ALINEA LOVE

39

"Get me say, the deepest form of love is to let go. I'm afraid that one day I'll have to let you go with another woman." Sora's sentence was covered with tears dripping down his cheek.

"Ra...," Almeer turned her chair to Sora, "I know, you might not be sure I can solve the challenge from your father. I'm a normal human being, Ra. But I'm not just gonna give up, I'm gonna do everything I can to get it done."

Sora wiped away the tears on his cheeks then shook his head, "I'm just afraid of losing you, Al."

"Ra..., have you forgotten the story of the ant and the prophet Sulayman that I told you about?"

Sora shook his head, "I remember it, Al."

Almeer smiled, "we leave everything to God, Ra. Neither you nor I should be able to limit ourselves to not being too hopeful for each other. If we are not meant to be fooled by God, what can we do?"

"I ...." Sora's voice choked at the end of his throat.

Almeer's sentence is true, but why does it sound so painful.

"Sora Mother?"

Sora was slightly startled to hear the soft voice of someone calling his name. He looked at the woman standing next to him.

"Kanaya ..," Sora frowned, "Is there?"

Kanaya nodded, "Yes, Ma'am. Help Al find a book." he answered.

"You know Kanaya, Ra?" ask Almeer.

Sora nodded, he was forced to comment on a smile, "I'm on the show, '" Sora replied.

"Oh yeah? thank God that if you can learn with Kanaya, he patiently conveys every material. You'll be comfortable with it, Ra."

"Nay is still learning, too. Nay doesn't deserve such a compliment." Kanaya.

Sora stood up from his seat, "Al, Nay.., I go home first yes...,"

"Well, what's the rush, Ma'am?" Ask Kanaya.

"Yes, Ra. Why?" ask Almeer too.

"I just stopped by, Al. I have to pick up my tanti." Said Sora. "Assalamu'alaikum...,"

Without waiting for an answer Sora picked up his bag and left Almeer and Kanaya. Although he was not too satisfied to release his longing for Almeer after almost a month did not meet, but being between the two of them made him very uncomfortable. Especially when he heard Almeer praising Kanaya, he felt very dwarfed.

Sora went down the stairs while banging on his chest. Stuffy! This was not the first time he had felt this, it had been dozens of times he had felt something like this and it still remained painful. Heartache is not something that can be made training, although he can ignore the reason, still he can not ignore the taste.

Pib pibs!

Sora pressed a button on his car key after arriving at the parking lot, setting the car's auto lock alarm open.

"Sora!"

Almeer suddenly came, his hand holding the car door that Sora was about to open.

"Al's? why here?" Sora was confused, he was grateful to still be able to hold back his tears so that Almeer would not think anything.

"I don't want you to misunderstand Kanaya."

"Hahahaha...," Sora was forced to laugh, "What are you talking about, Al?" Sora tried to speak as straightforwardly as possible.

"I know you're not leaving because of your aunt, you're just looking for an excuse, Ra." Almeer stared intently in Sora's eyes.

Sora took a breath and exhaled slowly, "Al. I wouldn't misunderstand you and Kanaya." He smiled, trying to convince Almeer.

He's not lying. Sora knew very well that the man would not be able to go beyond the limits. I have no doubt about you, Al. I just feel small and insignificant among you. His inner.

"You don't have to think weird about me. You just focus on your goals, I'll support you." Sora.

"I don't want you to misunderstand me, Ra. I asked for his help because he knew a lot about the Islamic economy. I'm studying with him too."

"Yes, Al. Yeah..." Sora nodded in understanding, "Udah, go back. Don't waste your time."

"I'm sorry if my attitude might hurt you, Sora." Almeer said, his expression full of regret.

"Don't worry about me, Al. Hurry back in there..." Sora slapped his hand.

Almeer nodded, "Be careful with the car, yes. Assalamu'alaikum, Ra."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Al."

Almeer leaves Sora.

"Al, stop!"

Sora's call makes Almeer's footsteps stop, he sees Sora taking something from the car and running towards him.

"Your jacket," Sora gave a pepper bag containing Almeer's jacket and the book he had previously bought. "I also bought you a business book, a recommendation from my lecturer. I hope it'll be useful to you, Al."

