Pintu masuk pejabat imigration UK-Malaysia.
" Pukul 3 dekat sini." kata Ghani sebelum memandu pergi.
Mereka ber-empat melangkah masuk ke bangunan imigration yang dipenuhi dengan orang tu.
" Who are this people and what they are doing here?" tanya Maria pada Tengku Haizard hairan melihat ramai orang seperti homeless di bandaran itu.
" They all want to go home."
" Then they should go to the airport if they want to go home."
" They have to make renewal their Visa and passport first. Wait here I'll be right back." kata Tengku Haizard menitipkan Maria pada Ghaus dan Thomas.
" Good morning sir, May I help you?" tanya penjaga kuanter itu pada Tengku Haizard.
" Good morning, I want to sent my adopted daughter back to Malaysia."
" Which citizen?"
" Scotland. She's an orphan."
" You need to get the court confirmation as well as a permit for the adoption." kata pekerja itu.
Tengku Haizard menyerahkan surat mahkamah dan surat pemindahan hak penjagaan keatas Maria pada pekerja itu.
" Wow you really expert sir. Please wait a moment and please take a sit first we will call you later."
" Okay thank you." balas Tengku Haizard dan melangkah kearah rakan-rakannya.
" Kenapa?"
" Nanti dia panggil. Hungry?" tanyanya pada Maria.
" Only this little." dengan kedua tangannya dilebarkan ke udara membuat isyarat bahawa dia tersangat lapar.
" Thom, go get her something to eat, just buy whatever she want, I'll call you when we done here." arah Tengku Haizard.
Thomas memimpin tangan kecil Maria dan menuju ke kedai-kedai di dalam bangunan itu.
Orang ramai membuatkan pergerakkan mereka terbatas dan Maria rasa gementar.
" Berapa lama nak kena tunggu ni!." getus Ghaus, semua games di telefon bimbitnya telah dimain tapi nama mereka masih belum di panggil.
10003 counter 4
" Hah baru nak panggil takut aku bangun balun dia lah tu."
Tengku Haizard melangkah ke kaunter.
" Sir, it will take two or three weeks to apply for a visa because we need the confirmation from her previous guardian."
" She an orphan and I'm her guardian."
" Okay then you can take a seat we will call you again." balas penjaga kuanter itu dengan nada kurang sedap didengar.
" How long do I have to wait? I don't think I can wait anymore. Give me a seconds I need to make a phone call."
Ring. Ring. Ring.
" You should answer the phone. Go ahead." arah Tengku Haizard menunjuk pada telefon pejabat yang berdering itu.
Pegawai lelaki itu berjumpa dengan manager dan membisikkan sesuatu selepas menjawab pangilan telefon itu.
" Hi good morning sir, I'm Wilson in charge here. We apologize for our lack of service, regarding your request we will send all the documents to your house at least tomorrow morning." kata manager.
" Thank you for your service." ucap Tengku Haizard tanpa menghiraukan pandangan pegawai-pegawai itu.
P.s: money is king bro.
" Macam mana?" tanya Ghaus.
" Esok dorang hantar ke rumah. Call Ghan dan Thom." ujar Tengku Haizard sambil mereka berjalan ke pintu keluar.
" Lol alang-alang kita dekat sini buat jelah sekarang kenapa nak kena tunggu esok hish." ujar Ghaus lagi tidak puas hati dengan cara pegawai disitu bekerja.
" Lembab gila buat kerja kalau aku bom tempat ni agak-agak sempat tak dorang lari." bebel Ghaus melangkah masuk kereta.
" Sebab itulah Zard tak bagi kau uruskan sendiri dia takut kau bawa balik budak tu tanpa document yang sah." kata Ghani.
" Yah, whatever." Ghaus menjulingkan matanya.
" Tak apalah Aus buat pengalaman dan bukan selalu kita dapat tengok Tengku Haizard bersabar." kata-kata Haq di setujui oleh Ghani.
" Lepas ni kau nak kahwin pun macam ini lah banyak benda nak kena buat." sambung Haq lagi.
" Alah aku nak kahwin nanti semua aku beli, tok kadi, saksi, kalau hakim kena ada masa tu dengan hakim sekali aku beli." ujar Ghaus mengundang tawa mereka semua.
" Ke mana kita lepas ni?" tanya Ghani.
" Kau ikut aku jumpa Nicko Bruce biar Thom bawa Maria pergi jalan-jalan." balas Tengku Haizard.
" Balik nak aku jemput atau korang balik sendiri?"
" Kami balik sendiri. Tengokkan Maria." pesan Ghaus sebelum menutup pintu kereta.
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Mereka berdua melangkah masuk hotel 5 bintang dipingir pantai itu.
P.s: Nicko Bruce chapter 20.
" Good evening sir and welcome to Qristal Hotel, may I help you sir?"
" Reservation under Mr. Bruce name." balas Ghaus dengan senyum manis pada gadis penyambut tetamu yang tinggi lampai seperti model itu.
" We have been waiting for your arrival, sir. Please follow me sir." gadis itu membawa Tengku Haizard dan Ghaus menaiki lift ke tingkat teratas hotel itu.
" Have a nice stay sir."
" Thank you beautiful." balas Ghaus sambil mengeyitkan sebelah matanya pada gadis itu.
" Hoi tu sexual harassment tau." tegur Tengku Haizard.
Knock. Knock.
" Mr. Haizard. My partner, welcome to my hotel, what do you think of my hotel decor? Suit your taste?" ujar Nicko membuka luas pintu kamarnya.
" Thanks and of course its my taste, unique and exclusive especially the tiger statue at the stairs."
" Hahaha thanks for the compliment, I was surprised when I received a phone call from you this morning. How it goes?"
" Yes thanks for your help everything went smoothly. I owe you this time. If you need a hand let me know."
" Hahaha, good to know that I helped to you. Oh, what do you want to drink?"
" Coffee. Thank you for spending your time to meet me, I know you're a busy man especially right now." kata Tengku Haizard malas berbasah basi.
Berkat bantuan Nicko urusan Maria dapat diselesaikan dengan lebih cepat dari yang dijangkakan.
" We're business partners It's just a simple favor hahaha."
" If you need more investment just let me know." balas Tengku Haizard menyisip air yang baru di hantar oleh pelayan.
" I have a new project if you invest in this project, we will split 30-70." kata Nikco.
" The new museum project looks good. How much will it cost?"
" It's not much, only 100 thousand dollars. It's a big project and there are already 10 investors. You don't have to decide now, you can think first."
" Then I will inform you later if I am interested, so regarding our previous project, how is it progressing?" perbualan mereka berlansung selama 2 jam.
Ghaus menjuih bibirnya mendengar cerita Nicko yang tidak henti-henti cuba menarik Tengku Haizard supaya melabur dalam projectnya.
Dia tersengih bila kelakuannya di lihat oleh pekerja hotel itu.
To be continued...
Share this novel