it was at night, and again, already pass dinner time. once again, the 3 of us were at our study table but this time, not all of us were doing revision- only mich and liew were while i was dreaming away.
curious, i quickly got up from my chair and answered the door. a short girl with messy hair stood nervously while holding an opaque plastic bag. this time around, i didn't just grab the plastic bag before asking who she is like how i did the chocolate cake.
"er, i'm your next door neighbour." she paused for a while, before continuing "can you wear pig skin?"
i though i heard wrongly so i went "harrr?". "can you wear pig skin?" she asked again. this time, i was certain i heard the word pig. she's a malay and it was somewhat awkward to hear that word coming out from her.
"can you wear pig skin? i bought these shoes-" she handed out the plastic bag to me but i didn't take it from her so she opened it to reveal a pair of sandals with pink straps. "i didn't know it was pig skin but my sister saw it at another shop, and there was a sign saying that it was made from pig skin" she continued. "uh, okay, so?" i had the blur look on my face as i still didn't know what she wanted to tell. "now i know that it's made from pig skin, i can't wear them anymore so do you want them?" again, i have the blur look on my face. i thought to myself, "is she giving away her pig-skin shoes for free? she asked if i want them, not if i want to buy them". i asked her, "how long have you worn those shoes?". "one week. i bought it at top shop for rm100+ (i can't remember the exact price but i know it cast more than rm100). if you want them, i can sell it to you for rm50."
once i heard that, i immediately answered, "oh, hehe, sorry, not my size".
not only it wasn't my size, it wasn't my budget! rm50 for a one-week worn pair of shoes! gosh, i could eat spaghetti for 10 times with that money (a spaghetti set with ice lemon tea cost rm5.50 only)!