THE BEST BROTHERS

Chapter 68

All the families had gathered in the living room after dinner. Only Arsyad was still in his room. Arsyad just finished teaching. He put down his Qur'an and came out of his room heading to the middle room to join the others. Arsyad is still seen flipping his scabbard and his cocoa shirt. He sat next to his mother who was enjoying green tea.

"Mother, from yesterday Arsyad saw my mother pale, is she not feeling well?"arsyad asked, holding his mother's hand.

"Mom's fine, son." replied Andini.

"It's fine what, from yesterday mother complained of her headache. Come on, check with the doctor." said Rico.

"Well, mom is okay. Don't you worry. Oh yes Syad, all gather together, I want to ask you. What about Almira? Have you got the decision, yes or no. You're a boy boy. Don't make a woman wait too long. Later if Mira accepts the proposal of another man you regret." asked Andini while giving advice to his eldest son.

"Tomorrow Arsyad will meet Mira's mother, Arsyad will talk to her later." replied Arsyad.

"Are you ready for your feelings?"ask Rico his papa.

"Yes reward." answered Arsyad.

Arsyil just silently heard Arshad's conversation with his mother and papa. Arsyil feels very guilty for her brother, she should have let Annisa go with her brother, so there is no need to force her brother to accept other women he does not love.

"I'm sorry, sister, but I love Nisa so much. I was not selfish, but I was the first to know him. And, Annisa doesn't love sister either. May you find a better woman than Nisa sis." murmured Arsyil in heart.

Arsyad who saw his sister was daydreaming and staring blankly in any direction, he immediately nudged his sister's arm.

"However you are Syil. Just met Mira, have daydreamed." said Arsyad.

Arsyil scrunched his forehead because his sister mentioned Nisa with Mira.

"Mira's? Since when have I seen Brother Mira? Brother was probably in between Mira. Aye right?"arsyil said with a smile teasing her brother.

"I mean Nisa Arsyil." said Arsyad with a sour face in shame.

"Why can I say the name wrong, why from earlier I thought about Mira continues. Ahh..entahlah.." said Arsyad in heart.

"Sister to meet Brother Mira? Really true?"ask Shita.

"Yes, he brought my brother back to the office. It's the sister's car that Arsyil brought to take Nisa to the bookstore." explains Arsyad.

"Oh.god. Sis, I'll be escorted to Kak Mira's house sometime?"shita Pinta.

"Yes later sister interra. Oh yes Syil, tomorrow there may be an impromptu or impromptu meeting to see the client brother ask for help you handle first with Ray, Ray, sister has an appointment with Mira after Dhuhur to go to review the place to open the reading garden. He wants to open a reading garden in area X and wants to invite you to see the place how good it is not to be made a reading garden." explained Arsyad.

"You two go?"ask Arsyil.

"No, same Mr. Afif Mira's personal driver. So, tomorrow you leave with your sister in a car, later let her car take you home. Because, Mira and Mr. Afif are going to pick up brother at the office."

"OKAY. Asik who wants a date" said Arsyil teasing.

"The date was alone, it was three and later there also met his best friend Mira as well" Arsyad explained.

"Sister, I want to go with Brother Mira, can't I?"ask Shita.

"That's fine. But, you call Mira first there Ta." replied Arsyad.

"Not just any."

"Sister doesn't have her phone number, Mira's sister, Shita.."

"Ihhh brother, yes I have shared Kak Mira's contact to Whatsapp brother, later brother who said you know."

"Yes, send the number quickly."ask Arsyad.

Shita sends Mira's contact to Arsyad. Arsyad went into their mortuary to retrieve his cell phone. A message came in from Shita who sent Almira's contact to her. Arsyad changed into clothes to sleep and after that he laid his body on the bed.

Arsyad tried to contact Almira even though he was very hesitant and embarrassed to contact Mira.

Many times he typed a message for Mira. However, he deleted it again for hesitating to send it. Finally, she ventured to call Mira. Call open to Mira's contact. But, Mira did not lift it up to 3 times Arsyad tried to tepfon Mira.

"Why not get caught? Is it because the new number so do not want to pick up my phone." said Arsyad Iirih while looking at the screen of his phone.

"I just send a message." she said softly while typing a short message for Mira.

