Dunia Baru
"Bang, tempat daftar pelajar baru dekat mana ya?", tanya aku pada seseorang yang berada di bahu jalan. "Pelajar baru, ya? Adik jalan terus, jumpa simpang depan tu, boleh belok kiri. Nanti adik nampak bangunan dewan, dekat situ tempatnya". "Baik, terima kasih bang", lalu ayah aku pun pandu semula kereta mengikut arah yang diberikan, sehinggalah kami sampai ke dewan besar tersebut. Setelah selesai daftar dan terima kunci bilik, kami pun bergerak ke bangunan asrama yang agak jauh ke dalam dari pintu besar institusi itu. "Jangan lupa sembahyang, belajar rajin-rajin dekat sini. Jaga makan sekali, jangan nak jimat sangat. Kalau duit tak cukup, bagitau mak, tau", nasihat dari emak aku. "Dengar cakap mak tu, jangan lupa", ayah aku pula beri nasihat. "Baik, mak, ayah", balasku selepas siap hantar barang-barang aku ke bilik. Setelah itu, aku pun bersalaman dengan mak, ayah dan adik aku yang ada sebelum mereka mula bergerak balik ke rumah. Aku pun naik semula ke bilik aku untuk mengemas barang-barang ke dalam almari. Bilik itu agak besar juga, muat untuk empat orang tidur. Katil aku pula dekat dengan tingkap yang menghadap sebuah tasik kecil ayng ada di situ. Sewaktu aku baru sampai, ada dua katil yang sudah bercadar dan penuh dengan barang-barang peribadi pelajar lain. Manakala, katil katil di sebelah aku pula masih kosong. Tidak lama kemudian, dua-dua pelajar itu pun masuk ke bilik sambil berborak. Melihat aku sedang duduk di katil, mereka terus menghampiri dan menyapa aku. Mereka juga adalah pelajar baharu dan mereka juga berkawan sejak sekolah menengah lagi, "Patutlah mereka bukan main rapat lagi borak tadi", bisikku dalam hati.
"Salam sejahtera. Perhatian kepada para pelajar baharu, sila berkumpul di depan asrama dengan kadar segera. Terima kasih", pengumuman itu menghentikan perbualan kami lalu kami pun bersiap untuk ke sana dengan berpakaian formal. Bermula program orientasi untuk kami yang pelajar baharu ini sepanjang minggu itu. Dari situlah aku dapat berkenalan dengan kawan-kawan baru selain daripada bermacam-macam kegiatan telah kami lakukan bersama para pembimbing program tersebut. Sejujurnya, terasa penat juga sewaktu program itu berlangsung kerana sebelum subuh sudah dibangunkan dan program juga habis selepas jam 12 malam, memang tidak cukup tidur jadinya. Pejam celik pejam celik, hari yang tunggu-tunggu itu sudah pun tiba. Pada hari terakhir program itu, pembimbing-pembimbing itu adakan jamuan untuk kami semua. Juadah yang dihidangkan bukan kaleng-kaleng, macam-macam yang dihidangkan iaitu hidangan set KFC, pizza dan beberapa makanan ringan yang lain. Aku punyalah berselera kuat sampaikan lupa sudah beberapa kali aku menjamah hidangan-hidangan itu. Kawan-kawan sebilik aku pula hanya mentertawakan sahaja melihat gelagat aku itu. "Baiklah, semua. Majlis pada petang ini sudah hampir ke penghujungnya. Sebelum melabuhkan tirai, kami wakil dari para pembimbing di sini ingin memohon maaf atas salah dan silap yang kami sudah lakukan sepanjang program ini. Sebelum balik, diingatkan semula untuk daftar subjek kelas di platform laman sesawang rasmi institusi ya. Terima kasih buat semua yang menjayakan program ini", kata-kata dari pengumuman itu mengakhiri program itu, aku yang sudah penuh kekenyangan pun mula bergerak balik ke bilik bersama-sama mereka. Tiba sahaja di bilik, aku pun menggantikan baju kemeja-T formal putih dan seluar 'slack' hitam ke pakaian yang lebih nipis dan selesa dek kerana cuaca yang sedikit bahang lalu aku terus baring ke katilku. Tidak sampai beberapa minit, aku pun terlena dibuai mimpi.
