ALINEA LOVE

24

After returning from the mosque and discussing his decision regarding Mina's ta'aruf request, Almeer rushed to visit the cafe. He had promised Sora to give Japanese Cheese Cake as a sign of his request because he could not accept Sora's lunch invitation.

"Meera, pesenan Mas already belom?" almeer asked when she found her sister behind the bakery window.

Ameera took out a box of cookies and placed it on the display case. "Udah from now on, Mas. Where the hell is Mas Al? it's almost this cold."

"So there's a bad business.." Almeer took the cake box from Ameera.

"Mas don't be long, loh. My mom is waiting, you know."

"No, just nganter, Meera." Almeer said as he ran out of the cafe.

The man who was still wearing a sarong and a cocoa shirt went to Sora's house..

"Assalamu'alaikum., ." - Sapa Almeer.

Not waiting for long, Sora who wears a home-based robe and instant hijab opened the gate. "Wa'alaikumsalam..," his cheerful face welcomed Almeer's arrival.

"The Japanese Cheese Cake. Sorry it's a little cold."

Sora receives the cake box from Almeer's hand. "You're not being a nganter." Sora.

"There was a moment's business..." Answer Almeer.

"Udah, yes. I don't have any debts...,"

"Your debt is still one that has not been paid off."

"What's? a shirt?"

Sora shook his head, "The story of the ants and the prophet Sulaiman, Al."

"God, Sora. Do you still want that?"

"Hahahaha.yeah! I'm afraid you're in chains, every time there are ants ingetnya also directly to the little boy whose style is really pretentious. Now I've met even told to look at the gugel. It's so bad to know!"

"Well, if there's free time, yeah."

"You're busy mulu, when's the spare?"

"Yaudah, if you ask for the right time, I'll tell you."

"Ashiiikk..," Sora laughed happily, "Let's go yuk, Al." Bring Sora.

"No, I have to come back. Want to take my parents to Solo."

"Solo? you gonna be there long?" ask Sora.

"No, just one day." Answer Almeer.

"Oooh, thank God that's it."

"Why?" ask Almeer curiously.

"Gee whataaaah...,"

Almeer shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, I'm back, Ra." Pamit Almeer's.

"Yes, be careful, Al. Inget, someone's waiting for you to come back."

"Oh yeah? Who?" ask Almeer.

"Hmm, Meera." Sora replied with a smile showing his teeth.

"Can you.., I go home? Assalamu'alaikum, Sora."

"Campaign, Al. Thanks yeah..." Sora lifted up the cake box.

Almeer smiled and nodded his head then he returned to his yard. Sora went back into his house.

"Well, what a good smell really." Cetus Sky as Sora passed by. "For, dong!"

"Have a son! From loved ones, here. Just make me!"

"But a great spy, anyway! You don't think I helped persuade papa earlier." Said Sky.

Sora stopped his steps and went back to Sky. "Astaghfirullah, I forgot that my brother has contributed to me..."

"Curtain!"

"Yuk, Big Brother Sky.., Sister Sora gave me a little cake..," Sora shook her arms around Sky's neck and invited her into the living room, making the tall man forced to walk while bowing.

"Who's the guest, honey?" ask Dusk.

"Almeer, Ma." Sora replied while releasing Sky from the twists of his arm. He put the cake on the table.

"Biiiik Uciiiii.., please take a small plate with a fork for cake..." Shouted Sora.

"Yes, Non...,"

"Astaghfiullah!" Sora paused his intention to sit down, "Forgot forgetting to forget!" Sora patted his eel a few times then ran away to the kitchen.

Sora returned with a pile of small plates in his hand.

"Tumbens?" asked Sky when he saw his daughter acting out of habit.

"Sora needs to be independent, Pa." Answer Sora. He handed out a small plate on the table. "Why take it?" ask Sora.

"Papa take it for yourself, dear." Sky Spoken.

"Mina is too long?" Sora pulled out his phone to call his sister.

"Assalamu'alaikum...,"

Mina's voice sounded from the living room.

"Needs....,"

"Well, come along too." Sora said when Mina had already appeared in the middle room. "Here, Deck. Eat du snack..." Sora stopped her sentence when she noticed her sister's scarlet eyes crying.

"Why are you, Dek?" ask Sora, make her family come see Mina.

Dusk approached his daughter, "Why, honey?" The young woman invited her daughter to sit on the sofa.

"Nda! Mina why?" ask Sky to Wanda.

"So her mother Mbak Rasti told me something sad, sir. So we all cry." Wanda answered according to Mina's will.

"Really, honey?" Dusk ensure.

Mina nodded, "Yes, Ma... We were all crying together." Mina said.

"Kok Wanda doesn't look so hot?" Sky suspects.