A message from Arsyad. However, for almost 30 minutes Mira did not reply, there was not even any sign of Mira reading the message.

"Maybe he's asleep. Yes, tomorrow I just wait to hear from him, I also sadang very sleepy." he mumbled softly.

Arshad poured out his body to sleep. But, his mind was still fixed on Mira.

"Mira, why would I want to know more about you. But, why when I was close to you I felt so nervous, especially when I saw the look in your eyes. It felt like my heart was beating faster unlike when I looked into Annisa's eyes." muttered Arsyad lirih.

Arsyad tried to close his eyes, and did not wait for a long time he fell asleep.

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♥Almira♥

I woke up in the third night as usual. Maybe, I'm used to waking up at this hour so without Alrm I would wake up. I saw my phone showing at 02:30 in the morning. I also saw a notification of incoming messages from Whatsapp. 3 Times missed calls. I open who calls me night and it's a new number. I also opened the message, the same from the number that called me.

"Arshad? So he called me and he sent me a message, too." I said with excitement like I got a lottery.

I don't know why this heart feels good to see a message from Arsyad.

"Mira.jangan girang first, anyway he can not accept you."lirihku in heart to relieve the happiness that had peaked.

"Don't overdo Mira if she's happy." I said softly.

I read Arsyad's message again and replied to him.

[Wa'alaikumsalam Arsyad, sorry I slept last night. Yes, take Shita too, let me have a girl friend. Tomorrow I pick you up at the office with Mr. Afif, after that we pick up Shita at his Caffenya. Give my regards to Shita and Aunt Andin and Om Rico ya Syad.]

I replied to Arsyad's message like that. It is my chest that I have become stubbornly unable to see Arsyad sending a message to me. I also sent a message to Naila, my only friend, to meet me there tomorrow as well. After I sent a message to Naila, I put my phone back and I immediately went to the bathroom to get water and after that I immediately did the two rakaat sunnah prayer and tahajud prayer.

This has been my habit since I was a child, from Elementary School I have mondok in ponpes pakdeku, so I have been accustomed to this old time I perform night rituals and interact with the Creator. Because, it was only to her that I asked for what I wanted, including asking that the door of Arshad's heart be opened so that he could accept another woman besides Annisa to be his life companion. Yes, I really hope he becomes my priest. But, it all depends on Allah, if it is a match then Allah will facilitate our path. If not, please strengthen this heart to accept His destiny. I began to pray and after that as usual I Berdzikir and saw until dawn.

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♥Arsyad♥

As usual I do night prayers in the third of my night. Allah is very kind, always simplifying my path. That's why I always wake up in the third of my night to confide with God about the mess in my heart. Especially at this moment, my heart is very hesitant to accept Mira. I kept asking the Owner of Love that Haqiqi. Yes, by loving God I believe I can open my heart again to accept another woman besides Annisa. Almira, that's the name I always say in my prayers in the third of my night.

I always ask that this heart can accept it. Accepting him as my future master of the world and the hereafter. I always ask God to make the path easier to receive Mira. Mira was my parents' second choice and may she also be God's best choice. I have finished praying, reciting and teaching. While waiting for the Fajr Adhan to reverberate, I grabbed my phone. Because, I remember last night I sent a message to Almira. Hopefully he will repay it. It's true he replied. How happy my heart is to see the incoming message from Almira.

"Alhamdulillah finally Mira embalmed it. Why is my heart beating getting so fast receiving a message from Mira. When I received the message from Annisa, I didn't feel anything like this. This time I really felt a tremor in my heart as I opened the contents of the message from Mira." I said softly.

I replied to a message from Almira

[Yes Mira is okay. Okay, I'll tell Shita and I'll say your regards to Shita and mom and dad.]

I replied to Mira's message like that. It feels so good and so happy. I continued to look at my postel which still displays messages from Mira to Adzan Subuh in my head. I came out of my room as usual I woke up Arsyil and Shita for the congregational dawn prayers. Also woke up Papah and Mom. We are all like that every morning, who first woke up must wake others to pray congregational prayers.

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♥happy reading♥

sorry if the author is less trustworthy to up. and can only give 1 chapter only. this is just typing the script while crumpling. it is magical.mata is very difficult to be literate. hehe.