The Berries' Dilemma S01 Ep12 - From Across, I Will Shade You

Episode 12 - From Across, I Will Shade You

People were made to be kind. We were, but somewhere along the path most of us got misled. We were misled to think the bad in people. Whenever someone decided to do something drastic, something that seemed mean, something that seemed irresponsible, we were misled to think that that person was doing it for all the wrong reasons. Why couldn’t we believe that maybe, just maybe, that person, was doing something that seemed irresponsible, out of kindness, out of care, and out of love? Leaving a loved one, stealing for a loved one, divorce, why couldn’t we see the silver lining in all these so called, irresponsible actions?

We saw through it that night though. As unbelievable as it was, there was no doubt that what Pussy was planning to do, had honorable intentions. It might seem selfish, it might seem as if he was running from his responsibilities, but what was hidden was that by running away, he was already fulfilling his responsibility.

“I can’t believe they fired us!” Screeched Tiny who was impatiently sitting next to Jizzy in their Mazda RX69.

“YEAH!” Replied Jizzy energetically while driving.

“And what’s worse, they gave our baton, to Straw and Smelly?! They were the ones who caused this problem in the first place! Now we’re the ones to be blamed for this?!” Tiny continued her complaint.

“YEAH!”

“Is that all you can say?!” Asked Tiny angrily.

“Y…Yeah?” Later, there was just silence.

Pussy’s heart was beating through his chest. We could tell by his face expression that he was not expecting this, and by ours’, every soul could tell we were panicked, every soul could tell, we wanted to go back home.

“Why is there a chapel underneath the house Pussy?!” Asked the angry Holy.
I couldn’t tell what Pussy was going to say. I could only tell that even the best liar in the world could not get away from this unscathed.

“And why are you hooligans here in-, underneath my house?!”

“It’s good to see you too.” Belle spoke out of the blue.

“I didn’t say it was good to see you. In fact, I find it saddening, and disappointing to find you, and the rest of you anywhere near my house!” Scolded Holy.

“Holy! Why are you blaming them for what happened?! It’s my fault okay! And yours too!” Now Pussy was angry.

“Me?! I’m to be blamed for getting myself pregnant illegally?!” Asked Holy sarcastically.

“If you’re blaming me for what I did, then you should blame yourself too because we were BOTH drunk!” Pussy came up with his comeback rather fiercely.
Holy shook her head in disbelief. She was angrier than she ever was. She did not care that there was a chapel built beneath her house, she did not care about the words that were coming out of Pussy’s mouth, all she wanted, was for everyone to leave her alone.

“Get out of my house, all of you!” Commanded the lady.

We all looked at each other, then to Pussy. All of our eyes were on him. We were patiently waiting for him to say the words he was supposed to say, or rather, the words that he planned to say. They were words that were able to set him free, they were words, that could make him the happy man he was.

“Holy, I have a proposition.” Said Pussy. Holy looked at him with impatient eyes. She could not wait, but she had to. “I know that this is what you want, so I will give it to you. I shall leave you, and live elsewhere, but at the same time, I shall give you whatever you need to take of the child. House, clothes, money, food, basically, anything.”

Everybody was waiting for Holy to say something. She looked down, quiet and silent for at least two minutes. We could not see what she was doing, we could not tell. The two minutes, the silent minutes that past us by seemed like eternity, and as what seemed like eternity ended, droppings of tears were bloomed, portraying either a broken heart, or a refined one.

“All this, was a mistake…” Said Holy while tearing. She covered her face with her gentle fingers and palms, broken and sad.

“This if for the best.” Continued Pussy. He did not know if it was true. Theoretically, it was the best, but who knew how Holy really felt. We did not know for sure if she was as strong, confident, and independent as she claimed to be. She could have been fragile, she was definitely lonely. Pussy thought of the possibility of repeating something, the possibility of repeating, a mistake.

“ACHOO!” Ribena sneezed as hard as she could.

“My god…”Complained Kitty who was driving slowly, as if he was love cruising.

“Haha, I kind of pity Jizzy and Tiny.” Said Ribena after a rather dishonest laugh.

“I feel the same too, but what can we do?” Asked Kitty who felt the same as his wife.

“We could complain to Syaz!” Suggested Ribena recklessly.

“No, what we should do, is just leave them alone. I’m really tired with all this drama, and more than half of them are not even our fault! Remember last time when we were living together in the huge castle by the hill?” Asked Kitty who was recalling the time when the Berries just got married and living together in a castle.

