Pursuing the Details of His Love Tasbih
Chapter 10 - The Despair of Meizia
"Where are you from, Meer ?" ask Ummi Nayla when welcoming Ameer who is very late than usual.
"From the hospital, Ummi" Ameer replied, kissing her mother's hand as usual.
"Who's sick?" pekik Umm Nayla was shocked.
"Maduria." That short answer managed to make Ummi Nayla look disappointed at Ameer.
"Why did you see him again, Ameer?" his his hiss that made Ameer immediately let out a heavy sigh. "Why don't you just disobey our wishes, son? We want to keep you away from people who are not good for you" said Ummi Nayla at length.
"Noe...." Ameer clasped her hands gently. "I know, I understand what Ummmi and Abi want. But I beg you, please understand what I want" said Ameer.
"So we still want to marry that girl?" ask Ummi Nayla in a high tone,
"I just want to get to know her more closely, Ummi, please give me a chance," Ameer said.
"Astagfirullah, since when do you want to be close to a woman who is not your mahram?"
Hearing the question made Ameer feel more wrong, he no longer knew how to explain to his mother that he really only wanted to know Meizia more closely.
Meanwhile, Abi Zaid who was currently in his room immediately came out when he heard the voices of Ameer and Umm Nayla.
"What's wrong?" asked Abi Zaid who realized the atmosphere looked tense.
"He has started to break our orders, Bi," Ummi Nayla said at once.
"What order?" abi Zaid asked as he looked at Ameer.
"He met the girl, the girl that night!" exclaimed Ummi Nayla who immediately made Ameer's heart hurt.
"His name is Meizia, Ummi" Ameer said in a low voice.
"I can't just step back, Abi" Ameer said. "Please give me a chance to get to know him."
"Then what was it after?" challenge Ummi Nayla. "You want to find out if she's a night woman or not? You didn't hear what his mom said, huh?"
"Ummi is right, Ameer," continued Abi Zaid who seemed to be increasingly cornered Ameer. "Everything you need to know about him? Don't follow your passions, son, it'll only hurt yourself later."
Ameer bowed, and now he wondered if the concern he had in his heart for Meizia was mere lust?
"Come, I'm just—"
"Go to your room now!" cut Ummi Nayla. "Pacify yourself and think carefully about whether what we forbid is good or the opposite for us."
Ameer could only nod his head and he immediately rushed to his room.
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While in the hospital, Meizia tells the story of Ameer and her parents to Jenny. Meizia's face looked very sad, even several times Jenny caught the girl rubbing her eyes that began to redden.
"But I avoided her, Jen, but she herself came" Meizia said, laughing blandly. "He's a little weird, though" he added.
"Why if she really loves you, Mei? Isn't that nice? Who knows if he can take you away" Meizia said excitedly.
"This is the real world, Mei, not the fairy tale world where there is a handsome, kind and rich prince who will save such a ugly girl," Meizia cheered. "And I this is a whore, Jen, once a whore forever so. The man who came into my life only for service in bed, not in the heart." Meizia's voice choked at the end of the sentence, her eyes again felt hot even one tear she could not prevent when she slid freely on her cheeks.
"I also feel so," Jenny sneered as she bowed deeply. "Sometimes I wish someone would come save me, Mei. But when I opened my eyes, I saw the fact how cruel the world was. No one's gonna come save us."
Meizia pulled Jenny and grabbed her friend. "It's okay" Meizia said. "Let the wicked laugh at our suffering. Even God is not willing to help us." Meizia's tears spilled but she immediately wiped her. "Let them all laugh, Jen, until they're satisfied."
