Chapter 20 First Job in Taiping,Perak

Immediately after the final papers Fabian left with brother for Kuala Lumpur to spent their holidays with their Auntie.As usual they were staying at Setapak.This time around his friend Alex have shifted away.

Life was quiet in Kuala Lumpur and they left to play around on their own.This time another cousin was around because he had activities in school.This boy was from a rich family and always showing off to the two poor brothers.Rich kids arrogant just wanted to show all the stuffs he had in his procession and bragged about them.

Fabian was quite annoyed at his attitude,very often also showing his cash in his wallet.Worst of all he was discarding his wallet around carelessly.Fabian got fed up of his behavior and wanted to teach him a lesson.

So one fine afternoon as that cousin threw his wallet on the dressing table,Fabian silently removed $50/= from his wallet and went outside to play.While playing with the others Fabian hide that note in his dirty pair of shoes.Fabian had seldom kept them cleaned so no one will think of looking into it.

Following that cousin went for swimming at his school and discovered his lost there.Apparently he searched every where for it.Finally he returned to report his lost to the Auntie.The Auntie of course questioned every one including Fabian.Of course Fabian denied any knowledge of it.

Next day while Fabian was out in Kuala Lumpur his Auntie's servant checked Fabian and Francis belongings but there was no money.Fabian knew it because he knew how he placed his things and should anyone touched them,he will know the difference.

His Auntie even planned to consult a "bomoh" to trace that note.Fabian was aware his Auntie would only pulling a fast one to trick any one taking the note to hand it out.But Auntie would never do that because she was protective of her nephews.Whoever the thieves she hoped would not be one of her nephews.

In her mind she suspected Fabian did it but she did not want to expose him nor had she the prove to identify him.The note was lying deep in that dirty pair of shoes.Dirty pair of shoes were the safest place to hide anything and no one will bother to look into them.

Later that cousin returned home to his home town.Fabian and Francis went with their Auntie's family to Port Dickson for another short weekend.Those days the sea shores were still very clean unlike to day rubbish and broken bottles every where.Sewage water draining into the sea were considerably small.It surely was very nice to swim in the sea those days.

Present together were their Uncle's friends with their children,many lovely girls,but these girls did not attract Fabian at all.For in his mind there was only one little girl back home.He was very eager to get home as soon as possible.

It was nearing the end of the school holidays when a stranger came calling at her uncle's house.He claimed to be a member of a rich household from Taiping,Perak.He was a smooth speaker and can influenced Fabian's Auntie into believing he was really from Taiping.

Out of curiosity Fabian's Auntie requested that he arranged a job for Fabian,which he agreed without reluctance, acknowledge that he was well related with so and so,and could easily get Fabian a job.He offered to take Fabian to that Company immediately.That pleased Fabian's Auntie very much.

Later his subject turn to supplying rice, good grade rice from Perak,that prompted Fabian's Auntie to order a bag from him.He requested for some money first which she gave without second thought.She gave him two hundred dollars with Fabian following him she must have thought that her money would not be saved.

Fabian like a obedient boy followed that man out.However he stopped at the nearest coffee shop for a drink.He ordered a drink for Fabian and one for himself.After sipping his drink he paid for the drinks and excused himself to the washroom.Alas he never came back,Fabian by now knew they had fallen into the tricks of a confidence trickster.

The news saddened his Auntie very much but she never blamed his nephew.Soon the news of her being tricked reached the real rich man from Taiping,Perak.When in Kuala Lumpur he called at Fabian's Auntie's residence.Fabian was still holidaying there and his Auntie introduced Fabian to him'

On seeing Fabian he agreed to employ Fabian in his plantations in Taiping.So Fabian finally got a job.He was to report for duty after Chinese New Year.
Within those final week in Kuala Lumpur Fabian went out and brought himself a cheap shirt and one for his younger brother with the money he stole.

As the shirts were cheap shirts his Auntie never questioned him about the money he had for those purchases.It was less than ten dollars anyway.The balance of money Fabian hide in his dirty pair of shoes,leaving a few cents in his pocket.

Back in Teluk Anson,Fabian brought himself a pair of Apache shoes.The black shoes with white tops similar to the pair worn by Elvis Presley.Further he gave his friends a treat and he spent his Chinese New Year in Teluk Anson.

Thereafter he left for Taiping after taking a good look at his love before leaving.He left with a heavy heart and promised to do good never to rejoin any bad hats again.Keeping away from gangster he did but winning her love he failed miserably.