"Huda, can you come to my room kejap?
Dup dap dup dap.
"Sure,"
Slowly following the footsteps.
"This is handsome medical student. Dia buat attachment dekat ENT. Now, for today, he will be with you. I want him to observe hearing assessments for pediatric. Tomorrow I'll ask him and if he can't answer, then jaga you,"
Sengih.
"Insyallah,"
"Now, you'll be following her okay?"
Angguk.
"Come to my room, I'll show you then,"
Out of sudden, aku rindu USM. Kalau budak medik datang, mana ada sorang sorang ni; segerombolan terus. Sekarang, jumpa sorang (once in a while), happy. Rasa zaman belajar balik sekejap. Sekejap pun jadilah. Sehari pun tak apa.
"Awak boleh cakap melayu kan?"
"Boleh,"
"Saya terang dalam bahasa melayu eh? Saya bukan fasih sangat pun,"
Ingat pesan Dr. R; Rendah diri, sabar, buat kerja semua kerana Allah.
"Okay, saya rasa saya dah terang semua. Ada soalan?"
"Erm, bunyi dia macam mana doktor,"
"Saya bukan doktorlah, saya audiologis,"
Senyum.
"Okay, awak jadi patient saya. Saya akan buat semua test, so awak boleh alami dan mudah faham, senang ingat. Nanti next time, atau kalau Dr. tanya, awak boleh jawab,"
"Boleh,"
I did all the tests. I answered all the questions. I explained all the reasons, and suddenly my heart cried; I want to be a lecturer and yet... I'm still here.