Almeer received the pepper bag Sora gave her, "Thank you, Ra."

"Now I'm sorry why I had to waste my youth with those shitty men. I'm a graduate of Harvard University, but I can't practice the science I got there. Sorry, Al..." Grumpy Sora.

Almeer smiled and shook his head, "You care about me that's enough, Ra."

"Thank you. Al. Of everything..."

Almeer nodded his head, "Assalamu'alaikum, Ra."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Al."

Sora mourns Almeer's departure until the man disappears behind the entrance to the public library building. He let out a long sigh, he should be able to help Almeer in this matter, not anyone else.

***

Monday morning Sora was already in the store, looking for the names of the companies that worked with his mother's shop. No matter the company small or large, in any field he copied his phone number and address. He wants to promote Almeer's animation and graphic design studio.

"Sister, you want a brochure that has StudiOne, right? last month they printed twice." Sora approached one of his employees, "This, this one..," Soro showed her the screen of his phone.

"Ooh, got Almeer's mas, Mommy?"

"Yes, that's right! Ask for printing please. It can be done today, right?" ask Sora.

"But it has to be in line, Ma'am..."

"Come on, slip it up? please...." Sora begs.

Finally the employee lost also with the request of his boss.

After the initial two stages were sorted out, he opened a website owned by StudiOne to learn the services they offer. Sora also does not hesitate to call customer service and address as a customer just to ask more details about their services.

Of course, he had to do that to become a marketing executive of the Almeer company.

In a few days Sora tried hard to vokus to learn the material he would convey when offering StudiOne services. Not infrequently he asked for help Sky also to participate in promoting the company Almeer.

"Okay!!"

"Have promoted people's business, where the field of business is almost the same."

"Ribet very well, make your own effort napa!!"

"I don't want to interfere in your love affairs"

More or less like that Sky's answer every time he got a call from his twin brother who insisted on asking for help. Despite dozens of rejections, Sora sent brochure files and promotional completeness to Sky's e-mail. He knew Sky's mouth was spicy, but the man had a soft heart. He could not see anyone else in trouble.

"Tante, Maafin Sora yes... Maybe some time in the future Sora will be busy taking care of something. So Sora would also rarely go to the store." Sora told Mia.

"What's busy, Ra? mama asked how?" ask Mia.

"Say Sora works diligently, hehehe..." Sora chuckled while leaving Mia's room.

Sora went to the production department to retrieve the promotional files he had made into a book to make it more interesting. He turned through a book that contained only a dozen pieces of paper, but had very important points.

"Sister, ask for help getting in the trunk of my car." Pinta Sora on the two men in front of her.

They brought two cardboard boxes of promotional books from StudiOne to Sora's car.

After everything was ready, Sora assisted Mita and Aura rushed to the offices that had been included in their travel list.

"Bismillahirrahmanirrahiim... O Allah, help your servant to seek additional sustenance."

***

Within a day Sora went to several offices in the city of Malang, not a few who immediately refused on the grounds that they had cooperated with other companies. Early in the struggle, Sora still carried his arrogant attitude. Forcing everyone to accept his offer. He still forgets himself if this time he comes not as the son of a great businessman whose every lip speaks his will will be found.

A day and two, Sora used to position himself as a marketing person. He tried to restrain himself and used his brain to persuade the bosses of the owners of the company he went to.

"Okay.., I'm interested and I happen to need a three-dimensional animated short ad for my company's product."

"Alhamdullillah....,"

Sora was very happy after a few days he got a rejection finally now his patience is paying off.

"So soon there will probably be our team coming to you to follow up your company's cooperation plan with our company, sir." Sora.

One success makes Sora even more eager to pick up the success of another. He struggled again to go to other companies.

The streets of Malang City that is not too big is now almost he memorized because often he traveled around the city, even to the outskirts and to the next city.

Although he was tired every day to come home in the evening, he still did not forget his studies. Not only world affairs that he pursued his target, but he also worked on the science of the afterlife. Tired will not hinder his intention to learn.

"Are you leaving again, Ra?" lala asked when Sora had taken a shower and changed.

