By zerofighter
it does nt take long for us to spot them playing basketball at one of the nearby blocks..
Fatty: Cheebye abt 9 of them or more…. look like they r from the street gang… we r outnumbered!
Me: So?! just attack them! still wait for fuck!
Fatty: di siong men shang!!!
We shouted our war cry and rushed towards them.. armed with baseball bats/ pocket knife/ small weapons !
They were obviously caught by this sudden outburst from us but they did nt take long to respond to our attack!!!
We fought like wild dogs that day even when we r outnumber of nearly 2 to 1…
Fatty: Go after that fucker with the black kangaroo shorts! he is the one who whacked sharon!!!
Those bastards too r very determined to win in the fight and the fierce fight lasted for quite a while till some passers by shouted mata mata.. the fight was soon dispered… with blue black all over our bodies!!! It is a messy fight!
Running together.. the 5 of us ran to the nearby park and collapsed at the bench…
Ah Keong: Fuck man this is a great fight!
Jason: Knn they can fight well..
Fatty: Any police behind?!
Me: Dun think so…
We looked at each other bruised face and laughed…
Scarface: at least no broken limbs for us…
Fatty: L.. u have a nasty cut on yr arms…
me: In return for yr scar… i point at his rite arm… this is what i owe u…
Fatty: Brothers dun mention abt owe each other.. I ( Zuo Siong di you jin sheng mei lai shi) Brothers r only fated to be together in this life only.
All 5 of us: Steady…
We normal stream students may be poor in our studies but we r willing to fight and bleed for each other. That is the Code of Honour we abide…
Deep in my heart.. i am worried abt how to acct to Yvonne for my bruised face and the gang fight….
Ah keong: Go hm must apply jie ta again…
Fatty: when we old.. we sure kena internal injuries…
Me: This is the road we choose.. have to bear with it ba…
This is my last gang fight.. though we did nt win in this fight but at least we managed to win back some face for fatty.. it is the pride which matter.. if we dun fight back… we r chickens.. This is what we firmly believed at that pt of time.
Soon i reach hm with my parents scolding me for getting involed in fights again…
Dad: Fight.. fight that is all u know… one day died on the streets then u know..
Mum: Aiya u gd for nothing… learn from yr sister.. gd in her studies and piano dun need to let us worry.. blah blah blah…
I just ignored their words and locked myself in the room… applying tie da myself.. thinking of how to acct to Yvonne abt this mess…
I remember that i did nt look forward going to school the next day… but i still decided to attend school as it is pontless to avoid the issue… During the assembly… Yvonne spotted my bruised face and arms…. She was shocked to c that… there seem to be many questions on her mind but we dun have to chance to tok to each other as we r a distance apart… ( Remember: We belong to different classes)… Recess Time will be only time when we can meet and tok… For the first time in my school life… i really dun look forward to recess Time as i really do nt how to account to her….
Recess Time: As usual she was waiting for me near to the drinks stall..
Yvonne: What happened to u?… have u been fighting again?…
Me: Nope i fall into the drain while cycling yesterday… ( I spoke in trembling tone)
Yvonne: Look straight into my eyes and tell me the truth…
Me: I….
Yvonne: U r nt speaking the truth… i know u too well.. u dun even dare to look straight into my eyes… R u involed with fights again?!….
Me: Yup…..
Yvonne: Have u forgotten yr promise to me?…
Me: Nope but at times it is very hard for me to make a decision which can please everyone…
Yvonne: Y.. i really dun understand… ( she is sobbing…)…. Thank Goodness we r near the garden pond toking whereby there is nt much people… if nt I will really be awkward then….
At that moment… the school bell ring…
Me: Meet u at the main gate after school k…
Yvonne: K….
With a heavy heart i headed back for lessons.. nt concentrating on the lessons at all… The sight of her sobbing keep flooding my mind… I feel very guilty abt hurting her again…. who knows the turmoil in my heart… Brotherly ties and promise to the loved ones.. I can only decide on one……
Soon the last lesson is over… and i have to face Yvonne.. She was waiting for me at the main time.. this time round without a smiling face…
Me: let find somewhere quiet to tok….
Yvonne: K then…
We then make the way towards her hm… Both of us are very quiet as we r deep in our thoughts… Soon we found a void deck whereby we have a gd tok..
Yvonne: Y did u break yr promise to me?… ( Her eyes r red and tears started to flow again…)
Me: Sorry.. i need to help fatty as he was attacked by a group of fuckers… He saved me b4… This is the renqing which i need to return… ( I then related the story to her how fatty sheild me from his attacks…)
Yvonne: At the expense of yr promise to me?….
Me: I am sorry….
Yvonne: I know u men always care abt yi qi ( Code of Honour) but can u spare a thought for my feelings before u do anything rash?!!!!
Me: I am really sorry… ( I am at a loss for words now)…
Yvonne: Do u know that i am always very worried abt u…. whenever got police case at sch… i will be fearful… thinking whether u r in any trouble…
( She is sobbing now)… I am tired……
Me: I will change de… pls give me some time.. i will quit gang…
Yvonne: What abt yr bad temper and yr recklessness?…
Me: I will….
Yvonne: I am tired… really… Give me some time to cool down… meanwhile.. pls promise me something k…
Me: K…
Yvonne: The next few weeks is exam period… pls promise me that u will focus hard on yr exams….
Me: I will study hard… dun worry abt me…
With that she headed off home without even allowing me to sent her hm…..
That day… i remembered is the worst day of my life… The sense of emptiness filled my heart… I feel a deep sense of urgency to quit the gang. Without thinking much.. i headed towards the zai dui… must tell Tou that i need to hang my clothes… Even if he want to whack me… i will agreed to it….
Fatty: R u K?… y u look so blur…
Me: Tell u later.. where is Tou?…
Fatty: dunno leh.. he was around just a while ago…
Me: Whalan fuck lah!…
Fatty: brother cool down.. whatever u want to tell tou.. u have to tok in a nice manner…
Me: Got it…
Tou soon arrived and i finally have a chance to tok to him though he was busy as there r some lao puay lang around that day…
I told him that i intended to leave the gang and he was tulan when he heard that especially he need men now to guard the zai dui…etc… I maintain my stand and refused to give in to his threats and even his so called promises.. that there will be no lack of women if i worked hard and rise swiftly in the ranks… Sensing my determination to leave.. as i really bo sim liao… He finally let me off after he have a tok with Fatty who is my Senior… But i have to go through the lift rule…. That is a must… A date was set for the lift ceremony…
Fatty: U have to leave now… i will meet u tonite…
Ah Keong: Brother take care of yrself… c u tonite…
Me: K… call me when u r done…
I then head home to study… To focus on my studies at this point of time is indeed very difficult for me as i am worried abt Yvonne… will she break off the break off the friendship with me… but the thought of my promise to study hard for exams seem to pushed me on.. giving me the strength to goes on…..