Not the Substitute Bride

Chapter 26's

"I heard everything you said just now, Mom. I don't know why my heart is so worried now?" Inner Maheera.

"Maheera, it's here." Said Shaka to make Maheera surprised.

"Oh, yes, mas. Thank you, mas." He rushes out of Shaka's car.

Shaka smiled faintly, until Maheera went inside the house, she had not left yet.

"Tonight there will be a man declaring his love for you, Maheera. Are you going to accept him or not? But, I really hope that if you reject the Emir later tonight." Shaka said expectantly.

This man went from there, rushed home to take a shower and immediately went to the cafe requested by the Emir this afternoon. Shaka even skipped his dinner only to see the Emir and Maheera later tonight.

In the cafe, there are only Shaka and Emir as well as some cafe servants because this place is deliberately boking for tonight. Two pairs of eyes were fixed on the figure of a beautiful woman wearing a mini dress with long hair entering the cafe.

Maheera wondered why the cafe was so quiet because he did not know if the Emir would declare his love tonight. At the sight of Shaka there is increasingly making Maheera confused.

"Finally you came too" said the Emir with a bright smile.

"What's this show really about, ma'am?" Ask the curious Maheera.

Suddenly the Emir grabbed Maheera's hand, on the other hand Shaka immediately threw away his gaze.

"Sit down, yuk." Bring Emir.

They sat down, but Maheera was still very confused about what the Emir would do because his whole life had never been in a position like this.

The Emir took out a ring, it looked very beautiful.

"I don't want to waste time. Maheera, you want to not be my lover?" Said the Emir who immediately expressed his feelings to Maheera.

Maheera was shocked, whereas Shaka could only endure the tightness in her chest. Wild eyes Maheera looking for objects to look at, accidentally he saw Shaka who is currently looking towards him and the Emir.

"Where, Maheera? Want to not have a relationship with me?" Ask the Emir expectantly.

Maheera was confused as to what to answer now.

"I hope you answer no, Maheera." Shaka said in a hopeful heart.

For a moment Maheera thought, maybe now is the time she tries to open her heart to someone.

"Yes, I want to!" Maheera replied instantly making the Emir feel very happy but not with the heartbroken Shaka.

Shaka took a deep breath, giving air to the chest that felt very tight crashing. In front of him, a man declares love to his ex-wife.

"It turns out this is how it feels, it hurts a lot." Shaka said in his heart. "I was engaged to another woman in front of you who is still my wife and now the universe has returned your pain to me. Maheera, I'm sorry." Shaka was busy struggling in his heart, he never thought that Maheera would prefer someone else to him, now.

The Emir asked Shaka to sing a love song for him and Maheera, which hurt Shaka but he could not do much.

Maheera just kept quiet, saw and heard what Shaka brought. Every now and then he took a breath, there was a chaotic feeling in his mind right now.

But, suddenly the Emir stopped Shaka who was singing because his phone vibrated earlier. The Emir has to leave now because it turns out his papa is in the hospital now.

"I'll take Maheera, please take her home. I have to go to the hospital right now, my papah has a heart attack." Said the Emir with a tense face.

"Be careful, ma'am." Maheera.

Rushing the Emir away, Shaka and Maheera stayed there.

"I'm getting home in a taxi, mas." Maheera.

Just as Maheera was about to step her foot, Shaka had already held her down first.

"Back home, if you why on the road how?"

"I'm an adult, mas. Don't worry about me" Maheera replied.

The atmosphere in the car was very quiet, Maheera just remained silent and did not intend to open her voice.

"Why did you accept the Emir?" Shaka asked opening his voice.

"What's the reason?" Maheera asked back. "I've been twenty-six years, what's wrong if I want to know love?"

Shaka sighed softly then forced his smile.

"I'm sorry, Maheera." Lirih Shaka's.

"Why apologize?" Ask Maheera in surprise.

"It hurts to see someone express their feelings to you. Forgive me if you ever hurt your heart with that engagement." Said Shaka who was very sorry.

"It is important to keep the actions so as not to hurt the hearts of others. But, what I did the other night had nothing to do with you. We are done" said Maheera.

The mood was silent again.

"This isn't the way home, where are we going?" Maheera asked a little panicked.

"Take care of yourself" replied Shaka.

"Mas, I want to go home! Turn the current direction!" Maheera Pinta.

Shaka did not pay attention, this man actually took Maheera to the port of the ship that has a pretty good night view.

"Why take me to this place?" Maheera asked who was feeling cold because the wind tonight was blowing quite hard.

Shaka did not reply, this man took off the hoodie he was wearing and gave it to Maheera.

"For what?" Ask Maheera.

"The wind is very strong, wear it so as not to catch a cold." Shaka.

Maheera did not want to take the hoodie, but by force of Shaka in the end he also complied.

"Do you like Emir?" Shaka asked Maheera.

"Like it or not, I want to live it first." Answer Maheera.

"Mas loves you, Maheera. If you feel uncomfortable with the Emir, go back to the mas." Shaka sounded very deep.

"You have everything, mas. You should be able to find another woman, because I'm not who you want to be. Our relationship is only tied to trust."

"Mas doesn't care, I'll keep waiting for you anytime." Shaka said firmly.

Suddenly the heart of this man was weak, Shaka cried on the edge of the dock.

"I know you love me, mas. It's just that my heart can't accept your treatment of me yet." Maheera said in her heart.

After a while, Shaka returned to Maheera with flushed eyes and nose.

"What are you crying about, mas?" Ask Maheera.

"May I hug you, Maheera?" Pinta Shaka with pleading face.

"I don't want to!" Reject Maheera.

"This one time, Maheera. Because tomorrow you're someone else's partner." Once again Shaka asked.

Their eyes looked at each other meaningfully, until Shaka hugged Maheera, this woman was just silent not budging.

"Please love you, Maheera. I'll wait for you, come back the same mas if you feel uncomfortable with other men. I promise to be happy for you." Shaka's words did not make Maheera flinch at all.