First Love of the CEO

Love Not in Its Place Is Painful

Pov: Shaif

Zee slammed into his father's arms when he arrived at his shop, the middle-aged man rubbed his back and head lovingly, the man's eyes wet, as if he was feeling the grief that was engulfing his beloved daughter.

As a man I desperately held back from crying there.

"Patience, dear, consider this the test of the Lord, because God knows you are a strong woman, a great woman, until He continues to visit you, to measure how great your gratitude and faith are" whispered om Hanif.

Zee rubbed his tears, "would I be that strong, dad?"

"Definitely, my son will be strong, I know who you are, we've been through more difficult things than just love like this, you know?"

Zee nodded, perhaps she recalled how bad her childhood story used to be.

"You must be strong, because there are a lot of great men by your side, there is also a father and a shayf, right, If?" Oh Hanif turned to me.

I nodded quickly, smiling at Zee.

"Thank you to you guys" he said.

Me and Om Hanif smiled then nodded at the same time, saying, "sama, sweet Miss,"

Zee smiled at us

"The compact is really you," he said, blushing.

"Well, our manly cake must be compact, yes Om?"

"For sure, If, uh yes, by the way, he said you brought rice field, where the package you brought, we eat yuk, om already hungry," Om Hanif reprimanded with the message I sent him before we arrived at his grocery store, in order to trick Zee into eating with us.

"Quiet, Om, where's the package, Zee? We'll eat with Yu!"

Zee looked at me, I immediately blinked so that he wouldn't protest much, the girl was a frenzy.

We ate together, and Om Hanif tried to make Zee smile and forget her dark days, forgetting that Jack now knows where he is.

and it seems like our efforts succeeded, Zee's face gradually cheerful, the eyes of the veil is now starting to sparkle again.

****

"Sheif, it's Nadia, sorry I got a new number, can we meet?"

A message came into my phone, apparently from Nadia.

It is fitting that the old number of his cannot be contacted, when I came to his house was in a state of sespi, while brother Laras could not help much, he said, all he knows is that Mr. Jeremmy is taking leave on the grounds of family interests, as subordinates of course Mr. Laras can not ask many things, when Mr. Jeremmy asked him to replace his duties in the office.

and what I can't understand, Mr. Jeremi asked that Zee keep working as usual, as if nothing happened between Zee and his son Jack.

"Okay, where can we meet?" reply fast.

"We'll meet at the cafe, I'll send you the location for a second,"

then no matter how long Nadia sent us a location where we could meet.

"Well, I arrived in thirty minutes, Nadia,"

In my haste to shower and change clothes, I actually have a taekondo practice schedule tonight, but meeting Nadia is more important than anything, because from Nadia I can get information about Jack's problems, until his family left secretly like this.

"Where are you going?" ask brother Laras

"There's a need for a clash, brother,"

"Sir, bentang doang, meeting together,"

"Who, Zee?"

"No, Nadia, Jack's friend" I said honestly, I don't usually lie to my family.

"Don't see her too often, brother worried after what happened to Jack,"

"Every sister, baby,"

"Don't forget to persuade Zee to keep working, you need him in the office because, If, you know, after all, it's time to prove to Mr. Jeremmy that Zee is a great woman who deserves to be his son-in-law,"

I was silent at the words of Brother Laras, and as if understanding my heart and feelings, Brother Laras approached, then rubbed my shoulders slowly.

"I don't know how you feel about Zee, but you can't force what's here on Zee, honey," she said, touching my chest.

I smiled wryly.

"Sayf, don't spoil your friendship with a love that will eventually hurt you and Zee, throw away that feeling, you know Zee loves Jack very much, it will be difficult for a woman to accept another love in the midst of her great love for someone, If, enough to be Syaif, her best friend, the person she believes can be a backstop when Zee needs it, it's more honorable and more valuable than anything,"

I looked at my sister's face, then I nodded my head slowly.

"Brother to believe in you, you are a great man, Zee has the right to make his choice, not to be based on pity, or fear of being abandoned by you, by your kindness, love is not that Shayf, that love is a limitless sacrifice that is ready to be given to our loved ones, do you understand what you mean?"

again I nodded.

"You're the sweetest brother, the proudest brother to you" he said, hugging me.

I know he was also hurt when he realized that his beloved sister's love was just a one-sided feeling.

"God must have prepared the best match for you, because you are a good person, If, believe in brother, and so does Zee, brother would rather see you close to the bond of friends only, don't be anything else, throw away the desire to have Zee far away, remember this brother's message, If," she hugged me tightly.

For the first time I cried on my older sister's shoulder, A taekwondo athlete achieves, finally has to lose, crying by the affairs of feelings, romance, and love, you have lost, now, Syaif!

Yes, I lost, lost by the crazy feelings that increasingly possessed my brain and mind, a feeling that might destroy the friendship that had been established with him for decades.

And Mr. Laras knows very well, if I am in a phase that is really worrying.

"How can this happen, brother, I don't know what to do, I ... I ..." My throat seemed to get stuck, I could no longer continue saying that.

"Sister will help you to remove that feeling, learn to sincerely let go of what you are not entitled to have, an athlete must be sporty in every way, losing wins is his achievement, admitting defeat after effort and training for victory is better than cheating-accompanied victory,"

"Can I brother?"

"Of course you can, honey, you can, we're taught to be a sportsman, don't look for loopholes when Jack isn't around, you know, Don't use this opportunity to gain Zee's sympathy to fall in love with you, remember it's a shame, not Zee's love and sympathy you'll get, but her disappointment will ultimately hurt you, if you really love Zee, help her rise up, help her to be strong in the face of anything, and remember help him to keep believing Jack will come back and they will be happy" said Laras.

I was silent for a long time, until I finally raised my face and said firmly to him.

"I can do it, brother,"

"Surely, If, sure," Kaka Laras hugged me again.

"Oh, what's this, brother hugged him crying," mother's voice rang out, we hurriedly wiped away the tears.

Laras smiled at me, as a code if he would be able to explain this to mother later.

I returned her smile, my heart is airy now.

Zee, I'm sorry, for this crazy feeling you probably never expected.