Christmas

So I had an odd Christmas this year.



Waking up at 10, cycled out and had breakfast alone.
Came back home and the accountant lady is in the office.
Greeted the lady, chatted for a while.

Then it was 11 o'clock.
Where I decided to walk out of the office.
Mum's sitting beside granny looking at her, talking to her.
Granny has been ill, all these while.
And today we all noticed something's different.

Dad's home at 12.
He had a look at grandma, suddenly someone mentioned about bringing her to the clinic.
It's Christmas Day.

So we carried grandma into my little Proton and off they went out to look for doctor.
So I was home alone.

I wandered around the house for a while, and sat down in front of the computer screen.
I walked out of the office and took a bath, then dad's back.
To take grandma's IC and medical documents.
Then they drove off again.

I watched a movie on my laptop, August Rush to be exact.
Then when the clock strikes 3, they are back. Grandma is not, maid too.
So grandma is hospitalized.

Dad say he's hungry. He drove out for lunch.
Mum and I walked to the backyard to observe on the two guy that came to harvest the coconuts we planted.
Dad's back say he's still hungry.
So we cooked.

Then 3 of us had lunch together, the house felt empty.
Mum's telling me how grandma need to go for an X-ray. We talked a bit about me going to Sydney, about mum going to KL and about the maid, and how obnoxious she can be sometimes.

The fan's spinning at the living room, I can hear Biri growling alone at the front door.

The tap is running at the kitchen.

It's Christmas, and the house felt empty.