Istikharah Love Jibril Emerson

Chapter #41 - The Final Decision?

Aira entered Jibril's room without knocking on the door first, and it was enough to make her brother surprised let alone Aira came alone. "What's up, Ai?" ask Jibril who is still focused on his work.

"No, it was just a coincidence through here," replied Aira approaching the elder brother. "Kata Ummi, Brother Jibril has left early in the morning, but said Ms Erma, Brother Jibril just arrived. Is Kaka still seeing Eliza?" The fingers of Jibril who had been busy dancing on the keyboard immediately stopped as he was at the helm with a question that was not even sharpened in Jibril's mind.

He lifted his face, looking at Aira who was now standing in front of his desk. "I fell asleep on the road" replied Jibril then coldly.

"Oh, I see," muttered Aira then she pulled out a chair and sat down in front of her brother. "Ummi's worried, brother."

"What am I really doing?" jibril asked confusedly.

"Yes, since the older brother shied away from Abi and Ummi, they were thinking, ", Aira exclaimed with emphasis. "So don't misunderstand us all, it's not that we don't appreciate your feelings. We just want to keep-"

"What do I do until I need to be taken care of?" Jibril cut off the words of Aira who re-inspired Jibril's emotions. "Let me have a little time, Ai." continued Jibril.

"I just want to remind Kaka, Ummi will always say that we remind each other," replied Aira.

"You're reminding or corrupting?" sergeant Jibril, he stared intently at Aira. Aira opened her mouth to answer her brother. He closed his mouth when he didn't know what to say.

"Love me a little time to breathe, Aira! Just little!" exclaim Jibril then. "I've left a message to the hotel maid to tell Abi and Ummi that I've been to the office if they've been looking for me" Jibril later said.

"You have more experience in relationships like this, do you easily forget the people you love, hm? Easy?" aira's heart ditched hearing Jibril's question. "Difficult, right? You need time, you need space, I'm the same, Aira!" Aira looked at her sister who currently looked completely different.

"I'm also disappointed that you told Ummi and Abi about Eliza before me, I told you I would tell them I even wanted to introduce Eliza to them. You know why? Because I'm going to ask them for their opinion on Eliza, Aira. But you preceded me, talking as if I and Eliza were in a formal relationship and we had to be forcibly separated! We know our limits, we just need a little bit of time to adapt to our circumstances but you judge us too quickly."

"I'm just worried, Brother Jibril," said Aira. "I just don't want Kaka to dissolve in the feelings of the sister and forget the facts around the sister. What if Kaka falls into Kaka's lust for loving Eliza? Kasian Abi and Ummi, Sis," said Aira at the end of the sentence which made Jibril smile wryly

"Worrying is not the way it is" said Jibril again. "You think I've ignored your advice all along? I thought about it too, Ai. If I really don't care about the facts, the differences, I've been in a relationship with Eliza after my marriage broke down with Shalwa. Or maybe I've been sharing words of love with him. But you know when I dared to express that feeling? Just two days ago, Ai. After a long time, I kept it and tried to forget it. Me and Eliza just both confessed our love, so you think after that we were going out and planning a wedding? hm? No, Aira!"

Aira was silent a thousand words hearing Jibril's long expression. Aira even felt that this was the first time that her brother had expressed his feelings with excitement, full of emotion, emphasis, so different from the usual Jibril.

"And this morning you suddenly came, asking if I still see Eliza. Is it really that low I am in your eyes just because I love a woman? Hm? I promised Ummi I'd stop seeing Eliza, so that's what I'd do. Now you're satisfied?"

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Eliza looked at her childhood photo while she was still in London, smiling as she recalled how happy she was when she moved there. However, that happiness must be taken because a tragedy is saddening and until this moment Eliza does not dare to think of going back to the beautiful city but there are bad memories in it.

Eliza let out a heavy sigh, putting the photo back into the drawer after which she threw her body into the bed. Eliza closed her eyes suddenly she remembered how Jibril shed her tears yesterday, when Eliza opened her eyes wide.

Eliza let out a heavy sigh, she picked up her phone and looked for Jibril's contact. It felt like he was eager to contact the man, asking if he was okay? Eliza could not bear to remember the sad face of Jibril and all that was caused by it. Although she had only met Jibril's parents once, Eliza could feel how much love Jibril had for her mother and vice versa.

Elizabeth repeated her memories in the past, perhaps it would have been better if she had never met Jibril. Maybe now Jibril and Shalwa are happy to be husband and wife and Eliza is still in the same life as before.

"Lord, why is your destiny so mysterious? What is my fault in loving her? What sins have we committed until we have experienced this pain?"

Eliza rubbed her face violently, she also recalled how her family's anger at her. Now, he had really hurt and disappointed everyone.

Eliza immediately came down from her room, she rushed to her mother's room and she found her crying mother hugging her picture. Eliza's heart was filled, she slowly approached her mother and gently hugged her.

Mrs Jill was aghast. However, her cries grew as she found out Eliza was holding her. "I'am sorry, Mom," said Eliza.

The mother turned her head straight away, she looked at her daughter softly and then said, "Mom will give you whatever you want, dear. Just so you're happy, but not this one."

"I know," Eliza said quickly. "I'm sorry, I'll try to forget it, I promise."