Lahad Datu

Lahad Datu

"Afiq,stop it! It's not funny at all!" .This is a familiar scenario in my house.Every day,Luqman will be teasing me and I will be annoyed with all those teasing.Luckily,the Messiah,which is my mom,is on my side.Mom will be scolding Afiq and I will be mocking Afiq,which I am happy to do so,behind my mom,silently.Oh,before I keep on telling my story,let me introduce myself.I'm Akmal and Afiq is my twin.We were born on the first of January.Lucky right?Afiq was the one who was borned first and.So,he will being around and asking me to do things and he will be saying "I'm your brother" when I asked him why.

Our dad died when he served the country during the famous Lahad Datu invasion.We were 4 years old back then.I remember seeing my mom cried and my grandparents were trying to keep mom calm.After dad's funeral,we moved to stay with our grandparents along with mom.My mom were working as hard as she could to ensure both of us excel in our studies.Time goes on.When we were 13,my grandparents died.Once again,mom cried.After the funeral,Afiq told me that he want to become a doctor,so people around him won't be dying.

Time flies fast.When the SPM results were announced,Afiq and I were some of the students who excel in their SPM.Mom was as happy as a lark and she shed  the tears of joy.So,both of us managed to further our studies overseas.I was going to further my study in Germany and my twin brother,Afiq will be furthering his study in Russia.Both of us obtained the scholarships because we passed our SPM with flying colours.

6 years later,we were back in our homeland,Malaysia.I became an engineer and I am working on an oil rig.Afiq became what he wished for when he was 13,a young,successful doctor.Mom is 65 now and there she were,still able to smile with us even with all those pain that she have gone through her younger days.I invited mom to stay with me and my wife so that we will be able to take a care of her and it will be easier for Afiq to visit her as Afiq's house is just a stone's throw away from mine.

One day,mom suddenly fainted during the first day of Syawal,right when me and Afiq were about to shake her hands and ask for her forgiveness.I drove mom to the hospital as fast as I could.Afiq was sitting with mom,checking for her conditions.I mean,come on,he is a doctor right?

As we reached the hospital,I parked in the emergency zone and Luqman pop out from the car and asked for immediate help.I brought mom out of the car and the nurses helped me to put mom on the stretcher.So,the nurses rushed mom into the ward and both of us are forbidden from entering the ward.So,Afiq and I were sitting outside,waiting anxiously for the doctor to tell us what happened to mom.

Out of the blue,a nurse came to us and asked us to come into the doctor's office.We came in and asked the doctor what actually happened to mom.The doctor told us that mom suffered a heart attack.The doctor asked us to keep calm.I was feeling blue and when I looked at Afiq,there is a melancholy look in his eyes.I should have believed Afiq's guesses so I won't be as shocked as now.He is a doctor after all.afiq looks like he is going to cry.He get up from his seat,he left and shut the door behind him quietly.