will you be mine

Arief, my recently turned 12 year old sure has some very interesting friends. I believe I have met all of his close buddies but don’t usually get a chance to interact much with them. Well, last Friday, we had a good glimpse of their colorful camaraderie..

Ed, a friend of this 12 year old of mine, (who happens to be a real looker, btw) came home with Arief after school. Reason being, later that evening they were scheduled to go for a “solat hajat” at a nearby mosque in anticipation of their exams which begins today. Another friend IJ, (who comes across as also good looking but the quiet type) had asked if he may be picked up on the way to the masjid. So off they went, with Arief’s dad playing chauffeur.

In the car, on the way to IJ’s house, my dear husband had a blast…Ed, who is known to be very bubbly and because of his boyish good looks is even admired by a 13 year old (girl) friend of my other son, just couldn’t stop chatting. According to Arief, Ed "ni memang selalu goda budak pompuan" ..my God..I din't even know my son uses the word goda, ok...! Anyway, Ed was on a roll, and was obviously in the mood for a tell-all session – among others, he told Arief’s dad of IJ’s encounters with the opposite sex..and boy was it hilarious…!

According to Ed, so besotted was IJ with one 11 year old girl at school, (Ed says he used to thinks she’s pretty but up close she really isn’t so hot..! ha ha..) that he literally begged her to be his girl. This is all hearsay lah but according to Ed this conversation really took place..(Ed and Arief were there – kami intai diorang - so they admitted)

IJ : Shak, will you please, please be my girlfriend..? (hands clasped together begging) Ed added for drama – dia buat macam nak kahwin uncle, betul...!!!

Shak : emmmm…ok

IJ : How many percent awak suka saya?

Shak : err. 90%

IJ: How many percent awak suka Ed..??

Shak : 100%

And so, Shak became IJ’s girl but he sure was pissed at Ed for still coming out the winner. Well, according to Arief, Shak wasn’t IJ’s girl for very long, he seems to be one of those who likes to have his flavours of the week. So one day it’s Shak, another day, another girl..

Of course, Ed then told my husband, “uncle, nanti bila kita dah ambik IJ, uncle jangan cakap apa-apa ok..”

Arief’s dad : "Arief ada girlfriend tak? "

Ed : "Ada, Zaimah..tapi dulu, now dia tak suka dah..”

And so that was how we were enlightened on a facet of their lives…