"That's it, Aunt...,"

"You just got home, you know. Not tired? take a break, Ra." Lala Bulujuk.

"And not every day Aunt, not every day, not the salary..," Sora took a gulp of water on the table and kissed Lala's hand, "Sora left first yes, Auntie."

"Be careful, Ra."

"Yes, Aunt. Assalamu'alaikum...,"

"Needles...,"

Sora rushed out of the house, and his steps stopped to see Aga was standing in front of the fence.

"Where are you going?" ask Aga.

"There's a study." Answer Sora.

"You also have to take care of your health, Ra. I know what you've been doing lately."

"God, Ga... No need to talk now." Sora avoided Aga and continued his steps leaving the house.

Aga followed Sora's steps. "I don't forbid you to stop helping Almeer or to stop you from going to school, Ra. But take care of your body condition as well."

"I'm not a kid who doesn't know when to rest. I'm back there." Said Sora.

"I'll go with you...,"

"Well, that's what I want. Departing from people's guesses, it could be real time." Aga Sahut.

Sora rolled both his eyeballs, lazily responding to Aga. The two of them stepped in silence towards the Al Mukmin boarding school. Some people also seem to be heading to the same place. There are those who go to pray at the mosque or who will follow the study after the magrib prayer.

Amongst those few people there were those who greatly attracted the attention of Sora and Aga. From the opposite direction, they saw Almeer, Kanaya and the middle-aged couple. Sora knew the middle-aged woman beside Kanaya, she was Mutia's ustadzah, Ummi from Kanya. And certainly the middle-aged man beside Almeer is Abi Kanaya, Ustadz Mahmudi who will be the speaker of the public lecture tonight.

Sora's pace slowed, his eyes showing a sense of discomfort when he saw Almeer laughing and smiling gently with the Kanaya family.

"Where's the loss of your ketus face?" ask Aga to Sora.

Sora stopped his steps and looked at Aga flatly.

"I'm beside you, Ra..." Aga said, as if he knew what Sora was thinking.

Sora took a deep breath to confirm his heart then he started to step his legs back.

The distance between him and Almeer is getting cut. Almeer's attention now turned to Aga and Sora. The smile that had originally expanded on his lips, suddenly disappeared for a moment. However, her lips returned a gentle smile when her eyes met Sora's.

"The Assalamu'alaikum Ustadzah Mutia, Kanaya..." Sora kisses Ustadzah Mutia's hand and greets ustadz Mahmudi.

"Wa'alaikumsalam..," they replied.

"Tumben, Mommy?" kanaya asked glanced at the man who was beside Sora.

"Sora's future husband, huh?" the Goda Ustadzah Mutia.

"Bu—"

"Yes, Ustadzah..." Aga cut off Sora's intention to answer Ustadzah Mutia's question.

"MasyaAllah, one handsome and the other beautiful. May your good intentions be waged, yes..." Ustadzah

"Aamiin..," Aga and Kanaya marry the do'a ustadzah Mutia.

Sora looked reluctantly at Almeer who was staring at Aga with an unfriendly look. Similarly, Aga who looked at Almeer confidently, he felt victorious this time.

"Ustadzah, actually Sora it—"

Allahu akbar Allahu akbar

Almeer's sentence trimmed adzan isya's voice'

"Why, Al?" ask Ustadz Mahmudi.

"Itu—"

"Assalamu'alaikum Ustadz's..."

Someone came to greet Ustadz Mahmudi to make Almeer unable to continue his sentence.

"Let's go in yuk..," Invite Ustadzah Mutia.

All continue their steps entering the Al Mukmin boarding gate, Aga runs parallel to Almeer while Sora with Kananya and Ustadzah Mutia go to the second floor of the prayer place especially women if there is public education.

"I don't like the way you acknowledge Sora as your future wife." Almeer.

"There's nothing wrong with my words." Reply Aga.

"I proposed to him first."

"You haven't got the blessing of her parents, yet,"

Almeer glanced at the cynical man walking beside him.

Aga returned Almeer's glance with a sharp look. "I won't hesitate to take it by force if you make him sad and hurt." Threaten Aga while passing away to the man ablution place.

