ALINEA LOVE

30

After seeing Almeer leave, Sky went back inside his house. He has to straighten things out with his youngest brother.

"Daddy, wait a minute. Brother wants to talk to you about something." Sky chased after Mina who was about to climb the stairs.

"What, Brother?" ask Mina.

"It's about Almeer."

Mina's face was a little surprised. "Why Almeer's brother, brother?"

"So don't know you have feelings for her."

This time Mina was really surprised. "Sister Sky heard my conversation with Brother Almeer earlier?" ask Mina.

Sky shook his head, "I heard it from Almeer."

"What do you think of Sky? am I compatible with him?"

Sky was silent for a moment. He really has to be careful when talking to Mina, because her youngest sister is more sensitive and she does not want misunderstandings.

"Almeer rejected your ta'aruf request right, Dek?"

Mina nodded. "He said he didn't deserve to be my priest. Maybe he rejected me for being reluctant to speak honestly that I was still not perfect to be with him, Brother. That's why I'm going to try harder to improve."

Sky shook his head in disagreement with Mina's thought. He lifted his sister's shoulders, slightly bent his body to look at Mina's eyes. "You can stop, Deck. You're good enough, but maybe he's not gonna get you."

Mina took a close look at Sky's words and then dismissed Sky's hands from his shoulder. Tears began to fertilize in Mina's shady eyes, only one blink could make sure her tears would fall down her cheeks.

"Sir, gini loh—"

"Sister Sky is more supportive of Sora, right?" guess Mina.

"It's not about who supports who, Deck. It's just about a taste..."

"Sister Sky would like to tell me to surrender and let Sora's sister have Almeer?"

Sky could not immediately guess Mina even though the guess was right.

"Can I ask for your support this time to me, brother?" asked Mina. "Can you support me this time? he was my first love, brother... She's the only one I want. It's not a taste that just popped up a month ago and I can relinquish it so easily." Her cheeks were now completely wet from tears.

"Deeek..," Sky re-coupled Mina's shoulder.

"I've loved only one man since I was ten. I'm not Sora's sister who easily falls in love with a newly met man, sister. Shouldn't it be Sora's sister who gave up here? it is easier to open your heart to men. Everybody knows that!" Shouted Mina venting her emotions, she again pushed Almeer's hands off her shoulders and ran up the stairs.

Sky took a deep breath and threw it away irritatedly, He ruffled his still wet hair after taking a shower.

"Geez!!" Irritated shouting.

"Sir...,"

Sky was startled when he heard Aga's voice emerging from the living room. He was again surprised to see Sora was also there with teary eyes.

"When are you here?" sky asked, he approached Sora and Aga. He was worried to see his twin brother who was trying to assert himself.

"My ears are itching to hear your mouth talking about feelings." Sora tried to amuse herself. "Don't be pretentious about other people's feelings. Heal your heart first."

Sora patted Sky's chest a few times then stepped away.

"Sora!" Call Sky.

"I'm sleepy, I didn't sleep last night. I'm going to sleep, no one bothers me..." Keep walking forward.

Sky again let out a long sigh and laid himself down on the living room sofa.

"Did he hear everything, Ga?" ask Sky.

"Only the most painful part." Answer Aga.

"Why do you have to give me ginian duties? Mending I asked to take care of a company that was almost bankrupt rather than be told to take care of the affairs of romance." Complain Sky.

***

Until the room, Sora did not immediately lay down on the bed. His eyes were tired, but not from drowsiness but from tired crying. Her steps go to the dresser. Mina's sentence was still quite clear in her mind.

She sat on the dresser chair, silently staring at her reflection in the mirror. The rest of the tears he had were still quite rushing down his cheeks. There was no sobbing, Sora was just silent expressionless.

Tok to tok.

"Yeah....,"

Mina's voice from behind the door made Sora wipe her tears and run small to open the door of her room.

"Yes, Deck?" Sora curled her lips, trying to smile.

"Someone wants Mina to talk about." Pinta Mina's.

Sora could already guess what his sister's request was. "Come in, Deck."

Mina went into Sora's room and sat on the edge of the bed, Sora sat down beside Mina.

"Sister..," Mina faced Sora, she grabbed her brother's hands and grasped them tightly.

"Hm?"

"I'm sorry, Brother." Mina. "I know Sora likes Almeer's sister, but..."

Mina was silent for a moment, Sora tried to patiently hear the continuation of Mina's sentence.

"Can I be selfish? I don't want to give up on my feelings."

Sora was already struggling to hold back his tears, but one request of his sister was able to destroy his defensive fortress. He clenched his lips and nodded his head.

"I'm sorry I hurt you, brother." Mina joined the winjs and then hugged her brother.

"No, Deck. You don't have to apologize... I promised to support you..." Sora patted Mina's back gently. Not to sow Mina, but rather to strengthen yourself.

"I'm sorry I treated this bad brother. If Almeer is not my soul mate, let Allah scrape my race against him."

