IKHTIAR AKMAL LOVE
EXPLANATIONS
Before Akmal actually climbed the stairs. Abi Rashid asked him again. To make Akmal turn his body to face Abi Rashid.
"Is this why you didn't want to get married until now Akmal? Are you no longer young?"
Trying to calm down, Akmal then answered him. "Yes Abi. Because Akmal hasn't found a suitable woman in Akmal's heart like Cyra."
"But now Akmal has found it. So Akmal will fight for him, before he is with other men like he used to be. Excuse me."
Akmal immediately turned around without even talking to them more.
After the departure of Akmal. There was a sense of awkwardness that enveloped the parents.
Back to Cyra.
After entering his room. He immediately put some of his clothes and those of baby Zahwa into a suitcase for him to take to the abi's house.
Just opened the door. Cyra and Akmal's eyes collided. Because Akmal just got upstairs when Cyra was going downstairs.
Cyra and Akmal did not greet each other. They chose silence and passed towards their respective destinations.
The chest that was blooming yesterday is now as dark as before. Lost the light that shone upon him.
"Sir Akmal." Suddenly Cyra called and made Akmal immediately stop his footsteps.
Akmal then turned to face Cyra.
"Thank you for everything. If we were put together, no matter how far apart we were, we would be united too." Cyra waited for a moment. "I'm sorry Cyra for now. Because Cyra can't accept Brother's love yet. Because it's too early for Cyra to start a relationship again."
Akmal just smiled. And his smile implied meaningfully that no one knew.
Thereafter. Cyra continued her footsteps to the bottom floor. Akmal went straight into his room.
The awkward atmosphere among the elders seemed to fade away. When they saw Cyra was walking towards them while carrying a very large suitcase.
"May Mama hold Zahwa for a moment, son. I'm sure you'll miss her a lot and miss you, Cyra." Mama Jian's teary eyes spoke to Cyra.
Cyra immediately gave baby Zahwa to mama Jian. And mama Jian then carried her affectionately.
"Are you moving into your abi's house tonight, Cyra?" Cyra nodded weakly to Rafiq's father.
"Whatever decision. But please don't stop me from seeing you and Zahwa."
Sitting Cyra answered him. "There's no way Cyra's gonna ban Dad. While Dad is also Aiza's Grandpa."
Cyra continued her words. "Maybe this is the best path for all of us. Especially for Cyra. So that no more slander will occur between Cyra and Akmal." Everyone could see the sadness in Cyra's eyes.
"Lately Cyra and Akmal are often walking together. But know. Brother Akmal values Cyra very much and can keep his faith."
"Can't Cyra lie. If Cyra feels comfortable with Akmal, like Cyra with Mirza first. Because of the nature and attitude of Akmal sister is almost similar to Mirza's sister." Cyra spoke while looking down hiding her tears that were ready to spill.
Umma Nada who saw Cyra was sad, then moved her seat next to Cyra.
"It's not wrong if you want to be with Akmal, Cyra." Umm Nada spoke while rubbing Cyra's back gently.
"Son Akmal is a good man and is equally sholeh as Nak Mirza." Umma Nada continued his words gently. While the others just silently listened to what was being said by Umma Nada to Cyra.
"Cyra is not getting married again. And Akmal knows it." Cyra spoke while looking at the umma with tears.
"Please don't talk about this again. Akmal's closeness to Cyra is pure because Cyra wants to help Akmal's sister. And Mr. Akmal also just wants to help Cyra continue the boutique sister Mirza. That's not more!" Cyra looks tired explaining.
"Because only Akmal knows how to run Mirza's boutique." Cyra immediately burst into tears while covering her face using her two palms.
"Why a widow goes awry when she walks with men. Is it in your eyes that being a widow is a choice? Answer Abi!" Cyra asked with a feeling of tightness inside the chest.
Abi Rashid walked up to Cyra, then crouched down in front of her. "I'm sorry Abi. Abi who doesn't understand how you feel. Forgive Abi who did not see that there was a great burden on your shoulders that you should carry as your husband wished."
Cyra still broke into tears as she looked at the abi who was resting in front of her.
"Abi should know. Abi should have trusted you more than any talk out there that would have hurt your heart." Say Rashid's abi gently.
"The fool Abi who doubted you. Forgive Abi, son?" Cyra immediately hugged the abi very tightly.
That moving sight made Rafiq's father's eyes glaze over. While mama Jian and umma Nada had been crying since.
"I'm sorry Cyra is also Abi." Abi Rashid shook his head.
"You're not wrong, son."
"The devil believes in you. Even if you're a match with Akmal's son. That's not your will. But it is the destiny and will of Allah Subhanahu wata'ala." Abi Rashid smiles like a father.
While mellowing, suddenly heard the sound of adzan maghrib reverberating.
Rafiq's father immediately invited Abi Rashid to pray for congregation in the nearest mosque. "You better go home later. Come Rashid we congregate first in the mosque."
Abi Rashid nodded immediately. "All right, come on."
Before leaving Rafiq's father told mama Jian. "Ma please prepare a nice dinner. Besan we'll have dinner here tonight before we go home."
Abi Rashid who heard him answered. "But Mas Rafiq?"
"There's no buts. We're all family. What's wrong with having dinner tonight?" Abi Rashid could not answer.
"Emmm. Do we not invite Akmal also to pray congregation in the mosque?" ask abi Rashid.
"no need. Let him pray at home." Abi Rashid nodded immediately.
In the end, the two of them went out of the house to go to the mosque to perform the congregational maghrib prayer.
What they were all talking about. Akmal heard it very clearly. Because without them knowing, Akmal eavesdropped from upstairs and hid behind a closet.
Akmal held onto his chest when he heard Cyra speak like that and cried quite bitterly. It was like there were thousands of swords piercing his chest at this moment.
After that, Akmal went straight into his room to perform the Maghrib prayer in the room.
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