My Guardian Angel

***About 3 years back, ground level Hell's Hole headquarters, KL***

Finally, a little room to breathe…

My day started at 6.45am with 60 minutes drive all the way to the Hell's Hole, braving myself through 60 kilometers and the notorious KL traffics just so I can play slave to my sadistic boss n co. And after 5 hours of rushing, mental torture & abuse, it was finally time for lunch. Thank God!

I just need to get out from this place for a while and I'll be fine.

Wishful thinking, just as I started walking to the nearest mamak place, I saw her standing there. Alone and looking lost.
She was my colleague at Hell's Hole, seated right behind me at our office. We rarely talked because she intimidates me a whole lot.

Shite, it's too late. She saw me looking at her so I can't hide now. Quick, think of something to say…

"Ermm, hi. What are u doing here?"

"It's lunch hour, so I'm thinking to go to lunch," she replied. Silly me, of course….

Paused, one second, two second…

"Wanna join me?" I asked. Not because I wanted her to, but as a decent human being, that was all left for me to do.

Say no, please say no. Say u are waiting for someone. JUST SAY NO!

Cheerfully she said, "OK!!"

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

So off we went to lunch. And it turned out to be the best lunch I had since working there. We clicked, just like that. And the rest, they say, is history. She is now my guardian angel, one that I'm so proud to have.

It was a great mystery to me how we can get along so well. We are so different, came from different backgrounds and we certainly have different perceptions on things. We argue a lot on practically everything and we annoyed each other most of the time (in a good way, I guess).

They say opposites attracts. Well it's very true in our case. She has this aura of class around her; I have an aura of pathetic-ness around me. She is cool, I'm sad. She is 'happening', I'm boring all the way. She is tall, I'm short. She is old, I'm young (hah!). Her English is excellent, mine is awkward. Her Malay is cute, mine is ok (Pheww. Finally, something I'm better at than her).

Well, how we get along is not a mystery to me anymore. Her openness, her sincerity and her willingness to accept me for who I am bring us close. I can tell her anything and I do. There is no one else on earth who knows all my dirt except for her. She listens to my problems, and helps me get out from most of it, in her own unique way. To this one particular problem that I had, all she said was, "Hazri, u have a brain. Use it!" And that was all that I needed. She freed me from my stupidity (long may it last).

I am forever grateful to have her in my life, and I hope she feels the same way too. A wonder of a guardian angel…

Thank you for everything……