She looked terrified. Tears are pouring down her pretty pinkish cheeks but Lydia was nowhere in the bus. She is deep down into her own world. It’s raining heavily outside while she laid her head against the window of the bus. Eyes are not blinking and she is not there either. She seems to be very confused, confused about her future. She is on her way back from her hometown in Penang. She took the latest bus available to Kuala Lumpur. Lydia migrated to Kuala Lumpur some five years back. She was not even bothered when the steward kindly places the tuna bun on the sit next to Lydia. Lydia departed Nice bus which will normally serve the passengers with complimentary drinks and pastries. The pretty steward, puzzled to see Lydia crying but she don’t dare to signal her.
Lydia, a Project Manager attached with a MNC company around Ampang area, is a very well established personality. Her smart dressing and flawless make-up simply adds beauty to her. Lydia was graduated from Malayan University and obtained a bachelors degree in Information Technology. She possessed keen interest in computer related jobs thus she pursued the profession that suits her best. Lydia stays with her bunch of friends, not close enough but they do spend some time during the weekends. Lydia will be during most of the time alone in the house. She is renting a whole room because she loves privacy. Her past-time is none other than playing with her favorite guitar and fighting with her teddy bears. Lydia love collecting teddy bear, one will not be surprised to see as much as 57 teddy bears from all sorts of colors and sizes can be found in her room. Sometimes, it will be kidnapped by her housemates. Lydia love to play and talk with her teddy bears. Her best was a teddy bear that stands 5 feet tall, was gifted by her favorite auntie from Medan. It was presented to Lydia during her convocation. The bear, she calls them with name, only selected ones, as Boboy. Boboy is more like her own boyfriend. Lydia cant sleep well without her teddy bears especially boboy.
Immediately after her graduation, Lydia received an appointment call from the company she is attached till today. Lydia started as programmer and has successfully climbed the ladder to become the project lead. She is a real workaholic but if she decides to take leave, then that’s it, she will become very lazy. Lydia too loves cooking and creates her own recipes which prove to be a favorite among her housemates. Her most sought after dish is her tomyam and chicken rice. She makes a very good tomyam. Usually her housemates will prepare all the ingredients and will persuade her to cook.
She will go back hometown at least once in three months. Lydia father passed away when she was four years in an accident. Since then, she was cared by her single mother. Though her mother received many proposals for marriage but she refused just for the sake of Lydia. Lydia’s mother works as a cook in a school canteen where Lydia spent most of her time both as a student and her mother’s assistant. Lydia’s mother Lisa is a good cook, no wonder Lydia too can cook so well. Lydia and Lisa are more like friends and they have so many things in common. They share many things together. But when it comes to studies, Lisa is very firm because for her education comes first and she will never compromise. Knowing that Lydia will try to do her best and excel her education. Lisa’s wish is to see her kid succeed in her life. Lisa shows no hesitance when Lydia told her that she wanted to take up computer related courses in University. Lydia managed to enter varsity under her preferred course and completes the course with flying colors.
Lydia is a tall slim girl with bright complexion and flawless skin. She was approached twice by a modeling company requesting Lydia to become their part-time model. Lydia agreed after many episodes of refusal. She agreed at last because of Joseph, her friend she known since varsity time. Joseph is a very genuine guy who loves to be around Lydia. Joseph is Lydia’s well wisher. Many times Joseph was thought to be Lydia’s boyfriend mistakenly. Even Lisa once asked Lydia if there were something going on between her and Joseph. But Lydia replied with a smile, “Mum, he is my best buddy and he will never be my boyfriend, not even in my wild dream. He is a nice guy, very nice guy but I couldn’t see him as my special one. He is not the other half. We are meant to be friends, mum.” Deep inside Lisa, she was expecting for something else. Lisa love to see them, Joseph and Lydia to tie a knot. Joseph really takes a good care of Lydia.
“Joseph, do you still remember, the last time I bought a teddy bear was some two weeks ago, would you accompany to the Store?” Lydia asked Joseph politely. Joseph just nodded his head and the next second he was there beside his car, Toyota Vios, waiting for Lydia who is changing her dress in her room. “Auntie Lisa, come along with us, we will go for Pak Rahman’s special the tarik!” “Yes mum, come with us, what you going to do anyway in the house all alone, come on mum!!” Lydia added to the invitation by Joseph while pouring boiled water into her favorite water bottle. “But Lydia, mum need to cook for dinner…” “Mum, please. Today we will eat outside, it’s my treat.” “Yes auntie, come on, your daughter sure o have different plans in her head, don’ you Lydia?” Joseph teased Lydia. Lydia just smiled back at Joseph while putting on her shoes and walked towards her car while Lisa locked the house.
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