“OH my god yeah, all of us used to argue about the noise at night.” Ribena
too remembered their similar problem back then.

“Haih, Belle and Apple wouldn’t be able to stop moaning so loudly at night, Straw wouldn’t keep the hall tidy, Syaz and Bulu would invite too many people into the house and get way too drunk, Tiny and Jizzy only took care of their room and wouldn’t clean the rest of the house for some odd reason, Pussy’s guitar was too loud, Egg and Mush well, they were just adopted then so no complaints, and Smelly…She was never home.” Kitty listed the problems caused by everyone before.

“Yeah, but we always finished the food.” Said Ribena while smiling, and all her husband could do for a reply, was a bigger smile.

We were all now anticipating what Holy was going to say next. She was tearing for all the right reasons, we knew that much, but what no one knew, was how she felt about the proposition.

“You loathe me, I can’t change that, but I want to take care of you because I know I am responsible. But since you can’t even look at me without feeling pissed, I might as well leave, and take care of you from the other side.” Spoke Pussy wisely.

“I…I don’t loathe you. It’s just that, I…”Holy was choking between words, and she was too choked up by sadness to continue on. She was on bended knees, staring at the floor while tearing. Pussy went closer to her, went on bended knees, put his left hand on her right shoulder, lifted her chin upwards with his right fingers, and spoke.

“I’ll make sure you’re safe, always, from the other side.”

THE END

WILL HOLYBERRY BE ABLE TO CALM DOWN BY PUSSY’S COMFORTING VOICE AND WORDS? WILL KITTYBERRY AND RIBENABERRY EVER REALIZE THE DRAMA THAT THEY HAD CAUSE? WILL JIZZYBERRY AND TINYBERRY EVER ACCEPT THE NEW HEADS OF THE FAMILY? WILL I EVER ANSWER THE QUESTIONS I ASK IN THE NEXT EPISODE?! FIND OUT ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF, THE BERRIES’ DILEMMA

The Berries' Dilemma S01 Ep11 - Passion Beneath An Opera

Episode 11 - Passion Beneath An Opera

Music and lights were intertwining without fail throughout the roof and the circular walls. The floor was invisible to naked eyes, or to any eyes, it was too dark, too noisy to comprehend, too packed to find a loop hole to view the ground. Nearly a million people were jumping, shouting their hearts out to sing along with the band. Ink Corporated, was finally at its peak.

“How are yall doing tonight?!” asked Z, filled with energy and adrenaline.

Almost everyone shouted back, indicating that they were having the night of their life. “Our next song, is the first song that we ever wrote, I don’t know if many of you have heard of it, it was written by us all, not to forget Amirul Fikri a.k.a Strawberry who was our song writer back then! This is called ‘Now I’m here’, FUCKING ENJOY IT!” Again, people started shouting with anticipation, and when the music played, the cheers got louder, and seconds later, everything faded, they were quiet, they wanted to listen to the band, they wanted to listen to real music.

Ironically, that was their last song, and people shouted more for an encore. Ink Corporated played a cover of ‘Careless Whisper’, and their fans could not be more satisfied. The band went backstage, as they always did after each concert, and they didn’t think that Australia would be any different. Like usual, the ladies were piling up the backstage, wanting to get an autograph, or a hug, or even a kiss from the band members. It varied really, the outcome of after each performance, if they were tired, they would not care at all, if they weren’t, then hugs and kisses would be flying about. That night in Australia, they were too tired.

“Hey guys, there’s a girl out there saying she knows Synyster Tan” Said one of the workers backstage as soon as he entered the band’s resting room.

“What? That can’t be, she’s working in Egypt.” Said Pussy.

“No sir, its not your sweetheart, according to her, she was your classmate.” Replied the worker.

“Bring her in then. I’m too tired to go out.” Commanded Pussy.

“She has two friends with her along though, that ok?” Asked the worker.

“Are they girls?” Asked Z and Bulu simultaneously.

“Yes they are, and mighty fine, I might add.” Answered the worker.

“THEN BRING THEM IN!” Said Z with excitement.

Bulu did not care he was married at that time. It had been one year after he married Apple, and things started to become different, he stopped caring about his one-year old marriage. He started having second thoughts, he started, wanting more. 3 girls dressed in blue, red, and white shirts and black skirts came in.

“Oh my god, it’s you!” Said Pussy.

“Yeah, HI! See, told you girls I knew this band.” Holy told her friends.

“Wow, you’re like, the last person I would think of coming to a place like this!” Commented Pussy.

