Chupa-Chupa Anyone?

She opened her mouth reluctantly and with considerable pain. A few pairs of eyes ignored the equations written hazardously on the white board and trained them instead on her mouth.

There it was. 2 Chupa-chupa lollipops stuck at both corners of her throat. It was luridly coloured, punctuated with blood-red capillaries lining the glazed sphere like entities.

Hwee Jian is having tonsils.

"He said that if it doesn’t go away in 2 to 3 days, then have to operate",
We squirmed at the idea of slicing the throat to remove the bacteria infested chupa-chupas.

That was on Thurday.

Phones must have been buzzing all around when on Saturday Hwee Jian was admitted in Assunta Hospital. Messages flew and it was finally decided that we visit her at 6 p.m.

I got there early. After inquiring where she was warded, I walked cautiously through a labyrinth of dingy corridors. Hospital hallways have a way of inducing claustrophobia…

There, Fatimah Ward, Room 3. Knocked the door and turned the door handle not knowing what to expect. The first thing I saw was Hwee Jian, lying languorously on the bed, covered with a quilt, which was more like an extra large towel. Her right hand - entwined with those of Johnny's.

"PRIya!! I'm so surprised. I only told Aleesa."
"Oh well, you know how we can't keep our mouths shut….hehhehe"

I turned 90° to find her mother seated and reading a cookbook. After all the usual "hi Untie and yada yada yada", I sat on the bed and made pointless conversation. And to fill up time I noticed Untie's flair in Bahasa. Turns out that Hwee Jian and fly. hails from Kelantan…hrm…

Finally, the rest of our classmates showed up and handed Hwee Jian a 'Recover Soon' - teddy bear.
Aaawwwwww.


Get well soon Hwee Jian!

Dreaming away with Barbara Streisand and Bryan Adams' I finally found someone.