My Surgically Whipped

Faiz Loves Zahra

"What's the matter, son?, you gathered us all here, is there a problem, or is there something you want to talk about, does it matter?" ask Umi to Faisal.

After performing the maghrib prayer, Faisal asked his family to gather in the living room, all silent waiting for what Faisal would say.

"Yes Umi, there's something Faisal wants to say, and it's about Zahra" Faisal said.

"Why Zahra mas?, did Zahra make a mistake without Zahra's knowledge?, but as Zahra remembered, Zahra did nothing wrong." said Zahra with a worried face.

Rarely did Faisal gather his family to discuss Zahra, Zahra was a little afraid when he heard his brother wanted to talk about him, Zahra thought what he did wrong without knowing, so his brother discussed in front of his family.

"Shut up, son. Listen to your son finish his words first." said Abah made Zahra instantly speechless and lowered his head.

"It's not the issue that will be discussed, you don't have Zahra's faults, but I want to talk about your next life" Faisal said speechless for a moment, taking a deep breath and continuing his words.

"Raihan stated that he wanted to propose and make you his wife, Zahra, what did the others think of Raihan's good intentions?" faisal asked, looking one by one at the faces of his family.

Umi immediately turned her gaze towards Zahra, who looked down with both hands clasped on her thighs, Umi felt that Zahra was not ready with household life after what she went through, but Umi also wants the best for Zahra.

"Sorry mas, Zahra refused, for now Zahra wants to focus Zahra's life used to be better, let Zahra like this first and continue Zahra's service to Umi and Abah."

"But Zahra, Raihan is a good man, it's very difficult to find a man like Raihan, what Raihan's lack is that you immediately reject him like this, Raihan loves you sincerely unlike Adam, Raihan loves you sincerely, a man who shares his love with another woman" Faisal said in a firm tone.

"Please pay attention to your words, lest you offend others, let alone Zahra's heart" Salwa said softly, sitting beside Faisal so that others could not hear Salwa's words.

"Mas stop saying the name of Adam or badmouthing Adam like this, let the problems we have faced before pass, no longer be revealed until now, and about a mate... Zahra hope you will not force Zahra, let this go slowly with a sincere heart, if God wills then Zahra will also marry, because this is not an easy thing for Zahra."

"But the deck, I just want what's best for you, I don't want anyone else to hurt you anymore, and Raihan's the best choice."

"Zahra doesn't want to argue with the mas, if there's nothing else to discuss, Zahra excuse me first."

Zahra immediately woke up from her seat leaving her family still staring towards her departure, Zahra hopes her family can understand how she feels at this time, not an easy thing out of the pain of betrayal of a trusted person.

"Faisal... Abah knows you mean well, son, Abah knows that you love your brother Zahra too, but let all this pass by slowly as Zahra says, for now."

"Faisal only wants the best for zahra Abah Umi."

Salwa who sat beside Faisal could only sigh in resignation while rubbing her husband's shoulder, as a woman could understand what Zahra was feeling, but he also could not forbid the goodwill of someone who wanted to propose Zahra, but all of that went back to Zahra.

"Mas... Why are you daydreaming?" salwa asked her husband, who was sitting on the bed leaning on his back with a blank look.

"What do you think of?"

"Mas just wants the best for Zahra dear, mas don't want Zahra to choose wrong again, Raihan is a good man, he can accept Zahra's shortcomings and advantages."

"Well you think it might not be good for others, you can't force Zahra to accept a proposal from Raihan sir, now that Zahra is a widow, let him choose his own path in life."

"But baby... Raihan is my friend, so I really appreciate their relationship, I will always persuade Zahra that she will accept Raihan in her life, Raihan will make Zahra happy" said Faisal confidently.

"If Pak Raihan is a mas friend, then what about the Faiz bang, the Faiz bang is a mas friend as well, even the Faiz bang is more of a friend to the mas than Raihan sir. Would mas persuade Zahra to marry the Faiz bang as well?, as did Zahra's persuasion to accept Raihan's sir?" salwa asked with a serious face to make Faisal did not understand where their conversation was going now.

"Of course I won't match Faiz with Zahra, because Faiz doesn't love Zahra, unlike Raihan because Raihan loves Zahra."

Salwa closed her eyes for a while, remembering how unfortunate Faiz's love was, the immense love she had for Zahra, but had to be swallowed up for granted, because Zahra did not know how much Faiz loved her, she said, so Zahra has Adam.

Salwa also felt confused, why Faiz did not express his feelings directly at that time, no matter what the reason for Faiz, was, but Salwa found out that Faiz was hiding his own face when Zahra and Adam's marriage contract was done at that time.

"Mas said that bang Faiz was a friend of the mas, bang Faiz who knew the most about the mas besides Umi and Abah, and the mas who knew the most about the Faiz bang, Faiz, but in fact I don't know anything about the Faiz bang."

"What do you mean talk like that dear?, I really don't understand, say it clearly so that I can understand immediately." asked Faisal with a confused face.

He did not understand his wife's intentions, although Faisal thought Salwa meant that Faiz loved Zahra, but Faisal had to confirm the truth firsthand.

"Yes mas, it's true as you think, that bang Faiz loves Zahra."

"Why can you think like that, dear.it is impossible, Faiz could not be loved by Zahra, I asked Faiz directly before Zahra got married, Faiz said he did not love Zahra, but he did not love Zahra, Faiz let Zahra pursue her own happiness by marrying Adam time" Faisal said.

"What if that time bang Faiz lied to mas?"

"What's in it is that he lied to us that if he didn't love Zahra, if Faiz had told him his love for Zahra back then, there would have been no marriage between Zahra and Adam."

"That's why Salwa didn't know what was the reason why Faiz lied, but Salwa was convinced that Faiz loved Zahra so much."