“Yeah, I really needed a break, I just finished my exams so.” Informed Holy.

“You know what, why don’t you 2 lovely girls come with us, and let these 2 catch up?!” Invited Z, and the 2 girls agreed. Bulu and Z went out with them smiling, their drummer, Mel, was sleeping soundly by the couch.

“Gosh, how long has it been since college?” Asked Holy.

“I don’t know, 2 years plus?” Suggested Pussy, and Holy agreed bluntly.

They were both talking like old lovers, they were something about that night, the two of them just seemed, perfect. What would have been more perfect was if, Pussy didn’t already have a steady lover. The intro to MIA started playing in Pussy’s pocket, his phone was ringing, he took it out, it said, “Baby calling”. She was calling her boyfriend, she missed her boyfriend. She was in Egypt doing graphics editing work with her company, and here her boyfriend was, having a flirtatious conversation with an old classmate, a female classmate. Pussy decided to not answer the phone call, and mentioned to Holy that the one calling, was a nobody.
They went out, both of them, each with an intention of getting drunk. Pussy needed a break, and so did Holy. They went to an open bar. The owner knew Pussy, the owner gave them bottomless liquor. Before they knew it, they were both drunk than ever.

“You know, I never knew you were…such an INTERESTING guy!” Commented Holy. She was way too drunk to be ethical.

“WELL, always was, you never noticed oni!” Replied Pussy.

“SO does the lead guitarist of a really famous band, have, a girlfriend?” Asked Holy. She did not even realize what she just asked. She did not even want to know.

“WELL…Not right now!” Answered Pussy smiling, and both of them started laughing out of the blue.

“GOOD ANSWER!” Said Holy.

They were staring into each others’ eyes. To them, it felt right, it felt short, it felt like forever. They were too drunk to comprehend what they were doing, they were too drunk to feel shy, they were too drunk, to be dishonest. Both of them said nothing, both of them did nothing but stare, until they got closer, and closer, and closer, and later, their lips touched slowly and willingly. They felt each others’ soft lips, and nothing else mattered. One thing led to the other. Before they knew it, they were in a 5-star hotel room, both dressed with only robes, and nothing more.

Both of them kind of knew what they were doing, but they could not stop it. They were half sane, and half insane. Pussy knew what he was doing was wrong. He was cheating on his steady lover, and Holy, was just too drunk to comprehend right or wrong.

“Z, you know where Pussy is?” Bulu asked Z. They were both at the park, having a nice walk with 2 of Holy’s friends.

“No idea man. I guess they went somewhere to PLAY.” Replied Z.

“Then maybeeee, we should play with each other as well.” Said Rozy, one of Holy’s friends.

“That is a good idea Daisy!” Commented Z.

“It’s Rozy.” Corrected Rozy.

“You wouldn’t mind that when we’re in bed, trust me.” Said Z with confidence.

That was basically their monthly lives. Tour around the continent, casual sex and dates, casual drinks and fun. They made more money than they could ever imagine with the band, they made more fans than they thought possible. Life was well for them, life was going great. Then again, they were at their peak.

“I love you.” Confessed the fully drunk Pussy to Holy. They were now both without clothes, under white sheets.

“I, love you too.” Replied Holy while smiling. It was not the innocent smile, nor the shy smile, or even the happy smile. It was the high that made her smile, but Pussy did not care, nor Holy. They were both too high and drunk to not consummate. Pussy got up, switched off the lights, and let the performance begin. Passion was presence, lust was definitely too, all that was left, was for the script to be carried out. Underneath it all, Pussy had forgotten the most important thing of all, he had forgotten, his protection.

The morning came much later than anticipated. The night was far too long to be remembered fully, but then again, they were drunk. The sun was beaming, being the annoying alarm for the drunk lovers. Pussy opened his eyes, and Holy was sleeping neatly under his arms. He frowned, trying to remember what exactly happened. His phone rang, he thought it was the first time that afternoon, but he soon found out that it was the 25th missed call, by his lover in Egypt. Pussy panicked, he was sweating as if he was the one in Egypt. He dialed Bulu’s number, and no one picked up. He did not realize that Bulu and Z had done the same thing that night, only difference was; they had protection.

Pussy was at lost, he wanted to call somebody, until somebody called him first. It was his girlfriend again, probably worried and missing him much more than ever. He picked up the call.

“Hello.” Said Pussy.

“Oh my god babe! What happened? Why weren’t you answering your calls?” Asked his lover.

