what one had intended in that case, but never mind. There did not seem to be an intermediate pretty in Bahasa, on G Transl anyway.) Woman had bloomed a wee bit, put on some flesh as if she was pregnant, perhaps. She had always been a bright spark at the register there, going by. Regular greetings. Cikdu! teacher in Bahasa Malay on any sighting. Once the woman might have felt a trifle miffed when a witticism failed concerning her older husband (a Singaporean, which thereby won her long-term stay); or fatty husband possibly, it may have been. Similar smiles seemed to have come before the chantik, same as after. Had they turned up a notch of late? Couple weeks ago, prior to the JB trip it must have been, the gal had been gifted something in passing. Perhaps a pisang on that occasion, too. Then this morning with another large bunch in hand for sharing with Helen, the thought had casually struck to give her one. Alamak! Here you are. You’ll need one of these... Not a question; a statement. The gal had drawn close, up on her platform almost of a level. But why that clouded face? Wherefore? (Helen called suchlike black. Wan Ling with whom Helen had been feuding had shown H a black face.) Because you no give me pisang. Ah! I see… The bunch hung on the usual pink ribbon low near the midriff. Having drawn up close, in giving her answer the lass cupped her hand beneath as if to catch any falling fruit, or low hanging perchance. Highly unlikely there was only simple innocence in that lot and nothing more intended. Blowing out of cheeks nothing again? Without meaning?... Had she been teased unfairly those weeks back? With CNY upon us, a mandarin or two was now in order, maybe. Difficult to resist when we had come along a good way like that now.
No comments:
Post a Comment