The Aisyah Love Pier
Guilt

Akmal tried to ignore the man, maybe he just happened to pass by and looked in the same direction where Aisyah and Khaira were standing there.

The car Akmal was driving now arrives right in front of two other women of that age. Before descending, the man neutralized the feeling and heartbeat that always appeared when he saw the figure of the veiled woman, not forgetting he put on his cold face as usual.

"Assalamu 'alaikum, thank you for accompanying Khaira waiting," he said after getting out of the car and approaching Khaira.

"Wa'alaikum salam, i-iya," replied Aisyah then waved to Khaira who was now in the car and also waved at her.

Aisyah stared at the car's departure with a difficult look at it, for a moment she took a breath and threw it away slowly. After feeling a little calm, Aisyah stepped back into the teacher's room to take her bag and ride her pink matic motorcycle.

However, just about to leave the school, a man suddenly blocked his way to make Aisyah almost fall from the motorbike.

"Aisha, give me a chance to talk to you" asked the man who was none other than Zaid.

Seeing Zaid's face right in front of her, Aisyah again felt a tightness in her chest, her feelings reverberating. Hate, anger, and disappointment come back. However, as much as possible he tried to neutralize his feelings so as not to be seen in Zaid's eyes.

"There's nothing to talk about, I don't want to hear anything from you anyway" he replied flatly. He was about to return to the motorbike but Zaid instead installed his body right in front of the Aisyah motorbike.

"Dear, please!" pinta Zaid once again with a face.

"I beg you, do not disturb my life anymore" said Aisyah.

"Just a minute, Ayesha." Zaid moved from before him and approached Aisha from the side.

However, Aisyah actually took advantage of the opportunity to directly advance the bike, making Zaid a little upset.

"Maybe now you won't talk to me, Aisyah, but I'll make sure you'll find me later" muttered Zaid staring at Aisyah's increasingly distant departure.

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Along the way home, Khaira never stopped telling stories. Moreover, the little girl always told about Aisyah, the woman who would soon become her mother, making Akmal feel a little uncomfortable.

"... continue, Om knows no, Ummi's face was sa.." Khaira's speech was cut because suddenly Akmal rang the car claskson which certainly surprised the girl.

"What's up, Om?" ask a plain Khaira.

"It's okay, honey, it was like Om saw a flying bird," Akmal replied originally but did not lie, because it's true that there were birds flying past them just now.

However, Khaira furrowed her brows because she felt that something was awkward with her Omnya reason, only that she did not understand what it was.

"Ooo," said Khaira in the end who did not want to take a headache.

Not noticeably, their car arrived at the yard of the house which is quite spacious, where Ms. Sofi had been waiting for their arrival in front of the house.

"Omaaa" cried Khaira as she ran towards Sofi's mother and hugged her. Yes, Khaira grew up in Sofi's mother's upbringing since childhood, and that made their relationship very close. In fact, his presence makes Khaira still get affection from a mother, although not her biological mother.

After dropping off Khaira, Akmal immediately returned to the company to start work. Meanwhile, Ibu Sofi and Khaira went straight into the house for lunch.

"Oma, has Papa arrived in Singapore yet?" khaira asked as she arrived at the dinner table.

"Maybe it has arrived, dear," replied Sofi's mother.

"Khaira wants to call Papa, can't you?" asked Khaira who had missed her father when they had just separated this morning.

"Don't now well, Papa you must be tired, tomorrow we just call," said Sofi soft.

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The next morning, a man was sitting in front of a doctor. His face looked pale after hearing his latest diagnosis which was enough to shock him.

Even after his meeting with the doctor the look on his face did not change. The man walked down a street that began to be crowded by patients at the hospital. He got into his car, but did not drive it.

For a moment he was silent with a blank look forward, his tears seemed to have gathered in his eyes when he remembered his mother and daughter in Indonesia.

As soon as he also became guilty of tying the woman he started to love in silence with his proposal some time ago, he now felt guilty to all those who hoped for his return to Indonesia.

I could not feel the tears flowing down her cheeks. The man's body trembled violently, he cried without a sound. In between his cries, the sound of his phone rang, making the man immediately wipe away the tears and cleared his throat several times to avoid the sound of his voice vibrating.

"Hello, assalamu 'alaikum, dear," said the gentleman.

"Wa'alaikum greetings, Papa, what else?" ask Khaira from across the phone.

"Papa's sitting in the car, honey. What's khaira again? Already eaten?" ask Zafran.

"Already, Pa, same Om and Oma, Papa when come back here?" ask the girl enthusiastically.

"Hmm, papa doesn't know yet, honey, there's still a lot for Papa to take care of here" replied Zafran, whose face now looks sad.

"Yaaa, but Khaira was already missing Papa. Oh yes, Papa don't stay there long dong, Papa quickly go home well so Ummi can quickly stay with Khaira." Zafran's tears came back when he heard his daughter's whining

If he wanted to be honest, Zafran was eager to give the affection of a complete family to Khaira, but Qadarullah, now he found the road so difficult to fulfill his wish.

"Papa? Papa's still there?" call Khaira for not getting a response from Zafran.

"Yes, honey, Papa is still here" replied Zafran. "Are you there?" continues asking.

"There's Pa in his room, wait, wait, let Khaira call me," said Khaira, then there was silence across the street.

A few moments later, Khaira heard talking to her.

"Hello, assalamu 'alaikum, Bang, '" Akmal said across the phone.

"Wa'alaikum greetings, how's your job at the office? Is there a problem?" ask Zafran.

"Alhamdulillah, so far none, Bang. How's your treatment there?" ask Akmal.

"Alhamdulillah, fluent. Oh yes please take care of Khaira and Mama well," he asked again.

"Yes, Bang, it was yesterday already in the know," said Akmal.

They talked for a long time about the company. Zafran ended his call.

Before driving, Zafran took the time to send a message to his assistant, Fadil. Short message, but very urgent.

Elsewhere, Akmal was talking to his friend over the phone. And his face paled when he found out the facts given by his friend. His hands even shook from being so shocked.

"Abang, from a long time ago, you've always been like that, being okay even though the problem behind you is very big," he muttered with a sad face.

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