Almeer stopped his steps, clenching his teeth holding in anger after hearing Aga's words.

***

This morning Sora was preoccupied with dividing up the job duties with Mita and Aura. Many places were waiting for their presence today.

"I'm going to Surabaya, you guys take care of the ones in Malang." Said Sora while sharing the file.

"Can't Miss, we have to come with you. Surabaya is too far for you to drive your own car." Decline Aura.

Sora shook his head, "I don't want to lose one chance, Aura... Please, I'm asking for your help..." Sora begs.

Mita and Aura looked at each other, asking each other.

"I beg you, help me." Pinta Sora.

Mita and Aura also collapsed. "Good, Miss."

"Thank you, you guys are the best for me." Sora hugged Mita and Aura.

"It's still early in the morning hugging." Ask Lala.

Sora gave the code not to tell Lala their plans.

"This is loh, Auntie. I again unfortunately love them the same..," replied Sora.

Tin tin!

The sound of a car horn stopped in front of Sora's house.

"Who the hell?" Lala stood up to see who the guests were who had come this early.

"Sora's Cement, Aunt." Said Sora, he stood up and approached a man who was standing in front of the gate.

"Bak Sora, huh?" ask the man.

"Yes, sir." Answer Sora.

The man gave Sora the car keys and the car stnk, "This is the key and the vehicle letter." Said the Man.

"Good, Sir. Thanks." Sora accepted the man's gift.

"Please be careful in driving and be returned on time yes, Ma'am." Message the man before leaving.

"Good, sir."

Sora goes back inside the house and gives Mita the keys and stnk the car, "You take this."

"What's it doing, Ra?" ask Lala curiously.

"Let's efficiently aunty, today we go to a different place." Answer Sora. "Tante, Sora's leaving first huh...,"

The woman took the bag and some files and books she had prepared and kissed Lala's hand. "Assalamu'alaikum, aunt."

"Wa'alaikumsalam.., how early in the morning did he leave, Ra?"

"Time rush, aunt!" Sora replied while leaving the house.

Sora rushed into the car and immediately put it forward, he had to arrive early in Surabaya. He did not want to waste this golden opportunity, because this large company wants to cooperate with considerable value. Sora should really be able to get it.

Exiting the residential gate, Sora must get a less pleasant view in front of the Al Mukmin boarding gate. He finds Almeer sitting on his motorbike receiving a lunchbox from Kanaya.

"Oh my God, why should I see them at times like this." Grumpy Sora.

He accelerated the speed of his vehicle so that he did not see the sight for too long.

Meanwhile, Almeer realizes Sora's vehicle has just passed by. The car was going faster, causing him to worry.

"Why, Mas?" asked Kanaya who was astonished to find Almeer's expression changed suddenly.

"I'm sorry, Nay. I have to hurry." Almeer stuffed Kanaya's feeding box in her backpack and then turned on her motor. "Assalamu'alaikum, Nay."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Mas. Be careful...,"

Almeer immediately chased after Sora's car, he was worried if anything would happen to Sora. And he doesn't want his meeting with Kanaya to be the reason Sora drives that fast.

Almeer had been trying to catch up to Sora's vehicle, but his motor steps came to a halt as the traffic lights turned red and the distance between their vehicles grew further and further.

He pulls out his phone to remind Sora, but the call is ignored.

"I'm sorry, Sora." Almeer was full of regrets and worries.

***

The car driven by Sora has been tracking the toll road that connects the city of Malang and Surabaya. Sora repeatedly tried to distract him by turning on the music through the double DIN on his car, but the mellow songs that came out of it actually made Sora's heart more sliced.

He grabbed his bag in the side seat, reached for his phone there to turn on the music through his phone. Because the songs on his phone can certainly be uplifting.

"Astaghfirullah, Almeer calls up this much?" He was shocked to see more than five missed calls from Almeer.

Sora's hands are busy texting Almeer until her Concentration is split between the street and her phone. He did not realize that a car from the back was overtaking very quickly and made him shocked to slam the steering wheel to the other side and...

BRAK!!

Sora's car gets hit from a car that drove from behind.

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