The Love of Habib
Chapters 18.8

Dert

Dert

Dert

Dad's phone vibrated with a call coming in from the office. Dad frowned in surprise because not usually the office called at this hour. Seeing the office call at this hour, I suspect that something happened in the office. Because if the needs of the office people will not contact him.

"Hallo, what's wrong?" My father said when he answered the phone.

A few seconds later, Dad's face turned pale and lost its color. His eyes glared in disbelief hearing what the person across the street was saying.

"What's this?" Father muttered with trembling lips.

Dad lowered the hand that was holding the phone weakly. His eyes stared blankly as if he had lost his soul. The change in the color of Dad's face made everyone in the room panic. They are anxious and begin to feel a bad feeling.

"What's up, ma'am? Why is my face so pale?" Mother shook her husband's shoulders in fear.

Everyone's mind immediately surfed. They are afraid that something is happening at home because there are only grandparents at home.

"Yes, brother why? Are Mom and Dad okay at home? Did they have an accident at home? I told you before that we should bring them here too. They're old and they can't be left home alone." Dinda's aunt immediately worried about her parents who were at home.

Grandma wanted to come here but Grandpa refused. Grandpa said he'd rather stay home than travel far away. They all also understood that Grandfather's condition did not favor traveling far away so that was why they were not stubborn in bringing Grandpa out.

"No.... The one who calls not from home but from the office." Father spoke in a daze, then his head was raised staring at the faces of his sister and brother-in-law.

He then spoke, "Let's pack up and go home." He said as he got up from his seat and rushed to pick up the items in the room.

Everyone didn't understand what was going on with Dad because he just said that it was a phone from the office and didn't explain what it contained.

"Mas, when are we coming home at this hour? This is late at night while our journey back and forth from the city here to home approximately 4 hours! It's late at night, mom!" Mother pulled Dad's hand to stop observing his things.

Her husband looked panicked but she didn't know why her husband was suddenly like this.

"Yes, brother. It's late at night. Why don't we just go home tomorrow according to the original plan?" Auntie Dinda felt much better after learning that the house was fine.

Dad was so upset he was, scratching his head violently not knowing what to say to his family. This issue is very important and he hopes this second can also go back to the city and help his company.

"Don't delay our company having problems!" Dad can't take it anymore.

His subordinate called when his company had problems. This is a very big problem and must be solved immediately, otherwise the impact will be very large for their company.

After hearing Father's words, everyone no longer persuaded Father to stay. Then they feel panicked and anxious at the same time.

"Can't it be delayed until tomorrow?" Ask aunt Melati worriedly.

"Back now. There is no delay. If you want to stay, then stay but I have to go home. It's about our family company." Said Dad indifferently.

...*****...

"Umi, where's Nadira?" Aira asked politely to Umi in a gentle tone.

After successfully sending the transfer documents, Umi immediately brought Aira home and asked her to stay overnight before moving to the dormitory tomorrow. Aira is very satisfied with Umi's attention to him and increasingly determined to establish a better relationship.

If not for Umi's kindness allowing her into the cottage, Aira might still be attending school in the city to this day.

"After praying Isya, usually the children of the cottage will teach and deposit shipping in the mosque before dinner. Soon at 9, Nadira will be at the food booth now. Wait another half an hour, Nadira must be home." Answer Umi while wiping the dining table.

The two of them had just finished dinner and were cleaning the dining table. There was no one else in the house but the two of them.

"The life of the boarding house is very lively, the atmosphere is also very peaceful here, it is fitting that Aish is very comfortable here so as not to call home." Aira pretended to be innocent.

He deliberately opens Aish's mistake to Umi.

Umi suddenly stopped the movement of her hand wiping the dining table.

"Is your family relationship not good? You see Umi had heard what happened this morning between the two of you."

Sure enough, Umi was immediately provoked. Aira likes this.

Aira pretended awkwardly in front of Umi and replied timidly, "Sir... Aish never liked me, Umi. I also know why he doesn't like me. I am his sister who was born from a different mother, Aish always thought that I was a bitch in that house. Even grandpa doesn't like me because of Aish's sister, but I-"

"Who are you?!" Ask a girl who is not friendly.

The girl walked into the dining room with a cloth of mucenae and the mushaf of the Qur'an in her arms. His two big eyes looked at Aira with probing gazes filled with an unfriendly feeling.

"Nadira, that's polite, son! This is Aira, the girl that Umi talked about last night." Umi pulls Nadira's hand and pushes her back to get closer to Aira.

Aira smiled sweetly,"Good night?" How polite.

But Nadira's reaction was very bad. He let go of Umi's hand and took a few steps back from Aira.

"So this is the girl Umi talked about last night?" Staring at Aira with a probing gaze, Aira was not comfortable being stared at like that.

"Why is he so contrary to what Umi told you? Umi says she is a beautiful, kind, intelligent, and virtuous girl, but what do I see now? I think Aish is much prettier and better than her. Umi, I don't want to be friends with someone like him. From what she said just now I know that she's a bad girl." Nadira said bluntly without caring for the constipated expression on Aira's face.

Umi looked at her daughter in disbelief, "Son, how can you say that?" It's very disrespectful.

"Sorry, Umi. But I don't want to be friends with him. His way of speaking had already shown what kind of person he was. Rather than befriend her, I would rather be friends with Aish!" Nadira said firmly.

Aira's jaw immediately fell as far away. What the fuck! They had just met and Nadira had already humbled him straight away!