ALINEA LOVE

23

The sound of a knock from the heels on the floor echoed along the third floor corridor that afternoon. The quiet atmosphere of the third floor during the break hour made the sound that sounded in a hurry was so clear that it was to the corner of Sora's room which was at the very end of the corridor.

Sora was already looking forward to who the person running around was and his guess was right, Laura who was running over to his desk.

"By!" Laura adjusted her severed breath, "No, Miss Sora.

"What the hell, La. Bak buk bak buk, amused to know its horrors. Call me young lady."

"I'm old at calling Miss!" Laura Sahut.

"Hahahahaha.., Wicked you." Grumpy Sora.

"You're the worse, you could have lied to me!" Grumpy Sora.

"Where else, my papa can't. If I'm found out I'm my papa's son, your treatment will be different. And I can't work professionally, don't."

"Yes, anyway. Just from the beginning I was really strange to see how you work.., it turns out young Miss the owner of Actmedia anyway." Temptation Laura.

"Yeah.., Haha."

"Yuk, lunch. This lunch menu is your favorite." Bring Laura.

Sora shook her head.

"Why? tumbenan?" ask Laura.

"Waituin who is in this..," said Sora.

"Well! Not only did your appearance change, Ra. your taste also changed."

"Diddeliver! don't think macem-macem, La. Yakale I'm waiting for the rivet boss."

"Trus?"

"Wait for my future priest." whispered Sora, leaving Laura confused.

Chequek!

The sound of Prany's door opening, from there came several managers and team leaders from each Actmedia division. They headed straight to the elevator for lunch.

And the man Sora had been waiting for appeared together with his boss.

"Loh, you guys don't have lunch?" ask Prany.

"It's lunch, sir." Answer Laura.

Almeer looked at Sora as if asking why he had not had lunch, but Sora pointed at his phone, gesturing for Almeer to open his message.

Almeer swooped up his phone, there was a whatsapp message from Sora.

/We had lunch together, Al./

"Oh yeah, if we had lunch first." Prany said, "Sora, after lunch I go to Mr. Almeer's office."

"I wasn't invited?" ask Sora.

"No, you're here."

"But I want to go with you."

"What's wrong, you're here. You have a lot of work that has not been done. Other managers don't bring their secretaries, I'll bring my own."

Sora was singing his lips, he saw his phone screen light up and there was a message coming in from Almeer.

/Pak Prany and the other managers invited me to lunch together, sorry I couldn't have lunch with you. Lunch time, yes./

Sora looked at Almeer who was looking at him with a regretful look. Sora gave a simple smile and nodded.

"Sorry, I can't take you, Sora." Prany said, she thought Sora's smile and nod had just been a response from her speech.

Sora just glanced cynically and nodded.

"We left first, yes." prany stepped away.

"I'll go first, Ra." Almeer.

Sora just nodded.

Almeer and Yota follow Prany leaving Sora and Laura.

"Is it really Mr Almeer your future priest, Ra?" ask Laura.

"The idea, La. Hehehe."

"Are there any taps?" ask Laura.

"There is.., the standard of prospective wives he said Siti Khadijah, La. I have the end of his fingernails."

"Let's, Ra. All Muslim men must also have a wife like him. But in this age where is there?"

"Yes he said that too, anyway. But still I am less, who ngajak ta'aruf he ukhti-ukhti and juvenile mosque, the science of religion is already high. Well, me? From orok to the age of a quarter of a century gini maennya in the Mall."

"If his rival is more than you if he likes you how? Nobody knows, right? Udaaaah, try it, a soul mate."

"When you refuse?"

"Yes, find someone else."

"But I like him a. heaa..." Sora Whine.

"Forget, Ra. Yuk, eat it. You can starve me to death." Laura pulls Sora's hand to leave her desk.

***

Sora's busyness in the office this afternoon is over already, with Aga he returns home. Arriving in front of the house, Aga came down.

"Why come down?" ask Sora.

"There's something the young master wants to discuss with me, miss." Answer Aga.

"Eh, Ga. A few minutes ago you were talking so formal, now you're talking formal. Not awkward anymore. Could that be how it is?" ask Sora.

"I'm just acting professional, miss. You don't have to try it, it will be troublesome for you. Just be yourself."