Mina pulled away from Sora's embrace. "I'm sorry, Brother."

Sora nodded, he wiped the tears on Mina's cheek. "May your prayers be answered soon, Deck."

Mina nodded and hugged Sora back. "I'm sorry Mina, Brother. Sorry Mina...,"

Sora's tears flowed more, like this is the end of his love story?

***

Thin curtains in the window of Sora barayun room beautiful in the night wind. The sky is dark, Adzan isya' has been reverberating some time ago. Several gloved fathers were seen passing in front of Sora's house after performing Isya' prayers in the mosque.

The man that Sora had been waiting for was starting to look, he opened the window of his room.

"Falme!!" Call Sora.

The man stopped and stared at the window of Sora's room, he did not expect the beautiful woman he had hurt his feelings was still willing to greet him.

"Wait there." said Sora, He closed his bedroom window and ran out of the room to approach Sora.

"Al... Not busy?" sora asked as she walked out of the fence.

Almeer. He was still amazed by the woman in front of him. How can he smile that wide even though his eyes look swollen.

"I want to ask you for a minute, tell me the story of the ants and the prophet Solomon." pinta Sora.

"Now?" ask Almeer.

Sora nodded. "I want to hear it now.., I'm paying for your promise."

Almeer nodded, "You want me to tell you where?"

"At your cafe, I don't have more energy for outings..," Sora preceded Almeer's step into the cafe courtyard.

As usual Sora chose a seat under the pangguli tree, lucky there is still an empty table there. Almeer followed and sat down in front of Sora.

"Would I order you a drink?" ask Almeer.

"No, I've had too much to drink today." Decline Sora. "You can start, Al. I'll listen to you."

Almeer still silently looked at Sora, his eyes were so restless to see Sora who was trying to show Almeer if he was okay.

Being stared at like that made Sora eliminate her smile. Although he tried to stay strong, but the man in front of him already knew very well how the wounded heart and feelings. He stared at Almeer.

"I want to wait for you." said Sora, "If I can," he continued softly and bowed.

"Ra, there are many stories about ants and the Prophet Solomon. I'll tell you one this time."

Sora nodded, "I'll hear it."

"According to some accounts, the Prophet Solomon met an ant. The Prophet asked how much sustenance he got from Allah in a year? Ants answer the sustenance he gets as big as a grain of wheat. And the ants were given a grain of wheat and the Prophet kept them in a bottle.

After an even year, Prophet Solomon opened the bottle of ants and saw that the ant still left half its grain."

"Amut lied to the prophet Sulaiman?" ask Sora.

Almeer shook his head, "No. Ants have their own reasons for not finishing the grain."

"Then?"

"The ants were afraid that the Prophet would forget it. If he were outside the bottle, he could give all his provisions to God and God could not forget his servant even if he was just an ant. While this time he was in a bottle and it made his provision in the hands of Prophet Solomon, he knew that if all the Prophet was still a human being who could forget him. That's why he didn't eat all the wheat and left for the next year."

"Ants don't believe in Solomon, Al?"

Almeer shook his head, "Prophet Sulaiman is indeed rich, but human wealth is nisbi and limited. The rich and absolute only Allah SWT. The Prophet was kind and compassionate, but the all-good and all-loving is Allah SWT. Ants do not believe in Prophet Sulaiman, he only worries if Prophet Sulaiman can not keep his promise because he is a human who will never know when can still enjoy this world.

Ants only believe and rely on God, Ra. As rich as the Prophet and preferably he, he knew man was not a place to hang hope and he knew where he should depend his hope.., on Allah SWT."

Sora was silent digesting the story from Almeer.

"Do you know why I chose this story?" ask Almeer.

Sora hesitates to answer Almeer's question.

"We leave everything to God, Ra. Today God allows me to pay my promise that I made years ago to you. And this time I don't want to make any more promises or make you wish for me. Even I myself am afraid of hoping for myself."

Sora nodded, "I'll try, Al. I'll try..." He said, not sure he could do it.

Sora nodded his head, he was already very tired of crying today. But whatever the power, his tears came back even though he tried to hold it.

I don't know how many times Sora cried because she broke up with a man. However, among those pains, it was this pain that he felt the most pain. He always thinks betrayal is the hardest point he has ever felt. But apparently, loving each other but can not be together is also a heavy thing for him.

Among the many people in this world, he knows that not all love stories are always simple and smooth.

"Thank you for everything, Al. Thank you for keeping your promise." Sora Speaks. "I tried not to cry, but I cried." He smiled, mocking himself.

Sora wiped his tears, bowed down for a while filling up the strength to stare at Almeer.

"Yeah...,"

Sora lifted his head and smiled, "I'll be home tomorrow morning to Jakarta, Al."

Both silent.

Almeer was not too surprised, but he was eager to nod his head.

"Well...,"

"Yes?"