“Well I-”

Before Pussy could finish, Holy was already awake, trying to comprehend what happened. After she did, her eyes were wide opened after finding out that both she and Pussy, were naked underneath tainted sheets. Pussy choked in the middle of his phone call. He knew what was coming, he knew what Holy was going to freak out.

“Baby?” Asked Pussy’s lover.

And before he could cover, Holy screeched as hard as she could, and after the 3-second screech, there was the awkward silent that could have lasted an instant and at the same time, forever. That was the moment of truth, that forever changed, Pussy’s life.

THE END

WILL WE EVER FIND OUT WHO PUSSYBERRY’S STEADY LOVER WAS? WILL PUSSYBERRY EVER GET BACK TOGETHER WITH HER? WILL HOLYBERRY EVER FORGIVE PUSSY? WILL WE EVER FIND OUT HOW PUSSYBERRY HID THE UNDERGROUND CHAPEL FROM HIS WIFE AFTER 1 YEAR OF MARRIAGE? WILL KITTYBERRY AND RIBENABERRY FINALLY HAVE A FIGHT? FIND OUT ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF, THE BERRIES’ DILEMMA

The Berries' Dilemma S01 Ep10 - Until The Sun Rises

Episode 10 - Until The Sun Rises

Nobody knew how to learn to be mature, they just became mature, they just did. If it is anything, then age would be the one who taught them maturity. It was the chemical X that was needed to lead the family, it was the pillar to hold us. Nonetheless, we were all of the same age, we were all taught the same by time, but time consisted experience, and experience, differed between us Berries.

Some of us never experienced possible separation, they were just happy throughout the 2 years of marriage. Some of us were blinded by lust and various erotic sex positions. Some of us were blinded by money and jewelry and foreign butlers. Some of us, were trying to fall in love again. We all had the same teacher called time, but we went through different subjects in experience.

“WHAT?! You’re choosing THEM, over US?!” Asked Tiny Angrily.

“Yeah, why not?” Asked both Syaz and Belle.

“Didn’t you choose us because of our qualities? Our charisma, our confidence, our strength and our wisdom?” Asked Jizzy, filled with wit.

Syaz and Belle looked at each other, smiled and simultaneously said.

“No.”

“What?! Then why did you choose us in the first place?!” Asked Tiny.

“Because Jizzy was the richest among all back then, in fact I still think he’s the richest now. I thought because he owns Petronas, he should be able to lead this family well, but I guess I was wrong.” Explained Syaz.

“Then why them?! Straw can’t even wake up in the morning!” Said Jizzy.

“Oi! Just because I can’t-” I was cut by Syaz.

“It is simply because, they are the most stable ones here compared to you guys.” Explained Syaz once again.

“Stable?! They almost got a divorce! We are much more stable than them!” Now, Kitty was into the conversation.

“It’s BECAUSE they ALMOST got a divorce, is why I say that they are stable.” Syaz let out another shocking explanation.

Everyone kept quiet, probably because they were tired of arguing, or because they wanted to hear Syaz’s explanation on his definition of stability.

“Well, are you gonna explain what you mean by that or what?” Asked Jizzy.

“No. You should learn that by yourself. I can’t teach you, and even if I told you it wouldn’t make sense. This takes much experience to learn!” Preached Syaz with wit.

“Isn’t it simply because they are more experienced now that they have gone through hardship and possible separation? Isn’t that what you mean Syaz?” Asked Bulu simply and swiftly.

“Hmmm…Haha yeah, I guess it is just that simple.” Said Syaz, and everyone fell flat to the floor in the same manner like they did in anime.

“Anyways, I guess that settles it then. You guys are the new head of the family.” Informed Syaz.

“Wait a minute! We don’t agree to this!” Confessed Tiny angrily.

“Why not? You guys had your chance, and blew it!” Said Belle earnestly.

“Okay, we’re sorry, can we please have the baton again?! We won’t mess it up we promise!” Plead Tiny.

“Yeah, I promise to not let movies stop me from doing my responsibilities, even if the movie is…ZOMBI KAMPUNG PISANG.” Plead Jizzy.

“I’m sorry, but that is not possible.” Said Syaz

“No I promise I won’t watch Zombi Kampung Pisang!” Promised Jizzy.

“I’m not talking about that. I’m saying that handing the baton to you is not possible. Besides, this is a test for Straw and Smelly.” Informed Syaz.

“B! That was a secret!” Said Belle.

