ILHAM LIESA: Setia

Act 2 (The Housemates)

Time: July 2008
Day

Place: Living Room

Lights on. Liesa is sitting on the sofa, flipping through a magazine. Haryani walking from the kitchen with a mug and sit next to Liesa.

Haryani: Dah tak ada kelas hari ni?

Liesa: Tak ada. You dah habis kelas?

Haryani: Supposedly. Tapi malam ni ada kelas ganti.

Liesa: Kesiannya! (sympathy) Kenapa lecturer korang suka-suka je nak buat kelas malam? Dia orang tak ada life ke? (indignant) Tak ada suami isteri yang menanti di rumah?

Haryani: Nak buat macam mana, course kitorang banyak topik nak kena cover. (Pause) Hmm, terpaksalah my boyfriend dinner lambat sikit malam ni.

Liesa: Oh ya? Sebab tunggu you la? (innocent tone)

Haryani: Dia yang nak sangat. I dah suruh makan dulu tapi dia kata nak makan sekali dengan I.

Liesa: Oh that's so sweet!

Haryani: You think so? Entah la babe. I pun tak tahu... (low voice, thinking of something)

Liesa: (put magazine aside and face Haryani) Hey... kenapa ni? (concern)

Haryani: I think he's still contacting his ex la. I saw her message in his phone hari tu and tadi I ternampak her miss call. I rasa nak buka MySpace dia and check, tapi I takut I sakit hati.

Liesa: Then jangan la buat! You mesti tak suka kalau dia check your email or phone kan? Don't do it to him. About contacting his ex tu, agaknya biasa je kut. Sebagai kawan maybe. Tak payah risau-risau or buruk sangka. Buat pening you je.

Haryani: I tau dia ramai kawan perempuan, babe. I tak kisah. Tapi this particular girl I risau. She's gorgeous and all. Diorang break up pun macam tak official, she went to study abroad and now she's back. I takut lah kalau they nak get back together ke. They still call each other sayang -sayang tau! Mana I tak risau!

Liesa: Chillax la. Lelaki memang macam tu. Tapi I tau dia sayang you and you sayang dia. Benda-benda remeh macam ni you jangan layan sangat. Jangan tuduh dia bukan-bukan, takut you drive him away with your accusations tu!

Haryani: You think so? (convinced) I yang akan buat dia bengang kan? Haih, I ni! Tapi babe... I tak suka la dia bersayang-sayang dengan perempuan lain.

Liesa: Have you tried telling him that? Nicely?

Haryani: I tak berani la... (gelisah)

Liesa: Cakap baik-baik. Sure OK. Kalau bincang pun tak boleh, macam mana nak kahwin kan? (teasing)

Haryani: Apa lah you ni! Ada sampai bab kahwin pula! (laughing, not serious anymore)

Liesa: Kalau jodoh apa salahnya kan? Eh, I have to get ready now. (light mood)

Haryani: Ha! Malam ni yang mana satu pula? (teasing)

Liesa: (fake innocent) What do you mean yang mana satu?!

Haryani: Yang drive Perdana hitam ke Mr. Striker?

Liesa: Yang drive unicorn carriage~ (gets up and dancing off stage)

Haryani: Mengadalah you ni! (laughing) Have fun anyway~

Liesa: (from off stage) You know I always do~!

Lights off.