ISTIKHARAH LOVE KUSUMA
CHAPTER 22. THE ARRIVAL OF EL

Two months later.

Mahendra's daily life is now faithfully accompany Maira all day in the room. The middle-aged man did all his work on the side of the princess' bed. Like the story of sleeping beauty, she considers Maira in this phase.

"Sister, what do you think? Job next month, regarding Eye-shadow who is in the form of a security team companion during the Maulid Akbar event in Istora, take it or not?"

"Said Dad, take the heck let Anis and others more agile and expert. Ok right?" mahen said he was interacting.

Silence, no authorization. Only the sound of a pacemaker detection device is also the sound of oxygen foam attached at the end of the tube.

"Said Onty Dewiq, all your vital organs are gradually improving. Don't take too long to rest, dear, I miss Maira. Very," said Mahen again, while reaching for the fingers and then tucking it.

The sense of loss is also the sadness of the Head of the Family Guna thick felt. Maira is the perfect masterpiece of the giving of the Power to her. Since childhood, this ayu girl became solace for every member of the Kusuma family at that time who was not stopping in the battle of exams.

There is not much that can be done by Naya, seeing the psychological condition of both soul mates. One lay in a coma, and the other one was like losing half a life. Many times he persuaded Mahendra not to blame himself but still the result is nil.

Geck. Geck. The door to Maira's room was knocked on by someone. Mahendra who was sitting on the bedside chair turned to the source of the voice.

"Sorry sir, there's a guest in front. He said he had made an appointment with Ms. Naya, only that he had not returned" said Sister continuing information from the maid.

"Who, Ma'am? where's it?" ask the host.

"Oh forgot, he came with Mr. Rey. From PIK he said Sir, so how?" obviously Sister then.

"Rey? ask him to meet me first," Mahendra replied, he also tidied all the files scattered on Maira's bed.

"Good." Sister turned around, will convey her employer's request to Rey.

Just as the Sister was about to leave the room, there were footsteps of someone approaching.

"Bang," call a man's voice.

"Who's Rey? need to be with me or Naya?" tanyanya, still tidying up the rest of the files.

"Need to be with you two. Brother is still interested in Arjuna," Rey tries to trigger Mahen's memory.

Arjuna one of the descendants of the Wardhani breed, is not as familiar as the Danarhadi column, although fellow Kusuma. Because the Wardhani Clan does not have a regular agenda of large family meetings, sometimes it makes it difficult for them to connect quickly with each other so that kinship relationships are less closely intertwined.

"Remember donk Rey, although it's been a while since covid. He's still in Surabaya, right? why Arjuna?" thought Mahen, finding no connection with his guest.

"Yes, Brother's guest below is Arjuna's sister-in-law. Ezra El Qavi" said Rey.

"Ezra? forget, lack of family uyut Wardhani gini. Turn there are relatives far away so not so familiar sowan," complained Mahen, while tidying up his daughter's pashmina.

Before it passed, he said to Maira. "Dad down first, brother, there's a guest."

Rey opened the exit handle from there following her brother down to the ground floor. Just as he was about to step on the last step of the stairs, Mahen told Sister. "Sir please accompany Maira ya." The medics nodded as well.

"I'm guessing, you didn't open the profile of that kid, did you?" push Rey again, as they almost reach the living room.

"Not yet, Rey."

There was no more chatter since they had arrived in the living room. Mahendra immediately warmly welcomed the couple who were waiting for him.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Mas Mahen," Ezra greeted the host.

The two men extended hands to shake, momentarily hugging and gently patting each other's arms.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam warohmatullah, Mas Ezra. God, decades have just met us again. The last time Arjuna walimah if not wrong," continued Mahen trying to remember the encounter between himself and Ezra.

"Oh yeah, fate doesn't mean anything. Please sit... How are Madam and El?" Mahen was astonished, what kind of relationship this really was.

"Alhamdulillah, kheir," replied the Lady Qavi.

When the maid arranged the dishes on the guest table, the apartment door opened.

Biips. "Assalamu'alaikum." Naya arrives with her assistant.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam." The sound of the residents in the living room.

The noble woman smiled at her guest, cupped both palms in front of the chest at Ezra and welcomed Dilara's fingers. Both of them also cipika cipiki then hug each other.

"Have you been Dila for a long time? I'm sorry I'm late" she said, taking off her arms with Dila and turning to where Mahendra was sitting. She grabbed her husband's hand for a kiss.

"No, just now." Dilara sat back down.

"Please while being sambi yes. Still busy in DeHa huh Miss Dila? cool by Allah, with all the programs. My friend said he was very satisfied with the learning techniques of children with special needs there so that the confidence of his son grew many times," said Naya enthusiastically.

"Alhamdulillah, I am happy if the DeHa program brings many positive changes" said Mrs Qavi, smiling gently.

The small talk between them continued for the next few minutes. There came a time when Ezra began to speak seriously after sipping half of the warm tea.

"Bismillah, we mean to go to Mas Mahen's residence to bring two purposes. First friendship because it turns out we became distant brothers due to my sister's marriage relationship with the Kusuma breed. Second, we intend to ask the eldest daughter of the Guna family to be my daughter-in-law, the wife of Shan," Ezra explained their intention.

"Shan's? not El?" Mahen was confused, Rey also did not explain the other identities of this young man.

"Do you know Shan, Mr Ezra?" welcome Dila to feel surprised if the Guna family recognizes his son.

"Shareef Shan Qavi, his full name. El was calling her when she was a baby. The big family calls him Shan but do not know this child, want to have a nickname slang as well as nostalgia so often introduce himself as El," explained Ezra, understand Mahen's confusion.

"Oh I see, privacy yes El eh Shan," Mahen chimed in while taking a quick look at Shan.

"Yes Om, I see," Shan finally spoke up.

"But I've never seen Miss Dila with Shan when we met. I think even Shaharan is the eldest," added Naya because he had never seen the first son of the El Qavi family during the two established business cooperation.

"You're so memorized, honey." Mahen patted his wife's palm on the lap, happy for covering up his flaws.

"Yes, I've often met with Ms. Dila." Naya sumringah chimed in on Mahen.

"Shan has lived in Dubai since graduating Junior High. Move again here because of the pull of the Rector two years ago. So indeed the whereabouts of him is rarely known to our colleagues," said Ezra explained the cause of Shan foreign to many El Qavi business partners.

"just fine. But for the second intention, I apologize if we immediately reject Ananda's wishes because my daughter's condition does not allow to hold the title as a wife, especially for the brilliant Shan," Mahendra concluded, signed by Naya.

"Dude...." Rey stared at the brother.

"Mas Mahendra, can we say something?" ask Ezra later. El Shan was already nervous, his fingers holding the tip of the hijab the Mother hoped that what her father would say later could change Mahendra's decision.

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