“It’s ok. Let’s see how those 2 fare in this test.” Syaz continued with a smile.
I looked at Smelly as she looked at me. We loved the idea, I could see the determination in her eyes. This could be the board for us to lay our jigsaw puzzle pieces on, for them to be completed, for our lives, to be organized.

“We won’t let anyone down.” I said with confidence. Smelly looked at me and assured everyone.

“Yeah, you can trust us in this, or me at least.” She was smiling when she said it too.

“Fine, whatever. Just blame yourself if anything goes wrong! Jizzy! We’re going back!” Commanded Tiny.

“O-Okay. Bye guys!” Wished Jizzy, and before anyone could comprehend what just happened, Tiny and Jizzy disappeared, leaving for their mansion.

“Is it okay for them to leave like that?” I asked bluntly.

“Don’t worry, Tiny’ll calm down in a few days.” Said Belle.

“I guess that’s about everything, you guys can go on ahead now, me and Belle are gonna have a little talk with Pussy.” Informed Syaz.

“Okie dokie, it was nice meeting you guys, see you all next time!” Wished Kitty, and he and his wife disappeared as fast as the ones before did.

Everyone was scattering about, everyone was deciding whether or not to get back. Everyone’s problem was somewhat solved for now, everything was out in the open, except for one.

“Pussy, let’s have a little talk, just you me, and my wife.” Said Syaz.

“Wait!” I halted, and everyone looked at me. “ I’m gonna be there for the talk too.” I confessed.

“Me too. Pussy was there for me most of the time, how can I leave him alone at a time like this?” Now Bulu was fired up.

Pussy smiled widely with a very sad expression, not because he was sad, but rather, because he was touched. Everyone that was there suddenly decided to stay and contribute anything at all, to aid Pussy. The night was getting darker and cooler, but no one was planning to surrender themselves to god just yet. Pussy needed help, and help was being given by the Berries.

“So how’s it going lately…With her?” Syaz asked slowly.

Pussy could not answer quickly, in fact he looked like he could not answer it at all. It was too painful, just the thought of his marriage was horrid.

“I think…I think it’s better if I divorce her…You know…I’ll support her financially, her and the child.” Said Pussy sadly. “It’s not like she needs my help or anything. She’s been doing everything alone without my help, and every time I try to lend her a helping hand, she refuses it…She despises me.” Continued Pussy.

“It’s not your fault she got pregnant man. Both of you were at fault, equally.” Said Bulu.

“Yea man, she was drunk, and so were you. Things, got out of hand, but you are not the one who should be blamed.” I continued.

“I know, but I still feel bad man…You should the way she looks at me. Filled with hatred man.” Replied Pussy.

“Doesn’t that turn you on?” Asked Syaz with a smile, and all of us laughed instantly and earnestly. It was a laugh that completely faded in 5 seconds.

“Just don’t blame yourself, and whatever you decide to do, we’re here for you.” Preached Smelly.

“That’s right, you have all the money in the world, and all you need is love and support. We can give you both!” Informed Apple. Pussy smiled widely, and tears started coming out from his dark eyes.

“OKAY, ANOTHER GROUP HUG!” Commanded Belle, and all of us got in for a hug. It was tighter than the one before, it was more honest and warming.

“Thanks guys, I think…I think I’ll divorce her…She doesn’t need me, she doesn’t even wanna look at me…I guess that’s the right thing to do.

“Up to you man. So how about…We all…Go…FOR L4D 4: Zoey’s Missing Bra?!” I suggested bluntly.

“It’s out already?!” Asked Syaz and Belle with shock.

“Not in Malaysia yet, but it’s out in America. We can go there for a quick trip with my private jet.” I offered.

“Just because you’re the head of the family now, does not mean you can brag about having jets, we got 3 jets okay!” Said Syaz and everyone smiled. We were tired, but we knew we could rest on the way there. We all looked at each other with a smile. We all were blissful after fixing our broken bridge, everyone, was ready to have fun, until the missing berry came in with her long black hair, blue robe, white hair band and a 6-months pregnant tummy.

“What’s going on here? And what on earth is a chapel doing underneath my house?! PUSSY?!”

And we all stopped smiling.

THE END

WILL PUSSY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION SAFELY? WILL WE FIND OUT WHO THE MISSING BERRY IS? WILL WE EVER GET TO PLAY L4D 4: ZOEY’S MISSING BRA? WILL PEOPLE EVER STOP APPEARING AT THE END OF AN EPISODE? WILL ANGER EVER PERISHES IN THIS LOVELY FAMILY? FIND OUT ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF, THE BERRIES’ DILEMMA.