"Mbak Wanda, his heart is strong, his cry is just a drop, Brother." Answer Mina.

"Yes, Sky.., Mina and I both feel soft and haluuus. Easy to touch." Sora, hugging her sister.

"Hidiiih..," Sky shuddered at Sora's words.

"Deck, don't be sad. Eat the cake first yuk, it was brought with Almeer."

"No, Ma'am." Reject Mina. "Mina had eaten most of the cake at Rasti's house earlier, already full."

Mina stood up from her seat, "Mina to the room first, yes."

"Yes, dear.." replied Dusk and Sky.

"I'll excuse you, too, sir, Madam." Pamit Wanda's.

"Yes, thank you, Wanda." Sahut Dusk.

"Together Madam." Wanda.

Mina went to the second floor and Wanda went towards the back of the house.

"Mina's not heartbroken at all?" Sora expressed his suspicion.

"Yes if you are, Ra! A little cry about the guy thing!" Sahut Sky's.

Sora just stared at the cynical Sky.

"Try my mom and ask, yeah. Mama's worried too." Dusk.

Dusk went to Mina's room. Sure enough Sora's guess, it looks like Mina is indeed heartbroken. He could hear his son crying.

Tok to tok.

Dusk knocks on Mina's room door, "Mama can come in, baby?" ask Dusk.

The crying voice suddenly stopped and the door of Mina's room opened. Dusk could see Mina's wet cheeks with as much breath as she could. He went into Mina's room and her daughter immediately hugged him, her crying broke again.

Dusk rubbed Mina's back, making her resolve the sadness she felt.

After being quite calm, Dusk invited Mina to sit on the sofa. He was ready to hear the reason behind his daughter's cry.

"What's up, baby?" dusk asked, he wiped the rest of his daughter's tears.

"Mom inget the guy Mina already likes from that little guy, right?" Ask Mina.

Twilight nodded, "Yes, baby."

"Last month Mina sent her CV ta'aruf mina, Ma."

"Oh yeah? do you know where he is?"

Mina nodded, "Mina knew where she was from the beginning, Ma. That's why Mina's here."

"So he lives in Jogja? where dear, mama will also want to know." urged Dusk.

"In front of our house, Ma. Brother Almeer."

The deg!

Dusk was stunned by Mina's reply. How could both of his daughters like the same man.

"But, Brother Almeer refused the invitation of ta'aruf Mina, Ma."

Dusk tries to refocus with Mina's story. "Huh? why?"

"He felt unworthy to be the priest of Mina, Ma." Mina replied, she wiped her tears that came back. "But.., which makes Mina even more sick, Mina knows she likes other people, Ma."

Mina's cry broke back and Dusk immediately hugged her.

"Mina since childhood has been solidifying for him, Mina has been working hard to improve herself to be on par with him, Ma. But he instead chose a person who was no better than Mina, Ma."

Mina rubbed her tears, "Mina felt this was unfair, Ma."

"God is fair, baby. He's the fairest." Dusk Resist.

"But Mina's been trying, Ma. God knows what Mina prays for every day."

"You can find whatever you want, baby, but you can't determine what you're going to get. God knows what's best for you, you already know that for sure."

Mina was silent, her heart wound closed all her logic.

"Patience, do not blame yourself, others or circumstances. It's just God's way of giving you something you deserve."

"But Mina still wants it, Ma."

Dusk nodded, "Berdo'a course, honey. If that man is your soul mate, whatever distance you will be together."

Mina nodded and Dusk hugged his daughter again. Now he thought about how his daughters felt when they realized they liked the same man.

***

Today Sky and Dusk have left the city of Jogjakarta, Sora still left for the office with Aga, while Sky went to accompany Mina to campus and reminisce there.

A day at the office makes Sora feel bored, Prany and the others are now reluctant to give him a job. Office hours will be over in a few minutes. But, Sora was lazy to go home because the man he always saw from the window of his room today was not home.

He picks up his phone, kills time by looking at some of whatsapp's phone contacts.

"Ih, it's so evil that the children of the streets don't take me!" Sora screams when he sees whatsapp Sky story that is fun to enjoy street music shows.

He immediately cleaned his desk, without saying goodbye he went to the fourth floor, Aga's room.

"La, you're busy, aren't you?" ask Laura.

"Should have finished the meeting, just entered the room as well as he. Why?" Laura asked back.

Not answering Laura's question, Sora went straight into Aga's room.

"Ga!" Call Sora, make the expressionless man look up his face.

"Yes?"

Sora approached Aga's desk, "When I go to Sky's place, she walks with Mina not taking me."

"I'm still—"

Sora showed the digital clock on Aga's desk, "Four hours is right! The office hours are over, now I'm the more powerful. Close your work, we follow Sky in Malioboro."

