The Incomplete Love
Acquaintance Again
Qiara greets the friendly to the family of his future bride, “Assalamualaykum, happy mall ... loh Mas Thoriq, Hanna, Dicky, Aira ..?”
“Aya, answer greetings Aunt Qia,” whispered Aira who was anxious because Thoriq instead of answering greetings instead fiddled her eyes staring at Qiara.
“Eh yes, waalaykumussalam Qia, Liam, and Zee.”
“Liam, so your girl is Aira?” Qiara asked expectantly and instantly knew her answer from Liam's expression.
Qiara could not hide her excitement. Although Aira is the child that Hanna conceived with her ex-husband but all those bad memories are gone by time.
“Maa shaa Allah, Ai here,” Qiara came to Aira and immediately embraced his future son-in-law.
“Ya already as soon as possible if the same Aira, yes,” continued Qiara again with a warm tone. Aira and Hanna were afraid that Qiara would refuse because of her bad past.
“Mas Thoriq, Dicky.” Qiara clenched her hands to her chest
“Mbak Qia,” greet Hanna timidly but Qiara instantly spread her hand.
“Besan ..”
“Mbak Qia ..” Two women who had clashed were hugging tightly making everything in the room breathe a sigh of relief.
Aira's younger siblings joined Qiara. While Zee and Malika immediately whispered gossiping about their two brothers.
“Please sit, Qia.” Thoriq invited Qiara with a choked voice. Aira glared at her father.
“Makasi, Mas. Qia from earlier was very nervous, if I think his name is reunian not acquaintance, yes,” chirps Qiara while occupying a seat next to Hanna.
“Introduction be besan, Mbak Qia,” reply Dicky with a big smile.
“Bener also.”
Qiara observed Liam trying not to constantly stare at Aira. While Aira who sat beside her mother also tried to focus on following Qiara and Hanna's conversation, occasionally glanced at Liam.
If there is a heart that beats not because of that night even the heart in the chest of Thoriq Aditya. Cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He also tried hard to control the Netra who wanted to continuously see Qiara.
The woman herself saw as necessary, for Thoriq was not a mahram. Just like when talking to Dicky, only once did Qiara look at him.
In a private room that has been beautifully decorated with white and yellow flowers, they are all suave.
Liam then formally expresses his intention to marry Aira and once again requests the permission of Thoriq, Hanna, Dicky, and Qiara.
Aira pinched loudly at her father who pretended to reject Liam's proposal.
“Because the bride-to-be has a very hard pinch and I don't want this body to be blue-blue, then by saying bismillah, I don't want to, I received a proposal from Liam Patrick Donavy for my son Kamelia Aira Putri Thoriq. I want to remind you that you are not yet legally and religiously legitimate, keep your relationship until ijab qabul.”
Liam stood with Qiara and Zee, who were carrying jewelry boxes.
Hanna and Thoriq stood beside Aira.
“Aira, dear, Buna give this jewelry as a sign of a bond between you and Liam.”
Qiara pinned a diamond brooch and put a bracelet and diamond ring on her future son-in-law. The designs were specially ordered by Qiara to a famous jewelry designer in the UK.
Then Thoriq put the ring on Liam's ring finger. It wasn't Hanna who put it on because Liam still wasn't the mahram for him.
After the event, Aira, Hanna, and Qiara were immersed in the exciting talk of preparing for the wedding to be held in a month.
Hanna and Aira have created an outdoor wedding concept at one of Thoriq's hotels in the mountains near Solo.
The shades of their peach-colored clothes will be made by bridal fashion designer Annie Ayani. For the elderly, will wear light gray.
Liam already had no parents so to stand with him at the pelaminan was Qiara and Azka as the eldest brothers of one father.
Before returning to London, Liam would measure his clothes. For all of Liam's siblings, Hanna and Aira have chosen a cloth for the uniform. Ask them to send you a size.