"You mean I'm?"

"I'm not used to using sentences like that, Miss."

"Yes, your language is subtle but its meaning makes liver cancer!" Sora closed the door of his car.

He stepped into the house, not forgetting he peeked at the courtyard of Almeer's house. Trying to figure out if the guy's home or not. But it turns out the bike is still not there, it means Almeer still has not come home. He continued his steps into the house.

"Assalamu'alaikum...,"

"Wa'alaikumsalam," There were greetings from some people inside.

Sora and Aga headed to the living room of the house. Sora's family gathered all that afternoon. Sora kissed her parents' hands in turn and Aga sat down beside Sky.

"Collect all gini?" Sora sat next to her mother.

"Tomorrow we'll go back to Jakarta, dear." Answer Dusk.

"Fright-so? Why don't you wait a week, Ma?" Sora Whine.

"Papa's Pity, Honey. Much work is delayed." The twilight gives an excuse.

"Are you saying goodbye to your friends? don't make a farewell?" ask Sky.

"Pamit? what's it doing, Pa?" Sora asked back.

"Today you last work, tomorrow we will return to Jakarta. It's just Mina here." Answer Sky.

"So what Mama meant by 'we' was including me?" guess Sora.

"Yes, baby."

"No, I don't want to go back to Jakarta. I'm just here." Decline Sora.

"Honey.., you're safer staying with us, Papa and Mama are easier to watch you, not people around you." Obviously Dusk.

"Yes, Sora. Papa's decision to make you more independent turns out to be wrong, and Papa doesn't want anything worse to happen to you here." Add Sky.

Sora shook his head, "Sora wants to stay here, Pa. There is Aga here too. Mita and Aura also always follow where I go."

The sky shook, rejecting Sora's excuse.

"Ga! Help, dong!" Sora's pint at Aga, but the man just shook his head slowly.

"It's also free Aga here, he can't take care of you 24 hours."

"But Mita same Aura can take care of me 24 hours, Pa!"

The face of the sky turned resolute, he looked at his daughter sharply. "If you want to be here, you marry Aga. Papa will really feel safe if you're with him."

"Father who really loves choices."

"Serious papa, Sora! If you don't want to, we'll be back in Jakarta tomorrow morning!" The sky half yelled.

Sora no longer dared to oppose his papa even though he actually wanted to, he looked at his mother for help but Dusk just shook his head. Dusk just wants her daughter to obey her husband's will.

"One week, Pa!" Sora tried to spend time with her papa, "Sora asked for one week to finish Sora's business here."

"Big...,"

"Maaas, give your son time to settle his affairs." The twilight persuaded.

"Darling..., you know for yourself what the danger is here?" Decline Sky.

"Sky's gonna stay here and take care of him for a week, Pa. After he's done business, Sky make sure to bring him home." Sky persuaded his father.

Sora looked at Sky full of haru, "Ai lap yu." He spoke without a sound to Sky.

"Sweety!" Sky replied by pretending to throw spit.

"May ya, Pa..," Rengek Sora wiggled his hand in the arms of Heaven.

The sky looked at Dusk, and his wife nodded.

"OK, Papa give me a week. Finished or not your business, you have to go home." Firm Sky.

Sora nodded quickly and tightly hugged his papa, "Paaaa, Papa ter-elope anyway." Sora then hugged his mother.

"Sora's brother in the office really complicated, brother?" ask Mina.

Sora chuckled, "There's other business too, Dek." Sora replied, he put his index finger on his lips.

"Oooh..," Mina who had responded immediately nodded her head.

"Papa wants you to take care of your business, don't procrastinate." Sky Words.

"Yeah, my Papa I amaaang."

***

Adhan Isya' had been reverberating some time ago, accompanied by Wanda one of the Sky family guards, Mina went on foot to the house of one of her study friends who was not too far from her home.

On the way, Mina accidentally meets Almeer who just came out of the mosque gate. His heart rhythm began to beat faster, his hands clutching firmly at each other. He wanted to avoid it, but things were not possible. Their views met each other.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Mina. Ma'am..," Sapa Almeer to Mina and Wanda.

"Needles...,"

"Where are the gini nights?" ask Almeer.

"There's a need at Rasti's house, brother." Mina answered, trying to keep her voice from shaking.

