Istikharah Unites Us
Season 2: eps. 9

Amir and Rizky sat next to each other.

Amir looked nervous, occasionally his fingers rubbing indicating he was feeling uncomfortable.

“Amir. How old are you?” Tanya Rizky started the conversation.

“It's been almost thirty years, Bang.” Reply Amir.

“This is enough to build a household. Didn't you think about it?”

“Thinking?” Amir scrunched his forehead.

“Iya. Sure oes. Don't you have someone you like to stop?” Rizky to the point.

“I...” Amir.

“I what?” Rizky touched Amir's shoulder and looked at him.

“I like my coworkers. But I'm shy.” Answer slowly.

“You're so blunt. Good, I like that. Hehe.” Rizky.

Amir's face flushed.

“But.”

“But what? She's married?” Asked Rizky with a shocked facial expression, he did not expect that Amir would love someone's wife.

“Not so, Brother don't think too far. She is not married.” Amir explained as fast as lightning.

“Oh, Thank God.” Rizky was relieved. “Then what's the problem?” Ask Rizky seriously.

“She's so beautiful, smart, kind, even my senior in the office. I feel inappropriate for him.” Amir is feeling inferior.

“Then are you ugly, stupid, evil? So it's not worth it for her?”

“Abang.” Amir was shocked and immediately looked at Rizky hearing Rizky's words.

“Hahahaa.” Rizky laughed at Amir's facial expression.

“No quick term or not. There is only want or not. The advantages and disadvantages that we have will always complement the advantages and disadvantages of our partner. You just have to try, ask her, does she want to marry you or not?”

“So frankly, I don't dare. I don't have that much guts.”

“Hmmm.” Rizky let out a breath. “Alright, Brother will represent you. You just need to tell me who that woman is.” Rizky patted Amir's shoulder gently.

“But, if later he refuses. How will I continue working in the same office with him?”

“Haiisshh. Why are you so pessimistic?”

“Sorry, Bang. I just feel scared of the possibilities that might happen.” Amir looks lethargic.

“Yes, it's not wrong you're worried. But we will never know the end result if we don't dare to try it.” Rizky.

“Alright, Bang. I'll listen to Brother.” Amir.

Rizky nodded and smiled.

Amir grabbed his phone from inside his pants pocket. He then opened social media and looked for the profile of the woman he liked.

“This is the woman I mean, Bang.” Said Amir while handing his phone to Rizky.

Rizky grabs the phone and looks at the screen.

“Wah, nice name and face. You didn't choose wrong in appearance. Hopefully also not misjudged in his Akhlaqnya.” Rizky said and returned Amir's phone.

“Aamiin.” Amir Sahut.

“I will arrange a time to visit your office and meet with him. You just wait, there's no need to rush. And don't be nervous.”

“Good, Bang. Thank ye. My brother is the best brother in the world. I'm so grateful God put me in this family.”

“Abang is also grateful to have a Sister like you.”

After finishing chatting, Amir and Rizky went to their respective rooms.

Aura welcomed her husband's arrival with joy and an impatient feeling of wanting to listen to the story from her husband.

“How, how, how?” Aura kepo's.

“What does it mean, baby?” Rizky seduces his wife.

“Amir how?”

“Amir no how-gimana.” Rizky smiled.

“Iiiddiihh.” Manyun aura.

“Hahahaa.” Rizky laughed satisfied.

“So impatient.” Rizky said later.

“Hehe.” Rizky was still laughing from being happy to see Aura's facial expression which was very cute to her.

“Good, good, will Brother tell.”

Aura's face turned impatient.

“Hmmm.” Rizky let out a breath. “Amir likes someone. But he is very pessimistic, afraid this fear it.”

“Means fear of rejection?” Ask Aura.

“Iya, so it is.”

“Hmm. Haven't started a war already fear losing.”

Aura seemed to be thinking of something.

“Already, don't think too much. He persuaded her to try. Accepted or not, he must be prepared with the consequences.” Rizky's words calmed Aura down.

“Owh, Alhamdulillah then. May she directly be accepted unconditionally this is it, hehe.” Aura.

“Aamiin by Allah. Come rest, Brother is sleepy.” Take Rizky.

Aura nodded. Rizky hugged Aura until both of them fell asleep.

***

Kampused.

Zara looks unfocused studying because her mind keeps thinking about the family meeting tonight.

Nayla realizes that, but she doesn't dare to bother Zara.

“Zara until so stressful faced this lesson?” Nayla murmured in her heart.

Incidentally, the course of the day was a course that Zara did not really like.

Zara did not think about her lessons at all.

His mind was filled with someone's name, Zayn.

Until the end of the course, Zara still looks like a person who is thinking hard.

“Zara, Lecturer is out. You don't think too much about the lesson anymore.” Nayla said softly.

“Ah!” Zara surprised. “Eh, yes. Sorry.” It's been a mistake.

“Why you? Pain?” Nayla touches Zara's forehead with her tank back.

“No, I don't hurt.” Answer Zara.

“Lau why? You look so depressed.” Nayla's worried.

“It.. That..” Zara nervous.

“You must be keeping something from me.” Nayla guesses.

“I-iya. I..” Zara still did not dare to be frank with Nayla.

“Alright, if it is so heavy say it. Don't be forced.” Nayla is very understanding.

“Thank you bestie. You are the most understanding. Let me buy you a meal.” Zara turned into a spirit and looked happy. Looks like the load is gone.

Because Nayla did not force him to tell her stories, he was relieved.

“Today you will eat anything, I will pay for it. Come on, don't hesitate.”

“Alright, Princess. I'll definitely drain your wallet. Hahahaa.” Nayla laughed loudly.

It caught the attention of some people around them.

“Ssttt! Keep your voice down, I don't want to treat anyone else anymore. Enough just you are a.” Zara's Brief.

“Iya. Sorry.” Nayla laughed as she covered her mouth with a palm.

Arriving at the campus cafeteria, Nayla ordered some food. Of course the food he ordered was also shared with Zara.

“Nay, I don't understand the lesson at all. Can you teach me?”

“Can-can only.” Nayla replied while chewing food.

“One more month will be the semester exam. It seems like a month is very short. I'm afraid there are courses that don't pass, I don't want to repeat.” Zara was worried about herself.

“Do not worry, you are so smart how there may be courses that do not pass.” Nayla. “If necessary, we often stay together to learn together.” Nayla.

“A very brilliant idea. I agree.” Zara sumringah's.

Both look happy and excited.

After that focus on each food and eat it until it is not left.