"I hope you can really make peace with yourself. I want you to be happy,"

Almeer smiled and nodded.

"I'm going home, Al."

"Wait, Ra. I want to give you something. Just wait here for a second."

Almeer stood up and ran to his house leaving Sora for a while. When he returned, he had a plastic bag in his hand.

"For you, Ra." He sat down and gave the plastic bag to Sora.

Sora opened it, there was a pile of cloth inside. A pink coral colored robe was seen there.

"I've bought it for a long time, the intention was to change your clothes that were exposed to ice cream on the street first." Said Almeer, "Maybe you will be less comfortable to use, the material is ordinary and not the output of a famous boutique."

"I'll definitely wear it a lot, Al." Sora held the plastic bag over her chest and stood up. "I'm home, Al." Sora.

Almeer stood up, "Be careful, Ra. May God always take care of you."

Sora nodded then stepped away. Almeer could only look at Sora who was getting away from him. Already, this story is over. Inner Almeer.

***

The sound of the dawn adhan has been heard faintly from the direction of the mosque. The gloved youth who had finished praying that night was still sitting on the sofa of the lounge on the two floors of his house. He was looking at the drizzle that came down early this morning. I don't know where his eyes are going. It's raining, or the neighbor's house is out there.

"Well...,"

Almeer saw his papa sitting in front of him. "Yes, Pa."

Hiko looked at her son seriously, making Almeer sit down.

"What's up, Pa?"

"I'm sorry, son." Said Hiko later. "Because of papa's fault, you get unfair treatment. You bear a heavy burden because of papa's deeds."

"Paaa..," Almeer did not want to discuss this, knowing that this conversation opened up his old papa's wounds.

"Papa didn't expect papa's actions to complicate your life, son. Papa should've taken all this, not you."

"I can still handle this, Pa. You don't have to think about this..." Pinta Almeer's.

"Al, don't hurt yourself. Papa begs you, son. You should be happy..." Hiko patted her son's shoulder.

"I'm happy enough, Pa. Papa don't worry."

"Stop lying to yourself, son. Examine what your father said. Pursue what you want to pursue, do not be a coward who has given up before even trying and regretting all the decisions you make yourself."

"I don't want to make her tormented near me, Pa."

"Son, if you are still like this, you will pass your days with regret. Do what you want to do, do not try to please others while you suffer. You don't have to think about other people. You have a God who will always guard your disgrace."

Almeer.

"Papa can only support and pray for you, son. All decisions are in your hands. We just want you to be happy...,"

Hiko stood up, he patted his son's shoulder a few times before then leaving Almeer alone.

Almeer was silent long enough to think. All the words of his father were nothing wrong. It justifies that. But, his taste still did not decrease in the least.

He stood up from his seat and went back to the room to perform the morning prayers. After praying and dhikr, he prayed. This time he prayed a lot longer and ended up with a prostration that was also longer than usual. After feeling enough, he stood up and looked at his phone.

Almeer took his phone and opened his phonebook. "Bismilahbornrahmanirraahim..." He said, with one breath he pressed the call button on his phone screen.

Tuuuut...

The sound of the continuous tone made Almeer's heart beat faster.

"Cum, Al. Assalamu'alaikum..."

Almeer was silent and did not answer him immediately, he was calming his heartbeat.

"Al..., Hello."

"Yes, Ra. Wa'alaikum...,"

"What's wrong? phone tumben early in the morning gini."

"Can I see you now?" ask Almeer. "Just a moment."

"Yes, I can."

"I'm going to your house now."

"Yes, Al. I wait...,"

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat..."

"Needles...,"

Almeer hangs up with Sora, throws the origin of his phone over the bed and runs out of the room.

"Be careful, Al..," Ruby reminded her son who was going down the stairs quickly.

"Where are you going?" ask Hiko.

"To the front, Pa." Almeer picked up an umbrella that had a corner of the living room.

"So long?" Ask Hiko.

Almeer nodded, "Pa, the way the time worked was shocking. I was afraid for a second then my courage was gone." He said then out of the house.

Hiko and Ruby smiled at her son who found his confidence again.

***

Under the rain, Almeer who was still running small in his yard could see Sora who was standing in front of the fence with an umbrella that protected him from the rain. Almeer rushed to him.

"I'm sorry, Ra. It's raining gini I'm coming..," he said.

"What's up, Al?" ask Sora curiously.

"What time does your plane leave?"

"Hour eight four five. Why Al?"

Almeer took a deep breath then exhaled slowly, he was cultivating his courage.

"Well...,"

"Can I come with you to Jakarta?"

"Huh!? what's for?" Sora wonder.

"I want to meet your mom and dad, I want to ask them directly. Can they give up their daughter to be the wife of a man named Sagara Almeer?"

Sora looked up at Almeer's words. He almost dropped the umbrella in his hand but Almeer immediately held it down until it fell.

"I..."

Almeer nodded, "I want to preach to you, Sora."

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