We planned to head our way to Kota Bharu Airport at 1730h, as it was 1h drive from Granny’s, so I would have enough time to check-in, break my fast, get settled in tranquility before getting on the plane which was to depart at 1950h.
Dad was having a good time napping in Granny’s huge salon. I spent some last conversation with both Mom & Granny in the kitchen while Granny prepared Chinese Fried Rice for my break fast at the airport.
At 1700h or so, everything was ready. We woke dad up for him to get ready to depart. However, Daddy was so attached to the softness of the couch that he decided to indulge himself a while encore before getting annoyed by series of waking ups that he continued his slumber in the room.
At 1715h, he finally came out of the room, all set to go. Nevertheless, he came back sitting on the armchair, saying that it was still early and he was gonna take the alternative route to the airport. After tonnes of persuasion, he finally moved his butt from the chair at 1725h.
He started the engine of his old car. Then came, wooo yeeee woooo yeeee (as Alex put it) of the alarm.
Hurm, that sounds like we’re out of battery.
Oh really? Hehehehe… So, what do we do now Abah…?
Haaa! I told you we should have made our way earlier! It is so you, you never check the condition of your car before traveling!
Once out of the car, after some simple checking, it was confirmed that the green machine ran out cells.
Haaa! See, you didn’t even label the last time you changed it!
I kept my expression indifferent, like nothing happened. I didn’t think we need anymore stress in the situation. Besides, I was about to leave them for another year. A long face was just not helping. Plus, we were in the blissful month of Ramadhan. Patience was gold.
Thank God the car belonged to the family renting Mom’s what’s like a warehouse was in the compound. So we borrowed their battery. And then there were problems with the size of the spanars and all. As Dad and the neighbour were busy changing the thingamabob, I was thinking, could it be a bad sign? Maybe some “power” was giving me a signal not to leave just yet? Maybe bad luck was just in the way?
Naaah, I waved my thought away. Anyway, if I were destined to leave the world, I would, no matter how or when. So I just let people up there do their job.
Finally, at 1750h, everything was set and we were all geared up to go.
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