7 YEARS AGO by fairuz

Rose was just having her last warm welcoming words with one of her university mates who came to her opening bakery ceremony. It has been an extremely tiring week filled with the opening ceremony work. Now, at this moment, more than ever, she felt so relieved that she will soon have the chance to lay down her big busy butt after the entire week of sleepless nights.

While having this pleasure thought to herself, suddenly she saw a fimiliar yet an unbelievable figure. That face seems to stop her tired epiglottis from swallowing her saliva with ease. She was stunned with the appearance of the average tall, dark and handsome guy who is now staring at her, yet she tried to look cool. It was an uneasy feeling, cuz he was staring at her and she hesitated to reply the stare. As soon as she has completed her recall process of who that charming looking bloke was, she turned her face away and her heart started to pound hard.

At this point, she has recalled almost everything about the guy who was once involved in her miserable life ages ago. He was the pretty guy who made her fell so much in love with 7 years ago, he was the guy who made her smile almost everyday 7 years ago, he was the guy who turned her into a clumsy clown each time when he was around 7 years ago, he was the guy who she couldn't really stop thinking and talking about 7 years ago, he was also the guy who hurt her feelings and made her cry by making her assume that she is not the only one who felt 'it'. She closed her heart for him ages ago and assumed that they are never meant to be together.

But what brings him here today? She thought as she made her way to the desert racks to get a guest to chat with. Suddenly, the fimiliar guy approached her and greeted her with the most charming smile she has ever seen.

Guy: Assalamualaikum, how are you?
Rose: W'slm, I'm fine thank you.
Guy : What a success this bakery of yours gonna be.
Rose: Insyallah, thanks. You are Kamarul right?
Guy: Wow, I'm surprise that you still remember.
Rose: How, could I not? We studied oversea together for almost 5 and a half years.
Guy: Yeah, I guess....

The conversation came out rising like the spirited flame until an unexpected question blurted out by Kamarul that made Rose felt a little uneasy.

Guy: So Rose, are you available if say, a guy is interested in buying you a ring right?

That surely, made her strain hard for the accurate meaning and answer to that "there could be many meaning and respon" question.Blinking her eyes speechless two or more times and try to find her lost voice and gear up to say

" Kamarul, there is something that you haven't discovered bout me yet. I just got engaged last month".

Kamarul's eyes widened and then it was his turn to be lost for words. There seems to be a regret look on his beautiful black eyes.

Rose called for Damien, her fianc'ee, a tall, dark and hansome man, a person who resembles Kamarul a lot, however he has even better looks. He stared at him as if he was about to wrestle Damien on the floor right at the time. He was so impressed. Rose, cut in his glaring moment and introduced them. Then, Rose told Kamarul to enjoy the ceremony and left along with her fianc'ee to greet some more guests.

Now, more than ever, he wished that he had never dissapointed and ignored her 7 years ago. Seeing the happy couple, he went out of the bakery with small deep tears.