That night it was so warm. Delicious dishes accompany the talk of the union of two families through the marriage of their children.
If Hanna as the mother of the bride-to-be felt that a month was too short for all the preparations, on the contrary for Liam and Aira a month was too long.
Thoriq advised them to be patient. He remembered feeling the same way when he was about to marry Qiara. The same is true of Hanna and Dicky.
For the walimah, Qiara plans to have a party in Australia, inviting relatives from the Devan family who mostly live there. Also from the Stella family, who are still on good terms with Liam.
Meanwhile, Liam plans to throw a small party to introduce Aira as his wife to his colleagues and friends in London.
Before parting ways, Hanna hugged Qiara.
***
In the room, after Zee had already curled up, Qiara came out of her daughter's room. He finds Liam looking at a picture of himself and Stella.
The man blinked realizing Qiara was observing him.
“Buna ..”
“Kangen Mommy, yes?”
Liam nodded.
“Liam wonders if Mommy is not obsessed with Daddy, maybe Mommy is still here.”
Buna rubbed the child's brown hair.
It was unexpected that Liam cried on with his hands thinning his head. Long Liam cried until finally he took a tissue on the table to clean the tears that wet his face.
Qiara rubbed Liam's back to calm down.
“Sorry, Buna. I miss Mommy and Daddy tonight. Not that I don't love Buna, but ..”
“Ssh it’s okay. Until now, Buna is also still miss the same Father and Mother, let alone the same Daddy-mu.”
Hearing his mother's words, Liam immediately stared deeply at Netra Qiara.
“Buna should try to get up, yes. Been six year's. Especially when I get married, I will stay in Indonesia. There's only Kala in London. Where can the child be a good listener if Buna wants to vent.”
Qiara smiled, she knew that even though Kala was now an adult, but there was a side of children who sometimes appeared when he was with his mother.
As when he visited and Qiara was cool to tell him about something, Kala even slept with his mouth open.
“Emang Buna no longer have marriage plans? Buna is still beautiful, I know many widows in London who are eyeing Buna,” said Liam while grinning widely. He knew there was a widower a few floors below the penthouse they must be thinking about his mother.
“Sotoy, you. Honestly, Buna has no intention of getting married again. Buna knew she had to rise from the sadness, but it was not necessary to get married. Buna wants to travel with Zee to Turkey, want to umroh again if one of Buna's boys wants to accompany. Or go explore Tuscany. Many lah ..”
“Hmm, sounds interesting. The important thing Buna must remember Daddy's message to always be happy.”
Qiara nodded. The two spoke for a moment before entering the room to rest.
In the room Liam writes a message to his sisters: The mission has not succeeded!
***
Thoriq is like a hot worm. A minute's sleep, then the road pacing in his hotel room, then sitting down, turning off the lights, turning on again.
All because of one person: Qiara Anjani.
His ex-wife had always been beautiful, but tonight, Qiara was so radiant. Although Thoriq knew not once did Qiara stare at him more than one blink of an eye before turning her eyes away.
Finally he took a deep breath before typing in his hape:
Assalamualaykum Qia, have you slept yet?
Thoriq felt a tension he had not felt for a long time. Adrenaline pumped. In the depths of his heart he left a little shield if Qiara did not reply to his message.
10 .. 15 .. 20 .. 30 minutes.
During that time, Thoriq served in a soft prayer hall asking for good for himself and his family.
There was no response, although there were still two blue ticks. Thoriq decided to go to sleep.
She lay her head on the cold pillow while rubbing her chest and said, “It must be legowo if indeed she is not for you.”
His eyes could not be closed yet, he was still back and forth looking at his hape. Ensuring the ringer is in the harshest position.
Not read yet.
“Ah no more...” Thoriq entertained himself with a million possible reasons Qiara did not reply to his message.
Then a message came in. A split second Thoriq instantly grabbed his hape.
“Aya ... sleep! Don't think of Buna!”
***