"Ooh, Toha sir's son?"

"Yes, Brother."

Almeer nodded, "Be careful, yes."

"Yes, Brother." Mina said, her face showed disappointment. The conversation was too short for him, he still wanted to talk to Almeer, especially regarding his ta'aruf invitation.

"I go home first, Assalamu'alaikum."Almeer took her foot off Mina.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Brother Almeer." Mina replied, she was still looking at Almeer's steps that were starting to drift away.

"Mina!"

Mina's heart almost escaped from the embrace of her lungs when Almeer suddenly turned around and called her name, she hurriedly shifted her gaze. Not back to normal, his heart was forced to work even faster when Almeer approached him again.

"Yes, Brother?" ask Mina.

"Can I have your time for a minute?" ask Almeer.

Mina was silent, not that she would not but her mouth was hard to receive a response from her brain.

"You're in a hurry, huh? Sorry, ka—"

"No, Brother! We can talk." Crop Sora, he won't waste a chance.

Almeer took Mina to sit on a long bench in the courtyard of the mosque. They each sat at the end of the bench. While Wanda waited not far from where her master sat.

"I'm sorry I didn't reply to your message right away, I feel disrespectful if I reply to it via message." Almeer.

Mina just nodded.

"I'm very grateful for your courage in sending a call to ta'aruf with me. Thank you for admiring me for that long. I know those two things are very hard on you and I can't make you wait for me any longer either..."

Mina ventured to look at Almeer.

"I'll answer your request now." Almeer looked at Mina.

Mina nodded and bowed.

"I am not a worthy person to be your priest, Mina."

The deg!

Mina did not dare to raise her head. His brain was still trying to spell out one by one Almeer's sentences that were received by his tympanic membrane.

"I'm sorry, Mina." Almeer.

One sentence makes it quite clear that he has been rejected by the man he has loved for years. He raised his head, even though the water had flooded his eyes, he still forced himself to look at Almeer.

"I'm not as perfect as Khadija, brother. But since our meeting back then, I've tried my best to be a woman like Khadijah." Mina said, her tears came out wetting her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Mina. It's not because you're not good, it's because of my flaws. I truly feel unworthy to be your priest."

Mina wiped away her tears, "I accept you for who you are, sister. I demand nothing from you. It is enough that you love God, your religion, your parents and me...,"

"I'm sorry, Mina."

Mina lowered her head at Almeer's reply, she closed her eyes enjoying the incision of almer's words that eroded her heart.

"Is there anyone else you want, brother?" ask Mina.

Almeer gave no answer, causing Mina to raise her head waiting for an answer from Almeer. But the man gave no answer.

"You deserve a better man than me, Mina. I will pray for you..."

Mina clenched her mouth tightly to hold back her cries and then stood up. "Don't force me to stop your feelings for you, brother." Mina said.

Almeer stood up, "You will be tormented with your own feelings, Mina."

Mina nodded, "I hope you can change your decision someday, Brother." Mina

"Mina, but—"

"I'll say goodbye first, brother. Rasti must have waited for me too long."

Almeer shut up and nodded. "Yes." Yeah."

"Assalamu'alaikum, brother Almeer."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Mina."

Mina leaves Almeer with her cry, Wanda immediately follows where Mina is going. While Almeer still stood glued staring at the departure of Mina.

Mina's goal is no longer to go to Rasti's house, she can't come to her friend's house with tears like that. It will only invite the curiosity of others for what happened to him. And he would find it very difficult to explain it.

Mina stopped for a long time at the back of the mosque that not too many people passed by. He complacently wept there with the company of Wanda. The bodyguard who had accompanied Mina from the beginning of the lecture could only hug the girl and try to give her the most comfort.

After quite satisfied crying, Mina tried to calm down for a while then she returned home.

"Sir, if anyone asks why I cry. Just tell me Rasti's story something sad so carried away feeling, yes." Pinta Mina on Wanda.

"Good, Miss."

Sorry Mina had to lie, God. Inner Mina.

Mina's steps suddenly came to a halt when she saw Sora and Almeer in front of her fence. His sister was laughing cheerfully as usual while lifting the cake box in his hand.

But that made him very hurt when he saw the way Almeer looked at his brother. The look was very different, very!

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