"Weh, Faris. Bangun dah gelap dah ni. Kau dah sembahyang Maghrib belum?", kejut si Fadil yang melihat aku masih terbongkang lena. Terus aku capai telefon aku dan terperanjat kerana sudah jam 7:15malam, lantas aku bangkit dengan mamainya menuju ke bilik air untuk ambil air sembahyang dan dirikan sembahyang Maghrib. Kawan sebilik aku pula sudah gerak ke kafeteria yang terletak bersebelahan dengan asrama kami. "Lepas Isyak je lah aku makan", fikirku setelah selesai sembahyang lalu terus aku buka pakaian aku sehingga tinggal seluar dalam "boxer' kuning kegemaran aku itu lalu ke bilik mandi. Nasiblah tidak ramai orang pada waktu itu, namun tetap aku lilitkan tuala aku di pinggang aku kerana masih terasa malu, apatah lagi bentuk badan aku yang kurus sedikit. Seusai mandi, aku pun mengenakan baju kemeja-T biasa warna hitam dan berseluar sukan kelabu gelap sebelum turun ke kafeteria untuk membeli makan malam. Sewaktu aku berjalan ke sana, mata aku tertarik dengan sesuatu yang ditampal di papan kenyataan di susur gajah itu. "Kelab Seni Gusti ", tertera perkataan-perkataan itu di bahagian atas poster itu. Tertera pencarian ahli baru untuk kelab tersebut, ini adalah peluang keemasan untuk aku yang sudah lama mencari-cari kelab seperti ini. Aku pun mengambil gambar poster tersebut sebelum sambung bergerak ke kafe untuk memesan juadah malam aku. Ahad keesokannya, seawal 8:00 pagi aku sudah bangun dan bersarapankan makanan ringan Maggi dan air Milo yang aku bancuh tadi sementara menunggu pendaftaran subjek dibuka. Kafe di sini hanya menghidangkan juadah sarapan bermula jam 9:00 pagi dan kedai luar pula jauh, jadi terpaksalah aku buat sarapan sendiri. Dalam rancak menguap-nguap mulutku semasa mendaftar untuk kelas aku. Selesai sahaja daftar, terus aku dapat jadual kelas yang dihantar melalui email. "Huhu, padat juga jadual aku. Nasiblah semua hari balik awal", bisikku sambil menelaah jadual itu. Setelah itu, baru aku sedar mengenai poster kelab semalam, terus aku melihat kembali gambar itu. Lega hati aku apabila dapat tahu yang pendaftaran sebagai ahli kelab itu bermula jam 5:00 petang esok. Sempatlah untuk aku ke sana nanti alang-alang esok kelas terakhir adalah sehingga jam 4:30 petang sahaja.
Isnin pun tiba dengan cepatnya, suasana institusi kemahiran yang lengang sudah mula dipenuhi dengan para pelajar dan pensyarah yang hadir ke kelas pertama untuk semester ini. Asrama juga tidak terkecuali, suara-suara pelajar lelaki memenuhi ruangan tempat itu yang dukunya sunyi. Setelah selesai menghadiri kesemua kelas pada hari ini, aku pun terus balik ke bilik untuk menyalin pakaian kepada baju kemeja-T dan seluar sukan untuk menghadiri ke kelab itu. Elok tengah syok baring di katil sambil layan FB, mata aku terlelap dengan sendirinya dan aku pun dibuai mimpi. Dek kerana bahang panas petang itu menyebabkan aku terjaga semula. Aku mencapai telefon aku dan alangkah terkejutnya aku yang jam menunjukkan pukul 4:57 petang. "Alamak, dah lambat dah aku ni. Aduhai", bebel aku sambil cepat-cepat kemaskan diri lalu berlari ke tempat itu. Saat itu, aku hanya memikirkan untuk cepat sampai ke sana sehinggakan, 'bedebup', aku terlanggar seseorang di susur gajah itu menyebabkan kami berdua jatuh serentak. "Maaf, bro. Aku tak perasan sampai terlanggar, maaf sangat-sangat", maafku setelah terlanggarnya. Dia memandang aku dengan pandangan biasa lalu dia pun berdiri sambil mengutip begnya yang terjatuh itu. Saat aku ingin bangun, dia pun menghulurkan tangannya ke arah aku dan membantu aku berdiri semula. Setelah itu, dia pun berlalu pergi tanpa sebarang kata dan aku pula terpegun di situ seketika sambil melihatnya pergi. "Eh, alamak dah lambat dah ni. Kau buat apa lagi dekat sini", bisikku dalam hati lalu terus langkah seribu ke sana. Namun, entah kenapa aku asyik teringatkan dia dan kejadian itu, malah aku sepertinya dapat merasa yang kami akan bertemu lagi nanti.
