When I was working in a department store 2 years ago, I had lots of fun working along with promoters from other counters. We helped each other out when we didn’t have enough staff and had tonnes of things to do.
Opposite my counter were 2 petite (short & well… young) promoters with voice louder than any of the promoters in the whole department store. They were very emotional passionate, funny and days were more cheerful (or eventful) when they were around.
A few months after I resigned, they resigned too for greener pastures in Singapore’s 2+ currency against ours. I thought they must be well, tired but earning more money there.
Then I received a call late 1 night. I was already in bed, nightdreaming of becoming a billionaire, being loved and in love with the same person, having successful career, travelling here & there.
It was Blondie! What a surprise! :D
However, she sounded so dead serious & somber.
“I’m back here.”
“Eh? Why?”
“My boyfriend passed away.”
“HA?!”
“In Chinese New Year. Accident..”
“I came back after that already,” she continued after the silence.
“Why didn’t tell me earlier?” I wailed. She came back without informing me! I would’ve consoled her then.
“I came back also for 2 months, I cried,” she said quietly. She sighed heavily. “What to do? Also cannot bring him back.”
“How are you doing now?”
“I’m better lorh. But of course still think of him always.”
[PV] B’z - Eien no Tsubasa
Sounds familiar? It’s the same duet that sang the song in Beautiful Life.
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When I saw her working at the same shopping mall, I made sure I dropped by to say hi. She could use the company, live more. Having to experience the death of a loved one must be traumatic.
The other night, she called and asked if I wanted to yamcha. Luckily I would be on the leave the next day.
SKL (Sin Ka L- ahem) came to fetch me with Underwear guiding him. SKL drove like a maniac. The car felt like floating. The religious pendant was dangling on the mirror - he held it steady.
I asked him, “Are you holding it still (as respect) or you are praying that the police wouldn’t catch you speeding?”
“HHAHAHAHA! So geng you!” He guffawed. His head bobbed up and down.
“AHHHHHHHHHH! GOT BUMP AH!” Underwear pointed in front of us. “BUMP AH!BUMP AHHH!BUMP!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
SKL pumped his brake and his car slowed down immensely. We moved our body forward. We saw the car light shined on the road. Dark gray. We moved forward slooowly.
“Where is the bump?” SKL asked her.
“In front. Neh!” She pointed at the front.
“WTF?! IN FRONT? THAT YOU CALL IN FRONT?!” SKL couldn’t believe her definition of in front was 20 feet away.
“Near here only can see the bump!” He told Underwear. “Heiye!” He waved his palm dismissedly.
We all laughed.
“Just now got bump you didn’t see. Now I tell you earlier loh!” Underwear reasoned.
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Will continue next time. I gotta take beauty sleep. Morrow wake up early shopping for goodies ;)
Sometimes I think about what would happen if my boyfriend would die and it scares me… I feel like I couldn’t live without him any more… Dead of a loved person is very, very hard…