Aga let out a sigh of resignation, he closed his documents and put on his suit.

"Yes, Ellah, Ga! You want to take a walk to Malioboro with a full suit? Off the loose!"

Aga took his coat back.

"The tie comes off too, the top button is open, your shirt arm rolls."

Aga obeyed all Sora's will with his unwavering face.

"Well, you're looking normal" said Sora, "Hayukkk, Ga. Cuss cap!"

Aga carried his suit and bag and then followed Sora.

"La, I'll go first, okay?" Pamit Sora to Laura.

"Yes, Ra. Careful." Laura said.

"La, please tidy up my karja table, yes. The left part I have not finished, please titipin at the receptionist. later someone will take it to be taken at home."

"Ba-ba-good, sir!" Laura stuttered because of Aga's new appearance that looks cooler and.

"Thank you" said Aga and then followed Sora.

***

Malioboro, one of the places in Jogjakarta that is never empty of human crowds. This is one of Sora's favorite places, because he has sweet memories here with Almeer even though he had to be disturbed by the cold man who was walking next to him.

"Where the hell is the child, the call is not picked up." Sora complains of repeatedly contacting Sky and Mina but cannot.

And finally they walk to enjoy the afternoon on Malioboro street just alone. The straight path leads to the south square, the curious Sora invites Aga to go there.

"This is the palace, Ga?" Ask Sora.

"Yes, Miss." Answer Aga.

"Kereeeen, yeah." Sora tried to peek into the palace.

"You can be arrested by the palace guards, miss. Your attitude is suspicious."

Sora looked at Aga irritatedly, "Sit down first, Ga." Sora Speaks.

Aga and Sora went to the edge of the plaza, following the few people there who were sitting on the grass enjoying the golden blue afternoon sky.

"So I'm on a gini date with you, Ga." Said Sora.

Aga did not respond to Sora's words.

"Ga!"

"Yes, Miss?"

"Do you think Almeer likes me?" ask Sora.

"You can ask the person directly, Miss. He's still breathing." Answer Aga.

"You swear he's dead? your grudge is the same as her?"

"No, Miss."

"The real answer is dong!"

"You're asking the wrong person, miss. You better ask that person directly."

"Ih, really? talk to you." Sora pulled the grass vented his frustration. "Aah!!"

Aga immediately pulled Sora's hand, he noticed a small blister on Sora's finger that might have been scratched by the grass. But Sora immediately pulled his hand.

"Ga! You can't hold me at will. I learned to hijrah." Sora protested while shaking his hand to dissipate the pain in his fingers.

"Sorry, Miss. For me your safety number one."

Sora chuckled, "Oya? Why did you choose Sky over me?" ask Sora.

Aga looked at Sora, "I'm afraid to cross the line and can't control my feelings."

"Huh? hows it? your sentence is too complicated, Ga."

Aga shook his head, "You don't have to think too much about it, Miss."

"What the hell, Ga! I'm curious about it." Sora Whine.

"I'll buy you a plaster for a second, Miss. Mita and Aura are watching you, you don't need to worry." Aga stood up from his seat and left Sora.

"Lt!" Sora was upset.

Because of his curiosity, Sora looked for the meaning of Aga's sentence in the gugel. He typed in the sentences he remembered, and some of the article quotes according to the keywords he typed out.

He picked it up and opened one of the articles and read it.

"Well! Really, huh?" Sora screeched in disbelief.

He opened another article and still found the same answer.

"Miss!"

"Huh!?" Sora was shocked to the point that his phone fell on his lap when Aga fell in front of him.

Aga sat back in his original place, giving Sora two pieces of plaster.

"Ga!" Call Sora.

"Yes, Miss." Aga looked at Sora.

"I just googled the meaning of your sentence earlier..." Sora held up her phone, "Say gugel, that means you have feelings for me. Really?"

Aga fell silent to Sora who looked without awkwardly asking something that should be very sensitive.

"Ga, answer...,"

"You better not think too much of my statement, Miss."

"Yes, I thought, Ga! Really curious about me! No, you have feelings for me?"

He kept silent and turned his attention forward.

"Dragon! Mikail Tyaga!" Sora Whine.

Aga took a deep breath, rubbed his face and closed his eyes for a moment trying to understand the woman beside him. He opened his eyes and looked at Sora seriously.

"I'm sorry for my disrespect for harboring feelings for you, Miss."

"Haaa..," The phone in Sora's hand fell down, he instantly silenced his own mouth which was gaped at Aga's reply.

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I'm sorry yes, yesterday a lot of typo. It's called the Rasti taker ama the Ratih. Amoeba split, originally named Esmeralda, after becoming two replacements Rasti ama Ratih. Want to write on their KK, erroneously written in the novel. Prepare, yes..

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