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"Hi, excuse me. Where is the new student registration center?", I asked someone on the side of the road. "New student, right? Keep driving, see the junction ahead, you can turn left. Later, you will see the hall building, it's near there". "Good, thank you bro", then my father drove the car again according to the direction given, until we reached the big hall. After finishing the registration and receiving the room key, we moved to the dormitory building which is quite far inward from the big door of the institution. "Don't forget to pray, study diligently here. Take care and eat much, don't try to save too much. If you don't have enough money, tell mom, okay", advice from my mother. "Listen to what mom said, don't forget", my father gave advice. "Okay, mom, dad", I replied after I finished sending my things to the room. After that, I shook hands with my mother, father and sisters who were there before they started moving back home. I went back to my room to pack things into the closet. The room was quite big too, fit for four people to sleep. My bed is also close to the window facing a small lake there. When I first arrived, there were two beds already covered and full of their personal belongings. Meanwhile, the bed next to me was still empty. Not long after, the two students entered the room chatting. Seeing me sitting on the bed, they approached and greeted me. They are also new students and they have been friends since high school, "No wonder they are quite close to each other", I whispered in my heart.
"Greetings. Attention to new students, please gather in front of the dormitory as soon as possible. Thank you", the announcement stopped our conversation and we prepared to go there in formal clothes. The orientation program for us new students began throughout the week. From there I was able to meet new friends apart from the various activities that have been we did it with the guides of the program. To be honest, I felt tired during the program because I woke up before dawn and the program also ended after 12:00 pm, so I didn't get enough sleep. Then, finally the day I hate for is already over. arrived. On the last day of the program, the facilitators made a feast for all of us. The food that was served was not only basic food, it was a variety of KFC set meals, pizza and some other snacks. I was hungry that I forgot I have tasted those dishes several times, and my roommates just laughed at my behavior. "Alright, everyone. The ceremony this evening is almost at the end. Before closing the curtain, we representatives of the counselors here would like to apologize for the wrongdoings and mistakes we have made throughout this program. Before going back, we are reminded again to register the class subjects at the institution's official website platform. Thank you to everyone who made this program a success", the words from the announcement ended the program, I, who was already full, started moving back to the room with them. As soon as I arrived in the room, I changed my formal white T-shirt and black 'slack' pants to thinner and more comfortable clothes because the weather was a little hot and I went straight to my bed. Less than a few minutes later, I fell asleep in a dream.
"Hey, Faris. It's already dark. Have you prayed Maghrib yet?", surprised Fadil who saw that I was still sleeping on my bed. Then I reached for my phone and was surprised because it was already 7:15pm, so I got up and go to the bathroom to get ablution and start the Maghrib prayer. My roommate has already gone to the cafeteria located next to our dormitory. "I'll just eat after Isyak", I thought after finishing the prayer and then I took off my clothes except my favorite yellow "boxer" underwear and went to the bathroom. Luckily there weren't many people at that time, but still I wrapped my towel around my waist because I still feel embarrassed, not to mention my slightly thin body shape. After showering, I put on a regular black T-shirt and dark gray sports pants before going down to the cafeteria to buy dinner. As I walked there, my eyes was intrigued by something posted on the notice board at the roofted-sidewalk "Wrestling Art Club", the words were written at the top of the poster. It said that the club was looking for new members, this was a golden opportunity for me who had been looking for a club like this. I took a picture of the poster before moving to the cafe to order my dinner. The next Sunday, as early as 8:00 in the morning I woke up and had breakfast of Maggi snacks and Milo that I had earlier while waiting for subject registration to open . The cafe here only serves breakfast from 9:00 am and the outside shop is far away, so I had to make my own breakfast. I yawned vigorously while registering for my class. As soon as I finished the registration, I immediately got the class schedule sent by email. "Huhu, my schedule is also tight. It's lucky that each last class are done early every day", I whispered while studying the schedule. After that, I just realized about yesterday's club poster, I kept looking back at the picture. I was relieved when I found out that registration as a member of the club starts at 5:00 pm tomorrow. I have time to go there because tomorrow the last class is only until 4:30 pm.
Then, Monday arrived, the quiet surrounding the institution was already filled with students and lecturers attending the first class for this semester. The dormitory is no exception, the voices of male students fill the place. After finishing attending all the classes today, I went straight back to the room to change into a T-shirt and sweatpants to attend the club. Then, I was lying in bed while watching FB, my eyes fell asleep all of sudden and I was lulled into a dream. Because the heat on the evening caused me to wake up again. I reached for my phone and to my surprise it was 4:57 pm. "Damn, I'm late. Oh my", I mumbled as I quickly got ready and ran to the place. At that moment, I was only thinking about getting there quickly until, 'bedebup', I bumped into someone on the sidewalk causing us both to fall at the same time. "Sorry, bro. I didn't notice you, I'm so sorry", I apologized after bumping into him. He looked at me with a normal look and then he stood up while picking up his dropped bag. When I wanted to get up, he extended his hand towards me and helped me stand up again. After that, he walked away without a word and I was stunned there for a moment while watching him go. "Eh, damn it's getting late", I whispered in my heart and continued running there. However, for some reason I kept thinking about him and that incident, even I could feel that we will meet again later.
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