Zulaikha's Last Love

Chapters. 50. Aziz's Parents

Ammar invited Zulaikha and her sisters to enter the house, then they all sat in a very comfortable and warm family room.

"how? do you like living here?" ask Mother Sejah while inviting them to enjoy the food and drinks that have been provided by the maid.

"say, ma'am, we would love to stay here" replied Zulaikha, he looked around and his eyes focused on one large picture frame in the room.

"this is our home, and that next to yours. If there is something, do not hesitate to come here," said Mother Sejah again, in fact she prefers that the three of them live in her house.

Moreover, the state of his quiet home would definitely become crowded with their presence. However, Zulaikha had already rejected his offer and he could not force what he wanted.

"wow, that's a photo of Aziz as a kid?" shifa shouted while pointing at a portrait that had attracted the attention of Zulaikha, seen photographed that Aziz was sitting on the lap of a pair of men and women.

"yes, that's his first photo with both parents,"

Zulaikha and her sisters frowned when they heard what Ammar said, and they looked at him questionnaires.

"the woman and the man who were photographed were my late brother and sister-in-law, they were Aziz's parents" Ammar said, he seemed to understand that Zulaikha and his two younger siblings must be confused by what he had just said.

"ja-so, Aziz isn't Mas's son?" syifa asked, looking at the photo and at Ammar in turn.

Ammar and Ibu Dijah smiled when they heard Syifa's question, but behind the smile was a wound that still remains in their hearts.

"Aziz is not my son, but he has exceeded my children" replied Ammar, he then grasped his mother's two hands which returned sad when remembering about the parents of Aziz.

"pardon us, Ammar. We don't mean to make you sad" said Zulaikha, feeling guilty for making the atmosphere sad like this.

"it's okay, ma'am, you guys will know it anyway," replied Ammar, he then began to tell about the parents of Aziz who died two years ago.

Flashbacks.

There has been a continuous accident, on a road that is being crowded by traffic users. Some cars were hit by fuel carrier cars that suffered brake blong, until they hit vehicles that were stopped in red light.

A major accident is inevitable, even some cars are immediately burned because of the fuel splash carried by the car that has a brake blong.

In the accident, there was a couple and their son who were members of a distinguished family in the city. Muhammad Al-Azzam and his wife Ainun Qolbiyah, as well as their son Muhammad Al-Aziz, were part of the Azza company.

They were pinned in the car because they were right in the middle of the consecutive accident, long enough the police could get them out because of the explosion that occurred in that location.

A woman named Ainun died on the spot while her husband was in a very critical condition, while their son was fine because he was embraced by the mother.

Ammar, who heard the news of the accident, immediately contacted the older brother, he felt very anxious when several times his call was not answered. And then, without waiting for anything else. Ammar immediately hit the accident location gas, where the place is about 3 km from his home.

Arriving at the location, Ammar saw there were many police and medical officers who tried to save the victims of the accident. His eyes then caught a small child who was being pushed by one of the police because he had just been removed from the car.

"o Allah, Aziz!" ammar shouted as he ran towards Aziz, but his steps stopped when police officers forbade him from entering the scene of the accident.

"we will try to do our best, sir!" the officer exclaimed, then he ordered the officer who was carrying Aziz to take him to Ammar.

"o Allah Aziz, you didn't see my son?" Ammar hugged Aziz tightly and examined the body of his nephew, tears he could no longer bear when he saw this very sad condition.

"Pa-pa, Pa-pa," Aziz said as he patted Ammar's cheeks, making him even more bitter.

"yes, my son, this is Papa. Papa will take Aziz home yes, be patient!" lirih Ammar while holding Aziz's body covered with blood, most likely it was the blood of his parents because there was not the slightest wound that scratched the body of the little boy.

"Sir, we've brought the body of one of your families to the hospital. While Mr. Azzam is in a condition-"

Bruk, the police officer was unable to continue his report when Ammar's body just fell to the ground.

"Sir!" shouting them while helping Ammar to stand, one of them immediately took Aziz from his carrier because he saw the child was going to cry because he saw Ammar's condition like that.

"o Allah, my Lord, why did all this happen, O Allah" Ammar was completely shocked by what was happening at this time, to his surprise, he could not even say anything but continue to speak the name of Allah.

Then the police officers immediately took Ammar and Aziz to the hospital.

End flashback.

Everyone was speechless to hear all Ammar's stories of the accident that claimed the lives of Aziz's parents, cries of grief filled the room as they felt how devastated their families were when they heard the news of the accident.

"Bang Azzam had been treated for several days in the hospital, but God turned out to love him more," Ammar said later, he removed the melted tears that managed to run wild from the corner of his eye, while Mother Sejah was sobbing in Zulaikha's arms because she remembered her son and daughter-in-law.

"patience ma'am, all this is the destiny of the powerful. God loves the children of the Mother so much that He calls them before us" said Zulaikha, rubbing the middle-aged woman's shoulders to give her peace.

"Mother wasn't even with them back then, Son, I couldn't accompany them fighting for survival" Mother Seized stammered. When the accident occurred, Ibu Dijah was in Indonesia attending an event at Yusuf's residence.

"Mom, everything has been outlined by the almighty. I must not be sad anymore, because Brother and Sister-in-law will certainly also be sad to see Mother like this," said Ammar, he wiped the tears that still imprint on the face of the Mother.

Zulaikha and her sisters were really saddened by what had happened in the Ammar family, they could not even imagine if such a thing happened in their family.

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TBC.

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